The lifter system has four branches 

  1. Lifter mechanical+Electrical setup (in the target cave)
  2. Lifter control box (Slow controls rack)
  3. Lifter ADC Box (Slow controls rack)
  4. Lifter monitoring box (Control room)

Details of each unit

  • Lifter mechanical setup

    QtyDescriptionManufacturerPart number
    7Limit switchHoneywell311SM6-T
    2String Potentiometer TE connectivityPT1A-15-UP-10K-C25
    1stepper motor Applied Motion Products, Inc.HT23-600
    2Right-Angle Gear DriveAndantex USA
    2Screw JackDuff-Norton
    • This is the ORC document which covers the electrical wiring in the lifter setup Lifter Electrical ORC.pdf
    • The wiring diagram of the lifter setup (in the cave) + Wires from the cave to the slow controls rack : lifter_Wiring.PDF

    • The seven(7) position switches are labeled as in the following image.

    • The limit switches are connected to the motor driver in the Lifter Control Box.
    • The IP address of the driver: 192.168.24.142
    • The motor driver is configured to a special configuration (Lifter config_Updated.stfprj) for the lifter operation. The configuration is done by the manufacturer's software STF Configurator Setup 2.0.22.0630(AMP).exe 
    • The following image shows the STF interface after configuring the driver
    • The configuration is only needed when replacing the motor driver with a new driver
    • This is the report prepared by the designer of the lifter   E1039 Target Frame and Lifter Final Report.pdf 

  • Lifter Control box

The attached ORC document describes the details of the lifter control box ORC-1865_ORC_Lifter Control System.pdf


The complete lifter system diagram 









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