# Configuring axes and channels

## Axes

In order to interrupt a machining process and move an axis by another channel, an additional logical axis (e.g. Log. AchsNr. 11) is configured and linked to an existing physical axis (e.g. Log. AchsNr. 1). The link is specified in the axis parameter kopf.link_to (P-AXIS-00101).

A clone operation takes over all data from the original axis except for the new axis number. This is executed by the axis parameter kopf.clone_of (P-AXIS-00040) by specifying the axis number of the axis whose axis parameter list is to be copied.

kopf.achs_nr 11

kopf.link_to 1

kopf.clone_of 1

## Channels

The channels are configured with the logical axes as usual.

Channel 1 contains axes 1 to 3 as the main axes

gruppe[0].achs_anzahl 3

gruppe[0].achse[0].log_achs_nr 1

gruppe[0].achse[0].bezeichnung X

gruppe[0].achse[1].log_achs_nr 2

gruppe[0].achse[1].bezeichnung Y

gruppe[0].achse[2].log_achs_nr 3

gruppe[0].achse[2].bezeichnung Z

Channel 2 represents the auxiliary channel and contains axes 11 to 13 as main axes

gruppe[0].achs_anzahl 3

gruppe[0].achse[0].log_achs_nr 11

gruppe[0].achse[0].bezeichnung X

gruppe[0].achse[1].log_achs_nr 12

gruppe[0].achse[1].bezeichnung Y

gruppe[0].achse[2].log_achs_nr 13

gruppe[0].achse[2].bezeichnung Z

The parameter P-CHAN-00306 is set in the clone channel for checking the license.

jog_of_path_only 1

Configuring axes

## Cloned axis

To create a cloned axis, the axis must first already exist and be initialised before its axis parameter list can be used as a template for the cloned axis. A cloning process involves taking over the parameters of the axis which acts as a template only once. Any subsequent change in axis parameters has no effect on the cloned data set. It only modifies or overwrites the individual axis parameters.

Initialising a cloned axis

## Notice

The specified clone reference cannot be changed after the first initialisation.

## Notice

If there is no master axis of the clone, the error messages ID 70172 and P- ID 50462 are issued and a cloned axis is created without a real cloning process.