THORLABS LEDD1, Manual

Page 1: ...microscopy instrumentation accessories T CUBE LED DRIVER Model Number LEDD1...

Page 2: ...egistered trademark of Thorlabs Inc Product Warranty Opto Electronics Control Electronics Optics and Nano Positioning Product Lines Thorlabs offers a two year warranty on the above mentioned product l...

Page 3: ...ive 5 Compliance 5 Waste treatment on your own responsibility 6 Ecological background 6 2 Overview and Setup 7 Introduction 7 T Cube Controller Hub 8 3 Getting Started 9 Connect The Hardware 9 Mechani...

Page 4: ...icators 15 Operation From The Front Panel 16 Appendices Rear Panel Connector Pinout Details 17 Rear Panel LED Connector 17 Preventive Maintenance 18 Safety Testing 18 Cleaning 18 Specifications and As...

Page 5: ...arnings The unit must be connected only to a DC supply of 15V 1A regulated as detailed in Section 3 3 Thorlabs offer a compact multi way power supply unit TPS008 allowing up to eight Driver T Cubes to...

Page 6: ...clarations Of Conformity 1 4 1 For Customers in Europe This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the EC Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Compliance was demonstrated by conformance to t...

Page 7: ...o see Fig 1 sold to a company or institute within the EC currently owned by a company or institute within the EC still complete not disassembled and not contaminated Fig 1 1 Crossed out wheelie bin sy...

Page 8: ...lic waste disposal site 1 5 3 Ecological background It is well known that WEEE pollutes the environment by releasing toxic products during decomposition The aim of the European RoHS directive is to re...

Page 9: ...0mm x 47mm 2 4 x 2 4 x 1 8 and with the facility to directly mount to the optical table The manual controls for this unit are conveniently located on the upper surface The Mode switch allows the Conti...

Page 10: ...5mm x 86mm x 21 5mm 14 75 x 3 4 x 0 85 with electrical connections located on the upper surface to accept up to six T Cubes Note The LEDD1 LED Driver is a manually operated unit with no USB functional...

Page 11: ...onnecting its power supply to the mains DO NOT connect the T Cube unit to a live external power supply Doing so i e hot plugging carries the risk of PERMANENT damage to the unit Similarly to power dow...

Page 12: ...t be allowed to reach ambient conditions before being powered up 3 2 2 Mounting Options The T Cube LED Driver is shipped with a baseplate fitted ready to be bolted to a breadboard optical table or sim...

Page 13: ...unit to the baseplate Retain the bolts for future use if the baseplate is refitted 6 Invert the unit 7 Remove the backing paper from the rubber feet supplied taking care not to touch the exposed adhes...

Page 14: ...s light generating LED assemblies refer to Appendix A for details of pin outs A standard BNC connector allows an externally generated signal 0 to 5V to be connected to the unit thereby allowing the LE...

Page 15: ...ndbook ha0146T T Cube Controller Hub supplied with the unit Warning DO NOT PLUG A POWERED UP T CUBE INTO THE TCH001 USB CONTROLLER HUB Always ensure that all power is disconnected from the LED Driver...

Page 16: ...single Driver T Cube is also available Caution Do not connect the LED Driver unit to a live external power supply Doing so i e hot plugging carries the risk of PERMANENT damage to the unit Always ensu...

Page 17: ...tch Used to switch between CW and PULSE modes In CW mode the LED device is controlled by a voltage generated by the LED driver and LED brightness can be adjusted using the control knob This mode is id...

Page 18: ...trol knob anti clcokwise the LED brightness decreases 4 Turn the control knob fully anti clockwise to turn the unit OFF 4 3 3 PULSE Mode 1 Press the Mode button to select PULSE mode 2 Turn the control...

Page 19: ...ED Connector The LED connector provides connection to the LED device The pin functions are detailed in Fig A 1 Fig A 1 LED Connector Pin Identification Pin Description 1 LED ve 2 LED ve 3 Not Connecte...

Page 20: ...imited to safety testing and cleaning as described in the following sections B 1 Safety Testing PAT testing in accordance with local regulations should be performed on a regular basis typically annual...

Page 21: ...m Strobe Pulse Width 50 s Strobe Turn On Turn Off Time 25 s Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C Storage Temperature 40 to 70 C Input Power Requirements OPS001 included Voltage 15V Regulated DC Current 700...

Page 22: ...ly for Olympus BX IX Microscopes LEDC1 Collimator Assembly for Leica DMI Microscopes LEDC2 Collimator Assembly for Nikon Eclipse Microscopes LEDC3 Collimator Assembly for Zeiss Axioskop Microscopes LE...

Page 23: ...ation isolated workstations Nanopositioning Systems Manual motor and piezo driven translators stages and mounts Electronic stepper motor and piezo controllers Integrated multi axis positioning systems...

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