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STR Hardware Manual
920-0030E
2/3/2010
delay that can occur from using the step smoothing filter.
Step 6: Step Pulse Type
Most indexers and motion controllers provide motion commands in the “Step and Direc-
tion” format. The Step signal pulses
once for each motor step and the
direction signal commands direction.
However, a few PLCs use a different
type of command signal: one signal
pulses once for each desired step in
the clockwise direction (called STEP
CW), while a second signal pulses
for counterclockwise motion (STEP
CCW). The STR drives can accept this
type of signal if you remove the drive
