PCM-22 Rotary Knife Controller
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Cycle Defined By a Registration Sensor
This parameter determines if the
Follower Length
and position are
defined by
Zero Follower Cycle
sensor inputs “Yes”, or if not Defined By a
Registration sensor “No”.
Cycle Defined By a Registration Sensor - No
If “No” is selected, the Follower zero position reference must be set once
before starting the cycle by executing an
Index
or
Home
move.
Cycle Defined By a Registration Sensor - Yes
If “Yes” is selected, the Follower zero position will constantly be updated
by an external sensor using the
Zero Follower Cycle
input function 46.
The following parameter fields will be used to control how the Follower
cycle motion is adjusted by the sensor information.
Note:
The Follower must be at the
Zero Follower Cycle
input position
before starting the cycle by executing an
Index
or
Home
move.
Follower Sensor Valid Zone (+/-)
This parameter defines a window ( + or - ) around the expected Follower
zero position. It is only within the
Follower Sensor Valid Zone
range that
a
Zero Follower Cycle
sensor input signal is considered valid.
This is useful in applications where the follower sensor may detect
something other than the target on the Follower axis such as another
portion of the machine. The amplifier will ignore all inputs except those
which appear within the
Follower Sensor Valid Zone
. See Figure 24 and
the
CQ
serial command
.
Note:
The Follower Sensor Valid Zone must encompass both the
Follower Length Upper Limit and the Follower Length Lower
Limit positions for proper operation.
For example:
If the user enters ±10 mm here, any input signal which occurs > 10
mm before or after the expected
Zero Follower Cycle
sensor input will be
ignored.
Follower Cycles Per Master Cycle
This parameter sets the number of Follower cycles which occur between
two successive Master zero positions. The
Follower Cycle Length
entered
should be the average distance between Follower sensor inputs. The
average
Master Cycle Length
is divided by this value for the running
Master Cycle Length
. The
Working Segment
and
Working Offset
use the
Average
Follower Cycle Length
.
This value may be changed only outside of a cycle. The range is from 1 to
127. See
Cycle Inter-Relationships, FM12, FM13, FN1
serial command
s
and
Terminology.