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Revision as of 12:45, 22 May 2014

This read-only property returns the position of a device connected to the external feedback connector on the drive. This is available only when using telegram type 7, with the external feedback being returned in the cyclic data stream.

The position of the motor is read using the POSITIONFEEDBACK axis property.

Short form

<axis>.PEXT

Syntax

?<axis>.PositionExternal

Availability

All versions

Type

Double

Range

Greater than 0

Units

User external position units, as given by <axis>.POSITIONEXTERNALFACTOR

Default

1

Scope

Configuration, Task or Terminal

Limitations

Read only

Examples

Ext_pos_value = Xaxis.PEXT

See Also