SmarAct MCS2 - Installation and Operation; Setting up the Device

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3 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

3.1 Setting up the Device

Before initial operation be sure to read the safety notes in chapter 1. To set up your MCS2 device

please follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure that the power switch of your MCS2 controller is in the oﬀ position (0) or that

the MCS2 control module is not supplied with power, respectively.

2. Connect the Sensor Modules, which may be integrated into the manipulator base plate, to

the D-SUB 15 pin female connector(s) of the MCS2 controller. If the connectors are labeled,

their labels must match.

3. If the cables from the positioners or Sensor Modules are delivered with feed-throughs, in-

stall the feed-throughs at a ﬂange of the vacuum chamber and connect the matching con-

nectors to both sides of the feed-through. If the connectors are labeled, their labels must

match.

4. If the Sensor Modules are delivered in a separate housing, connect the positioners to the

D-SUB 15 pin female connectors of the Sensor Modules. If the connectors are labeled, their

labels must match.

5. If the Hand Control Module is delivered in a separate housing, connect the Hand Control

Module to the D-SUB 15 pin high-density female connector of the MCS2 main controller

using the enclosed cable.

6. If desired, connect the ground potential of the mechanical system setup to the ground pin

of the MCS2 controller. This is recommended for applications in scanning electron micro-

scopes where the ground potential of the system setup should be equivalent to the ground

potential of the controllers.

7. Connect the power supply, which has been delivered with the controller, to the power

supply connector of the MCS2 controller.

8. Connect the MCS2 controller with one of the following interface cables:

• USB cable to the PC

• Ethernet cable to a switch or PC

9. Power up the controller by switching the power switch to the on position (I).

10. The positioning system now can be controlled by software. Make sure that the correct po-

sitioner types are conﬁgured for your positioners and perform the calibration routine on

the controller for each channel.

MCS2 User Manual