Signal Amplitude Adjustment - Renishaw ATOM Installation Manual

Rotary encoder system

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Signal amplitude adjustment

Suitable for:

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Applications where the readhead mounting bracket allows full adjustment of the readhead and the

Renishaw USB set-up tool kit and software or an oscilloscope can be used to monitor the output signals.

Required parts:

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Customer designed bracket

•

2 × bracket mounting screws

•

2 × M2 × 6 screws

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ATOM readhead

•

Oscilloscope or Renishaw USB set-up tool kit

For more information on system tolerances refer to the installation drawings at

www.renishaw.com/atomdownloads

1. Mount the readhead onto the bracket.

2. Loosely mount the readhead bracket onto the axis.

3. Using the Renishaw USB set-up tool kit or an oscilloscope adjust the yaw, pitch and

rideheight of the readhead to maximise the signal strength.

4. Tighten the bracket and readhead fixing screws.

5. Check the readhead set-up LED is green around the full axis of rotation.

6. Proceed with the

'System calibration'

section on page 34.

For more information on bracket design and the Renishaw USB set-up tool kit, contact your local Renishaw representative.

ATOM rotary encoder system

and software

Yaw

Rideheight

Pitch

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