Power Meter ThorLabs PM100D module

Created on Thu Dec 2 08:27:01 2021

@author: MartinMihaylov

class PM100D.PM100D(resource_str)[source]

Bases: object

This Class is using pyvisa to connect to instruments. Please install PyVisa before using it.

Abort()[source]

Returns:: Abort measurement
Return type:: None.

Close()[source]

ConfigCurrent()[source]

Returns:: Configure for current measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigEnergy()[source]

Returns:: Configure for energy measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigEnergyDensity()[source]

Returns:: Configure for energy density measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigFreq()[source]

Returns:: Configure for frequency measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigPower()[source]

Returns:: Configure for power measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigPowerDensity()[source]

Returns:: Configure for power density measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigResistance()[source]

Returns:: Configure for sensor presence resistance measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigTemp()[source]

Returns:: Configure for sensor temperature measurement
Return type:: None.

ConfigVoltage()[source]

Returns:: Configure for voltage measurement
Return type:: None.

DefaultPowerMeas(WaveLength)[source]

Returns:: Performs a power measurement whit hard codded parameter!.
Return type:: TYPE Data from the measurement

DefaultPowerMeas_W(WaveLength)[source]

Returns:: Performs a power measurement whit hard codded parameter!.
Return type:: TYPE Data from the measurement

DisplayParam(Type)[source]

Parameters:: Type (str) – This function will print all the adjusted parameters. Can be set to Type = [‘Power’,’Energy’,’Current’,’Voltage’]
Return type:: None.

DisplayParamDict(Type)[source]

Parameters:

Type (str) – This function will print all the adjusted parameters. Can be set to Type = [‘Power’,’Energy’,’Current’,’Voltage’]

Returns:

Headers (str) – String with [‘Power’,’Energy’,’Current’,’Voltage’]
Data (list) – Data from the instrument.
Params (list) – List with str for different data that are extracted from the instrument.

Init()[source]

Returns:: Start measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasCurrent()[source]

Returns:: Performs a current measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasEnergy()[source]

Returns:: Performs a energy measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasEnergyDensity()[source]

Returns:: Performs a energy density measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasFreq()[source]

Returns:: Performs a frequency measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasPower()[source]

Returns:: Perform Power meas
Return type:: None.

MeasPowerDensity()[source]

Returns:: Performs a power density measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasResistance()[source]

Returns:: Performs a sensor presence resistance measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasTemp()[source]

Returns:: Performs a sensor temperature measurement
Return type:: None.

MeasVoltage()[source]

Returns:: Performs a voltage measurement
Return type:: None.

OPC()[source]

Returns:: Query the OPC value
Return type:: TYPE str

PowerMeas()[source]

Returns:: data – Performs a power measurement
Return type:: Data from the Measurement

PowerSpecifications()[source]

Returns:: Return Instrument parameters
Return type:: None.

ReadConfig()[source]

Returns:: Query the current measurement configuration
Return type:: None

adjustCurrentRange()[source]

Returns:: Adjust the Voltage Measurement
Return type:: None.

adjustEnergyMeas()[source]

Returns:: Adjust the Energy Measurement
Return type:: None.

adjustPowerMeas()[source]

Returns:: Adjust the power measurement
Return type:: None.

adjustVoltageRange()[source]

Returns:: Adjust the Voltage Measurement
Return type:: None.

ask_AdapterType()[source]

Returns:: Queries default sensor adapter type
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_AutoCurrentRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the auto-ranging function state
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_AutoPowerRange()[source]

Returns:: status – Queries the auto-ranging function state
Return type:: print massage str

ask_AutoVoltageRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the auto-ranging function state
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_Average()[source]

Returns:: Queries the averaging rate
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_BeamDiameter()[source]

Returns:: Queries the beam diameter
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_PDPower()[source]

Returns:: Queries the photodiode response value.
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_PowerRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the power range.
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_PowerUnits()[source]

Returns:: Queries the power unit
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_Pyro()[source]

Returns:: Queries the pyro-detectr response value
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_Thermopile()[source]

Returns:: Queries the thermopile response value
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_Wavelength()[source]

Returns:: Queries the operation wavelength
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_beeper()[source]

Returns:: Return the state of the beeper
Return type:: Type print str

ask_calibration()[source]

Returns:: Returns a human readable calibration string. This is a query only command. The response is formatted as string response data.
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_currentRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the actual current range
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_energyRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the energy range
Return type:: TYPE str

ask_freqRange(state)[source]

Parameters:: state (str) – Queries the frequency range. Can be [‘MAX’,’MIN’]
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Returns:: Queries the frequency range
Return type:: TYPE

ask_voltRange()[source]

Returns:: Queries the current voltage range
Return type:: TYPE str

fetchData()[source]

Returns:: Read last measurement data. WILL NOT START THE MEASUREMENT
Return type:: TYPE float

query(message)[source]

self_test()[source]

Returns:: Use this query command to perform the instrument self-test routine. The command places the coded result in the Output Queue. A returned value of zero (0) indicates that the test passed, other values indicate that the test failed.
Return type:: TYPE

set_AdapterType(state)[source]

Parameters:

state (str) –

Sets default sensor adapter type:: Allow senor types are: [‘PHOTodiode’,’THERmal’,’PYRo’]

Raises:

ValueError – Error message.

Return type:

None.

set_AutoCurrentRange(state)[source]

Parameters:: state (str) – Switches the auto-ranging function on and off. Can be set to [‘ON’,’OFF’,1,0].
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_AutoPowerRange(state)[source]

Parameters:: state – Switches the auto-ranging function on and off. Can be set to [‘ON’,’OFF’,1,0].

Return type:: None.

set_AutoVoltageRange(state)[source]

Parameters:: state (str/int) – witches the auto-ranging function on and off. Can be [‘ON’,’OFF’,1,0]
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_Average(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the averaging rate (1 sample takes approx. 3ms)
Return type:: None.

set_PD(state)[source]

Parameters:

state (str/int) –

Sets the bandwidth of the photodiode input stage.: Can be [‘ON’,’OFF’,1,0]

Raises:

ValueError – Error message.

Returns:

DESCRIPTION.

Return type:

TYPE

set_Parameters(Type)[source]

Parameters:: Type (str) – This function will set the measurement parameters. Can be set to Type = [‘Power’,’Energy’,’Current’,’Voltage’]
Return type:: None.

set_PowerRange(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the current range in W
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_PowerUnits(state)[source]

Parameters:: state (str) – Sets the power unit W or dBm. Can be [‘W’,’dBm’].
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_WaveLength(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the operation wavelength in nm.
Return type:: None.

set_currentRange(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the current range in A.
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_energyRange(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the voltage range in J
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

set_voltageRange(value)[source]

Parameters:: value (float) – Sets the voltage range in V
Raises:: ValueError – Error message.
Return type:: None.

write(message)[source]