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  • Page 1 Environmental Measurement TSP01 Operation Manual 2018...
  • Page 2 Version: Date: 21-Nov-2018 Copyright © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.2.11 Import Settings 3.2.12 Device Information 4 Write Your Own Application 4.1 WYOA for TSP01 RevB Sensors 4.1.1 Driver Installation and Location for TSP01 RevB Sensors 4.1.2 Changing the Driver for TSP01 RevB 4.2 WYOA for Previous-Revision Sensors 4.2.1 Driver Installation and Location for Previous-Revision TSP01 sensors 4.2.2...
  • Page 4 7.1 Technical Data 7.2 List of Acronyms 7.3 Safety 7.4 Certifications and Compliances 7.5 Warranty 7.6 Copyright and Exclusion of Reliability 7.7 Thorlabs Worldwide Contacts...

  • Page 5: Foreword

    Paragraphs preceded by this symbol explain hazards that could damage the instrument and the connected equipment or may cause loss of data. Note This manual also contains "NOTES" and "HINTS" written in this form. Please read this advice carefully! © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 6: General Information

    TSP01 General Information The TSP01 is a device of the size of a USB thumb drive that can be plugged to any USB port for reading up to three different temperature values and relative humidity. The combined humidity and temperature sensor is embedded into the USB stick, a second...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Users are also free to write a separate application or use a third party GUI. For this, please see the chapter Write-Your-Own-Application The following are the requirements for the PC to be used for remote operation of the TSP01. 2.2.1 Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or higher...

  • Page 8: Software Installation

    Please download the TSP01 Application from the software tab on the TSP01 website. Attention Do not connect the TSP01 to the PC during software installation! Please make sure that the in- stallation is carried out completely, including the reboot requests.

  • Page 9: Operating Instructions

    After installation of the software connect the TSP01 to a free USB 2.0 port. Note The TSP01 should always be positioned away from heat and humidity sources that are not of interest for the measurement to prevent background. For this, the 1.8 m USB cable is supplied to position the TSP01 away from the PC/HUB.
  • Page 10 (date and time). The complete time stamp will be displayed only in the Table Tab. · Start / Stop Logging: This is a toggle button to start / stop log- ging. · Results: In this pane logging statistics are displayed. © 2018 Thorlabs...
  • Page 11 Temperature: Up to three curves can be dis- played: blue for internal sensor, green for external sensor TH1 and red for external sensor TH2. Rel. Humidity: If enabled, the relative humidity value versus time will be shown in black color. © 2018 Thorlabs...
  • Page 12 GUI, change thermistor settings and en- able/disable a sensor. Tool tips appear when moving the mouse pointer over the appropriate parameter. Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Detailed GUI Description In the following section the functionality is described in detail. © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 13: Detailed Gui Description

    3 Operating Instructions Detailed GUI Description The Graphic User Interfaces automatically connects to the detected TSP01. The software starts with the most recent settings and configuration. 3.2.1 Controls TSP01 GUI Controls The following table summarizes the function of controls. For detailed information, click to the text in the Function column.

  • Page 14: Settings

    Upper and lower limits of the bar display in Measurement tab. The default value depends on the actual measured values at start of the application or connect to a TSP01. · Temperature (Humidity) Window: The color of the bar displayed in the window can change depending on the actual measured value.

  • Page 15: Tab Measurement

    Logging panel (time in seconds / days:hours:minutes:seconds or complete time stamp). The next columns display the logged data from all sensors. If an external sensor is not recognized (not connected), its measurement values will be displayed as "--.---". © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 16: Tab Graph

    Zoom Panel By default, Auto Scaling is enabled. By un- checking the "Auto Scale..." box, the limits of the appropriate axis can be changed. Zoom Home: Click to this icon to display the entire graph (auto scaling). © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 17: Logging Panel

    · Samples of measurement: a value will be displayed only in time or samples logging modes · Below the progress bar, numerical values (minimum, maximum, average and fluctuation). All values are updated with each new logged value. Fluctuation is the difference between Min and Max. © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 18: Save Data

    File the Load Data item. A dialog opens: Select the desired file and click "Open". The file is loaded into the GUI and will be displayed with all appropriate application settings, as saved in the file header. © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 19: Export Settings

    3.2.11 Import Settings Saved settings can be loaded into the GUI. Click to the icon or select from the menu File the Import Settings item. A dialog opens: Select the desired file and click "Open". © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 20: Device Information

    TSP01 3.2.12 Device Information The Device Information menu retrieves information on the connected TSP01: © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 21: Write Your Own Application

    The driver and tools are installed to your computer during software installation. Note TSP01 software and drivers are 32 bit applications. As for this reason, in 32 bit systems, they are installed to “C:\Program Files”...
  • Page 22 (LabVIEW container file with driver vi's and an example. "LabVIEW xxxx" stands for actual LabVIEW installation folder.) .net wrapper dll C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Primary Interop Assemblies… …\Thorlabs.TLTSP01B_32.Interop.dll C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\VisaCom\Primary Interop Assem- blies… …\Thorlabs.TLTSP01B_32.Interop.dll C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\VisaCom64\Primary Interop Assem- blies… …\Thorlabs.TLTSP01B_64.Interop.dll Example for C Source file: C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\TLTSPB\Examples\C\… …Sample.c © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 23: Changing The Driver For Tsp01 Revb

    4.1.2 Changing the Driver for TSP01 RevB Note With the transition from TSP01 to TSP01 RevB at the end of 2018, the driver changed. TSP01 sensors without the RevB label require the installation of NI-VISA™, while TSP01 RevB sensors do not.

  • Page 24: Wyoa For Previous-Revision Sensors

    The driver and tools are being in- stalled to your computer during software installation and cannot be found on the installation CD. Note TSP01 software and drivers are 32 bit applications. As for this reason, in 32 bit systems, they are installed to “C:\Program Files”...

  • Page 25: Driver Installation And Location For Previous-Revision Tsp01 Sensors

    The next section provides the locations of the above files. 4.2.1 Driver Installation and Location for Previous-Revision TSP01 sensors This section describes the driver installation for previous-revision TSP01 sensors which can be identified by the lack of a "RevB" label.
  • Page 26 C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation \visa\WinNT\TLTSP01\Examples\… …MS_VISUALCPP\TSP01_CPP_Sample.sln Project file: C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation \visa\WinNT\TLTSP01\Examples\… …MS_VISUALCPP\TSP01_CPP_Sample\TSP01_CPP_Sample.vcxproj Executable sample demo: C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\TLTSP01\Examples\… …\MS_VISUALCPP\Output\TSP01_CPP_Sample.exe Example for DotNet Example for C# Solution file: C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation \visa\WinNT\TLTSP01\Examples… …\MS.NET_CS\TSP01_CSharp_Sample.sln Project file: C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation \visa\WinNT\TLTSP01\Examples… …\MS.NET_CS\TSP01_CSharp_Sample\TSP01_CSharp_Sample.csproj © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 27: Command Reference

    Note This command reference is only applicable when writing you own applications for previous-revi- sion TSP01 sensors without the RevB label on the bottom. 4.2.2.1 IEEE488.2 Common Commands Common commands are device commands that are common to all devices according to the IEEE488.2 standard.

  • Page 28: Scpi Command Reference

    Returns the enable register :QUEStionable Path to control questionable event registers [:EVENt]? Returns the event register Returns the condition register :CONDition? :ENABle <value> Sets the enable register Returns the enable register :ENABle? :PRESet Set status registers to default states. © 2018 Thorlabs...
  • Page 29 :A? [{MIN|MAX|DEF}] :B {MIN|MAX|DEF|<value>} Set Steinhart-Hart parameter B :B? [{MIN|MAX|DEF}] Query Steinhart-Hart parameter A :C {MIN|MAX|DEF|<value>} Set Steinhart-Hart parameter C :C? [{MIN|MAX|DEF}] Query Steinhart-Hart parameter C :EXPonential :R0 {MIN|MAX|DEF|<value>} Set parameter R 0 for exponential RT calc. © 2018 Thorlabs...
  • Page 30 Fetch measurement value of temperature mea- surement on external thermistor sensor 2 READ? Read value MEASure [:SCALar] [:TEMPerature][1]? Measure temperature on internal sensor Measure humidity :HUMidity? :TEMPerature2? Measure temperature on external thermistor 1 Measure temperature on external thermistor 2 :TEMPerature3? © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 31: Maintenance And Service

    Information on the software version can be retrieved via the menu Help -> About: Please keep this information ready when contacting Thorlabs Note For Information on the TSP01 device version number, please see the bottom of the device for the serial number. © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem: The TSP01 is not recognized with the TSP01 software. · Solution 1: Update the Application to the latest version. The new TSP01 RevB is not compatible with software versions below 2.0. · Solution 2: The TSP01 sensor might be a previous revision device and is not labeled "RevB"...

  • Page 33: Appendix

    -40 °C to 70 °C Dimensions (W x H x D) 69.5 mm x 20.0 mm x 12.0 mm Weight 50 g (w/o external sensor) non-condensing Limited by the operating temperature range of the USB thumb drive. © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 34: List Of Acronyms

    TSP01 List of Acronyms The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in this manual: Graphic User Interface Resistor with Negative Temperature Coefficient (aka Thermistor) Relative Humidity SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments Universal Serial Bus © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 35: Safety

    This precision device is only serviceable if returned and properly packed into the complete original pack- aging including the plastic foam sleeves. If necessary, ask for replacement packaging. Refer servicing to qualified personnel! Changes to this device cannot be made nor may components not supplied by Thorlabs be used without written consent from Thorlabs. Attention The following statement applies to the products covered in this manual, unless otherwise specified herein.

  • Page 36: Certifications And Compliances

    TSP01 Certifications and Compliances © 2018 Thorlabs...

  • Page 37: Warranty

    7 Appendix Warranty Thorlabs warrants material and production of the TSP01 for a period of 24 months starting with the date of shipment. During this warranty period Thorlabs will see to defaults by repair or by exchange if these are entitled to warranty.

  • Page 38: Thorlabs Worldwide Contacts

    Contact Thorlabs for more information. Waste treat- ment is your own responsibility. “End of life” units must be returned to Thorlabs or handed to a company specializing in waste recovery. Do not dispose of the unit in a litter bin or at a public waste disposal site.
  • Page 39 www.thorlabs.com...

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