Newport Oriel MS260i, Oriel MS260i 74085, Oriel MS260i 74055, Oriel MS260i 74050, Oriel MS260i 74086 User Manual
M-74050
OORRIIEELL PPRROODDUUCCTT LLIINNEE
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MS260i
IMAGING ¼ M SPECTROGRAPH
MODELS 74050, 74055, 74085, 74086
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USER MANUAL
Please read these instructions completely before operating this equipment. The specification and operating
instructions apply only to the model(s) covered by this manual. If there are any questions or problems regard ing the
use of this equipment, please contact Newport or the representative from whom this equipment was purchased.
Rev: 04-24-09
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 3
I.1 OPTICAL CONFIGURATION..........................................................................................................................3
I.2 DESIGNED FOR MULTI-TRACK SPECTROSCOPY.....................................................................................3
I.3 NEGLIGIBLE STRAY LIGHT ..........................................................................................................................3
I.4 EXCELLENT SPECTRAL RESOLUTION.......................................................................................................3
I.5 WAVELENGTH DRIVE...................................................................................................................................3
II. UNPACKING AND SETTING UP .............................................................................................................4
II.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................5
II.2 USB INSTALLATION FOR THE 74125.............................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
II.3 UTILITY PROGRAM INSTALLATION............................................................................................................6
III. SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................................8
IV. 15 MINUTE BASICS................................................................................................................................9
IV.1 GETTING STARTED WITH THE HAND CONTROLLER.............................................................................9
IV.2 GETTING STARTED WITH IEEE-488........................................................................................................12
IV.3 GETTING STARTED WITH RS-232 COMMUNICATIONS.........................................................................13
V. FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS.............................................................................................................15
V.1 COMMAND AND QUERY SYNTAX............................................................................................................15
V.2 HANDSHAKING MODE...............................................................................................................................16
V.3 BRIEF COMMAND REFERENCE ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY.........................................................17
V.4 DETAILED COMMAND REFERENCE ORGANIZED BY FUNCTION.........................................................18
V.5 ERROR CODES WITH DESCRIPTIONS....................................................................................................23
VI. MS260i UTILITY PROGRAM .............................................................................................................24
VI.1 SOURCE CODE.........................................................................................................................................25
VI.2 IEEE-488 VERSION...................................................................................................................................25
VI.3 RS-232 VERSION ......................................................................................................................................26
VI.4 USB VERSION 74085/74086 .....................................................................................................................26
VII. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................ 27
VII.1 MICROMETER DRIVEN SLIT...................................................................................................................27
VII.2 FILTER WHEEL.........................................................................................................................................27
VII.3 ADDITIONAL GRATINGS- WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION......................................................................27
VII.4 MEMORY LOSS (LARGE WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION ERRORS) .....................................................31
VIII. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY....................................................................................................32
IX. WARRANTY AND RETURNS............................................................................................................... 33
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I. INTRODUCTION
This new spectrograph is in answer to your requests for an economical, fully automated, multi-grating, ¼
m imaging spectrograph. For those familiar with our popular MS257 ¼ m Spectrograph, the MS260i
meets many of the performance standards in a simplified design, and is more eco nomical.
The MS260i offers the best performance to price ratio of any spectrograph on the market.
The MS260i is an F/3.9 instrument with a single flat, 28 x 10 mm output port for multichannel detectors.
Stray light is negligible, throughput is high and spatial and spectral resolution are impressive. Three
communication interfaces are available via two versions of the board; one with RS232 and IEEE488 and
one with USB only. Control via optional Hand Controller is available.
This manual applies to the:
74050 MS260 MS260 (single output port) which has RS232 and GPIB communications inte rface
74085 MS260 MS260 (single output port) which has a USB communications interface
74055 MS260 MS260 (dual output port) which has RS232 and GPIB communications interface
74086 MS260 MS260 (dual output port) which has a USB communications interface
I.1 OPTICAL CONFIGURATION
The MS260i features an asymmetrical in-plane Czerny-Turner optical configuration. The input F/# is
F/3.9, and the input and exit focal lengths are unequal 220 and 257 mm. A set of computer designed
toroidal mirrors produce accurate images of the input slit in the flat output plane.
I.2 DESIGNED FOR MULTI-TRACK SPECTROSCOPY
Multi-track Spectroscopy is the simultaneous recording of multiple spectra. You can’t find a better
Multi-track Spectroscopy instrument combination than Oriel’s Imaging CCD Detectors and MS260i.
One of the factors limiting the number of spectra, which can be recorded simultaneously, is the
spectrograph’s magnification. MS260i uses two toroidal mirrors to achieve optimum imaging. These
mirrors have different horizontal and vertical radii. The result is a 1.1x horizontal and 1.6x vertical
magnification.
I.3 NEGLIGIBLE STRAY LIGHT
One of the design criteria for MS260i was to eliminate light scatter inside the instrument, one of the
main contributors to stray light. It is important that diffracted light not be allowed to reflect from the
mirrors, or from the face of a focal plane detector, back onto the grating. This light could then be
re-diffracted and cause ghost images or stray light at the detector. The wide open optical layout and
exaggerated tilt of the exit focal plane of the MS260i ensure that there is zero re-entrant spectra.
I.4 EXCELLENT SPECTRAL RESOLUTION
Resolution of 0.25 nm, with a 0.25 µm slit and a 1200 l/mm grating, is possible with the MS260i!
This compares to 0.4 nm with a 25 µm slit for the MS127i, 1/8 m Imaging Spectrograph.
I.5 WAVELENGTH DRIVE
The MS260i uses a high speed stepping motor drive for rapid wavelength changes. This same drive
is used to change the grating; a grating change takes only 10 seconds.
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II. UNPACKING AND SETTING UP
Carefully unpack the MS260i Spectrograph and its accessories. The packaging is molded to your
instrument and therefore provides optimal protection. You should save the packaging in case you ever
need to transport or ship this instrument.
Your MS260i comes completely assembled with up to three gratings installed. Your fixed slit housings, or
micrometer driven slits, are mounted at our factory. The instrument is closed and the optical ports are
covered to prevent contamination of the optics during shipment. Included with the MS260i you should
also find:
1. this manual
2. a tabletop power supply (universal input)
3. a line cord for your country
4. any additional gratings you ordered
5. a CD-ROM containing your MS260i software
Since the MS260i is aligned and calibrated at our factory, there is no need to remove the top. You can
get started immediately by connecting the 5 pin DIN connector of the power supply to the MS260i back
panel, connect the line cord to both the power supply and the wall, and then turn on the MS260i power
switch. You will hear the monochromator drive to its home position, then any accessories like Filter Wheel
and/or Motorized Slits will home, finally the wavelength drive will position to the previous grating and
wavelength position.
The external BNC on the chassis is to facilitate external TTL control of the Shutter. A TTL low (or short)
will activate (Open) the Shutter. Control can be overridden by the shutter commands from a computer or
the shutter key on the hand controller.
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II.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Newport provides an elementary software package with your Cornerstone MS260. To load and run
the software you must have a PC compatible computer (with CDROM drive) running Microsoft
Windows XP SP1or above. For the 74085/74086 a USB2 port is required. To successfully complete
the Install of the MS260 USB driver or the Utility software you must have Administrator
privileges on the PC which you are performing th e install.
The CD contains the installation for the Utility program, LabView VIs and the USB drivers. The Utility
Program provides easy access to almost all Cornerstone functions and is discussed in Section VI
CORNERSTONE UTILITY PROGRAM. Additionally, you can use the LabView VIs when writing your
own LabView software for Cornerstone (National Instruments LabView 8.5 required). The source
code for both Utility program is included with the 74100 VIs to be used as an example.
There are three versions of the basic Cornerstone software. The first version is for IEEE-488
communications. This version requires that you have a National Instruments IEEE-488 controller card
and the corresponding software drivers installed in your PC. The second version is for RS-232
communications. There is also a USB version for the 74125 version of the MS260, the USB driver
must be installed for that version to function. In all cases, the software looks the same, and has the
same functionality.
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See the Table I below f or where to find the Utility install program, the VIs and the USB drivers.
Table I(Cornerstone Utility CD 74050/74055 74085/74086 relevant directories)
Directory on
Utility CD
Sub-directory containing
Install Program (Setup.exe)
Sub-directory containing
LabView VIs
for the Utility application
MS260 using RS232
\740500RS232\ \74050RS232\Utility\Installer \74050RS232\
Single output port
MS260 using GPIB
\74050GPIB\ \74050GPIB\Utility\Installer \74050GPIB\
Single output port
74085 CS260 USB
\74085\ \74085\ Utility\Installer \74085\
Single output port
MS260 using RS232
\74055RS232\ \74055RS232\Utility\Installer \74055RS232\
Dual output port
MS260 using GPIB
\74055GPIB\ \74055GPIB\ Utility\Installer \74055GPIB\
Dual port output port
74086 CS260 USB
74086\ \74086\ Utility\Installer \74086\
Dual output port
74085/74086 USB
\USB DRIVERS -- --
drivers and install file
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IMPORTANT: Do not connect any USB Cornerstone™ to the computer unless the USB
driver has been installed, or until prompted to do so.
Note: If the Utility software will not be installed with USB Model 74085/74086, please
skip to §II.3 , p. 7.
1. Put the Cornerstone
2. Select R
controls in the Browse dialog box to select the Cornerstone™ CD, browse to the folder for your
instrument as shown in Table I above. Inside the folder you will find “Setup.exe”. Double-click on this
program and then press the OK button in the Run di alog box.
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3. The Installation program will appear, follow the prompts to install the Utility software on you PC. The
default directories and Start Menu groups will work on most machines and should be used if
possible. This simplifies the installation as you only need to click the “Next” button a few times.
4. Another install program will run and you should be able to use the default values again. Simply click
“Finish” to complete the installation.
5. If using USB Model 74085/74086, follow the connection procedure in §II.3 , p. 7 starting at Step #6.
6. You are now ready to work with the Cornerstone
before proceeding to the 15 Minute Basics.
For the software to send proper numeric format to the instrument, Windows Regional Settings in
Control Panel must be set to English (United States).
un... from the Windows Start Menu. Then click on the Browse...button. Now use the
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possible. This simplifies the installation, as you only need to click the “Next” button a few times.
10. Another install program will run and you should be able to use the default values again. Simply
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II.3 DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR USB MODEL 74085/74086
MS260i
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1/4M IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH
IMPORTANT: Do not connect any USB Cornerstone™ to the computer unless the USB
driver has been installed, or until prompted to do so.
Note: If the monochromator(s) will be used with the optional TRACQ Basic™ software,
follow its installation procedure now and disregard the remainder of this section.
Perform the following steps to install the USB driv er for use with OEM or any other applications:
1. Log into a Wi ndows user account with Administrator privileges.
2. Insert the Cornerstone™ CD-ROM into a CD or DVD drive and locate the USB drivers folder from
Table I (§Error! Reference source not found., p . Error! Bookmark not defined.).
3. Right-click on the file “oriel_cs_usb.inf” and select the I
Note: If filename extensions are not displayed, two files will appear as “oriel_cs_usb”. If the menu
does not display the I
4. If any warning dialogs appear stating that the driver is “not signed” or “has not passed Windows
Logo testing”, click “Continue Anyway” to proceed.
5. Driver installation will complete silently if successful.
Note: If an “Installation failed” dialog appears, the logged-in Windows user account may not have
Administrator privileges required for installation. Please consult with your system manager and
repeat from Step #1 before contacting Newport/Oriel Customer Service.
6. Power-on one Cornerstone™ monochromator, then connect its USB cable to the computer. Do not
connect any additional devices yet.
7. When the “Found New Hardware” wizard appears, select the option “Install the software
automatically (Recommended)”, then click the “Next >” button. (It is not necessary to have the
CD-ROM in the drive at this point.)
8. If any warning dialogs appear stating that the driver is “not signed” or “has not passed Windows
Logo testing”, click “Continue Anyway” to proceed.
9. After the wizard completes, click the “Finish” button.
10. Repeat from Step #6 for any additional monochromators.
nstall option for one file, use the other one.
nstall option from the pop-up context menu.
Note: If a Cornerstone™ is connected to a different USB port on the same computer at
a later time, it may be necessary to repeat installation Steps #7 through #9.
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MS260i
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1/4M IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH
III. SAFETY
Electrical
The MS260i requires only DC voltages for operation. These voltages are provided by an external power
supply. This universal input power supply accepts 110/220 VAC for operation and has no user serviceable
parts. Do not attempt to open the external power supply. Do not attempt to work in the MS260i’s
electrical compartment without first disconnecting the power cord, since you may contact live voltage
areas inside the compartment even with the power switch in the “off” position.
MS260i has an internal microprocessor and should be installed with appropriate surge/EMI/RFI
protection on all power lines. Dedicated power lines or line isolation may be required for some extremely
noisy sites. The circuits used in MS260i are extremely sensitive to static electricity and radiated
electromagnetic fields. Operation of MS260i close to intense pulsed sources (lasers, xenon strobes or
arc lamps, etc.) may compromise performance, if shielding is inadequate, and may cause permanent
damage to the microprocessor. Note: This instrument conforms to European CE standards for both safety
and EMC.
Mechanical
Avoid dropping, sudden shocks, or rough handling of the spectrograph since this may cause the system to
lose its calibration and may destroy the high precisi on drive components or optics.
Do not use more than finger force in tightening down the grating mounts, since this may cause damage to
the drive assembly.
Optical
Do not touch any optical surfaces since this is likely to cause irreparable damage. Do not attempt to clean
any optical surface except by blowing off dust or lint particles with a stream of dry clean air or nitrogen.
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1/4M IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH
IV. 15 MINUTE BASICS
IV.1 GETTING STARTED WITH THE HAND CONTROLLER
The 74009 Hand Controller is a fast and easy way to begin immediate communications with the
MS260i. Although the Hand Controller does not provide access to all the functions of this
instrument, it does provide a simple interface to the m ost commonly used parameters and controls.
Physical Connections
Please note: None of the MS260i accessories are designed to be connected or disconnected with
power on. Always turn off the instrument using the power switch on the back panel before
you connect
or remove the filter wheel or any communications cabl e (including the Hand Controller).
To get started with 74009 Hand Controller, simply connect the black communications cable by
snapping the RJ-11 connector into the receptacle on top of the controller and snapping the other end
into the matching connector on the back panel of your MS260i.
Color Coding
The functional keys on the Hand Controller are divided into various color-coded groups as follows:
Red key at top left “Abort” wavelength motion in progress, also clears pending commands.
Blue keys at the top Control wavelength motion.
Red frame in row #2 Pertain to constant rate scanning.
Orange frame in row #2 Grating position and parameters.
Green frame on left side Control accessories including filter, shutter, output port (when available).
Blue frame on left side Toggle local/remote communications and sets operating units (shifted).
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Activating the Hand Controller
With the Hand Controller connected, turn on power to the MS260i. You will see a horizontal cursor
in the upper left corner of the display. Press the LOCAL key to activate communications through the
Hand Controller. Please note that if the Hand Controller is active (the display is lit and information fills
the screen), you cannot command the MS260i via either RS-232, IEEE-488 or USB. Press the
LOCAL key again to deactivate the Hand Controller, allowing PC communications.
Yellow “Shifted” Keys
Some keys are divided into top and bottom halves. The function for the yellow top half is called a
“shifted” function. To activate these commands press the SHIFT key in the bottom left corner and then
press the function key.
Entering Parameters- the Numeric Keypad
Many of the MS260i commands require a numeric parameter. First press the function key for your
command. The bottom line of the LCD display will then show an abbreviated form of the command
and the current parameter. There is no need to erase this number, simply typing the first key for your
desired parameter will overwrite the current value. To execute the command press the ENTER key in
the bottom right corner.
While entering parameters, if you mistype one digit press SHIFT and then DEL (above the decimal
point in the numeric keypad); this will move backward one display position and delete that character.
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MS260i
1/4M IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH
Key Reference
(From Top of the Controller to the Bottom, Left to Right)
ABORT If you accidentally press a function key or enter a bad parameter you may press the
ABORT key to clear that command before it executes. The ABORT key has no effect
on most functions once the command is executed (by pressing ENTER). However,
wavelength motion will stop immediately upon ABORT and the display will update to
show the wavelength where motion was halted.
STEP DOWN Press this key once to move the MS260i to shorter wavelengths by the smallest
possible increment. Holding this key causes rapid single stepping toward lower
wavelengths. Press SHIFT and then STEP DOWN, you can use the keypad to define
a number of steps to move at once. Press ENTER to execute this larger move.
STEP UP Press this key once to move the MS260i to higher wavelengths by the smallest
possible increment. Holding this key causes rapid single stepping toward higher
wavelengths. Press SHIFT and then STEP UP, you can use the keypad to define a
number of steps to move at once. Press ENTER to execute this larger move.
GO WAVE This key induces wavelength motion to a specified position. Press GO WAVE, then
use the keypad to enter the desired wavelength, and finally press ENTER to execute
the move.
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GO SCAN Pertains to constant rate motion. This function is not available in the current version.
SCAN λ Pertains to constant rate motion. This function is not available in the current version.
SHIFT SPEED Pertains to constant rate motion. This function is not available in the current version.
GRAT Press this key to move to the other grating position. Press GRAT, then press either 1,
2 or 3 on the numeric keypad, and finally press ENTER to execute the change. The
display will update to show the correct parameters for the new grating.
SHIFT LABEL This key (located directly above GRAT) provides access to the grating label. The
label is an eight character alpha-numeric field that is used for information only.
Newport sets the grating blaze wavelength as the label during calibration. However,
you can use the keypad to type any number, then press ENTER to accept that new
value. The Hand Controller display only shows the first four digits of the label, and
you can only enter numbers.
LINES Press this key to change the lines/mm of the grating. This value is used for
wavelength calculations and will affect your calibration. This parameter should be
changed only when adding a new grating.
SHIFT CALIB This button is used to change the wavelength calibration of the current grating. Use
the GO WAVE, STEP DOWN, and STEP UP keys to move to a known wavelength
(often the intensity peak for a spectral calibration lamp). If the wavelength shown in
the top row of the display does not match the known value, press SHIFT CALIB and
use the numeric keypad to enter the known wavelength. Then press ENTER to
change the calibration. The current grating is thus calibrated over its entire range.
SHUTTER Alternately open and close the shutter by pressing this button. The shutter position is
shown in the display as “OPN” for open and “CLS” for closed.
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