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User Manual English FS22 DI Industrial BraggMETER DI...
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Portugal Tel. +351 229 613 010 Fax +351 229 613 020 fibersensing@hbm.com www.hbm.com/fs Mat.: 7-2002.4248 DVS: A4248-6.0 HBM: public 10.2017 Interrogator version: v2.0 SW version: v1.7 E Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH. Subject to modifications. All product descriptions are for general information only.
FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Single channel K-FS22-01-500-420 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Quad channel K-FS22-03-500-420 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Quad channel K-FS22-01-500-820 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Octo channel K-FS22-03-500-820 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Octo channel FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Octo channel K-FS22-13-500-820 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER DI Octo channel HBM FiberSensing interrogators are compatible with catman® software, a powerful tool for data acquisition and processing. System Components The Industrial BraggMETER DI set includes: Standard format...
Type F plug cable Rack-Mountable: C14 (IEC/EN 60320-1) supplied with Type F plug cable Communication RJ45 Ethernet Synchronization Control Interface Ethernet (TCP/IP) Commands SCPI (ASCII textual strings) Features OSA trace Continuous (1 S/s) (Wavelength, absolute power) FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Nominal 22.5 W Stand by As described in HBM FiberSensing Technical Note "Definitions for Measurement Quality". With simultaneous acquisition. Considered as the ratio between the optical power emitted at an optical channel and the minimum detectable optical power reflected by a fiber Bragg grating.
For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service or distributor that purchased the product. HBM FiberSensing is a manufacturer registered in the ANREEE - "Associação Nacional para o Registo de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos" under number PT001434.
The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI is a class 1 laser product: «Any laser or laser system containing a laser that cannot emit laser radiation at levels that are known to cause eye or skin injury during normal operation.» FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
The optical connectors are subjected to maintenance and/or inspection. Please refer to section 4.3.1 for main tenance procedure. Do not attempt to open or repair a malfunction interroga tor. It must be returned to HBM FiberSensing for repair and calibration. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
S Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU - Electrical Safety S Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU It is in compliance with the EN61326/EN55011 Emission Radiated Test Class A, under the Electromagnetic Com patibility Standard. The corresponding Declaration of Conformity is available upon request. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
Operation Operation Connectors 3.1.1 Standard Front view Back view Fig. 3.1 The connectors and buttons in Fig. 3.1 are: Optical Output Connectors (FC/APC) ON/OFF Button Power Connector Ethernet Connector POWER and STATUS LEDs FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
3.1.2 Rack-Mountable Front view Back view Fig. 3.2 The connectors and buttons in Fig. 3.2 are: ON/OFF Button POWER and STATUS LEDs Optical Output Connectors Power Connector Electric Fuse Safety Power Button Fans Ethernet Connector FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
It is advisable to frequently clean the connectors using appropriate tools. FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI can have one, four or eight optical channels in parallel. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
1 Hz. This means that the inter rogator is already on and responsive, but the optoelec tronic module is still warming up. After approximately 60 seconds it should stay on permanently. This means that the interrogator is able to measure. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
(measurement issues) Fig. 3.3 Information If the interrogator does not start correctly, the STATUS LED will blink faster. If this happens, please contact HBM FiberSensing technical support. Switching Off To avoid accidental shut-down of the interrogator, press the "ON/OFF" button (number in Fig.
Operating the Interrogator 3.5.1 Network Properties To operate the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI from a personal computer, the PC network properties should be set so that both elements are configured in the same subnet. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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► On the control panel choose Network Connections ► Select the LAN connection. The window displayed in Fig. 3.6 will appear. Click on Properties. Fig. 3.6 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Operation ► Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button (Fig. 3.7). Fig. 3.7 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Operation ► Set the IP address and the Subnet mask (Fig. 3.8). Fig. 3.8 ► Press OK. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
When the button is being pressed for 10 seconds the POWER LED blinks 3 times and goes OFF. The "ON/ OFF" button can then be released and the IP Address will be reset. This procedure will restart the interrogator automatically. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
NTP server. It is possible to achieve accu racies of 1ms or higher, depending on whether or not a dedicated NTP server is being used. Further information about NTP can be found at http://www.ntp.org FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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A hybrid measurement system is a system composed by different equipment types and technologies that can be operated with different sampling rates. Taking the exam ple of HBM families a hybrid system could be a combina tion of Interrogators with QuantumX. FS22 DI...
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The following features for NTP synchronization are avail able: Number of devices to Unlimited be synchronized Synchronization 100 μs to 10 ms accuracy FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
The quality of the NTP synchronization can be queried using the SCPI commands (please refer to section “Syn chronization” on page 53 for further details). 3.5.4 Operation The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator can be fully controlled using standard SCPI syntax com FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator. The system can recover from this state by resetting. 1 ready In the ready state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator is ready to start acquisition. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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50 S/s. 5 warming-up The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator starts on the warming-up state that enables the settling of the operation parameters and recall of the acquisition config uration. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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In the error state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator only replies to the commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? 1 ready In the ready state, the FS22- Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator replies to common commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? :SYSTem:TIME? :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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:ACQUisi tion:STARt command. In this state the, FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator is responsive to all com mands except: :ACQUisition:WAVElength:CONTinuous:STARt :ACQUisition:OSATrace:CONTinuous:STARt:X :ACQUisition:WAVElength:CONTinuous:NTP Sync:STARt :SYSTem:TIME? :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS :SYSTem:DATE? :SYSTem:DATE:YYYY:MM:DD :SYST:IPAD:N.N.N.N:N.N.N.N:N.N.N.N FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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After receiving the :ACQUisition:STOP command, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator returns to the ready state. 5 warm up In the warm up state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator only replies to the commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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In case of power shortage when the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator is running in the ready, free acquisition or continuous acquisition states, the opera tional state will maintain the stored acquisition settings once the power supply is reestablished. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
FS64 Tilt Fig. 4.1 A branch can accommodate sensors with wavelengths corresponding to all standard HBM FS wavelengths. The number of sensors in a channel can vary if there is previ ous knowledge about the spectral range the sensors will cover.
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) that depends only on the measurand. This means that with this technology there is no need for recalibrations every time the system is shut down. The Industrial BraggMETER DI is a ruggedized interrogator designed for 24/7 operation. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
Measuring Examples 4.1.1 HBM FS Wavelengths The HBM FiberSensing standard wavelengths are: FS Line OP Line Central wavelength (nm) N - 1503.3 1520 O - 1509.7 1525 K - 1516.1 1530 L - 1522.5 1535 A - 1528.9 1540 B - 1535.1 1545 C - 1541.5...
4.2.1 Wavelength The Wavelength value corresponds to the wavelength at the peak of the fiber Bragg grating reflection spectrum, commonly referred as Bragg wavelength (Fig. 4.2). FBG reflection spectrum Wavelength Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.2 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
The Power value corresponds to the optical power reflected by the fiber Bragg grating at the peak wave length (Fig. 4.3). It is a relative value from 0 to 4095. FBG reflection spectrum Power Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.3 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
It is a value from 0 to 255. FBG reflection spectrum with Gain = 10 FBG reflection spectrum with Gain = 0 Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.4 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
It is a value from 200 to 3200 definable for each optical channel individually. It is measured bottom-up from the 0 (zero) power value. FBG reflection spectrum Detected peaks Disregarded peak Threshold Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.5 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
Fig. 4.6 The most common effect of dirt on the connections is a large amount of broad band light being reflected at the connection, in both directions, meaning that the dynamic range for measurements becomes smaller. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(there are several cleaning swabs in the market frequently used for telecom fibers) embedded in isopropyl alcohol. Insert it in the optical adapter as in Fig. 4.8 and rotate the swab always in the same direc tion. Fig. 4.8 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
A broken sleeve will look as shown in Fig. 4.9. Fig. 4.9 To solve this problem you should contact HBM FiberSensing. 4.3.3 Reflective Fiber Ending Even when all connections have been performed cor...
This will cause a Fabry-Pérot effect – the light will suffer multiple reflections inside the cavity creating sinusoidal background reflection. Fig. 4.11 shows a schematic representation of the reflected spectrum for the three presented cases. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
(Fig. 4.12) and then remove the piece (Fig. 4.13). Fuse characteristics: S Rated voltage: 250 Volt AC S Interrupting rate: 2 Ampere S Number of fuses: 2 Fig. 4.12 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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1136 VDC, which means that the electrical protection should be granted by the power source or the adapter. If, by any chance, the power supply is overcome, the inter rogator might be damaged and needs repair at HBM FiberSensing. FS22 DI...
":" followed by the carriage return "\r" and line feed "\n". Fig. 5.1 Communication on FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI is made via port 3500. Continuous data streaming is received via port 3365. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Integer. HH:MM:SS Time Integer. HH – hour MM – minutes SS – seconds YYYY:MM:DD Date Integer. YYYY – year MM – month DD – day NTP Quality Integer. 0 for “Not acceptable” 1 for “Acceptable”. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
The command restores the gain and threshold values of each channel of the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator to the values previously stored in the configuration file. Example: Command :RECA Answer :ACK FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
:STAT? Answer :ACK:2 5.1.3 System Commands Time Time query :SYST:TIME? Queries the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator time. The interrogator returns hours, minutes and seconds sepa rated by ":". Example: Command :SYST:TIME? Answer :ACK:15:33:56 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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":". Example: Command :SYST:DATE? Answer :ACK:2011:09:23 Date setting :SYST:DATE:YYYY:MM:DD Sets the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI interrogator date. Sent format must be year, month and day separated by ":". Example: Command :SYST:DATE:2011:09:23 Answer :ACK FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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After this command is successfully executed the FS22 will restart automatically. The gateway content of this command (the last set of N.N.N.N) is optional. Example: Command :SYST:IPAD:010.000.000.134:255.000. 000.000:000.000.000.000 Answer :ACK FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
Configuration Gain setting :ACQU:CONF:GAIN:CHAN:X:G Sets the detection gain in the X channel of the FS22 - Indus trial BraggMETER DI interrogator. The gain is a value from 0 to 255. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:GAIN:CHAN:0:3 Answer :ACK FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Sets the sampling rate value R of the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI for all channels. The sampling rate can assume the following values: 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 (S/s). This parameter is automatically stored in the interrogator. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RATE:500 Answer :ACK FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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"\r" and line feed "\n". The number of channels can be "A" to retrieve the wavelength of all sensors in all channels simultaneously. Wavelengths are presented in ascending values. Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CHAN:0? Answer :ACK:1560.0732,1554.9894,1547.8012, 1540.0954 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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"\n". The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER DI does not reply, if no sensor is detected. The number of channels can be "A" to retrieve the power of all the sensors in all the channels simultaneously. Example: Command :ACQU:POWE:CHAN:0? :ACK:3875,3622,3161,3240 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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50 S/s (see section 3.5.3 “Operation”, subsection Operational States for state description). Example: Command :ACQU:OSAT:CHAN:1? Answer Port 3500: :ACK:...D13D03FA0B98...:...1563.1333, 1563.1194,1563.1054,1563.0915...\r\n FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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This command can only be executed in the ready state with the acquisition rate set to 50 S/s (see section 3.5.3 “Operation”, subsection Operational States for state descrip tion). Example: Command :ACQU:OSAT:CONT:STAR:CHAN:1 Answer Port 3500: :ACK Port 3365: :...D13D03FA0B98...:...1563.1333,1563 .1194,1563.1054,1563.0915...\r\n FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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"\r" and line feed "\n". This com mand can only be executed in the ready state (see sec tion 3.5.4 “Operation”, subsection Operational States for state description). Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500: :ACK Port 3365: :1554.9891,1560.0732:1547.8027::: :TS:2017:02.20:11.13.25 :1554.9897,1560.0741:1547.8030::: :1554.9894,1560.0727:1547.8029::: :1554.9893,1560.0732:1547.8027::: FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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CH3/wvl0 + CH3/wvl1 + (…) c) Payload on interrogator with 8 optical channels: 4 bytes CH0/wvl0 + 4 bytes CH0/wvl1 + (…) + CH7/wvl0 + CH7/wvl1 + (…) with wavelengths in ascending order [wvl0 < wvl1 < (…) ]. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Remote Communications Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:NTPS:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
S Graphics card (and screen) with a resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixel or higher S Approx. 1 GByte of free storage capacity for the pro gram installation; at least a further 1 GByte is needed FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
100% might compromise the correct visualization of BraggMONITOR DI software. 6.2.2 Software Installation To install HBM FiberSensing BraggMONITOR DI Soft ware on a PC, please follow the described steps: ► Insert the provided disk with software in the PC; ► Run Setup.exe;...
► Click Uninstall/Change Option and follow the steps. Running the Software 6.3.1 Network Properties To operate the interrogator, the PC network properties should be set so that both elements are configured in the same subnet. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
"Run as administrator" option (see Fig. 6.2). To configure the application to always open with Adminis trator privileges, right-click on the software icon and select "Properties > Compatibility". Check the box "Run this program as administrator" (see Fig. 6.2). FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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BraggMONITOR DI Software Details Fig. 6.2 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
BraggMONITOR DI User Interface BraggMONITOR DI User Interface The BraggMONITOR DI Software graphical interface is divided in two different areas (Fig. 7.1): General Bar Graphical Area Fig. 7.1 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
If a interrogator is not found in the previously used IP Address, a window will pop up (Fig. 7.4) and a new IP Address has to be defined (number in Fig. 7.4), tested (number in Fig. 7.4) and confirmed (number Fig. 7.4) by the user. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
Fig. 7.2) to start acquisition. This will start the acquisition and representa tion of the measured values for all optical channels. The button will change from start to stop status (Fig. 7.5). Fig. 7.5 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Fig. 7.6. column – UTC Date: «DD-MM-YYYY» column – UTC Time: «HH:MM:SS.SSS» column – Sample: Sample number Following columns – Sensor Name (Formula): mea sured values (formula computed) ordered by optical channel, then by wavelength. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Fig. 7.7 Then it is necessary to complete text import wizard. All options must be set as shown in Fig. 7.8, Fig. 7.9, Fig. 7.10, Fig. 7.11 and Fig. 7.12. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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BraggMONITOR DI User Interface Fig. 7.8 Fig. 7.9 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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BraggMONITOR DI User Interface Fig. 7.10 Fig. 7.11 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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To exit BraggMONITOR DI Software application, press the “exit” button (number in Fig. 7.2). Graphical Area The graphical area is divided into six tabs: S Graphical View S Numerical View S Spectral View S FFT View FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(number in Fig. 7.13). Fig. 7.13 Select the sensors to be displayed using the drop-down arrow next to the legend (number in Fig. 7.13). Tick the channel box to enable or disable their representation. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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The Numeric View shows the acquired values (in accor dance to the configuration formula - see table Tab. 7.1 on page 85) for each optical channel, organized in columns as in Fig. 7.14. Fig. 7.14 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(number in Fig. 7.15) Fig. 7.15 The Spectral View can only represent one channel at a time. Channel selection can be performed on number Fig. 7.15. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(number 6, in Fig. 7.15). The threshold value is updated every time the Spectral View tab or a new channel are selected. This value is also rep FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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This list of sensors cannot be edited on the FFT View tab. To enable/disable any sensor, tick the sensor tick box. Information To choose sensors that are not present in the sensors list, edit the list on the Graphical View tab. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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The easiest way to start measuring and creating a config uration is to perform an auto-scan (refer to section «AutoScan» on page 82). FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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BraggMONITOR DI defines a new config uration with all the found sensors. This configuration sets the current measured wavelength as central wave length (λ ) with a default range of 2.5 nm. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Fig. 7.18. If this option is not selected, all sensors config urations (including formulas) will be lost and new autoscan configurations will be created. Fig. 7.18 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Each sensor has its own operation range. For instance, if we have a central wavelength of 1522.659 nm and a range spanning 3 nm, only wavelength values between 1525.659 and 1519.659 are accepted. Wavelength values out of the defined bands are returned as -998. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Save and Load configuration Acquisition configuration can be saved in .txt extension file by pressing the “save” button (number in Fig. 7.17) and choosing a save path as shown in Fig. 7.20. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(number Fig. 7.21). For each sensor there are four columns, namely: Sensor's Name, Central wavelength (nm), Range (nm) and Formula separated by semicolons (as in numbers 2, 3, in Fig. 7.21). FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Data in Microsoft Excel» section on page 72) and saved as .txt extension file after editing. Configuration file can always be loaded by pressing the “load” button (number in Fig. 7.17) and picking the con figuration file (see Fig. 7.22). FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Fig. 7.17. When this interval is over, the data file is created and named with the timestamp of the last recorded measurement. Sampling Rate The sampling rate can be defined in samples/second on number in Fig. 7.17. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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(number in Fig. 7.23). Each time new answers are displayed, older ones are pushed down. To delete the previous answers, press the “clear” button (number in Fig. 7.23). Fig. 7.23 FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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Each time a new command is sent, a shortcut at the scroll down box is created, as shown in Fig. 7.24. Fig. 7.24 Important When the user leaves the SCPI Interface tab, the inter rogator status is changed and scheduled acquisitions are disabled. FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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BraggMONITOR DI User Interface FS22 DI A4248-6.0 HBM: public...
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