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Switching from spindle to axis:
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7 Stop the spindle.
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7 Switch to the gear range required for axis operation.
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7 Switch the spindle motor to the axis.
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7 With Module 9156, switch the axis from the open-loop to the servo-
controlled state. 
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7 With Module 9161 bit 15, release the current and speed controllers.
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7 Release the axis clamping.
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7 Close the position control loop of the axis by setting the corresponding bits 
in W1040.
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7 Begin axis operation.
Switching from axis to spindle:
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7 Stop the axis.
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7 Clamp the axis.
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7 Open the position control loop of the axis by resetting the corresponding 
bits in W1040.
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7 With Module 9155, switch the feedback control for the axis off. 
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7 Switch the spindle motor from the axis back to the spindle.
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7 With Module 9161 bit 15, release the current and speed controllers.
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7 Shift back to the original gear range.
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7 Begin spindle operation.
Note
Up to NC software 280 476-02, the bit for the spindle must always be 
transferred to Modules 9161 and 9162. As of 280 476-03, the bit for the axis 
or for the spindle can be given.