Te6: Mcs Coupling - 840D Sl Only; Brief Description - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual

TE6: MCS coupling - 840D sl only

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Brief description

If there are two or more separately traversable machining heads on a machine tool and a
transformation is required for machining, the orientation axes of the machining heads cannot
be coupled via the standard coupling functions COPON, TRAILON. The coupling is performed
in the workpiece coordinate system (WCS). However, under the aforementioned conditions
the coupling of the orientation axes must be performed in the machine coordinate system
(MCS).
The compile cycle "MCS coupling" can be used to parameterize coupling in the machine
coordinate system (MCS) with coupling factors "1" and "-1" for a master axis, referred to as
CC_Master in the following, and several slave axes, referred to as CC_Slave in the following.
The couplings can be switched on and off via commands in the part program.
Figure 18-1
Master and slave axes
A CC_Master can be master for several CC_Slaves. A CC_Slave cannot be a CC_Master at
the same time.
Special functions
Function Manual, 01/2015, 6FC5397-2BP40-5BA2
Application example: Double slide gantry-type milling machine
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