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MAINTENANCE
DATA
Clicking on the I/O Icon will open tabbed I/O
Statues.
window
SERVO TAB
The Servo tab provides the motor
position data.
Actual
is the data supplied by the
motor encoder reflecting the
current relative position.*
Target
is the commanded position telling
the motor where it should go.
These two values are the same
except for a short un-detectable
period during a commanded
move. The
Index
is an indicator
that occurs once in a motors
revolution. It will increment up 512
counts each time the motor
completes a revolution. The actual
value of this data is not important
or of any use. However, it is
important knowing when the
change occurs. This is used when
changing belts or motors, (Feed
system excluded) and will be
explained later.
*
The feed uses two encodes,
“Actual”
for the wire measurement and “
Second
”
for motor position
1 motor revolution = 4000 feedback units (FBU)
A manual motor move can be made for test purposes by entering
speed and distance data and clicking Motor + /-
Caution:
This will blindly execute your command with no regard
for proper position. Know what you are telling it to do!!