Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Motion Control V13 - Statussensor[N] Tags (Positioning Axis;Synchronous Axis)

Appendix
A.2 Tags of the positioning axis/synchronous axis technology object
S7-1500 Motion Control V13 Update 3
Function Manual, 07/2014, A5E03879256-AC
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StatusSensor[n] tags (positioning axis/synchronous axis)
The tag structure <TO>.StatusSensor[n].<tag name> indicates the status of the measuring
system.
Tags
Legend (Page 332)
Tag
Data type
Values
W
Description
StatusSensor[n]. ARRAY
[1..1] OF
STRUCT
State DINT - RON Status of the actual encoder value:
0: "NOT_VALID (not valid)
1: "Waiting_FOR_VALID (waiting for valid status)
2: "VALID (valid)
CommunicationOK BOOL - RON Cyclic BUS communication between controller and
encoder
FALSE: Not established
TRUE: Established
Error BOOL - RON FALSE: No error in the measuring system
TRUE: Error in the measuring system.
AbsEncoderOffset LREAL - RON Home point offset to the value of an absolute value
encoder. The value will be retentively stored in the
CPU.
See also
Evaluating the technology data block (Page 173)