Parameters for distance control

When electronic probe systems or sensors are used, distance control (e.g. touching a curved surface of a plate) or height control (e.g. compensating for thickness tolerances of the workpiece) permits actions such as movements in the Z axis. These actions superimpose the programmed position of the axis when an NC program is interpolated.

	Distance control is currently only available for SERCOS, Profidrive or CANopen drives.

Settings relevant to distance control can be defined using the following axis parameters. For descriptions in greater detail, see [FCT-M3].

As of CNC Builds V3.1.3080.12 or V3.1.3107.44, the following parameters are available using the structure kenngr.dist_ctrl[i].

Structure name	Index
.dist_ctrl[i].	i = 0 (only one distance control available in per axis)

Previous access using kenngr.distc continues to be provided for compatibility reasons.