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“pr0nk2ind”

I've acquired 2 or 3 K2 IND systems and have mixed/matched parts to combine them into a working system.

Basically what happened was I tried really hard to get one at local auction but kept getting outbid. I found one at reasonable price on eBay (after some negotiation) and acquired it. However, it didn't come with any objectives. Somehow after this I managed to win a very nice system at industrial auction for pretty low price (lower than the objectives would have cost on eBay).

pr0nk2ind mk1

Given the quality of this system and how much I bid to get other systems, this system has been surprisingly low cost to build.

Combining parts into a working high quality system composed of:

Image Vendor Model Description Source system Notes
Zygo / Tech Inst KMS310RT Chassis KMS310RT base / Z axis
Tech K2IND-KMS310 Illuminator KMS310RT
Nikon Lamphouse KMS310RT Mercury burner
Nikon HB-10103AF Lamp PS KMS310RT Mercury burner PS
Tech Inst? ? XY stepper table Disp Serv XY
Compumotor M57-102 XY stepper driver Disp Serv XY
Gecko G320X Z servo driver Gecko
Came with a gecko!
Nikon CF Plan Objective KMS310RT
10x, 20x, 50x, 100x

Missing the 5x, has a slot for it
Nikon ? Observation tube, trinocular Nikon K2 Original system was binocular
NRC Model 39 Tilt correction eBay Mirror mount
UVNet Enclosed pr0ndexer Indexer Digikey, Amazon
2.5 combicon

Lovingly assembled
UVNet pr0nscope Control software N/A
Lenovo t61p Control laptop weird stuff

Nikon K2 IND

Above: photo from eBay listing

210 mm optics

Came mostly complete save objectives. Got a Nikon BD Plan 20x objective off of eBay but unfortunately its scratched a little :(. Might not hurt image quality too much though.

Zygo KMS310RT

Above: system at auction. Trivia: the CRT said Micron Technology on it…must have come from them

Intended to be a mask aligner. Infinity system. I believe this is sold by Zygo with major components from Technical Instruments and Nikon.

Very heavy! Estimate 700 lbs

Came as a complete system minus control system:

  • Mercury burner w/ PS
  • Fiber illuminator w/ PS
  • Nikon CF Plan objectives (4). Something like % * 5x
    • 10x
    • 20x
    • 100x
  • TMC pneumatic anti-vibration table
  • Motorized servo XY table
  • Motorized Z axis (course focus)
  • Piezo Z axis (fine focus)

This page is about piecing it together to try to get it working again

It came with a very small subsection of the user man. I was able to contact Zygo and get some more info

Chasis

Dataplate:

Technical Instrument Company
650 North Mary Avenue
Sunyvale, CA 94086-2906
Model: KMS310RT
Serial No: XXX
Assembly No: 015-00007-AA
Manufacturered: TIC
THIS PRODUCT CONFORMS TO 21 CFR
1040 AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE

K2 IND

TMS300 or something

Had a neutral density filter rattling around when I got it. Have not looked to see where it came from. Have not tried spinning it up

Mercury burner: HB-10103AF

Technical Instrument Company
650 North Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2906
Model: K2IND-KMS310
Serial No: 9635-3235
Assembly No: 200-00013-AJ
Manufactured: August 1996

Motorized Z axis

Above: Zygo electronics overview

Have this sort of working using Gecko drive but not very well

Signal Encoder wire Cable wire Notes
Floating Shield Clear unshielded
Common Black Black
+5V White White
A Brown Orange
B Red Red
Z Yellow N/C Probably once-per-rev reference mark
? N/C Green ?

Motor details

Motor: Harmonic Drive “HiT Drive SERVO ACTUATOR, RH-11-6001-E100DO5”

  • Encoder (sold with motor): ENCODER-02A 1000P /R

Website decoding of RH-11-6001-E100DO5:

  • RH Type: RH mini series
  • 11 size 11
  • 60 Output shaft rated rotational speed (r/min) 60 r/min
  • 01 Rated output (W) x10 10 W
  • E incremental encoder
  • 100 encoder resolution 1000p/r
  • D Encoder power supply 5-12
    • Case says 5V
  • O: open collector
    • aha!
  • 5: ?
    • Not a special suffix
    • indicates 5V operation?

Encoder details

Cover removed:

Glass rotary encoder with open drain outputs.

I opened this up because I was having trouble getting signal (2014-09-29) and thought it might have been broken. Now I know it was just an open drain vs actively driven issue.

Above: troubleshooting encoder signals

When I asked Gecko about my linear encoders they didn't seem that familiar with them (which seems a bit odd but w/e). In any case, they recommended the follow qudrature encoders:

  • CUI AMT102-V
  • US Digital quadrature encoder

Nosepiece

Motor: FRAULHABER

MOTOREN
22BK 40.5:1

Lamphouse

“super high pressure mercury”

Model: Nikon LH-M100CB-1

Use bulb: USH-102DH

Piezo Z axis

Removed, but would be nice to get it working at some point

PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI)

Type: P-960.00 Polarity: +

Serial-No. XXX

XY servo motor stage

DC servo system with glass linear encoders. Switched out for stepper system for quicker bring up but might eventually put it back on

Motor: voltage/current/inductance?

QUALITY MOTION CONTROL
PART NO. 2241-M2608
SERIAL NO. 177
DATE CODE 9606
CUST NO.
REV. LEVEL

linear encoder

RSK
Type MSA6703
Nr.034-042815 01003 Spec.939
F08 Int. 10 um RI-Code02U +5V

Disposition Services microscope stand

XY stepper motors and a reasonably heavy duty (not as heavy duty as the Zygo) manual Z axis.

I believe this was from a K2 IND, or at least something very similar. The XY stage (and maybe z too) footprint is compatible with the disposition services unit

At the time I didn't have a use for it but bought it on speculation since it was pretty inexpensive (about $120 total IIRC)

XY stepper stage

Manual

Motor

Model: M57-102
Serial: 27852
Code: 

Driver

COMPUMOTOR
CORPORATION
Model: M57-102
Serial: 27852
Code: A

Control cable is a DB-9 to funky female connector

Indexer pin DB-9 pin Cable color Name Notes
1 B Red STEP+
2 A Green DIR+
3 C Blue SHUT+ N/C if unused
4 F Brown SHUT- N/C if unused
5 E Black DIR-
6 D White STEP-
N?C H

Z axis and stand

Currently unused, in storage

Misc

Above: standard K2 IND next to the KMS310RT

Above: both Disposition Services stages during the swap. The servo system baseplate is 3.5“ thick (!) and the stepper system is “only” 1.9” thick.

References

mcmaster/tech_inst/k2_ind.1428200703.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/04/05 02:25 by mcmaster