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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL 11Beamage-3 USB 3.0 Beam Profiling Camera...
  • Page 2 The warranty does not cover damages related to battery leakage or misuse. Standa Ltd. will repair or replace, at Standa’s option, any 11Beamage-3 that proves to be defective during the warranty period, except in the case of product misuse.
  • Page 3 11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 SAFETY INFORMATION Do not use the 11Beamage-3 if the device or the detector looks damaged, or if you suspect that the 11Beamage-3 is not operating properly. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    11Beamage-3 ............................7 1.1........................... 7 NTRODUCTION 1.2..........................7 PECIFICATIONS 1.2.1. 11Beamage-3 Mechanical Drawings..................10 1.2.2. Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses .................. 11 Quick Start procedure .......................... 12 Main User Interface ..........................13 The Main Controls ..........................14 4.1......................14...
  • Page 5 Declaration of Conformity ........................57 Annex A ISO11146 and iso11670 Definitions ..................... 58 Annex B 11Beamage-3 Driver Installation Quick Guide ................61 Annex C 11Beamage-3 FIRMWARE Installation Quick Guide ..............70 Annex D Recycling and separation procedure for WEEE ................71...
  • Page 6 ....................39 IGURE IXEL ULTIPLICATION ACTOR 5-9 E ................. 40 IGURE XAMPLE ILE OF A EASUREMENT CQUISITION 5-10 D ......................41 IGURE CQUISITION 5-11 D ........................42 IGURE IVERGENCE 5-12 R ......................43 IGURE ELATIVE OSITION Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 7 IGURE ISPLAY 6-3 2D D ............ 49 IGURE ISPLAY HOWING ROSSHAIRS AND IAMETER OSITIONS 6-4 2D D ..........................50 IGURE ISPLAY 6-5 XY D ..........................51 IGURE ISPLAY 6-6 B ......................53 IGURE RACKING ISPLAY Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 8: Beamage-3

    11BEAMAGE-3 1.1. INTRODUCTION Standa introduces the new 11Beamage-3. Its sleek and thin design allows the 11Beamage-3 to fit between tight optical components. Its USB 3.0 connection and improved algorithm allows very fast frame rates. The new 2.2 MPixel CMOS sensor has a large ⅔” optical format with a small 5.5 µm pixel pitch allowing high resolution on large beams.
  • Page 9 Displays 3D, 2D, XY (crosshair), Beam Tracking Beam Diameter 4 Sigma (ISO) - ISO-11146-1:2005 Definition FWHM along crosshair (50%) along crosshair (13.5%) 86% effective diameter (D86) Beam Center Centroid - ISO-11146-1:2005 Definition First Encountered Peak Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 Save in native format, text format, or binary format Load native format files Print report Save 3D or 2D image in bitmap format Save crosshairs in text format Data Acquisition of measurements in text format and in native format Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 11: 11Beamage-3 Mechanical Drawings

    USB 3.0 connector: The USB 3.0 connector is now more rugged with its screwable holes. Please note that only USB 3.0 compliant cables can be used with the 11Beamage-3. USB 2.0 ports can be used, but it will lower the 11Beamage-3 speed performances.

  • Page 12: Sensor And Filter Spectral Responses

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 1.2.2. Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses Figure 1-2 Attenuation Filter Transmission Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 13: Quick Start Procedure

    If multiple 11Beamage-3 are used, please connect them all to the computer; 4. Start your laser and align in the 11Beamage-3 aperture; 5. Start the PC-Beamage-3.0 software. Select the desired 11Beamage-3 from the displayed list. The green led button in the “Main Controls” indicates that communication has been established.

  • Page 14: Main User Interface

    The second tab (Setup) contains all the measurement parameters, such as the Exposure Time, Image Orientation, Averaging, Active Area, and more. The third tab (Data Acquisition) lets the user specify the desired acquisition parameters. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 15: The Main Controls

    Figure 4-2 The PC-Beamage-3.0 Interface With and Without the Main Controls Ribbon 4.1. MULTIPLE 11BEAMAGE-3 MODE It is possible to connect multiple 11Beamage-3 to a single computer. When you start the PC-Beamage- 3.0 the following window showing all the serial numbers of the connected cameras will appear. If numerous 11Beamage-3 are connected to the computer, please select the desired camera.

  • Page 16: Capture Controls

    4.2.1. Camera Status Figure 4-5 Camera Status The software will automatically detect when a 11Beamage-3 is connected to the computer and it will be indicated in the Camera Status with a green button, while a red button indicates that there is no 11Beamage-3 connected.

  • Page 17: Subtract Background Button

    “Auto” mode and set to the current exposure time. Be sure to block your beam only when the Message Box appears and not before. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 18: File Controls

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 4.3. FILE CONTROLS The “File Menu” opens and saves frames captured with the 11Beamage-3, and also prints a complete report. Figure 4-9 File Controls 4.3.1. Open Figure 4-10 Open File Button Click on the “Open” file button to retrieve previously saved data. The PC-Beamage-3.0 software will only open native *.BMG files.

  • Page 19: Save All Images In Buffer

    Each *.BMG file can take up to 8.50 MB on the hard drive. Acquiring multiple frames can quickly sum up to multiple GigaBytes. Fast acquisition should only be done on the computer’s hard drive and cannot be done on an external drive or on a server hard drive. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 20: Print Report

    “Exit”. The buttons are located on the right-hand side. Figure 4-15 Print Report Preview The report fits on 2 pages. The first page presents the 3D and 2D images, measurement results, and the 11Beamage-3’s settings. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 21: Figure 4-16 Print Report

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 Figure 4-16 Print Report Page 1 Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 22: Figure 4-17 Print Report

    The second page prints the cross-sectional XY graphs along the crosshairs. If the “Cursor”, the “Gaussian Fit”, “FWHM”, or the “1/e ” options are selected (refer to section 6.3.1), they will also appear in the report. Figure 4-17 Print Report Page 2 Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 23: Buffer Controls

    4.4.1. Image Index Figure 4-19 Image Index The “Image Index” edit box displays the current image index. When the 11Beamage-3 is not streaming, it is possible to access different frames by typing the desired image index. 4.4.2. Previous Image and Next Image Figure 4-20 Next and Previous Image Buttons The “Next Image”...

  • Page 24: Clear Buffer

    4.4.4. Animate Figure 4-22 Animate Button Once the 11Beamage-3 has captured frames in its buffer, it is possible to stream them in a playback manner. With as much as 32 frames temporarily saved in the buffer, simply clicking the animation button will create an animation with any display (2D, 3D, and XY).

  • Page 25: Filters

    The “Despeckle” filter uses a 9x9 mask flat filter to perform a simple averaging of the central pixel. All pixels have the same weight (1/81). If the filtered image is on the edge, the surrounding pixels outside the image will be set to 0. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 26: Normalize

    The “Trigger” button enables the camera to capture images only when an electric signal is sent to the 11Beamage-3 via the SMA connector. This can synchronize the system’s capture rate with a pulsed laser source. A SMA to BNC adaptor is provided (202273). The input trigger signal can be from 1.1 volts to 24 volts.

  • Page 27: Show/Hide Options

    11Beamage-3 and the laser. The lens should be placed in the far-field of the laser beam while the 11Beamage-3 should be at the focal point of the lens. The second step is to enter the focal length of the lens in the software. Since the focal length is wavelength dependent, make sure to use the correct value for your laser in the settings.

  • Page 28: Relative Position

    Please refer to section 5.5 for more information about this functionality. 4.6. SOFTWARE INFO The “Information Menu” displays important and useful information about the 11Beamage-3 and provides help. Figure 4-35 Software Info...

  • Page 29: Color Legend

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 4.6.1. Color Legend Figure 4-36 Color Legend Button The “Color Legend” button shows the colors corresponding to the 3D and 2D display intensity levels. Figure 4-37 Color Legend Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 30: About

    4.6.3. Help Figure 4-39 Help Button The “Help” button opens the 11Beamage-3 user manual. All information, tips, warnings and troubleshooting about the software are in this manual. Warning The help file is in PDF format. A PDF reader needs to be installed on your PC to open the file.

  • Page 31: Home And Setup Panels

    11Beamage-3. Home: Controls the computation parameters and displays the beam’s diameter and centroid information. Setup: Controls the 11Beamage-3 parameters. Data Acquisition: Controls the acquisition parameters Divergence: Controls the divergence parameters and displays the results. This tab is available when the Divergence button is activated in the Main Controls (refer to section 4.5.4).

  • Page 32: Home

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 5.1. HOME Figure 5-2 Home Tab Main Controls: Defines the beam width definition and crosshair position. Diameter: Displays the beam diameter computation results. Centroid: Displays the beam’s centroid and peak coordinates. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 33: Main Controls

    Only the area containing the beam will be used to compute the diameter. This means that a smaller beam will have a smaller area which will decrease the computation time and increase the frame Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 34 11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 rate. If the beam is larger and all pixels contain the area containing the beam, there will be no baseline subtraction and the frame rate will be slower. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 35: Diameter

    Figure 5-3 Fixed Coordinates System for the Sensor International Organization for Standardization, ISO 11146 :2005 Laser and laser-related equipment – Test methods for laser beam widths, divergence angles and beam propagation ratios, 2005, Geneva Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 36: Figure 5-4 Peak To Average

    When the crosshair center is set to “Centroid” instead of “Peak”, results are grayed out to remind the user that the values do not correspond to the “Peak to Average Ratios”. Figure 5-5 Peak to Average Ratio Example Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 37: Setup

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 5.2. SETUP The “Setup” tab allows the user to set the 11Beamage-3 parameters. Figure 5-6 Setup Tab Exposure time: Controls the 11Beamage-3 sensor’s exposure time. Image orientation: Rotates or flips the captured image. Image Averaging: Applies a temporal filter by averaging multiple frames Active Area: Selects the region of interest.

  • Page 38: Exposure Time

    Pixel Multiplication Factor: Adjusts the pixel multiplication factor when using optical components 5.2.1. Exposure Time The “Exposure Time” controls the 11Beamage-3’s exposure time settings. It can be set from 0.2 ms to 100 ms. The “Auto” option will automatically set the exposure time in order to have the maximum beam intensity at 85% of the sensor’s saturation level.

  • Page 39: Active Area

    The “Active Area” function allows the user to select a region of interest (ROI) on the sensor. This will increase the frame rate, as fewer pixels need to be transferred from the 11Beamage-3. This can only be done on small beam sizes, since a cropped beam would invalidate the beam width measurements.

  • Page 40: Gain

    The beam dimensions will be adjusted accordingly. If a camera lens is used with the 11Beamage-3 camera, it is possible to follow the camera lens calibration steps by clicking on the “Calibrate” button. This will open the “Camera Lens” tab. Refer to section 5.6 for more information about the camera lens calibration Standa Ltd.

  • Page 41: Data Acquisition

    *.TXT logging file. Each image will be individually saved in a native *.BMG file. Figure 5-9 Example File of a Measurement Acquisition To start the acquisition, click on the “Start Data Acquisition” button in the “Main Controls” (refer to section 4.3.4). Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 42: Figure 5-10 Data Acquisition Tab

    “1” in the box. To keep track of only a small amount of frames, enter a higher value. When choosing the ‘Full images and measurements” acquisition mode, the sample rate is defined temporally. The fastest rate is limited to 1 per second. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 43: Divergence

    11Beamage-3 and the laser. The lens should be placed in the far-field of the laser beam while the 11Beamage-3 is at the lens’ focal point. The second step is to enter the lens’ focal length in the software. Since the focal length is wavelength dependent, make sure to use the correct value for your laser in the prior settings.

  • Page 44: Relative Position

    5.5. RELATIVE POSITION The “Setup” section, which displays the coordinate system of the 11Beamage-3 sensor on the right side, allows the user to select the parameter that will be considered as the origin position (0,0) by the software.

  • Page 45: Figure 5-13 Coordinates Defined By User

    Once the origin position is determined by the user, the software will calculate the difference between the coordinates of this new position and the latest computed centroid or peak coordinates. The results are displayed in the “Measures” section of the “Relative Position” tab. Figure 5-14 Measures Section Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 46: Camera Lens

    The “Camera lens calibration” section allows the user to calibrate the PC-Beamage software when a camera lens is used with the 11Beamage-3. This panel is accessible by clicking “Calibrate” in the Pixel Multiplication factor section in the Setup panel or in the Show/Hide Options in the Ribbon.

  • Page 47: Figure 5-16 Pixel Multiplication Factor Section

    11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 Figure 5-16 Pixel Multiplication Factor Section 6. To return to original values for the Pixel Multiplication Factor, click on “Reset” Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 48: Display Panel

    Beam Tracking Display: A real time display of the beam’s position stability To choose the desired display mode, click on the corresponding icon in the lower control bar under the display panel. Figure 6-1 Display Panel Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 49: Display

    Pressing the Ctrl button while holding down the left mouse button will pan the 3D image along its Y axis. Doing the same procedure with the Shift button pans the 3D image along its X axis. x axis Y axis Figure 6-2 3DDisplay Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 50: Display: Controls

    1000x1000 only 1/16 pixels are displayed, for images larger than 500x500 only 1/4 pixels are displayed and for smaller images all pixels are displayed. When the 11Beamage-3 is stopped or in the animate mode, all pixels are always displayed regardless of the image size.

  • Page 51: Display: Controls

    Print Screen: Saves a .bmp image of the current 2D display. Reset View: Resets the view settings to its original parameters. Show/Hide Diameter: Displays the ellipse corresponding to the beam diameter (refer to section 5.1.1.1). Select Active Area: Selects with cursor an active area. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 52: Xy Display

    Cursor Position: Shows/Hides a cursor on each graph with their intensity and position value in the graph’s upper right corner. The cursors are positioned by clicking on the desired spots with the left mouse button. FWHM: Shows/Hides the level corresponding to the half maximum value. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 53: Gaussian Fit

    Gaussian curve. The closer to 0%, the better the Gaussian fit. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 13694 :2000 Laser and laser-related equipment – Test methods for laser beam power (energy) density distribution, Geneva Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 54: Beam Tracking Display

     Mean: Coordinates of the mean position of the centroid.  Last: Coordinates of the last calculated position of the centroid.  Azimuth: Orientation for which the drift is maximal. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 55: Beam Tracking Display: Controls

    Set Origin Point: Sets the origin point (0, 0) of the sensor for the relative positioning, Please refer to section 4.5.4.2. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 11670:2003 Laser and laser-related equipment – Test methods for laser beam parameters – Beam positional Stability, Geneva Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    7.5. CHANGING THE OPTICS IN FRONT OF THE 11BEAMAGE-3 Because the 11Beamage-3’s sensor does not have a coverglass, it is very sensitive to dust. Change the optics in a clean environment and put the 11Beamage-3’s aperture facing down to minimize the dust.

  • Page 57: The 10 Bit Adc Level Is Not Available Even When The 11B Eamage -3 Is Connected To A Usb

    The 10 bit ADC level is only available when using a USB 3.0 port. If it is not available even when connected on a USB 3.0 port, reboot the computer. If it is still not available, please contact your Standa representative or contact us at sales@standa.LT.

  • Page 58: Declaration Of Conformity

    Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4: Testing and IEC 61000-4-3:2002 Class A measurements techniques- Section 3: Radiated, Radio Frequency immunity. We hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive(s) and Standard(s). Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 59: Annex A Iso11146 And Iso11670 Definitions

    The second order moments of power density distribution are given by: The beam widths are given by: where: The major axis is the width’s maximum whereas the minor axis the width’s minimum. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 60 The azimuth angle, which is the angle between the usual X’ axis and all computed centroids, is given by the following equation: Where we have the following definitions: Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 61 (X,Y,Z) is the beam axis coordinate system. The RMS standard deviation value of the centroid position, which is not an ISO standard, is given by the following equation: Where are relative values. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 62: Annex B 11Beamage-3 Driver Installation Quick Guide

    Revision 4.0 ANNEX B 11BEAMAGE-3 DRIVER INSTALLATION QUICK GUIDE 1) Do not connect the 11Beamage-3’s USB cable to your computer before installing the appropriate software and drivers. The camera will not be recognized if so. 2) The latest available version of PC-Beamage-3.0 must be installed before setting the drivers. It can be downloaded from our web-site.
  • Page 63 Figure B- 2: Security Warning 5) Choose the option that corresponds to your operating system. Please note that Windows XP is not officially supported and thus Standa does not provide assistance if this OS is used. Figure B- 3: Choose your system To find out what is your operating system, click on the Start (Windows home screen) button and type in System in the search field.
  • Page 64 6) After choosing the operating system, you will be asked to unplug the camera. If you followed the former steps, the camera should already be unplugged. Click on OK. Figure B- 6: Unplug the camera Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 65 7) You will be asked if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click on Yes. Figure B- 7: User Account Control 8) The driver installation wizard will appear. Click on Next. Figure B- 8: Device Driver Installation Wizard Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 66 Revision 4.0 9) To confirm that you want to install the device software, click on Install. Figure B- 9: Confirmation Window 10) Once the installation is completed, click on Finish. Figure B- 10: Installation Completed Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 67 12) Another window will inform you that you can now use PC-Beamage-3.0. Click on OK. Figure B- 13: You can now use PC-Beamage-3.0 13) To allow the device to be recognized by your computer, unplug and plug back the USB cable. Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 68 15) Restart the PC-Beamage-3.0 application. Select your camera and click on OK. The 6 digits following the dash correspond to the serial number of your device. You are now ready to use your 11Beamage-3. Figure B- 16: Camera Selector (2) Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 69 You can also open the Device Manager through the System Window (refer to the yellow rectangle in Error! Reference source not foundError! Reference source not found.) 2) Close the PC-Beamage-3.0 application (if it is already opened). Connect the 11Beamage-3 camera to your computer. If everything went well until now, the device Cypress USB BootLoader should be marked by a yellow warning in the Device Manager.
  • Page 70 11Beamage-3 User’s Manual Revision 4.0 Open PC-Beamage-3.0 and make sure Cypress USB BootLoader has been replaced by Cypress USB BulkloopExample. Figure B- 19: Cypress USB BulkloopExample Standa Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 71: Annex C 11Beamage-3 Firmware Installation Quick Guide

    5) Click on “Update”. Figure C-1 6) The 11Beamage-3 Updater might ask you to reset the 11Beamage-3. If so, please disconnect and reconnect the 11Beamage-3 and click on “Update” again. 7) Once this is done, a message box will appear. Click on OK.

  • Page 72: Annex D Recycling And Separation Procedure For Weee

    Revision 4.0 ANNEX D RECYCLING AND SEPARATION PROCEDURE FOR WEEE This section is used by the recycling center when the 11Beamage-3 reaches its end of line. Breaking the calibration seal or opening the 11Beamage-3’s case will void the warranty The compete 11Beamage-3 contains: 1 11Beamage-3 1 USB 3.0 cable with screw locks...

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