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User ManualFieldMaxII-TO™Laser Power Meter

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PrefacexiPrefaceThis manual contains user information for the Field-MaxII-TO™ laser power meter.Software InstallationFor complete software installatio

FieldMaxII-TO User ManualxiiPublication UpdatesTo view information that may have been added orchanged since this publication went to print, connect to

Safety1SAFETYCarefully review the following safety information toavoid personal injury and to prevent damage to thismeter or any sensor connected to i

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual2Operate the meter only within the specified voltagerange.Do not apply a voltage outside the specified range ofthe input conn

Safety3Declaration of Conformity

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Quick Start5QUICK STARTThis section presents a “mini-tutorial” that explains howto connect a sensor to your FieldMaxII-TO meter andbegin taking measur

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual6Measuring Power With a Thermopile or Optical SensorThe following figure describes how to take a powermeasurement using a the

Description7DESCRIPTION Thank you for purchasing the FieldMaxII-TO™—aversatile, easy-to-use digital power meter designed forfield service and producti

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual8The versatile FieldMaxII-TO measures:• Power: W, W/cm2• Full statistics: max, min, and mean

Description9Front PanelThe front panel (shown in Figure 2) includes a liquidcrystal display (LCD) and buttons that are used to enterparameters, select

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual10ButtonsThe following buttons are on the front panel of the Field-MaxII-TO:• Setup/Local—starts or ends a parameter edit cyc

Description11DisplayThe LCD display provides visual measurement informa-tion. Figure 3 shows all the possible segments that mayappear on the display.F

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual12The type of sensor being used and the individu-ally-selected settings determine what type of informa-tion will actually app

Description13Right Side PanelThe right side panel contains the USB and Sensorconnectors (refer to Figure 4).USB ConnectorAttaching the cable—shipped w

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual14Left Side PanelThe left side panel contains the Analog Out and PowerJack connectors (refer to Figure 5).Analog Out Connecto

Description15Battery ReplacementFieldMaxII-TO uses six 1.5V alkaline batteries, or a90-to-260 VAC, 50/60 Hz AC adapter (refer to “ACAdapter” on page 1

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual16AC AdapterUsing an AC adapter prolongs battery life. Field-MaxII-TO automatically senses when an adapter is used.When batte

Operation17OPERATIONThis section discusses the following topics:• Tuning mode (page 18)• Annunciators (page 22)• Fault displays (page 25)• Invalid and

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual18Tuning ModeThis mode only works in Manual Ranging mode. Formore information about ranging, refer to “Auto vs.Manual Ranging

Operation19Tuning NeedlesTuning needles—which divide a given tuning zone intothirty “increments”—are used to peak a laser output. Asthe top or bottom

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual20Zone Indicator BarsZone indicator bars are a series of six segments, as shownin Figure 9:These bars act as visual indicator

Operation21Zone indicator bars always appear in pairs, with eachoverlapping zone representing 1/3 of full scale.Figure 10 shows how the five zone indi

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual22Figure 11 shows an example of how the zone indicatorbars overlap on a 30-watt scale:AnnunciatorsAnnunciators refers to the

Operation23Range HintThe Range Hint annunciator—towards the top of theLCD, just above the tuning needles—displays “3,” “30,”or “300.” These numbers re

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual24HoldThe Hold annunciator toggles between freezingthe power reading and associated indicators onthe LCD, and displaying live

Operation25Fault DisplaysFieldMaxII-TO is capable of detecting internal and user-induced faults. When a fault is detected, the letters“Er”—followed by

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual26As an example, “Er 4” appears on the display if there isa sensor error. You can dismiss the fault by removing thesensor fro

Operation27Setup ParametersThis section explains how to select and set user-definableparameters.Setup/LocalThe Setup/Local button serves several purpo

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual284. Setup/Local is used to cancel the front panellockout when Remote Control is active.Remote Control is active when the ins

Operation29StatPressing the Stat button will:• Enter Statistics mode—if Statistics mode is notactive and the button is pressed for less than twosecond

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual30display the wavelength value. The available wavelengthrange is 1.00 to 99,999 nm. The actual range is sensor-dependent.If W

Operation31Area Correction and ZeroingIt is important that you zero the sensor before usingArea Correction, as explained in the following proce-dure.1

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual32The FieldMaxII-TO uses a boxcar averaging method,with a boxcar length of 32 samples.Pressing the Avg button toggles the sta

Operation33HoldPressing the Hold button toggles between freezing thepower reading and associated indicators on the LCD, anddisplaying live measurement

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual34• Select a new range• Press the Zero buttonThe secondary function of the Zero button is to manuallystart a batch while in S

Operation35Left and Right ArrowsThis button pair has a dual purpose. When theEdit mode is active, the buttons allow you toselect the edit field of the

iiidescription of the problem and the corrective steps attempted.When communicating with our Technical SupportDepartment, via the web or telephone, th

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual36result computed. If the Restart mode is Auto, a new batchis immediately restarted. The error that caused thecontaminated ba

Operation37Over-ranging refers to a meter setup condition in whichthe sensor output signal is greater than the maximumallowable level for the selected

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual38The Range Hint annunciator displays the full-scale rangevalue with the engineering prefix and units omitted. Forexample, wh

Operation39Auto vs. Manual Ranging ModeAuto Ranging (Auto) enables FieldMaxII-TO to auto-matically select the range (gain). While in Auto Rangingmode,

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual40active, the sensor is zeroed at the current range only.Under typical operating conditions, the zero proceduretakes about on

Special Topics41SPECIAL TOPICSThis section discusses the following topics:• Negative power display (this page)• Digital tuning feature use in Statisti

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual42ActiveX InstallationIncluded with the software is an ActiveX server DLLthat enables a programmer to quickly and efficiently

Host Interface43HOST INTERFACEThis section presents the following topics:• Introduction (this page)• ActiveX usage guidelines (this page)IntroductionT

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual44cFM2Listener class and IFM2Listener interface—Anobject class that dispatches meter USB connect/discon-nect and data event n

Host Interface45is accessed by reading any of the numerouscFM2Device.<parameter> properties. It implements theIFM2Device interface. The cFM2List

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual464. Pass the callback object to the cFM2Listenerobject.5. Start the cFM2ScanUSBForChange object statuschange engine.The foll

Host Interface47The Callback ObjectThe callback object code—supplied by the applicationcode—must completely conform to the cFM2Notifyclass definition

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual48Private Sub IFM2DeviceEvents_DisplayZeroDeviceProgressToClient()‘Steer the m_CallbackMessage string and ‘m_ZeroDeviceTimeou

Host Interface49Private Property Let IFM2DeviceEvents_ZeroDeviceTimeoutCounter( _ByVal RHS As Integer)m_ZeroDeviceTimeoutCounter = RHSEnd PropertyStat

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual50‘Start the data check timerScanForData.CheckTimer m_DevicesListThe device and device collection object may be persistedto e

Host Interface51DeviceStatus callback method) through theDevicesList.Item search method using the string versionof CallbackData.DeviceIndex as the sea

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual52Case Else‘Unknown eventEnd SelectA Fault event indicates a meter malfunction. The faultcode may be queried by reading the c

Host Interface53An Overrange packet event indicates that the currentreading is overranged.An Overtemperature event indicates that the probe is inan o

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual54is a countdown value that starts at 60 and decrements byone for each event. The terminal value for ZeroDevice-TimeoutCounte

Host Interface55In the application code:1. Stop all engine timers.2. Destroy the cFM2Notify callback object.3. Destroy the cFM2ScanUSBForChange andcFM

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual56Interface IFM2Listenermethod GetUSBDeviceStatusChange();(serves internal processing purposes only)propget DeviceIndex([out,

Host Interface57method NotifyData([in] IFM2DeviceEvents* CallbackData);The data event callback method. Notification details arefound in the CallbackDa

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual58propput DeviceIndex([in] short );propget DeviceIndex([out, retval] short* );The device index property that is used to index

Host Interface59Interface IFM2Devicemethod CloseAllUSBDeviceDrivers([in] long Device-Handle);The method call to close a connection. Use the Device-Han

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual60method AreaCorrectionDiameterCommand([in] doubleCommandOption);The method to set the area correction aperture diameterin mi

Host Interface61method AverageWindowSizePulsesCommand([in] short CommandOption);The method to set the display smoothing window size inpulses. This par

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual62method BatchSizeSecondsCommand([in] long CommandOption);The method to set the statistics batch size in seconds.This paramet

Host Interface63method PowerStateCommand([in] VARIANT_BOOLCommandOption);The method to turn on or off the meter. ValidCommandOption values are 0 for o

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual64method SpeedupHostDataCommand([in] VARIANT_BOOL CommandOption);The method to enable or disable application of ther-mopile s

Host Interface65method WavelengthCommand([in] long CommandOption);The method to set the wavelength of operation for wave-length correction. Valid Comm

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual66propget AverageModeEnabled([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* );The read only property indicating display smoothingmode.propget Av

Host Interface67propget HoldMode([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* );The read only property indicating hold mode state. Thisparameter has effect only with a

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual68propget MeterType([out, retval] short* );The read only property indicating the meter type (TOP,TO, or P). This property fol

Host Interface69propget SpeedupAnalogOutput([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* );The read only property indicating mode of application ofthermopile speedup t

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual70propput DeviceHandle([in] long );propget DeviceHandle([out, retval] long* );The property to be used as the argument to the

Calibration and Warranty71CALIBRATION AND WARRANTYThis section discusses the following topics:• Calibration (this page)• Coherent calibration faciliti

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual72Coherent Calibration Facilities and CapabilitiesAs the largest laser manufacturer in the world, Coherenthas been able to bu

Calibration and Warranty73Limited WarrantyCoherent, Inc. (the “Company”) warrants its laser powerand energy meters and sensors products (“Products”) t

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual74If the Product is not returned for recalibration or serviceprior to the one-year anniversary, the lifetime warrantyprogram

Calibration and Warranty75THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGESIN CONNECTION WITH ITS PRODUCTS.Obtaining Service

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FieldMaxII-TO User Manual76Detailed instructions on how to prepare a product forshipping are shown under “Product Shipping Instruc-tions” on page 77.T

Calibration and Warranty77Product Shipping InstructionsTo prepare the product for shipping to Coherent:1. Contact Coherent Customer Service (refer toT

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Appendix A: Specifications79APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONSTable 4 lists specifications for the FieldMaxII-TO.Table 4. SpecificationsPARAMETER DESCRIPTION

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual80ENVIRONMENTALAltitude <4,500 m (operating)<12,000 m (storage)Relative Humidity <90% (5 to 40° C) (operating)<95

Appendix A: Specifications81MISCELLANEOUSRegulations Met CEa. Coherent recommends a Panasonic AM-3PI AA battery.Table 4. Specifications (Continued)PA

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Index83INDEXAAC adapter 16Annunciator display functions 22Area button function 30Area correction and zeroing 31ATTEN annunciator 23Atten button functi

FieldMaxII-TO User Manual84MMeasurement display and range selection display 36NNegative power display 41Not available data 26OOverviewAC adapter 16Bat