Object 60B8h: Touch probe function

This object indicates the configured function of the touch probe.

Index

60B8h

Name

Touch probe function

Object code

Variable

Data type

UNSIGNED16

Category

optional

Access

R/W

PDO Mapping

yes

Value range

UNSIGNED16

Default value

0

Definition of the possible functions:

Bit

Value

Meaning

0

0

Switch off touch probe 1

 

1

Enable touch probe 1

1

0

Trigger first event

 

1

Continuous

3, 2

00b*

Trigger with touch probe 1 input

 

01b

Trigger with zero impulse signal or position encoder

 

10b

Touch probe source as defined in object 60D0h, sub-index 01h

 

11b

reserved

4

0

Switch off sampling at positive edge of touch probe 1

 

1

Enable sampling at positive edge of touch probe 1

5

0

Switch off sampling at negative edge of touch probe 1

 

1

Enable sampling at negative edge of touch probe 1

6, 7

-

User-defined (e.g. for testing)

8

0

Switch off touch probe 2

 

1

Enable touch probe 2

9

0

Trigger first event

 

1

continuous

11, 10

00b

Trigger with touch probe 2 input

 

01b

Trigger with zero impulse signal or position encoder

 

10b

Touch probe source as defined in object 60D0h, sub-index 02h

 

11b

reserved

12

0

Switch off sampling at positive edge of touch probe 2

 

1

Enable sampling at positive edge of touch probe 2

13

0

Switch off sampling at negative edge of touch probe 2

 

1

Enable sampling at negative edge of touch probe 2

14, 15

-

User-defined (e.g. for testing)

* b = binary

If both edges are selected at the same time (bit 4=1 and bit 5=1 for probe 1 or bit 12=1 and bit 13=1 for probe 2), the first edge (positive or negative) triggers the probe function. The position, latched at this edge, is taken over for both edges (positive and negative).