NextMove BX Installation Manual
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MN1258V4 08/2000
Mint defines all positional and speed related motion keywords in terms of encoder quadrature counts
for servo motors or steps for stepper motors. The scale factor allows the system to be scaled to your
own units to suit your application. The diagram below shows the effect of scaling on positional
information:
Figure 4-8: The Effect of Scaling on Positional Information
In an XY application, for example, you may want to define all positions in millimeters or inches.
For each servo axis, either manually enter a scale factor for ‘Counts per user unit’ or select ‘Counts
per revolution’ and select the number of lines on the encoder.
4.4 Servo
Setup
Clicking ‘Next’ brings up the ‘Test Select’ screen. In order to perform some basic tests on the
system wiring, select ‘Perform Axes Configuration Test’.
The first test checks that the drive enable is correctly wired. By default NextMove BX does not
associate any physical output with a drive enable. In this example the relay will be used as the drive
enable channel. Select ‘Relay0’ from the drop down list.
Figure 4-9: MCT Drive Enable Channel Drop-down
The assigned drive enable channel allows NextMove PCI to shut down the drive in the event of an
error. Clicking the ‘Drive Enable’ button should enable the drive and the ‘Drive Disable’ button
should disable the drive. If this is not the case, then the wiring and drive set-up should be checked.
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