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  • Page 2 Revision 9.0 WARRANTY The Gentec-EO Beamage series beam profiler carries a one-year warranty (from date of shipment) against material and/or workmanship defects, when used under normal operating conditions. The warranty does not cover damages related to battery leakage or misuse.
  • Page 3 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 SAFETY INFORMATION Do not use a Beamage if the device or the detector looks damaged, or if you suspect that a Beamage is not operating properly. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.1..........................11 NTRODUCTION 2.2..........................11 PECIFICATIONS 2.2.1. Beamage Series Mechanical Drawings ................14 2.2.2. Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses .................. 15 Quick Start procedure ........................16 Main User Interface ..........................18 The Main Controls ..........................19 5.1....................... 19...
  • Page 5 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 6.2.5. Pixel Addressing ........................48 6.2.6. Gain ............................48 6.2.7. ADC Level ..........................48 6.2.8. Pixel Multiplication Factor (PMF)................... 48 6.3........................... 49 CQUISITION 6.4........................... 51 IVERGENCE 6.5......................... 52 ELATIVE OSITION 6.5.1.
  • Page 6 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Appendix D. Recycling and separation procedure for WEEE ............90 Appendix E. Complete list of SAVED settings ..................91...
  • Page 7 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1-1 B ................... 14 IGURE EAMAGE ERIES RONT AND IEWS 1-2 A ................... 15 IGURE TTENUATION ILTER RANSMISSION 3-1 PC-B ....................18 IGURE EAMAGE NTERFACE 4-1 PC-B ....................19 IGURE EAMAGE...
  • Page 8 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5-4 P ........................43 IGURE EAK TO VERAGE 5-5 P ..................... 44 IGURE EAK TO VERAGE ATIO XAMPLE 5-6 S ..........................45 IGURE ETUP 5-7 I ....................47 IGURE MAGE RIENTATION XAMPLES 5-8 P ......................

  • Page 9: Beamage-3.0

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 BEAMAGE-3.0 1.1. INTRODUCTION Gentec-EO introduces the new Beamage-3.0. Its sleek and thin design allows the Beamage-3.0 to fit between tight optical components. Its USB 3.0 connection and improved algorithm allows very fast frame rates. The new 2.2 MPixel CMOS sensor has a large ⅔” optical format with a small 5.5 µm pixel pitch allowing high resolution on large beams.
  • Page 10 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Damage Thresholds Maximum Average Power 1 W with ND filter Saturation Level 10 W/cm (1064 nm, CW, ND4) Saturation Level 300 µJ/cm (1064 nm, Pulsed, ND4) PC Requirements USB 3.0 port for optimal performance USB Port USB 2.0 port...
  • Page 11 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Measured and Displayed Parameters Displays 3D, 2D, XY (crosshair), Beam Tracking 4 Sigma (ISO) - ISO-11146-1:2005 FWHM along crosshair (50%) Beam Diameter Definition along crosshair (13.5%) 86% effective diameter (D86) Centroid - ISO-11146-1:2005 Beam Center Definition...

  • Page 12: Beamage-4M

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 BEAMAGE-4M 1.1. INTRODUCTION Gentec-EO introduces the new Beamage-4M. Its sleek and thin design allows the Beamage-4M to fit between tight optical components. Its USB 3.0 connection and improved algorithm allows very fast frame rates. The new 4.2 MPixel CMOS sensor has a large 1” optical format with a small 5.5 µm pixel pitch allowing high resolution on large beams.
  • Page 13 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 SMA connector 1.1 volts to 24 volts, the rise edge response time is 300 ns External Trig Trigger signal pulse width: 300 ns to 230 ms Optional SMA to BNC adaptor (202273) : Damage Thresholds...
  • Page 14 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Measured and Displayed Parameters Displays 3D, 2D, XY (crosshair), Beam Tracking 4 Sigma (ISO) - ISO-11146-1:2005 FWHM along crosshair (50%) Beam Diameter Definition along crosshair (13.5%) 86% effective diameter (D86) Centroid - ISO-11146-1:2005 Beam Center Definition...

  • Page 15: Beamage Series Mechanical Drawings

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 1.2.1. Beamage Series Mechanical Drawings Figure 1-1 Beamage Series Front and Side Views Aperture: The Beamage-3.0’s aperture and screw threads are C-MOUNT, allowing easy connectivity with optical accessories such as attenuation filters, UV converters or lenses. The sensor is centered with the aperture’s center.

  • Page 16: Sensor And Filter Spectral Responses

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 1.2.2. Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses Figure 1-2 Attenuation Filter Transmission...

  • Page 17: Quick Start Procedure

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 QUICK START PROCEDURE These steps must be followed in the specified order. 1. Install the PC-Beamage software. 2. Install the Beamage USB driver by following the Beamage-3.0 Driver Installation Quick Guide (refer to Appendix B). The driver must be reinstalled if a new version of software was updated;...
  • Page 18 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 7. Let the auto-exposure find the correct exposure time. This should take a few seconds. If the exposure time is at 200 ms and your beam is under exposed, please decrease the ND filter attenuation.

  • Page 19: Main User Interface

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 MAIN USER INTERFACE Figure 3-1 PC-Beamage User Interface The Main Controls: The top portion of the software is in a ribbon format and includes all the main controls. These are grouped by family, including Capture controls, File controls, Startup Config controls, Buffer controls, Data Computation controls (which include a very useful spatial filter and a normalizing function), M2 controls and Information controls.

  • Page 20: The Main Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 THE MAIN CONTROLS Figure 4-1 PC-Beamage Main Controls To give more room to the graphical display and less to the ribbon, you can minimize the ribbon by right- clicking on it and choosing “Minimize the ribbon”. You can retrieve the ribbon at any time by right-clicking on the upper portion of the window and unchecking “Minimize the ribbon”.

  • Page 21: Capture Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 4-3 Beamage Selector for Numerous Connected Beamage Warning Multiple Beamage beam profilers can be connected to a single computer. However, PC-Beamage is not a multiple device software so you need to open a new instance of the program for each camera that is connected to your computer.

  • Page 22: Capture Button

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 avoid parasitic lighting from the LED. Note that clicking on this button will not do anything since it is not a control button, but rather a status indicator. It also indicates the serial number of the connected Beamage 3.0.

  • Page 23: File Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Once this message box appears, block the beam and click on “OK”. The software will capture 10 images and average pixel by pixel to compute the average detector background map. A “Please Wait” message box will appear while the software is capturing the background map.

  • Page 24: Save Current Image

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.3.2. Save Current Image Figure 4-11 Save Current Image Button Click on the “Save Current Image” button to save the currently displayed image. This option will only save 1 frame. Data can be saved in native *.BMG format, in text *.TXT format or in binary *.BIN format. Note that only the *.BMG format can be re-opened with the PC-Beamage software.

  • Page 25: Print Report

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 It is only possible to save the beam profiling results shown in the “Home” tab (refer to section 5.3) in a *TXT file. The *TXT file includes a header, containing the acquisition settings, followed by the data. Each line corresponds to a single frame and all the measurements are separated by a tab.

  • Page 26: Figure 4-15 Custom Printr

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 4-15 Custom Print Report dialog After choosing the default or the custom report, a print preview will appear in the PC-Beamage software. To print the report, click “Print”. To exit without printing, click “Exit”. These buttons are located on the right-hand side.

  • Page 27: Figure 4-17 Default Printr

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 4-17 Default Print Report Page 1...

  • Page 28: Figure 4-18 Default Printr

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 The second page prints the cross-sectional XY graphs along the crosshairs. If the “Cursor”, the “Gaussian Fit”, “FWHM”, or the “1/e ” options are selected (refer to section 6.3.1), they will also appear in the report.

  • Page 29: Startup Config Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.4. STARTUP CONFIG CONTROLS The PC-Beamage software can load, save and reset to the default factory state the software settings. The file extension is *.geo. Figure 4-19-Startup Config Controls When closing the PC-Beamage, all current settings will be saved and will automatically be loaded next time the PC-Beamage is opened.

  • Page 30: Image Index

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.5.1. Image Index Figure 4-21 Image Index The “Image Index” edit box displays the current image index. When the Beamage is not streaming, it is possible to access different frames by typing the desired image index.

  • Page 31: Clear Buffer

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.5.3. Clear Buffer Figure 4-23 Clear Buffer Button The “Clear Buffer” button clears the entire buffer. The captured frames will no longer be available, any measures and graphical displays will also be erased. 4.5.4. Animate Figure 4-24 Animate Button Once the Beamage has captured frames in its buffer, it is possible to stream them in a playback manner.

  • Page 32: Filters

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 4-26 Data Computations 4.6.1. Filters Figure 4-27 Filters Button Figure 4-28 Available Filters The “Filters” button opens a drop-down menu. Two spatial filters are available: “Smoothing” and “Despeckle”. These tools are great with low quality laser or low level signals. Note that the “Despeckel”...

  • Page 33: Normalize

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 IR Sensors Filter The “Filters” button also contains the “IR Sensors” correction factor. With a Beamage-3.0-IR camera, this filter must be activated. Then, a correction factor is applied to the intensity of each pixel, according to the following correction formula: 4.6.2.

  • Page 34: Turbo

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 SMA Connector Figure 4-33 SMA Connector for Trigger Input 4.6.4. Turbo Figure 4-34 Turbo Button The “Turbo” button modifies the flow of data between the Beamage camera and the computer. By default, the turbo mode is activated when the application starts, assuming the user has a computer that works with the latest generation of USB 3.0 technology.

  • Page 35: Figure 4-36 Show/Hide Options

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 4-36 Show/Hide Options 4.6.5.1. Divergence Figure 4-37 Divergence Button The “Divergence” button activates a new tab on the right-hand side of the user interface. It contains all the settings and results relative to the beam divergence (refer to section 5.4). To compute the divergence and abide by the ISO-11146-1:2005 standard, the first step is to place an aberration-free lens between the Beamage and the laser.

  • Page 36: Beamage-M2 Mode

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.6.5.3. Camera Lens Calibration Figure 4-39 Camera Lens Calibration Panel The “Camera Lens Calibration” panel activates a new tab on the right-hand side of the user interface. It contains the procedure relative to the camera lens calibration. This tool allows you to easily calibrate a system that contains a magnifying lens.

  • Page 37: Software Info

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4.8. SOFTWARE INFO The “Information Menu” displays important and useful information about the Beamage and provides help. Figure 4-42 Software Info 4.8.1. Color Legend Figure 4-43 Color Legend Button The “Color Legend” button shows the colors corresponding to the 3D and 2D display intensity levels.

  • Page 38: About

    4.8.3. Help Figure 4-46 Help Button The “Help” button opens the Beamage Series user manual. All information, tips, warnings and troubleshooting about the software are in this manual. It is also possible to open both the Beamage-M2 user manual and the Beamage-3.0 accessories user manual.

  • Page 39: Home And Setup Panels

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 HOME AND SETUP PANELS The PC-Beamage offers different panels to view the measures and set different options for the Beamage. Home: Controls the computation parameters and displays the beam’s diameter and centroid information. Setup: Controls the Beamage parameters.

  • Page 40: Home

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.1. HOME Figure 5-2 Home Tab Main Controls: Defines the beam width definition and crosshair position. Diameter: Displays the beam diameter computation results.
  • Page 41 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Centroid: Displays the beam’s centroid and peak coordinates.

  • Page 42: Main Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.1.1. Main Controls The “Main Controls” section allows the user to set the desired beam diameter definition and crosshair position. Use the drop-down menu to select the desired settings. 5.1.1.1. Beam Diameter Definition By default, the beam width definition is set to “4 sigma (ISO)” which respects the ISO-11146-1:2005 and ISO11146-2:2005 standards (refer to Appendix A.
  • Page 43 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 rate. If the beam is larger and all pixels contain the area containing the beam, there will be no baseline subtraction and the frame rate will be slower. 5.1.2.1. Diameter The “Major Axis” is the beam maximum width whereas the “Minor Axis” is the minimum beam width.

  • Page 44: Figure 5-3 Fixed Coordinates

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 5-3 Fixed Coordinates System for the Sensor The beam “Centroid” corresponds to the beam’s first order distribution as defined by the ISO-11146- 1:2005 and ISO-11146-2:2005 standards (refer to Appendix A) The beam’s “Peak” position corresponds to the pixel’s peak value position. If many pixels correspond to the peak value, the crosshair will be centered on the first peak.

  • Page 45: Figure 5-5 Peak To Averager

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 displayed. When the crosshair center is set to “Centroid” instead of “Peak”, results are grayed out to remind the user that the values do not correspond to the “Peak to Average Ratios”. Figure 5-5 Peak to Average Ratio Example...

  • Page 46: Setup

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.2. SETUP The “Setup” tab allows the user to set the Beamage parameters. Figure 5-6 Setup Tab Exposure time: Controls the Beamage sensor’s exposure time. Image orientation: Rotates or flips the captured image. Image Averaging: Applies a temporal filter by averaging multiple frames Active Area: Selects the region of interest.

  • Page 47: Exposure Time

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Gain: Adds numerical gain to captured image. ADC Level: Selects the BEAMAGE’s ADC level for each pixel Pixel Multiplication Factor: Adjusts the pixel multiplication factor when using optical components 5.2.1. Exposure Time The “Exposure Time” controls the Beamage’s exposure time settings. It can be set from 0.06 ms to 200 ms.

  • Page 48: Image Averaging

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Initial image (no rotation, no flip) Flip horizontal 90° rotation Flip & rotation Figure 5-7 Image Orientation Examples 5.2.3. Image Averaging The “Image Averaging” function is a temporal filter that captures a specified number of frames (2, 5, or 10) and averages the frames pixel by pixel to create a single time-averaged image.

  • Page 49: Pixel Addressing

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.2.5. Pixel Addressing The “Pixel Addressing” mode allows the user to downsample the captured image. The “Average 2x2” will take a 2x2 pixel cluster and return its average as one larger pixel. The “Average 2x2” function is only available in the 12 bit ADC mode.

  • Page 50: Data Acquisition

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 The default value for the Pixel Multiplication Factor is 1. Figure 5-9 Pixel Multiplication Factor It is possible to manually set a value for the PMF. Simply enter the desired value in the white box and press enter.

  • Page 51: Figure 5-11 Data Acquisition

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 5-11 Data Acquisition Tab The “Duration” defines the time for which the acquisition will keep running. The countdown starts as soon as the user presses the “Start Data Acquisition” button located in the “Main Controls”. The user can select the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds.

  • Page 52: Divergence

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.4. DIVERGENCE The divergence tab opens when the divergence button is clicked in the Main Controls (refer to section 4.6.5). To compute the divergence and abide by the ISO-11146-1:2005 standard, the first step is to place an aberration-free lens between the Beamage and the laser.

  • Page 53: Relative Position

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.5. RELATIVE POSITION 5.5.1. Setup The “Setup” section, which displays the coordinate system of the Beamage sensor on the right side, allows the user to select the parameter that will be considered as the origin position (0,0) by the software.

  • Page 54: Measures

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 point, the coordinate values for both X and Y axes will automatically be set beside “User-defined” in the “Relative Position” tab. Figure 5-14 Coordinates Defined by User To set the origin back to its default position (0,0), click on the “Reset origin” button below “User-defined”.

  • Page 55: Camera Lens

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5.6. CAMERA LENS Prior to profiling a beam with a camera lens, one must adjust the Pixel Multiplication Factor of the lens (see section 5.2.8). The “Camera lens calibration” section allows the user to calibrate the PC-Beamage software when a camera lens is used with the Beamage.

  • Page 56: Fixed Crosshair

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 3. Then, move the laser source (or the Beamage camera) by a known distance along the X axis, parallel to the diffuser. Figure 5-17 - Camera Lens Calibration Moving Direction 4. Enter this distance (in mm) in the appropriate box and press enter.

  • Page 57: Figure 5-19 Fixed Crosshairc

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 5-19 Fixed Crosshair Center Section The “Center Setup” section, which displays the coordinate system of the sensor on the right side, allows the user to select the parameter that will be considered as the origin of the crosshairs (0,0).

  • Page 58: Figure 5-21 User-Defined Origin

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 5-21 User-Defined Origin Once the origin of the crosshairs is determined by the user, the software will be able to see the crosshairs from this particular origin in the 2D Display. Figure 5-22 Fixed Crosshairs at Peak Position in the 2D Display...

  • Page 59: Orientation Setup

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 5-23 Fixed Crosshairs at Peak Position in the XY Display 5.7.2. Orientation Setup To activate the fixed crosshair orientation option, go to the “Home” panel, in the “Main Controls” section and choose the Fixed option for the crosshair orientation. This will automatically open the “Fixed Crosshair”...

  • Page 60: Figure 5-25 User -Definedc

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 The “Orientation Setup” section allows the user to set the crosshair orientation. Once the orientation of the crosshairs is determined by the user, the software will be able to see the crosshairs at this particular angle with respect to the sensor’s main axes.

  • Page 61: Display Panel

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 DISPLAY PANEL The PC-Beamage offers four different graphical displays to view and analyze the laser beam. 3D Display: A real time display of the beam intensity in a 3D representation. 2D Display: A real time display of the beam intensity in a 2D representation.

  • Page 62: Display: Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 x axis Y axis Figure 6-2 3DDisplay 6.1.1. 3D Display: Controls The toolbar buttons on the upper right corner control the 3D image. Print Screen: Saves a *.BMP image of the current 3D display.

  • Page 63: Display

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 6.2. 2D DISPLAY The 2D Display represents the beam’s intensity in two dimensions. False coloring is added to increase the contrast. The color legend used for the various intensity levels is available in the “Main Controls”...

  • Page 64: Display: Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure 6-4 2D Display To translate the image, hold down the left button on the mouse and move the mouse. The “up arrow”, “down arrow”, “left arrow” and “right arrow” will also move the image accordingly. The scroll button on the mouse zooms the image in or out.

  • Page 65: Xy Display

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 6.3. XY DISPLAY The “XY display” plots cross-sectional graphs of the beam along the crosshairs. The crosshairs position and orientation are defined in the “Home” tab (refer to section 5.1.1.2) Figure 6-5 XY Display 6.3.1.

  • Page 66: Gaussian Fit

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 6.3.2. Gaussian Fit The “Gaussian Fit” function fits the best Gaussian curve on the experimental data. When the “Gaussian Fit” is activated, it displays three information on the graphic’s upper right corner. 6.3.2.1. The Gaussian equation The first information to be displayed is the equation of the fitted Gaussian.

  • Page 67: Beam Tracking Display

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 6.4. BEAM TRACKING DISPLAY The “Beam Tracking Display” shows the variation of the position of the centroid on the sensor. The yellow cross represents the last calculated centroid position while the blue dots represent the previous ones. A dot is added to the chart at each computation.

  • Page 68: Beam Tracking Display: Controls

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0  Δ: Overall beam positional stability  Δx: Beam positional stability in the azimuth direction.  Δy: Beam positional stability perpendicularly to the azimuth.  RMS : RMS standard deviation value of the centroid’s position (not ISO measure) ...

  • Page 69: Labview Driver

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 LABVIEW DRIVER 7.1. PC-BEAMAGE LABVIEW EXAMPLE VI’S The PC-Beamage Software can be controlled from LabVIEW using the VI Library supplied by Gentec-EO. They are individual VIs to implement each of the supported control and measurement functions. There is also an example VI that demonstrates how to use the individual VIs to build a standalone LabVIEW application.

  • Page 70: Measurement Vis

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0  Control 1OVRe^2. This VI sets the Beam Diameter Definition Control in the PC-Beamage Software. Running this VI is the same as pressing the selecting the 1/e along crosshairs (13.5%) control in the software.

  • Page 71: Display Vis

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 7.1.3.2. Position VIs. These measurements are on the XY Display. Use the Display VIs to choose the XY Display and the Activate VIs to set the software before requesting measurement data from the software.

  • Page 72: Activate Vis

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 7.1.5. Activate VIs. These VIs select which measurement the PC-Beamage software will use. Using them is the same as pressing one of the four buttons on the top of the XY Display software screen. The Cursor Control Button is not implemented in this release of LabVIEW VIs.

  • Page 73: The Example Vi

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 7.1.7. The Example VI. The VIs have all been used to create an example software. The front panel of this example is shown below. Figure 7-1 - Beamage LabVIEW Example The example is written to be easy to use and understand so as to aid in the development of custom LabVIEW software.
  • Page 74 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 5. Under the Show/Hide Options menu item, select Start LabVIEW Pipeline. The PC-Beamage software will verify the connection. You may now minimize the PC-Beamage software as LabVIEW can now control the functions. 6. Press the Connect PC Beamage button on the LabVIEW software. The Connected LED will turn on.

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting And Tips

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 TROUBLESHOOTING AND TIPS 8.1. WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL PC-BEAMAGE, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARS: THE PROGRAM CAN’T START BECAUSE MSVCR100.DLL IS MISSING […] You must download the missing dll from Microsoft software and install it on your computer: 32 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555...

  • Page 76: The Detected Serial Number Is 000000

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0  If the problem persists, please contact your Gentec-EO representative or contact us at service@gentec-eo.com. 8.8. THE DETECTED SERIAL NUMBER IS 000000 This happens when you connect a Beamage for the first time in a new USB port. The drivers need to be installed each time a new Beamage is plugged for the first time in a new USB port.

  • Page 77: Declaration Of Conformity

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directive(s): 2004/108/EC The EMC Directive Manufacturer’s Name: Gentec Electro Optics, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 445 St-Jean Baptiste, suite 160 (Québec), Canada G2E 5N7 European Representative’s Name: Laser Components S.A.S.

  • Page 78: Appendix A. Iso11146 And Iso11670 Definitions

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 APPENDIX A. ISO11146 AND ISO11670 DEFINITIONS The beam centroid coordinates are given by: The beam widths are defined as an “extent of a power density distribution in a cross section of beam based on the centered second order moments of the power density distribution.”...
  • Page 79 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 The beam’s divergences transformed by an aberration-free focusing element of focal length f are given by the following equations: In the laboratory or usual system of coordinates (X’,Y’,Z’), the coordinates of the latest calculated position of the centroid for both X’...
  • Page 80 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 In the previous 3 equations, the standard deviations are defined by the following equations: by transformation of coordinates. (X’,Y’,Z’) is the usual or are derived from laboratory coordinate system and (X,Y,Z) is the beam axis coordinate system.

  • Page 81: Appendix B. Beamage-3.0 Driver Installation Quick Guide

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 APPENDIX B. BEAMAGE-3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION QUICK GUIDE 1) Do not connect the Beamage’s USB cable to your computer before installing the appropriate software and drivers. The camera will not be recognized if so. 2) The latest available version of PC-Beamage must be installed before setting the drivers. It can be...
  • Page 82 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 4) You can now open the Drivers Installer. The latest version can be downloaded from the Downloads tab at the bottom of the following web page: https://gentec-eo.com/products/beam- diagnostics/Beamage-3.0. Once the file is opened, a security warning should appear. Click on Run.
  • Page 83 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Figure B- 4: Search for “System” Figure B- 5: System information 6) After choosing the operating system, you will be asked to unplug the camera. If you followed the former steps, the camera should already be unplugged. Click on OK.
  • Page 84 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 7) You will be asked if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click on Yes. Figure B- 7: User Account Control 8) The driver installation wizard will appear. Click on Next.
  • Page 85 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 9) To confirm that you want to install the device software, click on Install. Figure B- 9: Confirmation Window 10) Once the installation is completed, click on Finish. Figure B- 10: Installation Completed...
  • Page 86 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 12) You will be prompted to connect the camera. Connect it through your USB port, but DO NOT CLICK ON OK RIGHT AWAY. Wait for the following message to appear at the bottom right of your screen before clicking on OK.
  • Page 87 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 15) Start the PC-Beamage application. A camera selector will appear, with a series of zero as the single option. Meanwhile, the last driver will be installed. Wait for the following message to appear at the bottom right of your screen. Click on OK in and close the application.
  • Page 88 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 Verify that the driver has been correctly installed It is not necessary to follow these steps to install the USB drivers. They are verification steps only. 1) Open your Device Manager. To open the Device Manager, click on the Start (Windows home screen) and type in Device Manager in the search field.
  • Page 89 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 3) Open PC-Beamage and make sure Cypress USB BootLoader has been replaced by Cypress USB BulkloopExample. Figure B- 19: Cypress USB BulkloopExample...

  • Page 90: Appendix C. Beamage Firmware Installation Quick Guide

    Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 APPENDIX C. BEAMAGE FIRMWARE INSTALLATION QUICK GUIDE 1) If the software version of the PC-Beamage is not compatible with the Beamage’s firmware version, an error message will appear. If so, it is important to update the firmware version and to reinstall the drivers in order to use the PC-Beamage’s new functions.
  • Page 91 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 APPENDIX D. RECYCLING AND SEPARATION PROCEDURE FOR WEEE This section is used by the recycling center when the Beamage reaches its end of line. Breaking the calibration seal or opening the Beamage’s case will void the warranty The complete Beamage contains: ...
  • Page 92 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0 APPENDIX E. COMPLETE LIST OF SAVED SETTINGS  Image flip horizontal Image buffer size  Image buffer averaging Smoothing filter activated  Active area : Despeckle filter activated   Choice IR filter activated ...
  • Page 93 Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9.0  Acquisition filename Camera lens calibration tab options:  X baseline position Divergence tab options: Focal distance Moving distance in X  Is calibrated activated Relative position tab options:  Relative position mode Fixed crosshair tab options:...
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