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Fundamentals of Positioning
2.1
Introduction
This part introduces you to the IP247. It provides you with certain information about positioning
and briefly describes the function of the IP247 positioning module and its firmware, which repre-
sents the heart of the module.
The following terms, which must be familiar when working with the IP247, are then explained:
machine data,
machining programs and
axis attributes.
Finally, this part provides you with information about the digital inputs and digital outputs made
available by the IP247 and an explanation of the limit switch concept and its effects with the
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