MAIMAN ELECTRONICS MBL1500B User Manual

Laser diode power supply

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MBL1500B
Laser diode power supply
Datasheet &
User Manual
Before powering on your driver, read this manual thoroughly.
If you have any doubt or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Maiman Electronics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
e-mail: info@maimanelectronics.com
web site: www.maimanelectronics.com
v0.0.1 ‒ 2020

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  • Page 1 Laser diode power supply Datasheet & User Manual Before powering on your driver, read this manual thoroughly. If you have any doubt or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us! Maiman Electronics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia e-mail: info@maimanelectronics.com web site: www.maimanelectronics.com v0.0.1 ‒ 2020...
  • Page 2 v0.0.1 ‒ 2020...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Table of content Laser diode driver features ........................3 TEC controller features ........................3 Applications............................3 Description ............................3 Package set ............................3 Overall dimensions and weight ......................3 Electrical characteristics ........................3 Electrical characteristics LD power supply channel ................3 Electrical characteristics TEC........................
  • Page 4: Laser Diode Driver Features

    Applications  Supplying laser diodes Description Laboratory power supply MBL1500B high stability laser diode (LD) controller. Contains the LD – power supply channel and temperature controller (TEC). MBL1500 can be controlled from the front panel using buttons and/or touchscreen or remotely via USB.
  • Page 5: Electrical Characteristics Tec

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Electrical characteristics TEC PARAMETER UNIT Output voltage ±4 Output current ±4 Current ripple Temperature set range °C Internal measurements accuracy ±2 Typical Performance Characteristics Fig. 1 – Typical start up sequence Fig. 2 – Typical stop sequence Protections The power supply includes various protections that prevent damage to the LD.
  • Page 6 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B LD temperature protection window can be set in Settings submenu (paragraph 13.7) using parameters TEC max temperature and TEC min temperature. Over-temperature protection The MBL1500 has automatic overheating protection. If the set TEC max temperature is exceeded, the LD power supply will be automatically turned off. After the temperature returns to normal, the LD power supply can be switched on again.
  • Page 7: Controls

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Controls Front panel Fig. 3 – Front panel description Back panel Fig. 4 – Back panel description...
  • Page 8: Ld Connection

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B LD connection All works on the connection of the laser diode are performed with the MBL1500 power off! Fig. 5 – Pin functions of LD connector Table 1. Pin functions of LD connector № Description № Description...
  • Page 9: Screen Description

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 8. To turn on, press the Laser and TEC buttons. The buttons will light up in green. Status bars Current LD and TEC will light up in green. If you turn on LD without TEC, the TEC button will flash. If you failed to turn on the Laser and TEC, check the status bars Error and Interlock.
  • Page 10 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.2. The LD Setpoint screen Fig. 8 – The LD Setpoint screen Fig. 9 – Parameter change cursor Table 4. The LD Setpoint screen submenus description Submenu Description LD Setpoint Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 1)
  • Page 11 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.3. The I Current Keypad screen Fig. 10 – The I Current Keypad screen Table 5. The I Current Keypad screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the I Current submenu (Function button 1)
  • Page 12 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.4. The QCW Setpoint screen Fig. 11 – The QCW Setpoint screen Table 6. The QCW Setpoint screen submenus description Button Description LD Setpoint Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 1) Back Allows to return to the LD Setpoint submenu (Function button 2)
  • Page 13 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.6. The TEC Setpoint screen Fig. 12 –The TEC Setpoint screen Table 7. TEC Setpoint screen submenus description Button Description LD Setpoint Allows to return to the LD Setpoint submenu (Function button 1) TEC Setpoint Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 2)
  • Page 14 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Control with buttons and encoder Use the Up and Down buttons to move the selection cursor to the parameter you want to change. Press the Select button to select a parameter. To return to the Main menu, press the Back button.
  • Page 15 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.9. The Memory screen Fig. 15 – The Memory screen Table 10. The Memory screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 1) Set value (Function button 2) Scroll up (Function button 3)
  • Page 16 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.10. The Memory Keypad screen Fig. 16 -The Memory Keypad screen Table 11. The Memory Keypad screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the Memory menu (Function button 1) Back space Delete symbol (Function button 2)
  • Page 17 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 15.11. The Info screen Fig. 17 – The Info screen The Info submenu provides general information. Tap on the touchscreen or any button to exit.
  • Page 18: Digital Control Description

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Digital control description When the input voltage applied the driver is always in “analogue current set, external enable and allowing interlock” state. Any other state should be set any time after powering the driver if needed. Default serial port settings:...
  • Page 19 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Table 15. The format and codes of errors Error (returned Reasons command) E0000 1) Internal buffer of device is overflowed 2) Cannot find <CR> (0x0D) or\and <LF> (0x0A) 3) Format of command is invalid E0001 1) Unknown command (it does not P- or J-type command) 2) The device failed to correctly interpret a command Table 16.
  • Page 20 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B 1 - Device is powered on 0 bit (always = 1) 0 – Stopped; 1 – Started Current set: 0 – External; 1 – Internal State of the device Enable: (bit mask) 0700 0 – External; 1 – Internal External NTC Interlock: 0 –...
  • Page 21 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B mask) Stop 0010h Allow Interlock 1000h Deny Interlock 2000h 1 - Device is powered on 0 bit (always = 1) 0 – Stopped; 1 – Started Interlock: 0 – Allowed; 1 – Denied Calibration coefficient 0A1E TEC NTC...
  • Page 22: Scpi Control Description

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B SCPI control description Enter SCPI mode by using the command “P0704 0800”. Exit SCPI mode by using the “SCPI OFF” command. As in the standard protocol, all commands must be terminated with a carriage return symbol CR (0Dh).
  • Page 23 Maiman Electronics MBL1500B SERial Serial number BLOCKs Lock status :BOTtom {<0.0>|?} Lower limit NTC sensor :UPper {<0.0>|?} Upper limit temperature (0,1°) :REAL Measured value :VALUE {<0.00>|?} Measured value :REAL Measured value :UPper {<0.00>|?} Upper limit :TEMPerature temperature :BOTtom {<0.00>|?} Lower limit (0,01°)
  • Page 24: Mechanical Dimensions

    Maiman Electronics MBL1500B Mechanical dimensions All dimensions are in millimeters.

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