Spindles (S1) 
Function Manual, 08/2005 Edition, 6FC5397-0BP10-0BA0 
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Contents 
1  Brief Description ..................................................................................................................................... 1-1 
1.1  Brief Description......................................................................................................................... 1-1 
2  Detailed Description................................................................................................................................ 2-1 
2.1  Spindle modes ........................................................................................................................... 2-1 
2.1.1  General information ................................................................................................................... 2-1 
2.1.2  Spindle control mode ................................................................................................................. 2-3 
2.1.3  Spindle oscillation mode ............................................................................................................ 2-7 
2.1.4  Spindle positioning mode........................................................................................................... 2-7 
2.1.5  Axis mode ................................................................................................................................ 2-21 
2.1.6  Default setting of the spindle mode ......................................................................................... 2-25 
2.2  Reference/Synchronize............................................................................................................ 2-26 
2.3  Configurable gear adaptation................................................................................................... 2-30 
2.3.1  Gear steps for spindles and gear step change........................................................................ 2-30 
2.3.2  Intermediate gear..................................................................................................................... 2-41 
2.3.3  If the gear step change is not acknowledged .......................................................................... 2-42 
2.3.4  Gear step change with oscillation mode.................................................................................. 2-43 
2.3.5  Gear step change at fixed position .......................................................................................... 2-50 
2.4  Selectable spindles .................................................................................................................. 2-55 
2.5  Programming............................................................................................................................ 2-60 
2.5.1  Programming in the part program............................................................................................ 2-60 
2.5.2  Programming via synchronized actions ................................................................................... 2-63 
2.5.3  Programming of spindle controls via PLC with FC18 .............................................................. 2-64 
2.5.4  Special spindle motions via PLC interface............................................................................... 2-64 
2.5.5  Gear step change with DryRun, program testing and SERUPRO........................................... 2-72 
2.5.6  Programming from external (PLC, MMC) ................................................................................ 2-75 
2.6  Spindle monitoring ................................................................................................................... 2-75 
2.6.1  Speed ranges........................................................................................................................... 2-75 
2.6.2  Axis/spindle stationary (n < n min).....................................................................................
...... 2-77 
2.6.3  Spindle in setpoint range ......................................................................................................... 2-77 
2.6.4  Minimum/maximum gear step speed....................................................................................... 2-79 
2.6.5  Maximum encoder frequency................................................................................................... 2-80 
2.6.6  End point monitoring ................................................................................................................ 2-81 
3  Supplementary Conditions...................................................................................................................... 3-1 
3.1  Supplementary conditions.......................................................................................................... 3-1 
4  Examples................................................................................................................................................ 4-1 
4.1  Example of automatic gear step selection (M40)....................................................................... 4-1