Absolute Setup; Feedback Scale - Panasonic MINAS-A5BL Series Manual

4-6 Absolute setup

4-6-1 Feedback scale

An absolute system can be built which eliminates the home return operation after power-on by using the feedback
scale of absolute type.
1) Structure of absolute system
Absolute system configuration using EtherCAT communication interface (example: with servo driver single-axis
connection)
In the EtherCAT communication response (driver → host controller), the absolute data is transferred to the host
controller as the current position data.
Host controller
RX+
RX-
TX+
TX-
EtherCAT communication interface
R1.00
Servo driver
ECAT IN
(X2A)
1
TX+
2
TX-
3
RX+
4
RX-
ECAT OUT
(X2B)
1
TX+
2
TX-
3
RX+
4 RX-
No. SX-DSV02829 -
X6
Junction
Connector
CS signals
(CS1,CS2,CS3)
* When using the
CS signals
X5
Junction
Connector
Head
Linear Scale Unit
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