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The document describes connection and control basics of pulsed lasers equipped with interfaces
“type D” and “type D1” manufactured by IPG Laser GmbH and its sister companies.

Contents:

Laser Internal Structure. ..............................................................................................................................2

Power supply connector .................................................................................................................................3
Recommended laser connection diagram....................................................................................................3
Electrical connection......................................................................................................................................4
Control Connector Pin Assignment, DB-25 plug. ......................................................................................6
Digital Control Interface (DB-25) Description...........................................................................................7
Laser Operation using Digital Interface...................................................................................................10
Operation Features. .....................................................................................................................................11
Operating modes and options .....................................................................................................................13
Control Connector Functionality Extension for “type D1” interface ....................................................16
Configuration Extension Commands Structure and Signals Description (“type D1” interface) ......16
Configuration Extension Command Codes...............................................................................................17
Configuration Extension Timing diagrams ..............................................................................................18
RS-232C electrical connector ......................................................................................................................20
RS-232C Command Structure Description ..............................................................................................20
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for monitoring and configuration. ..................................................22
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for RS-232C control interface mode. ..............................................24
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for Extended PRR mode...................................................................24
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for Adjustable Pulse Duration mode..............................................25
Command “$4” “Read device status”- return value interpretation.......................................................25
Command “$10” “Read digital interface DB-25 status”- return value interpretation. ......................26
Command “$11” “Read device extended status”- return value interpretation....................................27
Operating modes commands.......................................................................................................................28
Read options command ................................................................................................................................29

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Laser Internal Structure.

Delivery
fiber

Master Output
Booster/ Power amplifier
oscillator (MO) Head

Pin 1–8
Power level
Pin 9

Emission

Isolation
Control Electronics Pin 19
Supply Electronics Modulation
Pin 10

Emergency
Stop Pin 23

Emission
Enable Pin 18

Synchronization Pin 20

Pin 11

Alarms/ Pin 12
Status
Pin 16

Pin 21
connector
RS-232C
Isolation

Power supply connector

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Power supply connector

The power supply connector is the DB-7W2 type plug (male). Pin assignment is shown in the table
below.

PIN No. Name Level Description

Description
A1 +24V Supply +24VDC Supply voltage +24VDC ±5%.
Voltage Must be supplied for the full laser operation.
Floating power supply is required.
A2 24V Return Supply Power supply ground. Inside the laser this ground is
Wire Ground connected to the laser internal ground (pin 14 of DB-25
connector).
Floating power supply is required.
1, 3, 4 Reserved Customer connection is not allowed
2 Housekeeping +24VDC +24V supply input for independent electronic board
24V and guide laser operation only. Provides no supply to
the pump laser diodes. Maximum current is 0.2A.
Voltage should be supplied relative to pin A2.
Must be supplied for the full laser operation.
5 Case Earth Direct electrical connection to the laser housing
(module)

Recommended laser connection diagram.

+24VDC Power
+24V 24V Housekeeping pin 2 Supply LASER
power 2 connector MODULE
supply DB-7W2
~L +24VDC pin A1
~N
24VDC return pin A2
Earth

Case pin 5

Control
connector
Laser Ground DB-25
Pin 14 10K 100
User’s
User’s
Controller
Controller
power
supply

RS-232C
connector
Embedded
DB-9
PC

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Electrical connection.
connection.

1. Main power supply (24VDC) should be capable to permanently supply operating current
(refer to the maximum current consumption in the laser specification) and supply 50%
higher peak current for short periods up to 250us. Typical models of the laser consume less
than 8A current, consequently peak current consumption for such models is less than 12A.
Power supply should hold the voltage, measured on the laser cable leads, within a specified
range (refer to the laser model specification) both for the steady and for the peak current
consumptions. Supply voltage undershoots and overshoots out of the specified range may
lead to a non stable laser operation. Power supply transient load regulation should be
carefully investigated to choose a suitable power supply model.

2. Wires in the cable connecting main power supply and the laser supply cable should have
appropriate length and cross section to ensure negligible voltage drop (especially for the
peak current consumption).

3. The main 24VDC supply should have floating outputs. Its return wire should be connected
only to the laser 24V return terminal (Pin A2 of DB-7W2). Wrong connections, which may
create current loops (shown in the diagram above as the crossed red wires) should be
avoided.

4. The main supply line +24V should be connected to +24VDC laser terminal (pin A1 of DB-
7W2).

5. Laser ground (DB-25 pin 14) and laser 24V return are connected inside the laser module. No
connections are allowed between these terminals outside of the laser module.

6. The laser is equipped with two separate housekeeping supply inputs. The 24V housekeeping
is pin 2 of DB-7W2 connector. The 5V housekeeping is pin 17 of DB-25 connector. Table
below shows supplies which should be connected to the laser depending on the operating
mode.

Main 24V Housekeeping Housekeeping

Operating regime
supply 24V supply 5V supply
PCB communication – + – or +
guide laser operation
no main emission
PCB communication – – or + +
guide laser operation
no main emission
Full operation + + + or –
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7. In the case of availability both housekeeping supplies the laser consumes power from the
24V housekeeping.

8. Laser warm-up time is calculated from the beginning of supplying a housekeeping voltage.
Even if the main +24V supply is disconnected from the DB-7W2 terminal A1, while one or
both housekeeping voltages are still available, the main processor of the laser continues to
operate. The laser supports communication and keeps all settings made for the current
session.

9. Inside the module the common ground is connected to the laser housing via 10 kOhm
resistor and parallel 100pF capacitor. This network equalizes potential between ground and
the laser case.

10. User controller electronics ground may be connected to the earth by design (dashed red line
on the diagram). If there is no such connection, it should not be intentionally made.

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Control Connector Pin Assignment, DB-

DB -25 plug.

All control pins are TTL compatible, unless otherwise noted in the pin description. For the
interface designs level ranges of the TTL standard should be taken into consideration.
PIN No. Name Description
8-bit bus. 0-FFh in hexadecimal or 0..255 in decimal formats.
Least significant bit (lsb) (D0) corresponds to Pin number 1, Most
1-8 Power significant bit (msb) (D7) corresponds to pin 8.
(D0-D7) Setting 00h (0): Minimum output power
FFh (255): Maximum output power
Disconnected corresponds to 00h.
9 Latch Latches power setting into the laser by the rising edge
Modulation
10 Return for Emission Modulation input (pin 19). Galvanically isolated.
return
11,12,16,21 Laser alarms status (see alarm codes in the table below).
13, 24, 25 Reserved, customer connection is not allowed.
14 Ground Ground
15 +5VDC output. Maximum load is 25 mA.
5V house- +5±0.25VDC power supply input for independent operation of the guide
17
keeping laser and PCB. Maximum current consumption is 0.5A.
Emission Enable (EE) signal.
18 EE HIGH: Emission Enable
LOW or disconnected: Emission Disable
Emission Modulation (EM) input. Galvanically isolated.
19 EM HIGH (>3V): Emission ON
LOW or disconnected (<1V): Emission OFF
20 Sync Pulse Repetition Rate (Synchronization) input, square wave.
Guide Laser (red diode) ON/OFF input.
22 Guide Additional functionality for type D1 interface (see corresponding section).
HIGH: ON
LOW or disconnected OFF
Emergency Stop Input
23 EStop HIGH: OK (Normal operation)
LOW or disconnected: STOP (Laser automatically switches
OFF MO and Booster)

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Digital Control Interface (DB-

(DB-25) Description.
1. The laser is controlled via signals applied to the DB-25 connector. Please refer to the
connector interface description table above for pin designation and operating levels.

2. Pins 1 to 8 are the 8 bit bus for the output power setting. Pin 1 is the least significant bit and
pin 8 is the most significant bit. Codes in the range 0...255 (0...FFh) should be applied to
these pins, which correspond to the power setting of 0...100% of the specified nominal value.

Note: optical output power is directly proportional to the power setting (see specification for
the power adjustment range).

3. Pin 9 is the “Latch” control line to store power settings (pin1-8) into the laser. The data is
stored to the laser by the rising edge of the signal on the pin 9. Data on the pins 1-8 should
be stable for 1µs before and 1µs after the rising edge on pin 9.

Stability of the data on the Pin 1-9 out of the above mentioned time frames is not required.
IPG recommends supplying single positive pulse with duration longer than 2µs to latch the
data into the laser. Time interval between adjacent latching pulses should be longer than
100µs (latching frequency less than 10kHz).

4. Pins 11, 12, 16 and 21 are the alarm and status outputs. Pin 12 is reserved for future alarm
codes expansion. These pins indicate the following device states:

Pin 12 Pin 11 Pin 16 Pin 21 Alarm description

Temperature alarm
X LOW LOW LOW
Laser temperature is out of the operating temperature range.
Power supply alarm
X HIGH LOW LOW
External supply voltage is out of the specified range.

X LOW LOW HIGH Normal operation

X HIGH LOW HIGH Laser is not ready for emission

Back reflection alarm

X LOW HIGH LOW Laser automatically switches OFF due to high optical power
reflected back to the laser.

X HIGH HIGH LOW Reserved

System alarm
X LOW HIGH HIGH
Laser protection system detects internal failure.

X HIGH HIGH HIGH Reserved

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In the case of any alarm the laser will be automatically switched OFF and sets internal
Alarm flag. To continue operation after alarm event the internal Alarm flag should be reset.
To reset Alarm flag pin 18 and 19 should be set to LOW. Alarm outputs (pins 11, 12, 16 and
21) will be recovered to the normal state simultaneously with the reset of Alarm flag signal
(except Back Reflection alarm).

Back reflection alarm: Alarm flag may be dropped when at least one second passes after the
alarm activation. If reset was done earlier, the flag will be dropped when 1 second passes
after alarm activation.

Laser is not ready for emission state: Laser is not ready to emit power. That may be a result
of Emergency Stop and Guide Laser activation without following reset or external power
supply voltage out of specified range.

5. Pin 15 provides +5VDC output with current up to 20mA that can be used for auxiliary
supplying user electronics communicating with the laser DB-25 control interface.

6. Pin 17 is the input for +5V Housekeeping power supply voltage. The customer may supply
+5±0.25V to this pin to operate the laser control electronics (e.g. communication via RS-232C
or device configuration) and activate the guide laser (red diode) if installed. The guide laser
can operate without any of +24V Main supply or +24V Housekeeping supply connected.

7. Pin 18 is the Emission Enable (EE) signal. The Emission Enable input should be switched
ON at least 5ms before switching ON the Emission. After switching ON Emission Enable
input, the laser starts to consume more electrical power and emits residual optical power to
the output even when EM pin 19 is LOW (Emission). The optical power value (pulsed and
CW parts) depends on model and operating mode of the laser. High contrast (HC option)
ensures low residual optical power.

Note: the EE switches ON simultaneously with the rising edge on the pin. If the HIGH level
was applied to the pin before supplying electrical power to PCB, the laser does not recognize
that EE has ON state. In order to enable emission the pin 18 (EE) should be dropped and set
to HIGH level again after completing of warm-up phase. If the pin 19 (EM) was also in the
HIGH state before supplying power to PCB it should be also dropped to the LOW state at the
same time.

8. Pin 19 is the Emission Modulation (EM) control input. This input is galvanically isolated
from the other interface inputs. Use pin 10 (modulation return) as the return wire for this
signal. Apply HIGH to switch ON the Emission and LOW to switch it OFF. The laser starts
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to emit optical power within specified delay after setting the pin to the HIGH level and stops
to emit with specified delay after setting to the LOW level. Refer to the laser optical
specification for the laser average power rise and fall times. Modulation with a period
shorter than sum of the rise and fall times (the laser response time) may lead to the non
adequate laser power behavior and optical over/undershoot.

Note 1: the EE input should be switched ON at least 5ms before switching ON the Emission.
In case of switching ON EM while the EE is OFF, the laser does not start to emit. In case of
switching ON the EM and later the EE, the laser starts to emit in less than 5ms after
switching ON the EE.

Note 2:
2 Emission switches ON simultaneously with rising edge on the pin. If the HIGH level
was applied to the pin before supplying voltage to the PCB, the laser does not recognize that
as the Emission switching ON signal. The pin should be dropped and set to HIGH level
again. If the pin 18 was also in the HIGH state before supplying voltage to the PCB it should
be also dropped at the same time.

9. Pin 20 is the Synchronization input. Pulse train with a repetition rate (PRR) within specified
operating range should be applied to the pin (refer to the optical specification for PRR
limits). The laser emits pulses simultaneously with the rising edge of the signal. The square
wave input signal with duty cycle 0.1 to 0.9 is allowed. Variation of the duty cycle does not
affect to the laser characteristics.

Note: In case of the PRR supplied being out of the specified range (or no PRR signal
supplied) the laser safety circuit substitutes missing pulses or limits the PRR.

10. Pin 22 is the guide laser (red diode/ pointer) control line. Apply HIGH to switch the guide
laser ON and LOW to switch the guide laser OFF. If the guide laser option is not installed,
pin 22 can either be connected to ground (pin14) or left floating.

Note: the laser emission is not allowed simultaneously with the guide laser operation. MO
and Booster are blocked internally during the guide laser operation. If the Emission
Modulation (pin 19) or Emission Enable (pin18) were set to HIGH level during guide laser
operation, the laser will not emit power, and will not start to emit it even after switching
OFF the guide laser. It is necessary to drop both Emission Modulation (pin 19) and Emission
Enable (pin 18) to restart the laser emission. Until the restart is done the state “Laser is not
ready for emission” will be active on appropriate alarm/status pins.

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11. Pin 23 is the “Emergency stop” input. It should be set to HIGH for normal operation. In case
of dropping this pin to LOW state (even for a short period) the laser automatically switches
OFF (similar state when both EE and EM are OFF) independently of other control signals. It
is necessary to drop both EE and EM pins (if they were in HIGH state) to restart laser
operation. Until the restart is done state “Laser is not ready for emission” will be active on
appropriate alarm/status pins. Pin 23 should be set to HIGH at least 2µs before supplying
ON signals to EE and EM pins.

Laser Operation using Digital Interface.

Interface.
1. Remove the protection cap from the laser output optical head and make the appropriate
termination.

2. Connect the laser module to the control system via DB-25 connector. Use pins according to
the description above.

Note: Described laser interface is not compatible with the IPG old type “Remote control”
drivers. Consult IPG concerning suitable model of remote control.
3. Recommended initial state of control pins:
Pins 18, 19, 22 are LOW
Pin 23 HIGH
Pin 20 with repetition rate within specified range

4. Connect power supply sources (housekeeping and main) to the laser as described above.

5. In 10 seconds after supplying +24V or +5V housekeeping voltages (warm-up time) the laser
is ready for operation.

Note: It is allowed to supply +24V or +5V Housekeeping voltage before initialization of the
control signals.

6. Set desired power via pin 1-8. Apply the latch pulse to the pin 9 to store the power settings
into the laser.

7. Switch the EE ON applying HIGH to the pin 18.

8. Wait 5ms.

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9. Laser is ready for fast modulation via Pin 19. It is possible to apply HIGH and LOW
sequence to switch the laser ON and OFF correspondingly. The laser has finite ON/OFF
rise/fall times (refer to the specification for the particular model). The speed of the
modulation should not be faster than sum of rise and fall times, otherwise laser optical
response may not be as expected.

10. If the EM OFF time between subsequent ON/OFF batches (jobs) is more than 500ms, it is
recommended to switch OFF the Emission Enable pin. This will spare power consumption,
avoid unnecessary wear out of the laser and exclude residual MO power at the laser output.

11. After finishing laser operation, switch OFF the EM and EE (set LOW to pin 18 and pin 19).

12. Remove all supply voltages.

Operation
Operation Features.
1. PRR can be changed during laser operation by the adjustment of the signal frequency at the
pin 20. The laser has its own internal frequency generator to ensure correct optical PRR for
driving MO. Internal generator is a “slave” circuit, that controlled by a “master” pulses
applied to the pin 20. Control circuit attempts to synchronize frequency and phase of “slave”
pulses with “master” pulses by an appropriate frequency tuning of internal generator. When
synchronization pulses of a stable frequency within specified frequency range are applied to
the pin 20, the laser synchronizes frequency and phase of the optical pulses with the
“master” pulses at the pin 20.

2. Operation of the internal “slave” generator is different for “Type D” “Type D1” interfaces.

Type D.

For the interface “Type D” a phase locking loop circuit attempts to compensate a delay
between the supplied “master” pulses and the output optical pulses. Changing of the
“master” pulses PRR causes tuning of the internal generator frequency and a drift of
optical PRR to the new “master” frequency. There are two modes of the tuning
depending on “Jump PRR” configuration state.

Jump PRR is active.

active If the period of the “master” pulses is changed by less than 1us, the
internal “slave” generator adjusts its period with speed of 10 ns per “master” pulse. If
the period of “master” pulses is changed by more than 1us, the laser switches OFF
emission for 4 pulses and restores it with the “slave” generator operating at the new

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PRR. Delay compensation between “master” and “slave” generators follows this PRR
jump and runs a with speed of 10ns per pulse. This frequency/phase locking mechanism
provides stable laser operation and protects the laser from a random or a missing input
signal on pin 20.

Jump PRR is not active.

active Phase locking loop starts to synchronize frequency and phase of
the “master” and “slave” generators. The speed of the PRR drift equals to 10ns per
“master” pulse period. This mechanism ensures smooth PRR tuning from a previous
PRR to the final one.

Type D1
D1 .

For interface “type D1” PRR of the “slave” internal generator is synchronized by the
phase locking loop with the external “master” instantly. There is only a constant delay
between the electrical “master” pulses and the output optical pulses; it can vary unit to
unit, but stays in range 0.1÷3µs range.

3. If the “master” PRR (pin 20) is higher than the maximum allowed PRR, the laser will
operate at the maximum specified PRR. If the “master” PRR (pin 20) is lower than the
minimum allowed PRR, the laser will operate at the minimum specified PRR.

4. The power setting can be changed during the laser operation by applying updated levels to
pin 1-8 and latching them into the laser via pin 9. Laser response time to the power setting
change is within specified delays for rise/fall times (refer to the laser specification).

5. If pins 18 and 19 are in LOW state, there is no laser radiation at the operating wavelength.

6. If the EE is ON, and the EM is OFF, there is a residual power at the laser output. The value
depends on the laser model and the operating mode.

7. If the EE is ON and the EM is ON with the zero power set (all pins 1-8 were LOW during the
latching of the power into the laser) there is a residual power at the laser output. The value
depends on the laser model and the operating mode.

8. The red diode can be switched ON during laser operation (if the option is installed) using pin
22. The guide laser should be turned ON when the EE and EM pins are OFF. If the one of
EE or EM is ON, the emission is automatically stopped. To recover laser operation it is
necessary to drop pins 18, 19 to LOW. Switching ON of EE and EM is enable only after
setting pin 22 to LOW.

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9. The optional guide laser may operate from either the 24VDC or 5VDC housekeeping.

10. Make sure that pin 22 is connected to the ground or left floating if the guide laser is not in
use. Connection to the HIGH level disables laser emission.

11. The laser automatically switches OFF emission, if the module temperature rises above or
drops below specified maximum/minimum operating temperatures (for operating
temperature range refer to the laser specification). The internal Alarm flags set and
appropriate alarm signal combination appears on the alarm pins 11, 12, 16 and 21. The laser
does not recover the emission and holds the alarm pins unchanged until the reset of Alarm
flag is done. For devices with a remote Booster (power amplifier), this also relates to the
remote head temperature.

12. The laser has an internal back reflection sensor. It switches emission OFF if the reflected
level is potentially dangerous for the laser. The internal Alarm flags is set and the
appropriate alarm signal combination appears on the alarm pins 11, 12, 16 and 21. The laser
does not recover the emission and holds the alarm pins unchanged until the reset of Alarm
flag is done. It is possible to switch ON the EE and EM again in one second after the alarm
was emerged.

Operating modes and options

options
1. The laser may be equipped with options and control modes, which extend and/or change
laser operation. List of installed options may be read by RS-232C interface using appropriate
command. Below is the options matrix, which shows compatible combinations of modes and
options which can be installed in the laser.

Option/
Option/ Customer Other necessary
Description
Mode configurable options
RS-232 RS-232 control interface yes no
HC High Contrast no no
ExtPRR Extended Pulse Repetition Rate yes no
BS Bitstream mode yes HC
BS1 Bitstream 1 mode yes HC
AdjPulse Adjustable Pulse Duration mode no no
Jump PRR Jump Pulse Repetition Rate no no

Note:
Note for interface “Type D1” modes BS and Jump PRR are not available.

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2. “RS-
“RS-232C” option allows controlling the laser via RS-232 port. Without this option RS-232
port can only be used for monitoring of the laser parameters.

3. “HC” high contrast option ensures low power leakage if the Emission Modulation signal
(pin 19) is LOW and Emission Enable signal (pin 18) is HIGH. For a laser not equipped with
this option there is a power leakage at the output,, with the value depending on the model of
the laser. If BS1 operating mode is activated, a CW residual power may be emitted.

4. “ExtPRR” Extended PRR option allows to operate with the PRR lower than nominal (refer
to the specification for details). Average power is proportionally reduced while operating at
PRR is less than nominal, so that the pulse energy is kept constant.

5. “BS” Bitstream operating mode allows modulation of each pulse individually. Assuming that
the laser operates at a constant PRR, the EM signal can be used as a mask. If EM is HIGH
the pulse will be emitted at the pulse synchronization signal. If EM is LOW the pulse is not
emitted. There is a constant time shift (typically 256µs, may vary depending on the model)
between the first rising edge of PRR signal, after the EM signal became HIGH, and the
emitted optical pulses train. The option HC is always included, if BS option is installed. An
example of a control diagram is shown below.

PRR

Optical
pulses

Modulation

Fixed time shift

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6. “BS1” Bitstream 1 operating mode allows modulation of each pulse individually. Assuming
that the laser operates at a constant PRR, the EM signal can be used as a mask. If EM is
HIGH the pulse will be emitted at pulse synchronization signal. If EM is LOW the pulse is
not emitted. There is a small delay typically less than 2µs (may vary depending on the
model) between the rising edge of PRR signal after the EM signal becomes HIGH and the
emitted optical pulse. The option HC is always included, if BS1 option is installed. Sample of
a control diagram is shown below. BS1 option (unlike BS) requires the laser to be ready to
emission instantly. This results in a leakage of a small amount of CW power in EE ON and
EM OFF states. Option BS and BS1 are perfectly fit to raster marking technique. An
example of a control diagram for BS1 is shown below.

PRR
(pin 20)

Optical
pulses

EM
(pin 19)

7. “AdjPulse” Adjustable pulse duration option allows user to choose shape and duration of the
optical pulse from the preinstalled discrete set. The set of preset optical pulse shapes is
defined in the device specification and is calibrated at the factory. Please note that operating
parameters of the laser like maximum energy and average power may change with the pulse
duration (refer to the device specification for detail).

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Control Connector Functionality Extension for “type D1” interface

In the type D1 interface several lines of DB-25 connector may be used for laser parameters setting
and monitoring using serial communication. This “Configuration Extension” of digital interface
may be activated, deactivated and used as described below. It is designed for instant fast change
of some of the laser parameters. It is recommended for use when RS-232 configuration interface is
too slow or not convenient for operation.

Note: Control pins used in the “Configuration extension” of the digital interface also retain their
main function, e.g. guide laser control for pin 22, during operation.

PIN No. Name Description

Serial Laser serial data input. Set data bit to the laser synchronously with
2
Input SCLK rising edge
3 SCLK Serial data clocks, 100 kHz maximum
14 Ground Ground
Serial Laser serial data output. Get data bit from the laser synchronously with
16
Output SCLK rising edge
Enable of “Configuration Extension” functionality
HIGH: Enabled. Pins used in “Configuration
Interface
22 extension” (2, 3, 16) will have double
Enable
functionality.
LOW or disconnected Disabled

Configuration Extension Commands

Commands Structure and Signals
Signals Description (“type D1”
D1”
interface)

Use serial input (pin 2) to send commands from the control system to the laser and serial output
(pin 16) to receive a reply from the laser. Seed clock signal to pin 3 to use the “Configuration
Extension”. All command described below should be sent in binary code and MSB should be
transmitted first.

User command structure to send to the laser:

0xA5 Command code Optional Parameter (msb first)

Laser reply structure:

0xA5 Optional Parameter (msb first)

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0xA5 (A5h) – is an activation byte that activates “Configuration extension” interface data flow. All
subsequent data bits received by the laser Serial Input (pin 2) are recognized according to the
command structure described above. Laser sends reply to the Serial Output (pin 16)
simultaneously (see timing diagrams below).

The length of a message to the laser is fixed to 4 bytes

The second byte of the message to the laser is a command (for example, 0x01)

The third and the fourth bytes of to the message are parameters (Big endian order if a 16bit word
is transmitted).

Interface Enable signal should be set to HIGH for at least 10 µs before the first change of other
interface lines and dropped to LOW no sooner than at least 10 µs after the last change of other
interface lines.

For all commands device returns a sequence starting with identification byte 0xA5.

Laser Reply Structure starts synchronously with the edge of 9th SCLK signal (see diagrams)

It is recommended to drop EE (pin 18) and EM (pin 19) lines to LOW state before using
“Configuration extension” interface.

Configuration Extension Command Codes

Type Command Command Parameters or return Description/Parameters

code values
Write Set Pulse Width 0x01 Binary, two bytes Set pulse width in ns
Read Get Pulse Width 0x02 Binary, two bytes Get active pulse width

After finishing the procedure of switching pulse duration through 25-pin interface laser starts the
internal procedure of initializing internal parameters. Typical duration of this procedure depends
on the laser model; maximum value is less than 50 msec.

Note: if the pulse duration sent by 0x01 command is not supported by the laser, it will be ignored.
Refer to the laser specification for a list of the acceptable parameters of the laser.

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Configuration Extension Timing diagrams

Below is a sample timing diagram for setting the pulse duration to 200ns using command 0x01.

Bytes sequence is as follows:

0xA5/0x01/0x00/0xC8, where 0x00 and 0xC8 represent pulse width in nanoseconds.

Set 200nsec Pulse Duration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SCLK
(pin 3)

0xA5 0x01
Serial
Input
(pin 2)

Signal 0xA5
State is defined by alarm logic
Output
(pin 16)

Interface
Enable
(pin 22) Start of Laser Reply
min 10 µsec

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

SCLK
(pin 3)

0x00 0xC8
Serial
Input
(pin 2)

Signal State is defined by alarm logic

Output 0x00 0x00
(pin 16)

Interface
Enable
(pin 22)
min 10 µsec

The command parameter is a binary value of pulse width in ns.

The returned value is also a binary value of pulse width in ns.

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Below is a sample timing diagram for reading the pulse duration using command 0x02. Bytes
sequence is 0xA5/0x02. Command 0x02 returns sequence 0xA5/0x00/0xC8 corresponding to 200ns.

Get Pulse Duration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SCLK
(pin 3)

0xA5 0x02
Serial
Input
(pin 2)

Signal 0xA5
State is defined by alarm logic
Output
(pin 16)

Interface
Enable
(pin 22) Start of Laser Reply
min 10 µs

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

SCLK
(pin 3)

Serial
Input 0x00 0x00
(pin 2)

Signal 0x00 0xC8 State is defined by alarm logic

Output
(pin 16)

Interface
Enable
(pin 22)
min 10 µs

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RS-
RS-232C electrical connector

RS-232C connector is the DB9 type plug (male). The RS-232C interface is galvanically isolated
from the internal laser ground and digital interface. This helps to avoid major problems associated
with current loops in complex interface interconnections.

Pin assignment is shown in the table below and is standard for communication with a PC COM
port. Use crossed RS-232C cable to link the laser and a PC.

PIN No. Description

1, 4, 6-9 Not connected
2 RxD, receive
3 TxD, transmit
5 Interface ground, galvanically isolated from the laser internal ground

RS-
RS-232C Command Structure Description

1. Initialization of RS-232:
speed: 57600 bits per second
parity / flow control: none
start / stop bits: 8 data bits, 1 start bit and 1 stop bit

2. Firmware command structure (ASCII codes for symbols):

$ Command
Command ; Optional parameters CR symbol
code (semicolon) separated by semicolon (hexadecimal OD)

3. Laser reply structure:

Command ; Return values separated CR symbol

code (semicolon) by semicolon (hexadecimal OD)

4. The command code is a decimal ASCII representation of a number individual for each
command. The list of command numbers is shown in the table below.

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5. Command parameter is a text string. If the parameter is a numerical value, it should be
converted into a decimal ASCII string.

6. The returned value is also a text string. If the requested value is numerical, the opposite
conversion from text string to the numerical value is required.

7. All commands should be terminated by “Carriage Return” symbol, hexadecimal value “0D”.
The RS-232C buffer of the laser receives bytes until the CR symbol occurs. All bytes before
this symbol are interpreted as a command. Bytes after CR until next CR will be interpreted
as a next command.

8. For all “set” commands device returns as the parameter “Y” if the command was successfully
executed and “N” if the command was not executed.

9. For all strings sent to the laser, which were not recognized as valid commands, the laser
sends “E” as parameter.

10. After switching on electrical power device state is the following:

Pulse repetition rate: nominal PRR
EE and EM are in OFF state
Set power is zero

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RS-
RS-232C Command Codes.
Codes. Table for monitoring and configuration.
Type Command Command Parameters Description/Parameters
code or return
values
Read Device ID 1 string, up to Read device identifier written to the laser in the
24 char factory
Read Device SN 2 string, up to
Read device serial number
24 char
Read FW revision 3 string, up to Read device firmware revision
255 char
Read Vendor 99 string, up to Read device vendor written to the laser in the
255 char factory
Read Device 4 up to 32 bit Read device status, decimal to binary decoding is
Status integer required
Read Device 5 float, 1 digit Read module temperature in degree Celsius
temperature after point
Read Digital 10 up to 32 bit Reads digital interface status, decimal to binary
interface integer decoding is required
Status
Read Extended 11 up to 32 bit Read device extended status, decimal to binary
Status integer decoding is required
Read BR Counter 12 up to 32 bit Read back reflection counter
integer
Read Session BR 13 up to 32 bit Read back reflection counter for the current
Counter integer session. The session starts with supplying voltage
to the laser module.
Read Nominal 14 float, 1 digit Read nominal average power of the laser in [W]
average after point
Return value is float in [W].
Power
Read Nominal 15 up to 32 bit
Read nominal pulse duration of the laser [ns]
Pulse integer
Duration
Read Nominal 16 float, 2 digit
Read nominal pulse energy of the laser [mJ]
Pulse Energy after point
Read Nominal 17 float, 1 digit Read nominal peak power of the laser in [kW].
Peak Power after point Value is calculated from the nominal energy and
the nominal pulse duration.
Read PRR Range 18 see Read pulse repetition rates range.
description
Return value is two floats separated by a
semicolon, corresponding to minimum and
maximum PRRs in [kHz].

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Type Command Command Parameters Description/Parameters

code or return
values
Read Head 19 float, 1 digit Read remote head temperature in degree Celsius,
Temperature after point if the head is installed
Read Main Supply 21 float, 1 digit Read main 24V supply voltage in [V]
Voltage after point
Read 24V 22 float, 1 digit Read 24V housekeeping supply voltage in [V]
Housekeeping after point
Voltage
Read Operating 23 16 bit Read active control interface operating mode,
Mode integer decimal to binary decoding is required.
Set Operating 24 16 bit Set active control interface operating mode, binary
Mode integer to decimal encoding is required.
Read Installed 25 16 bit Read list of installed options and operating modes,
Options integer decimal to binary decoding is required
Set Start 26 16 bit Set initial control interface operating mode, binary
Operating integer to decimal encoding is required. This mode
Mode becomes active after supplying the laser with
electrical power. Value is stored permanently in
the laser EEPROM.
Read Start 27 16 bit Read control interface operating mode, which
Operating integer activates after connecting the laser to the supply
Mode voltage. The value is stored permanently in the
laser EEPROM, decimal to binary decoding is
required
Read Operating 33 float, 1 digit Read back operating power in [W] set by command
Power [W] after point 32 (in RS-232 mode) or via digital interface (in DB-
25 mode), but recalculated into Watts using
nominal laser parameters.
Read Operating 34 float, 1 digit Read back operating power in [%] set by command
Power [%] after point 32 (in RS-232 mode) or via digital interface (in DB-
25 mode), but recalculated into [%] using nominal
laser parameters.
Read Operating 36 float, 2 digit Read operating pulse energy in [mJ]. Value is
Pulse Energy after point calculated using nominal laser parameters and
power settings.
Read PRR monitor 38 float, 1 digit Read back operating PRR in [kHz] set by
after point command 28 (in RS-232 mode) or applied via pin
20 of digital interface (in DB-25 mode)

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RS-
RS-232C Command Codes.
Codes. Table for RS-
RS -232C control interface mode.
mode.
Type Command Command Parameters Description/Parameters
code or return
values
Set PRR 28 float, 1 digit Set operating pulse repetition rate in [kHz]
after point
Read PRR 29 float, 1 digit Read back operating pulse repetition rate in [kHz]
after point set by command 28
Set Laser 30 Command to switch ON laser emission
Emission ON
Set Laser 31 Switch OFF laser emission.
Emission
OFF
Set Operating 32 float, 1 digit Set operating power in [%].
Power after point Range 0…100, resolution 255 levels for full scale
Set Guide Laser 40 Switch ON guide laser
ON
Set Guide Laser 41 Switch OFF guide laser.
OFF
Set Reset Alarms 50 Reset alarms, see alarms description for details
Set Save 54 Permanently save parameters to EEPROM:
Parameters 1) preset pulse duration
Command $30 “Laser Emission ON” cannot switch ON optical emission if the status bit “Laser is
ready for emission” is not HIGH. In this case the reason of the not ready state (like active state of
guide laser, etc.) should be eliminated and “Laser emission OFF” command should be sent to reset
“not ready” state.

RS-
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for Extended PRR mode.
Type Command Command Parameters Description/Parameters
code or return
values
Read min/max PRR 46 see Read back minimum and maximum operating
description PRRs.
Return value is two float in [kHz] values
separated by semicolon.

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RS-
RS-232C Command Codes. Table for Adjustable Pulse Duration mode.
Type Command Command Parameters Description/Parameters
code or return
values
Read Pulse 48 16 bit Read back pulse duration in [ns] set by command
Duration integer 49
Set Pulse 49 16 bit Set optical pulse duration in [ns]. The set value
Duration integer should correspond to one from the list returned by
the command 51
Read List of Pulse 51 <int1>;<int2 Read list of preset pulse durations in [ns]. List of
Durations >; …;<intN> 16 bit integers separated by semicolon

Command “$
“$4” “Read device status”-
status”- return value interpretation
interpretation.
ation.
Bit State Description
0 1 Rack reflection Alarm active
0 No BR alarm
1 1 Temperature Alarm active. Laser module temperature is out of specified range.
0 No temperature alarm
2 1 Temperature Alarm active. Laser remote amplifier temperature is out of specified
range.
0 No temperature alarm
3 1 System Alarm active
0 No system alarm
4 1 24V main supply Alarm active. Overvoltage or Undervoltage of the main electrical
supply occurred during the laser emission.
0 No supply alarm
5 1 24V housekeeping supply Alarm active. Overvoltage or Undervoltage of the 24V
housekeeping electrical supply occurred during the laser emission.
0 No supply alarm
6 1 Laser is ready for emission
0 Laser is not ready for emission
7 1 At least one of the warnings is activated
0 No warning is activated

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Command “$
“$10”
10” “Read digital interface DB-
DB-25 status”- return value interpretation.
Return bits reflect status of the corresponding pins or internal data.
“1” means that pin/data is HIGH, “0” means LOW.
Bit Pin/Data Description
Description of Pin/Data
0 pin 9 Latch
1 pin 23 Emergency stop
2 pin 19 Emission Modulation
3 pin 22 Guide laser control
4 pin 20 External Synchronization
5 pin 18 Emission enable
6 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
7 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
8 pin 16 Alarm0
9 pin 21 Alarm1
10 pin 11 Alarm2
11 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
12 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
13 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
14 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
15 Reserved Bit is reserved for future use
16 Latched D0 D0 latched power setting
17 Latched D1 D1 latched power setting
18 Latched D2 D2 latched power setting
19 Latched D3 D3 latched power setting
20 Latched D4 D4 latched power setting
21 Latched D5 D5 latched power setting
22 Latched D6 D6 latched power setting
23 Latched D7 D7 latched power setting
24 pin 1 D0 power setting
25 pin 2 D1 power setting
26 pin 3 D2 power setting
27 pin 4 D3 power setting
28 pin 5 D4 power setting
29 pin 6 D5 power setting
30 pin 7 D6 power setting
31 pin 8 D7 power setting

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Command “$11” “Read device extended status”-

status”- return value interpretation.
Bit State Description Message
Type
0 1 Emergency stop was activated Warning
0 Emergency stop was not activated
1 1 External synchronization frequency on 20pin is above specification Warning
0 Not above specification
2 1 External synchronization frequency on 20pin is below specification Warning
0 Not below specification
3 1 Laser ON time (pin 19 HIGH state) is lower than specified Warning
0 Not lower than specified
4 1 Laser OFF time (pin 19 LOW state) is lower than specified Warning
0 Not lower than specified
5 1 Guide laser was activated Warning
0 Guide laser was not activated
6 Reserved Information
7 Reserved Information
8 1 Laser emission is ON (laser is pumped) Information
0 Laser emission is OFF (laser is not pumped)
9 Reserved
10 Reserved
11 1 Laser emission ON command was received by RS232C Information
0 Laser emission OFF command was received by RS232C
This bit is valid in RS-232C control mode only
12 1 Guide laser ON command was received by RS232C Information
0 Guide laser OFF command was received by RS232C
This bit is valid in RS-232C control mode only
13 1 24V Main supply voltage is in specified range Warning
0 24V Main supply voltage is not in specified range
14 1 Laser uses 24V housekeeping supply Warning/
0 Laser does not use 24V housekeeping supply Information
15 1 Laser uses 5V housekeeping supply Warning
0 Laser does not use 5V housekeeping supply Information

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Operating modes commands

Command “$23” “Read operation mode”- return value interpretation

Command “$27” “Read start operation mode”- return value interpretation
Command “$24” “Set operation mode”- value for setting
Command “$26” “Set start operation mode”- value for setting

Bit State Description Access

0 1 DB-25 control interface is active (to activate) if installed
0 Not active (to deactivate)
1 1 RS-232C control interface is active (to activate) if installed
0 Not active (to deactivate)
2 1 Emergency stop pin (pin 23) is in use (to use) RS-232C control
0 Not in use (to not use) mode only
3 1 Guide laser control pin (pin 22) is in use (to use) RS-232C control
0 Not is use (to not use) mode only
4 1 Adjustable pulse duration mode is active (to activate) if installed
0 Not active (to deactivate)
5 Reserved
6 1 Extended PRR mode is active (to activate) if installed
0 Is not active (to deactivate)
7 1 Emission Modulation pin (pin 19) is in use (to use) RS-232C control
0 Not is use (to not use) mode only
8 1 Jump PRR mode is active (to activate) if installed
0 Jump PRR mode is not active (to deactivate)
9 Reserved
10 1 Bitstream 1 (BS1) mode is active (to activate) if installed
0 Not active (to deactivate)
11 1 Bitstream (BS) mode is active (to activate) if installed
0 Not active (to deactivate)
The bits marked as “Reserved” in the structure above are used for internal laser control purpose
and are not allowed to be changed by a customer. To preserve these bits first read the status from
the laser and then change only required bits keeping other without modification.

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Read options command

Command “$25” “Read installed options and operating modes”- return value interpretation.
Bit State Description
0 1 DB-25 control interface is installed
0 Not installed
1 1 RS-232C control interface is installed
0 Not installed
2 1 Extended PRR mode option is installed
0 Not installed
3 1 Adjustable Pulse Duration option is installed
0 Not installed
4 1 Optical power monitor is installed
0 Not installed
5 Reserved
6 1 Remote amplifier is installed
0 Not installed
7 1 Guide laser is installed
0 Not installed
8 1 High Contrast (HC) option is installed
0 Not installed
9 Reserved
10 1 Bitstream 1 (BS1) mode is installed
0 Not installed
11 1 Bitstream (BS) mode is installed
0 Not installed

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