1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4
Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 4
Safety Notices............................................................................................................................ 4
General Safety Considerations.................................................................................................. 5
Inspection .................................................................................................................................. 6
2 INITIAL INSTRUMENT SETUP ................................................................................................ 7
General ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Power Supply Connections ....................................................................................................... 7
Signal Output Connections ........................................................................................................ 8
Software Installation .................................................................................................................. 9
3 LASER INPUT – VIS AND NIR VERSIONS ........................................................................... 10
Fiber-Optic Laser Input ............................................................................................................ 10
Free-Beam Laser Input ............................................................................................................ 11
4 LASER INPUT – IR AND MIR VERSIONS ............................................................................. 13
Installation of Adjustment Feet ................................................................................................ 13
Alignment of Laser Under Test ................................................................................................ 14
5 USING THE LASER WAVELENGTH METER ....................................................................... 16
Operation Instructions ............................................................................................................. 16
Wavelength Screen ................................................................................................................. 17
Trend Screen ........................................................................................................................... 18
Menu Function Descriptions .................................................................................................... 20
6 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ............................................................ 24
LabVIEW Program Interface .................................................................................................... 24
Custom Program Interface - Windows .dll Function Calls ....................................................... 26
Custom Program Interface - Direct Communication................................................................ 28
APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX B – WARRANTY & SERVICE ................................................................................... 33
Warranty .................................................................................................................................. 33
Service ..................................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX C – CODE UPDATES ................................................................................................ 34
APPENDIX D – MONITOR PORT ................................................................................................. 35
APPENDIX E – TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................... 36
APPENDIX F – FIBER-OPTIC CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................... 37
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................................................... 38