Activating manual control

TwinCAT has a manual test menu, which allows you to start the drive manually in a test mode. The manual test menu can be called up via the drive (Devices) or via the axis configuration.

Activating manual control 1:

Manual test menu for drive

In the System Manager, open I/O - Configuration → I/O Devices → Device 6 → Drive 9 (1)

Switch to tab NC-B: Online (2) or NC-A: Online (3)
In this case you would test the drive for axis 2 by selecting NC-B: Online (2). Select NC-A: Online (3) to test axis 1.

 

Activating manual control 2:

Manual test menu for axis configuration

In the System Manager, select NC - Configuration → NC-Task 1 SAF → Axes → Axis 2 (4) or Axis 1 (5). Depending on which of the two axes is to be tested.

Open the Online tab (6)

 

Activating manual control 3:

Setting the drive enables

To operate the motors manually, manual drive control must be enabled. The control is activated when Enabling Controller* (7) is active. In addition, the drive requires Enabling Feed Fw** (7) activated for forward travel, and Enabling Feed Bw (7) for reverse travel.

Use the Set button (8) to change the settings

 

*If this flag is set, the system tries to activate the drive control (of the AX5000) and to set the drive to a state in which it follows the setpoint specifications of the NC. The “Ready” flag is set if the drive acknowledges this request as successful.

**These so-called direction enables make it possible for the NC to accept motion commands in the respective direction. The drive does not see these two flags.

 

Activating manual control 4:

Click the All button (10) to set all enables and the override (11) to 100%
or you can set all the options manually:

Tick the individual options (9) to activate them

Enter the override value (11)
The override (11) scaled the set velocity of the NC motion command. The override value can be between 0% and 100%.

 

Activating manual control 5:

In the function view, the activated options are indicated by ticks (12). In addition, the Status (log.) (13) has changed with the activation, and the override has been entered. The drive is ready for operation and can be controlled with the manual test menu.