Detailed Description 
  2.1 Axes 
Axis Types, Coordinate Systems, Frames (K2) 
Function Manual, 08/2005 Edition, 6FC5397-0BP10-0BA0 
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Special points to be noted 
•  Three geometry axes are assigned to the channel axes in the MD. 
•  All channel axes that are not assigned to the three geometry axes are special axes. 
•  The channel axes are assigned to machine axes. 
•  The spindles are also assigned to machine axes. 
Channel axis gaps 
A machine axis (local axis or link axis) does not have to be assigned to every channel axis 
according to  
MD20080 AXCONF_CHANAX_NAME_TAB 
via 
MD20070 AXCONF_MACHAX_USED.  
If the concrete machine has a machine axis, which has been specifically assigned to the 
channel axis, references to the logical machine axis image 
MD10002 AXCONF_LOGIC_MACHAX_TAB 
are entered in the machine data 
MD20070 AXCONF_MACHAX_USED,  
otherwise the value is 0. 
Application: 
Consistent, semidefined channel axis names for various machine versions of a 
manufacturer's machine series. 
Advantages: 
•  Uniform basic configuration of various machines 
•  Simple reconfiguration on removal of a machine 
•  Portability of programs 
Reliability of channel axis gaps 
The machine data 
MD11640 ENABLE_CHAN_AX_GAP 
must be used to explicitly inform of channel axis gaps.  
If this is not carried out, an entry of 0 in the machine data 
MD20070 AXCONF_MACHAX_USED 
prevents other machine axes being assigned to channel axes.  
References: 
/FB2/ Description of Functions, Expansion Functions; Multiple Control Panels on Multiple 
NCUs, Distributed Systems (B3)