Luxtron 710 User manual

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Model 710, 712, and 790
Fluoroptic Thermometer
User Manual
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ConfidentialInformation
The material contained herein consists of information that is the property
of LUXTRON Corporation and intended solely for use by the purchaser of
the equipment described in this manual. All specifications are subject to
change without notice. Changes are made periodically to the information
in this publication, and these changes will be incorporated in new editions.
LUXTRON Corporation prohibits the duplication of any portion of this
manual ortheusethereof for any purpose other than the operation or
maintenance of the equipmentdescribed in this manual without the
express written permission of LUXTRON Corporation.
Copyright
Copyright ©LUXTRON Corporation 1998-2004. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
Fluoroptic is a registered trademark and LUXTRON is a trademark
of LUXTRON Corporation.
Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks and XT is a trademark of
International Business Machines Corporation.
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trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. The firmware of this product is MS-DOS based. This product
also contains software licensed from Microsoft Corporation.
LUXTRON Corporation
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Part Number: 38-11490-01
Revision H
March 2004
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
MajorComponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
MainUnit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
MainMenuandMenuHierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
DefaultSetupParameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
How to Use thisManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5
Stylistic Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
2.0 Unpacking and Installing the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
UnpackingtheInstrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Installing theInstrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Testing theInstrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
ProbeUseandHandling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6
3.0 Using the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
SetupMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
CalibrationMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
RunMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17
4.0 Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
TemperatureSensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
HowTemperatureMeasurementsareCalculated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3
5.0 Maintenance and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
EquipmentMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
ProbeandConnectorMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
TechnicalInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2
ErrorandInformationalMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4
InstrumentReinitialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5
FlashlampReplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6
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Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
InstrumentWarm-UpTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.2
PrecisionorRepeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.3
ResponseTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.4
RFShielding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.4
OverallView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.5
Appendix B: Instrument Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.1
UsingImmersionProbesforSurfaceMeasurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.1
IndustrialProbeUseandHandling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.2
ProbeFlexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.2
ProbeTemperatureRange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.2
Caringfor Probe WhenNotin Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.2
ProbeLength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.3
Appendix C: RS-232 Serial Output Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.1
RS-232PortSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.1
RS-232BaudRate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.2
Samples/MeasurementandMeasurementUpdateTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.2
DATASAVEFeature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.2
HardwareConfigurationsfortheRS-232Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.3
CharacterBits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.4
FULLand ABBR Digital Output Message Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.4
CommandSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.7
ControlCommandsforRunMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.7
Control Commands to Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.8
ControlCommands forDisablingthe Front PanelButtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.8
ControlCommandsforRemoteMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.8
RemoteInstrumentCalibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.10
RemoteSetupandCommandSyntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.11
SampleRemoteSetupCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.15
SampleRemoteQueryCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.15
Appendix D: Optional IEEE-488 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.1
IEEE-488Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.1
HowtheIEEE-488InterfaceWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.2
IEEE-488 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.2
Setup for the IEEE-488 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.2
RemoteInstrumentOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.4
ControlCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.4
RemoteInstrumentCalibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.6
Serial Poll Status Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.8
RemoteInstrumentProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.9
SampleRemoteProgrammingCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.13
SampleRemoteQueryCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.14
DigitalOutputFormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.14
IEEE Digital Output Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.14
FULLand ABBR Digital Output Message Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.19
Time Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.19
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Appendix E: Analog Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.1
AnalogOutputVoltage(AOV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.1
AnalogOutputVoltage—±10VRangeOption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.3
AnalogOutputCurrent(AOC)Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.4
Appendix F: Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.1
LimitedWarranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.1
DamageinShipmentfortheOriginal Purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.1
What to Do in Case of a Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.2
ShipmentstoLUXTRONforRepair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.2
ShippingAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.2
AdditionalContactInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.2
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Introduction 1.1
1.0 Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the Model 710, 712, and 790
LUXTRON Fluoroptic thermometers. It also describes the major
components and default settings of the instruments. Figure 1.1
shows a typical rack mount installation of the instrument.
Figure 1.1 Rack Mount Four Channel Fluoroptic Thermometer—Model 790
SystemOverview
The Fluoroptic thermometer is a temperature measurement instrument.
The probes used with the instrument are designed to be minimally
disturbing and capable of functioning in otherwise hostile environments.
The instruments may be used for many applications, including the
following:
• Microwave food and packaging development
• Electronics testing
• Semiconductor manufacturing
• High-voltage and electrical-power environments
Features
The instrument provides the latest technology in Fluoroptic
thermometers. It provides many features, including the following:
• Digital signal processing (provides less noise and makes the signal
easier to control)
• Programmable gain (each channel is controlled separately)
• MS-DOS®operating system and PC bus
• RS-232 serial port
• Analog output ±5 V standard
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Options
The following options are available:
• IEEE-488 General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) interface
• Analog output ±10 V range—replaces ±5 V analog output
• Analog current loop (4 to 20 mA)—replaces ±5 V analog output
Note
The instrument may physically have both an RS-232 port and an
IEEE-488 interface. However, only one may be active at any time.
Major Components
The instrument consists of the following components:
• The main unit, which contains the optical, analog, and digital
electronics of the instrument, and a flashlamp
• The probes, each consisting of a fiber-optic cable with a temperature
sensor at one end and a connector at the other end
• The system firmware, which is programmed into the main unit and
uses a DOS-based operating system
Temperature data is collected when the sensor attached to the probe is
activated by a burst of light from the flashlamp (which is mounted inside
the instrument). The sensor then sends back an optical signal which is
processed by the analog and digital electronics of the instrument to
determine temperature.
Temperature data is sent to the front panel display, the analog outputs,
and the digital output port (RS-232 port or optional IEEE-488 interface).
Main Unit
The electronics and flashlamp are in the main unit of the instrument.
The electronics of the main unit include a CPU board for computation
and a system board for data storage and control.
The display panel of the main unit can display system status messages
and temperature data, using up to 24 alphanumeric characters.
Probes
The instrument is designed to function with a wide variety of probes
designed and produced by LUXTRON Corporation. Each probe consists
of a fiber-optic cable with a connector at one end and temperature sensor
mounted at the other end. Contact the LUXTRON Sales Department for
more information.
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Introduction 1.3
Firmware
The instrument is set up, operated, and maintained using its built-in,
menu-driven firmware. It can be controlled locally or remotely:
•Locally, from the front of the instrument. The front panel of the
instrument front panel has a single-line display of 24 characters
and a set of six keys for running the firmware.
•Remotely, from the RS-232 or IEEE-488 interface on the back of
the instrument. The instrument may be set up and controlled by
an external computer or modem.
Main Menu and Menu Hierarchy
The Main menu provides access to the three major modes—RUN, CAL,
and SETUP. Press the YES, PREV, or –(minus) buttons to select RUN, CAL,
or SETUP, respectively (see Figure 1.2).
RUN CAL SETUP
*
NEXTMENUYES PREV
Figure 1.2 Main Menu
The Calibration and Setup menus are organized in hierarchical form:
•First level menu selections
These selections are available only in Calibration and Setup modes.
In Calibration mode (see the section, “Calibration Mode”), they
indicate a procedure. In Setup mode, the selections describe an
instrument parameter or function that may be accessed, followed by a
question mark (?). However, the question mark is not included when
the parameter or function is already 24 characters in length (such as
theCHANGE TEMPERATURE UNITS parameter.
•Second level menu selections
These selections are found in Setup mode (see the section, “Setup
Mode”). The selections allow you to change an instrument parameter
or function, and are usually followed by a colon (:), and sometimes
by a question mark (?).
Setup and Calibration mode, as well as Run mode, are described in
Chapter 3, “Using the Instrument.”
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