MC_GearOut

MC_GearOut 1:

The function block MC_GearOut deactivates a master-slave coupling.

WARNING

No standstill of the axis due to decoupling

When a slave axis is uncoupled during the movement, it is not stopped automatically but reaches a constant velocity at which it continues to travel infinitely.

You can stop the axis with the function blocks MC_Halt or MC_Stop.

Notice

If the setpoint generator type of the axis is set to "7 phases (optimized)", the slave axis assumes an acceleration-free state after uncoupling and continues to move with the resulting constant velocity. There is no positioning based on the master travel path calculated with the coupling factor. Instead, the behavior matches the behavior after a MC_MoveVelocity command. In TwinCAT 2.10, the setpoint generator type can be selected by the user. From TwinCAT 2.11, the setpoint generator type is set to "7 phases (optimized)". The behavior described here is the result of a project update from TwinCAT 2.10 to TwinCAT 2.11. Depending on the circumstances, an update of existing applications to version 2.11 may necessitate an adaptation of the PLC program.

Inputs

VAR_INPUT
    Execute  : BOOL;
    Options  : ST_GearOutOptions;
END_VAR

Execute

The command is executed with a rising edge at input Execute.

Options

Currently not implemented

Outputs

VAR_OUTPUT
    Done     : BOOL;
    Busy     : BOOL;
    Error    : BOOL;
    ErrorID  : UDINT;
END_VAR

Done

Becomes TRUE, if the axis was successfully uncoupled.

Busy

The Busy output becomes TRUE when the command is started with Execute and remains TRUE as long as the command is processed. If Busy becomes FALSE again, the function block is ready for a new job. At the same time one of the outputs, Done or Error, is set.

Error

Becomes TRUE if an error occurs.

ErrorID

If the error output is set, this parameter supplies the error number.

Inputs/outputs

VAR_IN_OUT
    Slave : AXIS_REF;
END_VAR

Slave

Axis data structure of the Slave.

The axis data structure of type AXIS_REF addresses an axis uniquely within the system. Among other parameters it contains the current axis status, including position, velocity or error status.