Table Of Contents - THORLABS Vytran GPX3400 User Manual

GPX3400 and GPX3600 Glass Processors
Chapter 1 Warning Symbol Definitions . ............................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2 Safety .................................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 3 Description ........................................................................................................................... 5
3.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.2. Features ........................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1.
3.2.2.
3.3. Accessories GPX3400 and GPX3600 ............................................................................. 7
3.4. System Overview ............................................................................................................. 7
3.4.1.
3.4.2.
3.4.3.
3.4.4.
3.4.5.
Chapter 4 Setup ....................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 5 Operation .............................................................................................................................16
5.1. Software Interface ......................................................................................................... 16
5.2. Graphical User Interface ............................................................................................... 16
5.2.1.
5.2.2.
5.2.3.
5.2.4.
5.2.5.
5.2.6.
5.2.7.
5.2.8.
5.2.9.
5.2.10.
5.2.11.
5.3. Initialization and Shutdown .......................................................................................... 28
5.4. Storage and Transportation ......................................................................................... 29
5.5. Fusion Splicing .............................................................................................................. 29
5.5.1.
5.5.2.
5.5.3.
5.5.4.
5.5.5.
5.5.6.
5.5.7.
5.6. Steps of a Basic Splice with One Button Process ..................................................... 34
5.6.1.
5.6.2.
5.7. Application Notes .......................................................................................................... 35
5.7.1.

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GPX3400 ............................................................................................................................... 6
GPX3600 ............................................................................................................................... 6
External Workstation Connections ........................................................................................ 8
Fiber Holding Blocks ............................................................................................................. 9
Splice Head ......................................................................................................................... 10
Mirror Tower ........................................................................................................................ 13
Imaging System .................................................................................................................. 13
Menu Bar ............................................................................................................................. 17
Command Bar ..................................................................................................................... 22
Camera Bar ......................................................................................................................... 22
Process Bar ......................................................................................................................... 23
Macro Bar ............................................................................................................................ 23
Quick Open File Bar ............................................................................................................ 23
Main Toolbar ....................................................................................................................... 24
Splice Process List .............................................................................................................. 25
Camera Image .................................................................................................................... 25
M ovement Control Bar ........................................................................................................ 26
S tatus Bar ............................................................................................................................ 28
Filament Fusion ................................................................................................................... 29
Filament Normalization ....................................................................................................... 31
Edge Alignment ................................................................................................................... 31
Active XY Alignment ............................................................................................................ 32
Core Alignment ................................................................................................................... 32
End View Alignment (or PM alignment) .............................................................................. 32
Multiple-Stage and Multiple File Splicing ............................................................................ 33
Basic One Button Splice ..................................................................................................... 34
Modifiying the Splice Routine .............................................................................................. 35
Active Rotation Alignment ................................................................................................... 35