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Contents User’s Guide Page Table of Contents Remote Operation Command Reference Iv LDX-3232 List of Figures Vi LDX-3232 List of Tables Viii LDX-3232 Safety Information and the Manual General Safety ConsiderationsSafety Symbols Safety Marking SymbolsWarranty Claims for Shipping Damage Model Number Serial Number End-User Name Company Phone Fax Comments, Suggestions, and ProblemsDescription of the problem Xiv LDX-3232 Introduction and Specifications Product OverviewInstalling Your LDX-3232 High Compliance Current Source AC Line Power RequirementsInitial Inspection Grounding RequirementsGpib Connector Tilt-Foot AdjustmentGpib Address Operating the LDX-3232 Precision Current SourceLDX-3232 Front View Maintenance Specifications 13 µs 12 ms Type Pulse Width DelayTTL Available Options and Accessories Description Model NumberApplying Power to Your LDX-3232 Power On SequenceConnecting to the Laser Power On StateCommon Laser Cathode Photodiode Anode Back Panel LD Connector Interlock ConnectionsGrounding Considerations Setting the PD BiasPhotodiode Connections Display Operating a Laser in Constant Current I ModeFront Panel Operation Setting Up the Precision Current Source E R a T I O N Operating a Laser in Constant Power P Mode Entering Photodiode Responsivity ValuesMethod to calculate the responsivity is suggested below Error Indicators LDX-3232 Error IndicatorsError Indicators LDX-3232 Reading the Gpib Address Changing the Gpib AddressChanging Operation from Local to Remote LDX-3232 Current Source Command SetCommand Syntax OFF OLD NEW True False SET Reset LASLDI? Command Paths LDX-3232 Command Path StructureIEEE488.2 Command Commands LIM LDX-3232 Frequently Used CommandsNone Operation Complete Definition Status ReportingEvent and Condition Registers LDX-3232 Status Reporting Schematic Diagram Disabled 10 N/A Enabled 11 N/A 12 N/A 13 N/A 14 N/A 15 N/A Output Off RegisterLASerENABleOUTOFF nrf LASerENABleOUTOFF? Command Timing and Completion Error MessagesError Code Classifications Response MessageMode Used to create a delay in the execution of further CommandsUsed to enter the laser current calibration mode Used to enter the laser voltage calibration modeReturns status of photodiode monitor power display Enables Laser display to show parameter valuesSets the enable register for Laser conditions Returns the value of the LAS conditions enable registerUsed to return the optical power from monitor Used to set the constant optical power setpoint, ifUsed to enable/disable the front panel modulation input Or P optical powerReturns the status of the Term command Powered upReturns the elapsed time since the timer was last reset Used to return the Laser setpoint tolerance valueLDX-3232 Device-Dependent Commands Command Description FormatLDX-3232 Device-Dependent Command Reference DelayCalmd LAS Calpd ERRors?LASerCALMD Responsivity CAL PD parameter setting Syntax Diagram LASerCALMD?Calibration for that bandwidth Selected. This procedure is outlined in ChapterLASerCALLDI LASerCALLDI? LASerCALLDVLDI LAS CAL LAS CAL LDVLASerCALMDI True measured value. This procedure is outlined in ChapterLASerCALLDV? LASerCALMDI? LASerCOND?MDI LAS CAL IPDLASerDEC LASerDISplay LASerDISplay?LAS DIS LASDIS?LASerDISplayLDI LASerDISplayLDI?Lasdisldi LDIVoltage measurement Syntax Diagram LASerDISplayLDVLASerDISplayLDV? LASDISLDV?LASerDISplayMDI LASerDISplayMDI?LAS DIS MDI LAS DIS IPDLASerDISplayMDP LASerDISplayMDP?PPD LAS DIS MDPLASerDISplayPARAM LASerDISplaySETLAS DIS Param LAS DIS SETLASDISPLAYSET? LASerENABleCONDLASerDISplaySET? LAS Enab Cond LASerENABleCOND?Bit LASerENABleEVEnt An nrf value whose sum represents the bits that are enabledAction enables the Laser status event register so that LasenabeventLASerENABleEVEnt? LAS Enab EVELASerENABleOUTOFF LASerENABleOUTOFF? LAS Enab OutoffLASerENABleEVEnt command Command while the condition status is constantly changingLASerEVEnt? LAS EVELASerINC Function for the Laser outputThis measurement is updated approximately once every 600 ms LASerLDILASerLDI? LAS LDILASerLDV LASerLDV?For LDV calibration LAS LDVLASerLIMitI2 LASerLIMitI2?Limit in use depends on the Laser output range selection LAS LIMDisplayed, and then releasing the SET switch LASerLIMitI4LASerLIMitI4? LASLIMI4?MDP LAS LIM LASerLIMitMDPLASerLIMitMDP? LASerLIMitV LASerLIMitV?LASerMDI LASerMDI?MDI LAS IPD MDP P PD setpoint would be usedLAS Mdln LASerMDLNLASerMDLN? MDP LAS LASerMDPLASerMDP? LAS Mode LAS Mode IhbwLASerMODE? LASerMODEIHBWLAS Mode MDP LASerMODEILBWLASerMODEMDP LasmodeilbwLAS OUT LASerOUTputLASerOUTput? LASerRANge LASerRANge?LAS RAN LASRAN?Where the response is the constant I setpoint value, in mA 30 µA, for use in constant P mode with Calpd =LASerSETLDI? LASerSETMDI?Where the response is the constand PPD setpoint, in mW LASerSETMDP?LASerSTEP 100 µALASerTOLerance command LASerSTEP?LASerTOLerance LAS TOLLASerTOLerance? MESsageSecond is the time window, in seconds MESMESsage? RADixTerm 0 command is sent or the LDX-3232 is powered off RADix?RAD Means hexadecimal, and OCT means octalTime LDX-3232 was last powered upTime clock is independent of the Timer clock Since the last TIMER? query was issued TimerLast TIMER? query is returned Seconds since the last TIMER? query was issuedFunctions and Features Saving and Recalling from the Front PanelUsing the Laser Compliance Voltage Adjustment Saving and Recalling Under Remote OperationUsing the LDX-3232 Current Source’s Trigger Function LDX-3232 Rear PanelModulating the Laser Current Source BNC Interlock Usage ExampleModulating the Laser Current Source Functions and Features Calibration and Troubleshooting Calibration OverviewDMM Description Manufacturer/Model SpecificationRecommended Equipment Local Calibration of the LDX-3232 Current Source Current Source CalibrationRange Current LimitIPD Current Calibration Constant power CAL PDSet equal to zero IPD SetpointLaser Mode Laser Forward Voltage Measurement Calibration2000 mA Set to FS full scale of rangeLimit Gpib CommandRemote Calibration of the LDX-3232 Current Source Lasldi nrf value command IPD Setpoint Function State Gpib Command Troubleshooting Guide GeneralEEPROM, Lllll will be displayed on the display the laser Current source must be recalibratedFeature can be defeated via the Lasenableoutoff Command101 Response Message