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Overview
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2.3
Function and application
The controller controls two servo motors, which drive an H-shaped rotating toothed belt. The toothed
belt moves a slide, whose position is calculated by the controller from the encoder signals of the mo
tors.
The motors are not directly assigned to an axis (X- or Y-axis) of the planar surface gantry. Instead, the
movement of the slide towards an axis is achieved through the interaction of the two motors, which is
controlled by the controller (
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Fig. 2.2 Operational principle).
Operational principle
Motor 1
Motor 2
Motor 1
Motor 2
X-axis
Y-axis
Fig. 2.2
Operational principle
2.4
Monitoring functions of the controller
The controller has numerous monitoring functions, such as:
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monitoring of logic and load voltage
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current monitoring/I²t monitoring
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software end-position detection
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standstill and following error monitoring
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short circuit detection