KS FUNCTION: Step Motor Smoothing
DESCRIPTION:
The KS parameter smoothes the frequency of the step motor pulses. Larger values of KS
provide greater smoothness. This parameter will also increase the motion time by 3KS
sampling periods. KS adds a single pole low pass filter onto the output of the motion
profiler. This function smoothes out the generation of step pulses and is most useful
when operating in full or half step mode.
Note: The KS will cause the step output to be delayed.
ARGUMENTS: KS n where
n is a positive integer in the range between 0.5 and 16 with a resolution of 1.
USAGE:
While Moving Yes Default Value 2
In a Program Yes Default Format 4.0
Command Line Yes
Can be Interrogated Yes
Used as an Operand Yes
Controller Usage ALL
OPERAND USAGE:
_KS contains the value of the smoothing constant.
RELATED COMMANDS:
MT Motor Type
IT Independent Time Constant-Smoothing Function
MC Motion Complete
EXAMPLES:
KS 5 Set smoothing parameter to 5.
Hint: KS is valid for step motor only.
122 ● KS DMC-1400 Series Command Reference