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- Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________ Operation Manual Thorlabs Instrumentation PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 Optical Switches OSW8xxx 2010 __________________________________...
- Page 2 Safety ________________________________________________________________________________ Version: Date: 16.09.2010 © Copyright 2010, Thorlabs ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Reading the STB by "*STB?" command 3.2.7 Reading the STB by serial poll Service and Maintenance 4.1 General remarks Appendix 5.1 Warranty 5.2 Thorlabs “End of Life” policy (WEEE) 5.2.1 Waste treatment on your own responsibility 5.2.2 Ecological background 5.3 Certifications and compliances 5.4 Copyright 5.5 Addresses... - Page 4 We and our international partners are looking forward to hearing from you. In the displays shown by the PRO8 you may find the name PROFILE. PROFILE was the name of the manufacturer before it was acquired by Thorlabs and renamed to Thorlabs.
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Page 5: General Description
PRO8000, PRO8000-4 or PRO800. All modules must only be operated with duly shielded connection cables. Only with written consent from Thorlabs may changes to single components be carried out or components not supplied by Thorlabs be used. This precision device is only dispatchable if duly packed into the complete original packaging including the plastic form parts. - Page 6 Mobile telephones, handy phones or other radio transmitters are not to be used within the range of three meters of this unit since the electromagnetic field intensity may then exceed the maximum allowed disturbance values according to EN 50 082-1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs...
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Page 7: Features
Features ________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2 Features General functions The Thorlabs optical switches of the OSW8xxx series are ultra-fast MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) based fiber optic switches with low insertion loss, designed for the Thorlabs PRO8000(-4) / PRO800 mainframe. 1.3 Technical data (All technical data are valid at 23 ± 5°C and 35±15% humidity) 1.3.1 General data... -
Page 8: Osw8104
0.5 ms, max. < 1ms Input power, max. + 17 dBm (50 mW) Fiber type 9/125/900, Corning SMF28e Connectors FC/APC Lifetime switching cycles without degradation of performance measured at output port measured at 1550 nm other connectors on request _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 9: Osw8202
0.5 ms, max. < 1ms Input power (max.) + 17 dBm (50mW) Fiber type 9/125/900, Corning SMF28e Connectors FC/APC Lifetime switching cycles without degradation of performance measured at output port measured at 1550 nm other connectors on request ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 10: Operating The Osw8Xxx
Select a module for further input by setting the cursor to the c hannel number of the desired module. Use the soft keys Pressing will lead to the channel menu Pressing again will lead back to the main menu. COM -> 2 CHANGE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... - Page 11 “CHANGE” and further selecting up or down by the corresponding soft-keys. In the case of the 2 -> 2 switch OSW8202 the word “TOGGLE” is displayed, to indicate the back and forward switching of the two configurations. COM -> 3 CHANGE: down ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs...
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Page 12: Communicating With A Control Computer
Is a numerical value with sign in integer notation. Examples: 14356789432 (Refer to IEE488.2 (8.7.2)) Numeric response data Type 2 (<NR2>) Is a numerical value with or without sign in floating poi nt notation without exponent. Examples: +1.1 -22.1 14356.789432 (Refer to IEE488.2 (8.7.3)) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 13: Selecting The Module Slot
: 2 x 2 switch : 1 x 2 switch : 1 x 4 switch [:TYPE:SUB <NR1><LF>] Reads the module identification in text form, e.g.: ":TYPE:TXT?" [:TYPE:TXT "OSW8202 2x2"<LF>] Reads the module serial number, e.g: ":TYPE:SN?" [:TYPE:SN 1234-567<LF>] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 14: Changing The Optical Switch Setting
<NR1>=8: connect COM with output 8 OSW8202: <NR1>=1: connect port 1 with 3 and 2 with 4 <NR1>=2: connect port 1 with 4 and 2 with 3 Reading: Reads the OSW switch configuration ":OSW?" [:OSW <NR1><LF>] _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 15: Status Reporting
The OSW8xxx has no own device er ror registers. You can only use t he PRO8000 (- 4) / PRO800 mainframe status registers shown here. Output buffer ERROR Queue or serial poll Service Request Generation Figure 1 The PRO8000 (-4)/ PRO800 register ESR, ESE, STB and SRE ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 16: Standard Event Status Register (Esr)
“OR”-function, so that any "hit" leads to a l ogical 1 in bit 5 (ESB) of the STB. As any bit of the STB can assert an SRQ, every event (bit of the ESR) can be used to assert an SRQ. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 17: Status Byte Register (Stb)
3.2.7 Reading the STB by serial poll If the controller does not suppor t auto serial poll, the service request can also be detected via manual serial poll. If bit 6 is logical 1, a service request was asserted. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2010 Thorlabs... -
Page 18: Service And Maintenance
Thorlabs warrants material and production of the OSW8xxx for a period of 24 months starting with the date of shipm ent. During this warranty period Thorlabs will see to defaults by repair or by exchange if these are entitled to warranty. -
Page 19: Thorlabs "End Of Life" Policy (Weee)
(PCB’s, housings etc.). • If you wish to return a Thorlabs unit for wa ste recovery, please contact Thorlabs or your nearest dealer for further information. 5.2.1 Waste treatment on your own responsibility If you do not return an “end of life”... -
Page 20: Ecological Background
Thorlabs “End of Life” policy (WEEE) ________________________________________________________________________________ 5.2.2 Ecological background It is well known that WEEE pollutes the environment by releasing toxic products during decomposition. The aim of the Eu ropean RoHS directive is to reduce the content of toxic substances in electronic products in the future. -
Page 21: Certifications And Compliances
1,2,3 Compliance demonstrated using high-quality shielded interface cables. Compliance demonstrated with the OSW8x series modules installed in the Thorlabs PRO8x series of mainframes. Test configuration included a Thorlabs POL8000 Polarization Controller. Emissions, which exceed the levels required by these standards, may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object. -
Page 22: Copyright
Us er Manual, please contact your local Thorlabs dealer or system installer. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced, transmitted or translated to another language, either as a whole or in parts, without the prior written permission of Thorlabs GmbH. -
Page 23: Addresses
Addresses ________________________________________________________________________________ 5.5 Addresses For technical support or sales inquiries, please visit us at www.thorlabs.com/contact for our most up-to- date contact information. USA, Canada, and South America UK and Ireland Thorlabs, Inc. Thorlabs Ltd. sales@thorlabs.com sales.uk@thorlabs.com techsupport@thorlabs.com techsupport.uk@thorlabs.com Europe Scandinavia...
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