An Endurance laser driver – control box

Laser driver with useful additional features inside one box.

Why and who needs it?

Do you have a laser diode and you want to make some experiments with it? – Endurance Laser Box is your option.

Do you have a laser from another supplier and want to control and do additional measurements? – Endurance Laser Box is exactly what you need.

Do you build your one laser or LED module? – The Endurance Laser box is the best fit.

Pictures

Laser small box ver 1.1

Laser big box ver 1.1

Your laser driver with ultimate abilities:

• Adjustable DC/DC. Setup any voltage and current limits for your laser module.
• TTL control (digital): 3.5V-24V
• Voltmeter + ammeter measuring voltage and current to the laser.
• Voltmeter measuring incoming voltage.
• A thermal sensor measuring temperature on the laser diode.
• Adjustable duty ratio 0-100%.
• Adjustable laser frequency: 1Hz-1000Hz.

About step-down (buck) converter features:

• Input: 7-32VDC
• Output 1.5-28VDC
• Current: up to 8A (adjustable)
• Efficiency: up to 90%
• Operating temperature: 0-60С
• Voltage ripple: + -5%
• Conversion frequency: 180KHz

3D model laser small box ver 1.1.

3D model laser big box ver 1.1.

The box contains:

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  Voltmeter and ammeter

  Voltmeter and ammeter measure the real voltage and current consumption by the laser module.
  This gives a picture of the power intensity and laser power.

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  Temperature sensor

  Temperature sensor is added to the laser heat-sink and measures temperature of the outside the laser heat-sink.
  Temperature outside the laser diode on a heat-sink should not be more than 55-60C (140F max)

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  Arduino board

  Arduino board is used to setup laser power remotely (duty ratio / frequency).
  Connect the Arduino board and change laser power parameters.

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  Endurance MO1 PCB

  Endurance MO1 PCB is needed to use Arduino board.

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  Input voltmeter (optional)

  Input voltmeter measures input voltage.
  Input current gives a picture is power supply is enough for the laser. If the voltage drops then the power supply is not good enough.

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  2 buttons switch

Endurance laser box presentation

Laser box schematic

Laser box schematic Download STL file

Wiring Endurance laser box to your main board

Connect your laser box to your laser modules

How to use a laser driver – control box properly.

STLs

Endurance small laser box ver 2.0
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4444950

Endurance big laser box ver 2.0
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4444955

Misc
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4444958

Endurance Big and small laser box ver 1.0 + small box for Mo1 PCB
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3246236

Endurance small laser box ver 1.0
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3268195

Endurance big laser box ver 1.0
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3268197

Endurance big laser box ver 1.1
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3202949

Changing laser power via TTL

10 watt+ laser with an Endurance laser box