Continuous movement

Area

is for packaging machines, conveyors, tool boxes (woodworking machines, for example).

The main movement of the is in a single direction of rotation.

The machine operates continuously and drives an .

The linear speed is constant during operation or varies slowly in relation to the machine rate.

Parts arrive on the machine randomly, but they are all processed in the same way.

There must be a sensor that sets a reference point for each part as it arrives.

Machines that set a reference point on 1 part

The process operates on one part at a time (one station).

The reflex functions are finished before the next part arrives. The reference point for each part is set by the current value.

Example

The position value is recalibrated to 0.

The work area is less than 32767 pulses. The position value remains outside the work zone until adjustment.

Continuous movement

This is the movement typical of conveyor belts. Theoretically the cycle is infinite. In fact, the limit for this module is 32768 pulses. The axis must be recalibrated when each part arrives (Part Synchro).

The "reading format" is type 3.

Recalibration

This is the module function which is used to adjust the axis in relation to the machine zero or to synchronize the axis in relation to the arrival of a part.

Recalibration forces the position reading to a value which is predefined by the "recalibration value" parameter (included in the pulse field of the cycle).

The module allows recalibration to be carried out systematically for each cycle or for only one cycle. This recalibration is always conditioned to the IREC input.