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DIP switch settings
There are four DIP switches on the back of the XL laser, each of which can be ON (rocker up position)
or OFF (rocker down position)� The table below summarises the DIP switch settings�
Switch
number
DIP switch 2 DIP switch 3 DIP switch 4
Switch
position
Quadrature
settings
ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF
DIP
switch 1
ON Analogue settings Analogue gain (see table below)
Long range
(high gain)
Short range
(low gain)
OFF
(default)
Digital settings
10 nm quadrature
resolution *
80 nm quadrature
resolution *
Hysteresis on * Hysteresis off *
* Quadrature output is available as a factory set option
Analogue gain settings
DIP switch 2 DIP switch 3 Gain (±2%) Measurement range
ON ON 1 µm/V ±5 µm
ON OFF 10 µm/V ±50 µm
OFF ON 100 µm/V ±500 µm
OFF OFF 1 mm/V ±5 mm
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