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17

TROUBLESHOOTING

Table 5.  Troubleshooting

PROBLEM

POTENTIAL CAUSES

SOLUTIONS

Front panel Power button does not turn on

The button has been pushed on and 

off within 3 seconds.

The front panel Power button has a 3 second 

delay between when it is turned off and on in 

rapid succession. This is a safety mechanism 

to ensure there is no damage to either the 

QCL instrument or the attached load.

The rear panel switch is off.

Turn the rear panel switch to the on or | 

position.

The Enable button does not turn on

The button has been turned on and off 

within 2 seconds.

The button cannot be pressed faster than 

every 2 seconds.

The QCL D-SUB interlock or Active 

Interlock connections are open, or the 

keyswitch is in the LOCKED position

• 

Make sure PIN 1 and PIN 2 on the QCL 

D-SUB are shorted. 

• 

The “Active Lock” BNC connector may 

be open. Install a BNC shorting plug.

• 

Rotate the key to the UNLOCKED 

position.

The instrument experienced an 

internal fault.  

(See 

Error Messages

 on 

page 19

.)

The instrument will remain disabled until 

manually powered off and then on using the 

rear panel power switch.

The instrument heatsink temperature 

has exceeded 70ºC.

Allow the instrument to cool down and then 

press the front panel power button.

The front panel Power button is not 

on.

Press the Power button on the front panel to 

enable the display.

The instrument is on but the front panel 

display is blank

The instrument experienced an 

internal fault.  

(See 

Error Messages

 on 

page 19

.)

Switch the back panel power button off and 

then on again, and turn the front panel power 

button on.

The internal temperature has reached 

an unsafe level.

Allow the instrument to cool down and then 

switch  the  back  panel  power  button  off  and 

then on again, and turn the front panel power 

button on.

The front panel Power button is 

pulsing on and off in standby mode.

Press the Power button on the front panel to 

enable the display.

The date and time on my VI scan file are 

wrong

The QCL instrument does not have a realtime 

clock. When a VI scan file is created, the date 

and time stamp are randomly chosen.

The VI scan files are not in the order that 

they were created

Some files may have been deleted off 

of the USB flash drive.

When  files  are  deleted  off  of  the  USB  flash 

drive and new files are saved to it, the new 

files are given sequentially the names of the 

deleted files.

Unable to create new VI scans

The interlocks may not be satisfied.

Turn the keyswitch to UNLOCKED, or 

install the ACTIVE LOCK BNC and passive 

interlocks.

There are too many files on the USB 

flash drive.

Delete files from the USB flash drive. 

I can’t find my VI scan files

VI scan files are named sequentially.

If files have been deleted from the flash drive, 

any new files added are named sequentially 

and have the names of the deleted files.

The fan keeps coming on

The internal temperature is being 

regulated.

To reduce internal heat generation, choose a 

lower supply voltage. The instrument will shut 

down if the internal temperature gets too hot.

Содержание QCL500 LAB

Страница 1: ...t RCKMT LABDUAL 19 Double Unit Rack Mount Kit INTLK REPL KIT included with purchase Interlock Replacement Kit with BNC terminator and modified D SUB connector to override interlocks e Pb RoHS Complian...

Страница 2: ...ailable Powering your QCL with this patented1 driver gives you narrow linewidth stable center wavelength and repeatable scans INTUITIVE USER INTERFACE AND SUPERIOR SOFTWARE CONTROL With Wavelength s p...

Страница 3: ...ing power To avoid fire hazard use only the specified fuse with the correct type number voltage and current ratings and use only the recommended replacement parts CAUTIONS The QCL instrument has no us...

Страница 4: ...Then turn the drawer until the correct voltage label is at the top and replace it in the receptacle Press firmly to make sure the drawer is completely seated It should be flush with the receptacle Fig...

Страница 5: ...blue Limit Current value and rotate the Adjustment knob to change to the desired value The instrument will beep when set NOTE The Max Supply Voltage and Cable Resistance values can be ignored for now...

Страница 6: ...can source 250 mA 2 Alignment LED ground 3 QCL current enabled indicator 5 V TTL high disabled low ground enabled 4 QCL current enabled indicator ground 5 Not used 6 Analog setpoint monitor 7 Analog...

Страница 7: ...XTERNAL MODULATION MIN TYP MAX UNITS NOTES Modulation Bandwidth 2 3 MHz Sinewave Rise Fall Time 250 200 nsec To full scale Slew Rate 30 V sec Depth of Modulation 90 At 500 kHz External Modulation Inpu...

Страница 8: ...atts At idle no output to QCL load GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS VALUE NOTES Warm up Time 1 Hour Remote Interface USB Ethernet Warranty One 1 Year Safety Tested To IEC 61000 3 2 IEC 61000 3 3 IEC 61000 4 2 I...

Страница 9: ...rive current for the laser Over and under voltage protection circuits protect the driver and QCL if the power supply voltages fall outside of the acceptable operating range Over temperature protection...

Страница 10: ...cal earth ground 3 QCL SMA SMA connector alternate connection to QCL 4 QCL D SUB 9 Pin female D SUB connector 5 Monitors 9 Pin male D SUB connector 6 USB USB port connection between instrument and a c...

Страница 11: ...receptacle Press firmly to make sure the drawer is completely seated It should be flush with the receptacle Figure 12 Fuse Installation and Voltage Selector 5 Close the faceplate again pressing firml...

Страница 12: ...ument beeps and text returns to blue when values are set Touch again to cancel selection ICONS Icon color indicates current state Blue Screen is active Grey Screen is inactive touch icon to access tha...

Страница 13: ...aximum Internal Supply Voltage can be lowered to minimize internal instrument temperature or to act as a compliance voltage clamp on the QCL output current See Additional Technical Notes on page 20 fo...

Страница 14: ...n press the red Stop button to abort the scan Any data collected during the aborted scan is saved to the USB flash drive NOTES The step interval time is approximate In the scan files time intervals ar...

Страница 15: ...ernal modulation signal voltage see the next section for the transfer function and use the following equation VEXT_MOD ISETPOINT Transfer Function If the external modulation input causes the driver to...

Страница 16: ...TTL indicator If current to the QCL output is enabled the voltage between PIN 3 and PIN 4 on the MONITORS D SUB will be low It will be high if current is disabled USE THE TRIGGER SIGNAL A trigger sig...

Страница 17: ...rument experienced an internal fault See Error Messages on page 19 Switch the back panel power button off and then on again and turn the front panel power button on The internal temperature has reache...

Страница 18: ...hen actively operating in current limit the safety circuits add noise to the output If I run my QCL at about 5 of maximum output current the transfer function becomes non linear and I see distortion i...

Страница 19: ...instrument cannot drive current through the load Make sure the QCL SMA or Pins 5 9 of the QCL D SUB are connected A short circuit was detected at the load terminals Please verify the load and load co...

Страница 20: ...ge input and the current is still not compliance voltage limited the instrument is operating at its lowest voltage and the voltage limit cannot be reduced further USE PASSIVE AND ACTIVE INTERLOCKS The...

Страница 21: ...found at www teamwavelength com support software downloads 3 Extract the file on the flash drive It should contain the following files INSTALL INI QCLxx ABL IMG QCLxx APP IMG QCLxx INSTALL INI NOTE Q...

Страница 22: ...22 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 0 72 3 89 0 66 16 8 3 92 99 6 6 10 154 9 8 49 215 6 Dimensions are in inches mm Tolerance is 5 8 860 225 0 3 47 88 14 8 860 225 0 16 35 415 16 35 415 17 72 450 3 47 88 14...

Страница 23: ...patibility tested to IEC 61000 3 2 and IEC 61000 3 3 IEC 61000 4 2 IEC 61000 4 3 IEC 61000 4 4 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 and IEC 61000 4 8 European Council Directive 2014 35 EC 26 February 2014 on L...

Страница 24: ...tion contained in this document is subject to change without notice Wavelength will not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishi...

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