Find the icon with a blue gear on the desktop, in the Settings tab press Connect button.
Go to the Manual tab and tick the box to activate the gamepad.
Moving between Preparation and Analysis chambers
There are two special positions stored in the "Positions" tab: TransferPrep and TransferAn, these are standard positions in Preparation and Analysis chambers, respectively. Automatic movement of manipulator between these two positions is considered safe.
To move from Preparation to Analysis chamber first move to TransferPrep, then after all axis have finished moving, move to TransferAn position. And vice-versa for opposite direction.
Before moving from Preparation to Analysis chamber first make sure that there are no obstacles in the Preparation chamber (heater, quartz microbalance etc are retracted) and open the valve between the chambers.
Even though it is safe, manipulator should not be left unattended while it's moving!
If you put your own equipment, check that manipulator doesn't pull any loose cables while moving.
Movement is safe given that the calibration of manipulator is correct. If you had to use the big red emergency stop button or for any other reason you suspect that coordinates may be wrong, you might need to recalibrate the axes, contact the beamline scientist.
Polar corrections
Troubleshooting
Sudden change in all coordinates, manipulator starts to move by itself
If this happens, first thing to do is to press the emergency stop red button. It will cut the power from the motors. Then call the beamline scientist to help.
We encountered this problem in the past, but as of 2026 not anymore. Hopefully it has been fixed.
