Chapter 3. The Vega Display Unit; General Description - OPHIR vega User Manual

Chapter 3.
The Vega Display Unit

3.1 General Description

The model Vega laser power/energy meter represents a
new level of sophistication, sensitivity, compactness and
accuracy, coupled with ease of operation. It can operate
with thermal, pyroelectric and photodiode sensors. It has
smart connector technology. Simply plugging in the
sensor configures and calibrates the Vega to operate
with that sensor.
The Vega's 320x240 full color screen enhances
measurement readouts in ways that simple monochrome
displays cannot.
The Vega can graph power or energy vs. time. It displays
power measurements in both digital and analog form at
the same time and also has a needle type display. It will
also autorange, so you do not have to set scales; or it can
manual range if you wish. It will remember what mode
you were using before you turned it off and will return to
that mode when turned on. You can zoom in on the
present reading, or subtract background. Although the
calibration information is stored in the smart connector,
you can recalibrate from the screen and store the new
calibration in the sensor. You can also zero the Vega at
the touch of a button.
The main instructions as well as full help files are clearly
shown on the screen so you should not have to refer to
this manual very often. Above all, the Vega has advanced
circuitry and digital signal processing for excellent
sensitivity, signal to noise ratio, accuracy, and response
time. It also has special circuitry to reject
electromagnetic interference.
The Vega comes with built in connection to PC via either
USB or RS232 and comes with PC software to display and
process the information.
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