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  • Page 1

    F A-448 SIX POSITION FILTER WHEEL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Rev: 1.597 15 Discovery Way , Acton, MA 01720 Phone: (978)263-3584, Fax: (978)263-5086 Web Site: www. piacton .com[...]

  • Page 2

    C o n t e n t s I. Description II. Specifications III. Installation A. Mounting to Monochromator B. Connecting Control Unit C. Installing and Changing Filters IV . Operation A. Manual Operation with Controller or T erminal B. Operation with Computer or T erminal C. IEEE-488 Operation V. Figures VI. Appendix A: Connector Wiring VII. W arranty 1[...]

  • Page 3

    I. D e s c r i p t i o n The FA-448 is a series of filter wheel assemblies which are available with and without installed order sorting filters and with and without remote position control. This manual covers the following models: F A-448 Six position filter wheel. Manual sample indexing. Holds 6 samples or filters, each 1 inch diameter . Does not [...]

  • Page 4

    II. FA-448 Series Filter Assembly Specifications • Six position wheel • One inch (1" ±0.005) diameter filters, maximum thickness =0 .200" Controller specifications • Control from computer or terminal through RS-232 port at 9600 • baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and 1 start bit. • Optional control from IEEE controller D[...]

  • Page 5

    III. I n s t a l l a t i o n A. Mounting to Monochromator The filter assembly is 3/4 of an inch thick. Therefore, if using a light source that is designed to mount directly on the entrance slit housing and to focus the light on the entrance slit, it is recommended that the filter assembly be mounted on the exit slit housing. If it is necessary to i[...]

  • Page 6

    C. Installing and Changing Filters T o install or remove filters or samples, the following procedure is recommended: 1) If the filter assembly is mounted to the SpectraPro™, remove it and disconnect the cable, if attached. 2) Place the filter assembly on a clean surface with the motor down. Refer to Figure 1. 3) Using the 1/16" allen wrench [...]

  • Page 7

    IV . O p e r a t i o n A. Remote Operation from Controller Unit The filter positions of each filter wheel can be controlled using the thumbwheel switches on the controller modules supplied with the filter assemblies. Connect the motor drive cable of the controller to the motor connector of the filter wheel for each unit. Connect the control unit to[...]

  • Page 8

    C. IEEE -488 Interface Option for Filter Controllers The IEEE-488 interface option allows control of ARC Filter Control unit from the IEEE-488 bus. All of the commands and status requests described in Section B - Operation with RS-232 Computer or T erminal - are available through the IEEE-488 option. The following standard interface functions are p[...]

  • Page 9

    Program 1 CLEAR , 59000! : IBINIT1=59000! : IBINIT2=1BINIT1+3 : BLOAD “bib.m”,IBINIT1 2 CALL IBINIT1 (IBFIND, IBTRG, IBCLR, IBPCT, IBSIC, IBLOC, IBPPC, IBBNA, IBONL, IBRSC, IB SRE, IBRSV, IBPAD, IBSAD, IBIST, IBDMA, IBEOS, IBTMO, IBEOT, IBRDF, IBWRTF, IBTRAP) 3 CALL IBINIT2 (IBGTS, IBCAC, IBWAIT, IBPOKE, IBWR T , IBWRT A, IBCMD, IBCMDA, IBRD, I[...]

  • Page 10

    V. F i g u r e s 9 Co ver Scre ws (1 of 8) Shaft Aperture Slot Co ver Plate Detent Scr e w for Manual Operation Split Ring (1 of 6) Spacer Filter or Sample P osition (1 of 6) 6 Position Filter Wheel[...]

  • Page 11

    VI. Appendix A: Connector W i r i n g Filter Wheel Drive Cable J1 Filter Wheel Pin # 1 Motor phase 1A 2 Motor phase 1C 3 Motor phase 1B 4 open 5 Motor phase 2A 6 Motor phase 2C 7 Motor phase 2B 8 open 9 open 10 Interrupter module OUT 11 Interrupter module GND 12 Interrupter module LED cathode 13 Interrupter module LED anode 14 Interrupter module +5[...]

  • Page 12

    VII. W a r r a n t y C e r t i f i c a t i o n Acton Research Corporation (ARC) certifies that this instrument was thoroughly tested and inspected and found to meet the specifications furnished by ARC when it was shipped from the factory . W a r r a n t y Acton Research Corporation (ARC) instruments and accessories are warranted for a period of one[...]