Siemens Sinumerik 840D sl Programming Manual page 688

Additional functions
14.3 Axis container (AXCTSWE, AXCTSWED, AXCTSWEC)
Significance
AXCTSWE:
AXCTSWED:
AXCTSWEC:
<axis container>: Identifier of the axis container
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Request to rotate an axis container
Program processing is not stopped with AXCTSWE. If all of the
enable signals of all channels for the axes of the container are
available in the control, the container is rotated with the container-
specific increment saved in the SD41700
$SN_AXCT_SWWIDTH[<container number>].
Request to rotate an axis container under the exclusive action of
the active channel
Note
Command version specifically to simplify commissioning the part
program or synchronized action.
Note
The behavior regarding additional channels, which axes have in
the axis container involved, can be specified using the following
machine data:
MD12760 $MN_ AXCT_FUNCTION_MASK, Bit 0
Withdrawing axis container rotation enable
Note
Axis container rotation that has been enabled can only be
withdrawn if rotation has still not been started:
$AN_AXCTSWA[<axis container>] == 0
System variable, see "Axis container (AXCTSWE, AXCTSWED,
AXCTSWEC) [Page 687]"
Possible data include:
CT<container number>: The number of the axis container is
<container name>:
<axis name>:
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attached to the CT letter
combination.
Example: CT3
Individual name of the axis container
set using
MD12750 $MN_AXCT_NAME_TAB.
Example: A_CONT3
Axis name of a container axis, which
is known in the channel involved.
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