Atlas Copco PowerMACS 4000, User Manual

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6.5.2 Step
– Control
The Control part describes what main task to perform during the step.
The settings available for the Control part depends on the selected step. It is possible to change step by
the parameter
Step type .
The checkbox Synchronize is used to select if the step should synchronize or not.
The check box Start/restart monitoring can be used in conjunction with the monitoring settings for the
program (Program Settings) in order to start or restart the recording into the monitor buffer. If restarted
everything recorded before this step is erased. See also the description of Bolt Monitoring.
Most step that run the spindle have a Speed parameter and a step Direction that can be set, note that the
direction is relative to the desired spindle direction.
It is also possible to select the torque and angle channel to use for step control with the Torque channel
and Angle channel properties. The default value is Auto which is the first channel (Torque 1 or Angle 1) if
not disabled on the Spindle Set Up form.
Below the common properties follows the step specific properties, the following sub chapters list all
available step types and describe the parameters.