diff --git a/docs/source/02_user_guide/01_supported_hardware/asi_logic.rst b/docs/source/02_user_guide/01_supported_hardware/asi_logic.rst index 20171ea91..760f4428c 100644 --- a/docs/source/02_user_guide/01_supported_hardware/asi_logic.rst +++ b/docs/source/02_user_guide/01_supported_hardware/asi_logic.rst @@ -55,7 +55,23 @@ stage-ready gate, and the ``Sweep Time`` stage advance are otherwise unchanged. .. image:: ../../images/plc_control_loop_2.png :align: center :alt: ASI Tiger PLC control logic for Z-stack acquisition with remote focus preceding camera trigger. + +To complete the loop, BNC cables must be connected to trigger the stage, and to receive +the stage sync signal. PLC connection 3 triggers the stage, and PLC connection 4 receives +the sync signal. This is pictured below: +.. figure:: ../../images/plc_stage_connection.png + :align: center + :alt: ASI Tiger BNC connections for stage trigger and sync signals. + + +In some cases, both the focus stage and z-stage are incremented together during a Z-stack. +In this case, the stage sync signal must be taken from the slowest-moving stage (Standard +stages are slower than piezo stages). The stage trigger must be split between the two stages, as shown below: + +.. figure:: ../../images/plc_stage_connection2.png + :align: center + :alt: ASI Tiger BNC connections for dual-stage Z-stack acquisition. Continuous Acquisition ---------------------- diff --git a/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection.png b/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1f62ddd83 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection.png differ diff --git a/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection2.png b/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection2.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f76c82333 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/source/images/plc_stage_connection2.png differ