Selection Of Slave Axes And Settings; Unit Type And Number Of Axes - Panasonic AFP7MC16EC User Manual

9.2.2 Selection of Slave Axes and Settings

 Selection of slave axes
• Axes that can be used as slave axes are real axes. Virtual axes can be used only as the
master axis.
• Axes set as slave axes operate in synchronization with the master axis as long as
synchronous control is enabled. No slave axes can perform positioning and other control
independently from the master axis while synchronous control is enabled.
 Settings for slave axes
Slave axes operate in synchronization with the master axis. Set the following items, however,
for each individual slave axis.
• Unit setting
• Numbers of pulses per revolution
• Movement per revolution

9.2.3 Unit Type and Number of Axes

FP7 MC Unit model
number
AFP7MC16EC
AFP7MC32EC
AFP7MC64EC
Number of usable axes
Real axis Virtual axis
Max. 16 axes Max. 8 axes
Max. 32 axes Max. 16 axes
Max. 64 axes Max. 32 axes
9.2 Settings for Master and Slave Axes
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