Panasonic AFP7MC16EC

9.5 Electronic Clutch Function
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9.5.4 Connection Method of Electronic Clutch
The electronic clutch function connects the clutch to start operating the slave axes and
disconnects the clutch to stop operating the slave axes, the acceleration or deceleration of the
slave axes can be set as shown below.
 Direct method
This method detects the connection (ON) or disconnection (OFF) of the clutch to adjust the
operating speed of the master axis to coincide with that of the slave axes. In the direct method,
the speed of the slave axes with the clutch connected (ON) or disconnected (OFF) coincides
with the operating speed of the master axis with the acceleration and deceleration time set to
0.
f [pps]
t [ms]
50
100
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
(UM63F73)
(UM63F83)
(UM001D4)
(UM00192)
(UM00090)
(UM00096)
(UM001DA)
(UM001E6)
(UM001EC)
(UM000D8)
Clutch ON slip time
Acceleration time
Target speed
Deceleration time
Electronic
gear output
Master axis
operation
Clutch OFF slip time
Synchronous setting request
Positioning start request
Busy
Busy
Operation done
Synchronous cancel request
Synchronous
control
canceled
Operation done
Under synchronous control
Slave axis clutch ON request
Slave axis clutch OFF request
Slave axis clutch
operation annunciation
Clutch connected
Clutch disconnected
[Axis 1]
[Virtual axis]
First
Second
Deceleration time
Second