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Chapter 4
PC (Remote Mode) Tutorial
4.4
Homing Motors
Homing the motor moves the actuator to the home limit switch and resets the internal
position counter to zero. The limit switch provides a fixed datum that can be found
after the system has been powered up.
Fig. 4.10 Motor Controller Software GUI (Dual Channel Version)
1) Click the ‘Home’ buttons for Channel 1 and Channel 2. Notice that the led in the
button lights to indicate that homing is in progress and the displayed position for
both channels counts down to 000.000, i.e the home position.
2) When homing is complete, the ‘Homed’ LED is lit.
See Appendix D, Section D.2.2. for background information on the home position.
