Digitronic
Digital Cam Switch Unit
Automationsanlagen GmbH
CamCon DC16
7.4.1.4. The electronic gear
In the menu point
"Measuring system"
a factor for a measuring range transformation can be entered.
Through this the physical measuring range e.g. of a rotation encoder is transformed into a new, for the
user effective visible measuring range. Generally this transformation has the relation 1:1. The first
value represents the multiplier of the actual position, while the second value stands for the divisor
through which the result of the previous multiplication is divided. The result of this operation is the
display value. A negative value in the field of the multiplier changes the direction of the rotation of the
measuring system. To switch the algebraic sign press the
key during the input of the multiplier.
Example:
At a full rotation of a rotation encoder with 360 steps per rotation a machine proceeds for
1000mm.
If the display of the position is to be shown is mm rather than in angular lines, you have
reset the gear with the factor
1000 / 360
. The display will no longer change in single steps,
since the resolution remains unaffected.
If you choose e.g.
100 / 360
, the actual position is calculated down to a proceeding range
of 100. The position display is carried out in cm, but a floating point representation is not
possible.
7.4.1.4.1. Electronically changing the rotation direction
The direction of the rotation of the measuring system is
set at the multiplier of the electronic gear by changing
its algebraic sign. Press the
key during the input of
the multiplier. See the chapter "7.4.1.4. The electronic
gear".
7.4.1.5. The display format of the actual position
In this menu point you can set the format for the display of the actual position.
The three # are the place holders for the number value
of the display. You can enter additional comments and
the unit of the measured value, e.g. mm, cm or inch
with linear systems. See chapter "5.4. Text input" on
page 26. If you want to display a decimal point, you can
insert one between the place holders (e.g.: ###.#mm).
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