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1. SOUR WAV n 1555 1234 SYStem LAYout Query configuration of attached system Format of response SYSTEM lt Master chassis type gt lt slave chassis type gt lt slave chassis type gt n lt Slot Address gt lt card type gt n lt Slot Address gt lt card type gt n Slot Address is to be used as defined i e 1 3 PEs Response Meat CBMA48 Master chassis 12 slots CBMA24 Master chassis 6 slots CBSL56 Slave chassis 14slots CBDX4 CoBriteDX4 chassis CBDX1 CoBriteDX1 chassis Possible card e in slot EMP Empty slot TLS lt n gt Tunable laser with lt n gt Lasers equipped TLC lt n gt ITU Tunable laser with lt n gt Lasers equipped Example write SYS LAY Response for a system with maximum number of slots SYSTEM CBMA48 CBSL56 PMUX PMUX n 1 1 TLS4 n 1 2 TLC4 n 1 3 TLS2 n 1 4 EMP n 1 5 ELC2 n CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI VE 12 TLS2 n l TLS4 n 2 EMP n 3 TLS3 n 4 TLS1 n 2 14 EMP SYStem INTLock Query the status of the system interlock The system interlock is a system hardware line which is connected to all cards When activated it forces all interlocked devices in the system to be immediately disabled When the interlock is deactivated a three second delay is observed prior the re enabling interlocked devices When the system interloc2. None Slot 12 a EEE Slot 1 o Slot 2 A 7 193 00 Sra Sa 3 O Mm Slot 3 O Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 ser AR Slot 8 Slot 9 O Slot 10 Slot 14 Slot 12 IDPHOTONIGS Sli Click on any port to access parameters of laser ports located on that card which are represented in the left hand side of the GUI Refer to section 5 4 on features available by this table 5 6 1 ITLAtemps amp currents This view allows reading the current Laser chip and Base temperature of each laser as well as current laser diode current and TEC current 5 6 2 Limits This section displays the minimum and maximum values that can be adjusted to the according laser port CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING esii IDPHOTON 5 7 Communication logging window This window can be opened from the system view and allows tracing the communication between the GUI software and the chassis controller 12 19 45 PM 961 TX OFF 1 10 12 19 45 PM 993 RX 1 10 1 0 0000 n1 10 2 0 0000 n1 10 3 0 0000 n1 10 4 0 0000 n 12 19 46 PM 008 TX FREQ 1 10 12 19 46 PM 024 RX 1 10 1 195 0000 n1 10 2 195 0998 n1 10 3 195 1999 n1 10 4 195 12 19 46 PM 055 TX POW 1 10 12 19 46 PM 071 RX 1 10 1 6 00 n1 10 2 6 04 n1 10 3 5 99 n1 10 4 6 00 n 12 19 46 PM 086 TX STAT 1 10 12 19 46 PM 102 RX 1 10 1 1 n1 10 2 1 n1 10 3 1 n1 10 4 1 n 12 19 46 PM 117 TX BUSY 1 10 12 19 46 PM 133 RX 1 10 1 0 n1 10 2 0 n1 10 3 0 n1 10
3. The Status bar will inform about the progress Once finished the program will scan again for available devices The new IP address should now be shown in the upper right Note In case the current Chassis is located in a different IP Subnet than the host computer please either change the host IP or Press the Button No route which will change to Add route This will tunnel the subnet to the target subnet This will require the program to be executed with Administrative rights if the host computer operates using Windows Vista or Windows7 CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTON 5 Description of instrument operation using pictographic GUI 5 1 Installation of Control Software Before connecting the USB Port from your computer to the instrument follow the Software installation procedure Note If connecting the instrument before Software installation the instrument will not be detected correctly e Insert Data medium supplied with instrument into computer e Change to Directory GUI_ installer which now should be apparent on your computer e Right Click on CoBrite_Install exe and select Run as Administrator Your computer should return the following start screen hs CoBriteControl Setup Installation Options Lol Som Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Space required 7 8MB ae e Make
4. custom remote control cceceeeeeeteeeeeeeees 13 CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGSIGIE 4 3 Ethernet Port not available for CoBritepx1 cceceeseeeeeeceeeeeeeteteeeeeeeeeees 14 4 3 1 Changing the IP address ooooccccccccccnnnncncccccccnnnccnnnnnnnnancccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 14 5 Description of instrument operation using pictographic GUI ceeeeeee 16 5 1 Installation of Control Software o ooooocnccnnncccnnoncccccnccnonnnnnnnnnnnccnncnnnnnnnnnannns 16 52 Troubleshooting a ie reer 17 5 2 1 Instrument was not detected by the GUl oooonnnncccccccccccccccccccnaanaccnnnnncnns 17 5 30 Start UN ida 18 dl EMB E E 18 5 3 2 Mainframe ESC il TON pateras 19 5 3 3 DB Scala iost n 19 5 3 4 Simulation mode ccoconnnoccccccncccccnonnnnnannncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnin 19 5 4 System ide 20 A 20 5 4 2 Spectral viewer sicario it ii ti iii 20 5 4 3 Status table Current Status eeren 21 5 4 4 Set table Set new Status ici arica 21 54S Grider R A Ad 22 5 4 6 Import Laser configuration ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeesenneeeeeeeees 22 5AT SOE Al arrn e IR ANO 23 5 4 8 Wavelength Frequency button oooooocccccccccccccnccononccnccccnonnnnnannnnncnncnnnnnnn 23 5 4 9 Max Base Temperature ooccccccnnnonnccccnoccccnnnnnnnnnnnncnnncnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnn 23 SANO Encalada eee er eee 23 5 4 11 Serial connection netas io ito oros ooo loc
5. level viv sscc ssccccscapeces scxsesegegedecegsceveseeagetcesscaresueeseened 33 7 6 Commands on card level anonniinnin a 35 EA TERROR COGS definitio arameo aaa 37 8 Uninstalling CoBrite Software visi accctecctinetnesessetecetbeetneetisebuankboubveunbnetnensoastweekboons 38 WISE MEMOS asii A aidaa e adanida 39 CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE 1 General Information 1 1 Warning 1 1 1 Laser Safety The laser sources specified by this user guide are classified according to IEC 60825 1 2007 Laser Notice No 50 dated 2007 June 24 Please pay attention to the following laser safety warning Under no circumstances look into the end of an optical cable attached to the optical output when the device is operational The laser radiation can seriously damage your eyesight Do not enable the laser when there is no fiber attached to the optical output connector The laser is enabled by pressing the Laser on button in the operating software delivered with the instrument The laser is on when the red LED on the front panel of the instrument is lit The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard In doubt about laser safety requirements consult a trained laser safety instructor for local safety requirements of this product 1 2 Line Voltage Selection CoBrite Mainframes operate from any single phase AC power source that supplies 100 240VAC at a frequency at 47 63 Hz The input line
6. sure that the option CDM20802 driver is selected CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTON e Follow instructions given by installer software You may chose custom options in the process e Now supply power to the instrument A red status LED should light up that indicates power to the instrument e Plug in the USB cable to the instrument and your computer e Once plugged in your computer should start automatically configuring drivers for the instrument Your computer will signal once installation is done e Now start the Software under Start Programs CoBrite 5 2 Troubleshooting 5 2 1 Instrument was not detected by the GUI Please change to the directory Driver on the supplied installation medium and execute the file CDM20802 exe which installs a driver Reconnect the USB connection to your computer The instrument should now correctly be detected CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTON 5 3 Start screen After starting the GUI software the following screen will appear USB Serial Port 192 168 0 1 Scan for Devices Mainframe USB USB Serial Configuration Connect using COM COMI Start simulation Mode sid Save and connect It allows choosing which interface is used to connect to the instrument 5 3 1 Ethernet Not applicable for CoBriteDX1 as this instrument provides no Ethernet port This option will require entering the IP addre
7. the Ethernet Port Putty can be found on the installation CD If the standard GUI is used there is no dedicated Telnet functionality needed as it is built into the software Just enter the IP Address and the GUI program will connect Note The standard IP address of this port is 192 168 0 1 Port 10001 4 3 1 Changing the IP address The IP address can be changed by a separate program that is located in directory IP Address Config Too of the Installation CD This program requires an installation before it can be used Execute the Setup exe File to install the tool The find devices Button allows to find all CoBrite MX chassis connect to the network If device are found the Dropdown list allows selecting the device to be configured by showing the MAC Address as well as the current IP Address Note Configuring a new Address is only possible if the current target IP is reachable CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGS Sz rite MX Config IP Address MAC addresses of devicesfound current IP Address 0 20 4A XX XX 192 168 0 7 Scan for devices new IP Address config device l 192 168 0 7 Configure selected device IDPHOTONIES ME ID Photonics CoB Once the device is selected enter a valid new IP Address using the Option Fix IP Address or select DHCP for automatic configuration Press Config Device to initiate the programming process
8. voltage setting is done automatically by CoBrite power supply CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGSIGIE 1 3 Service Do not attempt to service or adjust this instrument unless an authorized person is present Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modifications to this instrument Contact ID Photonics or your local distributor to obtain service support 1 4 User feedback ID Photonics GmbH is dedicated to continuously improve customer experience of our products Thus if you have any feedback that might help us to improve our products send us an E Mail to feedback id photonics com 1 5 Optical output of Laser Ports Each laser port features a polarization maintaining Fiber output which can be both used with standard single mode fibers and polarization maintaining fibers Connector Key Stress Rods Slow Axis CoBritepx User s Manual 6 SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E 2 Getting Started This instrument can only be operated using Software under Windows 2000 XP amp Windows 7 Note Do not connect instrument to host USB Port before installing the supplied software including drivers 2 1 Installation of Control Software Insert the supplied CD and start CoBrite_Installer exe in installer directory if it is not automatically executed Note If the Installer is executed in a Windows7 or Windows Vista environment it must be executed using administrative rig
9. 1234 196 12345 SOURce OFFset lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query Fine tuning of Laser Offset in location C S D in Gigahertz Parameter Format nn nnn Example SOUR OFF 1 2 3 11 1234 SOURce OFFset LIMit 0 gt lt S gt lt D gt Query Offset limits of Laser Format nn n Example SOUR OFF LIM 1 2 3 Answer 12 5 SOURce POWer lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query Power of Laser in location C S D in dBm Format nn nn Example SOUR POW 1 2 3 15 12 SOURce POWer LIMit 05 2485 DS Query Power setting limits of Laser Format nn nn Example SOUR POW LIM 1 2 3 Answer 6 15 12 SOURce STATe lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query on off output Laser in location C S D Off 0 On 1 Example SOUR STAT 1 2 3 1 SOURce LIMit lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt Query maximum tuning Parameters of Laser in location C S D in csv format Minimum Frequency Maximum Frequency Fine tuning Range Minimum Power CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E Maximum Power Example SOUR LIM 1 2 3 returns 191 1 194 1 12 5 6 16 5 SOURce CONFiguration lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or Query current configuration of Laser in location C S D in csv format Frequency Fine tuning Value Outpu
10. 2 Spectral viewer This diagram gives a quick overview of the current laser configuration Each bar represents one laser port The height of represents the laser power Right click on the diagram for options for zooming and viewer manipulation Laser ports that are turned off are not displayed CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE 5 4 3 Status table Current Status The status table is located displays the current status of all optical parameters for all lasers It is continuously updated Use the scroll control on the right hand side to browse through all available lasers 5 4 4 Set table Set new Status The right hand side of the table allows setting all optical parameters and the state of the output Dial in the required values and press the according Set Button to configure the laser The set command will set all parameters shown to the according laser All parameters dialed in will be automatically coerced to the minimum or maximum value permissible Available Parameters are 5 4 4 1 Laser frequency Use this button to dial in frequency to be used by laser This control is automatically coerced to maximum and minimum possible frequency Note If Laser is currently operating at a different frequency Laser light will be shut off for tuning process A warning window appears before the operation is executed If you require continuous tuning refer to the Fine tuning feature descri
11. 4 0 n 12 19 46 PM 149 TX MON 1 10 12 19 46 PM 164 RX 1 10 1 31 44 31 0 74 7 4 5 n1 10 2 31 43 31 1 82 0 40 8 n1 10 3 12 19 46 PM 195 TX OFF 1 11 12 19 46 PM 195 RX 1 11 1 0 0000 n1 11 2 0 0000 n1 11 3 0 0000 n1 11 4 0 0000 n 12 19 46 PM 227 TX FREQ 1 11 12 19 46 PM 242 RX 1 11 1 195 4000 n1 1 1 2 195 5000n1 11 3 195 5998 n 1 11 4 195 ga 12 19 46 PM 273 TX POW 1 11 12 19 46 PM 273 RX 1 11 1 5 99 n1 11 2 5 98 n1 11 3 6 03 n1 11 4 5 99 n d m stop GUI Baud rate 115200 Connection 5 8 Info This Menu item provides info of the Firmware version currently installed on the mainframe as well as the version of the User Interface This information is helpful for debugging of issues CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTON 6 Calibration requirements SHAPING y ie The Laser does not require any regular calibration in order to function correctly If calibration traceability according to i e ISO 9001 standard is required an approved laboratory shall calibrate the instrument for Frequency accuracy and output power Please find below a table with relevant accuracy parameters to be checked against for calibration of the device Optical output power accuracy over Lifetime 1dB Frequency accuracy over Lifetime 1 5GHz CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI VE 7 Remote Control The
12. CoBrite series operates based on the SCPI standard commands which are ASCII based and allow easy communication and interpretation with the instrument Refer to chapter 1 on how to establish communication to the ports available at the instrument More detailed information on SCPI syntax can be found here http www ivifoundation org docs SCPI 99 PDF 7 1 Operating multiple Interface Ports CoBrite mainframes support parallel usage of al remote control ports available Note that responses to commands issued are only returned to the according port from where the command was issued Commands are generally executed in order of time wise arrival to the controller and buffered into a FIFO stack If a stack overflow occurs an error is issued Note that there is not control exclusivity is given to any laser port for a specific interface or user Thus commands issued to the same port by different instances might lead to inconsistencies It is recommended to poll current parameter status to ensure integrity of set vs actual parameters 7 2 Syntax conventions for commands 7 2 1 Long and short form The key words feature a long form and a short form Either the short form or the long form can be entered other abbreviations are not permissible Example STATus QUEStionable ENABle 1 STAT QUES ENAB 1 Note The short form is marked by upper case letters the long form corresponds to the complete word Upper case and lower case notation only serve t
13. OUR WAV 1 1 1 queries the current wavelength CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI E 7 4 Notation of Syntax for command defintion Optional command level that can be omitted Example Definition SOURce WAVelength lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Allows sending the command WAV 1 2 3 lt gt Denotes a parameter Placeholder is replaced with parameter value defined for according command Definition SOURce WAVelength lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Allows setting the parameters WAV 2 5 2 1552 e Denotes the optional character that is used if the command can also be used as a query Example Definition SOURce WAVelength lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt 2 is used to query current wavelength of device 2 52 WAV 2 5 2 Denotes a parameter is omitted in case of a query Example Definition SOURce WAVelength lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt The parameter lt P gt is omitted if a query is sent WAV 2 5 2 Usage of Colon see 7 2 4 CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIGSI E 7 5 Commands on system level lt P gt Set or query echo of commands sent to controller Example write SYS ECHO 1 Example read ECHO Answer 1 If echo is enabled any sent command and ASCII 10 is returned by controller before answer is sent Example Command SOUR WAV Answer
14. User s Guide Cobritepx Tunable Laser Instrument Series E Mail info id photonics com www id photonics com IDPHOTONI S ID Photonics GmbH Neubiberg Germany V1 4 IDPHOTONIGSIGIE Content 1 General POM AMON usais illo ici Oo cal lcd 5 A 5 1 1 1 Laser Safety uses een ests occ ce ese st egac sot ogee cota epee ste coeeeckexgenese eenciens 5 1 2 Line Voltage Sell Mirad 5 TS SOVICO oae e epee eer ree e eee ere e ee eee te 6 14 UserfeedbaCKk iinei eienn ena aiea aeae tin aeaa ini 6 1 5 Optical output of Laser Ports ooccoccncconcccccncccccnnnanenanoncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnes 6 2 ASSUMING Started rss os 7 2 1 Installation of Control SOlMWwalS sosa dosis 7 22 WSO IN Onion ie ico 8 2 2 1 Instrument was not detected by the GUl ooooonnnnnccccccccccccccncnnnananccnononinns 8 2 3 Laser tuning TSAI visi eeen 9 231 CORRS DUM ieee tires o o aiei seeen RAE i ae EN eana heen r AeA EEE eNA 9 2 3 2 Fine tuning FTF asscitiicnticsio etico rr 10 3 Description of front panel Operation ccccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeeeeeeees 11 3 1 General rules and hints for front panel operation eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 12 E Elne COS idad 13 4 1 Available Interfaces for different chassis VariantS oooconnninccccccccnnnnicnnnnnnns 13 El COB a rotores etico seins 13 4 1 2 COBIItODxX4 eee erie 13 AMS OB 13 42 USB PONS irei a ete ieee each peee tS a asce 13 4 2 1 Usage of USB Port for
15. bed below 5 4 4 2 Fine tuning FTF This option allows deviating Laser frequency from initial set value As opposed to Laser frequency tuning the Laser remains switched on during tuning and keeps optical specifications stable Furthermore relative tuning granularity is superior over Laser frequency tuning Note If Laser was previously set using the Laser frequency option Fine tuning will be temporarily disabled for a few seconds to let the laser stabilize before fine tuning can be performed CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE 5 4 4 3 Output Power This control allows configuring output power of Laser Control coerces to available power range 5 4 4 4 Tuning state Current status only Tuning state indicates whether a laser port is currently tuning A red light indicates tuning activity while a grey color indicates the devices is settled and has achieved its optical performance 5 4 4 5 Dither on off This option is available only for special versions of the laser It Dis or enables a carrier frequency dither tone applied to the laser line which is used to keep the laser frequency fixed to a given setting The dither tone may be disabled if the laser is ina settled state If a new parameter setting is sent to the laser and dither is off the laser will temporarily switch on the tone and switch it off again once settled 5 4 4 6 Laser on Button allows switching on and off t
16. d for a short period of time Frequency 1 Output will be switched off 1 second 2 Output is switched on using new frequency 3 4 Power is stabilized Power is increased until final output power is reached up to 15seconds Power Wavelengt time CoBritepx User s Manual EM SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE 2 3 2 Fine tuning FTF Fine tuning allows detuning the laser within a small range of 12GHz from the target frequency set using the coarse tuning parameter The laser will detune to the target setting with output power on during the tuning process which changes the output frequency in a linear ramp 1 Tuning is triggered 2 Tuning process taking 1second per GHz Power remains constant Power remains constant 3 Laser settles on new value Power time Frequency Wavelength time CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGS Mz 3 Description of front panel operation After the device has initialized the front panel will look as depicted below Tuning indicator IDPHOTONIGS SIE Tunable Laser Laser 1 OFF Freq 191 SQ007HZ Power off 0 000GHz buttons The following Parameters and Menus are available e Power e Frequency e Fine tuning Frequency FTF e Grid This will allow the laser frequency to be operated on the according e Dither state on certain laser modules e Device status Information about Laser base
17. ent chassis variants 4 1 1 CoBritepxa This chassis provides connectivity via USB located at the rear side of the instrument 4 1 2 CoBritepxa This chassis series provide connectivity via USB amp Ethernet located at the rear side of the instrument 4 1 3 CoBritemx This chassis series provide connectivity via USB located at the faceplate 1 USB Ethernet located at the rear side of the instrument 4 2 USB Ports USB ports are available on all chassis variants and offer identical functionality in case several USB Ports are available on a chassis Note Please install the GUI including according drivers before using these ports as there are special drivers required to operate them If the standard GUI is used to connect to those Ports it will be automatically detected by the GUI software 4 2 1 Usage of USB Port for custom remote control USB ports will install as virtual COM Ports to the attached computer and therefore allow quick and easy access by any standard Terminal Program such as the Windows built in Hyper Terminal Note Use the following settings for operation Serial speed 115 200 CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGSIGIE Data format 8N1 8 bits no parity bit 1 stop bit Flow control must be off 4 3 Ethernet Port not available for CoBritep This port is accessed using Telnet protocol The most common freeware telnet Tool is Putty which can be easily set up to connect to
18. he Laser A Pop up will appear requiring confirmation if Laser is switched on for Laser safety reasons This Popup window can be disabled by editing the ini File in the Program application directory This directory is depending on Windows system path settings 5 4 5 Grid Use this drop down menu to select ITU grids from 25 GHz to 400GHz in order to allow easily dial in those Frequencies using the rocker switch button control Laser Frequency If None is selected any arbitrary Frequency can be adjusted to the laser in 100MHz increments within available Frequency range 5 4 6 Import Laser configuration This button will open a File dialog that allows loading a configuration in to the set table This can be either a file that was saved previously or a configuration generated CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI E by the user Press the according set buttons or use the Set all button to activate the configuration The file format is ASCII csv based Example Chassis Slot Laser Frequency FTF Power State 1 1 1 191 4 0 5 99 1 1 1 2 191 5 0 5 99 1 1 1 3 191 5998 0 6 1 1 1 4 191 6999 0 5 99 1 1 2 1 191 8079 0 5 96 1 1 2 2 191 905 0 6 01 1 1 2 3 192 2754 0 5 99 1 1 2 4 192 1069 0 6 1 5 4 7 Set All This button will configure the current parameters in the set table to all laser ports available 5 4 8 Wavelength Frequency button This button allows entering the Laser Frequency i
19. he above purpose the instrument itself does not make any difference between upper case and lowercase letters CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE Note All commands are case insensitive 7 2 2 Query commands Most commands serve a double function that allows either setting or executing a query on a parameter Note Query commands are terminated by a character 7 2 3 Parameter Parameters must be separated from the header by a white space If several parameters are specified in a command they are separated by a comma 7 2 4 Colon Character A leading colon character instructs the instrument to interpret the command starting at the root highest level of the command tree Since the Instrument also starts at the root each time you send it a new command the leading colon is not required although the instrument will accept it if you send it You can send multiple commands to the Instrument in a single message You separate the commands with a semi colon character When the Instrument encounters a command following a semi colon it attempts to interpret the command starting at the level of the previous command unless you precede the second command with a colon 7 2 5 Command Termination character Each command must be terminated either by a character or a carriage return ASCII 13 to signal completion of the command telegram to the controller 7 2 6 Wild card charac
20. hts which are granted by a right click on CoBrite_Installer exe an selecting Run as Administrator Follow the instructions shown on the screen Once finished an icon is installed on your computer to start the GUI Note that the software uses the Microsoft NET framework R3 5 or higher This is available won any Windows XP PC with Service pack 2 or later Note Please install the GUI including according drivers before using connecting the instrument to a computer Once the software is installed connect to either to one of the available USB Ports or the Ethernet Port See section 1 for details If the USB Port is connected for the first time it will now automatically install a required driver to operate the instrument CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIGSI VE 2 2 Troubleshooting 2 2 1 Instrument was not detected by the GUI Please change to the directory Driver on the supplied installation medium and execute the file CDM20802 exe which installs a driver Reconnect the USB connection to your computer The instrument should now correctly be detected CoBritepx User s Manual 8 IDPHOTONIGSIGIE 2 3 Laser tuning features Each Laser port offers two different tuning features 2 3 1 Coarse tuning This tuning mode allows tuning the laser to any frequency of the available range specified for the laser port The tuning process will require the output to be disable
21. i n 24 5412 o seis ers ccertatates stseisceipodeeida va datsddeisadtnidulu a daleddetsadenduseoddnddyadebasiooieades 24 5413 o A 24 CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGSIGIE 5 5 Chassis VIEW cs aie sede ctato tates ect da 24 56 A eo 26 5 6 1 ITLA temps amp currents oooooccccccccccoononcccnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnn 26 562 LIMIS ori sp Tn O 26 5 7 Communication logging WINDOW susiosiosccancs pi ibi pida 27 oe WMS rada IO IE SA E 27 6 Calibration requirement oooononnnccccnnnnnnnccnnnonnccccncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnn 28 7 Remote O70 011 0 cis 29 7 1 Operating multiple Interface Ports ocoooncnnnnnncccnnnnnnnnccnnanoncccnncnnnnnnnnnnanos 29 7 2 Syntax conventions for COMMANdS ccccccccccnnnnnnoncccnnnccnnnnnnnnanannncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 29 7 2 1 LONG ANd short fOrMeoooccncccccnnnncccnnnnnononnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 29 7 2 2 Query COMMA S 30 T28 ParamMel ratas as teo de 30 7 2 4 Colon EN ni A tii ibi 30 7 2 5 Command Termination character oooooooooccnnnnccccononcccncncnnnnnnnnnnancccnnnnnnnnns 30 7 2 6 Wild card cnalacle Raise 30 7 2 7 Acknowledgement of executed COMMANGG ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeetteeeeeeees 31 7 3 Laser port addressing Scheme ooooooccccnnnnnncccnnnonnccccnnncnnnnnnnnanannncnncnnnnnnnnnnanes 31 7 4 Notation of Syntax for command defintion ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 32 7 5 Commands on system
22. instrument is made the software will retrieve the current card configuration and will give a system overview as depicted below which shows an example of 96 laser ports File Communication Info System Chassis 1 Se ds Slot 1 E Curent CSD 283 Slot 2 5 Temp Slot 3 s 40 3 C Slot 4 Slot 5 2 Os Slot 6 Slot7 A Slot 8 y Slot 9 o ps a se 1s 3 1 18 a Slot 10 FREQUENCY Slot 11 Grid slot 12 aw cg E Chassis 2 PP roy osas Slot 2 Slot 3 w 1566 3137 1914 0 599 O 191 35 So Bs O Slot 4 5 A BEF 112 1565 4958 1915 0 599 191 35 eyo El SmS Slot 6 143 1564 6804 191 5998 0 6 J 0 191 35 So 8 S O Slot 7 aon 114 1563 8634 191 6999 0 6 e 191 35 Bo Bs SH Slot 9 121 1563 0472 191 8 0 6 o J 191 35 So 8 Y O Slot 10 sgi 122 15622327 1913 0 597 0 o 191 35 So Elf Ea Slot 12 123 1558 9831 1923 0 599 0 0 191 35 So Se 124 1560 4031 192 125 o 6 o 0 191 35 So Eds 6 131 1559 7950 192 1999 0 6 Oo e 191 35 S Bs S O 132 1558 9831 1923 0 599 0 e 191 35 Bo Bs SH O y Current Status Set New Status in sis Ba rero 5 4 1 Tree view Tree view is located on the left hand side of the GUI and gives a quick overview on installed laser ports It also allows switching to chassis and slot level view by clicking on the according chassis or Slot 5 4
23. k is activated the interlock LED on the master local interface will be lit in the red color when the system interlock is disabled this LED will be green in color Control of the interlock line is achieved via a key on the master local interface SYStem AUTOSTArt lt P gt lt P gt may be 0 1 Allows to en or disable automatic setting of stored EEPROM parameters after Laser power up If invalid data is stored in the EEPROM the laser state is not recovered after reset CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E 7 6 Commands on card level Syntax and Type Description SOURce WAVelength lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query Wavelength of Laser in location C S D in Nanometers Wavelength Format nnnn nnnn Example write SOUR WAV 1 2 3 1555 1234 Example read SOUR WAV 1 2 3 Answer 1 2 3 1555 1234 SOURce WAVelength LIMit lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt Read Wavelength limits of Laser Format nnnn nnnnn Example SOUR WAV LIM 1 2 3 Answer 1530 12345 1560 12345 SOURce FREQuency lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query Frequency of Laser in location C S D in Terahertz Frequency Format nnn nnnn Example SOUR FREQ 1 2 3 194 1234 SOURce FREQuency LIMit AE DS Query Frequency limits of Laser Format nnn nnnn Example SOUR FREQ LIM 1 2 3 Answer 192
24. n either frequency or wavelength format Current values in the set table will automatically be converted 5 4 9 Max Base Temperature The maximum laser housing temperature of all lasers is displayed including location identifier of this laser This value is displayed for information only as all lasers are temperature compensated and will operate within specification for specified ambient temperatures if air flow to the chassis is not blocked Note that Lasers will be switched off if the base temperature exceeds 60 C to prevent hardware damage 5 4 10 Link status This indicator signals status of communication between GUI and chassis controller CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E 5 4 11 Serial connection This button will open a window that traces the communication between chassis controller and GUI See section 4 for details on command structure of the mainframe 5 4 12 Interlock This indicator will remain on status green as there is no interlock feature on the chassis Interlock is not available for CoBritepx and CoBritepxa 5 4 13 All On Off Pressing this button will switch on or off all laser ports available 5 5 Chassis view Chassis view is accessed by clicking on the chassis of the left hand side tree view The current shelf layout is represented by a pictographic view of the chassis in the center of the GUI Note that a restart of the GUI is required in case a new card is installed or rem
25. oved Click on any slot to access parameters of laser ports located on that card which are represented in the table in the lower part of the GUI Refer to section 5 4 on features available by this table CoBritepx User s Manual CoBritepx g IDPHOTON IDPHO ONIGS IE unable Laser CoBritepy fale BO e0 Os 10 va sera me ja Cor ee JE J E ma me je o Current Status IDPHOTONIGS 9 mummu Slot 10 Slot 11 Slot 12 Sets Slot se RR ees fos Slot 7 50 eee e bo 262 sena ma a ss Slot 10 363 wee ms J e ma 264 anas me O o Current Status IDPHOTONIGS GE SHAPING esii CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E 5 6 Slot view Slot view is accessed by clicking on any slot of the left hand side tree view System aa OO Lca110 a CoBritey Chassis 1 Slot 1 Serial Number 20110412 Firmware 1 0 1 Slot 2 ix Slot 3 O Tunable Laser Slot 4 o E ES O Slot 6 reso rasca ered cmon mms teens carina Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 o 1566 3137 191 4 I o 5 99 0 0 chip 31 07 Diode 71 1 Slot 10 A Slot 11 o O Ba ass E s Grid
26. r by running setup exe from installation medium again CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGS Mz 9 User Memos following pages are intentionally left blank for user notes CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGS Mz CoBritepx User s Manual
27. ss of the mainframe See section 4 3 for details how to set this Once the parameters are entered press the Save and connect button to connect to the instrument CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI E 5 3 1 1 Scan for devices Allows to scan and auto detect for chassis connected to the local area network This achieved by sending a broadcast token to all Ethernet devices attached to the local area network Please make sure that firewalls are configured correctly to allow this function to operate properly to use it IP Adress 192 168 0 2 MAC Adress 00 20 4A D1 2E F8 5 3 2 Mainframe description The default option will automatically detect all CoBrite chassis connected to the host computer via USB and list them by their serial number in a drop down menu Once a mainframe is selected press the Save and connect button to connect to the instrument 5 3 3 USB serial port This option can be used to connect to the instrument via the virtual Com Port option as described in chapter 4 2 It is recommended using the default option to connect via Mainframe description to the instrument 5 3 4 Simulation mode This mode allows operating the GUI without Hardware attached by configuring any arbitrary Shelf configuration It is used for demonstration and test purposes CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONI SI E 5 4 System view Once the connection to the
28. status of SBS suppression enabled 1 or disabled 0 SOURce SBS FREQuency lt P gt Set or query SBS suppression amplitude in GHz in 100MHz increments valid values 0 0 1 1 Value is set system wide for all lasers Example SBS FREO 0 5 SOURce SaveCurrsTATe lt C gt ES ES only CoBriteDX1 Permanently saves the current laser port state which will be loaded again after a power on off cycle or reset Note that parameter SYStem AUTOSTArt must be set to 1 to enable this feature Example SCSTAT 1 1 1 will save the current laser state for port 1 1 1 SYStem AUTOSTArt lt P gt only CoBriteDX1 Set or query autostart behavior of laser 0 saved Laser settings are not loaded upon powerup 1 saved Laser settings are set upon powerup Example AUTOSTA 1 will save the current laser state 7 7 Error code definition Error code Description 4 Timeout communication to laser 5 Command was sent to laser several times but not accepted 100 Command error 101 Syntax error 102 Illegal Parameter error L03 Too much data buffer overflow L04 Device not ready LOS Command execution error 106 EEPROM error CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGS Sz 8 Uninstalling CoBrite Software Software may be uninstalled by either using the well known central Windows built in Add remove Programs function o
29. t Power Output state 0 1 Busy state 0 1 only for query parameter is ignored if set Dither state will be ignored if Laser does not support this option If queried 1 is reported if not supported Example SOUR CONF 1 2 3 returns 191 1234 10 1234 6 12 1 1 SOURce BUSY lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt Query state of a device If 1 the laser is currently tuning and not settled Response lt state gt 0 1 Example 1 SOUR BUSY 1 2 3 Returns 1 Example for Query of multiple Lasers Example 2 SOUR BUSY 1 2 Returns 1271 1 n 1 257 27 LAR bee PU 12 4 13 SOURce MONitor 20 gt lt S gt lt D5 Query monitor readings from laser Response lt LD chip Temperature gt format nn nn unit C lt LD base Temperature gt format nnnn n unit mA lt LD chip current gt format nnnn n unit mA lt TEC current gt format nnnn n unit mA Example 1 SOUR MON 1 2 3 Returns 29 23 25 12 125 1 1043 2 SOURce DI Ther lt C gt lt S gt 5 lt D gt lt P gt Set or query dither tone enable disable of laser in location C S D 1 Not available 0 Off 1 On Example SOUR DIT 1 2 3 1 Note that this is supported only by special versions of CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIGS IE the laser SOURce SBS_ STATus lt C gt lt S gt lt D gt lt P gt Set or query
30. temperature and diode current e Limits tuning limits of laser port e System Version Information about hardware revision e Slot Version Information about hardware revision CoBritepx User s Manual IDPHOTONIGSIGIE 3 1 General rules and hints for front panel operation e After the boot sequence has finished start editing the Laser state by pressing the Y button e Available buttons are lighted green e Pressing the buttons will move the cursors through the different lines of the display e Parameters can be edited by moving the cursor to the parameter value section using the left right buttons e Values are altered using buttons and confirmed by the v button e Editing can be cancelled by pressing the x button e Color of the Port buttons indicate the whether the according laser port is switched on red or off green e Pressing the Port button will select the according port for editing e Pressing the Port button for more than 2 seconds will cycle the port on off status e Pressing the left right buttons simultaneously for more than 2 seconds will cycle the on off status of all ports e Pressing the Y button if cursor is in the Freq line will cycle to Wavelength mode e A Laser tuning state is indicated by a small T in the upper right corner of the alphanumeric display CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI E 4 Interfaces 4 1 Available Interfaces for differ
31. ter A special wild card character is used to address several ports at a time This can be used for both set commands and query commands Example SOUR WAV 1 2 1555 1234 will set all Lasers of slot 2 in chassis 1 to 1555 1234nm CoBritepx User s Manual SHAPING IDPHOTONIG SI VE If a query is executed using a wildcard character the parameter will be preceded a location identifier Parameters returned for each port are separated by a n ASCII Code 10 for easier readability Example SOUR WAV 1 2 Will query current wavelength of all lasers of slot 2 in chassis 1 and will return 1 2 1 nnnn nnnnin 1 2 2 nnnn nnnnin 1 2 3 nnnn nnnnin 1 2 4 nnnn nnnn n 7 2 7 Acknowledgement of executed commands The mainframe controller will always acknowledge successful execution of commands by a character If the echo option is set for details see command list the accordingly sent command is returned first 7 3 Laser port addressing scheme Laser ports are addressed by a three level port identifier that allows easy identification of the port and are issued as parameters with according commands Each level parameter is separated by a character Chassis identifier 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 device lt S gt Slot identifier Range 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 chassis D Device identifier for Laser port on each card Range 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 chassis Example S
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