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Uno International Ltd.
Stepper Control Board Manual
Uno International Ltd.
20 Belsize Avenue
London NW3 4AU/England
Co Reg No 4694961
VAT No. 858 3837 74
Stepper Control Board
Manual
ISS 8
June 2013
USA
Clark Solutions
10 Brent Drive
Hudson, MA 01749
Tel: 978-568-3400
sales@clarksol.com
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Summary of Contents for Uno International Stepper Control Board
- Page 1 20 Belsize Avenue Hudson, MA 01749 London NW3 4AU/England Tel: 978-568-3400 Co Reg No 4694961 BOXER PUMPS ® sales@clarksol.com VAT No. 858 3837 74 Stepper Control Board Manual ISS 8 June 2013 Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 1/21...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Connection between motor and controll board ............3 Software installation ....................4 Hardware installation ....................4 Software explanation ....................5 Practical tips ......................14 Daisy chaining pumps ....................15 Warranty ........................21 Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 2/21... -
Page 3: General Description
4. 3 Opto poles(optional - only if homing is required) via Molex 0.1" terminal connector Homing Opto header Motor header Fan header Motor address DIP block Daisy header Power LED Panic USB socket Mains jack button 24V 2.5A socket + @ centre Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 3/21... -
Page 4: Software Installation
2. Link the board with your PC using the A to B USB cable. 3. Power the board using a good quality 2.5A switch mode PSU. The yellow LED on the control board should come on as soon as power is supplied to the board. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 4/21... -
Page 5: Software Explanation
6. Stepping: Full Stepping or Half Stepping. Choose half stepping if you intend to run the motor in low speeds i.e. below 1000 steps/sec (below 300rpm). 7. For accurate operation always apply a hold current. A hold current of 400mA Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 5/21... - Page 6 1. Calibrate the pump using the media you are intending to use the pump for. 2. Use precision scales with tare function. 3. Initiate new chain by pressing the New Chain (Ctrl+N) on the project box. 4. Drag and drop the motor into the chain box. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 6/21...
- Page 7 "Run Continuously". Press the stop button as soon as you see that the tubes are primes throughout their entire length and void of any air bubbles. 8. Enter 2000 steps which represents 10 full motor revolutions Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 7/21...
- Page 8 1. Now that the pump is calibrated you can reconfigure the motor from a motor counting steps to a pump which dispenses in ml. 2. Highlight the motor to reconfigure from the Motors list and choose Motors/Configure from the drop down menu. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 8/21...
- Page 9 5. From now on, whenever you wish to run the pump, you can enter the volume you would like to dispense, the speed of dispense and the direction - whether forward or backward (dispense or aspirate). 6. Save your settings. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 9/21...
- Page 10 You can drag the functions into any position in the chain tree, drag the motor from the motors box into the chain box in order to achieve any motor variation you require. An operation for a single motor function can look like this: Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 10/21...
- Page 11 You would like to repeat 5 times the addition of die to the cell. Right click and choose "Add Repeat". Drag the "Add die to cell" line and the backstep onto the "Add Repeat" Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 11/21...
- Page 12 Now drag the sub menu into a position in the protocol where you want these actions to take place. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 12/21...
- Page 13 You can quickly generate many protocols from one master protocol by changing various functions, their order or value, and save into any position on your hard drive. Use the "Save As" function to save the modified protocols. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 13/21...
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Page 14: Practical Tips
Setting a high speed with too high initial speed will cause the motor to slip. In very short rotations, for example 100 steps, the motor might not reach the requested speed. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 14/21... -
Page 15: Daisy Chaining Pumps
A daisy chain cable for connecting two pumps consists of 2 female Molex connectors and a cable and can look like this: Part No. 6000.553 A daisy chain cable for connecting many motors could look like this: Uno Part No. 6000.554 These cables are available from Uno International Ltd. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 15/21... - Page 16 USB cable to the PC Opto connection Motor connection Remote STOP Panic Button 24V DC 2.5A Power supply cable Daisy chain cable 6000.553 Opto connection Motor connection 24V DC 2.5A Power supply cable Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 16/21...
- Page 17 Leave OFF 4 – not used Leave OFF 5 – Address A Binary 1 6 – Address B Binary 2 7 – Address C Binary 4 8 – Address D Binary 8 Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 17/21...
- Page 18 2. Go through the calibration procedure as described in section 6.2. 3. After calibration you can assign the new motor as a pump, linear drive or a rotary drive as you did in the first motor setting. Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 18/21...
- Page 19 A simple protocol made from 4 different motors could look like this: You can add all the sub functions as done previously and a finished protocol for 4 motors could look like this: Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 19/21...
- Page 20 Protocol 2 Protocol 4 Protocol 7 Protocol 2 Protocol 2 Protocol 7 Protocol 4 Protocol 3 Protocol 2 Protocol 1 Protocol 1 Protocol 2 Protocol 3 Protocol 4 Protocol 7 Protocol 2 Uno International Ltd. Stepper Control Board Manual 20/21...
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Page 21: Warranty
(including any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for a general purpose), and no other representations or claims shall be binding on or obligate Uno International Ltd. in any way. In no event will Uno International Ltd. be liable for any special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from use or malfunction of this product or the equipment or system with which it is used, loss of revenue, or cost of replacement of goods.