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Stepper Control Board Manual 

 

 

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8.  Daisy chaining pumps 

 
You can daisy chain up to eight motors of various types and control them all from a single PC. Each pump must 
have its own control board and a power supply. You can daisy chain the power supplies for all boards in an 
assembly. You can run any number of different motor types sequentially. You can not run the motors 
simultaneously. 
 

8.1 Daisy chaining cable 

 
In order to enable the software to talk to all pumps, you need a Daisy Chain Cable to run from each pump to the 
next. 
 
A daisy chain cable for connecting two pumps consists of 2 female Molex connectors and a cable and can look 
like this: 
 

 

 
A daisy chain cable for connecting many motors could look like this: 
 

 

 
These cables are available from Uno International Ltd. 

Part No. 6000.553 

Uno Part No. 6000.554 

Summary of Contents for Stepper Control Board

Page 1: ...nue London NW3 4AU England Co Reg No 4694961 VAT No 858 3837 74 Uno International Ltd Stepper Control Board Manual 1 21 Stepper Control Board Manual ISS 8 June 2013 USA Clark Solutions 10 Brent Drive...

Page 2: ...2 21 Table of contents 1 General description 3 2 Required hardware 3 3 Connection between motor and controll board 3 4 Software installation 4 5 Hardware installation 4 6 Software explanation 5 7 Pra...

Page 3: ...he control board you will require the following hardware 1 Power supply unit PSU 24V 2 5A 2 USB cable A to B 3 PC with Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 installed NET platform 2 0 minimum 3 Connection bet...

Page 4: ...will find the setup exe file Using this file install the BoxerPumps Controller application onto your computer Plug the PSU plug into the controller board and make sure mains power to the power supply...

Page 5: ...s this button The PCB has also a socket for a panic stop actuator 1 Motor configuration 1 Right click Motors and choose Configure A new dialogue box pops up 2 Press Add to add a new motor 3 Choose a s...

Page 6: ...e and configure motors for other addresses on the board 2 Gravimetric pump calibration procedure 1 Calibrate the pump using the media you are intending to use the pump for 2 Use precision scales with...

Page 7: ...pense side into a receiving vessel 7 Prime the pump Put both tube sides suction dispense into the reagent reservoir Right click your chosen to prime and choose Run Continuously Press the stop button a...

Page 8: ...the motor 10 full revolution 2000 steps 11 Carry out 10 dispenses and calculate the mean value 12 Go back to Motor Configuration of the motor you are calibrating and choose Pump as description of the...

Page 9: ...ated automatically such as l revolution if you chose Pump 4 Enter the value you established during the calibration process whether l revolution mm step or steps revolution and press OK 5 From now on w...

Page 10: ...ify each function separately You can delete any of the functions by right click and choosing Delete You can specify Repeat Number of repeats Delay Period of delay between actions in seconds Backstep V...

Page 11: ...following Right click in the chain pane and choose Add Repeat Specify the number of repeats drag the commands you wish to repeat onto the Repeat command Example You have written the following command...

Page 12: ...uno Uno International Ltd Stepper Control Board Manual 12 21 Now drag the sub menu into a position in the protocol where you want these actions to take place...

Page 13: ...g or from the File drop down menu choose Scheduling Choose the chain you would like to schedule Define the start time and the intervals in hours and minutes you would like the chain to run Press Add t...

Page 14: ...e Run Current to 500mA Too much current causes the motor to shudder and the processor to overheat In most applications you will not need a higher supply current than 1500mA You can set a different Run...

Page 15: ...run any number of different motor types sequentially You can not run the motors simultaneously 8 1 Daisy chaining cable In order to enable the software to talk to all pumps you need a Daisy Chain Cab...

Page 16: ...computer Each pump has to have a power supply A daisy cable must connect the pumps together Here is a typical installation of 2 daisy chained pumps USB cable to the PC 24V DC 2 5A Power supply cable...

Page 17: ...USB cable must be set on the controller software as no 1 The DIP switch setting on this pump must be as per following picture This is the master motor Picture shows setting for Master DIP switch addre...

Page 18: ...erence is that now as part of each protocol you have to specify which of the motors should carry out the task Motor 1 Master Motor 2 Slave Motor 3 Slave 3 and so on 1 Configure a new motor and set it...

Page 19: ...l Ltd Stepper Control Board Manual 19 21 A simple protocol made from 4 different motors could look like this You can add all the sub functions as done previously and a finished protocol for 4 motors c...

Page 20: ...20 21 Once this is done you can add many chains in series Protocol 1 Protocol 2 Protocol 4 Protocol 2 Protocol 7 Protocol 3 Protocol 2 Protocol 4 Protocol 7 Protocol 3 Protocol 2 Protocol 2 Protocol 4...

Page 21: ...r authorized by Uno International Ltd or 5 theft vandalism fire water or other peril Product may not be returned without proper authorisation from Uno International Ltd Cost of transportation removal...

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