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Chapter 6 PC Operation
6.3 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. 6.2 Motor Controller Software GUI
1) Click the ‘Home’ button. 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 as shown above.
See Appendix D, Section D.2.2. for background information on the home position.
