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SigmaKoki

SigmaKoki device adapter

Summary Interfaces with Sigma Koki controllers and associated hardware
Author Sigma Koki
License BSD License
Platform Windows
Devices XYStage, ZStage, Shutter and Camera

XYStage

  • Device Name

    • XYStage/XY steages (Advanced System)

  • Supported Models

    • Shot-Series
      • SHOT-302GS, SHOT-304GS, SHOT-702/702H
    • Hit-Series
      • SHRC-203, HSC-103
    • FC-Series
      • Current model: FC-111/114, FC-411/414, FC-511/514, FC-611, FC-911
      • Old model: FC/SC-101G, FC-401G, FC-501G

  • Communication Settings (XY Stages)

Devices SHOT-702/702H SHOT-302/304GS FC-SERIES(Current)
SHRC-203		 FC-SERIES (Old) HSC-103
BAUDRATE 38400 4800 ・9600 ・19200 ・38400 4800 ・9600 ・19200 ・38400 9600 38400
DATABITS 8 Bits
PARITY None
STOPBITS 1
FLOW CONTROL RTS/CTS ・NONE RTS/CTS NONE RTS/CTS
DELIMITER CRLF


  • Communication notes
    • Select correctly the COM port (PC side) to which the device is connected.
    • Be sure to select the Baud Rate setting according to the controller memory switch setting.
    • Be sure to set the controller to Host mode (a state that accepts commands from the PC).
  • Preset Parameters (XY Stages)
Devices SHOT-302GS/702/702H SHOT-304GS FC-SERIES(Current) FC-SERIES (Old) HSC-103 SHRC-203
CHANNELS 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2 1, 2, 3
CONTROLLER INFORMATION Controller Information (Division, Resolution, Pulse rate etc. )
DIVISION 1 , 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20 , 25, 30, 40 , 50, 60, 80 , 100, 120, 125, 200 , 250 NONE 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 120, 125, 200, 250, 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000
FULL STEP 1,2,4,20
STEP SIZE Variable (Up to 0.08µm) NONE NONE 0.01 Variable (Up to 0.00025µm)
SPEED 10~5000
  • Channel X,Y
    • XInitial value (X-axis: 1, Y-axis: 2)
    • Set the connection channel for the XY axes.
  • Speed micron
    • Initial value (3000 µm / sec)
    • Set the speed for both X, Y axes.
  • Divisions
    • Default: Div:2
    • Set the number of divisions for full step movement.
  • Full Step (micron)
    • Default: 1
    • Set the full step movement amount (µm) (see catalog value).
  • Controller Information
    • Description
      • Display the vendor's device adapter name.
    • Name
      • Display device name.
    • StepSize X,Y
      • Display the amount of movement (resolution) per pulse.
      • ⚠️ HSC-103 controller is 0.010µm fixed.
    • XY Division Information
      • Display the division number setting method for each controller model.
  • Others
    • ⚠️ SHRC-203 and SHOT-Series do not work when the number of divisions exceeds the [MIM] of the stage.
    • ⚠️ FC-Series is a feedback (Close-Loop) controller stage.
    • ⚠️When using HSC-103, set the "PLSRATE" of the controller memory switch correctly.

Pulse Rate calculation method: \(PLSRATE = {FullStep \over Division} * 1000 / 0.1\)

ZStage

  • Device Name

    • ZStage / ZStage (Focusing actuator)

  • Supported Models

    • SHOT-Series
      • SHOT-302GS, SHOT-304GS, SHOT-702/702H, FINE-01γ/503, TAF-C01
    • HIT-Series
      • SHRC-203, HSC-103

  • Communication settings (Z Stages)

Devices TAF C01 GIP-101 FINE 01 γ /503 SHRC-203
BAUDRATE 38400 4800 ・9600 ・19200 ・38400
DATABITS 8 Bits
PARITY None
STOPBITS 1
FLOW CONTROL NONE RTS/CTS NONE・RTS/CTS
DELIMITER CRLF


  • Communication notes
    • For the settings of SHOT-302GS / 702 / 304GS and HSC-103, refer to the communication settings of XYStage.
    • Select correctly the COM port (PC side) to which the device is connected.
    • Be sure to select the Baud Rate setting according to the controller memory switch setting.
    • Be sure to set the controller to Host mode (a state that accepts commands from the PC).
  • Preset Parameters (Z Stages)
Devices TAF-C01 SHOT-302GS/702/702H SHOT-304GS HSC-103 FINE-503 SHRC-203 FINE-01 γ
CHANNELS 1 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3 1
CONTROLLER INFORMATION ・Controller Information (Division, Resolution, Pulse rat etc.
DIVISION 1 , 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20 , 25, 30, 40 , 50, 60, 80 , 100, 120, 125, 200 , 250 40 NONE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 120, 125, 200, 250, 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000 NONE
FULL STEP 0.2, 1, 2, 4, 20
STEP SIZE Variable (Up to 0.08µm) 0.01 NONE Variable (Up to 0.00025µm) NONE
SPEED 10~5000


  • Channels
    • Initial value: 1
    • Set connection channel.
  • Control Mode
    • Initial value: OPEN
    • ⚠️ Switch the control method. When using the automatic Z stage with built-in glass scale on SHOT-302GS/304GS, switch the control method of the connection channel to "CLOSE" with the memory switch on the main unit. Please note that if the preset setting and the memory switch setting on the main unit side are not the same, you will not be able to use it correctly. Please use SHOT-702 only with "OPEN" on the Preset.
  • Speed ​​(micron/sec)
    • Initial value (3000 µm / sec)
    • Speed setting.
  • Divisions
    • Initial value (Default): 2
    • Set the number of divisions for full step movement (µm).
  • Full Step (micron)
    • Initial value: 1
    • Set the full step movement amount (µm) (see catalog value).
  • Controller Information
    • Description
      • Display the vendor's device adapter name.
    • Name
      • Display device name.
    • StepSize X,Y
      • Display the amount of movement (resolution) per pulse.
      • ⚠️ HSC-103 controller is 0.010µm fixed.
    • XY Division Information
      • Display the division number setting method for each controller model.
  • Others
    • ⚠️ SHRC-203 and SHOT-Series do not work when the number of divisions exceeds the [MIM] of the stage.
    • ⚠️ FC-Series is a feedback (Close-Loop) controller stage.
    • ⚠️When using HSC-103, set the "PLSRATE" of the controller memory switch correctly.

Pulse Rate calculation method: \(PLSRATE = {FullStep \over Division} * 1000 / 0.1\)

Shutter

  • Device Name
    • C4B 1~4 / SSH-C4B CH1~4
    • C2B 1~2 / SSH-C2B CH1~2
  • Supported models
    • SSH-C2B, SSH-C4B.
  • Communication settings (Shutter)
DEVICE SSH-C2B SSH-C4B
BAUD RATE 9600, 19200, 38400 9600
DATABITS 8
PARITY NONE
STOPBITS 1
FLOW CONTROL STS/CTS
DELIMITER CRLF


  • Communication Notes
    • Select correctly the COM port (PC side) to which the device is connected.
    • Be sure to select the BaudRate setting according to the controller memory switch setting.
  • Preset Parameters (Shutter)
DEVICE SSH-C2B SSH-C4B
STATE "1" ➡Open, "0" ➡Close
SHUTTER MODEL SSH-R, SSH-S, SHPS, SSH-25RA
USER DEFINE1~3, BSH2		 SSH-R, SSH-S, BSH


  • STATE
    • Initial value (0:Close).
    • Open/Close the shutter.
  • SHUTTER MODEL
    • Select the shutter model.
    • ⚠️ For SSH-C2B, you can select a user-defined shutter in addition to the specified model. Refer to the SSH-C2B operation manual for the definition contents (settings are made on the main unit).

Camera

  • Device Name
    • SKCam: SKCam
  • Environmental Setting
    • In order to run Sentech Camera install the DRIVER camera in advance
    • Driver for USB camera made by SENTECH (require StCamSWare v3.17)
  • Supported Models
    • All USB2.0/USB3.0 cameras
  • Preset Parameters (Camera)
DEVICE USB2, USB3 model
ALC_Mode Auto Shutter / AGC,Auto Shutter / Manual Gain,Fixed Shutter / AGC,Fixed Shutter / Manual Gain
Binning 1, 2
Scan Mode Normal Mode / Roi Mode
ClockSpeed Reference, 1/2, 1/4 (Only USB2 Camera)
Exposure Exposure time (msec)
FPS Display frame per sec
ImageDeviceSize_H(pixel) Horizontal display of image (H)
ImageDeviceSize_V(pixel) Vertical display of image (V)
Mirror Mode MIRROR HORIZONTAL/ MIRROR VERTICAL/ MIRROR HORIZONTAL VERTICAL/ MIRROR OFF
PixelType Color= 32bit_BGR/ Monochrome= 8bit_MONO
ProductName Display name of product
Shutter Gain gain
Shutter Gain Auto Max AGC Gain Max
Shutter Gain Auto Min AGC Gain Min
Shutter Gain Mode Analog All/ Digital All
WhiteBalance_GainR Display white balance gain R
WhiteBalance_GainGr Display white balance gain Gr
WhiteBalance_GainGb Display white balance gain Gb
WhiteBalance_GainB Display white balance gain B
WhiteBalance_Mode Auto, Manual, Off, OneShot


  • ALC (Auto Luminance Control)_Mode
    • Initial value: Camera setting value at the time of connection.
    • Set the electronic shutter gain and exposure time control mode.
      • Auto Shutter / AGC ➡[Auto Shutter Auto Gain]
      • Auto Shutter / Manual Gain ➡[Auto Shutter Fixed Gain]
      • Fixed Shutter / AGC ➡[Fixed Shutter Automatic Gain]
      • Fixed Shutter / Manual Gain ➡[Fixed Shutter Fixed Gain]
        • ⚠️ In automatic mode ("Auto Shutter" or "AGC"), the setting value cannot be adjusted.
  • Binning
    • Initial value: 1.
    • Set binning scan value.
      • ⚠️ Some cameras do not support Binning setting.
  • Scan Mode
    • Initial value: ROI Mode.
    • Specify camera scan mode.
      • ROI Mode Auto Shutter Auto Gain
        • Setting the ROI mode will affect the binning settings, vertical (pixels) and horizontal.(pixels) size.
        • µManager's "SetRoi", "QuadRoi" and "ClearRoi" buttons are enabled.
        • ⚠️ Some USB2.0 cameras do not support ROI mode.
      • Normal Scan Mode Auto Shutter Fixed Gain
        • ⚠️ Setting normal mode disables all activities of ROI mode.
  • Clock Speed
    • Initial value: Reference clock.
    • Set the electronic shutter clock.
      • ⚠️ As the brightness changes by switching, you need to reset "Exposure(msec)" and "ShutterGain".
    • ⚠️ Cannot be used with USB3.0 cameras.
  • Exposure ms
    • Initial value (camera setting value at the time of connection).
    • Set the exposure time of the electronic shutter.
  • FPS
    • Initial value (camera setting value at the time of connection).
  • Mirror Mode
    • Default: MIRROR OFF.
      • Mode can be set to VERTICAL MIRROR, HORIZONTAL MIRROR, HORIZONTAL VERTICAL MIRROR AND MIRROR OFF.
  • Pixel Type
    • Default: 32bit BGR.
    • Get and display camera pixel format.
  • Shutter Gain
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connecting).
    • Shutter Gain Mode can be switched.
  • Shutter Gain Auto Max
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connecting).
    • ⚠️ Works only in AGC mode.
  • Shutter Gain Auto Min
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connecting).
    • ⚠️ Works only in AGC mode.
  • Shutter Gain Mode
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connecting).
    • Analog All: Amplifies the charge during photoelectric conversion.
    • Digital All: Amplifies the brightness value by soft operation.
      • ⚠️ It all depends on the camera model, some camera does not support Digital mode or Analog mode while others support both, for this, the mode will be displayed according to the camera.
  • White Balance Gain
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connected).
    • Set each white balance gain (R/Gr/Gb/B).
  • White Balance Mode
    • Initial value (setting value on the camera side when connected).
    • Set the white balance control mode.
      • Auto: Performs automatic white balance control (Gr/Gb can be set).
      • Manual: Each gain (R/Gr/Gb/B) can be set.
      • Off: Turns off the white balance control (no gain adjustment).
      • OneShot: Converge as "Manual" after automatic adjustment (Gr/Gb can be set).