Limits

The main window of the software contains a panel for selecting the type of limit switches or sensors that you have.

If your switches will close when the motor reaches a limit, select the option marked "closed." This is often referred to as a normally open switch.

If your switches are closed when the motor is not at a limit, and will open when a limit is reached, select "open." This type of switch is frequently called normally closed.

If you're not using limit switches in your application, you can select "not used." That makes the cw and ccw limit inputs available as inputs 7 and 8 for Wait Input, If Input and Feed to Sensor instructions.

Hitting a Limit

If you encounter a limit during a Feed to Length, Feed & Set Output, Feed to Position, Feed to Sensor, Feed & Return or Feed to Sensor & Return move, the PSMCC1 will immediately stop the motor (with no deceleration) and turn off the current.

The red Power LED on the front panel will flash, and no future motion is possible. You must remove AC power from the drive to reset this condition. If the drive is connected to a PC, the programming software will alert the user to this condition and ask you if you want to reset the drive from the PC (instead of removing AC power).

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