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Operating Instructions
Chapter
3
AFS60/AFM60 EtherNet/IP
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Product description
3.2
Operating principle of the encoder
The AFS60/AFM60 EtherNet/IP acquires the position of rotating axes and outputs the
position in the form of a unique digital numeric value. Optical acquisition of the rotary
position value is from an internal coded disk.
The AFS60 EtherNet/IP is a singleturn encoder
Singleturn encoders are used if the absolute position of the shaft for one revolution is
required.
The AFM60 EtherNet/IP is a multiturn encoder
Multiturn encoders are used if the absolute position is required for more than one shaft
revolution.
3.2.1
Scaleable resolution
The steps per revolution and the total resolution can be scaled and adapted to the related
application.
The steps per revolution can be scaled in integers from 1 … 32,767 (Basic) or from
1 … 262,144 (Advanced). The total resolution of the AFM60 EtherNet/IP must be 2
H
times
the steps per revolution. This restriction is not relevant if the round axis functionality is
activated.
8018909/1EH9/2021-12-16
Subject to change without notice
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