TRIO MPC-165 SERIES MICROMANIPULATOR SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 2.67K2 (20201130) (FW V2.62)
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3.3.7 Moving to the Work Position .................................................................................................. 24
3.3.8 Setting Absolute/Relative Coordinates Mode ........................................................................ 24
3.3.9 Mode Indications ...................................................................................................................... 25
3.3.10 Speed Control and ROE Knob Movements (SPEED) ........................................................ 25
3.3.11 Movement Knobs Disabling and Lock Mode ([SPEED]/LOCK) ...................................... 25
3.3.12 Pausing Home Movements (HOME (while moving to Home)) ........................................ 25
3.3.13 Pausing Work Movements (WORK (while moving to Work)) .......................................... 25
3.3.14 Pulse Mode and Virtual D-Axis Movement (PULSE) ........................................................ 25
3.4 Micropipette/Headstage Exchange ............................................................................................... 25
4. EXTERNAL CONTROL ................................................................................................................ 27
4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 27
4.2 Virtual COM Port (VCP) Serial Port Settings ............................................................................. 27
4.3 Protocol and Handshaking ............................................................................................................ 27
4.4 Command Sequence Formatting .................................................................................................. 28
4.5 Axis Position Command Parameters ............................................................................................ 28
4.6 Microsteps and Microns (Micrometers) ........................................................................................ 29
4.7 Travel Ranges and Bounds ............................................................................................................ 29
4.8 Travel Speed .................................................................................................................................... 30
4.9 Commands ....................................................................................................................................... 30
4.9.1 Get Active Device & Firmware Version (‘K’) Command ..................................................... 30
4.9.2 Change Active Device (‘I’) Command .................................................................................... 30
4.9.3 Get Current Position and Angle (‘c’ or ‘C’) Command ........................................................ 31
4.9.4 Move to Controller-Defined HOME Position (‘h’) Command ............................................. 32
4.9.5 Move to Controller-Defined WORK Position (‘w’) Command ............................................ 32
4.9.6 Move to Specified “Home” Position (‘H’) Command ........................................................... 32
4.9.7 Move to Specified “Work” Position (‘W’) Command............................................................ 32
4.9.8 Move in Straight Line to Specified Position at Specified Speed (‘S’) Command .............. 33
4.9.9 Interrupt Straight-Line Move (‘^C’) Command ................................................................. 35
4.9.10 Move to Specified X-Axis Position (‘x’ or ‘X’) Command................................................... 35
4.9.11 Move to Specified Y-Axis Position (‘y’ or ‘Y’) Command ................................................... 35
4.9.12 Move to Specified Z-Axis Position (‘z’ or ‘Z’) Command ................................................... 36
4.9.13 Setting the Angle (‘A’) Command ........................................................................................ 36
4.9.14 Recalibrate (‘R’) Command ................................................................................................... 36
4.9.15 Command Notes ..................................................................................................................... 37
5. MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................ 41
6. RECONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................... 42
6.1 Changing the Rotary Knob Functions on the ROE/Controller ................................................. 42
APPENDIX A. LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................................................................ 43
APPENDIX B. ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 44
APPENDIX C. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 45
APPENDIX D. QUICK REFERENCE .............................................................................................. 47
D.1. Manual Operation ......................................................................................................................... 47
D.2. Configuration................................................................................................................................. 47
D.3. External Control ........................................................................................................................... 48
INDEX ................................................................................................................................................. 55
