F-10 Encoder Usage and Position StepLogic Application
d308 [Units Traveled]
Parameter d308 [Units Traveled H] and d309 [Units Traveled L] indicate 
the current position of the system in terms of units away from Home. 
Parameter d308 is the number value to the left of the decimal (whole 
number) and d309 is the number to the right of the decimal (the portion 
less than 1).
d301 [Drive Status 2]
Parameter d301
 [Drive Status 2] indicates the status of the positioning 
functions. The indication bits are:
Bit 0 “Dir Positive” indicates the current direction the drive has moved 
from Home.
Bit 1 “At Position” indicates whether the drive is at its commanded 
position. If the drive is within E225
 [Encoder Pos Tol] of the 
commanded position, this bit will be active.
Bit 2 “At Home” indicates whether the drive is at Home. If the drive is 
within E225
 [Encoder Pos Tol] of “Home”, this bit will be active.
Bit 3 “Drive Homed” indicates whether the drive has been homed since 
power-up. This bit will be active once the drive has been homed either 
manually or automatically. It will remain active until the next power 
down.
Use Over Communications
If 8 steps are not adequate for the application or if dynamic program 
changes are required, many of the positioning functions can be 
controlled via an active communication network. The following 
parameters will allow this control.
E207 [Comm Write Mode]
Repeated writes to parameters over a communication network can cause 
damage to the drive EEPROM. This parameter allows the drive to accept 
parameter changes without writing to the EEPROM.
Important: Parameter values set prior to setting option 1 “RAM only” 
will be saved in drive non-volatile memory (EEPROM).
E249 [Cmd Stat Select]
Selects velocity-specific or position/fibers-specific Command and Status 
Word bit definitions for use over a communication network.