Chapter 4 Standalone Operation; Introduction; Control Panel Buttons And Indicators - THORLABS KBD101 User Manual

Chapter 4 Standalone Operation

4.1 Introduction

The Brushless DC Driver K-Cube has been designed specifically to operate with the
range of Thorlabs Brushless DC motorised opto-mechanical products. The unit offers
a fully featured motion control capability including velocity profile settings, limit switch
handling, homing sequences and, for more advanced operation, adjustment of PID
settings, allowing support for many different actuator configurations. These
parameters can be set via the Kinesis Server software - see Chapter 5. Furthermore,
many of these parameters are automatically set to allow "out of the box" operation
with no further "tuning" required.
The following brief overview explains how the front panel controls can be used to
perform a typical series of motor moves.

4.2 Control Panel Buttons and Indicators

MOVE Controls - These controls allow all motor moves to be initiated.
Velocity Wheel - Used to drive the motor at a varying speed in either forward or
reverse directions for full and easy motor control - see Section 4.3.
Digital Display - The display shows the menu options and settings, accessed via
the menu button - see Section 4.4. When the Ident button on the associated GUI
panel is clicked, the display will flash for a short period.
MENU - used to access the settings menu - see Section 4.4. Also used to stop a
move when the stage is in motion.
Brushless Motor Controller
MENU
Fig. 4.1 Panel Controls and Indicators
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