SONOPLOT MICROPLOTTER Proto, Manual

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Robotic positioner settings
The robotic positioner can be moved manually via the controls in the main interface, but it is
possible to have even finer control of movement properties by using the Positioner configuration
window accessed under the
SonoGuide | Tools | Motor Settings menu option.
This window lets you set the speeds and accelerations for movement in all three axes. All
speeds are in microns/s and all accelerations are in microns/s
2 . These values can be set for two
conditions: when the positioner is being moved manually, and when the movement is controlled
by the computer during the automatic deposition of a pattern. For example, it might be desirable
to have faster speeds and accelerations set for manual positioning than for automatic
positioning so that you can quickly move the dispenser over a large area in order to align it
above a specific position, and then have it move much more slowly over the small scale at
which the pattern is being dispensed so as to produce the smoothest, most accurate
movements. Each speed or acceleration will take effect once you have finished inputting the
new value in its respective box and clicked elsewhere in the window to move the focus out of
that box.
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