Newport CONEX-CC User Manual

CONEX-CC

Single-Axis DC Motion

with Controller/Driver

Controller GUI

Manual

V2

.0.x

CONEX-CC Controller GUI Manual

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Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Controller State Diagram .................................................................................................. 2

2.0 Installation ..................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Install CONEX-CC Graphical User Interface................................................................... 3

2.2 Launch GUI ...................................................................................................................... 3

3.0 Getting Started .............................................................................................. 4

3.1 Discover Instruments ........................................................................................................ 4

4.0 User Interface ................................................................................................ 5

4.1 Configuration .................................................................................................................... 5

4.2 Main .................................................................................................................................. 8

4.3 Tracking .......................................................................................................................... 10

4.4 Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................... 12

4.5 About .............................................................................................................................. 13

Service Form ........................................................................................................ 15

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on how to use the
CONEX-CC Controller graphical user interface (GUI).

1.2 Overview

The CONEX-CC Controller GUI is a graphical user interface, that allows the user to
interact with the CONEX-CC controller that is connected to stages with DC motors
and encoder feedback. The user can initiate moves, change the state of the controller,
adjust parameters, etc.

Single

-Axis DC Motor

Controller/Driver
CONEX

-CC

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1.3 Controller State Diagram

The CONEX-CC controller is defined by the following state diagram.

NOTE

The position tracking is available only from the controller version 2.0.0

Controller’s LED display:

NOT REFERENCED: If everything is OK then SOLID ORANGE.
NOT REFERENCED: If hardware faults or wrong parameters then SOLID RED.
NOT REFERENCED: If end of runs then SLOW BLINK ORANGE.
CONFIGURATION: SLOW BLINK RED.
READY / READY T: SOLID GREEN.
DISABLE / DISABLE T: SLOW BLINK GREEN.
HOMING: FAST BLINK GREEN.
MOVING: FAST BLINK GREEN.
TRACKING: FAST BLINK GREEN.

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