Appendices
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NJ-series CPU Unit Software User’s Manual (W501)
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Set the value of Enable/Disable Settings to Enabled on the Parameter Settings Area for the
EtherCAT slave.
Use the following procedure to enable an axis on the Sysmac Studio.
1
Right-click Axis Settings under Configurations and Setup - Motion Control Setup and select
Add - Axis Settings from the menu.
The axis MC_Axis000(0) is added under Axis Settings.
2
Right-click MC_Axis000(0) and select Edit from the menu.
The Axis Basic Settings Display appears.
3
Set Axis Use to Used Axis.
Use the following procedure to execute a program at the start of operation on the Sysmac Studio.
1
Right-click Task Settings under Configurations and Setup and select Edit from the menu.
The Task Settings Tab Page is displayed.
2
Click the Program Assignment Settings Button.
The Program Assignment Settings Display appears.
3
Set Initial Status of the program to Run on the Program Assignment Settings Display.
This section provides concrete examples of applications in which EtherCAT slaves and axes are
enabled and disabled.
Assume that the EtherCAT slaves and axis compositions for the NJ-series Controllers are different for machines
1 and 2 as shown below. These two machines are centrally managed using one Sysmac Studio project.
Enabling/Disabling Axis with Sysmac Studio
Running/Stopping Program at the Start of Operation with Sysmac
Studio
A-9-7 Examples of Applications of Enabling/Disabling EtherCAT
Slaves and Axes
Application 1: Centralized Management of Machines with Different
EtherCAT Slave Configuration and Axis Composition
EtherCAT slaves, axes
CPU
Unit
CPU
Unit
EtherCAT slaves, axes
EtherCAT Slave Configuration and
Axis Composition of Machine 1
EtherCAT Slave Configuration and
Axis Composition of Machine 2
EtherCAT
AB
C
C D
Sensor
EtherCAT
AB
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