Installing the Control Software
Installation 5-3
fills the chiller the first time and instructs you on its use. If, after the initial installation,
you have any questions regarding the use of this product, contact your Spectra-Physics
service representative. Address and telephone numbers are listed at the end of
Chapter 8, “Customer Service.”
Maintain the chiller temperature for operation at 21° C.
It takes the chiller about 15 minutes to stabilize the temperature of the laser head cold
plate and, thus, the output of the laser. Leaving the chiller on between periods of laser
use eliminates this stabilization period. In general, if the laser is used often, leave the
chiller on between laser usage; if it is used infrequently, turn off the power supply, then
turn off the chiller. The chiller must be on whenever the power supply is on!
Installing the Control Software
Your Spectra-Physics service engineer installs the GUI control software as well as the
USB driver for you when they install the system. The instructions below are provided
in the event that a different computer is used or the software must be installed again.
This software is already installed on the laptop optionally provided with this system.
The GUI control software provided with the laser is optimized for startup, maintenance
and general-purpose use. It may be desirable to develop your own custom software to
support specialized uses. Such software should be developed based on the command
language described in
Appendix A, “Programming Guide.”
The GUI control software is preinstalled on new systems from Spectra-Physics. To
install the software on a different system the software and USB driver are provided on
a USB flash drive (located in the accessory kit). The following two sub-sections provide
directions for installing the software.
To run the GUI control software, the control computer must meet these minimum
requirements.
Intel or AMD 32 or 64-bit, single or multi-core processor with > 1 GHz clock speed
4 GB RAM
20 MB available disk space for installation
A mouse or other Windows-compatible pointing device
A video display with 1024 x 768 (SVGA) or higher resolution
An available USB port
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, or 10 operating system
The chiller must always be on when the power supply is
on, even if the diode laser is not on!
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