Statussensor Tags (External Encoder) - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Function Manual

A.3.9

StatusSensor tags (external encoder)

The tag structure <TO>.StatusSensor.<tag name> indicates the status of the measuring
system.
Tags
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Tag
StatusSensor.
State
CommunicationOK
Error
AbsEncoderOffset
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Data type Values
STRUCT
DINT -
BOOL -
BOOL -
LREAL -
A.3 Tags of the technology object external encoder
W Description
RON Status of the actual encoder value:
0: "NOT_VALID (not valid)
1: "Waiting_FOR_VALID (waiting for valid status)
2: "VALID (valid)
RON Cyclic BUS communication between controller and
encoder
FALSE: Not established
TRUE: Established
RON FALSE: No error in the measuring system
TRUE: Error in the measuring system.
RON Home point offset to the value of an absolute value
encoder. The value will be retentively stored in the
CPU.
Appendix
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