Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 65)

Chapter
3
3-1
Configuring Axes
This chapter covers the procedures that must be performed to configure the
axes of the control. Before setting the axis parameter values, an axis name
and axis type must be specified for each axis.
This chapter contains this information:
Topic: Page:
Selecting an Axis 3-2
Specifying Axis Names 3-3
Specifying Axis Types 3-5
Deleting an Axis 3-8
Copying Axis Parameters to Another Axis 3-9
Configuring a Servo 3-11
Selecting Inch or Metric Units 3-12
Selecting Control Type 3-13
Changing Processes 3-15
Important: Note that:
you can select any of the options shown above whenever the AMP
editor utility is active and an AMP file is open
additional general axes configuration parameters are discussed in
chapter 4 “Axis Parameters”
Important: The order in which you configure axes has a significant
impact on several features including:
Dual Axes -- order they are AMPed determines which axis is your
master axis
Shared Axes -- order they are AMPed determines order axes are
presented and paramacro variable assignment.
You should read the sections on configuring these features before you
continue with this chapter.
3.0
Chapter Overview