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mesoSPIM_scanlab_hardware_driver
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Preparing the mesoSPIM ScanLab galvo system
- Overview Scanlab Galvo System
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Scanlab Driver Boxes
- Necessary parts and tools
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Mechanical
- [drawing file folder: enclosure drawings]
- Bottom Alu plate
- enclosure
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Driver Electronics
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Elektronic PCB
- [drawing file folder: enclosure drawings]
- Necessary parts and tools
- Driver front panel
- Driver Electronics cable
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Elektronic PCB
- Scanlab Galvo mount
- Scanlab Power supply (thorlabs GPS011)
- Enclosure Schroff product number 14820-133
- TBD xls list
drawing file folder: enclosure drawings
Needed for better stand and heatsink.
Bottom Alu plate, 150 x 60 x 4mm, 3 x M3 thread, 2x 3mm holes for flat head screw
ToDo: drilling and milling the schroff metal enclosure; leftside, frontside, rightside, backside, bottom.
enclosure: tesa tape for closing enclosure holes for better air cirulation
left Driver enclosure Plate: mechanical modifiction of leftside
Lasercutter Trotec for engraving front (Z Hight)
Lasercutter Trotec for engraving front, placing inside
enclosure: clean engraving with Kontakt 60 spray
roughening enclosure Back plate
heat sink compound applied to heat sink and driver electronic
heat sink compound applied to enclosure back plate
heat sink compound mounting; heat sink on bottom, then enclosure back plate, then driver electronic
enclosure: after grinding bottom side for better heat conduction
Driver enclosure bottom view, distance helpers
Driver enclosure bottom view, heat sink compound before mounting stand-plate
Inside Box, all done
Version _4 is from 6.2008, first Batch. Version _v5 is the modified and untested version after first batch middle 2019.
Order Info: Leiterplatte: D-sub-verlaengerung-Scanlab Kunde: 44007 Format: Cadsoft Eagle 5.9 Ausführung: 2 - Lagen - Durchkontaktiert Format: 97,47mm x 43,50mm = 0,42dm² Material: FR4 1.55mm 70μm Cu Oberfläche: HAL bleifrei Min. Leiterbahnbreite: 200μm Min. Bohrdurchmesser: 0.2mm Lötstopplack: Top + Bottom, grün Positionsdruck: Top, weiss E-Test: Ja 10 pieces = Euro 106 + 19 shipping
Shipping time 7-10 days.
drawing file folder: enclosure drawings
tbd
front panel overview
Adaptor-print connector; pin cable length
Adaptor-print connector; showing pin 1
Adaptor-print connector; pin cable length 2
Driver; pin-header-plug to adaptor-print 1
Driver; pin-header-plug to adaptor-print 2
connector: driver to adaptor plate
Adaptor-print connector; coaxial cable length
Driver; Driver-electronic, coaxial cable length
connector: BNC Position In to RG-147 coax cable
probe connector plug for Pos out , crimpsocket molex?? (or you solder it directly but not recommend)
Driver; Driver-electronic powerplug to cable
Driver; power socket details
Driver; Driver-electronic powerplug to cable to power-switch on front
Driver; Driver-electronic powerplug to cable to power-switch on front 2
Driver; Driver-electronic powerplug to cable to power-switch on front and Pos out probe connector plug
important! place the adaptor-print exactly between the two DB15, close the enclosure, and then begin to solder the DB15 connectors
Driver; adaptor-print, solder via's, Top
Driver; adaptor-print, solder via's, Bottom
Driver; adaptor-print, solder front DB15
Driver; adaptor-print, solder LED's
adaptor print: Led's soldered (botton pin is ground)
adaptor print: both Dsub soldered
adaptor print: back side
Driver fan; cable length, resistor, pin header
Do not forget to mount the Finger-Guard
Driver; prepairing Power cable from thorlabs
Driver; soldering power plug DB9 to thorlabs cable
Driver; thorlabs cable to DB9 power plug
tbd
Galvo block and fan cooling aggregate with surface finish
Galvo block and fan cooling aggregate mount with heat conducting film
connector: Galvo plug, replacing clip with screws
modified power plug with 3.9V Z-Diode
Galvo fan; cable fan to cable thorlabs, soldering
Ventilator mounting
Galvo unit with mount, fan and cables
tbd
Position of Fan cutout and holes
Fan cutout with 5mm verax fan screws
Voltage reduction for Fan, Resistor prepairing
Voltage reduction for Fan, Resistor soldering and covering
Overview Fan modification
Cables inside to band
Drivers
Signal Generator, 200Hz, symmetry 50%, 3.500Vpp
Oscilloscope, Position output
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Background
- mesoSPIM history
- Optical design
- Electronics
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Setting up a mesoSPIM
- First steps
- Preparing the software and electronics
- Preparing the microscope optics
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Setting the microscope up
- General alignment tips and tricks
- Installing the microscope base
- Setting up the detection path
- Alignment of the detection path
- Setup of the sample XYZ stages
- Setup of the excitation path
- Immersion cuvettes
- Set up a microscope config file
- Light-sheet co-alignment
- Set up initial ETL parameters
- Setting up lasers with the GUI
- Sample Handling
- Test Samples
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrades and custom variants