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ILX Lightwave LDC-3700C Series User Manual (176 pages)

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Table of Contents
3
Ist of

9
- Safety Information and the Manual
  11
- General Safety Considerations
  11
- Safety Marking Symbols
  12
  - Limitations
    13
  - Returning an Instrument
    13
  - Claims for Shipping Damage
    14
- Comments, Suggestions, and Problems
  15
Chapter 1 Introduction and Specifications

17
Product Overview

17
- Initial Inspection
  17
Installing the LDC-3700C

18
- AC Line Power Requirements
  18
- Grounding Requirements
  18
- Usb
  18
- GPIB Connector
  19
- Operating the LDC-3700C Laser Diode Controller
  19
- Rack Mounting
  19
- The GPIB Address
  19
- Tilt-Foot Adjustment
  19
- Figure 1.2 LDC-3700C Rear Panel
  
  20
- Figure 1.1 LDC 3700C Series Controller Front View
  
  20
- How to Obtain Repair Services
  21
Laser Current Source Specifications

22
Temperature Controller Specifications

24
General LDC-3700C Specifications

25
- Available Options and Accessories
  27
Table 1.1 Options and Accessories

27
Chapter 2 Operations

29
- Applying Power to Your LD Controller
  29
  - The Power on Sequence
    29
- The Power on State
  30
  - 37X4C Series Default Configuration
    30
Connecting to the Laser Controller

31
Figure 2.3 Rear Panel TEC Connector

35
Connecting to the te Controller

35
- TEC Grounding Considerations
  35
Operating from the Front Panel

36
Table 2.1 Laser Error Indicators

44
Operating the te Controller from the Front Panel

45
Functions and Features

53
Figure 2.5 Rear Panel TEC Connector

57
Chapter 3 Remote Operation

59
USB Operations

59
- USB Driver Installation
  59
Basic GPIB Concepts

60
- Data and Interface Messages
  60
  - Talkers, Listeners, and Controllers
    60
  - Figure 3.1 GPIB Cable Connections
    
    61
  - GPIB Cable Connections
    61
  - The GPIB Connector
    61
  - Figure 3.2 GPIB Connector Diagram
    
    62
  - Reading the GPIB Address
    62
- Changing the GPIB Address
  62
Changing Operation from Local to Remote

63
Command Syntax

64
- Letters
  64
- White Space
  64
- Command Separators
  65
- Parameters
  65
- Terminators
  65
- Command Tree Structure
  66
- Syntax Summary
  67
  - Table 3.2 Invalid Syntax Command Strings
    
    68
    
    Figure 3.4 Common Command Diagrams
    69
    
    Table 3.3 LDC-3700C Commonly Used Commands
    70
    
    Event and Condition Registers
    71
    
    Status Reporting
    71
    
    Operation Complete Definition
    72
    
    Figure 3.5 Status Reporting Scheme
    73
    
    Output off Registers
    74
  - LDC-3700C Commonly Used Commands
    70
- IEEE488.2 Common Commands
  69
Figure 3.6 LASER Output off Register

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Chapter 4 Command Reference

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Remote Command Reference Summary

80
Table 4.1 Remote Command Summary Reference List

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Command Reference

85
Chapter 5 Calibration and Troubleshooting

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- Table 5.1 Recommended Test Equipment
  
  152
  - Figure 5.1 IPD Calibration Circuit
    
    153
  - Table 5.2 Required Calibration Components
    
    154
  - Table 5.3 Symptoms and Actions
    
    171
  - Error Messages
    173
- Calibrating the Thermistor
  155
- Local Calibration of the LDC-3700C Temperature Controller
  155
- AD590 Sensor Calibration
  156
- LM335 Sensor Calibration
  156
- ITE Current Calibration
  157
- Current Source Calibration
  158
  - IPD Current Calibration
    160
  - Laser Forward Voltage Measurement Calibration
    162
- Local Calibration of the Laser Current Source
  158
- Remote Calibration of the LDC-3700C Controller
  163
  - Thermistor Calibration
    163
  - AD590 Sensor Calibration
    164
  - LM335 Sensor Calibration
    164
  - ITE Current Calibration
    165
- TEC Voltage Calibration
  166
Calibration Overview

151
- Recommended Equipment
  152
Troubleshooting

171
Table 5.4 Error Code Classifications

173
Table 5.5 Error Messages

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ILX Lightwave LDC-3700C Series User Manual (176 pages)

Table of Contents

Ist of

Chapter 1 Introduction and Specifications

Product Overview

Installing the LDC-3700C

Figure 1.2 LDC-3700C Rear Panel

Figure 1.1 LDC 3700C Series Controller Front View

Laser Current Source Specifications

Temperature Controller Specifications

General LDC-3700C Specifications

Table 1.1 Options and Accessories

Chapter 2 Operations

Connecting to the Laser Controller

Figure 2.1 Laser Diode Connection Configurations

Figure 2.2 Back Panel LD Connector

Figure 2.3 Rear Panel TEC Connector

Connecting to the te Controller

Operating from the Front Panel

Table 2.1 Laser Error Indicators

Operating the te Controller from the Front Panel

Table 2.2 SENSOR SELECT Switch Positions

Table 2.3 TEC Error Indicators

Functions and Features

Figure 2.4 LDC-3700C Series Rear Panel

Figure 2.5 Rear Panel TEC Connector

Chapter 3 Remote Operation

USB Operations

Basic GPIB Concepts

Figure 3.1 GPIB Cable Connections

Figure 3.2 GPIB Connector Diagram

Changing Operation from Local to Remote

Command Syntax

Table 3.1 Substitute Parameter Names

Figure 3.3 Command Path Structure

Table 3.4 Default Settings for Output off Registers

Figure 3.7 TEC Output off Register

Table 3.2 Invalid Syntax Command Strings

Figure 3.6 LASER Output off Register

Chapter 4 Command Reference

Remote Command Reference Summary

Table 4.1 Remote Command Summary Reference List

Command Reference

Chapter 5 Calibration and Troubleshooting

Table 5.1 Recommended Test Equipment

Figure 5.1 IPD Calibration Circuit

Table 5.2 Required Calibration Components

Table 5.3 Symptoms and Actions

Calibration Overview

Troubleshooting

Table 5.4 Error Code Classifications

Table 5.5 Error Messages

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