Configuring logical devices

The logical devices of a MOVIKIT® software module offer various setting options via graphical user interfaces. The set values are default values and can be changed at any time in the user program by means of the function blocks. Configure the MOVIKIT® PLCopen MotionControl software module as follows:

  1. Open the configuration of the logical devices "Axis1".
  2. Make the following settings in the "Configuration" configuration menu:
    • Gear – Not selected
    • Movement translation – Not selected
    • User units – Not selected
    • User unit – Numerator: 1; Denominator: 1; Text: mm; Number of decimal places : 5
    • Modulo – Min: 0; Max: 0
    • Simulation - Enable
  3. Make the following settings in the "Reference travel" configuration menu:
    • Reference mode – Drive-based homing
    • Reference travel type – Referencing without reference travel
  4. Open the configuration of the logical device "AxisVirtual".
  5. Make the following settings in the "Configuration" configuration menu:
    • User units – Numerator: 360; Denominator: 1; Text: degree
    • Modulo - Min: 0; Max: 360
  1. Make the following settings in the "Reference travel" configuration menu:
    • Reference mode – Controller-based homing
    • Reference travel type – Referencing without reference travel
  2. Use the default values for both axes in the "Limits" configuration menu.