Marzhauser Sensotech TANGO 3 mini, Operating Manual

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TANGO Desktop Accessories
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The deflection of control stick and rotary potentiometer is in relation to speed (e.g. small deflection – low
speed, large deflection – high speed).
Rotation of the multi-function wheel is synchronous to travel (e.g. 1 revolution on the multi-function wheel
≙
0.1 mm change in position in the Z-axis).
Functional scope
On delivery, the operating elements of the joystick are configured as follows:
Operating element Assigned function/axis
F1/F2/F3/F4 key No assignment
Control stick X-axis (axis 1) / Y-axis (axis 2)
Rotary potentiometer Z-axis (axis 3)
Multi-function wheel
Z-axis (axis 3)
Configuration options
There is a multitude of configuration options for the joystick using SwitchBoard or manual programming of
the controller. The states of control stick, rotary potentiometer, multi-function wheel and function keys can be
queried via the software interface or be evaluated by the controller.
Configuration options for the joystick (excerpt):

Free and precise programming of the maximum travel speed per axis (mm/s)

Assignment of different speed curves per axis

Inversion of direction of travel for control stick, rotary potentiometer and multi-function wheel

Exchange of assignment of control stick deflection and axis to be moved (X/Y)

Blocking of axes

Programming of the path to be travelled per revolution of the multi-function wheel

Assignment of the multi-function wheel to any axis

Control of the LED illumination LED 100 by control stick or multi-function wheel
Depending on the configuration, the function keys F1-F4 permit fast access to various functions (excerpt):

Switchover of joystick behaviour

Switchover of the rotary potentiometer between Z and A-axis

Change in speed

Saving and approaching of coordinates (Snapshot function)

Enabling the LED 100 illumination control

Enabling the speed-proportional joystick functionality for the multi-function wheel
You will find detailed information about the joystick configuration in the following documents:

The Instruction Set of the TANGO Controller

Operating Manual SwitchBoard
Technical data
2-Axes
Joystick digital 3-Axes
Joystick digital 3-Axes Joystick
digital with Multi-
Function Wheel 4-Axes Joystick
digital with Multi-
Function Wheel
Art. no. 00-76-200-1820 00-76-300-1820 00-76-300-1821 00-76-400-1820
No. of axes 2 3 3 4
Dimensions 229 × 122 × 90 mm 229 × 122 × 96 mm 229 × 139 × 90 mm 229 × 139 × 96 mm
Interface TANGO HDI digital
Material Membrane keyboard (control panel), ABS polymer with haptic coating (housing), stainless
steel (housing bottom)
Weight Approx. 1 kg