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Home position limit switch
The boxes that present the state of the home limit switches. If a limit switch is pressed the
corresponding box is selected.
Home autoreset flag
The flag that causes automatic reset of the encoder counter when the corresponding home
limit switch is pressed. If the checkbox is unchecked (the flag is inactive) the state of the
limit switch does not influence the state of the encoder counter.
Therm state
The signal that presents the state of the thermal flag of the power interface. The system
contains three power amplifiers for the DC drives. If the power amplifier is overheated the
corresponding box is checked.
Therm flag
The flag that causes to turn off the control if the power amplifier is overheated. If the flag
is unchecked, the power amplifier is overheated and the temperature increases the
amplifier itself turns off the control signal. It is recommended to keep this checkboxes
selected all the time.
Click the Go to Center button and open next Manual Setup button. You will see the
changes of measured positions. Note that the X position,  angle position and Z position
have changed their values and become the center positions in the crane workspace.
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