Hi,

the test button does the stage backlash just fine, I also made sure that
the backlash values in stg-cmd are all set ok. Point analysis work fine, it
only occurs in the stage mapping.

Thanks,

Anette

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Lang Shi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> If you press the test button from joystick, does the stage move? If not,
> you have to set up backlash from the stage command manually.
>
>
> Lang Shi
> Microprobe Laboratory
> Earth and Planetary Sciences
> McGill University
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> Canada
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> Subject: [PROBEUSERS] Stage mapping acquisition woes
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> Hello Probeusers!
>
> the stage mapping on my JEOL JXA-8900R just started to show the most
> peculiar behavior. No matter the mapping conditions, it acquires only a
> single line and uses the stage backlash once a second. The amount of the
> backlash seems to correlate with the individual set width of the map. The
> resulting map shows the correct amount of pixels but obviously is not the
> way I want to acquire maps.
>
> I tried various settings, made sure that backlash values are set correct,
> rebooted whatnot.
>
> Potentially important information: We just had to disable the linear
> encoder for the stage (anyone has a spare linear encoder board?) on my
> machine (although that should only affect X and Y) and I am not sure if it
> is related to this. It is not the first time that I acquired maps since the
> loss of the linear encoder though and it was ok before.
>
> Has anyone ever seen this? Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Anette
>
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