Interface Systems
A. G. Davis - AA Gage Computer Based
Rotary/Rate Table Controller

The A.G.Davis - AA Gage Pentium II based computer system in a 19" rack unit enclosure with a sealed keyboard or an optional keyboard drawer for easy operator interface. The system will also contain all servo amps and power supplies. The table can be manually controlled by an operator or automatically via an IEEE interface card in the computer.

Operator Interface
The software was developed in the Windows 95/98 format so the operator interfaces with logically grouped windows as is standard in most modern controls. The operator has manual control of the system as well as fully automatic positioning. Two modes are available: Position and Rate. The position mode allows the table to rotate to a preprogrammed position. The rate mode allows the table to rotate at a preprogrammed rate with feed back from an encoder or customer U.U.T.

IEEE Interface
The table can be moved in rate or position mode from a host computer communicating with the controller. Most of the system setup parameters and status (Rate/acceleration position, etc.) can be accessed as well. Comprehensive remote error reporting allows the host computer to automatically recover from most error conditions. Other features that the IEEE interface provides are as follows:
  1. Remotely commanding a continuous servo move which will run until the remote system commands a stop (monitoring interface encoder) or customer U.U.T. (Rate mode).
  2. Remotely commanding an angular move that will position the table. (monitoring interface encoder). (Position mode)
  3. Remotely commanding a directed move or rate automatically.
  4. Status byte error reporting via the IEEE-488 bus.