TriAngle

DESCRIPTION

TriAngle - the Most Universal Electronic Autocollimator

The TriAngle electronic autocollimator is the standard and most universal instrument of the TriAngle series offering a maximum set of measurement functions. It is ideally suited for standard angle measurement and alignment purposes in the laboratory, as well as for the production measurement of prisms and wedges.

TriAngle® is ideally for angle measurement and alignment purposes

Key Features:

A variable measuring range and accuracy performance between 2.5 and 0.2 arcsec depending on the focal length.
Maximum set of measurement functions including various wedge and prism measurements
Compatibility with objective tubes of different focal lengths
Available with 8 different objective tubes with focal lengths ranging from 100 mm to 1000 mm.
A variable measuring range and accuracy performance between 2.5 and 0.2 arcsec depending on the focal length.
Modern high resolution CCD sensors offering a maximum of image quality and signal to noise ratio
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

Videos:

SOFTWARE

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.

TECHNICAL DATA

Overview

Illumination	LED
Peak wavelength	525 nm Standard
Spectral half-width	50 nm
Material Reflectivity	2 %-100 %

Measurement Frequency

USB 3.0	30 Hz (up to 50 Hz depending on the setting)
Firewire	30 Hz (up to 60 Hz depending on the setting)

TriAngle TA - Data

Type	Effective focal length (mm)	Clear aperture (mm)	Resolution (arcsec)	Repeatability (arcsec)	Accuracy (arcsec)
TA 100-38	100	26	0.10	0.25	2.5
TA 150-38	150	30	0.07	0.18	1.7
TA 200-38	200	30	0.05	0.12	1.3
TA 300-38	300	30	0.03	0.08	0.75
TA 300-57	300	50	0.03	0.08	0.75
TA 500-57	500	50	0.02	0.05	0.4
TA 1000-115	1000	100	0.01	0.03	0.2
TA 1000-140	1000	125	0.01	0.03	0.2

Measuring range in autocollimation

Type	USB 3.0 hor. (x) × vert. (y) (arcsec)	Firewire hor. (x) × vert. (y) (arcsec)
TA 100-38	6170x4940	6600x4900
TA 150-38	4120x3300	4400x3250
TA 200-38	3090x2470	3300x2450
TA 300-38	2060x1650	2200x1600
TA 300-57	2060x1650	2200x1600
TA 500-57	1240x980	1300x950
TA 1000-115	610x490	650x480
TA 1000-140	610x490	650x480

UPGRADES & ACCESSORIES

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.