Rockwell Automation 1784-PM16SE SoftLogix Motion Card Setup and Configuration Manual - Manual (Page 99)

Publication 1784-UM003A-EN-P – June 2003
Naming & Configuring Your Motion Axis 91
Data Type
In the Data Type field you can either enter the type of tag you want to create
directly or click on the ellipsis button to go to the Select Data Type dialog.
From this dialog you can select the appropriate axis data type:
AXIS_CONSUMED, AXIS_SERVO, AXIS_SERVO_DRIVE, or AXIS
VIRTUAL.
Make entries in the following fields.
Editing Motion Axis
Properties Once you have named your axis in the New Tag window, you must then
configure it. You can make your configuring options in the Axis Properties
screen. These have a series of Tabs that access a specific dialog for configuring
the axis. Make the appropriate entries for each of the fields. An asterisk
appears on the Tab to indicate changes have been made but not implemented.
Press the Apply button at the bottom of each dialog to implement your
selections.
Field Entry
Name Type a name for the servo axis.
The name can:
have a maximum of 40 characters
contain letters, numbers and underscores (_).
Description Type a description for your motion axis.
This field is optional.
Data type AXIS_CONSUMED
AXIS_SERVO
AXIS_SERVO_DRIVE,
AXIS_VIRTUAL
Scope Select the scope of the axis variable.
To use the axis Select
Within the entire program Controller
TIP
When you configure your axis, some fields may be
unavailable (greyed-out) because of choices you made in
the New Tag window.