Digitizing Axis Parameters

When creating a digitizing axis you must set the Common Axis Parameters (name and number), the EtherCAT ***EtherCAT 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 Bus parameters, and the Axis Data Parameters. The Digitizing axis type has some additional parameters to define for third-party EtherCAT feedback devices.

Figure 4-21: PLCopen Axis - Bus Parameters

The EtherCAT device parameters are:

Parameter	Description
Device	Select the device that will provide the digitizing axis feedback. The list is populated by the devices defined in the EtherCAT section of the Project View.
Address	The digitizing Address is the EtherCAT address of the device in the network. It is the 4-digit node address of the servo drive A servo drive is a special electric amplifier used to power electric servo motors. It monitors feedback signals from the motor and continually adjusts for deviation from expected behavior on the bus. This address is required to assign a digitizing axis to an EtherCAT node that already has a servo axis assignment. The address for the EtherCAT slaves are defined as follows. first device: 1001 second: 1002 third: 1003 etc.
CoE Object	Select the item that will be used to read the feedback.
CoE Object Index	The CoE object index of the feedback device A process whereby some proportion of the output signal of a system is passed (fed back) to the input. In automation, a device coupled to each motor to provide indication of the motor's shaft angle, for use in commutating the motor and controlling its speed and position. This is a hexadecimal value.
CoE Object  Sub-Index	The sub-index of the feedback device. This is a decimal value,
Encoder Type	Select Singleturn Absolute or Multiturn Absolute.
Single-turn position bit count	Typically 12, 16, 20, or 32-bits. A value of "0" indicates that rollover is not applicable.

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• AKD2G: Digitizing axes mapped to an AKD2G device are particularly easy to work with.
  • The PDO PDO is a type of protocol frame used in some fieldbuses. A PDO contains one or more object dictionary entries, which define the application data transferred between devices. 0x1A01 is automatically populated with available feedbacks.
    
  • When a feedback object 0x60E4:1 to 0x60E4:2 is selected, the Encoder Resolution is automatically set to 31 bits and the Feedback Units field is initialized to the 2³¹ value.
  • The Feedback Units text box is automatically adjusted to 2^{(Encoder Resolution)} when the Encoder Resolution is changed.
  • Feedback units will be configured on the AKD2G device based on the resolution specified for the digitizing axis. This is done using init commands during project compilation.

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• For more information see Working With A Digitizing Axis in PLCopen.