T-Series/Installation/motion products

Installation

Connection to a Computer

Connect the device to a computer as follows:

1. Plug the Mini-DIN to D-Sub serial adaptor (T-DSUB9) into your computer’s serial port and plug the device’s data cable into the adaptor (figure 1). You may need to use a cable extension to reach your computer. There is no need to power-down or reboot the computer. USB-to-RS232 converters are available if you have no RS232 serial port.

2. Connect the power plug of your power supply to the power connector of the device (figure 2). If present, the green LED should light up indicating the device has power (some devices may not have LEDs).

3. If your device comes with a knob for manually adjusting the actuator's position, set the knob to the neutral position between forward and backward. At this point, you will feel a slight detent and the yellow light (if present) will turn off. For the device to receive computer commands, the manual knob must be in the neutral position.

4. Additional devices can simply be daisy-chained to the first (figure 3). For long chains of devices that daisy chain power, a power supply should be connected at every 2nd or 3rd device. A renumber command needs to be issued after a new device is connected, before it can be controlled independently.

5. Install software from http://www.zaber.com/wiki/Software (figure 4). We recommend installing the Zaber Console to get started. As a simple first test, try entering these instructions:

Renumber all devices                - Device: 0, Cmd:  2, Data: 0 
Home device 1                       - Device: 1, Cmd:  1, Data: 0
Move device 1 to 10,000 microsteps  - Device: 1, Cmd: 20, Data: 10000

To see the microstep distance (resolution) for your device, see the specs page for that device on the respective product page .

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