Motion State Instructions 
 
  Rockwell Automation Publication MOTION-RM002H-EN-P-February 2018  51 
 
This information applies to the CompactLogix 5370, ControlLogix 5570, 
Compact GuardLogix 5370, GuardLogix 5570, and ControlLogix 5580 
controllers. 
Use the Motion Direct Drive Off (MDF) instruction to deactivate the servo drive 
and to set the servo output voltage to the output offset voltage. The output offset 
voltage is the output voltage that generates zero or minimal drive motion. You can 
specify this value during axis configuration. 
Available Languages 
Ladder Diagram 
 
Function Block 
This instruction is not available in function block. 
Structured Text 
MDF(Axis,MotionControl); 
Operands 
Ladder Diagram and Structured Text 
Operand  Type  Format  Description 
Axis  AXIS_SERVO  Tag  Motion Axis of data type 
AXIS_SERVO only. 
Motion Control  MOTION_INSTRUCTION  Tag  Structure used to access 
instruction status parameters. 
See Structured Text Syntax for more information on the syntax of expressions 
within structured text. 
Motion Direct Drive Off (MDF)