Operation with encoder

When operating with encoder, the position actual value of an encoder is supplied to the position controller as a real position actual value of the motor. This takes place when the drive is configured by linking the encoder input of the axis to an encoder terminal and not by the position feedback of the stepper motor terminal.

An incremental encoder can be directly connected to the stepper motor terminal with incremental encoder interface. In this case, parameterise the terminal so that it displays the encoder signal in its output process map.

Even when operated with encoder, a stepper motor can stand still if subjected to dynamic overload or lose steps (stepper motor falls out of step). As a result, special care is required when dimensioning the motor and parameterising the dynamic parameters of the motor

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However, as opposed to operating without encoder, it is possible to use position lag monitoring.