Siemens SIMATIC FM 353 - System of Measurement

Description of Functions
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FM 353 Stepper Drive Positioning Module
6ES7 353-1AH01-8BG0
9.4 System of measurement
Overview
At the start of parameterization, you must fill in the basic machine data item sys-
tem of measurement (MD7). This item governs the input of values.
Variants of the system of measurement
You can set the system of measurement for the following three units:
S mm
S inches
S degrees
Input of machine data
All value inputs and all value ranges refer to the setting in the system of measure-
ment.
Internal processing of values
In “Parameterize FM 353” and in the FM 353 itself, values are processed in the
following base units:
S 0.001 mm
S 0.0001 inch
S 0.0001 degree
Examples
The sample values in the table below illustrate the relation between the system of
measurement and internal values:
System of
measurement
Internal values Input at interface
mm 10
−3
mm 10 99510
−3
mm 10.995 mm
inches 10
−4
in(ch) 10 99510
−4
in(ch) 1.0995 in(ch)
degrees 10
−4
degree
10
−2
degree
3,600,00010
−4
degree
36,00010
−2
degree
360.0000 degree
360.00 degree