Absolute encoder, non-transitory storage that stores a program for outputting angle error information of absolute encoder, and method for outputting angle error information of absolute encoder
To correct an error based on a position of a main spindle. An absolute encoder includes a magnet as a permanent magnet provided at a leading end side of a first worm gear part, an angle sensor as an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first worm gear part corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the magnet, a microcomputer configured to output angle position information of a first driving gear in a stopped state, wherein the microcomputer outputs angle error information of the first driving gear corresponding to the angle position information.
1. An absolute encoder, comprising:
a first driving gear configured to rotate according to rotation of a main spindle;
a permanent magnet rotatable together with the first driving gear;
an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first driving gear corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the permanent magnet;
a microcomputer configured to output angle position information of the first driving gear in a stopped state;
wherein the microcomputer outputs angle error information of the first driving gear corresponding to the angle position information, and
the microcomputer sets the angle error information based on the position in the stopped state, in accordance with an intermediate value between a maximum value and a minimum value of an angle error with respect to a rotation angle of the first driving gear.
2. The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer outputs, in response to angle position information request information from an external control device, the angle position information to the external control device.
3. The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer outputs, in response to angle error information request information from the external control device, the angle error information to the external control device.
4. The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer outputs the angle error information to the microcomputer, and
the microcomputer corrects the angle position information in response to the angle error information and outputs corrected angle position information to the external control device.
5. The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer outputs the angle error information in response to an angle error in a normal rotation direction and an angle error in a reverse rotation direction of the first driving gear.
6. Non-transitory storage that stores a program for outputting angle error information of an absolute encoder, the absolute encoder comprising:
a first driving gear configured to rotate according to rotation of a main spindle;
a permanent magnet rotatable together with the first driving gear; and
an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first driving gear corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the permanent magnet,
the program for outputting angle error information causing a computer to:
output angle position information of the first driving gear in a stopped state;
output angle error information of the first driving gear corresponding to the angle position information; and
set the angle error information based on the position in the stopped state, in accordance with an intermediate value between a maximum value and a minimum value of an angle error with respect to a rotation angle of the first driving gear.
7. A method for outputting angle error information of an absolute encoder, the absolute encoder comprising:
a first driving gear configured to rotate according to rotation of a main spindle;
a permanent magnet rotatable together with the first driving gear; and
an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first driving gear corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the permanent magnet,
the method for outputting angle error information comprising:
by a computer,
outputting angle position information of the first driving gear in a stopped state;
outputting angle error information of the first driving gear corresponding to the angle position information; and
setting the angle error information in accordance with an intermediate value between a maximum value and a minimum value of an angle error with respect to a rotation angle of the first driving gear.