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13.2
Getting ready for operation
1. Connect the laser control's safety interlock to the device.
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Check that the safety interlock will switch off the laser properly in case of error.
2. Turn on the voltage supply.
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The green status display (Ready) must light up.
3. Please wait, until the measured value display is illuminated.
4. Turn on the water cooling.
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After a few seconds the red status display (Error) must extinguish.
5. After approx. 2 minutes, the device temperature equals the temperature of the cooling water.
Press the tara button to adjust the offset to zero.
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The CompactPowerMonitor CPM is now ready for operation.
13.3
Starting the software
Start the PowerMonitorSoftware PMS by double-clicking the shortcut
ing the application „PMS.exe" in the PMS directory. The graphical user interface appears, as displayed in Fig.
13.1 on page 43.
When the communication is established, different measuring values are displayed. If no communication is
established, press the Start/Stop button in the upper right corner. If a communication is still not possible
afterwards, proceed as described in chapter 12.2 on page 39.
13.4
Perform power measurement
1. Click the button Start.
2. Turn on the laser.
3. The measured power is updated every second on the measured value display of the device (see chapter
Fig. 10.1 on page 32) or on the screen of the PC (see chapter 13.6 on page 44).
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After about 15 seconds the display reaches about 99 % of the final value.
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CompactPowerMonitor CPM
on the desktop or by double-click-
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