Maintenance and Repair
MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Encoder Setup
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Brooks Automation
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Revision 2.2
Encoder Setup
The following procedure is used to find the encoder amplitudes for all position encod-
ers in the MagnaTran 7.
CAUTION
The following commands are NOT used in the initial set up or the nor-
mal operation of the robot. These commands are used in repair oper-
ation only.
Brooks Automation recommends contacting Brooks
Technical Support before beginning this procedure.
Required Tools and Test Equipment
Performing this procedure does not require any tools.
Setup Strategy
This procedure will find the encoder values and report them to the operator. Three
runs of each procedure are performed and then the average value will be set.
Read the entire procedure before beginning.
Find T1 Encoder Value
CAUTION
The following commands are NOT used in the initial set up or the nor-
mal operation of the robot. These commands are used in repair oper-
ations only.
Brooks Automation recommends contacting Brooks
Technical Support before beginning this procedure.
1.
Power up the robot and establish serial communications.
2.
Enter the following command to begin collecting values:
FIND ENCODER T1
3.
Rotate the T1 motor shaft (the outer shaft) slowly.
Rotate the shaft and attempt to complete one full revolution within 30 seconds.