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Operational Overview
The FM-3 calculates the distance required to move to the specified position from the current
position.
Absolute Index
Figure 23: Absolute Index Example 1
In the example above, the current position is 1 rev. If this index is initiated, the motor will
travel to a position of 5 revs no matter where it is sitting before the move. From 3 revs, it will
travel 2 revs to finish at 5 revs. If the absolute index to 5 revs is initiated a second time
immediately after the index, no motion will occur because the motor will already be at a
position of 5 revs.
The direction of an Absolute Index is determined by the starting position and the absolute
index position. If the starting position for the above index is 9 revs, then the motor will rotate
in the negative direction to end up at 5 revs. The diagram below shows this.
Figure 24: Absolute Index Example 2
Absolute indexes with Rotary Rollover enabled will take the shortest path to the position
entered in the index position parameter.
Note
Absolute indexes move to positions relative to where the machine was homed using the
Home, or the DefineHome destination.
Index Position = 5 Revs
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