Canon GC-201 Scanner User Manual


 
CANON Digital Galvano Scanner System GM-1000 Series
Users Manual 1.20
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3.5. Control Screen
This section explains the buttons and other items on the control screen.
Connection display
The status of RS-232 connection to the controller is displayed.
Connected: CONNECT (green)
Not connected: DISCONNECT (gray)
Position display
The encoder position (Mechanical angle) of each axis is displayed.
(Unit: pulse)
Note: Since the number of encoder pulses per rotation depends on
the galvano motor, the relationship between the number of pulses
and the angle also differs with the motor type.
Axis selection
Select an axis for control and information display.
(#1 = Axis 1, #2 = Axis 2)
The screen can display the information of only one axis selected
here, although the position displayed at and the status
displayed at always show the information of both axes.
Origin control
(Homing to origin)
Press this button to go to origin or detect the origin.
The operation depends on the controller status.
(During ordinary servo control)
Moving to the origin (where the position display is 0)
Invalid during high-speed serial communication
(After servo OFF and soft reset) Starting origin detection