Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 21)

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Using This Manual
This manual is designed to assist system installers in programming the
Adjustable Machine Parameters (AMP) for the Allen-Bradley
9/Series CNC.
Table 1.A briefly outlines how this manual’s structure and how to locate
certain information.
Table 1.A
What This Manual Contains
Chapter Content
2 · a description of the AMP Editor, which is an application program in the Offline
Development System software package (ODS)
· instructions on setting up and using ODS software on a personal computer
(which is referred to as the workstation throughout this manual) is explained in
the ODS User Manual, publication MCD-5.1
3 steps through the initial procedures required to configure axes
4 -- 39 a detailed description of the various AMP parameters so they can be programmed
to maximize machine performance
40 -- 41 · a description of the two ways of modifying the AMP parameters directly at the
machine tool: Online AMP and Patch AMP
· use these for fine tuning the system after AMP has been downloaded from ODS
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· instructions for tuning digital or tachless analog servo systems
· use these systems with an A quad B feedback device as an alternative to
traditional drive systems, which generally use a drive amplifier
The Allen-Bradley 9/Series family of controls let you customize control
installation to nearly any type of mill, transfer line, lathe or grinder
configuration. This is made possible by using Adjustable Machine
Parameters (AMP).
AMP is one of the two software features that a system installer can use to
make the control “fit” the machine. AMP parameters define (in terms that
the control can understand) the physical details of the machine tool’s axes
and hardware elements and the special features that may be needed.
The other feature is Programmable Applications Logic (PAL). PAL is used
to handle the interface process between the control and the machine tool.
It is a ladder logic program that is continuously executed by the control to
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Manual Objective
1.1
An Overview of AMP