Installation - Zaber X-VSR Series User Manual

On: Device is moving, or data is being transferred.
Blinking: Device is under manual control via the knob (in Velocity mode). The blinking rate is
proportional to movement speed.
Blinking twice per second: Packet corruption has occurred for ASCII commands sent with a
checksum.
Blue - Warning/Error
Blinking twice per second: Driver is disabled due to over-temperature, out-of-range voltage
or other driver fault; or due to user request. See

Installation

The X-VSR can be connected to a computer as follows:
1. Plug the M8 to USB adaptor (X-USBDC) into one of your computer's USB ports, then attach
the device to the adaptor. You may need to use a cable extension to reach your computer.
There is no need to power down or reboot the computer.
2. Connect the power plug of your power supply to the power connector of the device. The
green LED should light up indicating the device has power.
3. Additional devices can simply be daisy-chained to the first. See
below.
4. Install software from the
recommended.
As a simple first test, try entering:
/renumber (T:2)
/1 home (T:1)
/1 move rel 10000 (T:21:10000)
The parameter of 10000 in the move command above specifies 10000 microsteps. To see the
microstep size (default resolution) for the device and how it translates to displacement, first go to
Software page. For the initial setup, using
Fx Warning Flags.
Daisy-Chaining Devices
Zaber Console is