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Micrometer
Everything about micrometers!
Micrometer terms explained!
Software Micrometer Movements
To check to see if the micrometer can move from one end to the next, you move the micrometer by (Cal Step) + (Zero position).
Examples: If (Cal Step)+(Zero Position) = x
- dosbox
>M,10,-x - This will move the micrometer towards the mirror >M,10,x+1 >M,10,-1 - Type the absolute value for the movements (x-1, ie x=2121 --> 2121 +1 = 2122) - This will move the micrometer back to the measuring position, the -1 will reset the zero location
To move the micrometer to the bulkhead position, find the highest step number in either the UV or a CJ file, let that number by y. starting from your zero position, run the following
- dosbox
>M,10,y
Refer to Motor Positions for the motor numbers
Adjusting from 292nm to 296.7nm line
Issue with 292nm's peak
The reason that line 292nm was originally picked was because that one of the closes peaks to the micrometer's reference point. However the issue with this is that 292nm has a duplex meaning very close to that peak, there would be a smaller peak which could cause issue if the instrument steps were off and found the wrong peak. Thus the line 296.7nm was picked. This line is a bit further away from the original 292nm, but it does not have any duplex which allows a larger margin of error of the micrometer stepping.
Finding the new values
To find the new cal step, we will first open the latest CH scan.
\\From here, we'll look for wavelength 2920 and 2965, then note down the step. (In this case, 1724 and 2358) The reason 2965 taken is because that is the closes scan to 2967 and this will be close enough for the instrument to finalize the newest scan. From there we can find the differences between the two to find the new cal step required. In this case we will do 2358 - 1724 = 634.
With those differences, you can find the new cal step by adding 634 to the current cal step. (Usually around the 200's). This can now be adjusted in the ICF file.
Other docs
Micrometer Optical LED Reference Trigger
Finding the Micrometer
micrometer_optical_led_reference_triggering.pdf - Includes the Schmitt Trigger schematics.

