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GENERAL INFORMATION 

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About this manual 

The Lambda SC is a system designed to control and drive a single SMARTSHUTTER. The 
configuration and control of the Lambda SC is made via the USB port, and basic control is 
possible via TTL triggering. 
Refer to the REMOTE CONTROL section for instructions on how the USB connection to a 
computer is made, how the USB device driver is installed.  The next section also describes 
the installation and running of a demo program that can be used to test the Lambda SC’s 
USB connection, and to configure controller’s 

SMART

SHUTTER settings. 

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Technical Support 

Unlimited technical support is provided by Sutter Instrument Company at no charge to our 
customers.  Our technical support staff is available between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 
PM (Pacific Time) at (415) 883-0128.  You may also E-mail your queries to 

[email protected]

 

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SAFETY WARNING 

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To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 

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To avoid electrical shock and exposure to hazardous electrical voltages: 

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Do not disassemble the unit.  Refer servicing to qualified personnel. 
Always use the grounded power supply cord set provided to connect the unit to a 
grounded outlet (3-prong).  This is required to protect you from injury in the event that 
an electrical hazard develops. 

 

 

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PRECAUTIONS 

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On operation 

Failure to comply with any of the following precautions may damage this device.  

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Operate the Lambda SC using 110V a.c., 60Hz or 220V a.c., 50 Hz line voltage.  

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The Lambda SC is designed for operation in a laboratory environment (pollution degree 
I). 

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The Lambda SC is designed for connection to a standard laboratory power outlet 
(overvoltage category II). 

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Operate only in a location where there is a free flow of fresh air on all sides. NEVER 
ALLOW THE FREE FLOW OF AIR TO BE RESTRICTED. 

LAMBDA SC USB INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION – REV. 1.03 (20080617) 

Содержание Lambda SC

Страница 1: ...Lambda SC SmartShutter Control System USB Installation Configuration Rev 1 03 20080617 One Digital Drive Novato CA 94949 Voice 415 883 0128 Web www sutter com Fax 415 883 0572 Email info sutter com...

Страница 2: ...LAMBDA 10 B OPERATION MANUAL REV 0080617 2 Copyright 2008 Sutter Instrument Company All Rights Reserved LAMBDA 10 and SmartShutter are registered trademarks of Sutter Instrument Company 1 03 2...

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Страница 5: ...vice on a Windows System 17 5 1 1 Installation Steps 17 5 1 2 Interactive USB Device Driver Installation Windows Only 18 5 2 Installing the USB Interface for Non Windows Systems 21 5 3 Verifying USB C...

Страница 6: ...in screen 22 TABLE OF TABLES Table 4 1 Remote control command categories 6 Table 4 2 Remote control commands 7 Table 4 3 Status command return codes and data 10 Table 4 4 Timer command time encoding 1...

Страница 7: ...your queries to info sutter com 2 SAFETY WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock and exposure to hazardous electrical voltages Do...

Страница 8: ...l connection This chapter provides a description of these commands and how they are used Limited remote control can also be achieved with a TTL connection a description for which is provided later in...

Страница 9: ...AC 10101100 Sets the state of the shutter to closed Stop the Free Run 191 BF 10111111 Stops the Free Run if it is currently running Status 204 CC 11001100 Returns status of unit in two bytes All Motor...

Страница 10: ...ibble 100s digit 0 9 for milliseconds lower nibble 10s digit 0 9 6th byte upper nibble 1s digit 0 9 for milliseconds lower nibble 0 1s digit 0 9 TTL IN Pulse Trigger Disabled 250 160 FA A0 11111010 10...

Страница 11: ...he number of repeat cycles as a 16 bit integer ranging from 0 to 65 000 Any number above 65 000 65 001 to 65 535 sets up the Free Run for Continuous operation i e infinite repeat cycles Start Free Run...

Страница 12: ...DD 10111011 Soft Indicates that the SmartShutter is in soft mode 3 Shutter Mode 1 byte 3 222 DE 10111100 Neutral Density Indicates that the SmartShutter is in neutral density mode A second byte follow...

Страница 13: ...edge of TTL IN going high shutter opens if closed and closes if open 6 TTL IN Setting 1 byte 5 6 164 A4 10100100 Toggle on Falling Edge On the falling edge of TTL IN going low shutter closes if open...

Страница 14: ...1 Milliseconds 0 1s Digit Lower Nibble 0 9 0 or 1 0x or 1x 0000xxxx or 0001xxxx Enabled Disabled Upper Nibble 0 disabled or 1 enabled If disabled all five Exposure Timer bytes can be ignored Otherwise...

Страница 15: ...00 FF 00000000 11111111 Number of repeat cycles for Free Run These two contiguous bytes combined joined contain the number of repeat cycles as a 16 bit integer ranging from 0 to 65 000 Above 65 000 65...

Страница 16: ...elevant Seconds 0 through 59 0 9 0 9 0000 1001 Milliseconds 100s digit 0 through 9 5th 0 9 16 25 32 41 48 57 64 73 80 89 96 105 112 121 128 137 144 153 00 09 10 19 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79...

Страница 17: ...rent character or nothing at all For the command return data terminator ASCII carriage return 13 decimal 0D hexadecimal generally no character will be displayed although the carriage return is acted u...

Страница 18: ...he Lambda SC does not use any of the standard protocols commonly used for serial line or USB communications between computers or between a computer and a peripheral device The Lambda SC controller how...

Страница 19: ...Windows 981 and Windows 98 SE Second Edition 2 Windows ME Millennium Edition 3 Windows 2000 Professional Server and Advanced Server 4 Windows XP Professional Edition and Home Edition 2 5 Windows Advan...

Страница 20: ...use an unused port of a USB hub connected to your computer provided that the driver software for the hub has already been installed and the hub is functioning properly The host USB receptacle and con...

Страница 21: ...the appropriate drivers if another Sutter Instrument Company instrument with a USB interface such as a Lambda 10 3 a Lambda 10 B an MPC 200 or even another Lambda SC is already connected and configur...

Страница 22: ...ox by pressing the inverted triangle to the right of the combo box and then selecting and clicking on one of the items if any displayed in the pulldown list and finally pressing OK 3 Or clicking the B...

Страница 23: ...se visit the following web sites for more information 1 Linux drivers and tools http ftdi usb sio sourceforge net 2 Apple Macintosh drivers tools and information http www ftdichip com FTMacDriver htm...

Страница 24: ...nits are installed as USB devices This is accomplished by first clicking the Search button which causes USBTest to scan the USB for the device requested The search criterion is dependent on which one...

Страница 25: ...that the code examples assume that the FTD2XX LIB and FTD2XX H files described previously are being used You may download these files directly from FTDI s web site www ftdichip com 5 4 Uninstalling t...

Страница 26: ...utter Instrument Company a division of Sutter Instrument Corporation limits the warranty on this instrument to repair and replacement of defective components for one year after the date of shipment pr...

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