RM3 SERIES BACKREFLECTION METER

USER’S MANUAL

On power-up, the RTS and DTR signals on the interface connector go positive, indicating that the interface is ready to communicate. The software on the controlling computer must enable the RTS line. The interface controller waits for the CTS line to go positive before the measurements are transmitted. The DCD line must go positive in order for the controlling computer to receive commands from the meter.

The meter responds to single character commands sent on the serial interface. The characters must be sent individually, without a message terminating sequence such as <CR> (carriage return) or <LF> (line feed). The meter acknowledges each character that is sent with a character or a measurement reading.

The command G initiates the transmission of a measurement. The meter returns the most recent measurement. The transmission also includes the wavelength at which the measurement was made and the characters <CR> <LF>.

The character commands that control the meter via the RS232 serial interface port are listed in Table 9. When a command is accepted, the letter Y is returned. When a command is not recognized or not accepted, the letter X is returned.

Table 9: Character Commands

Command

Action

 

 

B

Display backreflection

 

 

A

Display absolute power

 

 

R

Display relative power

 

 

S

Store BR0 1

 

 

C

Clear BR01

 

 

D

Store ID 2

 

 

0

Set relative power to zero3

 

 

3

Set wavelength to the laser connected to the first LED

 

on display (eg. Model RM3750, first laser=1310nm. See

 

Figure 3)

 

 

5

Set wavelength to the laser connected to the second

 

LED on display (eg. Model RM3750, second

 

laser=1550nm. See Figure 3)

 

 

1Valid in Backreflection mode only.

2Valid in Absolute Power and Relative Power modes only.

3Valid in Relative Power mode only.

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RM3750 specifications

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