Rockwell Automation Publication MOTION-UM002F-EN-P - February 2018  231 
Cam pending is a technique that lets the blending of one cam profile together 
with another without stopping either master or slave axis movement. An 
Execution Schedule selection of Pending can thus be used to blend two position 
cam profiles together without stopping motion. 
The Pending execution feature is useful when the axis must be accelerated up to 
speed by using a specific velocity profile. When this acceleration profile is done, it 
must be smoothly blended into the operating cam profile, which is typically 
executed continuously. To stop the slave axis, the operating cam profile is 
smoothly blended into a deceleration profile such that the axis stops at a known 
location, as shown in this diagram. 
MAPC Instruction 
MATC Instruction 
 
By executing the position cam profile as a Pending cam profile while the current 
profile is still executing, the appropriate cam profile parameters are configured 
ahead of time. This condition makes the transition from the current profile to the 
pending profile seamless. Synchronization between the master and slave axes is 
maintained. To make sure of smooth motion across the transition, however, the 
profiles must be designed as follows. No position, velocity, or acceleration