11-1 Utility Functions11Utility FunctionsThis chapter describes MP2000-series Machine Controller and SERVOPACK utility functions suchas vertical axis control, overtravel, and software limits, modal latch, and bank switching. Also, theparameters automatically updated under the specified conditions are explained.11.1 Controlling Vertical Axes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-311.1.1 Holding Brake Function of the SERVOPACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-311.1.2 Connections to Σ-II Series SGDH SERVOPACKs, Σ-III Series SGDS SERVOPACKs,Σ-V Series SGDV SERVOPACKs, and Σ-7 Series SGD7S SERVOPACKs - - - - - - - 11-311.1.3 Connections to Σ-I Series SGDB SERVOPACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-611.1.4 Connections to Σ-I Series SGD SERVOPACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-811.2 Overtravel Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1011.2.1 Connections to Σ-II Series SGDH SERVOPACKs, Σ-III Series SGDS SERVOPACKs,Σ-V Series SGDV SERVOPACKs, and Σ-7 Series SGD7S SERVOPACKs - - - - - - 11-1011.2.2 Connections to Σ-I Series SGDB or SGD SERVOPACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1311.3 Software Limit Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1511.3.1 Fixed Parameter Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1511.3.2 Effects of the Software Limit Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1511.3.3 Processing after an Alarm Occurs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1611.4 Modal Latch Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1711.5 Bank Switching Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1811.5.1 Bank Switching Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1811.5.2 Bank Switching Function Unsupported Motion Commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1811.5.3 SERVOPACK Parameter Settings for Bank Switching - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-1811.5.4 Bank Member Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2011.6 Parameters That Are Automatically Updated - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2311.6.1 Parameters Updated when a MECHATROLINK Connection Is Established (1)(User Constants Self-writing Function Enabled) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2311.6.2 Parameters Updated when a MECHATROLINK Connection Is Established (2)(Regardless of the User Constants Self-writing Function) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2411.6.3 Parameters Updated when a Setting Parameter Is Changed(MECHATROLINK-II Operating at 10 Mbps in 32-byte Mode with User ConstantsSelf-writing Function Enabled) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2411.6.4 Parameters Updated when a Motion Command Is Executed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-2511.6.5 Parameters Updated during Self-configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11-26