Setting The Transducer Resolution; Selecting Homing Procedure - Allen-Bradley 4100-AEC Installation And Setup Manual

Setting the Transducer Resolution

For more information about the above fields, see the GML
Commander User Manual (publication number GMLC-5.1) and the
GML Commander Reference Manual (publication number GMLC-5.2).

Selecting Homing Procedure

The AEC only uses the Absolute Serial procedure for Homing the axis.
For more information on Homing procedures, refer to the GML
Commander User Manual (publication number GMLC-5.1), the
"Configuring Your Axis" chapter, "Defining Homing" section and the
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1. Select the Configure menu option from the opening GML
Commander screen.
2. Select Axis Use from the Configure pull-down menu.
3. Select the axis to configure for the AEC from the Axis Use
pull-down. The Configure Axis Use screen displays.
4. At the General screen, select the Axis Type.
5. Go to the Position Mode field select either rotary or linear.
6. Select the Feedback Tab from the Configure Axis Use screen.
7. Select AEC for the Transducer Type field.
8. Check the Transducer Loss Detection box.
1. Enter the Transducer Resolution Conversion Constant.
2. Enter a value for the External Conversion Constant. (1394 series
only.)
3. Enter the value for the Unwind Constant (rotary axis only).
4. Enter the Unwind Reference (rotary axis only). This defines the
point where the Unwind returns at each cycle.
1. Select the Homing tab from the Configure Axis Use screen.
2. Select Absolute Serial from the pull down list of the Procedure
option box.
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Publication 4100-5.2 - March 2000