9.4
Absolute Position Detection for Infinite Length Axes
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9.4.2 Parameter Settings for Simple Absolute Infinite Length Position Control
Set the following parameters to use the Simple Absolute Infinite Length Position Control for an infi-
nite length axis.
( 1 ) Parameters Settings for Simple Absolute Infinite Length Position Control
Set the fixed parameters No.1 bit 0 and bit 9, and No. 30 as follows to set the Simple Absolute Infi-
nite Length Position Control for an infinite length axis.
( 2 ) MP2300 Fixed Parameters for Absolute Position Detection
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The parameters for which precautions are provided must be set referring to
9.3.1 ( 3 ) Detailed Descriptions on page 9-8. Set these parameters carefully. If
they are not set correctly, the current position may not be correct after the power
is turned ON. Machine damage may occur.
CAUTION
Parameter
Fixed Parameter No. 1, Bit 0
(Axis Type)
Fixed Parameter No. 1, Bit 9
(Simple ABS Infinite Axis)
Fixed Parameter No. 30
(Encoder Type)
Setting
1: Infinite length axis 1: Enabled 1: Absolute encoder
Fixed
Parameter
No.
Name Setting/Range Units Reference
No.
4 Reference Unit Setting
0: pulse
1: mm
2: deg
3: inch
(Electric gear is disabled when pulse
is selected.)
−
−
No. 6 Reference Units per Revolution
1 to 2
31
−
1
1 = 1 reference unit
−
No. 8 Gear Ratio (Motor)
1 to 65535 1 = 1 rotation
−
No. 9 Gear Ratio (Load)
1 to 65535 1 = 1 rotation
−
No.
10 Reset position of Infinite Length
1 to 2
31
−1
Reference unit
−
No.
36
Encoder Resolution in Pulses/
Revolution
1
to
2
31
−1 (Set the value after multi-
plication. For example, set 2
16
=
65536 when using a 16-bit encoder)
pulse 9.3.1 ( 1 ) [ c ]
No.
38
Max. Revolutions of Absolute
Encoder
0
to
2
31
−1
1 = 1 rotation 9.3.1 ( 1 ) [ d ]