Machine controller

A machine controller for controlling a machine, the machine controller detecting an absolute position of a detection target using a detector that outputs rotation number data corresponding to a position of the detection target, and controlling the machine based on the detected absolute position of the detection target, the machine controller comprising:

• a storage unit which stores rotation number data, of the detector, that corresponds to a zero point position of the absolute position, as zero point position data, and which stores shifted zero point position data resulting from shifting the zero point position data by an extended rotation number data, while rotation number data exceeding a rotation number data length that the detector can output is defined as the extended rotation number data;
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• a calculation unit which calculates the absolute position in accordance with formula (2) below that is based on the rotation number data output from the detector and the shifted zero point position data:
• Absolute position=Rotation number data from the detector−Shifted zero point position data=Rotation number data from the detector−(Zero point position data−Extended rotation number data) (2).