Features & Specifications; Product Overview; Hardware Configuration - Newport NewStep NSA12 User Manual

Actuator and motion controller
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Features & Specifications
2.1

Product Overview

Please note that NextStep Actuator and Controller are high precision
instruments. Please use proper care when handling or storing the
instrument.
TM
Newport's NewStep
micrometer replacement actuator and controller is an ideal
system for motorizing fine-positioning stages and mounts in opto-mechanical
TM
systems. The NewStep
hard-to-reach mirror mounts. Such applications include hands-off adjustment of
hard-to-reach mirror mounts or adjustments of optical mounts that are sensitive to
forces applied while twisting a knob. For example, optimizing the alignment of a
laser cavity or adjusting the pointing of a beam over a long distance.
2.2

Hardware Configuration

The serial (RS-485) communication interface on the NSC100 controller is
accessed through RS485 toRS232 converter. The pin out is designed so that you
can plug RS485 to RS232 converter directly into PC's RS232 port.
See diagram next page.
CAUTION
family has been designed for hands-off adjustment of
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