Fields Of Application; Application; Positioning Axis (To_Positioningaxis); General Information - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Manual

3 "Axis" Technology Object

3.2 Positioning axis (TO_PositioningAxis)

3.1.2

Fields of application

The speed axis technology object can be used for applications for which no
position feedback to user program is necessary.
3.1.3

Application

This technology object can be used, for example, for the following applications:

Controlling a conveyor belt (without position detection)

Controlling of spindles or driven tools

Operation of pumps and fans
3.2 Positioning axis (TO_PositioningAxis)
3.2.1

General information

With the positioning axis technology object, the position control of the axis is
integrated into the SIMATIC controller.
Figure 3-2 Positioning axis (TO_PositioningAxis)
The axis can be by precisely positioned by the technology object and the feedback
of the current axis position is also already integrated into user program in the
technology object.
The following motion control instructions can be used together with the positioning
axis:

All motion control instructions listed in the speed axis.

"MC_Home"
Actives or passive homing of the axis in the axis coordinate system.

"MC_MoveAbsolute"
Moving the axis to an absolute preset position.

"MC_MoveRelative"
Moving the axis by a specified distance.
TOs of S7-1500(T)
Entry ID: 109743134, V1.0, 05/2017
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