Standa 11Beamage-3, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL 11Beamage 3 USB 3 0 Beam Profiling Camera ...

Page 2: ...rranty card in order to activate the warranty In case of malfunction contact your local Standa distributor or Standa office to obtain a return authorization number The material should be returned to Standa Ltd Svitrigailos 4 39 03222 Vilnius Lithuania Tel 370 5 2651474 Fax 370 5 2651483 e mail sales standa LT Website www standa LT CLAIMS To obtain warranty service contact Standa or send the produc...

Page 3: ...ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on try to correct the interference by taking one or more of the following steps Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and ...

Page 4: ... 4 3 4 Start Data Acquisition 18 4 3 5 Print Report 19 4 4 BUFFER CONTROLS 22 4 4 1 Image Index 22 4 4 2 Previous Image and Next Image 22 4 4 3 Clear Buffer 23 4 4 4 Animate 23 4 4 5 Buffer Size 23 4 5 DATA COMPUTATIONS 23 4 5 1 Filters 24 4 5 2 Normalize 25 4 5 3 Trigger 25 4 5 4 Show Hide Options 26 4 5 4 1 Divergence 26 4 5 4 2 Relative Position 27 4 6 SOFTWARE INFO 27 4 6 1 Color Legend 28 4 6...

Page 5: ...USE MSVCR100 DLL IS MISSING 55 7 2 11BEAMAGE 3 IS NOT DETECTED 55 7 3 DO NOT DISCONNECT THE 11BEAMAGE 3 WHILE IT S STREAMING 55 7 4 THE DISPLAY AREA IS COMPLETELY WHITE 55 7 5 CHANGING THE OPTICS IN FRONT OF THE 11BEAMAGE 3 55 7 6 SMALL BLACK SPOTS APPEAR ON THE IMAGE 55 7 7 IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO START AN ACQUISITION IT KEEPS OPENING A WARNING MESSAGE INDICATING THAT 0 GB IS AVAILABLE ON HARD DRIV...

Page 6: ...CONTROLS 22 FIGURE 4 19 IMAGE INDEX 22 FIGURE 4 20 NEXT AND PREVIOUS IMAGE BUTTONS 22 FIGURE 4 21 CLEAR BUFFER BUTTON 23 FIGURE 4 22 ANIMATE BUTTON 23 FIGURE 4 23 BUFFER SIZE 23 FIGURE 4 24 DATA COMPUTATIONS 23 FIGURE 4 25 FILTERS BUTTON 24 FIGURE 4 26 SPATIAL FILTER EXAMPLE 24 FIGURE 4 27 NORMALIZE BUTTON 25 FIGURE 4 28 NORMALIZATION EXAMPLE 25 FIGURE 4 29 TRIGGER BUTTON 25 FIGURE 4 30 SMA CONNEC...

Page 7: ...14 MEASURES SECTION 44 FIGURE 5 15 CAMERA LENS CALIBRATION SECTION 45 FIGURE 5 16 PIXEL MULTIPLICATION FACTOR SECTION 46 FIGURE 6 1 DISPLAY PANEL 47 FIGURE 6 2 3DDISPLAY 48 FIGURE 6 3 2D DISPLAY SHOWING CROSSHAIRS AND DIAMETER POSITIONS 49 FIGURE 6 4 2D DISPLAY 50 FIGURE 6 5 XY DISPLAY 51 FIGURE 6 6 BEAM TRACKING DISPLAY 53 ...

Page 8: ...sed on a one year calibration cycle an operating temperature of 18 to 28ºC 64 to 82ºF and a relative humidity not exceeding 80 Table 1 1 List of Specifications Sensor Specification Sensor Technology CMOS without coverglass Sensor Size 11 3 x 6 0 mm Sensor Area 0 67 cm 2 Pixel Count 2 2 MPixels Pixel H x V 2048 x 1088 Optical Format Pixel Dimension 5 5 µm Minimum Measurable Beam 55 µm ADC 12 bit de...

Page 9: ...0 MB PC Recommended Requirement 4 Gb RAM minimum Intel i series processors i3 i5 i7 or equivalent for optimal performance other processors will have lower specifications Internet Upgrades Downloadable at website Physical Characteristics Dimensions 61 H x 81 1W x 19 7D Weight 138 g Default Attenuation ND 4 0 Measured and Displayed Parameters Displays 3D 2D XY crosshair Beam Tracking Beam Diameter D...

Page 10: ...ure Time auto or manual Image Orientation rotation and flip Image Averaging temporal filter Active Area Pixel Addressing Gain ADC Level Magnifying Lens Processing Option Background Subtraction Area Filters triangular and flat spatial filters Normalized Display Trigger Buffer Buffer size from 1 to 32 frames Possibility to animate stored frames File options Save 1 or all images in buffer Save in nat...

Page 11: ... center LED Indicator The LED indicates if the 11Beamage 3 has been detected by the computer and if it is currently streaming USB 3 0 connector The USB 3 0 connector is now more rugged with its screwable holes Please note that only USB 3 0 compliant cables can be used with the 11Beamage 3 USB 2 0 ports can be used but it will lower the 11Beamage 3 speed performances SMA connector The SMA connector...

Page 12: ...11Beamage 3 User s Manual Revision 4 0 11 Standa Ltd All rights reserved 1 2 2 Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses Figure 1 2 Attenuation Filter Transmission ...

Page 13: ...en led button in the Main Controls indicates that communication has been established a If multiple 11Beamage 3 are used please start multiple instances of PC Beamage 3 0 before pressing Start Capture 6 Press Start Capture 7 Let the auto exposure find the correct exposure time This should take a few seconds If the exposure time is at 100 ms and your beam is under exposed please decrease the ND filt...

Page 14: ...sectional graphs along the crosshairs Displays Selector At any time it is possible to change the type of display by selecting the desired graphic 3D Display 2D Display XY Display Analysis Panel Tab Selector Choose between the Home Setup or Data Acquisition panel tab Analysis Panel Controls The right hand side of the software contains the Home Setup and Data Acquisition tabs The first tab Home allo...

Page 15: ...face With and Without the Main Controls Ribbon 4 1 MULTIPLE 11BEAMAGE 3 MODE It is possible to connect multiple 11Beamage 3 to a single computer When you start the PC Beamage 3 0 the following window showing all the serial numbers of the connected cameras will appear If numerous 11Beamage 3 are connected to the computer please select the desired camera To connect to another 11Beamage 3 simultaneou...

Page 16: ...ith a green button while a red button indicates that there is no 11Beamage 3 connected When the PC Beamage 3 0 is capturing an image the status green button will flash as well as the LED on the 11Beamage 3 Each time the 11Beamage 3 s pixels are capturing an image the LED will be off to avoid parasitic lighting from the LED Note that clicking on this button will not do anything since it is not a co...

Page 17: ... Box Once this message box appears block the beam and then click on OK The software will capture 10 images and average pixel by pixel to compute the average detector background map A Please Wait message box will appear while the software is capturing the average detector background map The detector background map will be subtracted from all the images that will follow Note that once the background...

Page 18: ...will be possible to access all of them with the Buffer Control refer to section 4 4 4 3 2 Save Current Image Figure 4 11 Save Current Image Button Click on the Save Current Image button to save the currently displayed image This option will only save 1 frame Data can be saved in native BMG format in text TXT format or in binary BIN format Note that only the BMG format can be re opened with the PC ...

Page 19: ...Figure 4 13 Start Data Acquisition Button Click on the Start Data Acquisition button to start the data logging of all the measurements displayed in the Home tab This function is only available while the camera is streaming The acquisition parameters can be modified in the Data Acquisition tab on the right hand side of the user interface refer to section 5 3 It is only possible to save the beam pro...

Page 20: ...plete report of the current measurement A print preview will appear in the PC Beamage 3 0 software To print the report click on Print To exit without printing click Exit The buttons are located on the right hand side Figure 4 15 Print Report Preview The report fits on 2 pages The first page presents the 3D and 2D images measurement results and the 11Beamage 3 s settings ...

Page 21: ...11Beamage 3 User s Manual Revision 4 0 20 Standa Ltd All rights reserved Figure 4 16 Print Report Page 1 ...

Page 22: ...All rights reserved The second page prints the cross sectional XY graphs along the crosshairs If the Cursor the Gaussian Fit FWHM or the 1 e 2 options are selected refer to section 6 3 1 they will also appear in the report Figure 4 17 Print Report Page 2 ...

Page 23: ... Buffer Controls Warning Note that all images are stored in the RAM memory of your computer which could limit the number of images in the buffer 4 4 1 Image Index Figure 4 19 Image Index The Image Index edit box displays the current image index When the 11Beamage 3 is not streaming it is possible to access different frames by typing the desired image index 4 4 2 Previous Image and Next Image Figur...

Page 24: ...mes temporarily saved in the buffer simply clicking the animation button will create an animation with any display 2D 3D and XY This allows to visualize the beam while working offline and to have a recalculation process if the beam diameter definition or crosshair parameters are changed 4 4 5 Buffer Size Figure 4 23 Buffer Size The Buffer Size edit box displays the number of images stored in the b...

Page 25: ...al Filter Example Warning If an image is saved while it is in Filter mode the resulting filtered image will be saved Smoothing Filter The Smoothing filter performs a 3x3 mask triangular filter The center pixel has a higher weight 2 10 than the surrounding pixels 1 10 If the filtered pixel is on the edge it will set the surrounding pixels outside the image to 0 Despeckle Filter The Despeckle filter...

Page 26: ... 28 Normalization Example 4 5 3 Trigger Figure 4 29 Trigger Button The Trigger button enables the camera to capture images only when an electric signal is sent to the 11Beamage 3 via the SMA connector This can synchronize the system s capture rate with a pulsed laser source A SMA to BNC adaptor is provided 202273 The input trigger signal can be from 1 1 volts to 24 volts The rise edge response tim...

Page 27: ...ive to the beam divergence refer to section 5 4 To compute the divergence and abide by the ISO 11146 1 2005 standard the first step is to place an aberration free lens between the 11Beamage 3 and the laser The lens should be placed in the far field of the laser beam while the 11Beamage 3 should be at the focal point of the lens The second step is to enter the focal length of the lens in the softwa...

Page 28: ...the user interface It contains all the settings and results relative to the origin position and the camera lens calibration This tool allows you to easily align a laser to any desired position Please refer to section 5 5 for more information about this functionality 4 6 SOFTWARE INFO The Information Menu displays important and useful information about the 11Beamage 3 and provides help Figure 4 35 ...

Page 29: ...ual Revision 4 0 28 Standa Ltd All rights reserved 4 6 1 Color Legend Figure 4 36 Color Legend Button The Color Legend button shows the colors corresponding to the 3D and 2D display intensity levels Figure 4 37 Color Legend ...

Page 30: ...lick the About Button Tip You can also obtain the latest PC Beamage 3 0 software version on our website 4 6 3 Help Figure 4 39 Help Button The Help button opens the 11Beamage 3 user manual All information tips warnings and troubleshooting about the software are in this manual Warning The help file is in PDF format A PDF reader needs to be installed on your PC to open the file ...

Page 31: ...ys the results This tab is available when the Divergence button is activated in the Main Controls refer to section 4 5 4 Relative Position Sets the origin position 0 0 to a user defined value and calibrates the Pixel Magnification Factor This tab is available when the Divergence button is activated in the Main Controls refer to section 4 5 4 Camera Lens Calibrates the Pixel Multiplication Factor w...

Page 32: ...tanda Ltd All rights reserved 5 1 HOME Figure 5 2 Home Tab Main Controls Defines the beam width definition and crosshair position Diameter Displays the beam diameter computation results Centroid Displays the beam s centroid and peak coordinates ...

Page 33: ... assumes the beam is circular 5 1 1 2 Crosshair Definition The crosshair is defined by its center intersection of the 2 crosshairs and its orientation The crosshair center can be set to the beam s centroid as defined by the ISO 11146 1 2005 and ISO 11146 2 2005 standards or the beam s peak position If many pixels correspond to the peak value the crosshair s center will be set to the first peak The...

Page 34: ... User s Manual Revision 4 0 33 Standa Ltd All rights reserved rate If the beam is larger and all pixels contain the area containing the beam there will be no baseline subtraction and the frame rate will be slower ...

Page 35: ...o the x axis 1 From this definition the angle is comprised between 45 o and 45 o For more information on beam diameter computations as defined by the ISO 11146 1 2005 and ISO 11146 2 2005 standards please refer to Annex A ISO11146 and iso11670 Definitions Warning According to the beam definition the displayed measures will vary For example for a 86 effective diameter only the effective diameter wi...

Page 36: ... peak value and the height of an equivalent simulated flat top beam The simulated beam s width is the 1 e 2 diameter of the actual beam and has the same area same energy The software computes the ratios for both the X and Y axes Figure 5 4 Peak to Average These results are only available when the 1 e2 along crosshairs 13 5 beam diameter definition is selected If any other definition is used the Pe...

Page 37: ...s the 11Beamage 3 sensor s exposure time Image orientation Rotates or flips the captured image Image Averaging Applies a temporal filter by averaging multiple frames Active Area Selects the region of interest Pixel Addressing Reduces the spatial resolution by averaging or decimating pixels Gain Adds numerical gain to captured image ADC Level Selects the BEAMAGE s ADC level for each pixel ...

Page 38: ... angles rotate clockwise The captured frame can also be flipped horizontally or vertically If a frame is saved with a rotation and or a flip it will keep these orientation settings Note that the reference axis for the centroid is neither flipped nor rotated All positions are always relative to the image s center which is 0 0 and the horizontal axis always increases towards the right hand side and ...

Page 39: ... center the active area to the sensor s center Tip When working with small beams optimize the speed of the data transfer and still maintain accurate results by using an Active Area that is twice the size of your beam 5 2 5 Pixel Addressing The Pixel Addressing mode allows the user to downsample the captured image The Average 2x2 will take a 2x2 pixel cluster and return its average as one larger pi...

Page 40: ...r PMF If the 11Beamage 3 camera is operated with an optical component that has magnification properties such as a magnifying lens a UV Converter or an IR Adaptor the Pixel Multiplication Factor must be adjusted in order to have the exact beam dimensions The Pixel Multiplication Factor section can be found at the bottom of the Setup tab Tip The default value for the Pixel Multiplication Factor is 1...

Page 41: ...acquisition settings followed by the data Each line corresponds to a single frame and all the measurements are separated by a tab This file can be opened in a spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel It is also possible to save the images associated with the measurements saved in the TXT logging file Each image will be individually saved in a native BMG file Figure 5 9 Example File of a Measur...

Page 42: ...lename must be defined to start an acquisition If the Full images and measurements is selected then a series of BMG files with the same filename concatenated with its corresponding increment will be saved The Sample Rate defines the rate at which the samples are saved When choosing the Measurements only acquisition mode the sample rate is defined as 1 X images To save every frame computed enter th...

Page 43: ... divergence tab opens when the divergence button is clicked in the Main Controls refer to section 4 5 4 To compute the divergence and abide by the ISO 11146 1 2005 standard the first step is to place an aberration free lens between the 11Beamage 3 and the laser The lens should be placed in the far field of the laser beam while the 11Beamage 3 is at the lens focal point The second step is to enter ...

Page 44: ...id and clicking Set now the user chooses to position the origin at the computed centroid center of energy By selecting Peak and clicking Set now the user chooses to position the origin at the computed energy peak highest measured value The option User define allows the user to manually enter origin position values for both the X and Y axes It is also possible to position the origin by simply click...

Page 45: ...fine in the Relative Position tab Figure 5 13 Coordinates Defined by User To set the origin back to its default position 0 0 click on the Reset origin button below User define This will also automatically select the default option Centroid for the origin position Once the origin position is determined by the user the software will calculate the difference between the coordinates of this new positi...

Page 46: ...ible by clicking Calibrate in the Pixel Multiplication factor section in the Setup panel or in the Show Hide Options in the Ribbon Figure 5 15 Camera Lens Calibration Section 1 Set up the laser and the camera lens with the 11Beamage 3 2 Click on Set now to set the centroid to the current position 3 Then move the laser source or the 11Beamage 3 camera by a known distance along the X axis 4 Enter th...

Page 47: ...11Beamage 3 User s Manual Revision 4 0 46 Standa Ltd All rights reserved Figure 5 16 Pixel Multiplication Factor Section 6 To return to original values for the Pixel Multiplication Factor click on Reset ...

Page 48: ... beam intensity in a 3D representation 2D Display A real time display of the beam intensity in a 2D representation XY Display A real time display of the beam s XY cross sectional graphs along the crosshairs Beam Tracking Display A real time display of the beam s position stability To choose the desired display mode click on the corresponding icon in the lower control bar under the display panel Fi...

Page 49: ... Holding down the left button on the mouse while moving it will rotate the image The scroll button on the mouse zooms the image in or out It is also possible to zoom in the image by pressing the key on the keyboard and similarly it is possible to zoom out the image by pressing the key on the keyboard Pressing the Ctrl button while holding down the left mouse button will pan the 3D image along its ...

Page 50: ...us intensity levels is available in the main control ribbon refer to section 4 6 1 The 2D display also features the crosshairs set to the major and minor axis or along specified angles Figure 6 3 2D Display Showing Crosshairs and Diameter Positions To optimize the software s performance the resolution of the 2D image is downsampled when the 11Beamage 3 is streaming Nonetheless the computation is d...

Page 51: ... also possible to zoom in the image by pressing the key on the keyboard and similarly it is possible to zoom out the image by pressing the key on the keyboard 6 2 1 2D Display Controls The toolbar buttons on the upper right corner control the 2D image Print Screen Saves a bmp image of the current 2D display Reset View Resets the view settings to its original parameters Show Hide Diameter Displays ...

Page 52: ...file Zoom Activates the zoom for both graphics individually Zooming can be done by selecting an area with the left mouse button Double clicking the image returns to the original state Gaussian Fit Shows Hides the best fitted Gaussian along the experimental curve Refer to section 6 3 2 for more information Semi Log Transforms the linear graphics to semi logarithmic graphs to enhance the details in ...

Page 53: ...w is the beam s radius c its centroid 2 The Gaussian Fit factor The Gaussian Fit factor is defined as where E is the experimental curve and E a is the theoretical Gaussian curve The closer to 100 the better the Gaussian fit 3 The Roughness Fit factor The Roughness Fit factor is the maximum deviation between the theoretical Gaussian curve and the measured curve as defined by ISO13694 2000 2 where E...

Page 54: ... can memorize as many as 2000 calculations The buffer is circular which means that once it is full it replaces the oldest value in memory by a new one The mean position of all the centroid positions is represented by a red cross Figure 6 6 Beam Tracking Display Useful ISO 11670 compliant values appear above the chart They give an indication on how much the beam drifts from its mean position Mean C...

Page 55: ...acking Display Controls The toolbar buttons on the upper right corner control the beam tracking plot Save Saves all the centroid coordinates available in the buffer in a TXT file Print Screen Saves a bmp image of the current beam tracking display Reset Buffer Erases all the data from the buffer and clears the chart Zoom Activates the zoom Zooming can be done by selecting an area with the left mous...

Page 56: ...reaming 7 4 THE DISPLAY AREA IS COMPLETELY WHITE Press the refresh button and the display should come back 7 5 CHANGING THE OPTICS IN FRONT OF THE 11BEAMAGE 3 Because the 11Beamage 3 s sensor does not have a coverglass it is very sensitive to dust Change the optics in a clean environment and put the 11Beamage 3 s aperture facing down to minimize the dust 7 6 SMALL BLACK SPOTS APPEAR ON THE IMAGE I...

Page 57: ...ABLE EVEN WHEN THE 11BEAMAGE 3 IS CONNECTED TO A USB 3 0 PORT The 10 bit ADC level is only available when using a USB 3 0 port If it is not available even when connected on a USB 3 0 port reboot the computer If it is still not available please contact your Standa representative or contact us at sales standa LT ...

Page 58: ...ment Radio frequency disturbance characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Class A EN 61326 2005 EN 61326 2006 Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment Testing and measurements of radiated emission Class A IEC 61000 4 2 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 4 Testing and measurements techniques Section 2 Electrostatic...

Page 59: ...The beam widths are defined as an extent of a power density distribution in a cross section of beam based on the centered second order moments of the power density distribution The second order moments of power density distribution are given by The beam widths are given by where The major axis is the width s maximum whereas the minor axis the width s minimum ...

Page 60: ...mprised between 45 o and 45 o The beam s divergences transformed by an aberration free focusing element of focal length f are given by the following equations In the laboratory or usual system of coordinates X Y Z the coordinates of the latest calculated position of the centroid for both X and Y axes are given by the following equations The coordinates of the mean position of all computed centroid...

Page 61: ...troid values are given by the following equations The overall positional stability is given by In the previous 3 equations the standard deviations are defined by the following equations and are derived from and by transformation of coordinates X Y Z is the usual or laboratory coordinate system and X Y Z is the beam axis coordinate system The RMS standard deviation value of the centroid position wh...

Page 62: ...must be installed before setting the drivers It can be downloaded from our web site 3 If the software is already installed on your computer please make sure it is the latest available version of PC Beamage 3 0 To do so open the PC Beamage 3 0 software and click on About Another window will appear and you will be able to Update the software Figure B 1 PC Beamage 3 0 4 You can now open the Drivers I...

Page 63: ...nd thus Standa does not provide assistance if this OS is used Figure B 3 Choose your system To find out what is your operating system click on the Start Windows home screen button and type in System in the search field Click on System under Control Panel A window will appear indicating which operating system is used The x64 choices are applicable to 64 bit systems while the x86 choices are applica...

Page 64: ...hts reserved Figure B 4 Search for System Figure B 5 System information 6 After choosing the operating system you will be asked to unplug the camera If you followed the former steps the camera should already be unplugged Click on OK Figure B 6 Unplug the camera ...

Page 65: ...All rights reserved 7 You will be asked if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer Click on Yes Figure B 7 User Account Control 8 The driver installation wizard will appear Click on Next Figure B 8 Device Driver Installation Wizard ...

Page 66: ...n 4 0 65 Standa Ltd All rights reserved 9 To confirm that you want to install the device software click on Install Figure B 9 Confirmation Window 10 Once the installation is completed click on Finish Figure B 10 Installation Completed ...

Page 67: ...ait for the following message to appear at the bottom right of your screen before clicking on OK Figure B 11 Driver installed successfully 1 Figure B 12 Connect the camera 12 Another window will inform you that you can now use PC Beamage 3 0 Click on OK Figure B 13 You can now use PC Beamage 3 0 13 To allow the device to be recognized by your computer unplug and plug back the USB cable ...

Page 68: ...talled Wait for the following message to appear at the bottom right of your screen Click on OK in and close the application Figure B 14 Driver installed successfully 2 Figure B 15 Camera Selector 1 15 Restart the PC Beamage 3 0 application Select your camera and click on OK The 6 digits following the dash correspond to the serial number of your device You are now ready to use your 11Beamage 3 Figu...

Page 69: ...nel Be careful not to click on Devices and Printers instead of Device Manager Figure B 17 Search for Device Manager You can also open the Device Manager through the System Window refer to the yellow rectangle in Error Reference source not foundError Reference source not found 2 Close the PC Beamage 3 0 application if it is already opened Connect the 11Beamage 3 camera to your computer If everythin...

Page 70: ... 3 User s Manual Revision 4 0 69 Standa Ltd All rights reserved 3 Open PC Beamage 3 0 and make sure Cypress USB BootLoader has been replaced by Cypress USB BulkloopExample Figure B 19 Cypress USB BulkloopExample ...

Page 71: ... on Standa s website 3 Connect the 11Beamage 3 to your computer If the 11Beamage 3 is already connected please disconnect and reconnect it 4 Run the CameraUpdater 5 Click on Update Figure C 1 6 The 11Beamage 3 Updater might ask you to reset the 11Beamage 3 If so please disconnect and reconnect the 11Beamage 3 and click on Update again 7 Once this is done a message box will appear Click on OK Figur...

Page 72: ... USB 3 0 cable with screw locks 1 BNC to SMA connector 1 Software CD ROM 1 Separation Plastic Aperture cap SMA cap Metal 11Beamage 3 s case screws SMA connector BNC to SMA connector ND filter holder Wires USB cable Printed circuit board inside the 11Beamage 3 Glass ND filter CD CD ROM 2 Dismantling procedure Remove the 3 screws on the BEAMAGE s back cover with an Allen key Remove the 1 screw holdi...