Hamamatsu Photonics LIGHTINGCURE LC8, Instruction Manual

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Table 2 : List of commands

Command

CNT0

CNT1

CNTQ
VER
L1

L0

S1

S0

AT***.*

ATQ
ATS

ATT
INT*

INTQ

INTSET***

or

INTSET*.**

CURE 

α β γ

 : 

nnn,mmm.m,...

or

CURE 

α β γ

 : 

nn.n,mmm.m,...

CUREQ 

α

START*

STPQ
STOP
INP

LIF
LAMPCLR
PROG_1STEP

PROG_7STEP

PROG_N1STEP
PROG_N7STEP
PROG?

Description

Control mode setting 

0: Front panel control

1: Command control
Inquiry of control mode
Version information
Lamp ON

Lamp OFF

Shutter OPEN

Shutter CLOSE

Shutter auto time setting

***.*(000.0 – 999.9 s)
Shutter auto time check
Shutter auto operation started

Shutter auto operation remaining time check
Diaphragm control : * is 0 to 4 numbers, meaning 

0: Stop, 1: UP, 2: DOWN 

3: UP (1point), 4: DOWN (1point)
Output intensity check

Output intensity setting

  ***: Output intensity (%)

  *.**: Output intensity (W)

The memory cure program of the program No. 

α

 is set by the unit of % if

 γ

=1 when using the 

shutter mode 

β

 and by the unit of W if

 γ

=2 when 

using the shutter mode 

β

.

  α

: Program number (1 – 9)

  β

: Shutter mode (1 or 2)

  γ

: Unit of output intensity being set (1: %, 2: W)

  nnn: Output intensity (%)

  n.nn: Output intensity (W)

  mmm.m: Time(s)

Comma division is used to link 7 steps.
Program number 

α

 memory cure program check

Program ** memory cure (setting in %) started

Memory cure progress state
Memory cure forced to end
Input pin data transmission 

Lamp operation time check
Accumulated lamp operation time clear
Program mode set to 1STEP

(Automatic recognition of Optical Feedback Unit)
Program mode set to 7STEP

(Automatic recognition of Optical Feedback Unit)
% display program mode setting forced to 1STEP
% display program mode setting forced to 7STEP
Inquiry of program mode

Character string 

returned  from 

light source  side

CNT0OK

CNT1OK

CNT*
VER**-**-**
L1OK

L1NGxx

L0OK

L0NGxx
S1OK

S1NGxx
S0OK

--
ATOK

ATNG03
AT***.*
ATSOK

ATSNGxx
ATT***.*
INT*OK

INT*NG 

INT***

INT*.**

INTSETOK

INTSETNGxx

CURE 

α β γ

 OK

CURE 

α β γ 

NG

CURE 

α β γ

 :

nnn,mmm.m,...

or

CURE 

α β γ

 :

n.nn,mmm.m,...
START*OK

START*NGxx
STP*
STOPOK
INP***

LIFOK****.*
LAMPCLROK

PROG_1STEPOK

PROG_7STEPOK

PROG_N1STEPOK
PROG_N7STEPOK
*STEP

 Handled  Handled

  by 

by

  1STEP  7STEP

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

No

  Yes 

No

  Yes 

No

  Yes 

No

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

No

  No 

Yes

  No 

Yes

  No 

Yes

  No 
  No 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

  Yes 

Yes

Remarks

When using the front panel control, ERR is output for all 

commands other than this command.

The front panel control is used after the power is turned on.
* Control mode (0: from front, 1: from communication port)

NG trigger being applied (01)

Shutter is also closed at the same time if it is open.

If auto cure operation is at work, it is terminated (closed).
NG trigger being applied (01)

NG memory cure operation at work (02)

If memory cure operation is at work, it is terminated (closed).

If auto cure operation is at work, it is terminated (closed).
NG auto function being executed (03)

NG auto function being executed (03)

ATTOK00000.0 other than when being executed
NG memory cure operation at work (02)

***: Output intensity (%),  *.**: Output intensity (W)

Output intensity (W) is used when the optical feedback unit 

is connected and output intensity (%) is used when the opti-

cal feedback unit is unconnected.
NG shutter in auto-operation mode (03)

When the optical feedback unit is used and both conditions 

of (1) shutter closed, and (2) lamp ON are met, set the out-

put intensity and adjust the diaphragm so that the set output 

intensity value is obtained. If above conditions are not met, 

doesn’t set the output intensity. When the optical feedback 

unit is not used, set the output intensity regardless of the 

shutter and lamp conditions and adjust the diaphragm so 

that the set output intensity value is obtained.
NG memory cure operation at work (02)

α

: Program number (1 – 9), 

β

: Shutter mode (1 or 2)

γ

: Unit of output intensity being set (1: %, 2: W)

nnn: Output intensity (%), n.nn: Output intensity (W), mmm.

m: Time(s)

Comma division is used to link 7 steps.
NG memory cure operation at work (02)

* Current step (1 – 7, 0 when unexecuted)
Shutter is closed and diaphragm is also stopped.
*** represent hexadecimal characters. When they are con-

verted to binary characters, each bit corresponds with the 

status described below.

Bit0: 1: Lamp ON, 0: Lamp OFF

Bit1: 1: Lamp stable, 0: Lamp unstable

Bit2: 1: Shutter open, 0: Shutter closed

Bit3: 1: Diaphragm opening Min, 0: Otherwise

Bit4: 1: Diaphragm opening Max, 0: Otherwise

Bit5: 1: Initialize completed  0: Initialize going on

Bit6: 1: Lamp error  0: No error

Bit7: 1: Shutter error  0: No error

Bit8: 1: 4,000h (L8253:3,000h) accumulated time exceeded

         0: Not exceeded

Bit9: 1: Overheat alarm  0: No alarm

Bit10: 1: Lamp forced OFF because of overheating   

       0: Lamp not forced OFF or lamp ON again after the 

           overheat alarm is cancelled.

Bit11: 1: Set output intensity not obtained when optical

              feedback control is executed.

          0: Set output intensity being obtained or optical 

           feedback control not executed.

Transmitted as soon as the INP command is received or the signal changes.

**** *: Lamp operation time (hour), minimum resolution 1 h

* represents the current program mode

  1STEP: 1   % forced display 1STEP: N1

  7STEP: 7   % forced display 7STEP: N7

Explanation of NG

 ........... XX represent the NG content.

01: Lamp trigger being applied, 02: Memory cure being executed, 03: Shutter auto function being executed,  

04: Optical feedback unit unconnected, 05: Error not reaching memory cure setting of output intensity (W) 

* and X represent 1 character of ASCII

Example: when xx=01, the data being communicated is H’30H’31.