Siemens Sinumerik 801 - Software Limit & Backlash Compensation

Setting Up
5-8 SINUMERIK 801
Start-Up
4.4 Software Limit Switch and Backlash Compensation
Software limit switch settings
Set the software limit switche after starting up the reference point approach
function and determining the referece point positions:
MD Designation Unit Axis
Example
value
Description
36100 POS_LIMIT_MINUS mm X, Z -1 1
st
software limit
switch minus
36110 POS_LIMIT_PLUS mm X, Z 200 1
st
software limit
switch plus
Backlash compensation
Test the backlash and make backlash compensations:
MD Designation Unit Axis
Example
value
Description
32450 BACKLASH mm X, Z 0.024 Backlash