Feed to Sensor

Feed to Sensor will ask for many of the same parameters as the other feed programs: Speed, accel, decel and direction. You also need to specify a distance. That's because the PSMCC1 must have enough space to decelerate to a stop once the sensor is tripped. The higher the speed, the longer it will take to stop. If the decel rate is increased, then the motor can stop in fewer steps. The "Minimum Distance" box tells you how many steps you must allow, based on the speed and decel rate that you've set. You can't set the distance to less than this minimum.

If you are concerned about your load never reaching the sensor (for example, if your sensor may fail or the load might jam up), check the box marked "If distance exceeds safety limit...". You can then enter a safe distance and specify a line number to which the program will branch if it can't find the sensor.

Note: the PSMCC1 software will not let you enter a move distance that is less than the minimum deceleration distance for your chosen speed and decelerate.

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