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 > 3450 University Street > Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7 > Canada > Tel(514) 398 6774 > Fax:(514) 398 4680 > > ________________________________________ > From: JEOL-Focused Probe Users List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf > of Anette von der Handt [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 1:04 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PROBEUSERS] Stage mapping acquisition woes > > 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 > > -- > Dr. Anette von der Handt > > Department of Earth Sciences > University of Minnesota > 310 Pillsbury Drive SE > Minneapolis, MN 55455 > > Office phone: (612) 624-7370<tel:%28612%29%20624-7370> > Office fax: (612) 625-3819<tel:%28612%29%20625-3819> > Lab phone: (612) 624-3539<tel:%28612%29%20624-3539> > **** JEOL Probe Users Listserver > > Moderator: Anette von der Handt, [log in to unmask], Electron Microprobe > Lab, University of Minnesota > > Post a message: send your message to [log in to unmask] > > Unsubscribe: send "SIGNOFF PROBEUSERS" to [log in to unmask] > > On-line help and FAQ: http://probelab.geo.umn.edu/listserver.html > > * > > **** > JEOL Probe Users Listserver > > Moderator: Anette von der Handt, [log in to unmask], > Electron Microprobe Lab, University of Minnesota > > Post a message: send your message to [log in to unmask] > > Unsubscribe: send "SIGNOFF PROBEUSERS" to [log in to unmask] > > On-line help and FAQ: http://probelab.geo.umn.edu/listserver.html > > > > * > -- Dr. Anette von der Handt Department of Earth Sciences University of Minnesota 310 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Office phone: (612) 624-7370 Office fax: (612) 625-3819 Lab phone: (612) 624-3539 **** JEOL Probe Users Listserver Moderator: Anette von der Handt, [log in to unmask], Electron Microprobe Lab, University of Minnesota Post a message: send your message to [log in to unmask] Unsubscribe: send "SIGNOFF PROBEUSERS" to [log in to unmask] On-line help and FAQ: http://probelab.geo.umn.edu/listserver.html *