Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Resources/Services/XYTable

Timestamp:

Jan 10, 2021, 10:00:13 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

jkol

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Resources/Services/XYTable

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 === Service: XY Table
 
-This service is used to control the positioning of the [wiki:Hardware/SubSystems/Sivers Sivers 60GHz] antenna arrays mounted on the XY-tables in COSMOS Sandbox 1.
+This service is used to control the positioning of the [wiki:Hardware/SubSystems/Sivers Sivers 60 GHz] antenna arrays mounted on the XY-tables in [wiki:Architecture/Domains/cosmos_sb1 COSMOS Sandbox 1]. The XY tables allow for independent movement of each antenna array in the horizontal plane within a 1.3m x 1.3m area, as well as rotating the arrays +/-45° about their vertical axis.
 
 XY Tables:
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  ||  xytable2.sb1.cosmos-lab.org  ||  COSMOS Sandbox 1  ||  rfdev3-6  ||
 
-Please visit the [wiki:Architecture/Domains/cosmos_sb1 Sandbox 1 page] for more details.
+Overhead View (''not to scale''):
+ [[Image(xy_overhead_diagram.png, 800px)]]
+
+Useful usage notes:
+* X,Y movement is limited within a 1.3m x 1.3m area.
+* The antenna arrays may be rotated +/-45° about their vertical axis.
+* The centers of the tables are approximately 20m apart.
+* The coordinate systems of the tables are 180° rotated from each other (xytable1 has 0,0 in the "lower-right", while xytable2 has 0,0 in the "upper-left").
+* For the arrays to be aligned "head on", the x-coordinate must follow this pattern:
+ * When xytable1 at x=0, then xytable2 at x=1300
+ * When xytable1 at x=650, then xytable2 at x=650
+ * When xytable1 at x=1300, then xytable2 at x=0
+* Angles are defined relative to each array.
+ * Angles toward the "positive direction" are clockwise when viewed from overhead.
+ * Angles toward the "negative direction" are counter-clockwise when viewed from overhead.
+* If the antennas are aligned on the x-axis, then an angle of 0° will ensure the antennas are facing each other.
 
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