AXIS#.HOME.MODE

Description

AXIS#.HOME.MODE specifies the homing procedure of the drive. The homing modes available in the drive are summarized in the following table.

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• See Selecting and Using HomingThe Homing procedure allows, based on a position measurement, to set a position offset to the motor in order to ensure it is physically at the home position Mode for a detailed description of each mode.

Mode	Description
0	Current position
1	Find limit switch
2	Find limit switch then find zero angle
3	Find limit switch then find index
4	Find home switch
5	Find home switch then find zero angle
6	Find home switch then find index
7	Find zero angle
8	Find end stop
9	Find end stop then find zero angle
10	Find end stop then find index
11	Find index signal, without any precondition
12	Find home switch, including end stop detection
13	Absolute feedback
14	reserved
15	Find next feedback zero position
16	Find home switch using dual edges
19	Gantry Homing: Use Master Settings

Versions

Action	Version	Notes
Implemented	02-00-00-000

General Information

This content is not applicable to KAS.

Type	Read/Write
Units	N/A
Range	0 to 15
Default Value	0
Data Type	Integer
See Also	AXIS#.HOME.MOVE
Stored in Non Volatile Memory	Yes

Variants Supported

All variants are supported.

Fieldbus Information

FieldbusA Fieldbus is an industrial network system for real-time distributed control (e.g. CAN or Profibus). It is a way of connecting instruments in a plant design	Parameter	Index	Sub-Index	Data Type	Float Scale	Units	Access	PDO Mappable
EtherCATEtherCAT is an open, high-performance Ethernet-based fieldbus system. The development goal of EtherCAT was to apply Ethernet to automation applications which require short data update times (also called cycle times) with low communication jitter (for synchronization purposes) and low hardware costs COE and CANopen	AXIS1.HOME.MODE	0x5008	0x2	UINT	-	-	RW	False
	AXIS2.HOME.MODE	0x5108	0x2	UINT	-	-	RW	False

Related Topics

Homing