Reference guide - Components - Controllers

Port configuration

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Controller port configuration

 

A controller has the following port configuration.


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Attribute

Description

Remark

Max. joint ports

The maximum number of joints and other axes the controller can connect to.


Max. logic in-ports

The maximum number of logical ports at the input side of the controller.


Max. logic out-ports

The maximum number of logical ports at the output side of the controller.


Prefix in-ports

A prefix string for the input port names.

A vendor specific prefix is automatically inserted here, but can be edited.

Prefix out-ports

A prefix string for the output port names.

A vendor specific prefix is automatically inserted here, but can be edited.

Counting type

The number- and counting type of the ports.

The counting type is usually vendor specific. It can be

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Offset logic in-ports

The offset value at counting start of the input ports.

The offset value must be of the same system as the counting type.

Example: Starting with a byte address I10 means an offset value of 80.

Offset logic out-ports

The offset value at counting start of the output ports.

The offset value must be of the same system as the counting type.

Example: Starting with a hexadecimal address QA means an offset value of 10.

 

 

 


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