Create NC axis configuration

Create NC axis configuration 1:

Right-click on NC – Configuration (1) in the System Manager.

Select Insert Task…

Create NC axis configuration 2:

Name the NC task

Confirm the entry with OK.

Create NC axis configuration 3:

The System Manager expands below the NC configuration to show the added NC task. The logical NC axes can now be added below the Axes icon.

Create NC axis configuration 4:

Right-click on Axes within the axis configuration.

Select Append Axis….

Enter a name for the NC axis (2).

Determine the axis type (3).

Confirm with OK.

Create NC axis configuration 5:

In the System Manager the new axis appears with its name within the NC axis configuration. Now link the logical NC axes with the physical axes (the channels of the respective AX5000).

 

Open Axis 1 in the System Manager tree

Switch to the Settings tab

Link the NC axis with the hardware axis via
Link To I/O... (4).

Create NC axis configuration 6:

Select the AX5000 channel to be linked from the list
You can filter the list based on the channel link status. The filter Unused (5) only shows channels that are not linked. The setting All (5) shows all channels, irrespective of their link status.

Confirm the selection with OK.