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=== Wheel re-homing during imaging === | === Wheel re-homing during imaging === | ||
| − | + | You need to optimize the filter speed setting if you ever encounter the dreaded re-homing sound due to the wheel failing to move to a filter position during Multi-Dimensional Acquisition. The wheel itself has a resonance frequency associated with the load of filters. Practically one finds the ideal speed by empirically checking which speed introduces the least vibration. | |
| − | + | See the Operation Manual (available at http://www.sutter.com/) section "Helpful Tips about Filter Wheel Movement Errors". | |
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Revision as of 09:16, 7 August 2014
| Summary: | Interfaces to Sutter Lambda 10 controllers, Lambda SC controller, and DG4 |
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| Authors: | Nenad Amodaj |
| Maintainers: | Arthur Edelstein |
| License: | BSD |
| Platforms: | Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (only serial port, no parallel port or USB) |
| Devices: | Lambda SC Lambda 10-B Lambda 10-2 Lambda 10-3 Lambda DG-4 |
Contents
Device Configuration
Serial port issues
Sutter devices use a straight through (i.e., not null modem) DB9 serial cable. The default baud rates are 9600 for serial ports and 128800 for USB ports (which use a build-in USB-serial converter)
Wheel speed
95% of the time speed #1 works best (#0 being the fastest, which only works with an empty wheel). If speed #1 does not work you can try the slowest (speed #7 IIRC). Best practice is to set the desired wheel speed during startup, i.e. in your Startup Preset of the System Group.
Troubleshooting
Wheel re-homing during imaging
You need to optimize the filter speed setting if you ever encounter the dreaded re-homing sound due to the wheel failing to move to a filter position during Multi-Dimensional Acquisition. The wheel itself has a resonance frequency associated with the load of filters. Practically one finds the ideal speed by empirically checking which speed introduces the least vibration.
See the Operation Manual (available at http://www.sutter.com/) section "Helpful Tips about Filter Wheel Movement Errors".