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8.9 Testing with the control panel
8.9.1 Introduction - Control panel
The control panel is used to control and monitor individual axes and drives. You
can use it to move drives or axes. It allows the commissioning engineer to
• test each part of the installation individually before he initiates programdriven,
coordinated axis motions
• test under error conditions whether individual axes can be operated at all from
the control panel, or whether this function is affected by the error
• "Release run": Move the axis quickly and independently of the program to
another position.
• traverse axes for controller optimization purposes
• perform active homing
• position relative / absolute
• set and remove the axis enable
• initiate an axis reset
• adjust the absolute value encoder by adding the absolute value encoder offset
("Homing" dialog box)
Note
While the control panel is active and S7T Config has control priority, only
configuration data that become immediately active can be changed.
If configuration data that require a RESTART are changed, control priority must be
returned beforehand. The control priority must be requested again after the
RESTART
!
Warning
Use the axis control panel only in the commissioning or testing phases.