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LFS4100 Chapter 5: Software Interface
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5.9. Movement Control Bar
The seven boxes in the Movement Control Bar permit the user to move the fiber holding blocks and splice head at
will by clicking on the forward and back arrows. The radio buttons labeled “Fine,” “Medium,” and “Coarse” allow
the user to decide how much motion should occur with each click of an arrow. The indicators showing the
positions of each element are given in units of motor steps.
Left Block:
The Left Block box
enables the user to move the left
fiber holding block in and out. The
number shown is the position of
the left block in microns. The
positive direction is defined as “in”
towards the splice head. Thus, for
the left block, positive motion is to
the right.
Left Pivot:
The Left Pivot box
enables the user to pivot the left
fiber holding block for alignment in
the back view.
Left Rotation:
The Left Rotation box enables the user to rotate the left fiber in order to align stress
members in PM fiber, align cores in eccentric-core fiber, or align surface features in non-circular fiber.
Splice Head:
The Splice Head
box enables the user to move the
splice head left or right. Positive
motion of the splice head is to the
right.
Right Rotation:
The Right
Rotation box enables the user to
rotate the right fiber, for the same
reasons one would employ left
rotation.
Right Pivot:
The Right Pivot
box enables the user to pivot the
right fiber handler for alignment in
the front view.
Right Block:
The Right Block
box enables the user to move the
right fiber handler in and out.