— 6-4 — 
6.2.3. Setting Home Position 
 The Motors have their own home position when they are shipped. 
 The user absolute home position, which is the origin of operation, is set to the same position of 
the Motor home position when the Motor is shipped. The user absolute home position can be 
reset by the command AZ (Absolute Zero position set) or a Home Return operation. 
◊  The user absolute home position functions as the origin for positioning operations 
caused by internal commands, such as positioning commands, jogging, and the 
software over travel limit. It is also the origin of the divided circular resolution 
(Parameter CR) of a pulse train positioning command and the feedback signal. 
 When the user absolute home position is defined once, no Home Return operation is required for 
every power-on because the Megatorque Motor System with EDC Driver Unit incorporates an 
absolute position sensor.   
 As shown in Figure 6-3 below, the user absolute home position and the Motor absolute home 
position are set on the same position when the Motor is shipped.   
◊  When the user home position is changed by the command AZ or a Home Return 
operation, the distance in the CW direction from the Motor absolute home position to 
the new user absolute home position is set to the data of the parameter AO (Absolute 
position scale offset). 
Fig 6-3: User home position and the parameter AO 
 
Motor home position 
180°
 
90°
270° 
0°: User absolute home
 
position
 
Motor output axis side 
Motor home 
position 
 
180° 
90° 
270
° 
Motor output axis side 
Parameter AO 
0°: user absolute
home 
Shipping set   
(User absolute home position = Motor home position) 
When the user Home position is changed 
(User absolute home position = (Motor home position + 
parameter AO)
 
CW direction