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Operation

 

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From the EMControl screen press the button 

displaying the current position. When the 

following Settings screen displays, enter the 

new number at the keypad, and then press 

Seek Position

 to move to this position

.

 

 

EMControl Settings screen

 

S

TOP 

M

OVEMENT

 

From the EMControl screen press 

Stop

I

NITIATE 

M

OVEMENT 

B

ETWEEN 

U

PPER AND 

L

OWER 

L

IMIT

 

From the EMControl screen press 

Scan

 to 

initiate movement between the upper and lower 

limit for the number of cycles set in the 

Scan Cycle Count

 on the Configuration screen. 

Limits are also configured in the 

Configuration screen. 

For information on the Configuration screen, 

see page 27. 

Summary of Contents for ETS-Lindgren EMControl 7006-001

Page 1: ...Model 7006 001 EMControl Positioner Controller Plug In Card User Manual...

Page 2: ...ot convey any license under its patent rights or the rights of others Copyright 2014 2015 by ETS Lindgren Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be copied by any means without written pe...

Page 3: ...ibration 14 3 0 Specifications 15 Performance Specifications 15 4 0 EMControl Plug In Card Installation 17 Plug In Card Installation 17 5 0 Operation 19 EMControl Connectors and Indicators 19 Device 1...

Page 4: ...s 29 Set Up Devices 30 6 0 EMControl Command Set 33 Detailed Description of Remote Commands 34 Detailed Command List 35 ACC 35 ACC 35 AUX 36 AUX 36 CAL 37 CAL 37 CC 38 CL 39 CL 39 CP 40 CP 41 CW 41 CY...

Page 5: ...T 54 PARM LIMST 54 PARM QKST 55 PARM QKST 55 PH 56 PV 56 P 57 S 58 S 58 SC 59 SC 59 SEP 60 SEP 60 SK 61 SKN 62 SKP 63 SKR 64 SPEED 65 SPEED 65 SS 66 SS 67 ST 67 TT 68 TWR 69 TYP 70 UH 71 UH 71 UL 72 U...

Page 6: ...488 2 Mandatory Instruction Set 78 CLS 78 ESE 79 ESE 80 IDN 81 OPC 82 RST 82 SRE 83 SRE 84 STB 85 WAI 86 Error Codes 87 Appendix A Warranty 89 Duration of Warranties for EMControl Plug In Card 89 App...

Page 7: ...nstructions could result in minor personal injury and or property damage Included text gives proper procedures Warning Denotes a hazard Failure to follow instructions could result in SEVERE personal i...

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Page 9: ...be entered manually or under software control to redirect the device from its current location to another position EMControl incorporates advanced acceleration and deceleration algorithms to accurate...

Page 10: ...tion and is sold separately Front Panel Back Panel The EMCenter may be controlled from a computer using these software products ETS Lindgren TILE Totally Integrated Laboratory Environment ETS Lindgren...

Page 11: ...ren Product Information Bulletin See the ETS Lindgren Product Information Bulletin included with your shipment for the following Warranty information Safety regulatory and other product marking inform...

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Page 13: ...ptics The fiber optic cables and connectors used with EMControl Positioner Controller Plug in Card can be damaged from airborne particles humidity and moisture oils from the human body and debris from...

Page 14: ...ressed air Failure to perform these tasks may result in damage to the fiber optic connectors or cables Service Procedures CONTACTING ETS LINDGREN Note Please see www ets lindgren com for a list of ETS...

Page 15: ...plete operating specifications see the EMCenter Modular RF Platform User Manual Performance Specifications Linear Resolution 0 1 cm Rotation Resolution 0 1 Form Factor Occupies one slot of EMCenter Fi...

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Page 17: ...oving the two screws at the top of the blank panel and the two screws at the bottom 3 Carefully insert the EMControl card into the slot of the EMCenter Tighten the four screws 4 Turn on the EMCenter T...

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Page 19: ...t the mains voltage is within the operating range of the equipment EMControl Connectors and Indicators Note For information on connecting devices to EMControl see the next section on page 20 DEVICE 1...

Page 20: ...each end either end can be connected to EMControl 1 Plug an ST connector at one end of the fiber optic cable to the IN port of the device and plug the ST connector at the other end to the OUT port on...

Page 21: ...ted to the EMControl card 1 Plug the power cord from the mains inlet on the back panel of the EMCenter into a power outlet 2 Plug the interlock jack into the interlock connector on the back panel of t...

Page 22: ...ter will flash and then will illuminate steadily Note When the EMCenter is in standby mode touch the screen anywhere to reboot 3 Turn the power switch located on the back panel of the EMCenter to the...

Page 23: ...ollowing EMControl screen Sample EMControl screen Following is a description of each function you can perform from the EMControl screen Initiate Movement see page 24 Seek to a Specific Position for Co...

Page 24: ...ons will cause a different reaction The mode can be set to Jog Step or Run Jog mode Movement continues as long as the button remains pressed Releasing the button will stop the movement Step mode Each...

Page 25: ...ress Seek Position to move to this position EMControl Settings screen STOP MOVEMENT From the EMControl screen press Stop INITIATE MOVEMENT BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER LIMIT From the EMControl screen press...

Page 26: ...et Current to set this value as the current position CHANGE SPEED Speed is expressed as a percentage of maximum speed there are eight speeds to choose from To change the speed from the EMControl scree...

Page 27: ...for the connected positioning equipment from the EMControl screen press Config to display the following Configuration screen EMControl Configuration screen Upper Limit CW Limit Displays the current s...

Page 28: ...the current setting press Current position enter the new number at the keypad and then press degr for turntable or cm for tower Scan Cycle Count Displays the scan cycle count the number of times the p...

Page 29: ...ss the Speed Presets screen Press Speed use the keypad to enter the percentage of maximum speed and then press the button EMControl Speed Presets screen The jog speed can be set to a value different f...

Page 30: ...e Setup screen contains information about the device From the EMControl screen press Config to display the Configuration screen and then press Device 1 Setup or Device 2 Setup EMControl Device Setup s...

Page 31: ...nuous mode the turntable is restricted between upper and lower software limits Note All devices with an ETS Lindgren motor base incorporate a counter or encoder The number of counts per meter must be...

Page 32: ...nt under test Bore Sight Distance and the correction Bore Sight Correction can be set Bore Sight Correction can be Standard Alternate or Dual Mast Press Download Parameters to download device paramete...

Page 33: ...MControl in the EMCenter d the device ID The EMControl has two devices Device 1 and Device 2 The device ID for Device 1 is A the device ID for Device 2 is B For example to send the CP command to devic...

Page 34: ...inear positioning devices Turntables refers to all rotational positioning devices Syntax cmd required parameter optional parameter Parameter list List of parameters and their descriptions as required...

Page 35: ...range of 0 1 seconds to 30 0 seconds Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdACC 2 0 n Set acceleration to 2 0 s See Also ACC ACC Description Gets acceleration Devices Towers turntables...

Page 36: ...FF Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdAUX1 ON n Turn auxiliary 1 on Write sdAUX2 OFF n Turn auxiliary 2 off See Also AUX AUX Description Queries the state of the specified auxiliary...

Page 37: ...should not be used by most programs Devices Towers turntables Syntax CAL XXXX XXXX Integer value for the encoder calibration to be set Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number...

Page 38: ...tructs the turntable to move in the counterclockwise direction This movement is limited by the counterclockwise limit Devices Turntables Syntax CC Response OK or an error error number Example Write sd...

Page 39: ...in degrees Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdCL 100 n Change CCW limit of the turntable to 100 degrees See Also CL CL Description Queries the turntable c...

Page 40: ...turntables Syntax CP XXX X Optional for positive values Necessary for negative values XXX X Decimal value for the current position to be set in centimeters for towers and degrees for turntables X is o...

Page 41: ...in centimeters for towers or degrees for turntables Example Write sdCP n Query tower current position Read response Response is 100 2 CM n Current position is 100 2 cm Write sdCP n Read response Resp...

Page 42: ...Devices Towers turntables Syntax CY XXX X XXX X Decimal value between 0 0 and 999 5 in steps of 0 5 Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdCY 000 n Set cycle...

Page 43: ...unterclockwise Example Write sdDIR n Query tower motion direction Read response Response is 1 n Device is moving down Write sdDIR n Query turntable motion direction Read response Response is 1 n Turnt...

Page 44: ...spond to the bits of the Device Dependent Error Register Setting a bit in this register allows the corresponding bit in the Device Dependent Error Register to cause the DDE bit in the Status Byte Regi...

Page 45: ...turned is an integer number in the range of 0 to 65535 This value when expressed in binary form represents bit values of the Device Dependent Error Enable Register Devices Towers turntables Syntax ERE...

Page 46: ...Response error bits Integer value representing a 16 bit binary number 0 65535 The bits are defined as follows 0 Undefined 1 Parameters Lost Set at startup if the EMControl detects that previous settin...

Page 47: ...t the air flotation turntable was told to turn flotation off while it was moving 9 Encoder Failure Indicates that the EMControl has detected device encoder behavior consistent with a fault in the enco...

Page 48: ...for positive values Necessary for negative values Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdLH 235 n Set horizontal polarity lower limit to 235 cm See Also LH LH Description Queries the lo...

Page 49: ...neously affects the horizontal and vertical limits Devices Towers Syntax LL XXX Optional for positive values Necessary for negative values XXX Decimal value for the lower limit to be set in centimeter...

Page 50: ...e returned is in XXX format depending upon the current numeric mode Negative values are preceded by a minus sign Devices Towers Syntax LL Response XXX Value of the lower limit for the current polariza...

Page 51: ...ers Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdLV 95 n Set vertical polarity lower limit to 95 cm See Also LV LV Description Queries the lower limit of the device...

Page 52: ...nd 3 Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdMBSND 1 n Set the sound mode to 1 See Also MBSND MBSND Description Queries the sound mode of the motor base Devices Towers turntables Syntax M...

Page 53: ...error error number Example Write PARM BCT 1 n Set bore sight correction to Alternate See Also PARM BCT PARM BCT Description Queries the bore sight correction Devices Bore Sight Towers Syntax PARM BCT...

Page 54: ...ponse OK or an error error number Example Write sdPARM LIMST 0 n Disable step key limit See Also PARM LIMST PARM LIMST Description Queries the step key limit Devices Turntables towers Syntax PARM LIMS...

Page 55: ...or an error error number Example Write sdPARM QKST 0 n Set normal deceleration See Also PARM QKST PARM QKST Description Queries the quick stop parameter Devices Turntables towers Syntax PARM QKST Resp...

Page 56: ...s Syntax PH Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdPH n Change boom polarization to horizontal See Also P PV PV Compatibility All Description Instructs a tower to change its boom polariz...

Page 57: ...ion of the tower boom Devices Towers Syntax P Response polarization Value indicating the polarization setting of the queried device 0 Vertical 1 Horizontal Example Write sdP n Query tower boom polariz...

Page 58: ...cription Queries the speed selection of a two speed or variable speed device For a two speed device a single digit value of 1 is returned if in high speed mode Otherwise a value of 2 is returned for l...

Page 59: ...ices Turntables towers Syntax SC Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdSC n Put device in scan mode See Also CY CY SC SC Description Queries the device to determine if scan mode is acti...

Page 60: ...sponse OK or an error error number Example Write sdSEP 03 n Change separation distance to 3 meters See Also SEP SEP Description Query the separation distance between the mast and the EUT Value returne...

Page 61: ...us a seek from 359 9 to 0 0 will rotate clockwise not counterclockwise See the SKN SKP and SKR commands for other ways to control the seek direction Devices Turntables towers Syntax SK XXX X Optional...

Page 62: ...bles and reverberation paddles It allows forcing the seek of a position from a particular direction Thus a SKN from 180 0 to 181 0 will rotate counterclockwise to reach the target value Devices Turnta...

Page 63: ...tables and reverberation paddles It allows forcing the seek of a position from a particular direction Thus a SKP from 181 0 to 180 0 will rotate clockwise to reach the target value Devices Turntables...

Page 64: ...located between the current upper clockwise and lower counterclockwise limits motion will continue in the target direction until a limit is hit Devices Turntables towers Syntax SKR XXX X Optional for...

Page 65: ...d Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdSPEED 54 3 n Change to 54 3 of max speed See Also SPEED S SS SS SPEED Description Queries the speed as a percentage of maximum speed Devices Turn...

Page 66: ...between the register number and the speed value speed Value from 0 255 representing the desired speed setting for the specified speed selection A value of 0 represents the minimum available speed of...

Page 67: ...e space between the command the number and the question mark Response speed setting Value between 0 minimum and 255 maximum speed Example Write sdSS7 n Query speed preset 7 Read response Response is 1...

Page 68: ...before a movement is made This command is intended to allow automated configuration of the EMControl and should not be used by most programs Devices Turntables towers Syntax TT NRM AIR TWO CONT NONCON...

Page 69: ...the separation distance is taken into account when reporting boom height This command is intended to allow automated configuration of the EMControl and should not be used by most programs Devices Tur...

Page 70: ...l TWR BOR Tower Bore sight TT NRM CONT Turntable Normal Continuous rotation TT NRM NONCONT Turntable Normal Non Continuous rotation TT AIR CONT Turntable Air Flotation Continuous rotation TT AIR NONCO...

Page 71: ...in centimeters Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdUH 300 n Set horizontal polarity upper limit to 300 cm See Also UH UH Description Queries the upper lim...

Page 72: ...taneously affects the horizontal and vertical limits Devices Towers Syntax UL XXX Optional for positive values Necessary for negative values XXX Decimal value for the upper limit to be set in centimet...

Page 73: ...ponse XXX Value of the upper limit for the current polarization in centimeters Example Write sdUL n Query tower upper limit for current polarization Read response Response is 400 n Upper limit is 400...

Page 74: ...s Leading zeroes are optional Response OK or an error error number Example Write sdUV 355 n Set vertical polarity upper limit to 355 cm See Also UV UV Description Queries the upper limit of the device...

Page 75: ...ice variable speed Read response Response is 1 n Is a variable speed device WL Description Changes the clockwise limit of the device The specified value must be greater than the counterclockwise limit...

Page 76: ...d is in XXX format depending on the current numeric mode Negative values are preceded by a minus sign Devices Turntables Syntax WL Response XXX Value of the clockwise limit setting in degrees Example...

Page 77: ...n Initiate zero scan See Also ZERO ZERO Description Queries if the device is equipped with an absolute zero reference to determine if the ZERO command can be used Devices Turntables towers Syntax ZERO...

Page 78: ...request are not supported When IEEE communication is used the first command request should be IDN r CLS Description Clear Status Clears all Event Registers summarized in the Status Byte Register and...

Page 79: ...ent correspond to the bits of the Standard Event Status Register Setting a bit in this register allows the corresponding bit in the Standard Event Status Register to cause the Event Status Bit in the...

Page 80: ...returned is an integer number in the range of 0 to 255 This value when expressed in binary form represents bit values of the Standard Event Status Enable Register Devices Turntables towers Syntax ESE...

Page 81: ...tifies this controller as an EMControl module The XXXX XXX parameter is a placeholder for the device model number The N N N parameter is a placeholder for the firmware revision level Devices Turntable...

Page 82: ...is complete That response is 1 always Devices Turntables towers Syntax OPC Response flag Indicates if commanded motion is complete 0 Device is in motion 1 Motion is complete Example Write sd OPC n Que...

Page 83: ...quest Enable Register The bits of the argument with the exception of bit 6 which is unused correspond to the bits of the Status Byte Register Setting a bit in this register allows the corresponding bi...

Page 84: ...in the range of 0 to 255 This value when expressed in binary form when expressed in binary form represents the value of the eight bit Service Request Enable Register Devices Turntables towers Syntax...

Page 85: ...endent Error DDE Set when the logical AND of the Device Dependent Error Register and the Device Dependent Error Enable Register is non zero 1 Undefined 2 Undefined 3 Undefined 4 Message Available MAV...

Page 86: ...le a command is on hold additional commands are not accepted Normal operation will continue after the command on hold had been executed Time out of the GPIB bus must be disabled before execution of WA...

Page 87: ...o low ERROR 4 Already in progress scan is running ERROR 11 Invalid argument ERROR 301 Buffer too small ERROR 305 Device not connected ERROR 350 Setting limited by lower limit ERROR 351 Setting limited...

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Page 89: ...he complete ETS Lindgren warranty for your EMControl card Duration of Warranties for EMControl Plug In Card All product warranties except the warranty of title and all remedies for warranty failures a...

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Page 91: ...ollowing the provisions of EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EMControl Positioner Controller Plug In Card Emission EN 61326 1 2006 Class B Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Immun...

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