Contents
3 Fundamentals........................................................................................................................ 65
3.1 The TNC640.............................................................................................................................. 66
HEIDENHAIN Klartext and ISO........................................................................................................................... 66
Compatibility........................................................................................................................................................... 66
3.2 Visual display unit and operating panel...................................................................................... 67
Display screen........................................................................................................................................................ 67
Setting the screen layout..................................................................................................................................... 67
Operating panel...................................................................................................................................................... 68
Extended Workspace Compact.......................................................................................................................... 71
3.3 Modes of operation.................................................................................................................... 74
Manual Operation and El. Handwheel............................................................................................................... 74
Positioning with Manual Data Input.................................................................................................................. 74
Programming.......................................................................................................................................................... 75
Test Run.................................................................................................................................................................. 75
Program Run, Full Sequence and Program Run, SingleBlock..................................................................... 76
3.4 NC fundamentals........................................................................................................................ 77
Position encoders and reference marks.......................................................................................................... 77
Programmable axes.............................................................................................................................................. 77
Reference systems................................................................................................................................................ 78
Designation of the axes on milling machines................................................................................................. 89
Polar coordinates................................................................................................................................................... 89
Absolute and incremental workpiece positions.............................................................................................. 90
Selecting the preset.............................................................................................................................................. 91
3.5 Creating and entering NC programs........................................................................................... 92
Structure of an NC program in DIN/ISO format............................................................................................. 92
Defining the workpiece blank: G30/G31........................................................................................................... 93
Creating a new NC program............................................................................................................................... 98
Programming tool movements in DIN/ISO...................................................................................................... 99
Actual position capture........................................................................................................................................ 101
Editing an NC program........................................................................................................................................ 102
The control's search function............................................................................................................................. 106
3.6 File management........................................................................................................................ 108
Files........................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Displaying externally generated files on the control...................................................................................... 110
Directories............................................................................................................................................................... 110
Paths......................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Overview: Functions of the file manager......................................................................................................... 111
Calling the File Manager...................................................................................................................................... 112
Selecting drives, directories and files............................................................................................................... 113
Creating a new directory...................................................................................................................................... 115
Creating new file.................................................................................................................................................... 115
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