Core functions

In plastics machines, an axis must perform a variety of elementary motion tasks, such as multi-stage PTP movements, pressure control, homing, and so on. Usually, these motion commands are independent of each other and the axis performs only one motion command at a time. TF8560 Plastic Technology Functions implements and encapsulates each of these motion tasks in a separate FB called a Corefunction. All Corefunctions follow a standardized format based on PLCopen.

The following table shows the availability of the Corefunction for each axis type:

Corefunction	Type	Availability by axis type
Corefunction	Type			(Transformation)
Actuals	Permanently active	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ActualsActuator	Permanently active	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
ActualsHydraulics	Permanently active	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
ActualsNc	Permanently active	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
AutoIdent	Statically controlled	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Camming.Pos	Statically controlled	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Camming.Velo	Statically controlled	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
DirectOutput	Statically controlled	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
DisableSoftEnd	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
ExternalGenerating	Statically controlled	(✅)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Estop	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Homing	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Jog	Statically controlled²	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Limiting	Permanently active	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
MotionParams	Permanently active	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MotionSetpoints	Permanently active	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Power	Edge-triggered¹	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PressureControl	Statically controlled	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Ptp	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
PtpLookUp	Permanently active	(✅)	(✅)	(✅)	❌	❌
Reset	Edge-triggered	(✅)	(✅)	(✅)	(✅)	(❌)
SetPosition	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Stop	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Teach	Edge-triggered	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
ToolAdaption	Permanently active	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Transformation	Statically controlled	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Tuning	Edge-triggered	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
VelocityFeed	Statically controlled	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌

¹ Power operates differently from other Edge-triggered Corefunctions

² In the case of Digital actuators, the jog is Edge-triggered.

Legend

	TF5810 Hydraulic Positioning FB_AxisHydraulicBase
	TF5000 NC PTP FB_AxisNcBase FB_AxisNcTrafoBase
	TF8560 Inverter Axis FB_AxisInvBase
	TF8560 Digital Actuator FB_ActuatorBase

✅	Available
(✅)	Available internally
❌	Not available