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- Page 1 Microscopy Light Source MC-LS Remote Operations Guide D20990.106 Rev A – DCN 13221 SCHOTT North America, Inc. 122 Charlton Street, Southbridge, MA 01550-1960 Phone: (508) 765-9744, Fax: (508) 765-1299 lightingimaging@us.schott.com http://www.schott.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
XS – Status Summary ........................14 Z – Serial Number .......................... 15 ZM – Model Number ........................15 KL 2500 LED Protocol Compatibility ....................15 Command Structure ........................15 Responses............................15 Acknowledgment (No Error) ......................15 MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction This Guide explains how to use the remote control interfaces of the SCHOTT Microscopy Light Source (MC- LS). Please refer to the MC-LS Quick Start User Guide for more information. All technical information can be downloaded by visiting https://www.schott.com and navigating to the MC-LS product page. -
Page 4: Usb Driver Installation
The IN/OUT port contains an RS232 port for serial communication and discrete digital and analog signals for basic remote control. The connector on the MC-LS is a standard female 9-pin D-Sub receptacle. The pinout is described in Figure 3 and Table 1. -
Page 5: Analog/Digital Control
Unless otherwise noted in the command descriptions below, configuration changes are not saved until the S – Save Settings command is sent. On power-up, the MC-LS reverts to the last saved settings or the factory default if no saved settings exist. -
Page 6: Command Structure
'\r' in many programming languages. Responses The MC-LS responds to input commands with a string of characters as described in the following sections. The maximum length of the response is 64 characters (63 characters + terminator character), though most responses are fewer than 10 characters. All responses end with the Terminator character as described in the table above. -
Page 7: Negative Acknowledgement (Error)
Whenever another character is received, the timer is reset. If 10 seconds elapses since the last character was received and that character wasn't the Terminator, the MC-LS responds as described. The timeout timer stops when a timeout occurs or if the Terminator is received. -
Page 8: A1 - Rear Analog Input Value
Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 In this case, there are three faults: bit 0 (LED), bit 2 (input voltage), and bit 4 (internal PCB temperature). MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 9: D0 - Front Switch State
? = query the current state. &hlf0 = the control is disabled Response: &hlf1 = the control is enabled NOTE: The digital input is not disabled by this command. See also K – Control Lockout MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 10: I - Led Intensity
LED output using either a toggle switch or momentary pushbutton switch. 0 = level triggered (default) Parameter (#): 1 = edge triggered ? = query current setting Response: &jm0 = level-triggered (toggle switch) &jm1 = edge triggered (momentary switch) MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 11: K - Control Lockout
? = query current setting &l0 = LED disabled Response: &l1 = LED enabled LT – LED Heatsink Temperature Get the heatsink temperature in degrees Celsius. <? Response: <$ Value ($): -5.0 to 99.9 MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 12: M - Control Source
O4 – Reboot System Reboot the firmware. This command has the same behavior as power cycling the &O4 unit. Response: none Q – Product Name Get the product name. &Q &qSCHOTT Microscopy Light Source (MC-LS) Response: MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 13: S - Save Settings
The response is formatted identically to C – System Faults. Warning Description Reserved Reserved Input voltage Input voltage < 22V or > 26V LED heatsink temperature Heatsink temperature > 65°C Board temperature Board temperature > 55°C Reserved Reserved Reserved MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 14: Xs - Status Summary
0503 Front knob is set to 50.3% 0200 Analog input is 21.1% of full scale (5V * 20.0% → 1.0V) Front button is not pressed Digital input is high Control source is the USB port MC-LS Remote Operation Guide D20990.106 Rev A... -
Page 15: Z - Serial Number
Example response: &zmA20990 (model number A20990) KL 2500 LED Protocol Compatibility The MC-LS serial interface is compatible with KL protocol version 2.0 as used on KL 2500 LED. Command Structure The command structure is identical to the MC-LS commands. <Start><KL_Command><Parameter><Terminator>... - Page 16 ID – Identification Identifies the light source. 0ID?; Response: 0IDKL 2500 LED V2.0 (MC-LS Vxxx); (xxx is the firmware version) LK – Front Panel Control Lock Lock the front panel controls at the light source. See also the HLF – Front 0LK#;...
- Page 17 PR – Recall Preset Recalls the user preset values. The index value used in the KL protocol is 0PR#; ignored by the MC-LS. Only a single preset slot is used. See also the T – Restore Settings command. Parameter (#): The index value used in the KL protocol is ignored by the MC- LS.
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