Newport NewStep NSA12 User Manual page 38

38 Software
The main window has five tabs to choose from: Move, View All, Setup Status,
and About.
The Setup tab shows information specific to the selected controller.
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The data identified in items 1-3 is not stored in the controller. It is saved by the
software in a file on the user's PC.
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10. Home preset is the offset used for the Home position.
11. Backlash Value is the backlash compensation value
Press "Update Settings" button in order for any changes in settings to be sent to
the controller.
Press "Save settings" button to save the new settings in the controller EEPROM
memory.
Axis Description is an arbitrary description that user
can define. This is a convenient way for providing
custom names to controllers.
Measurement units (user units) are a user definable
string that will be shown next to the measurements.
Scaling is the scaling factor to convert the system
units (micro-steps) to user units.
NOTE
Velocity is the actuator's slew velocity in user units
per second.
Acceleration is the actuator travel acceleration in user
units per second squared.
+ Travel Limit is the positive software travel limit in
user units.
- Travel Limit is the negative software travel limit in
user units.
Max Velocity is the Maximum travel velocity in user
units per second.
Max Acceleration is the Maximum travel acceleration
in user units per second squared.
This value is not stored in the controller. Instead, it is
used by the software as a virtual home position. By
default, this value is equal to zero.
in user units the backlash value is applied when
change of direction is detected.