Solis® LED用ドライバ
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- Plug-and-Play Driver for Thorlabs’ Solis® LEDs
- Supports Modulation up to 1 kHz via External TTL Signal
- Automatically Sets Current Limit to Protect the LED
DC20
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DC20
Solis High-Power LED for Microscopy
The DC20 is designed to provide easy plug-and-play operation for Thorlabs’
Solis LEDs.
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DC20 Key Specificationsa | |
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LED Current (Max)b | 1 to 10 A |
LED Forward Voltage (Max)b | 5.0 to 14.0 V |
LED Current Limit Accuracy | ±(1% + 25 mA) |
TTL Modulation Frequency | DC to 1 kHz |
Modulation Waveform | Square Wave / PWM |
![Basic Solis LED Driver](https://www.thorlabs.co.jp/images/tabimages/Basic_Solis_Driver_A3-150.jpg)
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DC20 Solis® LED Driver
Compatible Thorlabs LEDs | |
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Description | High-Power Solis LEDs |
特長
- 当社の顕微鏡用Solis® LED用に設計
- LEDの発光強度はダイヤルで容易に調整可能
- 電流リミット値の自動設定でLEDをオーバードライブから保護
- 最大駆動電流:10 A
- LED最大順方向電圧:14 Vまで対応
- BNCコネクタから外部TTL変調信号を入力可能
ドライバDC20は当社のすべてのSolis LEDを簡単に制御できるように設計されています。設定や使用方法も簡単で、タッチパネル式LEDドライバDC2200の高度な機能までは必要としないSolis LEDのご利用者に便利な製品です。ドライバDC20ならびにDC2200の比較については「Solis LEDドライバ」のタブをご覧ください。
LEDに供給される電流は、ドライバ上部のノブを回すことにより制御します。上部パネルのLIMITと記載された位置は、接続されたSolis LEDの最大電流値に対応します。ドライバはSolis LEDの内部メモリに保存された電流リミット値を自動的に読み取ってドライバに設定し、LEDをオーバードライブから保護します。ノブを押すと、LIMIT位置に対するその時のコントロールノブの位置(比率)に応じた電流値でLEDをオンにするか、またはオフにします。また、ドライバの筐体背面にあるBNC入力端子に外部TTL信号を入力して、LEDを変調することも可能です。なお安全のため、TTL変調の機能を使用する前にドライバの電源を手動でONにしてください。TTL信号の要件については「仕様」タブをご覧ください。
ユニット側面の3色LEDは接続されているLEDのステータスを示しており、LEDのオン・オフ(赤外LEDには便利)、LEDが正常に動作しているか、エラーが発生していないかといった情報が表示されます。
なお、ドライバDC20は当社のSolis LEDの内部エレクトロニクスに特化して設計されているため、そのほかのLED製品の駆動には使用しないでください。
当社ではマウント付き、コリメータ付き、ファイバ出力型、PCB実装型などの各種LEDに対応するLEDドライバもご用意しております。LEDドライバの種類については下表をご覧ください。
LED Controller Selection Guide | ||||||
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Type | Max Number of LEDs | Max Current | Modulation Mode | USB | Remote Operation | Compatible LEDs |
upLED™ LED Driver | 1 | 1.2 A | - | Yes | Yes | Mounted, Collimated, Fiber Coupled, Diffuse Backlight, and PCB Mounteda |
Compact T-Cube™ Driver | 1 | 1.2 A | 0 - 5 kHz | No | No | |
4-Channel Driver | 4 | 1 A | 0 - 100 kHz | Yes | Yes | |
4.0 A LED Driver | 1 | 4.0 A | 0 - 5 kHz | Yes | Yes | |
Solis® LED Driver | 1 | 10 A | 0 - 1 kHz | No | No | High Power |
High-Power Touchscreen Driver | 1 | 10.0 A | 0 - 250 kHz | Yes | Yes | High Power, Mounted, Collimated, Fiber Coupled, Diffuse Backlight, and PCB Mounteda |
DC20 Specifications | |
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Constant Current Mode (CW) | |
LED Current (Max)a | 1 to 10 A |
LED Forward Voltage (Max)a | 5.0 to 14.0 V |
LED Current Limit Accuracy | ±(1% + 25 mA) |
Noise and Ripple (1 Hz to 10 MHz, RMS) | <400 µA (Typical) |
TTL Modulation Modeb | |
Input Impedance | 10 kΩ |
Modulation Frequency Range | DC to 1 kHz |
Duty Cycle Range | 0.2% to 99.8% (10 Hz) 2.0% to 98.0% (100 Hz) 20% to 80% (1 kHz) |
Modulation Waveform | Square Wave / PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) |
TTL Low Voltage Level | 0.0 V to 0.8 V |
TTL High Voltage Level | 2.0 V to 5.0 V |
General | |
Power Supply | 15 V DC |
Power Consumption | 65 VA (Max) |
Operating Temperature Rangec | 0 to 40 °C |
Storage Temperature Range | -40 to 70 °C |
Dimensions | 85.4 mm x 59.6 mm x 100.0 mm (3.36" x 2.35" x 3.94") |
Weight | 215 g (without Power Supply) 490 g (with Power Supply) |
Callout | Description |
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1 | Control Knob: Turn for LED Current Adjustment, Push to Turn LED On and Off |
2 | BNC Jack for TTL Modulation Input: Low Voltage Level: 0.0 V to 0.8 V, High Voltage Level: 2.0 V to 5.0 V |
3 | Solis LED Connector |
4 | Input for Power Supply |
5 | Status LED Orange: DC20 Ready for Operation, LED Off Green: Solis LED On Red or Blinking: Warning Indicatora |
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DC20のコネクタとコントロールノブ
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LEDのステータスインジケータ
![](https://www.thorlabs.co.jp/images/tabimages/DC20_Control_Knob_A1-200.jpg)
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DC20の上部
DC20のコネクタのピン配列
Solis® LEDコネクタ
メス型12ピンNeutrik MiniCONコネクタ
ドライバDC20は当社のSolis LEDのみでの使用を目的としており、こちらのピン配列は参考情報として掲載しています。
Pin | Connection | Pin | Connection |
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1 | LED Cathode | 7 | LED Anode |
2 | LED Cathode | 8 | LED Cathode |
3 | Not Used | 9 | LED Cathode |
4 | LED Anode | 10 | Not Used |
5 | LED Anode | 11 | EEPROM (Data) I/O |
6 | LED Anode | 12 | EEPROM (Data) Ground |
外部トリガ
TTL信号用BNCジャック
低電圧: 0.0~0.8 V
高電圧: 2.0~5.0 V
Posted Comments: | |
Mark Handschy
 (posted 2023-05-05 06:55:41.193) It would be handy in the specs for the DC20 to indicate what SENSE the TTL control has. We all know what the standard high & low TTL voltage levels are. What we don't know is whether pulling the TTL IN port high turns the lamp on or turns if off. hkarpenko
 (posted 2023-05-08 11:42:15.0) Dear Mark,
thank you for your feedback. You are right, we don´t specify this in the specification tab directly on our website. However you can access this information in the more detailed manual we have written for the DC20. On p.8 we explain the modulation application. As long as the TTL input is open or High, the SOLIS is enabled and supplied with the current that is set by the rotary knob. A TTL Low level disables the SOLIS. Per Grön
 (posted 2023-05-04 23:08:40.68) Hello,
I am a great fan of Thorlabs, your products are normally great and meet my needs perfectly. Unfortunately, this is not the case for DC20. The product information on your website describes the TTL control option as an alternative to controlling it with the push button "Alternatively, the LED can be modulated using an external TTL signal" but this is not how the product works: You can either turn on the light with the push button, or you can turn it on by first pushing the push button and then using the TTL signal. TTL is not an "alternative" to the push button because it can't be used without it.
I have the SOLIS-1D in a machine in that has many components that are all controlled by a PC. This machine would not be practical to use if each component required the user to manually control it during use, but the DC20 requires just that.
The DC20 is even "smart" enough to not turn on if the push button is pushed at the time of boot so it's impossible to hack around it by always pushing the button, however it is not smart enough to remember the previous setting after a power cycle.
There are so many ways in which the DC20 could have been usable in this application: Make it remember the state on power cycle, use a switch instead of a push button, allow the TTL input to actually turn on the lamp, allow me to physically depress the push button at all times to turn it on... As it is now it seems like I will have to find some other LED driver or to hack the circuit so I can simulate button presses.
This is not helpful design, and the product documentation gets pretty close outright lying about how the TTL feature works. If I would have known that the TTL output does not work without the push button I would not have bought the device.
Kind regards,
Per hchow
 (posted 2023-05-05 10:28:20.0) Dear Per Grön, thank you for your valuable feedback. I will let the developers know about the issue you are facing with our DC20. Meanwhile, I will personally reach out to you to find a solution for the problem you have with your DC20. |
当社ではSolis® LED駆動用に2種類のドライバをご用意しております。DC20はベーシックなモデルで、LEDの発光強度は上部のコントロールノブと、変調用の外部TTL信号入力端子を用いて制御します。より高度な用途向けのドライバDC2200では、タッチパネル式のインターフェイスからLED電流の制御、内部または外部変調モードの選択ほか、様々な操作ができます。下表では主なコントローラの特長の比較がご覧いただけます。
Solis® LED Driver Selection Guide | ||
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Item # | DC20 | DC2200 |
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LED Current / Forward Voltage (Max) | 1 to 10 A / 5.0 to 14.0 Va | 1.0 A / 50.0 Vb 2.0 A / 35.0 Vb 4.0 A / 15.0 Vb 5.0 A / 10.0 Vb 10.0 A / 5.0 Vb |
Noise and Ripple (1 Hz to 10 MHz, RMS, Typical) | <400 µA | <100 µA from 0.0 to 4.0 A <200 µA from 4.0 to 10.0 A |
Internal Modulation Modes | - | 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz (PWMc Mode) 1 µs to 10 s On or Off Time (Pulse Mode) 20 Hz to 100 kHz (Internal Modulation Mode with Sine, Square, Triangle Waveforms) |
External Modulation (Arbitrary Waveform) | - | DC - 250 kHz [Small Signal Bandwidth (Sine)]d |
TTL Modulation (External) | DC to 1 kHz (Square Wave, PWMc) | DC to ≥18 kHze |
LED Control Interface | Knob to Control LED Current, BNC Port for TTL Modulation | Easy-to-Navigate Touchscreen Interface, Brightness and Constant Current Operating Modes, Internal and External Modulation Modes, SMA Port for External Modulation Accepts TTL Signal or Waveform from a Function Generator, USB Interface for Remote Control |
Current Limit | Automatically Read and Set from the Solis LED's Internal Memory to Protect the LED from Overdriving | |
External Software Interface | No | DC2200 GUI |
Other Compatible LEDs | - | Mounted Collimated Fiber Coupled MCPCB Mountedf |