Rockwell Automation 999 IMC S Class Compact Motion Controller (Cat. No. 4100-999-122) - Manual (Page 165)

Setting Up Your IMC-S/23x Using GML 6-5
Publication 999-122 - January 1997
Defining Your Axes
To define your axes:
1. Select Definitions from the menu bar. The Definitions menu
appears.
2. Select Axis Use. The Axis Configuration window appears.
3. Select an axis. A checkmark appears in front of the selected axis
and the Edit button is enabled.
4. Select Edit. The AXISX (where X is the number of the selected axis)
window appears.
5. Set the appropriate parameters for the axis.
For most applications, you need to enter information in the
following fields:
•
Axis name
•
Axis use
•
Transducer type
Note: The GML diagram will configure the control with
two or four axes. If you are going to use fewer than
the selection, disable the axes that you will not use
using Axis use on the Definitions menu.
For most applications, you need to enter information in the
following fields in the Configure area of the window:
6. Click on Save. The information is saved and the Axis Configuration
window appears.
7.
Note: Refer to The Definitions Menu chapter of the GML
Programming Manual for the remaining
definitions. The iCODE version must be defined
before you can download a program.
For: Refer to the Following Sections in Chapter 5:
Position Units Machine Setup Menu.
Positioning
Move and Jog Profiles.
Servo Editing the Servo Configuration.
Homing Editing the Homing Configuration.
Overtravel Editing the Overtravel Configuration.
Fault Action Editing the Axis Fault Action Configuration.
If you: Do this:
Have more axes to
define Go to step 3.
Have defined all of your
axes Click on Done. The Diagram
window appears.