Model
5528A
Straightness Measurements
11
-22
connector
. You must also make sure Ihe Measurement Display
is
s
et-up
to
output
to
a
printer
via HP-IB.
See
Set;:tion 16and
follow
the instructions for " Data Transfer
without
an
HP-IB
Controller"
.
c.
For
formatted
automatic records, you should have the
HP
Dimensional
Metrology
Analysis System
or
an HP-IB con
tr
oller
with your
own
programs
to
make it
work
with
the
Laser
Measurement
System. The HP Analysis System comes
with
an
HP
Personal
Computer
and programs
to
make it
work
with
Ihe
laser Measurement System. The
operating
manual
for
Ihe
Analysis System will explain
how
10
use it. In either
case
, you
must
first make sure the Measurement Display
is
sel-up to accept a
controller
via HP-IB.
See
Section 18 and
follow
the instructions
for
"Data Transfer with
an
HP-IB Controller
".
Procedures
Two
different
measurement methods are available.
Yo
u
can
have your system make measure-
ments -
•
only
at
poinls
you specify,
or
-
• automatically,
at
the
time
interval you specify,
without
regard to the location of the
Optics.
Measurements
at
Specific
Phy
sic
al
Locations
To have
your
laser Measurement Syslem make measurements only
al
specific physical lo-
cations -
1.
Push
the
RESET
key. (
You
can
al
so
RESET
from the Remote Conlrol Unit.)
2.
Move one
of
the optics a predetermined distance.
3.
Press
the RECORD
bulton
on Ihe Remote Control Unit connected to the Measurement
Display.
One
measurement
is
made each time you
press
this button.
Measurements
at
Specified Time Intervals
To have your laser Measurement
System
make measurements
at
spet:ific time intervals (i.e.,
"on-
the-fly") -
1.
Push
the
RESET
key. (You
can
also
RESET
from the Remote Control Unit.)
2. Enter the time
Interval you want between measurements
(O
.
OS
to
12
seconds
).
3.
Press
the
AUTO
RECORD key.
This
will starl the automatic taking
of
data. (
See
Section
16
for
more
information
about using this key. I
4.
Move
one
optic
along the full measurement path. A measurement
is
made automatically every
so many seconds until you
press
the
AUTO
RECORD
key again.
5.
Press
the
AUTO
RECORD key when the end
of
travel
is
reached.
This
will
turn
off thc AUTO
RECORD mode,
ar,d end Ihe recording
of
measurements.