It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember fulliautomatix saying something like:
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Hi peoples,
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>If anyone can help, it would be appreciated.
>
>Metal cutting bandsaw
>Material feed distance sense via encoder
>Festo 640 fast counter module (Feccntr) used to read encoder
>
>How to set, reset, and interrogate the counter?
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>Reference material is non existant apart from FST 4.1 help, which gives
>instructions for the counter. So far no joy with implementing same. >
>I want to preset counter with feed distance, use 'current counter
>value', for ram slowdown near stop point...then use 'counter status' to
>stop feed when counter reaches preset value and becomes inactive. >
>If using I3.7, do I address counter 0 or 1?
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>Does the counter need all input parameters set? ie, if parameter 4 is 0
>(no activity) does it need a value for 5 & 6 (related to activity) in >order to set 7? >
>My local Festo man says I can't do anything with the counter apart from
>read its input word...I do not believe this yet!!
>
>Are there any simulators for Festo PLC's?
>
>Regards,
>
>Reuben