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5   DATA USED FOR POSITIONING CONTROL 
 
5.1.7 Types and roles of monitor data 
The monitor data area in the buffer memory stores data relating to the operating state 
of the positioning system, which are monitored as required while the positioning 
system is operating. 
The following data are available for monitoring. 
 
•
 System monitoring: 
 
Monitoring of the QD75 configuration and operation history (through the system 
monitor data
Md.1
through
Md.19
, 
 
Md.50
 
 through 
 Md.52
1) 
1: 
 
Md.50
 
 through 
 Md.52
 are for the QD75P N/QD75D N only. 
 
•
 Axis operation monitoring: 
 
Monitoring of the current position and speed, and other data related to the 
movements of axes (through the axis monitor data
Md.20
through
 
 Md.48
 
2) 
 
2:  The axis monitor data are refreshed every 0.9ms (QD75P N/QD75D N) or 
1.8ms (QD75P
/QD75D ). Note that "
Md.21
Machine feed value", " 
 
Md.22
 
 
Feedrate", " 
 Md.28 
 
Axis feedrate" and " 
 Md.30 
 
External input/output signal" of 
QD75P
/QD75D  are refreshed every 56.8ms. Also, "
Md.23
Valid M code", is 
updated when the "M code ON signal [X4, X5, X6, X7]" turns ON. 
 
[1]   Monitoring the system 
 
 Monitoring the positioning system operation history 
 
Monitoring details  Corresponding item 
Whether the system is in the test mode or not 
Md.1
 
In test mode flag 
Start information 
Md.3
 
Start information 
Start No. 
Md.4
 
Start No. 
Year:month 
(QD75P
N/QD75D N 
 Md
.
50 
Start    (Year:month) 
Day:hour 
(QD75P
N/QD75D N 
Hour  
(QD75P
/QD75D ) 
Md.5
 
Start    (Day:hour) 
Start 
Minute:second 
Md.6
 
Start    (Minute:second) 
Error upon starting 
Md.7
 
Error judgment 
History of data that 
started an operation 
Pointer No. next to the pointer No. 
where the latest history is stored 
Md.8
 
Start history pointer 
Axis in which the error occurred 
Md.9
 
Axis in which the error occurred 
Axis error No. 
Md.10
Axis error No. 
Year:month 
(QD75P
N/QD75D N 
 Md
.
51 
Axis error occurrence    (Year:month) 
Day:hour 
(QD75P
N/QD75D N 
Hour  
(QD75P
/QD75D ) 
Md.11
Axis error occurrence    (Day:hour) 
Axis error 
occurrence 
Minute:second 
Md.12
Axis error occurrence    (Minute:second) 
History of all errors 
Pointer No. next to the pointer No. 
where the latest history is stored 
Md.13
Error history pointer