
User Manual
Chapter 6
GFK-1742F
Jan 2020
Non-Programmed Motion
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6.1.2
Move+ and Move
–
Modes
If Find Home Mode is configured as MOVE+ or MOVE
–
, the first encoder marker pulse
encountered when moving in the appropriate direction (positive for MOVE+, negative for
MOVE
–
) after the find home command is given is used to establish the exact location. In this
mode, the operator usually jogs the axis to a position close (within one revolution of the
encoder) to the home position first, then initiates the find home command. To assist the
operator in jogging to the correct position, a set of alignment marks indicating a close
proximity to the home position is sometimes placed on the machine and machine axis.
Move
–
(Minus) Home Cycle Example
The next picture shows an example of the Home Position parameter set to Move
–
(minus).
In this example, the operator jogs the axis until the moveable mark on the machine slide
lines up with the stationary mark on the alignment plate mounted to the machine frame.
(Note that the marks align on the positive side of home position since the Home Position
parameter is set to Move
–
). Then the operator initiates the find home routine, which causes
the axis to move in the negative direction until the marker pulse occurs.
Figure 68: Move
–
(Minus) Home Position Example