Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 22)

Using This Manual
Chapter 1
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monitor and command peripheral devices such as tool turrets, part clamps,
and coolant systems. Refer to your PAL reference manual for additional
information.
AMP lets you:
define basic parameters such as system resolution and axis types that
affect the overall operation of the control
These parameters are called global control parameters.
define individual axis parameters such as soft travel limits, position
tolerances, and feedback constants
These parameters are called control parameters.
define individual process parameters such as assign axes and spindles to
a process, name the process and set priority
set up an axis calibration table for each axis to adjust for mechanical
deficiencies in the machine (On-line AMP only)
Default parameters are present in the control’s memory, even if the
control’s AMP memory is accidentally erased. The default values provide
a base from which to set up the machine.
Important: We wrote this manual to include mills, transfer line stations,
lathes, and surface and cylindrical grinders. The majority of sample
screens show a Mill/Lathe application type and a mill or lathe control type.
The parameter groups differ depending on the selected application type and
the selected control type.
If, as an application type,
you selected:
these control types are
available: and the default value is:
Mill/Lathe lathe lathe
mill
Grinder surface cylindrical
cylindrical
Dual--Processing Mill/Lathe lathe lathe
mill
Transfer line applications use the mill configuration type. The transfer line
option is selected using the Mill Type parameter found in the
Miscellaneous Parameter group.