
6.1.8. Aligning the Mirror
This procedure describes how to align the scanner mirror (load) while the servo is still active.
Since the servo normally interprets someone holding or touching the mirror as a change in the
inertia ofthe mirror, the system usually goes unstable. The Mirror Alignment
Mode
jumper, W5,
when activated, lowers the loop gain, allowing the user to loosen the mirrors while the servo is
still active, but without it going unstable.
Note: This procedure can only be used to align the mirror to the center of
its
range. It cannot be
used to align the mirrors to some other point in the field. The Mirror Alignment Mode jumper
forces the scanner to go to the centered position.
1.
Setup the system by following steps 1 - 7 in section 4.2. above. The system must have had
the Position Output Scale Factor, the Command Input Scale Factor, and the Closed Loop
Response already adjusted properly either by
CTI,
or by the above procedures.
2.
Send a digital 32768io to both chaimels for digital inputs, or send a
0.000
volt signal for
analog inputs. Ensure the Command Input Offset trimpot Rl is set to
0.000
volts by
monitoring on the wiper of
R1.
3.
Remove the jumper, W5, from connecting pins 2 and 3, and re-insert it onto pins 1 and 2.
The system is now set up in Mirror Alignment Mode.
4.
Tum the power on. The system should tum on in the normal sequence, except the mirrors
will stay at the center position.
5.
The mirtor mount clamp screws can now be loosened.
6. Referring to the proper XY Mount Interface Dwg in section 6.2. locate the entiance and exit
points for
the
mount.
7.
Align a laser beam so that it enters the entrance pupil perpendicularly to that side of the
mount. Make sure it is perpendicular in both the vertical and horizontal axes.
8. Place a target some distance from the mount to capture the exiting beam. Position the target
so that a beam exiting the XY mount is at the exit pupil and perpendicular to the entering
beam.
9. Adjust the mirrors in the XY mount so that the exiting beam strikes the center ofthe target.
10.
Make sure the mirrors are pushed all the way down the shaft. Tighten the screws securely,
but not so
tight
as to strip out the small Allen heads.
11.
Re-install W5 back to its Normal Mode location, connecting pins 2 and 3. Ensure the
position ofthe beam is still centered.
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