Chapter 5
Camming concepts ................................................................................................................ 215
Mechanical camming .................................................................................................... 215
Electronic camming....................................................................................................... 216
Cam Profiles ............................................................................................................................ 216
Position Cam Profile .................................................................................................... 217
Time Cam Profile .......................................................................................................... 218
Calculate a Cam Profile ............................................................................................... 218
Use Common Cam Profiles ................................................................................................ 219
Acceleration Cam Profile ............................................................................................ 219
Run Cam Profile ............................................................................................................ 220
Deceleration Cam Profile ............................................................................................ 220
Dwell Cam Profile ......................................................................................................... 221
Scaling cams ............................................................................................................................. 223
Cam Execution Modes ......................................................................................................... 225
Execution Schedule ................................................................................................................ 226
Pending Cams ......................................................................................................................... 231
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