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Brolight BIM-76 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 WIRELESS POWER METER 无线功率计 User Manual...
  • Page 2 WIRELESS POWER METER User Manual  Hangzhou Brolight Technology Co., Ltd. Ver. : Date : 2018,1,29...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content 1 Introduction ....................2 2 Function ......................3 3 Operation Instructions ..................6 3.1 Supported Software Version ................ 6 3.2 Windows PC(Bluetooth & USB)..............6 3.2.1 System Requirement ................. 6 3.2.2 Installation step ..................6 3.2.3 Connecting ....................6 3.2.4 Function Operation ...................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Brolight high performance optical power meter This power meter can connect with devices equipped with Windows or IOS system by USB or Bluetooth Agreement The “Photodetector” mentioned in this manual (if not specified) implies the BIM-76 Series optical power meter Purpose The purpose of the manual is to help users to get familiar and operate this power meter correctly.

  • Page 5: Function

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Chapter 2 Function Unit Technical Features Features  Absolute measurement with laser beams power up to 250W  Large spectral response range(UV-MIR)  5s rising time  EEPROM store Calibration Data ...
  • Page 6 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 2. Side View of detector unit Figure 3. Detecting Window - 4 -...
  • Page 7 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Serial No. Function Description （1） Power Switch （2） Power Light (Red) （3） USB, connecting with computer （4） USB Light (Green) （5） Bluetooth External Antennae （6） Bluetooth Light(Blue) （7） Analog Signal Output: 0-5v （8）...

  • Page 8: Operation Instructions

    3.2.2 Installation (1) Read the CD with BPM softwares (2) Install power meter driver: a. BIM-7001 power meter: Run “Brolight BIM7001 USB Drivers.exe”; b. BIM-76XX power meter: Run “Brolight BIM76XX USB Drivers.exe”. (3) Install application program: Run “BPM_Install_V2.0.4.exe”. Note: For Bluetooth communication, please make sure that the Bluetooth driver has been already installed successfully.
  • Page 9 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 4. Device Manager page The leftmost window lists out the detected devices, the middle window shows the selected devices, and the rightmost window is the information of the selected device. 【Add】...
  • Page 10 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 5. Searching Device Figure 6. Connecting Device successfully - 8 -...

  • Page 11: Function Operation

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L 3.2.4 Function Operation （1）BPM Software Structure Double-click the icon on desktop to invoke the BPM software as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7. BPM main page (2) Setup Pane Figure 8 .Measurement Setup Name Description...
  • Page 12 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Pause measurement button End measurement button Wavelength(nm) Center wavelength of the light source, nm Sampling(Hz) Sampling frequency, Unit Hz OUT: not using attenuator, IN: using attenuator Optical power range, use mouse to select the range or type-in Range manually Averaging the data and show in the analysis page...
  • Page 13 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 9. Power spectrum Real-time graph displays the spectrum when the spectrometer is running, X-axis for the time, Y-axis for the power. Setting Spectrum Pane:  Adjust Y-axis range： Put cursor on the Y-axis until appearing an icon, scroll the mouse wheel, or press the left button and drag the cursor up or down to adjust the Y-axis range.
  • Page 14 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L (4) Power display area Firgure 10. Real-time value display Click here to display the readings on different detectors. (5) Statistical Analysis Pane Figure 11. Real-time Displace Display in this area: Minimum, Maximum, Average, Standard Deviation, Over range, and PTP (6) Plot setting Pane Figure 12.Plot setting Time Frame：Click the corresponding slot and adjust the value by the arrows...
  • Page 15 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 13. Merge and Split the spectra (7) Import data File -> Import Data, select the file to be imported, and click "Open". A log view would be seen and then click the close button to close the log view window.
  • Page 16 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 15. import the log file (8) Export Data File -> Export Data, input file name, then Save. Figure 16. Indicate the path and name of log file - 14 -...
  • Page 17 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L (9) Preferences Option -> Preferences Figure 17. User Preferences Dialog Box（StartUp） Startup page: The following actions can be set as the program starts  Restart devices on application start up ...
  • Page 18 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Logging page：Set the export data format Two formats can be chosen:  Standard format （HH:MM:SS）as Figure 19  Excel friendly format as Figure 20 Default: setting the path for saving data. Figure 19.
  • Page 19 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L (10) PWM Output Output frequency: 1Hz-100KHz，step:1Hz; Duty Cycle: 0.1%-99.9%，Step 0.1%，Maximum output 3.3V。 【 Option 】 -> 【 PWM 】 ， frequency and duty ratio can be set Click 【 Start 】 , “Set PWM successfully！”would be observed，PWM output would provide according to the setting.

  • Page 20: Ios App(Bluetooth)

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L 【Option】【Analog output】: Figure 22. Analog output 3.3 IOS APP operation 3.3.1 Minimum requirement for the system:  CPU: >1GHz  RAM: 512MB  Hard disc: 16GB  Operation System: IOS7.1 or above ...

  • Page 21: App Function Operation

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L 3.3.3 APP functions Run the APP, then see the figure as Fig. 23 Figure 23． the software main screen (1) Connection setup Click , pop-up device management interface shown in Figure 24, you can search for the device, display, connect, disconnect and other operations.
  • Page 22 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L When the device is selected and connected, a‘√’ is displayed. The basic information of the device would be seen. When the device is clicked again, the device would disconnect and the message Bluetooth has disconnected"...
  • Page 23 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L As shown in Figure 25, the default name of the exported data file would be the time. Other file name can also be input. When importing data, select the data to be imported ("√"), click "Open" "Delete" to delete the data.
  • Page 24 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Description Name Normal Mode Normal Mode,Default Setting External Trigger Mode External Trigger Mode PWM Setting，250Hz-100KHz ,Duty Cycle 0.1%- 99.9% unit selection，Use kW,W,mW,uW,nW,pW,dBm,dB as the unit wavelength value， Click and set the tested light source wavelength ON/OFF When the ATT function is selected, the attenuator information will be displayed at the top of the button.
  • Page 25 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L External Trigger Mode External trigger level is compatible with TTL level, the voltage is not larger than 5V. In this mode, power value would collect once for one external trigger signal rising edge Laser Period Pulses ∬...
  • Page 26 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 30. Relative Power Measurement Zero and Relative measurment First of all, the detector should be completely shielded, Click Zero ,the program would save the data as the initial background .
  • Page 27 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 31. Adjust Y-axis range, Adjust X-axis range, Zoom-in/Zoom-out (5) Display Name Description Graph display Needle display Table display As table display is selected, the data from different channels associated with time and corresponding calculation would show on the screen.
  • Page 28 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Figure 32. Pointer Display Figure 33. Table Display - 26 -...

  • Page 29: Typical Applications

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Chapter 4 4 Typical Application 4.1 Absolute Power Measurement Absolute optical power can be presented in two scales, namely logarithmic and linear scale. The power in kW, W, mW, uW, nW, pW would be selected to show in the result. If dBm is used for power unit, the reading is 10times of the logarithmic ratio of the input power to the reference 1 mW, as described in this formula: dBm reading =10*lg[input power/1mW]...

  • Page 30: Relative Power Measurement

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L c) According to the intensity of the light to be measured, select the appropriate attenuator to prevent the measured light intensity exceeds the saturation and damage threshold detector. Note: When using the detector plus attenuator, be sure to open the attenuator.
  • Page 31 DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L due to the light flux reaching the detector and the dark current in the detector. g) Relative measurement can be activated y irradiating the detector with reference light h) Click Delta, the reference signal power value P would be saved and in the relative measurement mode automatically.

  • Page 32: Detector Instructions

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L 5 How to use 5.1 Calibration Service Every detector must be well calculated and set properly before sending to customer. Nevertheless, it is recommended to calibrate the detector once per year in order to keep its accuracy. This calibration service is available by our team.

  • Page 33: Appendix

    DOCID#: CD-M-BIM-76XX-B U S E R M A N U A L Chapter 6 6 Appendix 6.1 Technical Data Model BIM-7614-0250F Material Thermoelectric Wavelength range 0.19-20 um Power range 0.2-250W 10k W/cm²(1064nm,10W,CW) Max Average Power Density 3.2k W/cm² (10640nm,10W,CW) 9J/cm² (1064nm,360us,5Hz) 1J/cm²...

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