User Manual
F712T0002, valid for F-712.MA1 and F-712.MA2
Mma, BRo, 12/6/2019
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
Page 30 / 45
Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email
Start-Up and Operation
Operating the System
NOTICE
Damage from collisions!
Collisions between the mechanics (stack, fiber holder with fiber) and the surroundings can
damage the mechanics, the optical components and the surroundings.
Make sure that no collisions between the mechanics, the optical components and the
surroundings are possible in the workspace of the system.
Define the order of the reference moves for the axes so that collisions are avoided.
INFORMATION
With the F-712.MA1 and F-712.MA2 systems, all axes are equipped with incremental sensors.
With incremental sensors, the encoder signals used for position feedback provide only relative
motion information. Hence the controller cannot know the absolute position of an axis upon
startup. This is why a reference move is required before absolute target positions can be
commanded and reached.
With the spindle-driven axes (M-122K025 linear stages), use the
FRF
command to perform
the reference move. If you work with PIMikroMove, click
Ref. switch
in the
Start up axes
step of the
Start Up Controller
window.
With the piezo-driven axes (P-616K001), do
not
use the
FRF
command to perform the
reference move. The reference move with P-616K001 has to be performed by an AutoZero
procedure using the
ATZ
command. If you work with PIMikroMove, click
Auto Zero
in the
Start up axes
step of the
Start Up Controller
window.
Read the safety instructions above and on p. 7.
For general information on start-up and operation of the spindle-driven axes (M-122K025
linear stages) and piezo-driven axes (P-616K001 NanoCube® nanopositioner), see the
controller documentation (p. 5).
To avoid collisions, perform the reference moves of the axes in a suitable order. If
necessary, move referenced axes to a position where the reference moves of other axes
can be performed safely.
For Fast Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment, follow the instructions in the E712T0016 user
manual.