Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual page 775

<axis container>
Further information
Axis container
Can be assigned via the axis container.
● Local axes and/or
● Link axes
Axis containers with link axes are a NCU-cross device (NCU-global) that is coordinated via
the control. It is also possible to have axis containers that are only used for managing local
axes.
References:
Detailed information on configuring axis containers, see:
Function Manual, Extension Functions; Several Control Panels on Multiple NCUs,
Decentralized Systems (B3)
Enable criteria
AXCTSWE( )
Each channel whose axes are entered in the specified container issues an enable for a
container rotation if it has finished machining the position/station. If the enable signals of
allchannels for the axes of the container have been received in the control, the container is
rotated with the container-specific increment saved in the SD41700
$SN_AXCT_SWWIDTH[<container number>].
Job Planning
Programming Manual, 06/2009, 6FC5398-2BP20-0BA0
14.3 Axis container (AXCTSWE, AXCTSWED)
Identifier of the axis container that should be moved.
Possible data include:
CT<container number> The number of the axis container is
<container name>
Additional functions
attached to the CT letter
combination.
Example: CT3
Individual name of the axis container
set using
MD12750 $MN_AXCT_NAME_TAB.
Example: A_CONT3
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