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PPEB700 ITLA and micro-ITLA eval board 

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ITLA/micro-ITLA eval board 

 

Product Manual  

– PPEB700 

 

 

The PPEB700 evaluation board is a convenient tool to control tunable lasers in the ITLA 
and micro-ITLA form-factor. It provides the following functionality: 

  Mechanical base for mounting an ITLA (1 position) or micro-ITLA (2 positions) 

  Fan with on/off switch to cool the mechanical base 

  +3.3V, -5.2V and +1.8V internally generated voltages 

  Switches to select between internal and external voltage supply 

  Wire terminal input for external power supplies and TxTrace 

  Selectable Micro-USB and RS-232 communications interface 

  LED indicators to monitor power supplies 

  LED indicators to monitor hardware lines (SRQ, DIS, RST, MS) 

  Switch to control hardware lines (MS, DIS, RST) 

  Wire terminal output for hardware lines 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PPEB700

Page 1: ... position or micro ITLA 2 positions Fan with on off switch to cool the mechanical base 3 3V 5 2V and 1 8V internally generated voltages Switches to select between internal and external voltage supply Wire terminal input for external power supplies and TxTrace Selectable Micro USB and RS 232 communications interface LED indicators to monitor power supplies LED indicators to monitor hardware lines S...

Page 2: ...rtically After installation of a micro ITLA we recommend to lower the screws again The board can be powered from the wall plug power supply Before plugging it in please make sure that the ON OFF switch is in the OFF position Select which power supplies are needed for your operation 3 3V is minimum requirement If the switch for a voltage is set to the external supply and no supply is present the ou...

Page 3: ...he voltage supplies are located On the left there is a barrel plug for a wall plug transformer On the top is a wire terminal input where the user can input individual power supplies 3 3V 5 2V 1 8V as well as the Tx Trace input Switches on the board allow for selecting between board generated voltage supplies or for external voltage supplies On the right side the interfaces to the tunable laser are...

Page 4: ...initions The ITLA can be positioned in one location The micro ITLA in two positioned As per the below picture lighted spots indicate the mounting hole locations The ITLA is installed as shown below For the installation of the micro ITLA the board needs to be raised with the stand offs extended illustrated below For lowering the board the stand offs need to be slided to one side to be aligned with ...

Page 5: ...owered gently onto the micro ITLA The system is self aligned and the micro ITLA connector will connect properly though care is recommended A gentle push on the board may be needed to ensure full contact It is recommended to always fixate the position of the board with the nuts on the posts In case the ITLA installation is used the board can rest on the stand offs In case the micro ITLA is used the...

Page 6: ...cted if the on board supply is used or the external supply A single switch is used to connect the barrel plug input to the board circuit ON OFF LEDs are indicating if the power supply is operational NOTE the on board communication chips as well as the fan are sourced from the 3 3V supply At minimum the 3 3V LED needs to be lit One input to the wire terminal is the TxTrace input The terminal blocks...

Page 7: ...o USB dongle can be used to connect an RS 232 interface to a USB port In any case where a USB port is being used it is recommended to set the interface parameters to be suitable for serial communications The latency time should be set to 1ms and packet size needs to be reduced to 64 both inbound and outbound This setting can be accessed through the device manager properties advance properties The ...

Page 8: ...flex cables can be used to make a connection Note that the green cable always needs to show the company logo upwards The cable with the AIC connector lower cable is intended for use with the micro ITLA if installed on the secondary position note that the eval board does not provide 1 8V on this position For installation of the micro ITLA an AIC connector is installed on the bottom side of the boar...

Page 9: ...normal operation the dipswitches are set to the right towards the edge of the board The RST and the DIS line are pulled down when the dip is set to the left When set to the right typically the device pulls the lines up The MS line is both pulled up dip set right and down dip set left by the dip switch the MS line acts on the edge of the signal not the level The state of the different lines can als...

Page 10: ...Pure Photonics Confidential PPEB700 ITLA and micro ITLA eval board Page 10 of 11 8 Fan A micro fan is installed to provide a bit extra cooling if needed It can be activated with the switch next to it ...

Page 11: ...face Pure Photonics makes a GUI available on its website Note that operation may be limited to the basic GUI for non Pure Photonics products Command Line Interface Pure photonics makes a CLI available for communication with the device The interface is established by typing it connect x 9600 where x is the COM port number ...

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