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Chapter 6 Configure and Start Up the Kinetix300 Drive
Configure Drive Mode with
Explicit Messaging
These Kinetix 300 drive modes can be set via explicit messaging:
• Master Gearing
• Step and Direction
• Analog Velocity
• Analog Current
• Indexing
Set the drive mode by entering the parameters from the appropriate table via
EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging or through the MotionView software. For
Indexing mode see page 101.
Table 62 - Master Gearing
Table 63 - Step and Direction
ID Parameter Name Description Value
266 Drive Mode Set to Master Gearing 2
79 M2SRatioMaster Master to system ratio (master counts) Range: -32767…32767
80 M2SRatioSystem Master to system ratio denominator
(system counts)
Range: 1…32767
29 EnableSwitchType Enable switch function 0 = Inhibit only
1 = Enable as soon as asserted
Do not set parameter 80 to 0 or unexpected motion will occur.
ID Parameter Name Description Value
266 Drive Mode Set to Step and Direction 3
79 M2SRatioMaster Master to system ratio numerator
(master counts)
Range: -32767…32767
29 EnableSwitchType Enable switch function 0 = Inhibit only
1 = Enable as soon as asserted