I am just a beginner in the world of LabVIEW and stepper motors. I am working on a coordinate measuring machine, which has a touch triggered probe and it moves on lead screws coupled with stepper motors. The stepper motor I have is NEMA-23 and it's microstepper driver being used is TB6600.
I want to program the motor in a way that the probe first moves at a reasonably fast pace while approaching the specimen (object to be measured) in order to make first contact. This touch will generate a pulse in the system. Once the first contact has been made, I want the probe to retract 3 mm, and then move ahead extremely slowly to make the second contact, at which instant the coordinates will be recorded. This is being done to ensure that precise readings are recorded.
I have a DAQ card available (NI-6009), and I have the DAQ-mx module installed in LabVIEW. How do I program this for the stepper motor on labview, so that I can control the motion completely from the computer (i.e the speed and direction of the motor).
Thank you!
