Synrad UC-2000 User manual

operator’s
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Version 3.0
December 2010
Part number 900-18128-02
UC-2000 Universal Laser Controller
Operator’s Manual
4600 Campus Place
Mukilteo, WA 98275
1.800.SYNRAD1
tel [phone]
fax [phone]
e-mail [email protected]
web www.synrad.com
®

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Getting Started 1
Laser Safety
Operation 2
Hazard information....................................................................................1
Terms.........................................................................................................1
General hazards ........................................................................................ 1
Label locations............................................................................................4
Agency compliance...................................................................................5
Federal Communications Commission requirements ..............................5
European Union requirements .................................................................5
Declaration of Conformity......................................................................8
Inventory ......................................................................................................1-2
Contents description ................................................................................1-2
Introduction.................................................................................................1-3
Features .....................................................................................................1-3
Mounting......................................................................................................1-4
Standard model.........................................................................................1-4
Panel mount model...................................................................................1-4
Connecting ..................................................................................................1-5
Power cable............................................................................................... 1-5
Control cable ...........................................................................................1-5
Controls and indicators............................................................................2-2
Control panel............................................................................................2-2
Rear panel................................................................................................. 2-3
LCD display ..............................................................................................2-4
Initial start-up .............................................................................................2-5
Setup .............................................................................................................2-6
Setting PWM frequency...........................................................................2-6
Setting gate logic ......................................................................................2-7
Setting max PWM percentage .................................................................2-8
Setting lase on power-up .........................................................................2-8
Setting REMOTE (RS-232) protocol .....................................................2-9
Setting option 2–3 ...................................................................................2-10
Save and exit ...........................................................................................2-10
Factory default settings ............................................................................. 2-10

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Troubleshooting 4
UC-2000 control........................................................................................2-11
Local control.............................................................................................2-11
REMOTE (RS-232) control.....................................................................2-12
Laser control................................................................................................2-14
Operating modes.......................................................................................2-14
Gate input.................................................................................................2-18
Technical Reference 3
Operation 2 (cont.)
Control signals............................................................................................3-2
Tickle pulse ...............................................................................................3-2
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) ............................................................3-2
Command signal....................................................................................... 3-3
External control..........................................................................................3-5
Gate input.................................................................................................3-5
Analog control..........................................................................................3-7
Closed loop control ..................................................................................3-9
REMOTE control ......................................................................................3-11
Serial Port connector................................................................................3-11
Host serial port configuration................................................................... 3-13
REMOTE checksum commands...............................................................3-13
Connector pinouts.....................................................................................3-21
Laser connector ........................................................................................ 3-21
Closed loop (C/L) connector ...................................................................3-21
General specifications...............................................................................3-22
UC-2000 package outlines......................................................................3-23
Troubleshooting..........................................................................................4-2

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Index
Appendix A
Closed Loop Stabilization Kit................................................................A-2
Introduction..............................................................................................A-2
Safety precautions ....................................................................................A-2
Connecting ..............................................................................................A-3
Operation..................................................................................................A-4
Closed loop specifications ........................................................................A-4
Appendix B
Non-checksum commands......................................................................B-2
REMOTE non-checksum commands.......................................................B-2

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List of Figures
Figure 1 UC-2000 CE label location............................................4
Figure 2 European compliance mark ............................................6
Figure 2-1 Control panel ......................................................................2-2
Figure 2-2 Rear panel.............................................................................2-3
Figure 2-3 Firmware screen..................................................................2-4
Figure 2-4 Start-up screen....................................................................2-4
Figure 2-5 Setup screens .......................................................................2-6
Figure 2-6 REMOTE mode..................................................................2-13
Figure 2-7 MANUAL mode................................................................2-15
Figure 2-8 ANC mode...........................................................................2-15
Figure 2-9 ANV mode...........................................................................2-16
Figure 2-10 MAN. CLOSED mode.....................................................2-17
Figure 2-11 ANV CLOSED mode.......................................................2-17
Figure 3-1 Tickle pulse parameters ....................................................3-2
Figure 3-2 Representative optical output waveforms ..................3-3
Figure 3-3 Command signal parameters ..........................................3-4
Figure 3-4 UC-2000 input/output signal relationships...............3-5
Figure 3-5 Physical layout of RS-232 Serial Port connector.....3-11
Figure 3-6 RS-232 cable wiring diagram .........................................3-12
Figure 3-7 UC-2000 package outline dimensions ........................3-23
Figure 3-8 UC-2000 panel mount package outline
dimensions............................................................................3-24
Figure A-1 Typical closed loop setup .................................................A-3

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List of Tables
Table 1 European Union Directives ............................................6
Table 1-1 Shipping box contents......................................................1-2
Table 2-1 Factory default settings..................................................... 2-10
Table 3-1 Command signal output specifications........................3-4
Table 3-2 Gate input specifications .................................................3-6
Table 3-3 Analog current specifications......................................... 3-7
Table 3-4 Analog voltage specifications......................................... 3-8
Table 3-5 Analog voltage closed loop specifications..................3-10
Table 3-6 UC-2000 RS-232 pin assignments ...............................3-12
Table 3-7 Host serial port configuration......................................... 3-13
Table 3-8 Laser connector pinouts...................................................3-21
Table 3-9 C/L connector pinouts......................................................3-21
Table 3-10 UC-2000 general specifications..................................... 3-22
Table A-1 Closed loop general specifications................................A-4
Table B-1 REMOTE Mode commands ...........................................B-3
Table B-2 REMOTE Lase commands..............................................B-3
Table B-3 REMOTE Setup commands ...........................................B-3
Table B-4 REMOTE PWM (or SET) percentage command....B-4
Table B-5 REMOTE Status Request command............................B-5

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