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Lambda 10

Lambda 10----2

Optical Filter Changer

Control

Control System

System

Operation Manual

Rev. 2.04 ( 20120224)

Summary of Contents for Lambda 10-2

Page 1: ...o sutter com Lambda 10 Lambda 10 Lambda 10 Lambda 10 2 2 2 2 Optical Filter Changer Optical Filter Changer Optical Filter Changer Optical Filter Changer Control Control Control Control System System S...

Page 3: ...A 250V T0 63A 250V T0 63A 250V T0 63A 250V Bussmann GDC Bussmann GDC Bussmann GDC Bussmann GDC 630mA or S506 630mA or S506 630mA or S506 630mA or S506 630 630 630 630 R RoHS or R RoHS or R RoHS or R R...

Page 4: ...equipment via TTL connections ther equipment via TTL connections ther equipment via TTL connections s s s see the TECHNICAL ee the TECHNICAL ee the TECHNICAL ee the TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS appendix f...

Page 5: ...ters 5 1 2 6 Adapters 5 1 2 7 Other and Optional Accessories 5 1 2 7 1 Liquid Light Guide LLG 5 1 3 Functional Description 5 1 3 1 Stepping Motor Operation 5 2 INSTALLATION 2 INSTALLATION 2 INSTALLATI...

Page 6: ...ter Commands 33 4 2 2 2 Special Commands ON LINE BATCH and SHUTTER Commands 34 4 2 2 3 Output Command Structure BUSY and ERROR lines 36 4 2 3 Strategies for Controlling the Lambda 10 2 via the Paralle...

Page 7: ...da 10 2 Cabinet rear view 9 Figure 2 2 Lambda 10 2 Cabinet front view 9 Figure 2 3 Power connection 10 Figure 2 4 Schematic diagram of two possible experimental configurations 10 Figure 2 5 Filter whe...

Page 8: ...e 33 Table 4 3 Special command codes 34 Table 4 4 PC and Lambda 10 2 parallel port pin assignments 40 Table 4 5 PC printer adapter addresses 41 Table 4 6 Commands for the dedicated TTL line 43 Table 4...

Page 9: ...asic types of user interaction with the system Manual local control and external computer control Please take the time to read these instructions to assure the safe and proper use of this instrument 1...

Page 10: ...S 232S 232S Same as LB10 232 except with a Uniblitz shutter no drop in or slide in filters and modified 10 2 controller LB10 LB10 LB10 LB10 250 250 250 250 Same as LB10 2 except with 50mm 5 position w...

Page 11: ...Stepper motor 6 Drop in filter holder Figure 1 1 or slide in filter holder Figure 1 2 7 Mounting ears 8 Optical port 9 Loading port plug installed 10 Shutter housing All filter wheel options are liste...

Page 12: ...ilters into the filter wheel can be found in the FILTER WHEEL chapter of this manual Filters are not supplied by Sutter Instru Filters are not supplied by Sutter Instru Filters are not supplied by Sut...

Page 13: ...Description Functional Description Functional Description Functional Description 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 Stepping Motor Operation Stepping Motor Operation Stepping Motor Operation Stepping Motor Opera...

Page 14: ...gs the rotor will not rotate This makes the stepping motor ideal for producing fast start and stop movements Some limitations should be considered Given that there are only 4 states of the control ele...

Page 15: ...ble Parallel Interface Cable Serial Interface Cable Serial Interface Cable Serial Interface Cable Serial Interface Cable Power Cord Power Cord Power Cord Power Cord 2 Individual Filter Holders per fil...

Page 16: ...typical filters loaded speed 1 should give a very smooth move that stops with little vibration Speed 2 3 and 7 may all produce more vibration at the end of a move with this load even though they are...

Page 17: ...indicator You must also replace the fuse with the appropriate value see the Technical Specifications otherwise your protection from fire and electric shock may be compromised Make certain that the ON...

Page 18: ...ke threaded devices camera adapters microscope adapters etc CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Care should be taken that any devices threaded into the ports Care should be taken that any devices threaded...

Page 19: ...er Wheel Assembly Set Up Filter Wheel Assembly Set Up Filter Wheel Assembly Set Up Filter Wheel Assembly Set Up 1 Assemble the two Support Rods to the Support Base Flats have been machined near the th...

Page 20: ...age to the electronics mechanical units Failure to do this may result in damage to the electronics mechanical units Failure to do this may result in damage to the electronics mechanical units Failure...

Page 21: ...ter Orientation Filter Orientation Filter Orientation The two sides of a filter are usually not identical due to differences in their surface coatings Some form of labeling will be present to differen...

Page 22: ...or holder It is recommended that the spacer be used anytime a blanking disc is installed or the filter cup or holder is The spacer ring should also be used whenever the thickness of an installed filt...

Page 23: ...damaging the threads as well as the filters The following procedures describe this process and should be practiced with a drop in or slide in filter holder before attempting to load filters into the f...

Page 24: ...mum separation between the filter surface and end of the tool that is used to turn the retaining ring Finally install the threaded retaining ring DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE RETAINING RING It need only be...

Page 25: ...troller the Filter Wheel will HOME itself aligning the 0 filter position with the Optical Port and filter position 5 with the Loading Port The filter being in the Loading Port is five positions remove...

Page 26: ...e slider DO NOT push on the cup Just screw it in until it seats firmly It should then be possible to remove the retaining ring as described above without the cup turning It may appear that removal of...

Page 27: ...help you understand the behavior of the unit are found in APPENDIX A Stepping Motor Operation CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT THE CABLES BETWEEN DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNE...

Page 28: ...efore shipping LINE POWER LINE POWER LINE POWER LINE POWER This socket is used to connect the power cord to the Lambda 10 2 FUSE LABEL FUSE LABEL FUSE LABEL FUSE LABEL The information found on this la...

Page 29: ...ON LINE key has been pressed Both the parallel and serial ports are queried however Any time an appropriate command is received on the serial line that port will then become the active input source wh...

Page 30: ...e control the display may change immediately to reflect the filter position speed and shutter commands of the remote computer In order to manually select filter positions the MANUAL input source mode...

Page 31: ...election Entering 1 will allow the entry of the desired SPEED setting Enter 0 to escape the SPEED selection mode and return to normal operation Figure 3 7 Entering the speed Speed 0 is the fastest spe...

Page 32: ...are OFF closed and that Wheel and Shutter A are selected for MANUAL control Going to the LOCAL mode from either REMOTE mode parallel or serial closes both shutters automatically Once the MANUAL input...

Page 33: ...quickly 3 5 6 3 Oscillations when Moving Selecting a slower speed will generally eliminate errors caused by excessive total filter wheel weight but there are other considerations For a given weight s...

Page 34: ...tween commands even though a pause occurs during an actual experiment If your application requires the delay between moves to be minimal If your application requires the delay between moves to be mini...

Page 35: ...ssor sets the PARALLEL port by default as the input source upon startup and anytime the ON LINE key is pressed An appropriate command from the remote computer through the PARALLEL port will also set t...

Page 36: ...nput Command Structure Input Command Structure Input Commands to the controller via the parallel port are structured in a one byte 8 bit signal These eight bits are transmitted to the Lambda 10 2 cont...

Page 37: ...ee place binary number whose equivalent decimal value 0 through 7 corresponds to the selected speed Wheel Bit Pin 9 Wheel Bit Pin 9 Wheel Bit Pin 9 Wheel Bit Pin 9 This bit selects the filter wheel to...

Page 38: ...cial command codes Command Command Command Command Value Value Value Value Decimal hexadecimal binary Description Description Description Description Transfer Control to Transfer Control to Transfer C...

Page 39: ...ctions of each of those commands are described there For a description of an alternative method of remote shutter control see the description of the Dedicated TTL Line Dedicated TTL Line Dedicated TTL...

Page 40: ...alue is still there the new filter value will then be read and acted upon It is unlikely that the speed will ever be changed in a given series of moves so this protocol is not likely to result in filt...

Page 41: ...ut Lines In some applications not all of the eight input lines would have to be connected to the host computer It is likely that the same speed will be used at all times with a given set of filters Th...

Page 42: ...becomes full the printer will indicate to the computer that it is not ready to accept more data It follows that there is not a tight time relationship between the output of a command from the computer...

Page 43: ...ignments for the parallel port socket are as viewed from the plug side Figure 4 2 PC parallel printer port Table 4 4 PC and Lambda 10 2 parallel port pin assignments Pin Pin Pin Pin PC PARALLEL PORT P...

Page 44: ...port on the printer adapter The address of this port will be the base address of the printer adapter plus 1 Table 4 5 PC printer adapter addresses Address Address Address Address Base Base Base Base...

Page 45: ...e the printer adapter inverts this bit this condition will be met only when the BUSY line is low An XOR operation can be used as well as noted in the Microsoft QuickBasic Language Reference The WAIT s...

Page 46: ...ponds to the bit that encodes the value 4 Sending a value of 2 to this port will set pin 14 low which closes the shutter Pin 14 can be set high to open the shutter by sending a value such as 0 The log...

Page 47: ...bits Data bits Data bits 8 8 8 8 Parity Parity Parity Parity None None None None Stop bits Stop bits Stop bits Stop bits 1 1 1 1 Flow Control Flow Control Flow Control Flow Control None None None None...

Page 48: ...the Filter Position Switching Speed and Filter Wheel on the Lambda 10 2 controller Typically this binary value is sent as its decimal equivalent as described below Since the serial data stream format...

Page 49: ...ss than 6 milliseconds The values of each of the four types of command are distinct so the controller may be able to respond correctly even if the four commands are sent in a different order Sending t...

Page 50: ...AL REV 2 04 20120224 42 A similar subroutine can be used to hold the computer in a loop until the carriage return 13 is received BUSYCHECK IF LOC 1 0 THEN SerialInput INPUT 1 1 IF ASC SerialInput 13 T...

Page 51: ...g all exterior surfaces with a dry soft cotton cloth All retaining rings should be inspected occasionally to be certain that they are seated into the filter holders and cups The filter wheel is a prec...

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Page 53: ...d in this manual Abuse misuse or unauthorized repairs will void this warranty Limited warranty work will be performed only at the factory The cost of shipment both ways is to be borne by the user The...

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Page 55: ...ter LB10 LB10 LB10 LB10 W32S W32S W32S W32S 10 position 32mm filter wheel with Uniblitz shutter LB10 LB10 LB10 LB10 W50 W50 W50 W50 5 position 50mm filter wheel without shutter B 2 B 2 B 2 B 2 Shutter...

Page 56: ...l CSHUTTER CSHUTTER CSHUTTER CSHUTTER Shutter breakout cable for Uniblitz shutter W621505 W621505 W621505 W621505 DSUB 9 pin male female for serial RS 232 interface CMAC CMAC CMAC CMAC DSUB 9 pin male...

Page 57: ...iver to pry the holder straight out of the power entry module Figure 5 1 Power entry module The fuse that is readily visible in the fuse holder when you take it out is the one that is active when the...

Page 58: ...Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Mains Mains Mains Mains Voltage Voltage Voltage Voltage Setting Setting Setting Setting Type and Rating T...

Page 59: ...et Table D 1 Mains fuse type and rating Fuse Fuse Fuse Fuse Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Time Delay 5mm x 20mm glass tube Mains Ma...

Page 60: ...circuits Foil shielding Serial Serial Serial Serial DB 9 10 feet Fair Rite 0443167 251 Connected to metal faceplates of connectors on both ends Fair Rite Products Corp P O Box J One Commercial Row Wal...

Page 61: ...i l l l l t t t t e e e e r r r r Shutter or Shutter or Shutter or Shutter or Special Command Special Command Special Command Special Command 0 00 00000000 Alt 0000 NUL 0 1 01 00000001 Alt 0001 A SOH...

Page 62: ...49 31 00110001 Alt 0049 1 1 50 32 00110010 Alt 0050 2 2 51 33 00110011 Alt 0051 3 3 52 34 00110100 Alt 0052 4 4 53 35 00110101 Alt 0053 5 5 54 36 00110110 Alt 0054 6 6 55 37 00110111 Alt 0055 7 7 56...

Page 63: ...10110 Alt 0102 f 6 103 67 01010111 Alt 0103 g 7 104 68 01011000 Alt 0104 h 8 105 69 01011001 Alt 0105 i 9 106 111 6A 6F 01011010 01011111 Alt 0106 Alt 0111 j o 112 70 01110000 Alt 0112 p 0 113 71 0111...

Page 64: ...1 162 A2 10100010 Alt 0162 2 163 A3 10100011 Alt 0163 3 164 A4 10100100 Alt 0164 4 165 A5 10100101 Alt 0165 5 166 A6 10100110 Alt 0166 6 167 A7 10100111 Alt 0167 7 168 A8 10101000 Alt 0168 8 169 A9 1...

Page 65: ...11000000 Alt 0208 0 209 D1 11000001 Alt 0209 1 210 D2 11000010 Alt 0210 2 211 D3 11000011 Alt 0211 3 212 D4 11000100 Alt 0212 4 213 D5 11000101 Alt 0213 5 214 D6 11000110 Alt 0214 6 215 D7 11000111 A...

Page 66: ...nk since there are no ASCII character definitions for the codes in this range However many computers and operating systems do support characters within this range although there is no single standard...

Page 67: ...nal signal 36 errors in movement 27 F F F F filter cup spacer ring 15 holder 15 loading 13 15 maximum thickness maximum thickness maximum thickness maximum thickness 14 neutral density 19 retaining ri...

Page 68: ...up sequence 24 precautions iii electrical iii R R R R rear panel connectors 22 remote control parallel port 31 serial port 43 RESET 23 retaining ring retaining ring retaining ring retaining ring 14 S...

Page 69: ...20224 61 U U U U unpacking 7 V V V V vacuum fluorescent display 23 vibration 7 voltage voltage voltage voltage mains mains mains mains 55 voltage selector switch 9 W W W W warranty 49 weight weight we...

Page 70: ...LAMBDA 10 2 OPERATION MANUAL REV 2 04 20120224 62 NOTES NOTES NOTES NOTES...

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