User`s manual
9-4 Motion Mate™ DSM314 for Series 90™-30 PLCs User's Manual 
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 October 2000  GFK-1742A
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Table 9-1. - Continued - Command Input Effect on Position Registers
COMMAND
Input
Follower
Enabled
Follower Registers Affected by input
 Other Internally
Generated Move
 Commands
 (Home, Jog, and
 Move at Velocity)
  No
Actual Position
 %AI status word is updated
Commanded Position
 %AI status word is updated
  (
Actual Position
 + 
Position Error
)
 Program Command Position is updated but not used
Actual Velocity
 %AI status word is updated.
Commanded Velocity
 %AI status word is updated
  (by Internal command velocity only)
 Yes
 (Find Home
  is not
 allowed)
Actual Position
 %AI status word is updated
  (by Internal command + Master command)
Commanded Position
 %AI status word is updated
  (
Actual Position
 + 
Position Error
)
 Program Command Position is updated but not used
Actual Velocity
 %A status word is updated
  (by Internal command velocity + Master command velocity)
Commanded Velocity
 %AI status word is updated
  (by Internal command velocity only)
The Program Command Position can be synchronized to the 
Actual Position
 %AI value in 3 ways:
•
Find Home
 %Q command execution
•
Set Position
 %AQ command
•
Execute Motion Program n
 %Q command (if the follower is not enabled)
The effect of these commands is indicated in Table 9-2 below.
Table 9-2. Actions Affecting Program Command Position
ACTION
Follower
Enabled Resulting Updates to Follower Position Registers
Home Found  No
Actual Position
 %AI status word is set to Home Value
Program Command Position is set to 
Actual Position
 + 
Position Error
 Yes
Find Home
 %Q command is Not allowed
Status Error is returned
Set Position
 %AQ
Command
 Not
applicable
Actual Position
 %AI status word is set to %AQ Value
Program Command Position is set to 
Actual Position
 + 
Position Error
 Note: Set Position is not allowed if the 
Moving
 %I bit is ON.
Execute Program  No
Actual Position
 %AI status word is NOT affected
Program Command Position is set to 
Actual Position
 + 
Position Error
 Yes
Actual Position
 %AI status word is NOT affected
Program Command Position is set to Reference Position (0)










