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5.5 Temperature Effects on Thermal Sensors 33
5.6 Ambient and Stray Light 34
5.7 Back Reflection 34
5.8 Beam Diameter vs. Active Sensor Area 34
5.9 Fiber Based Measurements 35
6 Computer Interface 37
6.1 PM100D Utility Software 37
6.1.1 Front Panel 38
6.1.2 Description of the Front Panel Elements: 38
6.2 Firmware Update 41
6.3 Using the Instrument Drivers 42
6.3.1 Instrument Driver Installation 42
6.3.2 Instrument Driver Example 42
6.4 PM100D SCPI Commands 43
6.4.1 An Introduction to the SCPI language 43
6.4.2 IEEE488.2 Common Commands 46
6.4.2.1 Command summary 46
6.4.2.2 Command reference 47
6.4.2.3 PM100D specific SCPI Command Reference 48
6.4.3 Simple LabVIEW Example using SCPI Commands 58
7 Maintenance and Repair 62
7.1 Maintenance 62
7.2 Troubleshooting 63
8 Appendix 64
8.1 Warranty 64
8.2 Certifications and compliances 65
8.3 Technical data 66
8.4 Pin Assignment of the Sensor Connector 69
8.5 Thorlabs ‘End of Life’ policy (WEEE) 70
8.5.1 Waste treatment on your own responsibility 70
8.5.2 Ecological background 71
8.6 List of figures 72
8.7 Addresses 73