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LPS710E Long Travel Piezo Stage and Controller
5.2 Settings Panel
When the 'Settings' button on the GUI panel is clicked, the 'Settings' window is
displayed. This panel allows data such as jog step size and input sources to be
entered. Note that all of these parameters have programmable equivalents accessible
through the ActiveX methods and properties on this Control (refer to the
Programming
Guide
in the
APTServer helpfile
(accessed via the Windows ‘Start’ menu) for further
details and to Section 2.2.4. for an overview of the APT ActiveX controls).
5.2.1 General tab.
Fig. 5.2 Piezo Settings panel - General tab
Output Voltage Range
- used to set the maximum output voltage of the piezo
controller. The piezo actuator connected to the controller has a specific maximum
operating voltage range and this parameter is used to set a corresponding value for
the maximum output voltage. Additionally, in some applications it can be useful to
restrict the output voltage range to a lower value. For example, during loop tuning the
actuator might become unstable; lowering the maximum output voltage imposes a
lower limit on the amplitude of any oscillation and can be used to protect sensitive
optical components.
Any voltage can be entered in the range 0 to 150 V.
