Cairn OptoLED Manual

OPTOLED
Two channel LED illuminator
The OptoLED power supply controls up to two OptoLED heads providing bright, stable illumination across
the visible, UV and IR range via a closed-loop photodiode feedback design. With sub-millisecond, vibration
free switching and intensity modulation, it's suitable for fast, demanding imaging requirements as well as
routine fluorescence or transmitted light microscopy.
This manual provides guidance on setting up a new OptoLED system, operation via external control, and
installation and alignment on your microscope. The FuraLED and TwinLED dual LED couplings are also
included in this guide.
For the purpose of this manual, all words in
document.
1. Important Safety Information: p.1
2. Setting up your hardware: p.2
2.1 Hardware connections: OptoLED power supply rear panel: p.2
2.2 Hardware connections: OptoLED power supply front panel: p.3
3. General Operation: p.4
3.1 Remote slider control (if applicable) : p.4
3.2 Optical Feedback: p.5
3.3 External triggering : p.7
3.3.1 TTL triggering: p.7
3.3.2 Analogue triggering: p.8
4. LED alignment on your microscope: p.8
4.1 Single port coupling: p.9
4.2 Dual port coupling: p.10
4.2.1 Installing filters and dichroic mirrors into Cairn filter cubes: p.10
4.3 Triple port / Quad port coupling: p.13
4.4 FuraLED / TwinLED coupling: p.13
1. Important Safety Information
The OptoLED can produce very intense illumination.
The LED heads should
surface, such as a piece of paper and view the resultant reflection or fluorescence.
This is especially important with
can cause permanent damage if not used with care.
bold blue
NEVER be viewed directly. When testing the LEDs, always shine them at a white
ULTRAVIOLET LEDs
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refer to parts labelled in diagrams throughout this
which will not appear bright to the human eye, but
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