Simpledrive v4500 start guide

This driver designed for high power laser diodes and LEDs. Built-in power supply reverse polarity protection, eddy currents
protection, start delay, standby bias suppression with turn-off delay, over modulation clamping, and interlock input. Overheating
protection with external NTC sensor

Specs:
Input DC voltage - 4 ... 16V
Max operating current - 4.5A
DUMMYLOAD/SHORTCUT
Max bias current - 1A
Bias standby off-delay - 0.2sec
Bias standby sensitivity - 0.1V KiANODE
Maximum power dissipation (with heat sink) 40W 1 —
NTC
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Modulation input - 0 ... 5V (analog)
Modulation input impedance > 10K0
Modulation bandwidth - 100Khz
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Start delay - 4 sec
MODULATION
Thermal shutdown temp (with 10K NTC sensor) - -45°C Z S G SOURCE
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✓ This driver is factory adjusted to give -500mA operating and OmA bias current at 5V modulation signal

Mount the MOSFET to the heat sink. Is important to use a suitable heat sink to dissipate enough heat power
Connect your laser diode or LED to (Anode +) and (Cathode -) pins.
Connect your power supply to DC IN pins with ammeter in series connection2
Connect your modulation source to the modulation input pins.
Turn the "bias" and "gain" trimmers counterclockwise to the minimum value (approx. 24 turns)
Bias current setting:
Close and hold the NTC pins then turn on a power supply - your driver will start in bias current setting mode. Turn a "bias"
pot clockwise until the moment when your laser diode starts lasing or set the bias current according to the diode datasheet
Turn off and turn on again the power supply (no longer need to close NTC pins), apply 5V test signal to the modulation input.
To setup operating current turn "gain" pot clockwise until it reaches the desired value.
Attach NTC sensor to your laser diode or LED heat sink and connect it to NTC pins. You can use the driver without sensor,
just leave the pins floating

Zero balance adjustment - If you see some leakage current at rest, you may need to adjust the zero balance. Get full cut-off point of the
leakage current by turning the zero pot counterclockwise (this pot is factory preconfigured)

When the interlock input is floating or has logic1 signal, the driver starts operating in normal mode. When the interlock input is closed or
has logic() signal, the driver goes into standby mode

The current monitor port - you can use any galvanically isolated DC voltmeter with 1-10mV resolution .The output current is calculated
according to the formula: lout = Uport*20 (e.g. when the voltage on this port = 30mV, the output current = 600mA.)

The status LED can be in five states after you turning the power ON:
LED shines dimly - the driver is in standby mode and ready to operate
LED shines brightly - modulation is detected, the driver generate the output current
LED blinks intermittently (4x blinking, then 1 sec pause) - the driver is in the overheat protection mode.
LED blinks intermittently (lx blinking, then 1 sec pause) - the driver is in the lock mode.
LED blinks intermittently (lx long + 3x short then 1 sec pause) - the driver is in the bias setting mode.

This driver is a linear current controller and produces a lot of heat. To minimize heat generation and risk of MOSFET
damage, use a power supply with a voltage close to diode forward voltage. The optimal supply voltage is Vf (load)+2V

*1- Power dissipation and heat sink requirements are calculated by the formula - Wpd = 'diode * (Vpsu — Via), where Vfd - forward voltage of
your diode. For example, 1) 5V PSU with 4A IR diode - 4A*(5V - 1.8V (808nm diode)) = 12.8W. 2) 12V PSU with 5A IR diode - 5A *(12V - 1.8V) =
51W and it exceeds the permissible value.
*2
- This method of measurement makes +15mA error, e.g. set 515mA if you need 500mA current at output.

 Check the PSU and load polarity before applying power!

 Laser diodes are extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge!