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If a tickle signal is being used, the “Modulation Hi” connection to the laser
requires that the command signal contain a tickle pulse of 1 to 3
S at
5,000 Hz when the laser is not being commanded to fire. The laser
control card can be programed to stretch incoming pulses up to 10µS.
This allows the tickle signal to be adjusted to just under the threshold of
lasing. (
See Tickle Pulse section
) Tickle rates of greater than 5,000 Hz
will result in dangerous conditions (possible unexpected low level
emissions). When the laser is being commanded, the modulation rate can
be up to 150 KHz.
(NOTE: OEM lasers are shipped with the pulse
stretch function disabled. In this case, the user must provide the
correct tickle protocol at all times.)
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Make sure there is enough water cooling capacity available to dump the
heat. The 1625 requires a water chiller capable of cooling a 3000 Watt
load.
Tickle Pulse
Iradion has chosen to follow the industry convention and make provision for the
inclusion of a “tickle pulse” function to keep the laser lit during down time. The intent of
the tickle pulse is to improve the pulse-to-pulse consistency and timing relative to firing
commands received from the control electronics. This function may be disabled if
required by the customer. If disabled, there is no signal processing done to incoming
commands to fire. Adjustments to the signal processing can be made via the RS232
interface covered in the Iradion LCC Comm Protocol document.
The laser command line (modulation high) requires a 1 to 3
Sec pulse repeated at 200
Sec intervals when there is no output commanded. Within the laser control board,
there is an adjustable pulse stretcher that is set to just below the threshold of the laser
producing light, assuming the implied 5000 Hz tickle rate.
Warning
If the tickle rate becomes higher due to software settings or deliberate measures,
there is a danger of unintended laser emission.
If the user desires to control the sub threshold tickle within the external host control
software, Iradion will set the tickle stretch to 0
Sec upon request before shipping. This
would be required if, for example, the software required a tickle rate greater than 5000
Hz.
Generally, all OEM lasers are shipped with the Pulse Stretch set to 0µS.
Setting the pulse stretch to greater than 0µS will limit the maximum pulse frequency and
alter the linearity of the laser response to PWM duty.
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