
Configure Camming
Chapter 5
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By default, both the Time and Distance Scaling parameters are set to 1. To scale a
time cam profile, enter a Time Scaling or Distance Scaling value other than 1. If
you increase the Time Scaling value of a time cam profile, it decreases the velocities
and accelerations of the profile. However, if you increase the Distance Scaling
value, it increases the velocities and accelerations of the profile.
To maintain the velocities and accelerations of the scaled profile approximately
equal to the values of the unscaled profile, the Time Scaling and Distance Scaling
values must be equal. For example, if the Distance Scaling value of a profile is 2, the
Time Scaling value must also be 2. This requirement is to maintain approximately
equal velocities and accelerations during execution of the scaled time cam.
Important:
If you decrease the Time Scaling value or increase the Distance Scaling of a time cam, it increases the
required velocities and accelerations of the profile. This action can cause a motion fault if the
capabilities of the drive system are exceeded.
See also
Cam execution modes determine if the cam profile is executed only one time or
repeatedly. Configure the Execution Mode parameter on an MAPC or MATC
instruction.
Execution Mode
Description
Once
Cam motion of slave axis starts only when the master axis moves into the range defined by
the start and end points of the cam profile. When the master axis moves beyond the defined
range, cam motion on the slave axis stops and the Process Complete bit is set. Slave motion
does not resume if the master axis moves back into the cam profile range.
Cam Execution Modes