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SM-S00500 Revision A 21 October 2016
redPOWER QUBE Cased Fiber Laser User Manual
9 Laser Control and FiberView
9.1 Overview
FiberView is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) program specifically written for redPOWER
Fiber Lasers with the FiberView Control Unit. FiberView is used to monitor and control the
redPOWER Fiber Laser, program parameters and process cycles, alert the User to any
maintenance requirements and to aid in fault diagnosis. FiberView is an advanced laser
control system offering many features not available in other products. However the protocol for
controlling redPOWER Fiber Lasers is available from SPI Lasers to allow users to integrate
control of redPOWER Fiber Lasers into an overall system controller.
The initial configuration of the redPOWER Fiber Laser can be set from FiberView, and then
the operating parameters selected and internal parameters monitored during operation.
Different levels of access (Maintenance, Supervisor, and Operator) are allowed to the features
of the program for control of the redPOWER Fiber Laser in a production environment.
If the FiberView program is run with no laser connected to the PC, then an option is available
to run in a simulation mode. This mode is useful for safely familiarising the user with the
operation of the program.
9.2 Basic Operation
Launch the FiberView Program. For the normal installation there will be a shortcut on the
Desktop to do this, along with the version number if the default install options have been used.
On starting the FiberView program in its default mode, a dialog box similar to Figure 29
appears. The FiberView application will automatically search for redPOWER Fiber Lasers
connected via RS-232 and Ethernet (local or network) connections. FiberView displays all the
redPOWER Fiber Lasers to which it is connected. Clicking on each connection will show
more information. Select the desired connection, and then click on “Connect to Laser …” to
enable FiberView to control that redPOWER Fiber Laser.
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