Owner's manual

Chapter 30
Using a 9/Series Dual--processing System
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Other restrictions are as follows:
Ifthedualaxis is currently: Then:
performing amanualmotion (including
continuous,incremental,orhandwheel jog,
homing, jog onthefly,orangledjogs)
the requestto decouple thataxisis ignoreduntilthe manual
motion is completed
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beingpositioned bythePALaxismover therequestto decouple thataxis is ignored untilthePALaxis
moverhascompletedmovingthedualaxis
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intheactive planeand cuttercompensation is
active
the requestto decouple thataxisis ignoreduntilthe planeis
changedor cuttercompensation is de-activated
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usedtoperformCSScalculations(the dualaxis
hasbeen assignedastheCSSaxisand the
controlis currentlyin CSS mode)
the requestto decouple thataxisis ignoreduntilCSSmode is
canceled
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ina process thatisperforming a jog retractor
block
retrace
the dualaxes cannotbe decoupled. Thisisindependentof
whether thedual axis isinvolvedin thejog retractorblock
retraceoperation
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ina process thatisperforming a programinterrupt adual axis cannotbe switched into oroutofthe process
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involved ina modal fixed cycle (such asdrilling,
pockets, or 7300cycles)
therequestto changeprocessesis ignored untilthecycle is
canceled
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 The requestforanaxistochange processesis ignored untiltheprohibitingfeatureis completed orcanceled.
Then the changeinprocessonlytakesplaceprovidedtherequestforthe axischange is stilltrue.
When coupled all axes of a dual group are programmed by the name of the
AMPed master axis. Axes in a dual axis group can be programmed as
independent axes once they have been decoupled. Once decoupled each
axis gets its own independent axis name and integrand letter (defined in
AMP) as opposed to the dual axis group name and integrand used to
program the axis when c oupled. For example a dual group consisting of
two axes is programmed with a X axis name. Once the dual group is
decoupled both axes in the dual group are programmed with their own axis
name X and W.
Important: Once an axis has been decoupled from the dual group it still
retains many traits from the original dual group. Features such as acc/dec,
maximum feedrates, jog feedrates and jog increments are all adopted from
the original group.
Shared axes that have been decoupled from a dual group can change
processes. Once a shared axis is controlled by another process it can not
be recoupled with the dual group until it returns to its original default
process.
Slave axes can be defined in active primary or parallel planes (G17, G18,
or G19) however the plane containing a slave axis can not be activated
unless t he dual group is decoupled and the slave axis is in the process
requesting the plane.
30.7.2
Independently Programming
Dual Axis Members