Connection Method Of Electronic Clutch - Panasonic AFP7MC16EC User Manual

9.5.4 Connection Method of Electronic Clutch

The electronic clutch function connects the clutch to start operating the slave axes and
disconnects the clutch to stop operating the slave axes, the acceleration or deceleration of the
slave axes can be set as shown below.
 Direct method
This method detects the connection (ON) or disconnection (OFF) of the clutch to adjust the
operating speed of the master axis to coincide with that of the slave axes. In the direct method,
the speed of the slave axes with the clutch connected (ON) or disconnected (OFF) coincides
with the operating speed of the master axis with the acceleration and deceleration time set to
0.
Target speed
Clutch ON slip time
(UM63F73)
Clutch OFF slip time
(UM63F83)
Synchronous setting request
(UM001D4)
Positioning start request
(UM00192)
Busy
(UM00090)
Operation done
(UM00096)
Synchronous cancel request
(UM001DA)
Slave axis clutch ON request
(UM001E6)
Slave axis clutch OFF request
(UM001EC)
Slave axis clutch
operation annunciation
(UM000D8)
f [pps]
First
Acceleration time
50
100
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
9.5 Electronic Clutch Function
Electronic
gear output
[Axis 1]
Second
Deceleration time
Busy
Under synchronous control
Clutch connected
Master axis
operation
[Virtual axis]
t [ms]
Second
Deceleration time
Operation done
Synchronous
control
canceled
Clutch disconnected
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