7 Additional settings
7.5.3.6
Serial: HIPERFACE DSL
Sick-Stegmann encoders with a Hiperface DSL interface have a serial communication
channel via which the servo drive can communicate with the encoder. In the case of
Hiperface DSL, data are transferred via conductors that are integrated in the motor cable.
As a result, a separate encoder cable is not required. The serial channel is used for the
purely digital transfer of the position values from the encoder. In addition, it is possible to
access the type plate of the encoder to read out certain characteristics such as the line
count, for example. As a result, the line count does not need to be parameterised in the
case of Hiperface DSL encoders.
Figure 88: “Angle encoder settings” window – “X2B/X6” tab – “Settings” – “Encoder type:
Serial: HIPERFACE DSL”
Encoder type
To use this type of encoder,
Serial: HIPERFACE DSL
must be selected.
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