Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 99)

Axis Parameters
Chapter 4
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Paramacro parameter numbers are assigned to an axis based on the order in
which it is AMPed. Lets use paramacro parameter #5021 to #5029
(Coordinates of Commanded Position) as examples. Assume the
following:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
X Axis 1 (process 1) #5021 X Axis 4
(process 2)
#5021
Y Axis 2
(process1)
#5022 Y Axis 5
(process 2)
#5022
Z Axis 3
(process1)
#5023
Now assume the same configuration as above however this time the Z axis
is a shared axis. Paramacro variables would be assigned as follows:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
X Axis 1 (process 1) #5021 Z Axis 3
(shared but default
is process 1)
#5021
Y Axis 2
(process1)
#5022 X Axis 4
(process 2)
#5022
Z
(shared but default
is process 1)
Axis 3
(process1)
#5023 (in process 1) Y Axis 5
(process 2)
#5023
With the above configuration a programer could be easily confused. When
the Z axis is in process one, the programmer may wrongly assume that X is
the first axis in process 2 and assume macro variable #5021 for X. This
would be incorrect. Since the Z axis is shared it is assigned paramacro
variables for both process in the order that it was AMPed. Also a
programer could assume that since Z values are attained thru #5023 in
process one, the same value #5023 would be used in process two. This
would also be incorrect. To alleviate this problem you must change the
order in which you AMP axes as follows:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
This Axis AMPed Here Coordinate of commanded
position is shown in this
paramacro parameter:
X Axis 1 (process 1) #5021 X Axis 3
(process 2)
#5021
Y Axis 2
(process1)
#5022 Y Axis 4
(process 1)
#5022
Z Axis 5
(shared but default
is process 1)
#5023 Z Axis 5
(shared but default
is process 1)
#5023