Iradion Infinity Series User manual

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
RS232 Interface
http://www.iradionlaser.com

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Table of Contents
1. Overview................................................................................................................ 2
2. Equipment Required .............................................................................................. 2
4. Using the Software................................................................................................. 5
5. LC Command Packets Listing................................................................................9
6. Serial Data Format .................................................................................................. 9
7. Command Packet Format...................................................................................... 9
8. Packet Characters:................................................................................................. 9
9. Check Character Calculation.................................................................................. 9
10. Command Response: ............................................................................................ 9
11. Response Packet Format..................................................................................... 10
12. Packet Characters:................................................................................................ 10
13. The Command Functions list................................................................................. 15
Table of Figures
Figure 1 Setup Wizard to start installation .......................................................................3
Figure 2 select installation destination.............................................................................3
Figure 3 Confirm installation............................................................................................ 3
Figure 4 Complete installation ......................................................................................... 4
Figure 5 Desktop Icon...................................................................................................... 4
Figure 6 Comm Writer II startup view ..............................................................................7
Figure 7 Select comm port ............................................................................................... 7
Figure 8 Comm writer connected state view....................................................................8
Figure 9 Comm writer error message.............................................................................. 8

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1. Overview
Iradion Infinity Series lasers offer to the user the ability to communicate with the
laser using RS232 communication. The RS232 communication signals are available
on one of the two ports on the rear-side of the laser: J7 HD-15 style, or J8 RJ45
style.
Iradion offers users a convenient GUI interface, or the user can interface directly using a
predefined command set.
2. Equipment Required
2.1. Windows PC (windows 7 OS or higher) with IRADION COMM WRITER II
software installed and USB to serial port converter or build in serial port.
3. Software installation.
•The software installation package consists of two files.
- Setup.exe and Setup.msi.
•Execute the setup.msi file.
•Follow the prompts to install the software (see figure 1 to figure 4).
•Windows will ask permission to install the software, this will
require administrative access to the computer. Answer ‘yes’.
•By default the software will be installed to the default program file
location. In most computers, this will be c:\program files or
c:\program files (X86). It will create a directory
IRADION\CommWriter2. The setup program will allow you to
change the destination of the files. (see figure 2)
•A shortcut will also be placed on the user’s desktop. (see figure 5)
•Note: In some cases, the setup program may require you to
update windows OS. An internet connection is required to perform
the update. The setup program will download required updates if
necessary.

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Figure 1 Setup Wizard to start installation.
Figure 2 select installation destination
Figure 3 Confirm installation

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Figure 4 Complete installation
Figure 5 Desktop Icon

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4. Using the Software
4.1. Confirm the serial port on the windows PC is functional.
4.2. Connect the serial port (PC) to the IRADION CO2 laser’s serial port using
appropriate cabling. Refer to IRADION LASER user guide on how to connect
the cabling.
4.3. Run IRADION COMM WRITER II software. There should be short cut on the
desktop for the software.
4.4. Setup the communication port.
4.5. Click on the comm port combo box (see figure 6 and figure 7).
4.6. Select the available comm port. The comm port combo box contains the
name(s) of all serial port found installed in computer. If there is no comm port
showing in the combo box, the computer had failed to locate a serial port
installed. The software will not function without a working serial port.
4.7. Click on the Start monitor loop button to open the comm port and start
automatically polling the status of the laser. (see figure 6) Note: You have to
select a comm port first, otherwise this button will be disabled. Upon success
on initializing the comm port, the status bar (bottom of the application) will show
the connection status as connection:true. The comm port opened also will be
show in the status bar’s left side.
4.8. The Command window will show all available commands. (see figure 8)
4.9. Select desired command to send by clicking on it in the command
windows. Send the command by clicking on the Send Command button.
Alternative way to send command is to double-click on it inside the
Command window.

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4.10. If the communication to the laser is successful, the application will start
filling in following information boxes by polling the laser:
•Laser state.
•Simmer duty
•Pulse stretch
•Temp
•Interlock
•Temp Warning
•Laser fault
•Laser VDC
•Laser serial
•Laser voltage Setting
•Rated power
•Measured power
•Auto fan
•Firmware version
•Mod low ground
4.11. If the communication failed, the application will display a failure status in
the status bar. The program will time out after 10 seconds and signal a
failure if the communication did not respond. A dialog box will be shown
to reset the serial port or to exit the application. (see figure 9)

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Figure 6 Comm Writer II startup view
Figure 7 Select comm port
Comm port
combo box
Click initialize comm
button to initialize
the selected port
Selected
comm
port
Serial
Results
Status
Results
Command
Window
Status Lights
Green = ON
Read= OFF/Flt
Send
Command
Initialize
Comm Port
Button
Comm Port
Selected
Connection
TRUE=Connected
FALSE=NOT Connected
Close
Application
Get Option
Results

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Command
windows is
filled with
available
commands. Set
Auto Fan
Enable is
Send command
button is
enabled
because
connection is
true.
Figure 8 Comm writer connected state view
Figure 9 Comm writer error message
Grayed
out=Connected
Connected Port
Connection
Failure
Communication failed.
Click YES to reset the
application or NO to
exit the application.

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5. LC Command Packets Listing
4.1 This section describes the packet protocol for transmitting and receiving data
via the RS232 com line to the Iradion Laser Controller Card.
4.2 Note: The Iradion Controller Card is programmed to reply only when queried
and does not automatically transmit strings.
6. Serial Data Format
6.1. The serial data format is RS232 - 19.2K baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.
7. Command Packet Format:
7.1. The command packet is made up of ascii text characters as described below.
Start
Cmd
Length
Data
Data End
Check
End
8. Packet Characters:
Start $ character.
Cmd 2 characters, ascii hex format 00 –
FF. Length * 2 characters, ascii hex
format 00 –FF.
Data 0 to n characters, ascii hex format 000000…N –
FFFFFF...N Data End & character.
Check 2 characters, ascii hex format 00 –FF.
End 2 characters, carriage return and line feed.
Length - Number of characters in the packet includes Start to End
characters. A Cmd packet with no data field has a length of ten.
9. Check Character Calculation
9.1. The check characters are calculated by adding the Start, Cmd, Length, Data
and Data End ascii characters then representing the byte value as two ascii
characters.
10. Command Response:
10.1. After a valid command is processed a response packet is sent.

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11. Response Packet Format
11.1. The response packet is made up of ascii text characters as described below.
Start
Cmd
Length
Data
Data End
Check
End
12. Packet Characters:
Start # character.
Cmd 2 characters, ascii hex format 00 –
FF. Length * 2 characters, ascii hex format 00 –
FF.
Data 0 to n characters, ascii hex format 000000…N –
FFFFFF…N Data End & character
Check 2 characters, ascii hex format 00 –FF.
End 2 characters, carriage return and line feed.
* Length - Number of characters in the packet includes Start to End characters.
Command Function
Cmd Data Get
Status 0x10
Response Packet 0x10 (Get Status Command)
Packet Length—0x01 to 0xFF.
(See above Packet Characters for
description) P1 = Laser State –(0x04=OK;
0x05=Fault) 0 = init
1 = idle
2 = delay
3 = armed
4 = normal
5 = fault

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P2 = CPLD ID—A2
P3 = Simmer Frequency byte –0x31 to
0xC7 200 KHz to 50 KHz, 5 KHz steps
P4 = Simmer Duty Cycle byte –0x00 to
0x14 0 to 20%, 1% steps
P5 = Pulse Stretch byte –0x00 to
0x64 0 to 10 us, 1 us step
P6 = Get Temp. 0x01 to 0xFF (In
Degree ‘C’) P7 = Get VSWR Status
(0x00=OK; 0x01=Fault
P8 = Get Interlock Status (0x01=’On’; 0x00=’OFF’)
P9 = Get Temp. Warning Status (0x01=’On’;
0x00=’OFF’) P10 = Get Laser Fault Status
(0x01=’On’; 0x00=’OFF’) P11 = Get Laser VDC -
0x0000 to 0xFFFF (85mV/count)
Packet Termination
Command Function
Cmd
Data
Set Simmer Frequency
0x11
p3 = Simmer Frequency byte - 0x31 to
0xC7 200 KHz to 50 KHz, 5 KHz steps
Response Packet
0x11
Same as Get Status Response Packet
Set Simmer Duty Cycle
0x12
p1 = Simmer Duty Cycle byte - 0 to 20%, 1%
steps
Response Packet
0x12
Same as Get Status Response Packet
Set Pulse Stretch
0x13
p1 = Pulse Stretch byte –0 to 10 us, 1 us
step
Response Packet
0x13
Same as Get Status Response Packet
Command Function
Cmd
Data
Get Laser Serial
Number
0x20

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Response Packet 0x20 (Get Laser Serial Number Command)
Packet Length—0x01 to 0xFF. (See above Packet
Characters for description)
p1 = Laser Serial # - 2 bytes –0x0001 to
0xFFFF p2 = Laser Set Voltage 2 bytes
0x0001 to 0xFFFF p3 = Laser Power Rating
byte - 0x01 to 0xFF
p4 = Laser Power Measured byte - 0x01 to 0xFF
p5 = Auto-Fan Enable byte –(0x01 or 0xFF “On”,
0x00 “Off”)
p6 = Firmware Version byte –0x00 to 0xFF)
Get Laser Serial Number:
A memory registry has been assigned to the LCC to store the
identity of the laser including the serial number, the set
voltage, the laser’s power rating, the laser’s measured power
(at the nominal set voltage), the enable Auto-Fan, the
Firmware Version.
p1) The first 4 characters or p1 packet are the serial number
expressed in hexadecimal up to FFFF or 65,535 lasers and
represents the serial number accumulated irrespective of the
power rating of the laser.
p2) Laser Set Voltage:
ok
Retrieving Laser Set Voltage is part of the “Get Laser Serial
Number Command” code. This Command will return a p2
Packet; this double byte will return a value between 0x0000 and
0xFFFF. The actual voltage = (count value) X (85 mV).
p3) Laser Power Rated:
Retrieving Laser Power Rated is part of the “Get Laser Serial
Number Command” code. This Command will return a p3
Packet; this byte will return a value between 0x00 and 0xFF.
This value is the rated laser output power.

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p4) Laser Power Measured:
Retrieving Laser Power measured is part of the “Get Laser
Serial Number Command” code. This Command will return a
p4 Packet; this byte will return a value between 0x00 and
0xFF. This is the actual laser output power measured during
the final testing procedure.
p5) Enable Auto-Fan:
Retrieving Auto-Fan is part of the “Get Laser Serial Number
Command” code. This Command will return a p5 Packet;
this byte will return a value of 0x01 or 0xFF `if Auto-Fan is
enabled; 0x00 if Auto-Fan is disabled.
p6) Firmware Version:
Retrieving Firmware Version is part of the “Get laser Serial
Number Command” code. This Command will return a p6
Packet; this byte will return a value between 0x00 and 0xFF.
The format is XX.
Example: 04BF 01D8 3C 55 01 0A = laser SN 1215, laser
voltage set to 40V, laser power set to 60W, laser power
measured 85W, Auto- Fan enabled 01, Firmware Ver-0A.
30 Watts =
1E 40 Watts
= 28
50 Watts = 32
(and so forth to)
255 Watts = FF
The Identity code in Hex is entered during production and is
not user accessible.
The Identity is reported back only when asked via the RS232
com link using "Get Laser Serial Number".

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Command Function
Cmd
Data
Set Auto-Fan Enable
0x16
p5 = Auto-Fan Enable byte-(0x01)ex
Response Packet
0x16
Same as Get Laser Serial Number Response Packet
Set Auto-Fan Disable
0x16
p5 = Auto-Fan Disable byte-(0x00)
Response Packet
0x16
Same as Get Laser Serial Number Response Packet
Command Function
Cmd
Data
Get Options
0x18
Response Packet
0x18
(Get Options Command)
Packet Length—0x01 to 0xFF. (See above Packet
Characters for description)
P1 = Set Mod-Low byte –(0x01 or 0xFF “On”, 0x00
“Off”) P2 = Laser life “On Time”—(0x00000000 to
0xFFFFFFFF) P3 = KeySwitch Enable byte—(0x01
or 0xFF “On”, 0x00 “Off”
Command Function
Cmd
Data
Set Mod Low
Grounded
0x15
p1 = Mod-Low “Grounded” byte-(0x01)
Response Packet
0x15
Same as Get Options Response Packet
Set Mod Low Not
Grounded
0x15
p1 = Mod-Low “Not Grounded” byte-(0x00)
Response Packet
0x15
Same as Get Options Response Packet
Command Function
Cmd
Data
Set laser On Time
0x17
p1 = Set Laser “On Time” quad byte-
(0xXXXXXXXX).
This value can be any value from 0x0 to
0xFFFFFFFF.
Response Packet No response packet. This Command assigns a Laser “On
Time” to memory.

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13. The Command Functions
list
Get Status
$100A&1C
Get Options
$180A&24
Get Laser Serial Number
$200A&1D
Set Laser On Time
$1712XXXXXXXX
&XX
Set Auto Fan Enable
$160C01&85
Set Auto Fan Disable
$160C00&84
Set Mod Low Grounded
$150C01&84
Set Mod Low Not Grounded
$150C00&83
Set Keylock Switch Enable
$210C01&81
Set Keylock Switch Disable
$210C01&82
Set Simmer Frequency 50 KHz
$110CC7&99
Set Simmer Frequency 55 KHz
$110CB5&96
Set Simmer Frequency 60 KHz
$110CA6&96
Set Simmer Frequency 65 KHz
$110C99&91
Set Simmer Frequency 70 KHz
$110C8E&9C
Set Simmer Frequency 75 KHz
$110C84&8B
Set Simmer Frequency 80 KHz
$110C7C&99
Set Simmer Frequency 85 KHz
$110C75&8B
Set Simmer Frequency 90 KHz
$110C6E&9A
Set Simmer Frequency 95 KHz
$110C68&8D
Set Simmer Frequency 100
KHz
$110C63&88
Set Simmer Frequency 105
KHz
$110C5E&99
Set Simmer Frequency 110
KHz
$110C5A&95
Set Simmer Frequency 115
KHz
$110C56&8A
Set Simmer Frequency 120
KHz
$110C52&86
Set Simmer Frequency 125
KHz
$110C4F&99
Set Simmer Frequency 130
KHz
$110C4C&96
Set Simmer Frequency 135
KHz
$110C49&8C
Set Simmer Frequency 140
KHz
$110C46&89
Set Simmer Frequency 145
KHz
$110C44&87
Set Simmer Frequency 150
KHz
$110C42&85
Set Simmer Frequency 155
KHz
$110C40&83
Set Simmer Frequency 160
KHz
$110C3E&97

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Set Simmer Frequency 165
KHz
$110C3C&95
Set Simmer Frequency 170
KHz
$110C3A&93
Set Simmer Frequency 175
KHz
$110C38&8A
Set Simmer Frequency 180
KHz
$110C37&89
Set Simmer Frequency 185
KHz
$110C35&87
Set Simmer Frequency 190
KHz
$110C34&86
Set Simmer Frequency 195
KHz
$110C32&84
Set Simmer Frequency 200
KHz
$110C31&83
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 0%
$120C00&80

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Set Simmer Duty Cycle 1%
$120C01&81
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 2%
$120C02&82
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 3%
$120C03&83
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 4%
$120C04&84
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 5%
$120C05&85
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 6%
$120C06&86
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 7%
$120C07&87
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 8%
$120C08&88
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 9%
$120C09&89
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 10%
$120C0A&91
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 11%
$120C0B&92
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 12%
$120C0C&93
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 13%
$120C0D&94
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 14%
$120C0E&95
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 15%
$120C0F&96
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 16%
$120C10&81
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 17%
$120C11&82
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 18%
$120C12&83
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 19%
$120C13&84
Set Simmer Duty Cycle 20%
$120C14&85
Set Pulse Stretch 0 us
$130C00&81
Set Pulse Stretch 1 us
$130C0A&92
Set Pulse Stretch 2 us
$130C14&86
Set Pulse Stretch 3 us
$130C1E&97
Set Pulse Stretch 4 us
$130C28&8B
Set Pulse Stretch 5 us
$130C32&86
Set Pulse Stretch 6 us
$130C3C&97
Set Pulse Stretch 7 us
$130C46&8B
Set Pulse Stretch 8 us
$130C50&86
Set Pulse Stretch 9 us
$130C5A&97
Set Pulse Stretch 10 us
$130C64&8B
Patents: US 7460577 B2
US 8295319 B2
P/N: 92-3006_Rev.A 8-2022
Iradion Laser, Inc,
One Technology Drive
Uxbridge, MA, 01569
Ph:1 [phone]