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Introduction
The agitator consists of a motor with a rotating reel that taps against hanging loops of fiber. This continually changes the paths of the light rays through the fibers, thereby smoothing/homogenizing the output illumination of the fibers.
The motor is controlled by a Galil DMC-30012 controller.
Two temperature sensors are also connected to the Galil controller - one to measure the temperature of the motor, and one to measure the air temperature within the crypt.
Relevant Devices
Description | Qty | Source | Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|
Motor Controller | 1 | Galil | DMC-30012-BOX (ISCNTL) |
Motor and Encoder | 1 | Galil | BLM-N23-50-1000-B |
Power Supplies1 | 2 | Galil | PS-2.50-24 |
Power Cable | 1 | Galil | PWRCBL-30012-ISCNTL |
Emergency Stop Switch | 1 | Rockler.com | Safety Power Tool Switch |
Temperature Sensor | 2 | Analog Devices | AD592BNZ |
1: the option was chosen to use two power supplies: one powers the controller and one powers the motor.
Relevant Functional Block Diagrams
Overall System:
Agitator Temperature Sensors - Wiring Diagram:
Software Actions
Action | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn on motor | Will occur just before start of spectrometer exposure. |
| 2 | Turn off motor | Will occur during readout of spectrometer exposure. |
| 3 | Read temperature values | Two sensors attached to Analog Inputs |
Operational Modes
Link to Agitator tab within Operational Modes Spreadsheet
Required Adjustable Settings
Setting | When Needed | Notes | ||
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Build | Observing | Maintenance | ||
Motor speed | YES | NO | MAYBE | |
Required Telemetry
Parameter | Report Frequency | Purpose | Notes | |
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| 1 | Motor RPM | once per minute (TBC) | Ensures agitator is running properly | When the encoder is mounted on the motor, it rotates in the same direction as the motor. In the final design of the agitator, the encoder will be removed from the motor. It will be installed on a separate shaft that will rotate in the opposite direction of the motor. Noted here as the Galil-related software might need to address this internally. |
| 2 | Motor current | once per minute (TBC) |
| Suggestion from Galil (email to SG): “You can monitor the commanded current via the Tell Torque command (TT). This monitors the commanded torque or motor command signal that we are sending to the amplifier. This signal is a -10V to +10V signal. Using this with the amplifier gain (AG command) you can find what the command current is. For example, if TTA = 2V and AGA=1 (corresponding to 0.8A/V), the commanded current to the motor is 1.6A (TT*AG or 2*0.8). Please take a look at the TT and AG commands in the controller command reference for more details.” |
Relevant Datasheets & Manuals
Description | File | Source | |||||
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| 1 | Galil DMC-3x01x Datasheet |
| http://www.galilmc.com/motion-controllers/single-axis/dmc-3x01x#info=0 | ||||
| 2 | Temperature Sensors |
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