Synchronization of an axes group to a single axis

This mode combines an axes group (as slave) with an axis as master in order that the slave executes its path with synchronization to the progress of the master, meaning linked to a 1-dimensional source for synchronization.

Examples here include press synchronization. As an example of synchronization between a master single axis and a group can be the robot which places material in a press machine:

The robot has to synchronize to the opening phase of the press. A second robot also synchronizes to take the material out. The master is the (single or virtual) axis controlling the press. The axes group for both robot 1 and robot 2 has to follow the press in a certain area of the master movement:

Opening for robot 2 to take the product out and closing for robot 1 to add the new product. For this synchronization the Function Block MC_SyncGroupToAxis is defined.

Note

In case the slave is an axes group, a transformation to a virtual axis can be applicable to generate the 1-dimensional synchronization data. In case both the master and the slave are axes groups, a virtual master axis on the slave side is applicable (linked via cam profiles to the different axes) to use the 1-dimensional synchronization data of the master side.