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camilla.compton@LIGO.ORG - posted 14:57, Thursday 09 July 2026 (90960)
CHETA Linear Translation Stage

Matt, Sophie, Camilla

CHETA uses a Linear translation stage with a 100mm range. +50mm is moving L2 upstream (towards M3), -50mm is moving downstream (towards M4).

Currently if a position out of this range is requested, the translation stage becomes frozen. The only way we've found to reset it is to unplug from the chassis and plug into the Newport Driver (ESP300), turn MTR ON and then press home for Axis 1. We are working with the Beckhoff team to hard code limits so this will not happen in the future.