Premium 1.56DOF/1.5HF6DOF Device Guide
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FFECTORS
Calibrating the End Effectors
After you have installed the Phantom Device Driver (PDD) and have connected the
Phantom device to your computer, you will need to calibrate the device and the thumb-pad
or scissors end effectors. End effectors are calibrated through the
Read encoders
tab of the
Phantom Test dialog. To do this, follow the steps below.
3
From
Start>All Programs>Sensable
, open
Phantom Test
.
4
Hold the Phantom device in the neutral position (with the 4 rotary joints lined up) and
press the
Space bar
on the keyboard.
5
The Pinch option in the dialog will report a status of
Uncalibrated
.
6
Close (press) the end effector completely, and press the
Space bar
on the keyboard.
7
Open (release) the end effector completely, and the press the
Space bar
again.
8
The Pinch option in the dialog should now show continuous readings from the end
effector encoder (as shown). This indicates that the end effector is calibrated and
ready to use.
Note
When the thumb-pad end effector is completely open (released), the Pinch
reading corresponds to
zero
. (If using scissors, it corresponds to
one
.) When the
thumb-pad end effector is completely closed (pressed completely), the Pinch
reading corresponds to
one
in normalized encoder values. (If using scissors, it
corresponds to
zero
.) The intermediate positions are distributed between zero and
one (or vice versa, if using scissors).
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