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Configure Axis Scheduling Chapter 3
Axis Scheduling
Configuration
In Logix Designer, you use the Axis Schedule Panel to configure the update
periods. The Axis Schedule Panel provides a Base Update Period and two
alternatives. Information such as, Estimated Utilization and Actual Utilization
appear on this panel.
The alternative rates for lower performance drives provide a way for multiple
drives to be ‘multiplexed’ through a single drive update channel. Axis Scheduling
allows multiple drives to be updated by using the same amount of controller and
network capacity as used in updating a single non-multiplexed drive.
For more information on how to set up a motion group, see Create a Motion
Group on page 34 for Kinetix drives and Create a Motion Group on page 62 for
PowerFlex drives.