10 synchronized axes – HEIDENHAIN TNC 407 (243 020) Technical Manual User Manual
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1.10 Synchronized axes
With the HEIDENHAIN TNC, two controlled axes can be coupled in such a way that they can only be
moved simultaneously. This facility is required, for example, for gantry axes and tandem tables, and
can be activated both for operation with servo lag and in the feed precontrol mode.
In the following description the main axis and tracked axis are referred to as master and slave,
respectively.
The Synchronize function is activated with MP850 which defines the master axis to which the
specified slave axis must be tracked.
Example: 4th axis is the slave of the X axis
MP850.0 0
MP850.1
0
MP850.2
0
MP850.3
1
MP850.4
0
Of the five controlled axes, two pairs can be synchronized.
MP850
Synchronized axes
Entry: 0 to 5
0 = Main axis
1 = axis tracked to X axis
2 = axis tracked to Y axis
3 = axis tracked to Z axis
4 = axis tracked to 4th axis
5 = axis tracked to 5th axis
MP850.0 X
axis
MP850.1
Y axis
MP850.2
Z axis
MP850.3
4th axis
MP850.4
5th axis