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NI ISM-7401/7402 User Manual
Step Size
The NI ISM-7401/7402 requires a source of step pulses to command motion. This source can be
a PLC, an indexer, a motion controller, or another type of device that can produce step pulses
with a frequency proportional to the desired motor speed. The source must also be able to
smoothly ramp the step speed up and down to produce smooth motor acceleration and
deceleration.
Smaller step sizes result in smoother motion and more precise speed, but also require a higher
step pulse frequency to achieve maximum speed. The smallest step size is 1/25,600th of a motor
turn. To command a motor speed of 50 revolutions per second (3000 rpm) the step pulse
frequency must be 50 × 25,000 = 1.25 MHz. The NI ISM-7401/7402 provides sixteen different
settings for steps per revolution as illustrated in the following figure.
Select the steps per revolution setting that best suits your system capabilities.
Figure 20.
Configuring Step Size on Switches 1, 2,
3
, and 4
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