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Chapter 8

Thorlabs Worldwide Contacts

Chapter 8

Thorlabs Worldwide Contacts

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USA, Canada, and South America

Thorlabs, Inc.
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USA
Tel: 973-300-3000
Fax: 973-300-3600
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www.thorlabs.us (West Coast)
Email: [email protected]
Support: [email protected]

Europe

Thorlabs GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Str. 6
85221 Dachau
Germany
Tel: +49-(0)8131-5956-0
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France

Thorlabs SAS
109, rue des Côtes
78600 Maisons-Laffitte
France
Tel: +33 (0) 970 444 844
Fax: +33 (0) 825 744 800
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Japan

Thorlabs Japan, Inc.
3-6-3 Kitamachi,
Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0081
Japan
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UK and Ireland

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Cambridgeshire CB7 4EX
Great Britain
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Scandinavia

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Sweden
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Brazil

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São Carlos, SP 13560-110
Brazil
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China

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Lane 2891, South Qilianshan Road
Putuo District
Shanghai
China
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Fax: +86 (0)21-32513480
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Summary of Contents for MAX300 Series

Page 1: ...HA0094T MAX300 Series NanoMax 3 Axis Flexure Stage User Guide Original Instructions ...

Page 2: ...pper Motor Drives 6 3 3 Piezo Actuators 11 Chaper 4 Installation 12 4 1 Unpacking 12 4 2 Attaching to a Work Surface 12 4 3 Fitting and Removal of Drives 13 4 4 Orienting the Moving Platform 14 4 5 Mounting Equipment 15 4 6 Transportation 15 4 7 Dimensions 16 4 7 1 Top Platform 16 4 8 Replacing the Top Platform 17 Chaper 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 18 5 1 Maintenance of Motor Drives 18 5 2 T...

Page 3: ...he innovative flexure design combined with the system of modular drives offers exceptional performance and flexibility Three types of drive are available the DRV208 stepper motor drive the DRV3 differential micrometer and the DRV004 thumbscrew An external piezo actuator is also available which increases the piezo travel to 40 µm 1 2 Component Identification 1 2 1 NanoMax Stage The NanoMax 3 axis f...

Page 4: ...O connector for each feedback channel see Fig 1 1 A corresponding number of leads for connection to the Thorlabs piezoelectric controllers are also supplied The piezo actuated models deliver 20 microns of travel with a coaxial SMC connector for each piezo channel The pin functions for the Lemo connectorare detailed below Fig 1 3 Feedback Lemo connector pin functions Pin Description 1 15 V 2 Oscill...

Page 5: ...drive available for the NanoMax a motorized drive as shown in Fig 1 5 and two manual drives as shown in Fig 1 6 In addition external piezo actuators are available to give an additional 20 µm piezo travel see Fig 1 7 Fig 1 5 DRV208 stepper motor drive Note The DRV208 stepper motor drive should be used in conjunction with the BSC20x series benchtop driver or the MST602 control module ...

Page 6: ... piezo actuator can be fitted in line with the standard drives described on the previous page The DRV120 provides an additional 20 µm of piezo travel Fig 1 7 Compatible Piezo Actuators DRV3 differential micrometer drive DRV004 thumbscrew drive DRV120 External piezo actuator with feedback ...

Page 7: ...oduct Note Clarification of an instruction or additional information Warning Risk of Electrical Shock The piezo actuators in this product use high voltages and up to 75V may be present at the SMC connectors This is hazardous and can cause serious injury Appropriate care should be taken when using this device Persons using the device must understand the hazards associated with using high voltages a...

Page 8: ...cteristics of the stage being driven e g min and max positions leadscrew pitch homing direction etc To assist in setting these parameters correctly it is possible to associate a specific stage type and axis with the motor controller channel Once this association has been made the server applies automatically suitable default parameter values on boot up of the software Note To ensure correct operat...

Page 9: ...the PC and powered up 2 Run the Kinesis software Start All Programs Thorlabs Kinesis Kinesis 3 On start up the Actuator Startup Settings window is displayed This window allows the correct actuator to be selected Fig 3 2 Stage Configuration Window Caution The host PC must be running Kinesis v1 14 12 or higher ...

Page 10: ...tart up to prevent the motor being overdriven If the axis is driven towards the reverse limit switch at a certain position the platform stops moving while the drive itself continues to move until the limit switch is reached The drive must then be moved positively by a certain distance before the platform begins to move This distance is just less than the offset When fitted to other stages or third...

Page 11: ...n the Motor field select the serial number of the stepper motor controller to be configured this number can be found on the rear panel of the controller unit 5 In the Stage field select your actuator type from the list displayed e g NanoMax 300 X Axis DRV208 as shown in Fig 3 3 6 Click the Add Stage Association button 7 A default configuration is set at the factory and stored in the non volatile m...

Page 12: ...ain position the platform stops moving while the drive itself continues to move until the limit switch is reached The drive must then be moved positively by a certain distance before the platform begins to move This distance is just less than the offset When fitted to other stages or third party optomech products it is possible that the motor will reach the mechanical hardstops of the stage before...

Page 13: ...ate for the expansion and contraction of metals within the stage Note that this compensation is active only when the associated piezo controller is set to closed loop feedback on mode see the relevant piezo controller handbook for more details on the operation of piezo actuators Warning The piezo actuators in this product use high voltages and up to 75V may be present at the SMC connectors This is...

Page 14: ...quipment ensure that the travel of the moving platform is not obstructed If the moving platform is driven against a solid object damage to the internal flexures could occur The range of travel on each axis is 4 mm total that is 2 mm about the nominal position Note Retain the packing in which the unit was shipped for use in future transportation Caution Once removed from its packaging the NanoMax i...

Page 15: ... retract the drive rod For motor drives retract the drive rod by turning the manual adjuster clockwise Then referring to Fig 4 1 on the next page 2 Insert the drive into the mounting bush 3 Tighten the knurled locking ring until finger tight Fig 4 1 Micrometer drive inserted into mounting bush Note To remove a drive reverse the above procedure When removing a motor drive rotate only the locking ri...

Page 16: ...tical axis If it is necessary to change the orientation for left or right handed use the Y axis becomes the optical axis as shown in Fig 4 2 The Z axis is always vertical Note On both imperial and metric models the top platform is secured to the stage using four M3 screws Fig 4 2 Platform orientation right handed left handed Y X Z Y X Z Optical axis ...

Page 17: ...he moving platform When attaching accessories e g fiber holders to the top platform or angle brackets e g AMA007 and AMA009 to the side of the unit do not use long bolts which protrude into the internal mechanism as this could cause damage to the internal flexures The weight attached to the moving platform must not exceed 1 kg Caution When packing the unit for shipping use the original packing If ...

Page 18: ...01 AMA003 AMA005 A 28 1 10 35 1 38 45 1 77 B 12 0 47 12 0 47 14 0 55 30 0 1 18 17 0 0 67 17 0 0 67 20 0 0 79 20 0 0 79 5 3 0 21 5 3 0 21 20 0 0 79 20 0 0 79 17 0 0 67 17 0 0 67 5 3 0 21 5 3 0 21 10 0 0 39 10 0 0 39 10 0 0 39 10 0 0 39 30 0 1 18 60 0 2 36 7 5 0 3 7 5 0 3 3 Pitches of 15 00 0 59 45 0 1 77 3 Pitches of 15 00 0 59 45 0 1 77 60 0 2 36 4 0 0 16 1 6 0 06 3 0 0 12 3 00 0 12 1 6 0 06 all d...

Page 19: ...ns section or by the RB13P1 adapter plate which offers an array of 1 4 20 M6 and 8 32 M4 mounting holes A replacement grooved top plate MMP1 is also available In all cases the top platform is secured to the stage using four M3 screws irrespective of whether the stage is an imperial and metric model Caution When replacing or refitting the top plate do not overtighten the retaining screws ...

Page 20: ...y movement vibration and excessive heating It is good practise to run the motor periodically from one end of travel to the other several times in order to redistribute the grease 5 2 Troubleshooting Caution Under normal operation the piezo mechanism uses contact with the micrometer drives in order to move the top platform If for any reason the stage is operated with the micrometer drives removed b...

Page 21: ...on of a manual drive corresponds to a 0 5 degree adjustment of the thimble the actual resolution obtained depends on the skill of the user The resolutions of the piezo actuators are those typically obtained using Thorlabs controllers Piezo Capacitance 3 6 µF Top Plate Parallelism Error 100 µm Arcuate displacement See next page Power supply Piezoactuated NanoMax Nominal maximum input voltage 75 V S...

Page 22: ...he same The measured maximum cross talk to the X and Y axes when a movement is demanded in Z is 66 µm The table below shows the theoretical amount of cross talk to the X axis for movement at various Z axis positions Y axis at zero Cross talk to Y axis positions with X axis at zero would be the same X axis position mm 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 Arcuate Motion in Z axis µm 88 0 45 0 20 0 5 ...

Page 23: ...t harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be r...

Page 24: ...Page 22 10997 D02 MAX300 Series 3 Axis Flexure Stages 7 2 CE Certificate ...

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