Slaving An Axis - MachMotion Apollo III Manual

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5. Under the Reversed column click on the red "X" if the axis needs to be reversed
6. After making all the changes, press OK
7. On the menu bar go to Config->Config Plugins and press the CONFIG button on the HiCON plugin line
8. Change the Encoder Polarity all axes reversed above from Positive to Negative or vice versa
The axis will now move the opposite direction than it did before. If the polarity is not changed a following error
will occur every time that axis is commanded to move.

10.6 Slaving an Axis

To configure an axis as a slave, follow the steps outlined below.
4. Click Config->Slave Axis on the main menu bar. It will display the Slave Axis Selection window
FIGURE 72 REVERSING DIRECTION
FIGURE 73 - ENCODER POLARITY
FIGURE 74 SLAVE AXIS SELECTION WINDOW
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