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PowerMax-RS Sensors

RS-232 Laser Power Measurement
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Coherent PowerMax-RS Sensors incorporate the same circuitry used in our PowerMax-USB sensors to provide a convenient platform for integrating power measurement inside laser processing systems that often incorporate RS-232 inputs instead of USB.

Key Features:

  • PowerMax-RS provides RS-232 conncectivity. Power input provided via +5 VDC input from external power supply or through Pin 1 on RS-232 connector. 
  • Instrumentation platform is compatible with thermopiles and optical sensors and can be adapted to most power sensors that Coherent manufactures.
  • Displays beam position with position-sensing quadrant thermopiles (with LM-model sensors like LM-10). 
  • High resolution 24-bit A/D converter supports four digits of resolution and measurement accuracy equivalent to that found in Coherent's LabMax meters.
  • Spectral compensation is unique to each device for improved accuracy.
  • Long-pulse joules capability with thermopile sensors.
  • NIST traceable measurements.

Product Name
Wavelength Range
Power Range
Part Number
PowerMax-RS PM1K-36C
0.25 µm to 10.6 µm
1W to 1 kW
1174267
PowerMax-RS PM10-19C
0.19 µm to 11 µm
10 mW-10W (water-cooled)
1168345
PowerMax-RS PM150-19C
300 mW-150W (water-cooled)
1168347
PowerMax-RS PM150-50C
300 mW-150W (water-cooled)
1168349
PowerMax-USB/RS Sensors Benefits

PowerMax-USB/RS Sensors Benefits

These new PowerMax products will benefit a wide range of users.  These include OEMs who want to embed power measurement electronics within their own instrumentation, field service engineers who already carry a laptop computer, and operators of computer controlled laser burn-in racks and long-term reliability test benches.  In addition, PowerMax-USB/RS sensors are useful for general laboratory applications in which experimental data acquisition is performed from a central PC. 
CUBE Accessories

PowerMax PC Software

Coherent’s PowerMax PC applications software provides a virtual instrument interface for these sensors that enables the operator to take laser power readings, log data and compute measurement statistics.  Users can also write their own software using host interface commands that control all aspects of power meter operation.

Plug-and-play application software is supplied standard and includes the following software features:

  • Trending
  • Statistics (mean, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation) and log batch to file.
  • Tuning
  • Display beam position on position-sensing thermopiles and log results to file
  • Histogram
  • Operate multiple devices simultaneously
  • Perform synchronized ratiometery (A/B analysis). Trend and log results to file
  • For LaserPAD and SSIM customers the host command set includes drop-in compatibility

For system integrators and for implementations involving customer written software the sensors incorporate a comprehensive command set that is easy to access:

  • DLL driver supports simple ASCII host commands for remote interfacing
  • National Instruments LabView drivers are supplied for easy LabView integration.

PowerMax PC Ver 1.0.1 Set Up (zip)

PowerMax LabVIEW Instrument Driver (zip)
PowerMax PC Ver 1.0.1 Set Up
 PowerMax LabView (zip)

V 1.0.1 Release Notes: This version fixes a bug in German installations related to the use of a comma as a decimal separator.

PowerMax-RS PM150-19C and PM10-19C PowerMax-RS PM 150-50C
PowerMax-RS PM150-19C/PM10-19C PowerMax-RS PM 150-50C
   
PowerMax-RS PM1K-36C  
PowerMax-RS PM150-19C/PM10-19C  
PowerMax-USB/RS Sensors Product Guide PowerMax User Manual
PowerMax-USB/RS Sensors Product Guide PowerMax User Manual
   
PowerMax-RS Sensor Manual Water-cooled Power Sensor Flow Rates
PowerMax-RS Sensor Manual Water-cooled Power Sensor Flow Rates
   
Benefits of Miniaturized Laser Power Measurement Instrumentation  
PowerMax-USB/RS Sensor White Paper  

PowerMax-RS Sensor Model Accessory

PowerMax-USB/RS Sensor Videos PowerMax-RS Sensor Power Supply
Sensors
Description
Part Number
PM1K-36C, LM-1000, PM10-19C, PM150-19C, PM150-50C +VDC on Pin1; Pin5- Ground 1105557

 

 

PowerMax-USB/RS Sensor Videos

PowerMax-USB/RS Sensor Videos

This PowerMax-USB Sensors Introduction video provides an overview of the new product family including how these sensors can benefit you in terms of smaller size and lower cost of ownership.

For detailed specifications, see part number.
Part
Name
Description
Buy
PowerMax-RS PM10-19C Power Sensor
RS232-enabled, 10W water-cooled, 5W air-cooled (<5 min) low profile thermopile (RoHS)
  Buy
PowerMax-RS PM150-19C Power Sensor
RS232-enabled, 150W water-cooled, 20W air-cooled (<5 min) low profile thermopile (RoHS)
  Buy
PowerMax-RS PM150-50C Power Sensor
RS232-enabled, 150W water-cooled, 80W air-cooled (<5 min) low profile thermopile with 50mm aperture (RoHS)
  Buy
To Purchase Products . . .
  • US Orders: Call 1-800-343-4912 for Instruments, 1-800-527-3786 for Diode Modules.
  • International Orders: Place orders with our Subsidiaries or Representatives. For pricing, contact our sales staff at
    503-454-5700 for Instruments, 503-454-5700 for Diode Modules.


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