
4.2.4
Electronic cam mechanism
An electronic cam mechanism can be configured using the encoder. Two socalled CAM
channels with up to eight cam switching positions are supported
1
. This is a limit
switch for the position.
Figure 5: Example electronic cam mechanism
Among other parameters, each cam has parameters for the lower switching point
2
and the upper switching point
3
, which can be configured via CANopen
for the electronic cam mechanism (CAM)", page 60
.
4.3
Controls and status indicators
The AHS/AHM36 CANopen und AHS/AHM36 CANopen Inox Absolute Encoder has one
status LED.
LED
Figure 6: Position of the LED
The LED is multicolored.
shows the meaning of the signals.
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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S | AHS/AHM36 CANopen
AHS/AHM36 CANopen Inox
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