Gentec-E Beamage Series, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ocal Gentec EO distributor or nearest Gentec EO Inc office to obtain a return authorization number The material should be returned to Gentec Electro Optics Inc 445 St Jean Baptiste Suite 160 Québec QC Canada G2E 5N7 Tel 418 651 8003 Fax 418 651 1174 e mail service gentec eo com Website www gentec eo com CLAIMS To obtain warranty service contact your nearest Gentec EO agent or send the product with...

Page 3: ...ee 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 receiver Connect the equ...

Page 4: ... Open 22 5 3 2 Save Current Image 23 5 3 3 Save All Images in Buffer 23 5 3 4 Start Data Acquisition 23 5 3 5 Print Report 24 5 4 STARTUP CONFIG CONTROLS 28 5 5 BUFFER CONTROLS 28 5 5 1 Image Index 29 5 5 2 Previous Image and Next Image 29 5 5 3 Clear Buffer 30 5 5 4 Animate 30 5 5 5 Buffer Size 30 5 6 DATA COMPUTATIONS 30 5 6 1 Filters 31 5 6 2 Normalize 32 5 6 3 Trigger 32 5 6 4 Turbo 33 5 6 5 S...

Page 5: ...71 8 1 7 The Example VI 72 9 Troubleshooting and Tips 74 9 1 WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL PC BEAMAGE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARS THE PROGRAM CAN T START BECAUSE MSVCR100 DLL IS MISSING 74 9 2 BEAMAGE IS NOT DETECTED 74 9 3 THE DISPLAY AREA IS COMPLETELY WHITE 74 9 4 CHANGING THE OPTICS IN FRONT OF THE BEAMAGE 74 9 5 SMALL BLACK SPOTS APPEAR ON THE IMAGE 74 9 6 IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO START AN ACQUISITI...

Page 6: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 5 Appendix D Recycling and separation procedure for WEEE 90 Appendix E Complete list of SAVED settings 91 ...

Page 7: ... FIGURE 4 18 DEFAULT PRINT REPORT PAGE 2 27 FIGURE 4 19 STARTUP CONFIG CONTROLS 28 FIGURE 4 20 BUFFER CONTROLS 28 FIGURE 4 21 IMAGE INDEX 29 FIGURE 4 22 NEXT AND PREVIOUS IMAGE BUTTONS 29 FIGURE 4 23 CLEAR BUFFER BUTTON 30 FIGURE 4 24 ANIMATE BUTTON 30 FIGURE 4 25 BUFFER SIZE 30 FIGURE 4 26 DATA COMPUTATIONS 31 FIGURE 4 27 FILTERS BUTTON 31 FIGURE 4 28 AVAILABLE FILTERS 31 FIGURE 4 29 SPATIAL FILT...

Page 8: ...MERA LENS CALIBRATION MOVING DIRECTION 55 FIGURE 5 18 PIXEL MULTIPLICATION FACTOR SECTION 55 FIGURE 5 19 FIXED CROSSHAIR CENTER SECTION 56 FIGURE 5 20 FIXED CROSSHAIR SECTION 56 FIGURE 5 21 USER DEFINED ORIGIN 57 FIGURE 5 22 FIXED CROSSHAIRS AT PEAK POSITION IN THE 2D DISPLAY 57 FIGURE 5 23 FIXED CROSSHAIRS AT PEAK POSITION IN THE XY DISPLAY 58 FIGURE 5 24 FIXED CROSSHAIR ORIENTATION SECTION 58 FI...

Page 9: ...r calibration cycle an operating temperature of 18 to 28 C 64 to 82 F 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 default or 10 bit ...

Page 10: ...will have lower specifications i7 for optimal performance Beamage 3 0 is a new and a high end product It needs an equally recent high end computer to work Computer hardware must be from 2010 or after No computer or parts bought before 2010 will be supported For Optimal Performance Close all programs except the PC Beamage Keep a minimum of 1 GB RAM free when running the PC Beamage Keep a minimum of...

Page 11: ...Gaussian fit along crosshairs Mean Centroid Position Azimuth Beam Position Stability M 2 Quality Measurement Setup Options Exposure 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 Buf...

Page 12: ...0 can be interpreted as Beamage 4M 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS The following specifications are based on a one year calibration cycle an operating temperature of 18 to 28 C 64 to 82 F 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 11 3 mm Sensor Area 1 28 cm 2 Pixel Count 4 2 MPixels Pixel H x V 204...

Page 13: ...ries processors i3 i5 i7 or equivalent for optimal performance other processors will have lower specifications i7 for optimal performance Beamage 4M is a new and a high end product It needs an equally recent high end computer to work Computer hardware must be from 2010 or after No computer or parts bought before 2010 will be supported For Optimal Performance Close all programs except the PC Beamag...

Page 14: ... fit along crosshairs Gaussian fit along crosshairs Mean Centroid Position Azimuth Beam Position Stability Setup Options Exposure 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 Buffe...

Page 15: ...Indicator The LED indicates if the Beamage 3 0 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 Beamage 3 0 USB 2 0 ports can be used but it will lower the Beamage 3 0 speed performances SMA connector The SMA connector is used to ...

Page 16: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 15 1 2 2 Sensor and Filter Spectral Responses Figure 1 2 Attenuation Filter Transmission ...

Page 17: ...hem all to the computer 4 Start your laser and align in the Beamage aperture 5 Start the PC Beamage software Select the desired Beamage from the displayed list The green led button in the Main Controls indicates that communication has been established a If multiple Beamage are used please start multiple instances of the software one by one before selecting the desired Beamage in the appropriate in...

Page 18: ...d maximum is white please increase the ND filter attenuation 8 Click on the Subtract Background in the Ribbon 9 A message box will appear Once this message appears block your laser beam and click OK 10 Once the Please wait message box disappears you can unblock your laser beam 11 The measures will appear in the Home tab on the right hand side 12 Choose the appropriate graphic for your measurement ...

Page 19: ...D and XY cross 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 firs...

Page 20: ...eamage the following window showing all the serial numbers of the connected cameras will appear If numerous Beamage are connected to the computer please select the desired camera To connect to another Beamage simultaneously you must first start all desired PC Beamage instances one by one before selecting the desired serial number for each instance For example if you have 2 cameras first open an in...

Page 21: ...splays the Beamage current status controls the capture and captures an average detector background map Figure 4 4 Capture Controls 4 2 1 Camera Status Figure 4 5 Camera Status The software will automatically detect when a Beamage is connected to the computer and it will be indicated in the Camera Status with a green button while a red button indicates that there is no Beamage connected When the PC...

Page 22: ... Once the Beamage starts streaming the frame rate will be displayed below the button in frames per second fps This measure includes the acquisition and computation time 4 2 3 Subtract Background Button Figure 4 7 Subtract Background Button The Subtract Background button includes a drop down menu in its lower part The list contains a Capture button a Load button a Save button and a Toggle button Wa...

Page 23: ...ent by simply clicking the Toggle button in the drop down menu It is also possible to see the background To see it stop the capture and simply click the Open File Button section 4 3 1 The background has the same format BMG file as all Beamage images Tip If the Exposure Time is set to Auto be sure to block your beam only when the Message Box appears and not before 4 3 FILE CONTROLS The File Menu op...

Page 24: ...ext TXT format or in binary BIN format Note that only the BMG format can be re opened with the PC Beamage software When opening the BMG file all the stored images will be accessible via the Buffer Controls menu including all the calculated measurement values refer to section 4 4 When saving in TXT or BIN file a series of files will be saved and identified with their respective buffer index number ...

Page 25: ...ive BMG file Each file will have the same filename as the TXT file followed by the corresponding increment Warning Each BMG file can take up to 8 50 MB on the hard drive Acquiring multiple frames can quickly sum up to multiple GigaBytes Fast acquisition should only be done on the computer s hard drive and cannot be done on an external drive or on a server hard drive 4 3 5 Print Report Figure 4 14 ...

Page 26: ...ort a print preview will appear in the PC Beamage software To print the report click Print To exit without printing click Exit These buttons are located on the right hand side Figure 4 16 Print Report Preview The report fits on 2 pages The first page presents the 3D and 2D images measurement results and the Beamage s settings ...

Page 27: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 26 Figure 4 17 Default Print Report Page 1 ...

Page 28: ... 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 18 Default Print Report Page 2 ...

Page 29: ...lly be loaded next time the PC Beamage is opened The complete list of settings saved could be finding in the annex section 4 5 BUFFER CONTROLS The PC Beamage software saves the last 128 frames in the buffer This buffer is circular the first stored frame is replaced by the last taken image The buffer can store from 1 to 128 frames By default the buffer size is 10 Figure 4 20 Buffer Controls Warning...

Page 30: ...isplays the current image index When the Beamage is not streaming it is possible to access different frames by typing the desired image index 4 5 2 Previous Image and Next Image Figure 4 22 Next and Previous Image Buttons The Next Image and Previous Image buttons access the next and previous image in the buffer ...

Page 31: ...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 5 5 Buffer Size Figure 4 25 Buffer Size The Buffer Size edit box displays the number of images stored in the b...

Page 32: ...ams Figure 4 29 Spatial 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 3 11 than the surrounding pixels 1 11 If the filtered pixel is on the edge it will set the surrounding pixels outside the image to 0 Despeckle Filter...

Page 33: ...full range 0 to 100 Note that only the displays are normalized the normalization does not affect the centroid and diameter computations Figure 4 31 Normalization Example 4 6 3 Trigger Figure 4 32 Trigger Button The Trigger button enables the camera to capture images only when an electric signal is sent to the Beamage via the SMA connector This can synchronize the system s capture rate with a pulse...

Page 34: ...r is working with a computer that cannot handle such a flow of data Simply click on the icon to deactivate or activate the Turbo mode 4 6 5 Show Hide Options Figure 4 35 Show Hide Options Button The Show Hide Options button will show or hide the Divergence the Relative Position Camera Lens Calibration and Fixed Crosshair panels beside the Data Acquisition tab By clicking on Show All or Hide All on...

Page 35: ...o enter the focal length of the lens in the software Since the focal length is wavelength dependent make sure to use the correct value for your laser in the settings The divergence in both main axes x and y are computed as defined by the ISO 11146 1 2005 and ISO 11146 2 2005 standards and displayed at the bottom of the Divergence tab Warning The Beamage sensor must be placed precisely at the focal...

Page 36: ...tions of PC Beamage software when using the Beamage M2 accessory For more information on how to use this mode please refer to the Beamage M2 manual which can be found in the Help section refer to 4 8 3 The M 2 factor can be considered as a quantitative indicator of laser beam quality In terms of propagation it is an indicator of closeness to an ideal Gaussian beam at the same wavelength Paired wit...

Page 37: ...enu displays important and useful information about the Beamage and provides help Figure 4 42 Software Info 4 8 1 Color Legend Figure 4 43 Color Legend Button The Color Legend button shows the colors corresponding to the 3D and 2D display intensity levels Figure 4 44 Color Legend ...

Page 38: ... our website at www gentec eo com downloads 4 8 3 Help Figure 4 46 Help Button The Help button opens the Beamage Series user manual All information tips warnings and troubleshooting about the software are in this manual It is also possible to open both the Beamage M2 user manual and the Beamage 3 0 accessories user manual Warning The help file is in PDF format A PDF reader needs to be installed on...

Page 39: ...o section 4 6 5 Relative Position Sets the origin position 0 0 to a user defined value This tab is available when the Relative Position button is activated in the Main Controls refer to section 4 6 5 Camera Lens Calibrates the Pixel Multiplication Factor when using a Camera Lens This tab is available when the Camera Lens button is activated in the Main Controls refer to section 4 6 5 Fixed Crossha...

Page 40: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 39 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 ...

Page 41: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 40 Centroid Displays the beam s centroid and peak coordinates ...

Page 42: ...hair 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 the beam s peak position or at a user defined fixed position If many pixels correspond to the peak value the crosshair s center will be set to the first peak The crosshair...

Page 43: ...xis and that of the principal axis of the power density distribution which is closer to the x axis 1 From this definition the angle is comprised between 45 and 45 For more information on beam diameter computations as defined by the ISO 11146 1 2005 and ISO 11146 2 2005 standards please refer to Appendix A ISO11146 and ISO11670 Definitions Warning According to the beam definition the displayed meas...

Page 44: ...sshair will be centered on the first peak The beam Peak to Average Ratio corresponds to the ratio between the actual beam 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 ...

Page 45: ...vision 9 0 44 displayed When the crosshair center is set to Centroid instead of Peak results are grayed out to remind the user that the values do not correspond to the Peak to Average Ratios Figure 5 5 Peak to Average Ratio Example ...

Page 46: ...5 6 Setup Tab Exposure time Controls the Beamage 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 ...

Page 47: ...ation in front of the Beamage If the beam intensity is too low at 200 ms exposure time please lower the attenuation in front of the Beamage 5 2 2 Image Orientation The Image Orientation controls rotate or flip the captured frame The captured frame can be rotated to 90 180 or 270 All angles rotate clockwise The captured frame can also be flipped horizontally or vertically If a frame is saved with a...

Page 48: ...the user to select a region of interest ROI on the sensor This will increase the frame rate as fewer pixels need to be transferred from the Beamage This can only be done on small beam sizes since a cropped beam would invalidate the beam width measurements Furthermore to have an accurate measurement the active area must be at least 2 times the beam size The user can select the desired area from a p...

Page 49: ...ing the Pixel Addressing function 5 2 6 Gain The Gain setting allows the user to set a numerical gain on the captured image The gain must be between 1 and 10 If the pixel value is over the maximum ADC level For 12 bit 2 12 4096 the pixel value will be topped at the maximum ADC level 5 2 7 ADC Level The ADC level is the pixel s depth which can be set to 12 or 10 bit In the 12 bit mode each pixel va...

Page 50: ...CQUISITION The Data Acquisition tab allows the user to set the acquisition parameters It is possible to save the beam profiling results shown in the Measures tab refer to section 5 1 2 in a TXT file The TXT file includes a header containing the 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 i...

Page 51: ...ples are saved When choosing the Measurements only acquisition mode the sample rate is defined as 1 X images To save every frame computed enter the value 1 in the box To keep track of only a small amount of frames enter a higher value When choosing the Full images and measurements acquisition mode the sample rate is defined temporally The fastest rate is limited to 1 per second Warning Each BMG fi...

Page 52: ...ld of the laser beam while the Beamage is at the lens focal point The second step is to enter the lens focal length in the software Since the focal length is wavelength dependent make sure to use the correct value for your laser in the prior settings The divergence in both main axes x and y are computed as defined by the ISO 11146 1 2005 and ISO 11146 2 2005 standards and displayed at the bottom o...

Page 53: ...oses to position the origin at the computed energy peak highest measured value The option User defined 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 clicking with the mouse in the display This can be done in the Beam Tracking Display which shows the coordinate system of the Beamage sensor refer to section 6 4...

Page 54: ...lly select the default option Centroid for the origin position 5 5 2 Measures Once the origin position is determined by the user the software will calculate the difference between the coordinates of this new position and the latest computed centroid or peak coordinates The results are displayed in the Measures section of the Relative Position tab Figure 5 15 Measures Section It is possible to save...

Page 55: ...tion allows the user to calibrate the PC Beamage software when a camera lens is used with the Beamage This panel is accessible by clicking Calibrate in the Pixel Multiplication Factor section in the Setup panel or in the Show Hide Options in the Ribbon Figure 5 16 Camera Lens Calibration Section 1 Set up the laser and the camera lens with the Beamage 2 Click on Set now to set the centroid to the c...

Page 56: ...n Factor PMF value found in the bottom of the Setup tab Once the PMF is set the beam dimensions will be adjusted to compensate for the magnification of the camera lens Beam Tracking Display Figure 5 18 Pixel Multiplication Factor Section 6 To return to original values for the Pixel Multiplication Factor click on Reset 5 7 FIXED CROSSHAIR 5 7 1 Center Setup To activate the fixed crosshair center op...

Page 57: ...Figure 5 20 Fixed Crosshair Section By selecting Centroid and clicking Set now the user chooses to position the origin of the crosshairs at the calculated centroid position center of energy By selecting Peak and clicking Set now the user chooses to position the origin of the crosshairs at the calculated peak energy position highest measured value The option User defined allows the user to manually...

Page 58: ...gure 5 21 User Defined Origin Once the origin of the crosshairs is determined by the user the software will be able to see the crosshairs from this particular origin in the 2D Display Figure 5 22 Fixed Crosshairs at Peak Position in the 2D Display ...

Page 59: ... XY Display 5 7 2 Orientation Setup To activate the fixed crosshair orientation option go to the Home panel in the Main Controls section and choose the Fixed option for the crosshair orientation This will automatically open the Fixed Crosshair panel Figure 5 24 Fixed Crosshair Orientation Section ...

Page 60: ...nce the orientation of the crosshairs is determined by the user the software will be able to see the crosshairs at this particular angle with respect to the sensor s main axes Figure 5 25 User Defined Crosshair Orientation 0 00 degrees 10 00 degrees Auto Orient Figure 5 26 Different Crosshair Orientations for the Same Beam ...

Page 61: ...isplay panel Figure 6 1 Display Panel 6 1 3D DISPLAY The 3D Display represents the beam s intensity in three dimensions False coloring is added to increase the contrast The color legend used for the various intensity levels is available in the Main Controls ribbon refer to section 4 8 1 To rotate the image hold down the left button on the mouse and move the mouse The scroll button on the mouse zoo...

Page 62: ...lay Controls The toolbar buttons on the upper right corner control the 3D image Print Screen Saves a BMP image of the current 3D display Reset View Resets the display to its original parameters Top View Views the 3D image from the top creating a top view projection Y axis x axis ...

Page 63: ...nor 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 Beamage is streaming Nonetheless the computation is done on all transferred pixels For images larger than 1000x1000 only 1 16 pixels are displayed for images larger than 500x500 only 1 4 pixels are displayed...

Page 64: ... 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 the ellipse co...

Page 65: ... graphics individually Zooming can be done by selecting an area with the left mouse button Double clicking the image returns it 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 the low intensity parts of the bea...

Page 66: ... 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 6 3 2 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 is the experimental curve and E a is...

Page 67: ...s 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 and the origin position is represented by a large white cross with a green center 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 fr...

Page 68: ...m Tracking 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 ...

Page 69: ...nnect to PC Beamage This VI connects to the LabVIEW pipeline opened by the PC Beamage software Disconnect from PC Beamage This VI disconnects from the LabVIEW pipeline opened by the PC Beamage software 7 1 2 Control VIs Control Stop Capture This VI stops the capture from the PC Beamage software and the Beamage USB Camera Running this VI is the same as pressing the Stop Capture button in the softwa...

Page 70: ...lecting the Peak control in the software Control Auto This VI sets the Crosshair Orientation Control in the PC Beamage Software Running this VI is the same as pressing the selecting the Auto Orient control in the software Control Zero This VI sets the Crosshair Orientation Control in the PC Beamage Software Running this VI is the same as pressing the selecting the 0 degrees control in the software...

Page 71: ...Y Peak Measure X Roughness Fit and Measure Y Roughness Fit These measurements are on the TRACK Display Use the Display VIs to choose the TRACK Display before requesting measurement data from the software Measure X Last and Measure Y Last Measure X Mean and Measure Y Mean Measure X Delta and Measure Y Delta Measure Azimuth Measure Delta Measure Number of Samples Measure RMS 7 1 4 Display VIs These ...

Page 72: ...the SEMI LOG button in the XY Display Activate FWHM Running this VI has the same effect as pressing the FWHM button in the XY Display Activate 1OVRE Running this VI has the same effect as pressing the 1 e2 button in the XY Display 7 1 6 Miscellaneous VIs Query PC Beamage Version Returns the PC Beamage software version Query Serial Number Returns the serial number of the camera that is currently co...

Page 73: ...custom LabVIEW software It uses an event structure to show the various controls To use the example 1 Copy the VIs into the folder of your choice along with the supplied DLL file 2 Start LabVIEW and run the example VI 3 The VI will check to ensure the DLL is present A warning will be issued if it cannot be located and the required location will be displayed Place the DLL in that location 4 Plug a B...

Page 74: ...W software The Connected LED will turn on The VI will ask the PC Beamage for some information and the software Version and Serial Number indicators will appear 7 Press the Start Capture button The Selected measurements will activate Use the Main Display Activate buttons and Measurements controls to select the desired measurements The Activate buttons are only visible when the XY Display is selecte...

Page 75: ...GING THE OPTICS IN FRONT OF THE BEAMAGE Because the Beamage s sensor does not have a coverglass it is very sensitive to dust Change the optics in a clean environment and put the Beamage s aperture facing down to minimize the dust 8 5 SMALL BLACK SPOTS APPEAR ON THE IMAGE If these small black spots do not change place even if you rotate the attenuation filter it is probably dust on the sensor DO NO...

Page 76: ...not available even when connected on a USB 3 0 port reboot the computer If it is still not available please contact your Gentec EO representative or contact us at service gentec eo com 8 10 DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BEAMAGE WHILE IT IS STREAMING The Beamage must not be disconnected when it is streaming 8 11 TIPS TO INCREASE THE FRAME RATE The Beamage s frame rate greatly depends on the computer s perf...

Page 77: ...e Criteria CISPR 11 2009 A1 2010 Industrial scientific and medical equipment 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 compatibilit...

Page 78: ...e width s maximum whereas the minor axis is the width s minimum The effective diameter of the beam is an extent of a circular power density having an ellipticity greater than 0 87 If the ellipticity is larger than 0 87 the beam profile may be considered to be of circular symmetry at that measuring location and the beam diameter can be obtained from The beam ellipticity is the ratio between the min...

Page 79: ...ng equations which are simple arithmetic means Where and are the centroid coordinates for X and Y axes already saved in the buffer and n the number of computed centroid positions saved in the buffer The azimuth angle which is the angle between the usual X axis and all computed centroids is given by the following equation where we have the following definitions In the beam axis coordinate system X ...

Page 80: ...lowing 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 which is not an ISO standard is given by the following equation where are relative values ...

Page 81: ...rsion of PC Beamage must be installed before setting the drivers It can be downloaded from the Downloads tab in the bottom of the following web page https gentec eo com products beam diagnostics Beamage 3 0 3 If the software is already installed on your computer please make sure it is the latest available version of PC Beamage To do so open the PC Beamage software and click on About Another window...

Page 82: ... Choose the option that corresponds to your operating system Please note that Windows XP is not officially supported and thus Gentec EO 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 ind...

Page 83: ...gure 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 84: ...0 83 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 85: ... Manual Revision 9 0 84 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 11 ...

Page 86: ... 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 13 Another window will inform you that you can now use PC Beamage Click on OK Figure B 13 You can now use PC Beamage 14 To allow the device to be recognized by your computer unplug and plug back the USB cable ...

Page 87: ...or 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 16 Restart the PC Beamage 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 Beamage Figure B 16 Camera Select...

Page 88: ...ick on Device Manager under Control Panel 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 2 Close the PC Beamage application if it is already opened Connect the Beamage camera to your computer If everything went well until now the device Cypress USB BootLoader should be ma...

Page 89: ...Beamage Series User Manual Revision 9 0 88 3 Open PC Beamage and make sure Cypress USB BootLoader has been replaced by Cypress USB BulkloopExample Figure B 19 Cypress USB BulkloopExample ...

Page 90: ...ec eo com downloads 3 Connect the Beamage to your computer If the Beamage is already connected please disconnect and reconnect it 4 Run the Beamage 3 0 Updater 5 Click on Update Figure C 1 6 The Beamage 3 0 Updater might ask you to reset the Beamage If so please disconnect and reconnect the Beamage and click on Update again 7 Once this is done a message box will appear Click on OK Figure C 2 8 Onc...

Page 91: ...with screw locks 1 BNC to SMA connector 1 Software CD ROM SEPARATION Plastic Aperture cap SMA cap Metal Beamage s case screws SMA connector BNC to SMA connector ND filter holder Wires USB cable Printed circuit board inside the Beamage Glass ND filter CD CD ROM DISMANTLING PROCEDURE Remove the 3 screws on the BEAMAGE s back cover with an Allen key Remove the 1 screw holding the PCB s with a flat sc...

Page 92: ... o Semilog activated o Data cursor activated o FWHM activated o 1 e2 activated Measure tab options o Beam diameter definition o Crosshair center choice o Crosshair orientation choice Setup tab options o Is auto exposure time activated o Exposure time o Image rotation o Image flip vertical o Image flip horizontal o Image buffer averaging o Active area Choice Left Top Center activated Width Height o...

Page 93: ...s o Relative position mode o X baseline position o Y baseline position o Save to log activated Camera lens calibration tab options o X baseline position o Moving distance in X o Is calibrated activated Fixed crosshair tab options o Fixed crosshair mode o X crosshair baseline position o Y crosshair baseline position o Crosshair angle ...

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