Emerson FM-3 manual Amplifier, Axis, Baud Rate, Check Box, Complex Motion, Compound Motion

Glossary

µs

Microsecond, which is 0.000001 seconds.

A

Amps.

Amplifier

Servo Drive.

ARMS

Amps Root Mean Squared (RMS).

Axis

The full system to control in a single motor shaft. A single FM-3 module with EN Drive can denote an axis.

AWG

American Wire Gauge.

Baud Rate

The number of binary bits transmitted per second on a serial communications link such as RS- 232. (1 character is usually 10 bits.)

Check Box

In a dialog box, a check box is a small box that the user can turn “On” or “Off” with the mouse. When “On” it displays an X in a square; when “Off” the square is blank. Unlike option (radio) buttons, check boxes do not affect each other; any check box can be “On” or “Off” independently of all the others.

Complex Motion

A string of multiple motion commands and logical instructions that form a repeatable operation. For the FM-3, the configuration file defines complex motion by setups, functional assignments and programs.

Compound Motion

The combination of indexes in a row in which the deceleration ramp of the first index goes to the velocity of the secondary index. The first index must be initiated within a program (Index.#.CompoundInitiate).

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