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X-Cite®Optical Power Measurement System User Guide
035-00390R rev. 3
Table of Contents:
1Introduction .............................................................................................................1
2Safety .......................................................................................................................2
2.1 Glossary of Symbols ..........................................................................................................2
2.2 Safety Precautions.............................................................................................................3
3Getting Started ........................................................................................................5
3.1 System Components..........................................................................................................5
3.2 XP750 Objective Plane Power Sensor ..............................................................................6
3.3 XR2100 Optical Power Meter.............................................................................................7
4Installation and Basic Operation..........................................................................10
4.1 XR2100 Optical Power Meter with Light Guide Input ......................................................10
4.2 XP750 With Upright Microscopes ....................................................................................11
4.3 XP750 With Inverted Microscopes...................................................................................12
5Measuring in Absolute Mode................................................................................13
6Measuring in Relative Mode .................................................................................13
7Storing Data...........................................................................................................13
7.1 Power Readings...............................................................................................................13
7.2 Favorite Wavelengths ......................................................................................................14
8External Control ....................................................................................................15
8.1 Driver & GUI (Graphical User Interface) Installation........................................................15
8.2 Graphical User Interface (GUI) ........................................................................................16
8.3 Status, Control and Operational Tabs..............................................................................17
8.4 Optical Data .....................................................................................................................17
8.5 Status Data.......................................................................................................................18
8.6 Calibration Data ...............................................................................................................19
8.7 Data Log...........................................................................................................................20
8.8 Power Snapshot...............................................................................................................21
8.9 Stability Data....................................................................................................................24
8.10 X-Cite®exacte Control Panel Buttons ......................................................................25
9Calibration .............................................................................................................27
9.1 X-Cite®XP750 Calibration ...............................................................................................27
9.2 X-Cite®XR2100 Calibration.............................................................................................27
9.3 X-Cite®exacte Calibration using the XR2100 & Light Guide...........................................27
9.4 Calibrating X-Cite®exacte with the XP750 ......................................................................28
10 Troubleshooting....................................................................................................29
11 Care and Maintenance ..........................................................................................30
11.1 General .....................................................................................................................30
11.2 Cleaning....................................................................................................................30
11.3 Lithium Batteries.......................................................................................................31
12 Technical Specifications.......................................................................................32
12.1 XR2100 Optical Power Meter ...................................................................................32
12.2 XP750 Objective Plane Power Sensor .....................................................................32