ZEISS
Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools
ELYRA 7
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03/2019 V_02
5.2.4
Setup Manager – Laser
Open (and close) the
Laser
tool (Fig. 79) by
clicking the
Laser
tab in the
Setup Manager
tool
group.
Lasers are listed with their
Laser name
, their
Laser
lines (nm)
and their
Power
state. Select the
power state from the power state switch box. It
shows the state of the laser:
On
,
Off
or
Standby
.
Standby
mode is available for all lasers. To
activate a laser select
On
or
Standby
to switch the
laser on for immediate use or for warm up,
respectively. A laser that is in
Standby
will
automatically go to
On
state, when in use and go
back to
Standby
, when not in use.
The
Laser Properties
panel displays the current
wavelength, status, and, if applicable, the
Output
(mW)
power. It is recommended to set this to
maximum to avoid laser fluctuation.
When exiting the Software, the
Laser Off
panel
will be displayed - unless the checkbox
Lasers off
on exit
in
Maintain /
System Options
/
Hardware
is not ticked - showing the current
power state of the lasers (Fig. 80). The user has the
possibility to manually switch off still active lasers
before the software closes. In case the status
On
is
not changed, lasers are set into standby mode if
applicable. Lasers without power status are
switched off.
After switching on the lasers in the laser
control window and their status is displayed
as ready (On) the system can be used for
imaging. However, to minimize drift it is
recommended to let the system warm up for
2 to 4 hours.
Please bear in mind that a cooling phase of
at least 5 minutes is required between
switching off the laser via the software and
switching off the entire system via the power
Laser life time
The absolute maximum power varies with the laser and declines over time as the laser is in use. A given
tube current will over time produce less and less laser output power. Maximal power should only be set
for short periods of time. Once the laser is no longer able to produce 100% output power with the
maximal tube current available, the percentage of power and the tube current will also show up in red.
With a tool tip you will be reminded, that the laser might reach the end of its lifetime. It can still be
operated but its lifetime will decline even faster as it will be operated at high tube current to achieve the
100 or near 100% of power.
Fig. 79
Laser tool
Fig. 80
Laser Off panel