07-11-2014 04:47 PM - edited 07-11-2014 04:47 PM
I am working with Labview 2012 on Windows 7. I am designing a custom control for the movement of two Thor motors. I would like to build a control that has four buttons (up, down, left right). I have been able to control one motor to go right and the other motor to go up, but I cannot get the motors to move in the opposite direction with this custom control. I have attached my program. It includes a graph that plots the position of the motors as they move. What are the options for moving in the opposite direction?
07-14-2014 05:42 PM
Hi IMSciStudent,
I would start by looking at this document which is a guide on LabVIEW and APT. Did the library of Active X calls from Thorlabs come with any documentation?
Regards,
Jordan G.
07-18-2014 05:12 PM
I have created a program that works. It can move the motor forward and backward. However, it always moves 0.02 mm, rather than the step size that I assign to it. I am thinking that the the Event Structure doesn't give the motor enough time to move more than 0.02 mm before moving on to the next part. How do you think I should handle this? Attached is the program.
07-21-2014 03:03 PM
Hi ImSciStudent,
Can you create a simple program that does not include the event structure that we can use to isolate the issue? What is the default value for the step size?
Regards,
Jordan G.