Appendix
A.2 Tags of the positioning axis/synchronous axis technology object
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A.2.13
PositionLimits_HW tags (positioning axis/synchronous axis)
The tag structure <TO>.PositionLimits_HW.<tag name> contains the configuration for
position monitoring with hardware limit switches. Hardware limit switches are used to limit
the traversing range of a positioning axis.
Tags
Tag
Data type Values
W
Description
PositionLimits_HW.
STRUCT
Active
BOOL
-
RES FALSE: Monitoring disabled
TRUE: Monitoring enabled
With "Active", both (negative and positive) hardware
limit switches are enabled or disabled.
MinSwitchLevel
BOOL
-
RES Level selection for enabling of the negative hardware
limit switch:
FALSE: Lower level (low-enabled)
TRUE: Upper level (high-enabled)
MinSwitchAddress
UDINT
0 to 65535
RON Byte number for the negative hardware limit switch
MinSwitchBitNumber
UDINT
0 to 7
RON Bit number for the negative hardware limit switch
MaxSwitchLevel
BOOL
-
RES Level selection for enabling of the positive hardware
limit switch:
FALSE: Lower level (low-enabled)
TRUE: Upper level (high-enabled)
MaxSwitchAddress
UDINT
0 to 65535
RON Byte number for the positive hardware limit switch
MaxSwitchBitNumber
UDINT
0 to 7
RON Bit number for the positive hardware limit switch
See also