
Step mode
The drive electronics of the E-871.1A1N convert the control value to a modified sawtooth
signal with a maximum frequency of 25 kHz and output the corresponding piezo voltage. The
piezo voltage generates a cyclic alternation of static and sliding friction between the moving
rod and the piezo actuator and therefore a continuous feed of the rod. The output of one
period of the modified sawtooth signal generates one "step" of the rod.
The travel range is only limited by the physical limits of the positioner.
Linear mode
The drive electronics of the E-871.1A1N convert the control value to an analog signal. The
output piezo voltage corresponds to 10 times this analog signal. The feed of the rod is
generated by the expansion of the piezo actuator caused by the piezo voltage. The piezo
actuator achieves its maximum expansion when the E-871.1A1N outputs the maximum
permitted piezo voltage.
The travel range is limited by the maximum expansion of the piezo actuator.
Motion in closed-loop operation
The motion is executed in closed-loop operation as follows:
Can the target position be
reached in linear mode?
Sequence of the motion
Yes
Linear mode with control value correction via PID servo algo-
rithm and notch filter
No
Sequence of the following four steps:
1. Linear mode
2. Fast step mode
3. Slow individual steps (Q-Motion® drives only)
4. Linear mode (analog step-and-settle at the target position)
Step mode is switched over to linear mode at the end of mo-
tion to allow controlled approach to the target position. Control
value correction via the PID servo algorithm and the notch filter
is only done in linear mode during step 4 of the motion.
Depending on the field of application, it may be useful for the PiezoMike drives to switch off
the change to linear mode at the end of motion, e.g., when the main objective is to reach the
target position quickly, and not nanometer-precision positioning. The PiezoMike Mode
parameter (0x1F0007A3) serves this purpose. If it is set, there is no analog step-and-settle at
the target position at the end of motion.
If PiezoMike mode is active (PiezoMike Mode parameter = 1), the following parameters are
evaluated for motion in closed-loop operation:
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