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TRIO

 MP-235 

 

Three-Axis Motorized 

Micromanipulator System 

With 25mm X & Y Axes, Tilting 50mm D Axis, 

Synthetic Z Axis, and USB Interface 

 

Operation Manual 

Rev. 2.23  (20190130) (FW v2.2 & 2.3) 

Summary of Contents for TRIO MP-235

Page 1: ...883 0128 Web www sutter com Fax 415 883 0572 Email info sutter com TRIO MP 235 Three Axis Motorized Micromanipulator System With 25mm X Y Axes Tilting 50mm D Axis Synthetic Z Axis and USB Interface Op...

Page 2: ...O MP 235 THREE AXIS MICROMANIPULATOR SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL REV 2 23 20190130 FW V2 2 2 3 2 Copyright 2018 Sutter Instrument Company All Rights Reserved TRIO is a trademark of Sutter Instrument Compa...

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Page 5: ...recommended at all times NOTE There are no user replaceable fuses in the TRIO MP 235 system The TRIO MP 235 system s power supply consists of an external AC to DC switching power adapter If the extern...

Page 6: ...any part of the micromanipulator electromechanical device while it is in operation and moving Doing so can result in physical injury e g fingers can be caught and pinched between the moving parts of...

Page 7: ...tion 14 2 5 1 Power Switch 14 2 5 2 Configuration Switches 14 2 5 2 1 Switches 1 2 3 and 4 14 2 5 2 2 Switch 5 Locking Out Y Movement During Homing 14 2 5 2 3 Switch 6 Sensor Test Firmware v2 2 15 2 5...

Page 8: ...ent Position c or C Command 24 4 7 2 Move to Controller Defined HOME Position h Command 24 4 7 3 Move to Controller Defined WORK Position w Command 24 4 7 4 Move to Specified Home Position H Command 2...

Page 9: ...te mode 21 Figure 6 1 Locations of the axis connectors inside the ROE Controller 28 TABLE OF TABLES Table 2 1 Configuring the directionality of each axis movement knob 14 Table 2 2 Configuring the Hom...

Page 10: ...4 10 Move to specified Y axis position y or Y command 26 Table 4 11 Move to specified D axis position d or D command 26 Table 6 1 TRIO MP 235 cables and receptacles connectors 30 Table 1 Configuration...

Page 11: ...p and configure all components of the system Chapter 3 Operations which describes how to operate the TRIO MP 235 Chapter 4 Maintenance describes how to perform routine and other maintenance of the TRI...

Page 12: ...in relative or absolute User friendly fanless compact controller with ROE preserves bench space Push button control of multiple functions work home Lock pulse and relative Robotic home and work positi...

Page 13: ...set of commands allowing for a wide range of micromanipulator stage movements as programmed in software residing in an external computer connected via USB 2 INSTALLATION When installing the TRIO MP 23...

Page 14: ...is included Figure 2 2 Mounting the TRIO MP 235 M on the Adapter Plate Once the plate is mounted align the pegs on top of the plate with the holes in the manipulator push the X axis firmly onto the p...

Page 15: ...a headstage that extends beyond the TRIO MP 235 M s current center of gravity Upon deciding to directly install the TRIO MP 235 system in your rig it is useful to follow the initial setup procedure t...

Page 16: ...troller unit switch positions shown are factory defaults 2 5 2 1 Switches 1 2 3 and 4 The first four switches set the directionality for each of the four axis movement knobs Table 2 1 Configuring the...

Page 17: ...7 through 10 These four switches are reserved for all controllers programmed with a firmware version below v2 2 For firmware v2 2 and above the switches are defined in the following paragraphs 2 5 2...

Page 18: ...electromechanical micromanipulator is 25mm so Switch 9 should be set to OFF up factory default for a standard TRIO MP 235 system For a variant model with 12 5mm of travel in the Y axis Switch 9 must...

Page 19: ...of Switch 10 correctly matches the physical length of travel of the X axis on the connected device Setting the switch to the OFF up position for 25mm could result in equipment damage if the attached...

Page 20: ...ntrol Operations 3 3 1 Maximum Positive Position Values Move the dial of an axis clockwise until its position value stops incrementing The following table lists the maximum position value in microns f...

Page 21: ...en Select the angle in use 0 90 Use the D dial on the ROE to set the value of the angle Once this value is dialed in do not touch the ROE knob for 8 10 sec The virtual D angle will now be set 3 3 5 Mo...

Page 22: ...e diagonal until reaching its end of travel point NOTE Step 1 occurs only if Y Lockout is disabled Otherwise movement begins with Step 2 3 3 7 Setting Absolute Relative Coordinates Mode RELATIVE The R...

Page 23: ...st 3 3 10 Movement Knobs Disabling and Lock Mode SPEED LOCK Axis movement knobs are disabled during movements to Home Work or while in Lock Mode display is in red 3 3 11 Pausing Home Movements HOME wh...

Page 24: ...d enabled 4 2 Virtual COM Port VCP Serial Port Settings The following table lists the required RS 232 serial settings for the COM port COM3 COM5 etc generated by the installation or enabling of the VC...

Page 25: ...e first byte and least significant LSB in the last byte If the platform on which your application is running is Little Endian then no byte order reversal of axis position values is necessary Examples...

Page 26: ...1 byte for completion indicator See Ranges table for minimum and maximum values 0 4 X pos in steps 4 4 Y pos in steps 8 4 D pos in steps 12 13 0D 0000 1101 M CR Completion indicator 4 7 2 Move to Con...

Page 27: ...II def char Description Tx All 13 0 72 48 0100 1000 0072 H Move all 3 axes to specified position moving D before X Y together see Ranges table Move to Specified Home Position H 1 4 X steps 5 4 Y steps...

Page 28: ...0000 1101 CR Completion indicator 4 7 8 Move to Specified D Axis Position d or D Command This command moves to a specified position for only the D axis Table 4 11 Move to specified D axis position d...

Page 29: ...2 U32 etc MATLAB automatically adjusts the endianess of multibyte storage entities to that of the system on which it is running so explicit byte reordering is generally unnecessary unless the underlyi...

Page 30: ...inspect all cables and connections to make sure that all connections are made well and that all connectors are well and evenly seated 6 RECONFIGURATION 6 1 Changing the Rotary Knob Functions on the R...

Page 31: ...e first three months this warranty is in effect after which the cost is the responsibility of the customer The limited warranty is as stated above and no implied or inferred liability for direct or co...

Page 32: ...all possible cables Table 6 1 TRIO MP 235 cables and receptacles connectors Controller Rear Panel Port Connector Receptacle Cable Connector Types Connects to Cable Type Cable Max Length Power Adapter...

Page 33: ...ain to pause resume WORK Move to defined work position Press again to pause resume PULSE Advances diagonal axis in 2 85 m steps Hold 3 sec to enter ANGLE SET mode active for 10 sec use Knob D to chang...

Page 34: ...Once installed the VCP can be enabled or disabled The CDM device driver package provides two I O methodologies over which communications with the controller over USB can be conducted 1 USB Direct D2X...

Page 35: ...latform on which your application is running is Little Endian then no byte order reversal of axis position values is necessary Examples of platforms using Little Endian formatting include any system u...

Page 36: ...w Moves to the position saved for the controller s WORK button Move to WORK Position w Rx All 1 0 13 0D 0000 1101 CR Completion indicator Tx All 13 0 72 48 0100 1000 0072 H Move all 3 axes to specifie...

Page 37: ...Windows Intel based Apple Macintosh systems running Mac OS X and some Intel AMD processor based Linux distributions handle byte storage in Little Endian byte order so byte reordering is not necessary...

Page 38: ...36 TRIO MP 235 THREE AXIS MICROMANIPULATOR SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL REV 2 23 20190130 FW V2 2 2 3 NOTES...

Page 39: ...andshaking 23 virtual COM port VCP serial port settings 23 External control commands Move to specified 26 F fuses mains 33 fuses replacement mains 3 G glassware precautions 4 H HOME button 20 HOME but...

Page 40: ...ial startup 18 P PULSE button 22 Q quick reference 34 manual operation 34 R Reconfiguration 30 changing rotary knob functions on the ROE 30 RELATIVE button 21 Remote Control Commands Get Current Posit...

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