Multi-Axis Coordinated Motion Instructions 
 
448  Rockwell Automation Publication MOTION-RM002H-EN-P-February 2018 
Accel Jerk 
Accel Jerk defines the maximum acceleration jerk for the programmed move. For 
more information on calculating Accel Jerk, refer to the Jerk Units section below. 
Decel Jerk 
Decel Jerk defines the maximum deceleration jerk for the programmed move. For 
more information on calculating Decel Jerk, refer to the Jerk Units section below. 
Jerk Units 
The jerk units define the units that are applied to the values entered in the Accel 
Jerk and Decel Jerk operands. The values are entered directly in the position units 
of the specified coordinate system or as a percentage. When configured using % of 
Maximum, the jerk is applied as a percentage of the Maximum Acceleration Jerk 
and Maximum Deceleration Jerk operands specified in the coordinate system 
attributes. When configured using % of Time, the value is a percentage based on 
the Speed, Accel Rate, and Decel Rate specified in the instruction. 
Termination Type 
For Master Driven Speed Control (MDSC), when all sequential instructions run 
in the same mode (Master Driven Mode or Time Driven Mode), then all 
termination types are supported. If the termination type switches in the 
coordinated motion queue, errors may generate depending on the sequence of 
motion types. 
The following is only applicable if a move on a slave Coordinate System uses a 
Blending Termination Type (Termination Types 2, 3, or 6) and is programmed in 
MDSC mode. 
If you use the Calculated Data returned in the last MCLM instruction of a motion 
sequence to program the length that the master axis has to move for the motion 
sequence to go PC, then there is the possibility that you will have to add a small 
safety margin to the Calculated Data. If you do not add this margin, there is a 
chance that the motion of the master axes completes before the entire motion 
sequence programmed on the Slave Coordinate System finishes. If this occurs, the 
last motion instruction on the Slave Coordinate System remains active and does 
not go PC. The value of the small safety margin is dependent on the Command 
Tolerance used for the first and last move in the motion sequence as follows: 
Tip: 
Safety margin calculations use the following abbreviations:   
CUP = Coarse Update Period 
MAS = Master Axis Speed 
1.  If a Command Tolerance value of 100% is used for the first move in the 
sequence then: