Zaber LRT-EC Series User Manual

LRT-EC Series User's Manual
High-load motorized linear stages with built-in motor encoders, dust covers
Disclaimer
Zaber's devices are not intended for use in any critical medical, aviation, or military applications or situations
where a product's use or failure could cause personal injury, death, or damage to property. Zaber disclaims any
and all liability for injury or other damages resulting from the use of our products.
Precautions
Zaber's autodetect peripheral axes are designed to be used effortlessly with Zaber's line of autodetect controllers.
The LRT-EC includes onboard memory that allows Zaber's controllers to autodetect the model and set
reasonable parameters. See the
the axis may result if the settings are not correct. To use your Zaber peripheral with a third-party controller, review
the motor, sensor, and encoder specifications and pin-outs carefully.
Zaber's motion control devices are precision instruments and must be handled with care. In particular, moving
parts must be treated with care. Avoid axial loads in excess of the rated thrust load, axial and radial impact, dust
and other contaminants and damage to the lead screw thread. These will reduce the performance of the device
below stated specifications.
Conventions used throughout this document
Fixed width
return, which can be achieved by pressing enter when using a terminal program.
An ASCII command
achieves the same result. For example,
move abs 10000 (T:20:10000)
Binary command number 20.
Not all ASCII commands have an equivalent Binary counterpart.
Device Overview
AutoDetect
Your LRT-EC peripheral is equipped with AutoDetect, a feature that allows a Zaber controller to automatically
configure its settings for the peripheral when it is connected.
Protocol Manual
type indicates communication to and from a device. The
followed by (T:xx) indicates a legacy T-Series
shows that a move abs ASCII command can also be achieved with
for more information on how to modify the settings. Damage to
symbol indicates a carriage
Binary Protocol command that