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Debugging findCentroids First problem with MSIM stalling out on findCentroids is due to a DLL problem. Workaround: run MSIM from MS Visual Studio findCentroids...
MSIM Problems Target Convergence Testing is still not succeeding. One issue with findCentroids was due to Matlab running on TB computer eating up too much RAM...
Swapped Driver Boards on 2/24/2015 Charlie and Peter installed Driver Board (SN 02) onto the module. Re connected all flex print cables from Cobras to the...
Electronics Issues Over the past 2 weeks the electronics have been not behaving as expected and most of the time have behaved erratically (sometimes working normal...
Hrand CrapSh t Tally !!! Loaded previous EM configs into Matlab as follows cfgA.cfgFile msimMaps 062414 stitched adj1.xml cfgB.cfgFile allMapsAdj 070114.xml...
Connect to camera using Remote CameraSetup NoCooling.lst Take test images using 2015 01 29 SingleExposure.lst Found .002s exposure was good for LED settings...
MOVE FROM CAHILL TO PHYSICS BUILDING HIGH BAY (SYNCOTRON) Peter and Charlie moved all hardware to the cold box located in Syncotron Test Cube w/ stages...
Released PFI CAD Models for Partner Use Attach CAD files to this page, `creating a link` to the file; organize into sections and headings as the list grows; comment...
Interval #8211; The combined time of the pulse duration and ringout time. One motor step occurs in one interval. Duration #8211; The length of time in which...
EM TEST REPORTS Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES...
Update Testing Testing the new slow map updating on the 500 targets. Maps were generated using only the 600 targets from the two runs before. JohannesGross...
Testing new map updating Generated updated motor maps Increased ontime on pid 7 (without changing the motor map in order to test automated updating in the...
Target Testing Generated 500 targets for each Cobra Created script: 2014 10 15 TargetsEMSetC 500Targets.lst Started new target run Analysis of run...
Fast Map Re ran script to generate fast maps with more care taken in phi angle during theta map loops (keep closer to 90deg than 180deg) Merged FAST maps...
Re Do of Centers and Link Lenghts Examination of MSIM output from FASTmotormap run from 10/10 reveals that phi and theta are drifting when they aren`t commanded...
Fast Motor Maps Switched cabling from Set B to Set C Removed filters from camera Loaded `090314 setC allmaps adj3.xml` into MSIM for last known link...
Realized that the following tests used the wrong xml from SET C for the last couple SET B tests on move size study 10 01 14 09 12 33 moveSize 10...
Continue Testing Since the results with previous targets were bad on several positioners, another test with the previous target set is run. ChazMorantz...
Testing Positioner 7 First Run: Maps Updated with adjustMap, ontimes increased on 7 (before they were not consistent with the mmaps) Second Run: Maps Updated...
Positioner 122 testing Created adjusted Motor Map for J2 Forward by eyeballing overdampedness. NewMap OldMap 0.5 Main.Johannes 02 Sep 2014
Positioner 122 (7 in C) Centers While trying to measure centers for positioner 122 a very fast changing behavior occurred. When the centers script was first run...
Gravity Vector Testing Analyzed target run from overnight Ready to tilt test stand and take target data with change in gravity vector Tests while tilted...
Target Testing Targets finished overnight Analyzed results and adjusted maps. Hope that one more run will establish a stable baseline. 082514 setC...
Target Testing mSim crashed at target 74 during the night. performed analysis and adjustmaps.m on the shorter data set Re ran targets with `082514 setC...
Investigation into limited Phi range of motion Datasheet provided by NST upon delivery indicate that phi (stage 2) motor torque is right at minimum requirement...
Target Testing performance effects due to change in gravity Generated random targets for Set C Located at: Dropbox\PFS EM\TEST RESULTS\Targets\Set C...
Set C Setup Cabled set C Ran frequency sweep for all 16 axes (all sweeps looked clean) Loaded latest set C database (070914 set3 allmaps adj4.xml) into...
Set B Tilt/Focus Testing Theta Finished target 11 and 12 videos Archived data on Dropbox and ran Matlab: `analyzeTargetRun` on results Phi Copied...
Set B Tilt/Focus Testing Realized that yesterday I accidentally saved the Set E map over the Set B map instead of loading the Set B map into mSim. Copied...
Came in and switched the LED control back to Andor camera. Hrand updated MSIM Processed new centers and link lengths from last night with PID7 working and new ontimes...
Set B Tilt/Focus Testing Cabling up Set B Performed frequency sweep on all axes (all looked clean) Loaded mSim database: allMapsAdj 070114adj2.xml...
Set E Focus Tilt Testing Theta Swapped targets in mSim to be Theta targets. Started target run and focus/tilt measurements for Set E theta Finished...
Tilt Testing Camera Set Up Continued with installation of new tilt/focus camera set up. Tilt Focus Testing Started re taking focus and tilt measurements...
Set E Focus Testing Phi Focus Testing Started phi focus testing first thing in the morning. Finished Phi Focus Testing around 11am. Tilt Testing Set Up...
Set E Focus Testing Theta Focus Re cabled to set E (essentially set D, but with substitutions from set B for non funcitonal postitioners) frequency calibration...
ChazMorantz 13 Aug 2014
ChazMorantz 13 Aug 2014
ChazMorantz 13 Aug 2014
Set C Focus Testing Phi Focus Started with taking video for target #2 Made it to target convergence for #11 when mSim crashed (calculated an angle of 402deg...
Motor Map Generation Had difficulty producing motor maps from run over the previous night. pid5 was not moving. Realized that neighbor (from set D) was...
Set C Focus Testing Generated targets for set C using `071714 setC merged.xml` Copied Theta targets to: D:\PfsTests\Targets and deleted target files that...
Set B Focus Testing Finished phi focus testing ChazMorantz 12 Aug 2014
Theta Tilt Testing Finished targets #11 and #12. Altered target files so that only targets 11 and 12 were present. Ran script with a loop of 2 targets to finish...
Switching to Set B Re cabled to Set B Connected to motors with NST pathway software to verify functionality and performed frequency sweep on all motors...
Tilt Testing Finished tilt testing (targets 5 12) on Set D. ChazMorantz 06 Aug 2014
Performance Stability Analysis Moved slope files from data runs on 6/30 into the dropbox folder (Dropbox\PFS EM\TEST RESULTS\TargetConvergence\PerformanceStability...
THETA TILT TESTING Moved theta tilt target files to target directory and archived existing ones in Reviewed past convergence plots for best performing xml to use...
07 23 14 15 28 24 TargetRun Results PID 6 went crazy with the adj2 map WEEKEND PLAN Loaded the best performing map thus far, allMaps 072114 1 adj1, back...
07 22 14 14 41 38 TargetRun Analysis pid5 is improving, but still needs to get better (both theta and phi fwd look under damped, and both theta and phi rev look...
EM2 SN149 When this positioner was first cabled up as part of SET A, the driver was bad for phi and we were unable to command it properly. This was corrected...
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