Example
Calculation formula for the electronic gear ratio
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Table 9-16 Examples for calculating the electronic gear ratio
Step
Description Mechanism
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1 Identify mechanism
• Pitch of ball screw: 8mm
• Reduction gear ratio: 1:1
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tary angle: 360°
• Reduction gear ratio: 3:1
2 Identify the encoder resolu‐
tion (r)
21-bit 21-bit
3 Dene L
U 1LU = 1μm 1L
U = 0.01°
4 Calculate the travel distance
per load shaft revolution
8/0.001 = 8000L
U 360°/0.01° = 36000LU
5 Calculate the electronic gear
ratio
(1/8000)/(1/1) × 2
21
= 2
21
/8000 =
32768/125
(1/36000)/(3/1) × 2
21
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/12000
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Parameters
The following list includes the par
ameters of the "Electronic gear ratio" function.
Number Name Unit
Functions
9.5Fast position control with pulse train input (Fast PTI)
SINAMICS S200 pulse train servo drive system with SIMOTICS S-1FL2
Operating Instructions, 11/2023, FW V6.3, A5E51646767B AA 253