RE: Index pulse for homing

[Tim Goldstein <tgoldstein-at-mlh-services.com>]

Fred,

Any input on the message I posted about the continuing motion without it
registering as a move on the display after homing?

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Proctor [proctor-at-cme.nist.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 3:54 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Index pulse for homing
> 
> 
> 
> EMC users,
> 
> I did forget to include the index pulse in my description of 
> the homing
> process. For machines with encoders, the home condition is 
> limit switch
> plus index pulse.
> 
> For steppers, the function that returns the index pulse latch 
> condition
> always returns true, which has the effect of making the home condition
> strictly the home switch trip.
> 
> --Fred
>