Summary of Contents for MAIMAN ELECTRONICS MBL1500A
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Laser diode power supply Datasheet & User Manual Before powering on your driver, read this manual thoroughly. If you have any doubt or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us! Maiman Electronics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia e-mail: info@maimanelectronics.com web site: www.maimanelectronics.com v0.0.2 ‒ 2019...
Butterfly LD. Contains the LD power supply channel, temperature controller (TEC) and integrated LD seat, compatible with pinouts LD Type 1 and Type 2 Butterfly 14-pin. MBL1500A can be controlled from the front panel using buttons and/or touchscreen or remotely via USB.
Maiman Electronics MBL1500A Electrical characteristics TEC PARAMETER UNIT Output voltage ±4 Output current ±4 Current ripple Temperature set range °C Internal measurements accuracy ±2 Typical Performance Characteristics Fig. 1 – Typical start up sequence Fig. 2 – Typical stop sequence Protections The power supply includes various protections that prevent damage to the LD.
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A temperature protection window can be set in 13.7 Settings submenu using parameters TEC max temperature and TEC min temperature. Over-temperature protection The MBL1500 has automatic overheating protection. If the set TEC max temperature is exceeded, the LD power supply will be automatically turned off. After the temperature returns to normal, the LD power supply can be switched on again.
Fig. 7 – LD seat for type 1 Butterfly 14-pin All works on the installation of the laser diode are performed with the MBL1500A power off! Replacement of the pin change board is allowed only without the installed laser diode!
Standby button. Turn off the power by button on the back panel. Screen description Before switching on the TEC and Laser, set the parameters and settings for the MBL1500A in accordance with the specification of the laser diode. The next section describes setting parameters and settings in detail.
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.2. The LD Setpoint screen Fig. 9 – The LD Setpoint screen Fig. 10 – Parameter change cursor Table 4. The LD Setpoint screen submenus description Submenu Description LD Setpoint Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 1)
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.3. The I Current Keypad screen Fig. 11 – The I Current Keypad screen Table 5. The I Current Keypad screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the I Current submenu (Function button 1)
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LD Setpoint screen (paragraphs 15.2 and 15.3). While setting the frequency and duration, it is necessary to take into account that the MBL1500A has a rise time of about 4.5ms and a fall time of about 7ms. If the pulse duration is short, the current will not have time to increase and you will not...
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.6. The TEC Setpoint screen Fig. 13 –The TEC Setpoint screen Table 7. TEC Setpoint screen submenus description Button Description LD Setpoint Allows to return to the LD Setpoint submenu (Function button 1) TEC Setpoint Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 2)
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A Control with buttons and encoder Use the Up and Down buttons to move the selection cursor to the parameter you want to change. Press the Select button to select a parameter. To return to the Main menu, press the Back button.
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.9. The Memory screen Fig. 16 – The Memory screen Table 10. The Memory screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the Main menu (Function button 1) Set value (Function button 2) Scroll up (Function button 3)
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.10. The Memory Keypad screen Fig. 17 -The Memory Keypad screen Table 11. The Memory Keypad screen submenus description Button Description Back Allows to return to the Memory menu (Function button 1) Back space Delete symbol (Function button 2)
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 15.11. The Info screen Fig. 18 – The Info screen The Info submenu provides general information. Tap on the touchscreen or any button to exit.
Maiman Electronics MBL1500A Digital control description When the input voltage applied the driver is always in “analogue current set, external enable and allowing interlock” state. Any other state should be set any time after powering the driver if needed. Default serial port settings:...
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A Table 15. The format and codes of errors Error (returned Reasons command) E0000 1) Internal buffer of device is overflowed 2) Cannot find <CR> (0x0D) or\and <LF> (0x0A) 3) Format of command is invalid E0001 1) Unknown command (it does not P- or J-type command) 2) The device failed to correctly interpret a command Table 16.
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A 1 - Device is powered on 0 bit (always = 1) 0 – Stopped; 1 – Started Current set: 0 – External; 1 – Internal State of the device Enable: (bit mask) 0700 0 – External; 1 – Internal External NTC Interlock: 0 –...
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A Start 0008h Stop 0010h Allow Interlock 1000h Deny Interlock 2000h State of the TEC (bit 1 - Device is powered on 0A1A 0 bit mask) (always = 1) 0 – Stopped; 1 – Started Interlock: 0 – Allowed;...
Maiman Electronics MBL1500A SCPI control description Enter SCPI mode by using the command “P0704 0800”. Exit SCPI mode by using the “SCPI OFF” command. As in the standard protocol, all commands must be terminated with a carriage return symbol CR (0Dh).
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Maiman Electronics MBL1500A SERial Serial number BLOCKs Lock status :BOTtom {<0.0>|?} Lower limit NTC sensor :UPper {<0.0>|?} Upper limit temperature (0,1°) :REAL Measured value :VALUE {<0.00>|?} Measured value :REAL Measured value :UPper {<0.00>|?} Upper limit :TEMPerature temperature :BOTtom {<0.00>|?} Lower limit (0,01°)