The BraggMETER is available either in Standard and Rack-mountable formats. This Man ual applies to the following equipment: K-FS22 (1S/s option) 1-FS22SI-ST/4CH 1-FS22SI-ST/8CH HBK FiberSensing interrogators are compatible with catman software, a powerful tool for data acquisition and processing. System Components The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI set includes: Standard format...
HBK FiberSensing is a manufacturer registered in the ANREEE - "Associação Nacional para o Registo de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos" under number PT001434.
The optical connectors are subjected to mainte nance and/or inspection. Please refer to section 4.4.1 “Dirty Connector“ for maintenance procedure. Do not attempt to open or repair a malfunctioning interrogator. It must be returned to HBK FiberSensing for repair and calibration. FS22SI REGULATORY AND CERTIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS...
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Symbol Significance Emphasis Italics are used to emphasize and highlight text and See … identify references to sections, diagrams, or external documents and files. This marking indicates an action in a procedure FS22SI REGULATORY AND CERTIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS...
OPERATION Connectors 3.1.1 Standard Front view Back view Fig. 3.1 Front and back views of FS22SI Standard The connectors and buttons on Fig. 3.1 are: Optical Output Connectors ON/OFF Button Power Connector Ethernet Connector POWER and STATUS LEDs FS22SI OPERATION...
3.1.2 Rack-Mountable Front view Back view Fig. 3.2 Front and back views of FS22SI Rack-Mountable The connectors and buttons on Fig. 3.2 are: ON/OFF Button POWER and STATUS LEDs Optical Output Connectors Power Connector Electric fuse Safety Power Button Fans...
The interrogator must be powered using a power supply source not shared with other equipment's. A replacement AC-DC power supply unit 24 V (1-NTX001) for the Standard version or Power Cable (1-KAB274) available with different plug formats can be ordered from HBK. 3.2.2 Optical Connectors The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI can be purchased either with FC/APC, or SC/APC optical connectors.
3.3.2 Ventilation The FS22SI is an electronic equipment with active ventilation, meaning that it uses fans for thermal control of the device. Fine dust particles over time can reduce the life time of optical and electronic components leading to a general degradation of the equipment, so it is important to prevent dust from entering the device.
Switching On button actions according to pressured time Information If the interrogator does not start correctly, the STATUS LED will blink faster. If this happens please contact HBK FiberSensing technical support. Switching OFF To avoid accidental shut-down of the interrogator, it is necessary to press the “ON/OFF"...
To configure your personal computer so that it is on the same subnet as the default for the interrogator, proceed as follows: On the control panel choose Network Connections. Select the LAN connection. The window displayed in Fig. 3.6 will appear. Click on Properties. FS22SI OPERATION...
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Fig. 3.6 Local Area Connection Status Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the button Properties (Fig. 3.7). FS22SI OPERATION...
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Fig. 3.7 Local Area connection properties FS22SI OPERATION...
ON/OFF button for more than 10 seconds. When the button is being pressed for 10 seconds the POWER LED blinks 3 times and goes OFF. At this moment the ON/OFF button can be released and the reset of IP address will happen. FS22SI OPERATION...
SI – will sync. Multiple If more than one interrogator is used, synchronization becomes interrogators important and if an NTP server is running the equipment will start synching as soon as a first communication from the server is received. FS22SI OPERATION...
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A hybrid measurement system is a system composed by different equipment types and technologies that can be operated with different sampling rates. Taking the example of HBK families a hybrid system could be a combination of Interrogators with QuantumX. NTP Server...
These drivers can be used within the LabVIEW environment. To develop custom appli cations using this language, copy the drivers' library supplied on the CD. A set of ready to use examples to run on LabVIEW is also provided. FS22SI OPERATION...
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5 s and the number of samples (at 1 S/s) cannot overcome the defined period. 5 Warming-up The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator starts on the warming-up state that enables the settling of the operation parameters and recall of the acquisition configuration. FS22SI OPERATION...
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In the error state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI only replies to the commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? 1 Ready In the ready state, the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI replies to common commands: :IDENtification? :STATus? :SYSTem:TIME? :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS :SYSTem:DATE? FS22SI OPERATION...
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The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator runs on the free acquisition state after receiving the :ACQUisition:STARt command. In this state the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER is responsive to: :IDENtification? :STATus? :STORe :RECAll :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:THREshold:CHANnel:C? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:THREshold:CHANnel:C:T :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RATE? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RATE:R :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:WAVElength:C? :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:WAVElength:C:NR:MIN,MAX, …,MIN,MAX :ACQUisition:CONFiguration:RANGe:FORMula:C? FS22SI OPERATION...
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:ACQUisition:SCHEdule:STARt The scheduled acquisition start command can only be executed in the ready state. In this operational state the FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI interrogator only replies to the commands: :ACQUisition:STOP :IDENtification? FS22SI OPERATION...
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The default network properties are “10.0.0.10:255.0. 0.0:0.0.0.0". Whenever there is the need, the interrogator can be reset to this default address (see section 3.6.2 “Resetting the IP Address of the Interrogator” on page 19). The default address cannot be changed. FS22SI OPERATION...
This means that with this technology there is no need for recali brations every time the system is shut down. The FS22 - Industrial BraggMETER SI is a ruggedized interrogator designed for standalone operation. Definitions The following definitions are applicable to this equipment only. FS22SI MEASURING...
Bragg wavelength (Fig. 4.2). FBG reflection spectrum Wavelength Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.2 Wavelength 4.2.2 Power The Power value corresponds to the optical power reflected by the fiber Bragg grating at the peak wavelength (Fig. 4.3). FS22SI MEASURING...
Important When measuring with the conventional method the configuration of all sensors can be affected by local insertion losses. If power losses are expected (field applications) the SPD method is recommended. FS22SI MEASURING...
SPD therefore improves the stability and accuracy of the measurements, contributing to the system's efficiency. Information When SPD is active, the total number of sensors that can be measured by the interrogator should not exceed 400. FS22SI MEASURING...
One picture for a clean connector and one picture for a dusty connector are presented. Clean connector Dirty connector Fig. 4.6 Magnified Clean vs Dirty connector FS22SI MEASURING...
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Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.7 Dirt impact on sensor signal FS22SI MEASURING...
To clean an optical interrogator adapter, use an appropriate cleaner (1-FSCLEANER from HBK or similar). Insert it in the optical adapter, number in Fig. 4.8, and press it against the inside of the connector to clean. Alternatively, use an appropriate cotton swab (there are several cleaning swabs in the market frequently used for telecom) embedded in isopropyl alcohol.
This will cause a Fabry-Pérot effect – the light will suffer multiple reflections inside the cavity creating sinusoidal background reflection. Fig. 4.11 shows a schematic representation of the reflected spectrum for these three presented cases. FS22SI MEASURING...
Aligned Fiber Fabry-Pèrot Wavelength in nm Fig. 4.11 Cut fiber effect 4.4.5 Fuse Failure Electrical shorts on the power supply may cause problems to the interrogators. The Industrial BraggMETER SI on its Rack-Mountable format is directly connected to the FS22SI MEASURING...
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Fig. 3.2). To replace the fuses, release the top and bottom springs of the fuses' support (Fig. 4.12) and then remove the piece (Fig. 4.13). Fuse characteristics: Rated voltage: 250 Volt AC Interrupting rate: 1 Ampere Number of fuses: 2 Fig. 4.12 Removing the fuse Fig. 4.13 Fuse holder FS22SI MEASURING...
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The Standard format of the interrogator is powered at 11-36 VDC, which means that the electrical protection should be granted by the power source or the adapter. If, by any chance, the power supply is overcome, the interrogator might be damaged and need repair at HBK FiberSensing. FS22SI MEASURING...
Optical String. Channel Integer FS22 single: 0 FS22 quad: from 0 to 3. FS22 octo: from 0 to 7. Character Threshold Floating point. From 0 to 60 (dB) Sampling Floating point. rate Valid Sampling Rates: 1 (S/s) FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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NTP Quality Integer. 0 for “Not acceptable”, 1 for “Acceptable” There are several possible answers with error messages: :NACK:INVALID COMMAND The command does not exist. Check if the spelling is correct. :NACK:COMMAND NOT ACCEPTED AT CURRENT STATUS FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
Number of Channels, Serial Number and Date. Example: Command :IDEN? Answer :ACK:HBM FiberSensing:FS22SI v3:046 840 201050:20200805 :STORe Stores the current threshold values of all channels to the configuration file. Once the interrogator is restarted, the last stored values will be configured. Example:...
Queries the date of the real-time clock of the FS22. The answer is a string with time in the following format «HH:MM:SS» Example: Command :SYST:TIME? Answer :ACK:12:27:34 :SYSTem:TIME:HH:MM:SS Sets the date of the real-time clock of the FS22. The time is defined as «HH:MM:SS». Example: Command :SYST:TIME:12:28:00 Answer :ACK FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
:STATus? Queries the operation condition status of the FS22. Returns the current status of the instrument: 0 error; 1 ready; 2 free acquisition; 3 continuous acquisition; 4 scheduled acquisition; 5 warming up. Example: Command :STAT? Answer :ACK:1 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
FS22. The threshold is a value from 0 to 60 dB. Note: The answer corresponds to the last used threshold value that may not be the stored value that will be active once the interrogator restarts. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:THRE:CHAN:2? Answer :ACK:20.0 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Defines NR number of ranges and their MIN and MAX limits on channel C. Note: The ranges should be sent with the wavelengths sorted in ascending order. Note: The minimum width accepted for the ranges defined via SCPI command is 1 nm. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:WAVE:3:2:1534.13, 1536.13,1544.13, 1546.13 Answer :ACK FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Allows the user to delete the configuration of a single channel (using an integer value to define the channel C) or of all the channels at once (using “A” to define all the chan nels). Note: It is available only in state 2. Example: Command :ACQU:CONF:RANG:DELE:A Answer :ACK FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Returned value is always in accordance to the defined threshold for the channel. The number of channels can be set to A to retrieve the data relative to all sensors in all channels simultaneously. Example: Command :ACQU:ENGI:CHAN:1? Answer :ACK:30.4512,25.8503,0.2582,3.2154 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Returns the peak wavelength of the fiber Bragg grating sensors in channel C of the FS22 according to the threshold settings. The number of channels can be “A” to simul taneously retrieve the data relative to all sensors in all channels. Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CHAN:1? Answer :ACK:1523.6573, 1554.0709, 1566.7846 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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“,", from all channels separated by “:". Note: if there are channels with no sensors, the answer will have no wavelength between “:". Example: Command :ACQU:WAVE:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » 2011.10.07:16:04:52: 1523.6573, 1554.0709, 1566.7846:: 1567.6987, 1584.9825: 1534.9824 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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“:". On the SPD method if there are no sensors detected within a defined range the interrogator returns -998. Example: Command :ACQU:ENGI:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK Port 3365 » 2016.07.29:14.18.42: 12.1254,23.4511::14.2301:25.6322 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Note: Scheduled acquisition may be saved on the same data set as continuous acqui sition if these two types of data recording have been selected on the same day (see section “Scheduled Acquisition“ on page 55). Example: Command :ACQU:SAVE:CONT:STAR Answer Port 3500 » :ACK FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Note: the defined period must never be smaller than the needed for the defined num ber of samples. Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:PERI:01:00:00 Answer :ACK :ACQUisition:SCHEdule:SAMPles? Queries the set number of samples to collect on each scheduled acquisition on the FS22. The answer is an integer. Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:SAMP? Answer :ACK:300 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
Example: Command :ACQU:SCHE:SAMP:300 Answer :ACK 5.1.6 Memory Commands :MEMOry:LIST:DIREctory? Queries for directory list of previously saved data. Returns a list of directories sepa rated with ";". Example: Command :MEMO:LIST:DIRE? Answer :ACK:20150903;20151005;20151006;1051007 FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
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:MEMOry:DELEte:YYYYMMDD Deletes the YYYYMMDD data file previously stored in the internal memory of the FS22. The file name can be set to A to delete all stored files in the internal memory. Example: Command :MEMO:DELE:20140718 Answer :ACK FS22SI REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS...
The above requirements are sufficient if you use low sample rates and some sensors. You must use a more powerful PC if you wish to use a large number of sensors with high sample rates. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI SOFTWARE DETAILS...
Super VGA resolution 1024x768 6.2.2 Software Installation To install HBK FiberSensing BraggMONITOR SI Software on a PC, please follow the described steps: Insert the provided disk with software in the PC; Run Setup.exe inside BraggMONITOR folder; Information When the operating system is Windows Vista or higher, open setup.exe as an Administra...
(see Fig. 6.1). To configure the application to always open with Administrator privileges, right-click on the software icon and select “Properties > Compatibility”. Check the box “Run this pro gram as administrator” (see Fig. 6.2). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI SOFTWARE DETAILS...
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Fig. 6.2 Set Run as administrator automatically FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI SOFTWARE DETAILS...
The second line is destined for the connection status to the interrogator. The last and third line is destined to inform the user on the current status of the inter rogator and error messages. For attention, error messages are shown in orange (see Fig. 7.3). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
Change the parameter «UseUTC = “1"» to «UseUTC = “0"» and save the file (Fig. 7.4); Run the BraggMONITOR application as an administrator. Fig. 7.4 Config.ini file The Time definitions on the PC can be checked and/or configured on the Control Panel under the Date and Time (Fig. 7.5). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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To adjust the time zone, chose the “Change time zone…“ button (Fig. 7.5). Fig. 7.6 Date and time settings - time zone To adjust the Local Time, chose the “Change date and time…“ button (Fig. 7.5). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
(see Fig. 7.9). This popup window also allows one to search for FS22 interrogators in the network. To perform this search the “search" button shown with number in Fig. 7.9 should be pressed. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
Whenever the software is connected to an interrogator and the software is on the Graphi cal View and Numerical View Tabs, the “start" button (number in Fig. 7.8) becomes active, as shown in Fig. 7.11. Fig. 7.11 Active Start Button FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Fig. 7.13 Data saving button status Saved Data Files Saved data file collects the data between the instant the save button is pressed and the instant it is pressed back. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Following columns – Sensor name (Central wavelength (nm); formula) - ordered by optical channel and then by wavelength. The values along these columns represent either wavelengths (in nm) or engineering values (units in accordance with Formula from Configuration tab) of the corresponding sensors. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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(see Fig. 7.16) and select the data file. Fig. 7.16 Import data in Excel Then, it is necessary to complete text import wizard. All options must be set as shown in Fig. 7.17, Fig. 7.18, Fig. 7.19, Fig. 7.20 and Fig. 7.21. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Fig. 7.17 Select data file Fig. 7.18 Text Import Wizard 1/3 FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Fig. 7.19 Text Import Wizard 2/3 Fig. 7.20 Text Import Wizard 3/3 FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
(number in Fig. 7.22). The displayed sen sors can be changed by clicking on the scroll down menus along the right-hand side of the interface (number in Fig. 7.22). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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The represented time interval (on the horizontal axis) can be selected from the Time Interval drop-down menu (number in Fig. 7.22). The horizontal scale cannot be manually changed. Clear Representation Data represented on graphical display can be erased by pressing the clear button (num in Fig. 7.22). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
This tab represents the spectral response of the sensors connected to the interrogator. The full spectrum contains 20001 data points corresponding to the reflected optical power in dBm from 1500 nm to 1600 nm with a 5 pm sampling resolution (number Fig. 7.24). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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FBG sensors. On the right side of the spectral view tab, below the optical channel selector, one can find info regarding the detected sensors (number in Fig. 7.24). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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The “Plot Ranges" checkbox (number in Fig. 7.26) can be used to activate or deactivate the display of the ranges limits on the spectral graph. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Fig. 4.5 on page 32). As in the conventional measuring method, the threshold value corresponds to the considered power level for the FBG peak computation and it is defined in dB for each optical channel individually. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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FBG (displayed on the “Wavelengths" table as in number in Fig. 7.24) plus/minus half the range width. Maximum and minimum range limits can then be changed on the “Ranges" table (number in Fig. 7.26). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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(Fig. 7.28). Once the desired zoom in section is defined, release the left mouse button and the display will show the Zoomed In section only (Fig. 7.29). Fig. 7.28 Zoom section In order to zoom back to full scale press the Zoom Out button (number in Fig. 7.24). FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Saved data file is organized in columns (see Fig. 7.30), meaning: column – wavelength values in nanometers column – optical power values in dBm. Fig. 7.30 Saved spectrum file FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
“General Bar". To Edit a sensor, the user can manually edit the fields corresponding to that particular sensor. The user can also delete a single sensor or all the sensors in an optical channel, FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Measured values will be displayed on the central wavelength field, in accordance to the defined formula for the sensor. Information Error code -998 will be displayed when no sensor is found within a range. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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Fig. 7.33) and Central wavelength (nm) (number Method in Fig. 7.33) are stored. This file might be edited in Notepad or Excel (see “Opening Data in Microsoft Excel" section on page 69) and saved as .txt extension file after editing. FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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To check if the status is connected please refer to the connection status message displayed on the left of the General Bar. Press the change IP button to pop-up the change IP Address interface (see Fig. 7.35). Fig. 7.35 Change IP address FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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“download button" (number in Fig. 7.36) or delete it using “delete" button (number in Fig. 7.36). The files will be downloaded to the chosen directory on number in Fig. 7.36. Fig. 7.36 Manage internal data memory FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
Fig. 7.37 SCPI Interface Each time a new command is successfully executed, a shortcut at the scroll down box is created, as shown in Fig. 7.38. Fig. 7.38 Recently used commands FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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The list of replies can be cleared by pressing the "clear" button (number in Fig. 7.37). Firmware Update It is possible to upgrade/downgrade the firmware version of the FS22SI by pressing the upload firmware button (number in Fig. 7.37). Download the new version of the firmware from the product page from HBM website (www.hbm.com).
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Fig. 7.40 Update info window FS22SI BRAGGMONITOR SI USER INTERFACE...
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