ID Photonics COBRITE DX Series User Manual

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COBRITE DX, DX2, MX SERIES

TUNABLE LASER INSTRUMENT SERIES

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COBRITE DX

COBRITE DX2

COBRITE MX

Status: 2024-03-20

Applies to Firmware 1.4.2 or later

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Page 1 COBRITE DX, DX2, MX SERIES TUNABLE LASER INSTRUMENT SERIES USER MANUAL COBRITE DX COBRITE DX2 COBRITE MX Status: 2024-03-20 Applies to Firmware 1.4.2 or later info@id-photonics.com id-photonics.com...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
COBRITE Manual CONTENT 1 General Information 2 CoBrite DX Series - Unit Overview – Operating principle and block diagram 3 CoBrite MX Series - Unit Overview – Operating principle and block diagram 4 Quick Start – Remote Control 5 Getting Started – All units 6 Description of front panel operation –...
Page 3: General Information
COBRITE Manual GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 WARNING LASER SAFETY The laser sources specified by this user guide are classified according to IEC 60825-1 (2007) Laser Notice No. 50 dated 2007-June-24 and comply with CFR 1040.10 except deviations per Laser Notice No. 50, July 2001 Key Feature Number 4.
Page 4: Line Voltage Selection
In the European Union, all equipment purchased from ID PHOTONICS can be returned for disposal at the end of its useful life. ID PHOTONICS will ensure that all waste equipment returned is reused, recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, and in compliance with all applicable national and international waste legislation.
Page 5: Environmental Conditions
COBRITE Manual 1.9.2 GENERAL This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (all units except CoBrite DX2, provided with a protective earth terminal). The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is used in a manner not specified in the operation instructions.
Page 6: Cleaning The Instrument
COBRITE Manual 1.9.10 VENTILATION Keep a space of 30 cm or more between the rear side of the device and any other objects such as walls to guarantee sufficient cooling of the device. Never block the air fan and ventilation openings. 1.9.11 CLEANING THE INSTRUMENT To avoid personal injury, power down the device and disconnect it from line voltage before performing any of the following procedures.
Page 7 COBRITE Manual 1.9.11.5 DO NOT DIRECTLY VIEW OPTICAL LASER PORT OUTPUT Under no circumstances should you use any optical instruments to view the optical laser port output directly. 1.9.11.6 PRECAUTIONS WITH CONNECTORS It is essential to ensure that all optical connectors are in good condition. Dirty connectors can lead to poor performance, while broken connectors can cause damage to other equipment! Before an optical connector is used, check it visually by using an optical microscope as recommended by the manufacturer of the connector.
Page 8: Cobrite Dx Series - Unit Overview - Operating Principle And Block Diagram
COBRITE Manual COBRITE DX SERIES - UNIT OVERVIEW – OPERATING PRINCIPLE AND BLOCK DIAGRAM 2.1 INTERLOCK Interlock is a safety feature to be used in cases of emergency. It is not intended to be used in regular operation. If Interlock is active when the front panel power switch is enabled (MX) or the jumper located at the rear panel is removed (DX, DX2), the laser cannot be controlled as electrical power is removed from all lasers.
Page 9 COBRITE Manual 2.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM COBRITE DX2 CoBrite is tunable laser instrument series capable of hosting up to 4 tunable laser ports that can be independently controlled. The series shares the same software and control architecture as well as the same portfolio of laser variants.
Page 10: Power Socket
COBRITE Manual 10 2.5 COBRITE DX – REAR SIDE OF UNIT The rear side hosts electrical connectors that can be utilized by the user. This unit contains a fan for forced air cooling. The inlet and outlet are slits located at the sides of the unit. Never block these areas to avoid overheating and failure of the unit.
Page 11 COBRITE Manual 11 2.8 CBDX2 – REAR SIDE OF UNIT The rear side hosts electrical connectors that can be utilized by the user. 2.8.1 POWER SOCKET Electrical power is supplied using a coaxial 12V DC jacket. Only use the supplied external AC/DC adaptor to power the unit.
Page 12: Data Ports
COBRITE Manual 12 Trigger OUT provides an output signal indicating periods at which the one or more laser ports are tuning. The polarity of the signal and the logic of the signal can be changed via Remote control or GUI. Each laser port installed on the chassis can be en- or disabled to be considered for the H/W trigger output using the command “TROUTACT”.
Page 13: Optional Accessories
COBRITE Manual 13 USB IN – The USB 2.0 type B jacket is used to connect the unit a host computer to be able to operate the supplied GUI or perform remote control on the unit. See section 0 for details on how to establish an application layer connection to remote control the unit.
Page 14: Cobrite Mx Series - Unit Overview - Operating Principle And Block Diagram
COBRITE Manual 14 COBRITE MX SERIES - UNIT OVERVIEW – OPERATING PRINCIPLE AND BLOCK DIAGRAM The CoBrite MX series consists of a series of mainframes host the tunable laser modules. Each laser module can host different laser types that can be mixed within a single chassis. Refer to the data sheet for details of the available laser types.
Page 15 COBRITE Manual 15 recommend to not use these due to the limited functionality compared to the full featured interfaces located at the front. 3.2 MX SERIES MAINFRAME OVERVIEW All Mainframes host a user defined number of laser cards that are centrally controlled by a chassis controller via a backplane that provides access to users via USB and Ethernet.
Page 16 COBRITE Manual 16 3.3 CHASSIS CONTROLLER The chassis controller centrally controls all installed laser cards and gives users access to the system. The controller card shall not be removed from the chassis at it is not swappable. 3.3.1 DESCRIPTION OF LED FUNCTIONS If the Power switch at the back of the unit is switched on, the Power LED will indicate if electrical power is present.
Page 17 COBRITE Manual 17 3.4.2 INSTALLATION OF A NEW LASER CARD • Disconnect AC Power cord from unit • Remove slot cover plate of an unused slot by unscrewing the 2 screws located at the top and bottom of the plate •...
Page 18: Quick Start - Remote Control
COBRITE Manual 18 QUICK START – REMOTE CONTROL This section contains redundant information from other chapters but is useful for a first-time usage of the instrument. 1. Power up the unit using the main power switch located at the back of the unit or plug in the AC power supply (DX2).
Page 19: Getting Started - All Units
• Wait for the unit to finish initializing. For DX, the procedure is completed when the startup screen showing the ID Photonics logo is cleared and the laser parameters are shown. For DX2, the procedure is completed when the Laser Port status LEDs flash once. Now proceed with Software installation as described below.
Page 20: Usb Connection
COBRITE Manual 20 5.2.3.1 HOST COMPUTER CAN CONNECT TO CURRENT IP ADDRESS OF COBRITE Enter IP Address of unit in the browser address field of your host PC browser (default: 192.168.0.1). The CoBrite GUI should now open in the browser window. Go to connection tab, raise user level by entering password “IDP”, now change the IP settings and restart the unit to take the new setting into effect.
Page 21 COBRITE Manual 21 Once the unit is powered up and the USB cable is connected to the host computer for the first time, a new device installation should be triggered automatically within Windows. Once installation is complete, three devices are installed on the host computer: 1.
Page 22 COBRITE Manual 22 Continue with the installation routine. Once installed, the virtual serial/COM port should appear in Windows Device Manager as shown below. The serial/COM Port number will be different for your system. Note down the number for later usage in remote control applications. 5.3.1.3 CONNECTION TO THE DEVICE VIA USB VIA HOST PC Once installed properly, the USB connection provides a virtual serial/COM Port and a virtual Ethernet Port to the...
Page 23: Coarse Tuning
COBRITE Manual 23 5.6 LASER TUNING MODES Coarse tuning allows accessing the full specified tuning range while fine tuning (FTF) allows for offsetting from the coarse tuning set point by a small range. The resulting set point is the sum of coarse tuning set point and FTF/fine tuning value.
Page 24 COBRITE Manual 24 5.6.2 FINE TUNING (FTF) Fine tuning allows detuning the laser within a small range from the target frequency set using the coarse tuning parameter. The laser will detune to the target setting with output power on during the tuning process which changes the output frequency in a linear ramp.
Page 25: Description Of Front Panel Operation - Cobrite Dx Only
COBRITE Manual 25 DESCRIPTION OF FRONT PANEL OPERATION – COBRITE DX ONLY After the device has initialized, the front panel will look as depicted below: 1. The central main field displays key parameters defining the current optical status of a laser selected by the right-hand tab.
Page 26: Device Setup
COBRITE Manual 26 6.1 SETTINGS LASER BUTTON Touching “Settings laser x” button or the central current status field will open a popup allowing to set the laser parameters. Select the parameter to be changed by touching on the corresponding button. The current parameter setting is displayed in the field below.
Page 27 Allows configuring the Startup behavior of the unit. “Start configuration” allows two settings: “Factory defaults” starts the laser ports with predefined settings defined by ID Photonics. “Last Configuration” will save the settings each time it is changed by the user and set these upon restart of the unit.
Page 28 COBRITE Manual 28 6.2.5 “DEVICE INFO” Provides Information such as Software revision, serial number and device configuration. 6.2.6 “NETWORK CONFIG” Displays the Network Configuration of the physical Ethernet Interface as well as the virtual Ethernet Interface available on the USB Port allows setting the parameters by clicking on the corresponding parameter button. Popup to set the IP address: Note that changes to the Network settings will only take effect upon restart of the unit.
Page 29 COBRITE Manual 29 6.3 DESCRIPTION OF FRONT PANEL OPERATION COBRITE DX2 & COBRITE MX SYSTEM The DX2 & MX chassis allows to en- or disable the output of the corresponding laser port by pressing the red button located next to each port. Note that this requires the unit to have started up which takes about 20seconds after power on and the interlock jumper located at the rear of the instrument to be disabled (jumper set, default).
Page 30: Description Of Instrument Operation Using The Web Gui - All Devices
“Download service logs” will collect debug information of the system in case of issues. Allow up to 2 minutes to finish the collection, save the binary data to the host PC and send it to ID Photonics for troubleshooting. The files are not user viewable.
Page 31: Update Device Firmware
3. Use the “Choose File” button” to locate the firmware file provided by ID Photonics. The new firmware is a single ZIP File. Do not extract this archive. Select the file and then press button “Update Firmware”. Do NOT close the browser window yet.
Page 32 COBRITE Manual 32 Each line indicates the current setting of each laser port and the laser type present. Change one Parameter – To change the setting, click on the corresponding parameter and enter a new value which will be set to the laser port after the “ok” button was clicked. Change se eral Parameters at once –...
Page 33: System Tab
“Start configura on” allows two settings: “Start with Factory defaults” starts the laser ports with predefined settings defined by ID Photonics. “Start with Last Configura on” will save the settings each time it is changed by the user and set these upon restart of the unit.
Page 34 COBRITE Manual 34 “Network settings” displays the current settings of Ethernet ports installed in the unit. The view may look different depending on the type of device being used. Elevate the user level by entering the password “IDP” to change the Network settings. “USB Port Virtual Ethernet IP Address”...
Page 35: Remote Control - All Devices
COBRITE Manual 35 REMOTE CONTROL – ALL DEVICES This device operates using SCPI standard style commands which are ASCII based and allow easy communication and interpretation with the instrument. Refer to chapter “Board and Connector description” on how to establish communication to the ports available at the instrument.
Page 36: Query Commands
COBRITE Manual 36 will send the password “IDP” to the unit to elevate the user level. 8.3 SYNTAX CONVENTIONS FOR COMMANDS 8.3.1 LONG AND SHORT FORM The key words feature a long form and a short form. Either the short form or the long form can be entered in one command, other abbreviations are not permissible.
Page 37 COBRITE Manual 37 8.3.6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXECUTED COMMANDS The mainframe controller will always acknowledge successful execution of commands by a “;<LF>” character. If the echo option is set (for details, see command list), the accordingly sent command is returned first. 8.3.7 LASER PORT ADDRESSING SCHEME Laser ports are addressed by a three-level port identifier that allows easy identification of the port and are issued as parameters with according commands.
Page 38: Communication Example
COBRITE Manual 38 8.3.8 COMMUNICATION EXAMPLE Host sends: *idn?; unit response: IDP-COBRITE CBDX-NC-NN-NN-NN-FA, SN 19160001, F/W Ver 1.0.0(101), HW Ver 1.00; 8.3.9 BASIC SCRIPT EXAMPLE The following commands can be a minimal script to perform a basic set up of the unit and read the data COMMAND COMMENT INTI;...
Page 39 COBRITE Manual 39 USER ACCESS LEVEL PASSWORD 8.5 NOTATION OF SYNTAX FOR COMMAND DEFINITION SYNTAX AND TYPE DESCRIPTION Optional command level that can be omitted. Example: Definition [:SYStem:]IPADDRess/? / Allows sending the command: IDADDR? < > Denotes a parameter. Placeholder is replaced with parameter value defined for according command.
Page 40 COBRITE Manual 40 8.6 GENERAL SCPI COMMANDS SYNTAX EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION *idn? *idn?; Query System Type and Software version. The CoBrite DX is COBRITE CBDX-NC- identified by CBDX. The CoBrite DX2 by CBDX2. The NN-NN-NN-FA, SN remaining string is determined by the laser configuration of 19160001, F/W Ver the actual device.
Page 41 COBRITE Manual 41 SYNTAX READ USER PARAMETE DESCRIPTION WRITE ACCESS R FORMAT LEVEL For laser safety reasons, the MX System does not allow this feature. [:SYStem:]INFOrmati see *idn? For detailed description IDP-COBRITE, 19160001, F/W Ver 1.0.0(101), HW Ver 1.00; [:SYStem:]DHCP/?/<w “off”...
Page 42 COBRITE Manual 42 SYNTAX READ USER PARAMETE DESCRIPTION WRITE ACCESS R FORMAT LEVEL [:SYStem:]TIME?/ R/(W) xxxxxxxxx Query or set system time. Note that time <wsp> is set and tracked in volatile memory only. It requires to be set after each cold start. [:SYStem:]ALARm? <INT>...
Page 43 Enable this only if a persistent issue exists and ID Photonics asked you to enable the feature since this can slow down the performance of the instrument. The trace file read via RDEBUG is encrypted and cannot be checked by the user.
Page 44 COBRITE Manual 44 SYNTAX READ USER PARAMETE DESCRIPTION WRITE ACCESS R FORMAT LEVEL [:SYStem:]SetPASS<w ‘- Sets a password to access the current sp> user level. Requires current user level to be at the level that password is to be set. Parameter is a string defining the password.
Page 45 COBRITE Manual 45 8.8.2 COBRITE DX &DX2 SYNTAX READ USER PARAMETER DESCRIPTION WRITE ACCESS FORMAT LEVEL [:SYStem:]IPADDRess xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP Address Setting of Ethernet /?/<wsp> interface [:SYStem:]NETMASK/? xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Netmask Setting of Ethernet interface /<wsp> [:SYStem:]GATEWAYIP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address for Gateway of Ethernet /?/<wsp>...
Page 46 COBRITE Manual 46 SYNTAX READ USER PARAMETER DESCRIPTION WRITE ACCESS FORMAT LEVEL [:SYStem:]MACADDRES XX:XX:XX:XX:XX: Reads MAC Address of rear panel Ethernet interface. 8.9 TRIGGER COMMANDS, DX &DX2 ONLY All trigger commands require user access level 1 and read and writable. PORT coordinate per common definition: <C>,<S>,<D>...
Page 47 COBRITE Manual 47 8.10 LASER PORT COMMANDS COMMAND TYPE [:SOURce:]WAVelength/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/ <REAL>nm Sets or queries the wavelength setting of a tunable laser port. Value format is in Nanometer. Example: WAV 1550.012; sets Laser Port 1,1,1 to 1550.012nm [:SOURce:]WAVelength:LIMit?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> <REAL>nm Queries the wavelength setting limits of a tunable laser port. Value format is in Nanometer. Example: WAV:LIM?;...
Page 48 COBRITE Manual 48 COMMAND TYPE Set or Query current configuration of Laser in location C-S-D in csv format: <Frequency>,<Offset>,<Output Power>,<Output state>,<Busy state>,< Dither state>, Busy state : <INT> “1”,”0”, Only for query, if set is used, this parameter is omitted Dither state: <INT>...
Page 49 COBRITE Manual 49 SYNTAX READ USER SESSION DEFAULT STORED WRIT ACCESS BASED VALUE LEVEL STADEF =0 [:SYStem:]ECHO/?/<wsp> [:SYStem:]STArtDEFault /?/<wsp> [:SYStem:]DEFAULT [:SYStem:]INFOrmation? [:SYStem:]DHCP/?/<wsp> [:SYStem:]IPADDRess/?/<wsp> 192.168.0.1 [:SYStem:]NETMASK/?/<wsp> [:SYStem:]GATEWAYIP/?/<wsp> 192.168.0.255 [:SYStem:]IPADDRess1/?/<wsp 192.168.0.1 > [:SYStem:]NETMASK1/?/<wsp>< 255.255.255.0 P> [:SYStem:]GATEWAYIP1/?/<wsp 192.168.0.255 > [:SYStem:]IPADDRess2/?/<wsp 192.168.0.1 >...
Page 50 COBRITE Manual 50 SYNTAX READ USER SESSION DEFAULT STORED WRIT ACCESS BASED VALUE LEVEL STADEF =0 [:SYStem:]TIME? /<wsp> R/(W) [:SYStem:]ALARm? [:SYStem:]STATus? [:SYSTem:]ERRor[:NEXT]? [:SYSTem:COMMunicate:]LOCKo ut/? [:SYSTem:COMMunicate:]Param eterREFresh? [:STATus:OPERation:]EVENt? [:]ABORt [:BOOT:]BootLoaDerRESet [:BOOT:] BootLoaDerAPPend [:BOOT:]BootLoaDerEXECute/? [:SYSTem:]ENableLOGging/? [:SYStem:]ReadDEBUG [:SYStem:]IDENTify<wsp> [:SYStem:]ENABleAUTOSTArt/? /<wsp> [:SYStem:]STArtDEFault /?/<wsp> [:SYStem:]SetPASS<wsp>,, ...
Page 51 COBRITE Manual 51 8.10.1.2 LASER PORT COMMANDS READ USER STORED COMMAND WRIT ACCESS LEVEL STADEF =0 [:SOURce:]WAVelength/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/< ✓ P> [:SOURce:]WAVelength:LIMit? /<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> [:SOURce:]FREQuency/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/ [:SOURce:]FREQuency:LIMit?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D > ✓ [:SOURce:]OFFset/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/ [:SOURce:]OFFset:LIMit?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> ✓ [:SOURce:]POWer/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/ [:SOURce:]ActualPOWer?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> [:SOURce:]POWer:LIMit?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> [:SOURce:]LIMit?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> [:SOURce:]CONFiguration/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> ✓ ,/ [:SOURce:]BUSY?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D> ✓ [:SOURce:]STATe/?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>,/ [:SOURce:]MONitor?/<wsp><C>,<S>,<D>...
Page 52 Main Controller cannot communicate with other internal Controller communication Failure components of the unit. One or more lasers report an error. Download service log Laser error and provide it to ID Photonics Not used Not used Not used Not used...
Page 53 COBRITE Manual 53 BIT # ALARM CONDITION/DESCRIPTION Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used...
Page 54 Information provided by ID Photonics GmbH is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no GERMANY responsibility is assumed by ID Photonics GmbH for its use nor for any infringements of patents or Tel: +49-89-201 899 16 other rights of third parties that may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or info@id-photonics.com...

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