Selecting The Stage Type - THORLABS KIM101 Kinesis User Manual

K-Cube Inertia Piezo Motor Driver
The unit takes about 5 seconds from power application until initialization is finished,
during which time the following screens are displayed.
K i n e s i s K I M 1 0 1
S t a g e i s P I A
3.5

Selecting the Stage Type

To ensure that a particular stage is driven properly by the system, a number of parameters
must first be set. These parameters relate to the physical characteristics of the stage/
actuator being driven (e.g. min and max positions, leadscrew pitch, homing direction etc.).
To assist in setting these parameters correctly, it is possible to associate a specific stage
type with the motor controller channel. Once this association has been made, the server
automatically applies suitable default parameter values on boot up of the software.
Note
To ensure correct operation, it is important to select the correct stage and axis type
as described above. Selecting an incompatible stage/axis type could result in
reduced velocity and/or resolution, and in the worst case could cause the stage to
run into the end stops or home incorrectly.
The stage type can only be selected from the top panel settings menu - see Section 4.4.11.
for more details.
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K i n e s i s K I M 1 0 1
After a few
seconds
S w R e v 0 1 0 0 0 3 *
Fig. 3.4 KIM101 start up screen
Asterisk identifies
Rev 1 hardware units
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