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| The swinger may be operated in local or remote mode. In local mode the 3 position toggle switch on the motor control box must be in the local position. In local mode the swinger can be controlled using the speed control pot and forward/reverse switch at the end of the remote cable. To operate the swinger in remote mode the speed control should be set to approximately 27 and the forward/reverse switch must be in either forward or reverse, not stop. The power switch on the speed control box must be on. The 3 position toggle switch on the motor control box must be in Remote. | The swinger may be operated in local or remote mode. In local mode the 3 position toggle switch on the motor control box must be in the local position. In local mode the swinger can be controlled using the speed control pot and forward/reverse switch at the end of the remote cable. To operate the swinger in remote mode the speed control should be set to approximately 27 and the forward/reverse switch must be in either forward or reverse, not stop. The power switch on the speed control box must be on. The 3 position toggle switch on the motor control box must be in Remote. | ||
| - | To operate the swinger from DAQ enter the command swing at the keyboard. You should have previously set the hardware limits to limit the movement in case of error at the computer. If the swinger has not been previously moved you will be presented with a menu of choices for position calibration. The first choice is to accept some previously determined calibration constants that are fine for approximate postions of the swinger. You can also enter calibration constants that you have previously determined for the 35 and 125 degree points by typeing e. The third choice is to enter m and you will be requested to move the swinger to 35 degrees manually and that calibration point will be read by the computer. Then do the same for 125 degrees after hitting return. Tou will also be requested for the software limits to be placed on the movement of the swinger. These software limits should constrain the movement of the swinger more than the hardware limits. The software limits must be entered as floating point numbers eg. 0.0 for zero degrees, 175.4 for 175.4 degrees. | + | To operate the swinger from DAQ enter the command swing at the keyboard. You should have previously set the hardware limits to limit the movement in case of error at the computer. If the swinger has not been previously moved you will be presented with a menu of choices for position calibration. The first choice is to accept some previously determined calibration constants that are fine for approximate postions of the swinger. You can also enter calibration constants that you have previously determined for the 35 and 125 degree points by typeing e. The third choice is to enter m and you will be requested to move the swinger to 35 degrees manually and that calibration point will be read by the computer. Then do the same for 125 degrees after hitting return. You will also be requested for the software limits to be placed on the movement of the swinger. These software limits should constrain the movement of the swinger more than the hardware limits. The software limits must be entered as floating point numbers eg. 0.0 for zero degrees, 175.4 for 175.4 degrees. |
| After calibration the swinger may be moved by typing swing at the DAQ prompt and entering the new angle. The swinger will move as best it can to the new angle and stop. If the swinger misses the desired angle, just swing again to the desired angle. The swinger is a massive device and sometimes the inertia causes problems on moving precisely to the desired angle. Performance may be optimized by small adjustments to the speed control. If the swinger is hunting back and forth, slow down the motor. If the swinger is moving too slowly, increase the speed control. | After calibration the swinger may be moved by typing swing at the DAQ prompt and entering the new angle. The swinger will move as best it can to the new angle and stop. If the swinger misses the desired angle, just swing again to the desired angle. The swinger is a massive device and sometimes the inertia causes problems on moving precisely to the desired angle. Performance may be optimized by small adjustments to the speed control. If the swinger is hunting back and forth, slow down the motor. If the swinger is moving too slowly, increase the speed control. | ||
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