18.1.4 Possibilities with the integrated diagnosis or DriveDiag
On the info screen "EnDat Position Encoder" you can see, whether alarm bits are set:
EnDat
position encoder
Calling the screen. --> See "Integrated Diagnostic Functions and DriveDiag" on page 9 – 89.
The integrated diagnosis functions or DriveDiag also offer a simple position encoder test:
Position
encoder test
Calling the screen. --> See "Integrated Diagnostic Functions and DriveDiag" on page 9 – 89.
The signal quality is evaluated at the current position of the scanning head.
This test can be run with stationary or traversing axis.
If the axis is stationary, the measuring points are at a fixed place; if it moves, they are arranged
on a circle. The measuring points must be located between the two green tolerance circles.
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Note
As of NC software version 340 49x-05 the circular diagram has been removed.
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