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Press Start Capture to begin reading the information. The device
will move, and once all of the data has been collected and
transmitted, a plot of the information will be displayed.
After generating a plot, you can evaluate whether the motion is in
line with your application requirements. If not, you can adjust the
servo tuning and generate a new plot for comparison. Repeat this
process until you’re content with the performance.
Because performance also relates to the motion trajectory, there
are some adjustable trajectory settings. In particular, you may want
to try adjusting the maximum trajectory speed (
maxspeed
setting),
the trajectory’s acceleration (
accel
setting), and how accurate and
stable the final position must be at the end of the movement
(
cloop.settle.tolerance
and
cloop.settle.period
settings
)
.
See the online product manual for more information on these
settings.
Manual Knobs
Most Zaber devices include a manual knob for moving the unit
without a computer connection. Devices still need to be connected
to a power source for the manual knob to work.
Indexed Knob Functionality
Turning the knob
Moves the device based on the direction the
knob is turned (clockwise moves in the positive
direction).
Pressing the knob
Decelerates and stops the device (identical
to a
Stop
command). Pressing the knob also
instantly stops the device if the device is already
decelerating.
Pressing and holding the
knob for 1 second
Toggles between
Velocity Mode
* and
Displacement Mode
†
.
*
Velocity Mode:
each knob turn increments the speed of the axis in a continuous
movement.
†
Displacement Mode:
each knob turn moves the axis a specific distance, as
indicated by the
knob.distance
setting.
