Chapter 5 Positioning Instructions
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5.3.4 Direct Start-up Function Block
•In direct start-up, the operation data such as target position or velocity is specified in the exclusive
positioning instruction (APM_DST instruction), not using the setting for operation steps set up in the
positioning operation data.
(1) Direct Start-up Instruction (APM_DST)
Form Variable
ADDR DINT
Target address (position)
● Setting range: -2,147,483,648 ~ 2,147,483,647
SPEED UDINT
Operation velocity
● Setting range: 0 ~ 100,000
DWELL DINT
Dwell time
● Setting range: 0 ~ 50,000
MCODE UINT
M Code No.
● Setting range: 0 ~ 65,635
POS_SPD BOOL
Position/velocity control selection
● Setting range: 0 ~ 1(0: position, 1: velocity)
ABS_INC BOOL
Absolute/Incremental coordinates selection
● Setting range: 0 ~ 1(0: absolute, 1: Incremental)
TIME_SEL USINT
Acceleration/deceleration time numbering
● Setting range: 0 ~ 3
0: Accl./Dec. time 1, 1: Accl./Dec. time 2,
2: Accl./Dec. time 3, 3: Accl./Dec. time 4