THORLABS KIM101 Kinesis User Manual page 42

K-Cube Inertia Piezo Motor Driver
6.3.2 Device Tab
Display Intensity
In certain applications, it may be necessary to adjust the brightness of the LCD display
on the top of the unit. The brightness is set in the Display Intensity parameter, as a
value from 1% (Off) to 100% (brightest). The display can be turned off completely by
entering a setting of zero, however, pressing the MENU button on the top panel will
temporarily illuminate the display at its lowest brightness setting to allow adjustments.
When the display returns to its default position display mode, it will turn off again.
Device Control Options
The joystick is sprung such that when released it returns to it's central position. In this
central position the motor is stationary. As the joystick is moved away from the center,
the motor begins to move; the speed of this movement increases as the deflection is
increased. Bidirectional control of motor moves is possible by moving the joystick in
both directions.
Joystick Mode
Velocity - Deflecting the joystick starts a move with the velocity proportional to the
deflection. The maximum velocity (i.e. velocity corresponding to the full deflection of
the joystick) and acceleration are set in the Channel tab Drive Settings. parameters.
Jog - Deflecting the joystick initiates a jog move, using the parameters specified
by the Channel tab Jog Settings. The joystick must be released before another jog
move can be initiated.
Go To Position - Deflecting the joystick starts a move from the current position to
one of the two predefined "go to" positions. These positions are specified in the
Preset Position 1 and Preset Position 2 parameters displayed for each channel
when the Go To Position mode is selected, and are measured in number of steps
from the zero position. In this mode, move the joystick left (Ch1 and 3) or up
(Ch 2 and 4) to go to position 1, and right or down to go to position 2.
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