Positioning

Automated positioning

Maintenance of the automated positioning system consists of checking the motors and making sure everything is properly tightened (use Loctite if needed; we recommend it). Troubleshooting mostly involves the motor drivers.

Calibrating

If the motors don't respond correctly, open the Zaber software, select the 'Basic Movements' option and click the Home button. This sends the motors to their absolute zero position.

Restore

If sending the motors home doesn't work, the next step is to restore the affected motor. In the basic options, select the motor experiencing the issue, click on the settings icon, and choose 'Restore'.

Recommendation

After training is finished, send all the motors home.

Manual positioning

The manual positioning system needs little maintenance: mainly tightening the Thorlabs parts and keeping the positioning tool in good shape.