Setting Up A Z System - PI L-509 Series User Manual

5 Installation
1. Allow access to two of the required mounting holes in the base body of the stage.
Possible measures:
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2. Affix the upper L-509 to both mounting holes made accessible in the lower L-509:
Tighten the screws in the mounting holes completely (p. 55).
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the two other required mounting holes in the base body of the
upper stage.
4. Check that the upper stage is affixed firmly.
5.5.3

Setting Up a Z System

NOTICE
Screws that are too long!
Screws and locating pins that are inserted too deeply can damage the lower stage.
 Observe the depth of the mounting holes in the motion platform (p. 52) of the
lower stage.
 Only use screws and locating pins of the correct length for the respective
mounting holes.
Designations in these instructions:
Lower stage: X axis in an XZ combination; Y axis in an XYZ combination. The stage on
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which the upper stage is mounted using an adapter bracket.
Upper stage: Forms the Z axis of the multi-axis system, is mounted in a vertical alignment to
the lower stage with an adapter bracket.
Examples of XZ systems consisting of two L-509s and an adapter bracket
1 Lower stage
2 Adapter bracket
3 Upper stage
28 Version: 1.1.0
Temporary start-up of the upper stage (p. 33) and commanding the platform to a
suitable position
Moving the motion platform manually (p. 43)
MP141E L-509 Stage