THORLABS PM100D - Utility Software Functions

6.1 PM100D Utility Software
- averaging rate, a rate of 3000 averages the incoming measurement values fo
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approx. 1 second
- photodiode bandwidth HI and LO
- acceleration circuit for thermal sensors ON, AUTO and OFF
- trigger level for pyroelectric sensors
- Zeroing for photodiode and thermal sensors
Shortcut: [Shift + F3]
Units / Display button
A dialog box with the following items appears:
- configure unit of measure, depending on the connected sensor in W, J, dBm, V
and A
- configure the left sub display
- configure the right sub display
Shortcut: [Shift + F4]
Logging configuration button
Open dialog box to:
- set averaging rate for logging
- set interval between samples
- set number of samples
- configure logging into data file
Shortcut: Shift + F5
Start/Stop log button
- start and stop data logging
Shortcut: [Shift + F6]
Reset / Clear button
- reset min/max monitor
- clear power / energy graph
- clear power / energy histogram
- clear power / energy statistics
- clear log screen
Shortcut: [Shift + F7]
Quit button
- stops the PM100D application
- to restart press the white arrow in the tool bar
Shortcut: [Shift + F8]
Instrument Setup Save / Recall
- save / recall remote control specific parameters
Shortcut: [Shift + F9]
Long Term Measurement
- sets the device to local mode between the measurement intervals
Shortcut: [Shift + F10]
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