Section 3 — Quick Start
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Section 3
Quick Start
3.1
General Description
The following paragraphs cover procedures for operation after all equip-
ment has been connected, and both the ESP6000 controller card driver and
setup utility have been installed (see the System Setup section). Informa-
tion includes how to power up the UniDrive and stage motor(s), activate
home and jog motions, and to shut down the system. These procedures
enable a user to verify that stages are functioning properly and to provide a
limited overview of the Windows Motion Utility. Refer to the Windows
Utilities and Programming sections for detailed operating procedures. Refer
to the Setup UniDrive menu in the Windows Utilities section to configure the
UniDrive for non-compatible (non-SmartStage) equipment operation.
3.2
Motor On
CAUTION
Place stages on a flat surface and move objects which could restrict
their travel before turning on stage motors. Be prepared to turn
motors off quickly if you observe abnormal operation by pressing
the red STOP ALL button on the UniDrive.
With the PC powered on and software installed, turn on the UniDrive by
pressing the power switch at the front of the unit. The UniDrive is automati-
cally configured for the appropriate motor at power-up. Select
PROGRAMS
,
ESP6000
, and then
ESP-UTIL
to boot-up the ESP-util.exe program.
For ESP6000-compatible stages, select
MOTION
from the ESP 6000 Main
Menu. The Motion drop-down menu appears (see Figure 3.2-1).
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