Specifications

First Steps

to copy the values of protected parameters from the Edit Mask

column to the controller, enter the password "advanced" to switch

to command level 1.

See the PIMikroMove™ Manual for further information.

2.3 Quick Start

The following instructions illustrate the first steps with the E-517 using

PIMikroMove™ because that software offers a convenient user interface for

operating the system. See the PIMikroMove™ Manual for the complete,

more-detailed software description and

"Installing the Software on the Host

PC"

(p. 11) for how to install the program. In the example below, an

E-517.i3 3-channel model and an X-Y-Z stage are used.

CAUTION

Thermally stable systems have the best performance. For a thermally

stable system, power on the E-517 at least one hour before you start

working with it.

CAUTION

If the piezo stage starts oscillating (humming noise):

In closed-loop operation, switch off the servo immediately. The load

and / or the dynamics of operation probably differ too much from the

setup for which the system was calibrated.

In open-loop operation, stop the motion immediately. Do not operate

the piezo stage at its resonant frequency because the notch filter(s)

may be deactivated in open-loop operation. You can measure the

resonant frequency using PIMikroMove™; see "Data Recorder" (p. 31)

for more information.

Otherwise the piezo stage could be irreparable damaged.

Re-calibration should only be done by adequate trained personnel and

after consultation with PI. Otherwise preset data will be lost.

1 Interconnect your system. Find details in the User manual of the

analog piezo control electronics in which the E-517 is integrated,

and in

"Communication" (p. 45) and "Using Trigger Input and

Output

" (p. 35).

2 Power on the system. Find details in a dedicated section (p. 31).