Gentec-EO MAESTRO - Manual (Page 4)

MAESTRO User’s Manual Revision 8.1 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 THE MAESTRO SINGLE CHANNEL LASER POWER/ENERGY METER ........................................... 6
1.1 I NTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 S PECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 F RONT P ANEL D ESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 9
1.4 T OP P ANEL D ESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 10
2 GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 H OW TO ACCESS THE DIFFERENT MENUS OF THE
MAESTRO’
S USER INTERFACE ............................... 14
2.2 Q UICK POWER AND ENERGY MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE .................................................................. 16
2.3 D ESCRIPTION OF THE MAESTRO NAVIGATION MENU ....................................................................... 19
2.4 H OME ............................................................................................................................................. 20
2.4.1 Set Device ............................................................................................................................. 20
2.4.1.1 Date & Time (Not available on this version, check our web site for new versions) ........................... 21
2.4.1.2 Number of Digits ............................................................................................................................... 21
2.4.1.3 Serial Commands ............................................................................................................................. 22
2.4.1.4 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................................ 23
2.4.1.5 Languages........................................................................................................................................ 24
2.4.2 Set Measure .......................................................................................................................... 25
2.4.2.1 Wavelength ...................................................................................................................................... 26
2.4.2.2 Range ............................................................................................................................................... 28
2.4.2.3 Measure Mode ................................................................................................................................. 29
2.4.2.4 Corrections ....................................................................................................................................... 32
2.4.2.5 Trigger Level .................................................................................................................................... 33
2.4.3 Display ................................................................................................................................... 34
2.4.3.1 Display Parameters menu bar .......................................................................................................... 35
2.4.3.2 Real time display .............................................................................................................................. 38
2.4.3.3 Scope display ................................................................................................................................... 38
2.4.3.4 Needle display .................................................................................................................................. 40
2.4.3.5 Averaging display ............................................................................................................................. 40
2.4.3.6 Statistics display ............................................................................................................................... 42
2.4.4 Acquisition ............................................................................................................................. 45
2.4.5 Startup Config........................................................................................................................ 48
2.4.6 About ..................................................................................................................................... 49
2.5 SEARCH ....................................................................................................................................... 50
2.6 INFO ............................................................................................................................................. 51
2.7 MANAGE USB .............................................................................................................................. 52
2.8 BACK TO MEASURE BUTTON .................................................................................................... 52
3 SERIAL COMMUNICATION INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 53
3.1 USB S ERIAL C OMMUNICATION ........................................................................................................ 53
3.1.1 Installation ............................................................................................................................. 53
3.1.1.1 Installation for Windows™: ............................................................................................................... 53
3.1.2 Setting up Communication to the MAESTRO ....................................................................... 53
3.1.2.1 Verify COM Port ............................................................................................................................... 53
3.1.2.2 Connect to the MAESTRO ............................................................................................................... 53
3.1.2.3 To echo commands .......................................................................................................................... 54
3.1.2.4 Test the connection .......................................................................................................................... 54
3.1.2.5 HyperTerminal settings shortcut ....................................................................................................... 54
3.2 E THERNET C OMMUNICATION ........................................................................................................... 55
3.3 PC-MAESTRO USER - FRIENDLY SERIAL DATA ACQUISITION SOFTWARE ............................................. 56
3.4 T RADITIONAL C OMMUNICATION S ETTINGS ........................................................................................ 57
3.4.1 Serial Command format ........................................................................................................ 57
3.4.1.1 Serial Protocol Rules: ....................................................................................................................... 57
3.4.1.2 Text mode rules: ............................................................................................................................... 57
3.4.2 MAESTRO Binary Mode Description .................................................................................... 58
3.4.2.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................... 58