Patent ID: 11964390
Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A counter unit comprising:
a measurement unit configured to count a number of pulses of a pulse signal and measures an actual measurement value;
a comparison unit configured to determine a match between the actual measurement value measured by the measurement unit and a target value; and
an output unit configured to execute an output to an actuator when the comparison unit determines that the actual measurement value and the target value match,
wherein the output unit comprises an output delay unit configured to adjust a timing of the output from a first point in time when the comparison unit determines that the actual measurement value and the target value match to a second point in time when a time independent of a cycle of the pulse signal indicated by a timing adjustment value has elapsed,
wherein the output unit is constituted by a logic circuit based on hardware, and
the time indicated by the timing adjustment value is an integer multiple of a clock of the logic circuit
wherein the timing adjustment value is updated using a feedback value indicating an actual state of a workpiece realized by the actuator to which the output is accepted from the counter unit.