TriAngle Short - the Compact Electronic Autocollimator
The TriAngle Short is an electronic autocollimator that combines the higher accuracy of the TA 500-57 with the more compact and thermally stable design of the TA 300-57. Due to its compactness it is easily accommodated even in environments with limited room.
TriAngle® is ideally for angle measurement and alignment purposes
Key Features:
- Effective focal length of 500 mm with simultaneous tube length of only 300 mm
- High accuracy of 0.4 arc seconds
- High thermal-mechanical stability
- OptiAngle 6 Software
Applications:
- High precision tilt angle measurement
- Aligning multiple optical surfaces
- Wedge angle Measurement in reflection
- Wedge angle Measurement in double pass
- 45° prism error Measurement
- 90° prism error Measurement
- Wobble Measurement
- Angle calibration tasks
- Straightness measurement
- Flatness measurements
- Corner Cube Inspections
Straightness measurement with TriAngle® electronic autocollimator
Software: Straightness Measurement
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OptiAngle: The Complete Software Package for Angle Measurement
The software OptiAngle® is a powerful tool covering all aspects of accurate angle measurement with the TriAngle electronic autocollimators in terms of measurement, control and analysis of the angular data. The well organized and modern menuguided user interface assists even the inexperienced operator to perform accurate measurements and to obtain repeatable results. A large set of pre-defined standard measurement applications is integrated into OptiAngle® which cover all established measurement techniques in optical and mechanical industry. In addition, customized measurement routines can be easily developed and embedded either by TRIOPTICS or the experienced end user. All OptiAngle® measurement functions can be further used in other common applications like Lab-View or Visual Basic (Excel).
Software Features und Functions:
The TriAngle software provides many features to simplify the daily use of TriAngle autocollimators whether in the laboratory or in the production environment.
- Real-time camera display
- Numerical and graphical display of measurement data
- Optional full screen camera window (visual alignment mode)
- Indicators inside the camera window
- Simultaneous measurement with multiple (up to 12) autocollimators
- Simultaneous measurement of multiple surface reflections (up to 12)
- Comprehensive data reporting functions
- Data export format: ASCII (CSV), XLS, PDF
- Selectable angle units for screen display and measurement certificate
- Software remote control by host computer via RS232, TCP/IP interface
- Programming interface by automation or via DLL
- Scripting mechanism for customized measurement programs
- Scripting interface for user-based solution
- User defined measurement certificate layout
- Demo programming examples for LabView, and VBA (Excel)
- Multiple camera interface technology for IEEE 1394 (FireWire) or USB. On request: Gbit Ethernet, CameraLink or Analog Video Cameras
- Production mode for batch/lot sample identification and result reporting
- Load option of saved results
Easy Integration of Customized Measurement Solutions
The OptiAngle® software allows the integration of customized measurement programs with a dedicated user interface for specialized target applications. Custom specific measurement routines and display functions are quickly implemented to take care of specialized procedures, e.g. in a production environment.
The advantages are:
- User interface adapted to specialized applications
- Increase of throughput
- Avoidance of faulty operations in production processes
- Integration of external hardware and software possible
- Adaptation to familiar data processing and display
TriAngle modular software concept
OptiAngle® Programming Interface (API)
In addition to the above scripting mechanism, the OptiAngle® functions can be embedded into a larger measurement framework which then can take control over the full functionality of OptiAngle® measurement applications.
OptiAngle® features an open software concept and programming interface which allows for the flexible and easy integration into other software environments. The angle measurement functions of TriAngle autocollimators can thus be integrated into almost any existing measurement application. In contrast to the scripting technology the user himself is enabled to develop the interfacing between the TriAngle autocollimator and his governing application. OptiAngle® functions are executed either by sending commands via serial port (RS232) or TCP/IP, or directly using the DLL based C programming interface (API). Existing sample applications and the comprehensive documentation demonstrate the control of TriAngle autocollimators by LabView, VBA, Excel. TRIOPTICS will be happy to assist the user to integrate the TriAngle functions into his own application.
Overview
| Illumination | LED |
| Peak wavelength | 525 nm Standard |
| Spectral half-width | 50 nm |
| Material Reflectivity | 2 % ... 100 % |
Measurement Frequency
| SB 3.0 | 30 Hz (up to 50 Hz depending on the setting) |
TriAngle TA - Data
| Type | Effective focal length (mm) | Clear aperture (mm) | Resolution (arcsec) | Repeatability (arcsec) | Accuracy (arcsec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA 500-57 | 500 | 50 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.4 |
Measuring range in autocollimation
| Type | USB 3.0 hor. (x) × vert. (y) (arcsec) |
| TA 500-57 | 1240x980 |
TriAngle Upgrades & Accessories
In addition to the TriAngle electronic autocollimator series, TRIOPTICS offers a large range of opto-mechanical accessories, often required for certain standard applications.
Holder
Clamp Fixture
Adjustable Holder
Stand
Mirror
Adjustable Mirror
Redirecting Mirror
Mirror in Mount
Calibration Tools
12 Sided Polygon
Pentaprism in Holder
Alignment Tools
Laser Alignment Tool
