Instruction manual

6. DRIVE MODULE
6 − 1
6. DRIVE MODULE
The drive module drives the virtual axis.
There are 2 types of drive module:
• Virtual servo motor......................See Section 6.1
• Synchronous encoder .................See Section 6.2
6.1 Virtual Servo Motor
The virtual servo motor is used to control the virtual axis by servo program or by
JOG operation.
Virtual servo motor operation and parameters are discussed below.
6.1.1 Virtual servo motor operation
(1) START procedure
The virtual servo motor is started by the servo program or by JOG operation.
(a) START by servo program
The servo program is started by a sequence program SVST instruction.
The start accept flag
(Note)
(M2001 to M2032) of the designated axis will then
switch ON.
SVST J1 K100
START
request
Virtual
<K100>
[Virtual axis1]
Virtual servo motor
Control
Sequence program
Servo program
Mechanical system program
ABS-1
Axis1, 10000
Speed 1000
REMARK
(Note) .......For details regarding the START accept flag, see Section 4.1.8 (2).