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  • Page 1 User Manual English FS22 SI Industrial BraggMETER SI...
  • Page 2 Portugal Tel. +351 229 613 010 Fax +351 229 613 020 fibersensing@hbm.com www.hbm.com/fs Mat.: 7-2002.4249 DVS: A4249-8.0 HBM: public 10.2017 Interrogator version: v3.0 SW version: v2.4 E Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH. Subject to modifications. All product descriptions are for general information only.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4 4.1.1 HBM FS Wavelengths ........
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  • Page 6: Technical Details

    Standard K-FS22-01-010-120 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Single channel K-FS22-03-010-120 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Single channel K-FS22-01-010-420 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Quad channel K-FS22-03-010-420 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Quad channel FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 7: System Components

    FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Octo channel K-FS22-13-010-820 FS22 – Industrial BraggMETER SI Octo channel HBM FiberSensing interrogators are compatible with catman software, a powerful tool for data acquisition and processing. System Components The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI set includes:...

  • Page 8: Technical Data

    SLDF 5.08 2-way supplied with 100-230 V power adapter and Type F plug cable Rack-Mountable: C14 (IEC/EN 60320-1) supplied with Type F plug cable Communication RJ45 Ethernet Control Interface Ethernet (TCP/IP) Commands SCPI (ASCII textual strings) Synchronization FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 9 Standard: 6 screws M6 Rack-Mountable: 19" rack mountable (2U) Enclosure Aluminum Weight Standard: 4.5 kg (without mounting brackets) Rack-Mountable: 7 kg Power Voltage Standard: 11-36 VDC Rack-Mountable: 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz Consumption Nominal 17.5 W FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 10 (temperature and power cycles). Above mentioned measurements accuracy [§D.1.1.1] carried out using calibrated instrument against a NIST traceable gas cell. Further details on HBM FiberSensing technical notes With simultaneous acquisition Considered as the ratio between the optical power emitted at an optical channel and the minimum...

  • Page 11: Regulatory And Certification Considerations

    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.

  • Page 12: Laser Safety

    The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI 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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 13: General Precautions Considerations

    Please refer to section 4.4.1 “Dirty Connector“ for maintenance procedure. Do not attempt to open or repair a malfunctioning inter­ rogator. It must be returned to HBM FiberSensing for repair and calibration. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 14: Certification

    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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 15: Operation

    Operation Operation Connectors 3.1.1 Standard Front view Back view Fig. 3.1 The connectors and buttons on Fig. 3.1 are: Optical Output Connectors ON/OFF Button Power Connector Ethernet Connector POWER and STATUS LEDs FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 16: Rack-Mountable

    3.1.2 Rack-Mountable Front view Back view Fig. 3.2 The connectors and buttons on 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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 17: Setting Up

    Ethernet cross-over cable, or to a network con­ nector using a direct Ethernet cable (in this case, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI must be in the same subnet as your Local Network). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 18: Switching On

    Status LED Status LED Blinking 1 Hz Blinking 5 Hz (measurement issues) Information If the interrogator does not start correctly, the STATUS LED will blink faster. If this happens please contact HBM FiberSensing technical support. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 19: Switching Off

    If the ON/OFF button is pressed more than 10 seconds irreversible changes on the interrogator configuration are performed. POWER LED blinking at 1 Hz Fig. 3.3 POWER LED POWER LED blinking at 1 Hz Fig. 3.4 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 20: Operating The Interrogator

    ► On the control panel choose Network Connections. ► Select the LAN connection. The window displayed in Fig. 3.5 will appear. Click on Properties. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 21 Operation Fig. 3.5 ► Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the button Properties (Fig. 3.6). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 22 Operation Fig. 3.6 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 23 Operation ► Set the IP address and the subnet mask as in Fig. 3.7. Fig. 3.7 ► Press OK. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 24: Resetting The Ip Address Of The Interrogator

    3 times and goes OFF Fig. 3.8 This procedure resets the interrogator changing its IP address to the default and its measuring settings to the last stored. Information The interrogator default network properties are “10.0.0.10:255.0.0.0:0.0.0.0". FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 25: Synchronization

    If more than one interrogator is used, synchronization interrogators becomes important and if an NTP server is running the equipment will start synching as soon as a first communi­ cation from the server is received. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 26 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. Fig. 3.10 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 27 S Offset: average deviation from time server S Jitter: typical variation range of the offset value The clock synchronization is classified using the following offset intervals: S <500 μs: excellent S <1 ms: very good FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 28: Operation

    Before using the provided LabVIEW examples on a PC, make sure the Regional and Language options (in standards and formats) are defined as dot for decimal symbol, comma for digit grouping symbol and dash for date separation. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 29 5 s and the number of samples (at 1 S/s) cannot overcome the defined period. 5 Warming-up The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator starts on the warming-up state that enables the settling of the operation parameters and recall of the acquisition con­ figuration. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 30 0 Error In the error state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI only replies to the commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? 1 Ready In the ready state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI replies to common commands: :IDENtification? FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 31 Operation :STATus? :SYSTem:TIME? :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS :SYSTem:DATE? :SYSTem:DATE:YYYY:MM:DD :SYSTem:NTPSync? :SYSTem:IPADress:I.I.I.I:I.I.I.I:I.I.I.I :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:PERIod? :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:PERIod:HH:MM:SS :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:SAMPle? :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:SAMPle:S :ACQUisition:WAVElength:CONTinuous:NTP­ Sync:STARt :ACQUisition:ENGIneering:CONTinuous:NTP­ Sync:STARt :MEMOry:LIST:DIREctory? :MEMOry:RECALL:DATA:YYYY:MM:DD? :MEMOry:DELEte:YYYY:MM:DD and is also responsive to start acquisition commands: :ACQUisition:STAR :ACQUisition:OSATrace:CONTinuous:STARt :ACQUisition:WAVElength:CONTinuous:STARt :ACQUisition:SAVE:CONTinuous:STARt :ACQUisition:ENGIneering:CONTinuous:STARt :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:STARt FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 32 In this state the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER is responsive to: :IDENtification? :STATus? :STORe :RECAll :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:THREshold:CHAN­ nel:C? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:THREshold:CHAN­ nel:C:T :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RATE? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RATE:R :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:WAVElength:C? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:WAVE­ length:C:NR:MIN,MAX,…,MIN,MAX :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:FORMula:C? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:FOR­ Mula:C:RN:FML :ACQUisition:CONFiguration: RANGe:DELEte:C :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:ENABle :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:DISAble :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:STATus? :ACQUisition:ENGIneering:CHANnel:C? :ACQUisition:WAVElength:CHANnel:C? :ACQUisition:POWEr:CHANnel:C? FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 33 After receiving the :ACQUisition:STOP command the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator returns to the ready state. 4 Scheduled The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator runs acquisition in the scheduled acquisition state after receiving the command: FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 34 If the power shortage occurs in the scheduled acquisition mode, the operational state is maintained once the power FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 35 The default network properties are “10.0.0.10:255.0. 0.0:0.0.0.0". Whenever there is the need, the interrogator can be reset to this default address (see section 3.5.2 “Resetting the IP Address of the Interrogator” on page 24). The default address cannot be changed. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 36: Measuring

    Bragg grating sensing branch. 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.

  • Page 37: Hbm Fs Wavelengths

    The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI is a ruggedized inter­ rogator designed for standalone operation. 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...

  • Page 38: Definitions

    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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 39: Power

    Bragg grating sensors and the Smart peak Detection (SPD), in which individual configurable sensor ranges are used combined with a defined thresh­ old for the optical channel, referenced to the peak inside each range. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 40: Conventional

    Important When measuring with the conventional method the confi­ guration of all sensors can be affected by local insertion losses. If power losses are expected (field applications) the SPD method is recommended. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 41: Smart Peak Detection (Spd)

    The difference on the SPD is that the threshold value is referenced to the highest peak of each range, operating individually in every range. Within each sensor range, even though it happens, either permanently or occasionally, that multiple peaks over­ FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 42 When SPD is active, the total number of sensors that can be measured by the interrogator should not exceed 400. Range 3 Range 1 Range 2 detected peaks undetected peak Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.5 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 43: Common Measuring Difficulties

    The most common effect of dirt on the connections is that there is a large amount of broad band light being reflected at the connection, at both directions, meaning that the dynamic range for measuring becomes smaller. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 44 Measuring clean connector trace dirty connector trace dynamic range reduction Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.7 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 45 (there are several cleaning swabs in the market frequently used for telecom) embedded in iso­ propyl alcohol. Insert it in the optical adapter, as in Fig. 4.8, and rotate the swab always on the same direc­ tion. Fig. 4.8 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 46: Broken Connector

    A broken sleeve will look as shown in Fig. 4.9. Fig. 4.9 To solve this problem you should contact HBM FiberSensing. 4.4.3 Reflective Fiber Ending It may occur that the interrogator does not find any sen­...

  • Page 47: Cut Fiber

    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 spec­ trum for these three presented cases. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 48 Measuring Fiber cut Continuous Fiber Initial Wavelength in nm Broken and Missaligned Broken Fiber Fiber Wavelength in nm Broken but Aligned Fiber Fabry-Pèrot Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.11 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 49: Fuse Failure

    (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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 50 11-36 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 interrogator might be damaged and need repair at HBM FiberSensing. FS22 SI...

  • Page 51: Remote Communications

    3500. All commands, except for Continuous Acquisition (see page 64), are received via the same port. Continuous Acquisition answers are retrieved via port 3365. The commands for the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI have the following correspondence: FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 52 Ordered from the range with lowest wave­ lengths to the range with higher wave­ lengths. Formula Polynomial Considering “x" as the wavelength shift (in nm). IP, subnet Integer mask and gateway Number of Integer samples FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 53 The sent command should have a '?' at the end of the command string. :NACK:ARGUMENT OUT OF RANGE The defined value for the parameter that is being config­ ured with the command is outside the possible interval. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 54: Common Commands

    :STOR Answer :ACK :RECAll Recalls previously saved instrument settings from the file. The command restores the state of the FS22 to a setup pre­ viously stored in the configuration file. Example: Command :RECA Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 55: System Commands

    «HH:MM:SS» Example: Command :SYST:TIME? Answer :ACK:12:27:34 :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS Sets the date of the real-time clock of the FS22. The time is defined as «HH:MM:SS». Example: Command :SYST:TIME:12:28:00 Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 56 FS22. The default IP address, subnet mask and gateway are “10.0.0.10:255.0.0.0:0.0.0.0". After this command is successfully executed, the FS22 will restart automatically. The gateway content is not optional. Example: Command :SYST:IPAD:192.168.2.100:255.255.25 5.0:0.0.0.0 Answer No reply FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 57: Status Commands

    FS22. Example: Command :ACQU:STAR Answer :ACK :ACQUisition:STOP Stops the acquisition (free, continuous and scheduled) of the fiber Bragg grating sensors in all channels of the FS22. Example: Command : ACQU:STOP Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 58 Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:THRE:CHAN:2? Answer :ACK:20.0 :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RATE? Queries the actual sampling rate of the FS22. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RATE? Answer :ACK:1 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 59 Note: The ranges should be sent with the wavelengths sorted in ascending order. Note: The minimum width accepted for the ranges defined via SCPI command is 1 nm. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:WAVE:3:2:1534.1 3, 1536.13,1544.13, 1546.13 Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 60 :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:FORMula:C:RN:FML Defines the formula for the range number RN on the chan­ nel C. Range Number RN is an integer from 1 to the total number of ranges NR. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:FORM:3:2:-13.2*x ^2+104.8*x+30 Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 61 Conventional to Smart Peak Detection method (SPD). Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:ENAB Answer :ACK :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:DISAble Disables the use of Ranges. Measurement method changes from Smart Peak Detection method (SPD) to the Conven­ tional. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:DISA Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 62 Returned value is always in accordance to the defined threshold for the channel. The number of channels can be set to A to retrieve the data relative to all sensors in all channels simultaneously. Example: Command :ACQU:ENGI:CHAN:1? Answer :ACK:30.4512,25.8503,0.2582,3.2154 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 63 Bragg grating sensors accordingly to the threshold settings and measurement method. The number of channels can be set to A to retrieve the data relative to all sensors in all chan­ nels simultaneously. Example: Command :ACQU:POWE:CHAN:1? Answer :ACK:-41.064,-40.965 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 64 1500 nm to 1600 nm sampled every 5 pm. Example: Command :ACQU:OSAT:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » * 68, 92 * 20, 46 #OCx20001 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 65 “:". Note: if there are channels with no sensors, the answer will have no wavelength between “:". Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » 2011.10.07:16:04:52: 1523.6573, 1554.0709, 1566.7846:: 1567.6987, 1584.9825: 1534.9824 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 66 “:". On the SPD method if there are no sen­ sors detected within a defined range the interrogator returns -998. Example: Command :ACQU:ENGI:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » 2016.07.29:14.18.42: 12.1254,23.4511::14.2301:25.6322 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 67 CH3/wvl0 + CH3/wvl1 + (…) 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 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 68 Remote Communications Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:NTPS:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » Fig. 5.2 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 69 Payload on interrogator with 8 optical channels: 4 bytes CH0/s0 + 4 bytes CH0/s1 + (…) + CH7/s0 + CH7/s1 + (…) with sensors in reference wavelength ascending order [s0 < s1 < (…) ]. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 70 Remote Communications Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:NTPS:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » Fig. 5.3 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 71 (see section “Continuous Acquisition“ on page 64). The interrogator does not resume scheduled acquisition if power fails during sleep. Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:STAR Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 72 Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:PERI:01:00:00 Answer :ACK :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:SAMPles? Queries the set number of samples to collect on each sched­ uled acquisition on the FS22. The answer is an integer. Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:SAMP? Answer :ACK:300 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 73: Memory Commands

    Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:SAMP:300 Answer :ACK 5.1.6 Memory Commands :MEMOry:LIST:DIREctory? Queries for directory list of previously saved data. Returns a list of directories separated with ";". Example: Command :MEMO:LIST:DIRE? Answer :ACK:20150903;20151005;20151006;1 051007 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 74 Deletes the YYYYMMDD data file previously stored in the internal memory of the FS22. The file name can be set to A to delete all stored files in the internal memory. Example: Command :MEMO:DELE:20140718 Answer :ACK FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 75: Braggmonitor Si Software Details

    K-FS22-13-010-420 FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI (Rack-Mountable) K-FS22-01-010-820 FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI (Standard) K-FS22-03-010-820 FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI (Standard) K-FS22-11-010-820 FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI (Rack-Mountable) K-FS22-13-010-820 FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI (Rack-Mountable) FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 76: Install And Uninstall Software

    The above requirements are sufficient if you use low sample rates and some sensors. You must use a more powerful PC if you wish to use a large number of sensors with high sample rates. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 77: Software Installation

    Super VGA resolution 1024x768 6.2.2 Software Installation To install HBM FiberSensing BraggMONITOR SI Soft­ ware on a PC, please follow the described steps: ► Insert the provided disk with software in the PC; ► Run Setup.exe inside BraggMONITOR folder; Information When the operating system is Windows Vista or higher, open setup.exe as an Administrator with a right-click...

  • Page 78: Software Uninstall

    Software Uninstall To uninstall the application, use the Add/Remove pro­ grams tool in Windows ► Enter control panel ► Select programs and features ► Select BraggMONITOR SI Software ► Click uninstall/change option and follow the steps. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 79: Running The Software

    Whenever using the BraggMONITOR SI Software for controlling the interrogator, the PC regional settings (see Fig. 6.2) should be defined as: S Standards and formats - dot for decimal symbol - comma for digit grouping - dash for date separation FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 80: Run As Administrator

    To have these privileges when the operating system is Windows Vista or higher, the user shall right-click the BraggMONITOR SI Software icon and then select the “Run as administrator" option (see Fig. 6.1). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 81 BraggMONITOR SI Software Details 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. 6.3). Fig. 6.3 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 82: Braggmonitor Si User Interface

    General Bar The General Bar (number in Fig. 7.1) is where the main acquisition actions can be performed. This bar is always on, although its buttons may be disabled due to the inter­ rogator status. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 83: Date And Time

    BraggMONITOR or the internal memory of the interrogator, will be saved with this time stamp. It is possible to change the BraggMONITOR SI Software time reference from UTC to the defined Local Time on FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 84 = “0"» and save the file (Fig. 7.4); ► Run the BraggMONITOR application as an adminis­ trator. Fig. 7.4 The Time definitions on the PC can be checked and/or configured on the Control Panel under the Date and Time (Fig. 7.5). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 85 BraggMONITOR SI User Interface Fig. 7.5 To adjust the time zone, chose the “Change time zone…“ button (Fig. 7.5). Fig. 7.6 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 86: Connecting To The Interrogator

    Fig. 7.7 7.1.2 Connecting to the Interrogator The first action to perform before starting an acquisition is to establish a connection between the interrogator and BraggMONITOR. For that, press the “Connect” button (number in Fig. 7.8). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 87 To perform this search the “search" button shown with number in Fig. 7.9 should be pressed. Fig. 7.9 After successfully connecting to the IP indicated, the “connect" button (number in Fig. 7.8) changes to “dis­ connect" (Fig. 7.10). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 88: Acquisition

    Information It is necessary to configure sensors in order to start an acquisition. Once the “start" button is pressed, it will change its appearance to “stop" button (Fig. 7.12). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 89 To stop recording, uncheck the “saving" button. Regular Appearance With Mouse on Top saving not saving saving not saving Fig. 7.13 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 90 (nm); formula) - ordered by optical channel and then by wavelength. The values along these columns represent either wavelengths (in nm) or engineering values (units in accordance with Formula from Config­ uration tab) of the corresponding sensors. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 91 Data → Get External Data (see Fig. 7.16) and select the data file. Fig. 7.16 Then, it is necessary to complete text import wizard. All options must be set as shown in Fig. 7.17, Fig. 7.18, Fig. 7.19, Fig. 7.20 and Fig. 7.21. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 92 BraggMONITOR SI User Interface Fig. 7.17 Fig. 7.18 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 93 BraggMONITOR SI User Interface Fig. 7.19 Fig. 7.20 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 94: Software And Interrogator Information

    To exit BraggMONITOR SI Software application, press the Exit button (number in Fig. 7.8). Graphical Area The graphical area is divided into five tabs: S Graphical View S Numerical View S Spectral View S Configuration S SCPI Interface FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 95: Graphical View

    (number in Fig. 7.22). The displayed sensors can be changed by clicking on the scroll down menus along the right-hand side of the inter­ face (number in Fig. 7.22). Fig. 7.22 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 96 Time Interval drop-down menu (number in Fig. 7.22). The horizontal scale cannot be manually changed. Clear Representation Data represented on graphical display can be erased by pressing the clear button (number in Fig. 7.22). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 97: Numerical View

    (units defined by the sensor Formula in Configuration tab) (number in Fig. 7.23). Next to the channel identifier, the number of sensors detected in that channel is stated (number in Fig. 7.23). Fig. 7.23 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 98: Spectral View

    The spectral monitor can only represent one channel at a time. Channel selection can be done at the Channel scroll down box (number in Fig. 7.24). The BraggMONITOR can now be used to activate and configure two methods for FBG sensor detection. A con­ FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 99 (WL (nm)) and the corresponding powers (PWR (dBm)). Below the “Wavelengths" table a numeric indicator shows the num­ ber of detected sensors on the selected channel (num­ in Fig. 7.24). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 100 The “Plot Ranges" checkbox (number in Fig. 7.26) can be used to activate or deactivate the display of the ranges limits on the spectral graph. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 101 FBG peak computation, so that side lobes and ground noise are disregarded. The threshold value is updated every time the “spectral view" tab is selected. Important Measurement settings can influence sensor readings. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 102 SPD Measurement For the case in which the ranges are ON, besides the Method threshold level, the autoscan procedure also takes into consideration the width of the ranges to detect the FBG FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 103 “Ranges" table (number in Fig. 7.26). Important If the autoscan detects errors like overlapping ranges, it will show the error message and will not be considered valid. The latest successfully defined configuration will be active. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 104 Zoomed In section only (Fig. 7.29). Fig. 7.28 In order to zoom back to full scale press the Zoom Out button (number in Fig. 7.24). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 105 (see Fig. 7.30). The save button will automatically return to its default state. Saved data file is organized in columns (see Fig. 7.30), meaning: column – wavelength values in nanometers column – optical power values in dBm. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 106 BraggMONITOR SI User Interface Fig. 7.30 The “save image" button allows one to save a .bmp file containing an instant capture of the displayed spectral graph (number in Fig. 7.24). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 107: Configuration

    If an old configuration is set, it is possible to clear it and start a new configuration pressing button “new" (num­ in Fig. 7.31). Be aware this operation will discard all previous configurations of all channels. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 108 Sensor measured wavelength values out of the defined bands are returned as -998. Inside each band only one peak is considered. Note: Ranges are only used/accessible when the SPD method is active (ranges ON). FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 109 Data File Definition: Path and Length As referred on section “Saved Data Files” on page 90, data sets are named automatically. The path for file saving and the maximum duration of each file can be defined under the Configuration Tab. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 110 The configuration is stored in the interrogator and updated while starting the BraggMONITOR SI. Any defined configuration can be saved in .txt extension file by pressing the “Save" button (number in Fig. 7.31) and choosing a save path. Fig. 7.32 Fig. 7.33 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 111 Fig. 7.33), and Formula (number in Fig. 7.33). Configuration file can always be loaded by the user by pressing the Load button (number in Fig. 7.31) and selecting the file containing the desired configuration (see Fig. 7.34). Fig. 7.34 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 112 1. Interrogator is restarting. This can take more than a minute. Please wait. 2. Ping to interrogator is successful. Please wait. 3. Interrogator is ready. After this process is complete, the connection will be established with the new IP. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 113 Fig. 7.36, it is possible to download it by pressing the “download button" (number in Fig. 7.36) or delete it using “delete" button (number in Fig. 7.36). The files will be downloaded to the chosen directory on number in Fig. 7.36. Fig. 7.36 FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...

  • Page 114: Scpi Interface

    Fig. 7.37). Each time new answers are dis­ played, older ones are pushed down. Fig. 7.37 Each time a new command is successfully executed, a shortcut at the scroll down box is created, as shown in Fig. 7.38. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 115 Scheduled and Continuous acquisitions are disabled. In order to keep the current interrogator status, the user shall not select other tab than the SCPI Interface one and the BraggMONITOR application shall be closed using the “exit" button. FS22 SI A4249-8.0 HBM: public...
  • Page 116 HBM Test and Measurement Tel. +49 6151 803-0 Fax +49 6151 803-9100 info@hbm.com measure and predict with confidence...

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