Configuring the step by step motor's brake

At a Glance

Within the context of load carrying applications, it is possible to use a brake on the step by step motor.

Brake configuration screen

The brake configuration screen is as follows.

Description

Two selections are conceivable.

Field	Meaning
Automatic control	When this box is not selected, the brake is controlled by the object %Qr.m.c.13 BRAKE. NOTE: The BRAKE command remains active in automatic control mode. If the Automatic control option is checked, it is important to refrain from using this command to avoid any conflicts. When this box is checked, the control of the step by step motor’s brake is automatically activated when the moving part is stopped and deactivated when it starts.
Inversion	When this box is not selected, the brake output is set to 0 when the brake command is active, if not it is set to 1 (24V) in order to deactivate the brake. When this box is checked, the brake output is set to 1 when the brake command is active, if not it is set to 0.

Field

Meaning

Automatic control

When this box is not selected, the brake is controlled by the object %Qr.m.c.13 BRAKE.

NOTE: The BRAKE command remains active in automatic control mode. If the Automatic control option is checked, it is important to refrain from using this command to avoid any conflicts.

When this box is checked, the control of the step by step motor’s brake is automatically activated when the moving part is stopped and deactivated when it starts.

Inversion

When this box is not selected, the brake output is set to 0 when the brake command is active, if not it is set to 1 (24V) in order to deactivate the brake.

When this box is checked, the brake output is set to 1 when the brake command is active, if not it is set to 0.