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116 . Spotlight 200 User's Guide
Testing the Stage Controller
The motor that drives the stage has a resolution of up to 1 µm. Although the stage controller
has such high precision, its motor can still move the stage at a speed of up to
6 mm per second.
When you are using a motorized stage, do not place your fingers
between the moving and fixed parts of the stage. The motors driving
the stage are powerful and do not stall easily.
WARNING
The joystick operates in the following manner:
Left / Right joystick movement gives X movement of the stage.
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Top / Bottom joystick movement gives Y movement of the stage.
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Twisting the joystick gives Z movement of the stage:
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Left twist (counter clockwise) gives upward stage movement.
Right twist (clockwise) gives downward stage movement.
To test the stage controller:
1. Start the Spectrum software and check that the infrared beam is directed to the
microscope.
2. Click the
button on the toolbar.
3. Read the initialization message and then click Start when ready to proceed.
The software initializes the sample stage.
4. Make sure that you can move the stage in every direction, using both the mouse and
the joystick.
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