4 PARAMETERS FOR POSITIONING CONTROL

Therefore, AP/AL is set so that the following expression of relations may be materialized in order to convert the travel value of [mm] / [inch] unit set in the program into a pulse.

Number of pulses per motor rotation = AP

Travel value of machine per motor rotation = AL

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=

AP

. . . . . (1)

gear

 

AL

 

(There is a range which can be set in the numerical value set as AP/AL, so it is necessary to make the setting range of AP/AL the value calculated from the above expression (reduced) of relations.)

Example of the real setting is shown below.

(a) For ball screw

When the ball screw pitch is 20[mm], the servomotor is HF-KP (262144[PLS/rev]) and direct connection (No reduction gear) is set.

Machine

Motor

Fig. 4.2 For ball screw

First, find how many millimeters the load (machine) will travel (AL) when the servomotor runs for one rotation (AP).

AP (Number of pulses per motor rotation) = 262144[PLS] AL (Travel value of machine per rotation)

= Ball screw pitch × Reduction ratio = 20[mm]

Substitute this for the above expression (1).

AP 262144[PLS]

AL = 20[mm]

Although it becomes above, when a control unit is set to [mm] unit, the minimum unit of the command value in a program is 0.1[µm] and converted from 20[mm] (20.0000[mm]) to 20000.0[µm].

AP 262144[PLS]

AL = 20000.0[m]

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