OD_60A9_00 SI Unit Velocity

Function

This object contains the speed unit.

Object description

Index 60A9h
Object name SI Unit Velocity
Object Code VARIABLE
Data type UNSIGNED32
Savable yes, category: application
Access read / write
PDO mapping no

Description

Object 60A9h contains:

  • Bits 8 to 15: The time unit
  • Bits 16 to 23: The position unit
  • Bits 24 to 31: The exponent of a power of ten

Units of the international unit system (SI) as well as a number of specific units are supported. It is also possible to specify a power of ten as a factor.

Listed in the following table are all supported units for the position and their values. Depending on the unit that is used, feed constant (6092h) and/or gear ratio (6091h) are/is taken into account.

Name Unit symbol Value 6091h 6092h                             Description
meter m 01h yes yes Meter
inch in C1h yes yes Inch (=0.0254 m)
foot ft C2h yes yes Foot (=0.3048 m)
grade g 40h yes no Gradian (unit of angle, 400 corresponds to 360°)
radian rad 10h yes no Radian
degree ° 41h yes no Degrees
arcminute ' 42h yes no Arcminute (60'=1°)
arcsecond '' 43h yes no Arcsecond (60''=1')
mechanical revolution B4h yes no Revolution
encoder increment B5h no no Encoder increments. Dependent on the used sensor (encoder/Hall sensor) and control mode. In open loop and sensorless mode, the number of pole pairs (2030h) multiplied by 65536 corresponds to one motor revolution.
step ACh no no Steps. With 2-phase stepper motors, the number of pole pairs multiplied by 4 is equivalent to one revolution. With 3-phase BLDC motors, the number of pole pairs multiplied by 6 is equivalent to one revolution.
electrical pole C0h no no Electric poles. With a stepper motor that has, e.g., 50 pole pairs, the unit corresponds to 1/50 of a revolution.
dimensionless 00h yes yes Dimensionless length unit

Listed in the following table are all supported units for the time and their values:

Name Unit symbol Value Description
second s 03h Second
minute min 47h Minute
hour h 48h Hour
day d 49h Day
year a 4Ah Year (=365.25 days)

Listed in the following table are the possible exponents and their values:

Factor Exponent Value
106 6 06h
105 5 05h
... ... ...
101 1 01h
100 0 00h
10-1 -1 FFh
... .. ...
10-5 -5 FBh
10-6 -6 FAh

Example

If 60A9h is written with the value "00B44700h" (bits 8-15=00h, bits 16-23=B4h and bits 24-31=47h), the unit is set to revolutions per minute (factory setting).

Example

If 60A9h is written with the value "FD010300h" (bits 8-15=FDh(=-3), bits 16-23=01h and bits 24-31=03h), the unit is set to millimeters per second.