Sutter Instrument Lambda 10-3, Operation Manual

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LAMBDA 10-3 OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.03 (20110829)
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Figure 3-3. Power connection.
3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Basic Operation Basic Operation Basic Operation Basic Operation
3.2.1 3.2.1 3.2.1 3.2.1 Initialization Initialization Initialization Initialization
At power on the Lambda 10-3 will rotate the filter wheel to filter position 0. If the wheel does
not rotate to this position as detected by a Hall-effect sensor, the display will indicate that
there is an error. Once the wheel is properly initialized to Filter 0, it will move to Filter 9 and
then back to Filter 0 to complete the power-on sequence. While in filter position 9 the
microprocessor checks the optical sensor to determine if a full 10-position wheel is installed.
If the optical switch indicates that it is not a 10-position wheel (such as a 50mm 5-position
wheel), the controller will only execute moves to the optical port for filters 0 through 4.
At power on the first display is the copyright message:
After the copyright screen, the unit display should be similar to:
Where
A
,
B
, and
C
in the top line refer to the three filter wheel connectors (
NC
means “not
connected”), and
U
on the far right indicates Local/Remote Control state of the controller.
On the second line,
A
and
B
refer to the two possible shutters that can be connected.
OFF
indicates shutter is either not connected or is in off mode.
FAST
indicates SmartShutter, and
blank indicates either a Vincent shutter or a shutter is not connected.
Once the unit has initialized, it is ready for USB or serial input. To use the keypad, press the
LOCAL key. You can then select filters using the numeric keys. The action associated with a
key generally occurs when the key is released. Menu choices will be covered in later sections.
3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Make It Go Make It Go Make It Go Make It Go
1. Turn on the power using the ON/OFF switch on the front panel of the Lambda 10-3
controller cabinet. The filter wheel will automatically go to the “Home” (0) filter position.
The current filter position will appear on the controller front panel display.
WHEEL: A-25MM 0 1 B-NC C-NC U
SHUTR: A- OFF B-FAST OFF
FILTER WHEEL CONTROLLER PROGRAM V1.19
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