Address assigning tool
For technicians!
The tool “Serial.exe” is used to assign the address of
any addressable unit in any Pannoramic scanner.
In principle, the address of the stepper motors is defined
with this program, because often three or more stepper motors of the same type
exist; and the motors should never have the same address.
The address should be checked, modified or actualized
if:
·
Stepper motor exchange of any unit was
done
·
Firmware upgrade of the stepper motor was
done
·
Address of any addressable unit exists
twice
·
Address of the unit is lost
“Stepper motor”; “Exchange
the X- or Y-motor”; “Stepper_Motor_Firmware_upgrade”
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Address of scanner unit |
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Unit |
Address |
Type |
|
X-Y-Z
control |
00 |
C_P |
|
USB-controller |
01 |
All |
|
DC-controller |
02 |
P_S_M_D
|
|
X-motor |
03 |
S_M_D |
|
Y-motor |
04 |
S_M_D |
|
Z-motor |
05 |
S_M_D |
|
Turret
unit |
06 |
S_M_P |
|
Tray
loader motor |
07 |
M_C |
|
Slide
loader motor |
08 |
M_C |
|
Objective
changer |
09 |
C_P_S_M
|
|
Camera
changer |
10 |
P |
|
RGB
illumination |
11 |
C |
|
Reserve |
12 |
------- |
|
Immersion
liquid unit |
13 |
C |
|
Mechanical
shutter |
14 |
C |
|
Switch
board |
15 |
C_P |
|
Legend:
C=Confocal; P=P250; S=SCAN; M= |
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The addresses are used by the scan program and the service program to
select the unit; these addresses are programmed into the specified unit and can
be changed via the tool “Serial.exe” only. It is important, that none of these
addresses should exist twice inside of one Pannoramic scanner, otherwise
command and status mismatch occurs.
If data transfer is in progress, all addressable units listen to the
address of the data stream. If the address of the unit is identical with the
address of the data stream, the addressed unit is found and this receives the
information.
To make the motor selectable for information and control data, each
motor, used in the Pannoramic scanner got an address. Each communication
pattern contains this address also. This way, only the addressed motor will
receive the information stream, where the motor address and the data pattern
address are identical. Status and sensor information is transferred by using
the same principle.
Modify
the address of a unit
1.
Switch off the power supply of the
scanner.
2.
Disconnect all stepper motor control
cables from the stepper motor electronics and the control cables of addressable
units; except the cable of the motor or unit, that address should be modified.
3.
Switch on the power supply of the scanner.
4.
Start the program “Serial.exe.
<Pannoramic_Scanners>…
website\Descriptions\Files_\3DH\Serial.exe
· It’s a
good idea to disconnect all stepper motors and addressable units that are
should not be affected during the actual unit address modification operation;
even if the address exists twice.
5.
Select the actual address of the stepper motor
to be changed in the menu “Old”; If the Address number of the stepper motor to
be updated is unknown, select its new number in the field “Old” also.
6.
In the menu “New” select the number of the
motor address used in the scanner; see also above “The addresses”.
7.
In example, we defining the actual address (03
= X-motor) to the address of the focus motor (05 = Focus motor).
8.
Press “Change ID”.
9.
If the settings are correct, press “Yes”.
10. Leave
the program with “OK” and click “Exit”
.
· Switch
off the power supply, connect the cables to the previously disconnected motors
and switch on the power supply.
· Check the
correct function of all motors with the help of the service program.
· If all
motors working correctly the procedure is finished.
End