MTC200/TRANS200 NC Programming System. Application Manual SYSTEM200 DOK-CONTRL-NC*PSYS*V22-AW01-EN-P

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1 MTC200/TRANS200 NC Programming System Application Manual SYSTEM200

2 About this Documentation NC Programming System Title Type of Documentation MTC200/TRANS200 NC Programming System Application Manual Document Typecode Internal File Reference Document Number B384-01/EN Purpose of Documentation This documentation describes the handling of NC programming system, the different editors and the NC assistent. Record of Revisions Description Release Date Notes B384-01/EN Valid from version 22 Copyright 2002 Rexroth Indramat GmbH Copying this document, giving it to others and the use or communication of the contents thereof without express authority, are forbidden. Offenders are liable for the payment of damages. All rights are reserved in the event of the grant of a patent or the registration of a utility model or design (DIN 34-1). Validity The specified data is for product description purposes only and may not be deemed to be guaranteed unless expressly confirmed in the contract. All rights are reserved with respect to the content of this documentation and the availability of the product. Published by Rexroth Indramat GmbH Bgm.-Dr.-Nebel-Str. 2 D Lohr a. Main Telephone +49 (0)93 52/40-0 Tx Fax +49 (0)93 52/ Dept. BRC/ESM2 (PSR) Dept. BRC/ESM6 (DiHa) Note This document has been printed on chlorine-free bleached paper.

3 NC Programming System Contents I Contents 1 NC Program Handling General Information Regarding NC Program Handling NC Packages (MTC200) Free NC Programs A/B Memory (MTC200) NC Program Preselection (MTC200) Active NC Program Representation in the Project Navigator General Information About the Project Navigator Representation of the Project Navigator Structure View Data View Configuration View Functions in the Structure View (Free NC Programs) NC Programs: New <F2> NC Programs: Delete <F3> NC Programs: Preselect Program (MTC200) <F5> NC Programs: Edit <F6> NC Programs: Download <F7> NC Programs: Upload < >>/F7> NC Programs: Data Handling <F4> NC Programs: Exit Navigator <F9> NC Programs: Import <F4/F2> NC Programs: Export <F4/F3> NC Programs: Rename <F4/F4> NC Programs: Copy <F4/F5> NC Programs: Paste <F4/F6> NC Programs: Cut <F4/F7> NC Programs: Changing of Level with <F9> NC Programs: Continuing the Level with <F8> NC Programs: Disable/Enable < >>/F3> Functions in the NC Package Structure View NC Packages: General Information NC Packages: New <F2> NC Packages: Delete <F3> NC Packages: Data Handling <F4> NC Packages: Preselect Program <F5>

4 II Contents NC Programming System NC Packages: Download <F7> NC Packages: Package Content NC Packages: Rename <F4/F4> NC Packages: Copy <F4/F5> NC Packages: Paste <F4/F6> NC Packages: Upload <F4/F7> NC Packages: Exit Navigator <F9> Functions in the NC Package Data View NC Package Data View: Update NC Package Data View: Tree + List NC Package Data View: View >> NC Package Data View: Exit Navigator NC Editor NC Editor Overview NC Editor: Menu Functions NC Editor: Functions under File Menu Functions of the Edit Menu NC Editor: Functions under View Menu NC Editor: Functions under Paste Menu NC Editor: Functions under Extras Menu NC Editor: Functions under Help "?" Menu NC Editor: Functions under Window Menu NC Editor: Paste Cycle NC Editor: Paste Cycle - Overview NC Editor: Handling the Paste Cycle Dialog Box NC Program Assistant Overview General Step: NC Program Step: Function Without main function Linear Interpolation - G00 (positioning in rapid traverse) / G01 (linear interpolation) Circular interpolation G02 (clockwise) / G03 (counterclockwise) Dwell time G Tapping G63 (with stopped spindle) / G64 (with turning spindle) Homing G Feed to positive stop G Cancel feed to positive stop G Adaptive Depth G68 (encoder 1) / G69 (encoder 2) Mathematical expression Step: Spindle Step: M Functions Step: Tool Step: Command

5 NC Programming System Contents III 4.9 Step: Label Step: Offset Step: Comment NC Block Not Suitable For Assistance Macro Editor (MTC200) General Information Regarding the Macro Editor Macro Editor Commands Macro Editor: Editing Macro Editor: Menu Functions Macro Editor: Functions under File Menu Macro Editor: Functions under Edit Menu Macro Editor: Functions under View Menu Macro Editor: Functions under Paste Menu Macro Editor: Functions under Menu Entry Help ("?") Offsets General Information on Offsets Offsets: Structure of Screen Offsets: Indication of Active Data Offsets: Display as Full Frame or Segment (MTC200) Offsets: Data Management Offsets: Using the Offsets Editor Offsets: Menu Bar, Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu Offsets: Shortcuts Offsets: Editing Offsets: Index in the Project Navigator Offsets: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the Tree View Offsets: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the List View NC Variables General Information on NC Variables NC Variables: Structure of Screen NC Variables: Display as Full Frame or Segment (MTC200) NC Variables: Data Management Using the NC Variable Editor NC Variables: Menu Bar, Pop-Up Menu NC Variables: Shortcuts NC Variables: Editing of Values in the Table NC Variables: Configuring and Editing the Table Index of NC Variables in the Project Navigator NC Variables: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the Tree View NC Variables: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the List View NC Events General Information on NC Events

6 IV Contents NC Programming System NC Events: Structure of Screen NC Events: Display as Full Frame or Segment (MTC200) NC Events: Data Management Using the NC Event Editor NC Events: Menu Bar, Pop-Up Menu NC Events: Shortcuts NC Events: Editing of Values in the Table NC Events: Configuring and Editing the Table Directory of NC Events in the Project Navigator NC Events: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the Tree View NC Events: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the List View D Corrections General Information on D Corrections D Corrections: Structure of Screen D Corrections: Indication of Active Data D Corrections: Display as Full Frame or Segment (MTC200) D Corrections: Data Management Using the D Correction Editor D Corrections: Menu Bar, Pop-Up Menu D Corrections: Shortcuts D Corrections: Editing of Values in the Table D Corrections: Type Selection D Corrections: Configuring and Editing the Table Directory of D Corrections in the Project Navigator D Corrections: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the Tree View D Corrections: Function Key Bar, Pop-Up Menu in the List View List of Figures Index Service & Support Helpdesk Service-Hotline Internet Vor der Kontaktaufnahme... - Before contacting us Kundenbetreuungsstellen - Sales & Service Facilities

7 NC Programming System NC Program Handling NC Program Handling 1.1 General Information Regarding NC Program Handling The NC programming system supports the following system families: MTC200 TRANS200 Note: Passages which are not valid for both control unit families are identified with the valid control unit family in parentheses. (MTC200) for control unit family MTC200 (TRANS200) for control unit family TRANS200 Benutzerober_gr.bmp Fig. 1-1: Operator control using graphic user interface The project navigator (PN) provides different screens for the various system families. The following elements are used for operation in the Win200 desktop user interface: Menu bar with hot key support Pop-up menus Function key bar Control elements can be activated as follows: using the mouse, using the keyboard (cursor keys, tab key, space key, and Enter key). Certain functions in the NC programming system are protected by User Management. These functions are available only if the user has the associated authorization. See User Management, dialog box "Rights of user", tab "NC ProgSys".

8 1-2 NC Program Handling NC Programming System Menu bar with hotkey support The menu bar is adapted depending on the selected screen section. In other words, it provides all functions which can be executed in the screen section selected. The menu bar can be controlled both with the mouse and the keyboard. If the keyboard is used, shortcuts and hot keys are also provided. Function key bar Operation via the function key bar is also referred to as "worker mode". Operation of the NC programming system is based on the BTV20. For this purpose, all the important functions can be operated via the function keys. The operator is thus permitted quick control actions. All functions that cannot be operated using the function keys have to be selected via the menu. Pop-up Pop-up menus can be used for selected entries. Pressing the right mouse button opens a menu. From this menu, the essential functions relating to the particular entry can be selected. Keyboard (operation without mouse) To operate the user interface via the keyboard, the user functions known from Windows or the SAA standard are used. Operation is similar to the processes commonly applied under Windows. Navigation is achieved by means of the cursor keys and selection or by executing commands by pressing the <space bar> or <Enter>. In addition, the shortcut <Shift>+<F10> opens a pop-up menu containing an editing selection list. Essentially, this list comprises parts of the F key assignment. Mouse 1.2 NC Packages (MTC200) 1.3 Free NC Programs 1.4 A/B Memory (MTC200) In addition to all other operation modes menu bar, F Key bar and mouse click a process selection can be activated via the right mouse key, i.e. opening a pop-up menu. Essentially, this comprises parts of the F key assignment. An NC program package contains all NC programs required for all MTC200 processes involved in editing. NC program packages are available only for the MTC200. A package is always loaded completely into the memory of the MTC200. Single NC programs or NC programs of a process cannot be loaded into the MTC200. In the TRANS, only single NC programs can be loaded. So-called "free NC programs" are not managed in NC program packages. They are created and managed within the processes. The MTC200 (not the TRANS200) is provided with two memories with equal levels of rights, which are called memory A and memory B. A package or free NC program can be loaded into each of these memories. The TRANS200 is only provided with memory A.

9 NC Programming System NC Program Handling 1-3 Function "Active NC program" of the NC screen can be used to access NC programs in memory A or B of the NC. Memory ID "NC", "NCA" or "NCB" is displayed in the directories of the NC programs / NC packages only if the NC programs / NC packages loaded into the control unit are completely identical to those on the hard disk. If NC package data are modified without subsequent loading of the control unit, the memory ID vanishes. It is no longer possible to access data in the control unit, although the programs in the memory of the control unit are not affected and processing can be executed with limits. The following functions can no longer be used: active NC program, and program preselection. Modifications of the data in the active memory are induced by: pasting an NC program into the package, and importing an NC program into the package. Modifications of the data in the inactive memory are also induced by: deleting an NC program, modifying an NC program, renaming an NC program, and deleting an NC program. Note: If access to the data in the NC memory is to be retained, the modified package must be reloaded into the control unit. The best procedure is to generate a copy of the NC package and to make the desired changes in the copy. 1.5 NC Program Preselection (MTC200) 1.6 Active NC Program Using program preselection (not provided with the TRANS200), the operator can preselect and activate the active memory and an NC program for processing. When function "Active NC program" is called in the operator screen, the active program in the active NC memory of the CNC is offered immediately for modification of the selected process. After quitting the editor, the NC program is saved to the hard disk and automatically loaded into the control unit. Note: In order to call the editor in the active NC memory, an NC program/package must have already been properly loaded into the active control unit memory.

10 1-4 NC Program Handling NC Programming System

11 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator Representation in the Project Navigator 2.1 General Information About the Project Navigator Note: All of the illustrations relate to the MTC200 only. The TRANS200 has neither the OP key bar nor NC packages. The NC programming system comprises the two following parts: NC package handling There are max. 99 NC packages with up to 7 processes (process 0 to process 6, depending on the settings in the machine parameters) and max. 99 NC programs per process. Free NC programs The free NC programs are only assigned to the processes. If a free NC program is downloaded, a package number and a program number are assigned internally. This assignment cannot be affected by the user. Only the NC program marked in the process selected is loaded. If the NC memory contains NC programs of other processes, then these are deleted from the memory. The purpose of the free NC programs is to process individual NC programs. Furthermore, they can be used to quickly test an NC program in the control unit before it is implemented in an NC package. Note: The TRANS200 control unit operates with free NC programs only.

12 2-2 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System Representation of the Project Navigator The navigator can be displayed in three different views and according to three ordering criteria. There are the following three views: Project navigator as a tree This view is intended for quick navigation within the tree. ProjectnavBaum_gr.bmp Fig. 2-1: Project navigator tree view Project navigator as a list The list view is intended for the operator at the machine. The list view displays the project navigator if called up from the NC screens. Thus, the operator does not have to bother with the complex structure of the project navigator. Only those sections are displayed which are required for the task selected. The list displays all information on the various programs at the same time (see Fig. 2-2).

13 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-3 ProjectnavList_gr.bmp Fig. 2-2: Project navigator list view Project navigator as tree and list This view is intended for quick navigation and viewing of data. ProjectnavBauList_gr.bmp Fig. 2-3: Tree + list view of project navigator

14 2-4 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System 2.2 Structure View The structure view assigns data to the individual control units. Each control unit is provided with its own data area. This data area represents the process-dependent data in the processes. Struktursicht_gr.bmp Fig. 2-4: Representation of free NC programs in project navigator StruktursichtPaket_gr.bmp Fig. 2-5: Representation of NC packages in project navigator (MTC200)

15 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator Data View The data view collects all data of one sector and organizes it for all control units in the same group. The following areas are applicable to the NC programming system (see Fig. 2-6): NC packages (MTC200) Free NC programs Datensicht_gr.bmp Fig. 2-6: Representation of free NC programs in data view DatensichtPaket_gr.bmp Fig. 2-7: Representation of NC packages in data view

16 2-6 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System 2.4 Configuration View Machine parameters and machine data are handled in the configuration view. The machine parameters are used to make the basic settings of the control unit (e.g. number of processes (MTC200). No NC data is shown in the configuration view. Konfigsicht_gr.bmp Fig. 2-8: Configuration view display

17 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator Functions in the Structure View (Free NC Programs) The sections below describe the function key assignment in the various levels. The function key assignment changes depending on whether the active cursor is positioned in the tree or in the list view. FkeyCurTree_gr.bmp Fig. 2-9: Function keys for free NC programs: active cursor is in tree FkeyCurList_gr.bmp Fig. 2-10: Function keys for free NC programs: active cursor is in list

18 2-8 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System NC Programs: New <F2> This function opens the NC editor with the content of the template file. Process The NC editor is started. The template file of the current process is loaded. It is displayed in the editor window. The cursor is in the first line. The identification of the NC program is automatically initialized with "NC Prg. <time stamp>" (year/month_hour/minute_second). On saving, the identificator can be changed. The identificator is provided for identification of an NC package. The identificator has 32 characters and is saved as UNI code. The following characters are not permitted for the identificator and are refused during entry: /, \, :, NC Programs: Delete <F3> This function deletes one or more NC programs from the NC program directory. Process The user selects one or more NC programs from the NC program list. The NC program(s) is(are) deleted by clicking the "Delete" key. Programs currently transferred to the control unit (identified by NC, NC A, NC B) cannot be deleted. A message box is displayed. FkeyLoeDown_gr.bmp Fig. 2-11: Deletion of an NC program loaded into NC not possible If one of these NC programs is just being processed (edited, loaded), this function is not available either. Note: Deletion of NC programs cannot be undone!

19 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-9 NC Programs: Preselect Program (MTC200) <F5> Note: Function "Preselect program" is only available for the MTC200. TRANS200: After a NC program is downloaded, it is automatically preselected. Process Select the program selection screen by clicking function key "Preselect Program". The program preselection screen is applicable only for the current process. Fkey_Progrwahl_gr.bmp Fig. 2-12: Program preselection screen The program preselection screen displays the NC programs contained in the control unit in the selected NC memory. Select an NC program from this list by clicking function key "Preselect Program" or using <Enter>. This activates the associated memory and preselects the program. This NC program is processed the next time the NC is started. Press F key "Cancel" or <Esc> to exit program preselection without making a preselection. In addition, the active program memory can be selected by clicking function key "Memory B" or "Memory A". Difference between preselected and active program After program preselection, the preselected and the active program are the same. If branching into another program occurs while the program is being processed or during a records search due to a Jump command or a subprogram call, this program, which differs from the preselected one, is active. Likewise, the preselected program in MDI operation is maintained while "MDI" is displayed as the active program.

20 2-10 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System Note: The preselected program number is retained in the NC memory even after a new NC package/program is loaded. This number can thus be assigned to a totally different NC program which is processed with "Start" without preselecting a program again. NC Programs: Edit <F6> This function can be used for editing the NC program selected. Process The user selects an NC program from the NC program list. Start the editor by clicking function key "Edit" or using the pop-up menu; if a program has already been edited before, the cursor is at the same position where it was placed when the editor was exited. Note: If an NC program that is in the active memory of the NC is edited, the modified NC program is both saved to the hard disk and automatically loaded into the NC when exiting the editor. NC Programs: Download <F7> The download function is available only if the parameter set is active. If the control unit is in offline operation, this function is not available. If an active parameter set is not available, a parameter download must be executed. Ÿ Perform a parameter download. Ÿ Then restart the download function. The NC program selected is downloaded to the NC. Process The user selects an NC program from the NC program list. The NC program is loaded into the NC by clicking function key " NC Download". Downloading is possible only if there is no "Process active" signal. There is a "Process active" signal if an NC program is currently being processed from the active memory. If an attempt is made to nevertheless execute a download, an error message appears. In preparation, a program/package can be loaded into the inactive memory while a program is being processed in the active memory. If the NC program in not enabled, the following dialog box appears.

21 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-11 FkeyDownload1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-13: Loading an NC program that has not been enabled If NC memories A and B are available (in case of MTC200 control units only), the following dialog box appears: FkeyDownload1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-14: Memory selection While the NC program is transferred to the control unit, a progress bar is displayed. The NC program downloaded is selected by its memory identification (NC A and/or NC B) in the "Memory" column of the list. If the TRANS200 control unit is used, the program downloaded is identified by the NC symbol. An error message is generated if an error occurs while downloading is in progress.

22 2-12 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System Afterwards, the environment opens the editor and places the cursor at the erroneous position in the NC program. The erroneous NC block is displayed in red. FkeyDownload3_gr.bmp Fig. 2-15: Display of erroneous position The error must be corrected in the editor. Then the editor can be exited. The loading procedure continues automatically. If the error is not corrected, the loading procedure is cancelled. If the NC program contains commands which must be compiled, they are compiled automatically. If errors are detected during compilation, the download is interrupted. The error is handled in the same way as is an error during downloading. If the NC program to be downloaded is just being processed (editor), it is not possible to download this specific NC program.

23 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-13 FkeyDownload1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-16: Loading an NC program just being processed not possible NC Programs: Upload < >>/F7> Successful completion of the download is displayed by the GUI. This function loads one or more NC programs from the NC into the NC program directory of the interface. The TRANS200 has only one memory in which no more than one NC program at a time can be located. Process The upload procedure is started by clicking function key " NC Upload". If there is an NC program in both memories of the control unit (only for the MTC200 control unit), the memory selection box is opened; here, the user must decide from which memory the data are to be loaded. If there are NC programs in only one memory (no more than one NC program for the TRANS200), these are immediately loaded from the corresponding memory. If there is no NC program in the memory, a message is issued and the upload procedure is terminated. A progress bar is displayed during the transfer of the NC program from the control unit to the NC program directory of the interface; the bar disappears automatically when the upload procedure is complete. If the user presses the "Cancel" button which is contained in the dialog box with the progress bar, the upload procedure is cancelled immediately. There are two types of complete uploads: 1. NC program upload creation A new "active" NC program is created in the GUI. This requires that the GUI does not contain any NC program having the same name as the NC program from the control unit. The NC program is transferred from the control unit to the NC program directory of the GUI and is provided with the name and date of the original NC program. 2. NC program upload update An existing NC program is updated in the GUI. This requires that an NC program exists in the GUI which has the same name as the active NC program in the control unit, but does not have the same contents.

24 2-14 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System NC Programs: Data Handling <F4> NC Programs: Exit Navigator <F9> After the question for overwriting has been confirmed, the NC program is updated and is provided with the date of the NC program in the control unit. After the upload, the NC program loaded from the control unit is identified as a "loaded" NC program (a loaded NC program is identified with bitmap "NC" in the TRANS200 and with bitmaps "NC A" or "NC B" in the MTC). Function key "Data Handling" permits branching to the next level of the function key bar. The project navigator is closed. The window that was active last will be activated in the foreground. Note: Open NC editors will stay open. They can be selected using the "Window" menu item. NC Programs: Import <F4/F2> An NC program can be imported from a physical data carrier to the current directory of NC programs in the project navigator. Importing is possible for an NC program that was exported in the internal format of the machine tool interface with versions V18-V19 ("*.dat") or V20-V22 ("*.npg") or in version V22 as a text file in UNI code ("*.uni") or ASCII code ("*.txt"). Furthermore, this function permits the user to load a text file (UNICODE or ASCII with or without NC block numbers), which has been created in "text" format (TXT) using an external editor ("NOTEPAD"), into the internal NC program directory of the GUI. The text file should comply with a format specified by Rexroth Indramat (file header). If there is no file header, the data are supplemented automatically. Any missing data must be entered. Process Call the function by clicking function key "Import". A dialog box appears, permitting the user to select the source (drive, directory path and name of the file to be imported). An additional dialog box can be used to enter the identifier. The file name is preassigned as the identifier. If the identifier is already available for the process selected, the system returns to the dialog box for entering the identifier. A checkbox in the dialog box can be used to define whether the editor is to be opened automatically thereafter. Default value: "Activated". NC Programs: Export <F4/F3> One or more NC programs can be exported from the current directory of NC programs in the project navigator to a physical data carrier. Process The programs to be exported are to be selected from the current directory of NC programs. After the Export function is called, a file dialog box is opened in which the drive directory, file name and file type can be selected. The file type is used to determine the export format of the NC program. NC programs can be exported in the internal format which is valid for NC

25 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-15 NC Programs: Rename <F4/F4> program as of version V20 of the machine tool interface ("*.npg") and as text files in UNI code ("*.uni") and ASCII code ("*.txt"). When several NC programs are selected, their identifications are used for the exported NC programs; the specification of the program name in the dialog box field is ignored. The drive directory is saved by the program and is set as the default setting the next time that the file dialog box is called. This function renames an NC program. Process A dialog box field is displayed, in which another unique identifier can be assigned for the program marked in the directory of NC programs. If the selected NC program is loaded in the NC and is located in the active memory, this function is not available. NC Programs: Copy <F4/F5> This function copies one or more NC programs to the clipboard. Process The user selects one or more NC programs from the NC program list. The NC program(s) is(are) copied to the clipboard by clicking function key "Copy". NC Programs: Paste <F4/F6> This function pastes the NC programs contained in the clipboard to the current NC program directory of the GUI. Process This function is called by pressing the "Paste" function key. The NC program(s) is(are) included in the NC directory structure of the process selected. The following dialog box is displayed: FkeyEinfügen1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-17: Identifier for pasted NC program

26 2-16 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System NC Programs: Cut <F4/F7> It is checked whether the identifier is already present in the process. If the identifier is detected in the current NC directory, the user is requested to adjust the identifier. The identifier can be reentered. This function cuts one or more NC programs and copies them to the clipboard. Process The user selects one or more NC programs from the NC program list. The NC program(s) is(are) copied to the clipboard and deleted by clicking function key "Cut". If one of the NC programs selected is loaded in the NC, this function is not available. The following message box is displayed: FkeyAusschneiden1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-18: Cut function not available because selected program is loaded If an NC program is selected which is currently being processed in the editor, the following message box appears:

27 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-17 FkeyAusschneiden2_gr.bmp Fig. 2-19: Cut function not available because selected program is being edited NC Programs: Changing of Level with <F9> The <F9> function key bar. key can be used to move to the next higher level in the NC Programs: Continuing the Level with <F8> NC Programs: Disable/Enable < >>/F3> Using the ">>" key, you advance within one operation level. This function enables/disables an identifier in regard to the test status of this file. If the file is disabled, a warning is displayed on loading into the NC (see NC Programs: Download <F7>). Process The user selects an NC program from the NC program list. The NC program can be enabled for use or an enabled NC program can be disabled by clicking function key "Disable/Enable". In the list, the concerned item appears in the column "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled". A disabled program is marked by an "X" in the "Disabled" column.

28 2-18 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System 2.6 Functions in the NC Package Structure View The sections below describe the function key assignment in the various levels. The function key assignment changes depending on whether the active cursor is positioned in the tree or in the list view. PaketStrukturTree_gr.bmp Fig. 2-20: Structure view: cursor in tree PaketStrukturList_gr.bmp Fig. 2-21: Structure view: cursor in list

29 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-19 NC Packages: General Information Description Number Package number Identifier An NC package comprises all NC programs required for processing a "workpiece" for all processes involved. The number of NC packages is limited to 99. Each NC package is uniquely identifiable by its package number and identifier. The NC package number is a number between 1 and 99. Each number may be assigned only once. The identifier is provided for identification of an NC package. The identifier has 32 characters and is saved as UNI code. The following characters are not permitted for the identifier and are refused during entry: /, \, :, The identifier may be used, for instance, for classification or as a sorting and search criterion. NC Packages: New <F2> This function creates a new empty NC package. Process This function is called by pressing the "New" function key. A dialog box appears, where the package number and the identifier of the NC package must be entered. The first unassigned NC package number and a unique NC package identifier are already specified. The user can change the package number and identifier. PaketNeu_gr.bmp Fig. 2-22: Enter identifier Any already available package numbers are rejected. The following message box is displayed:

30 2-20 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System PaketNeu1_gr.bmp Fig. 2-23: Unallowed package number NC Packages: Delete <F3> The input dialog reappears; the package is created after a valid number has been entered. This function deletes the NC package selected. Process Select an NC package from the list (or tree) containing the NC packages. The function is selected via the "Delete" F key. If the package is in the active memory, this function is not available. Note: Deletion of NC packages cannot be undone! NC Packages: Data Handling <F4> NC Packages: Preselect Program <F5> NC Packages: Download <F7> The function key "Data Handling" permits branching to the next level of the function key bar. See 2.5 Functions in the Structure View (Free NC Programs). The download function is available only if the parameter set is active. If the control unit is in offline operation, this function is not available. If an active parameter set is not available, a parameter download must be executed. Ÿ Perform a parameter download. Ÿ Then restart the NC package download function.

31 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-21 Transferring an NC package to the NC Select an NC package from the list (or tree) containing the NC packages. The package is loaded into the NC by clicking function key " NC Download". Downloading is possible only if there is no "Process active" signal. There is a "Process active" signal if an NC program is currently being processed from the active memory. If an attempt is made to nevertheless execute a download, an error message appears. In preparation, a program/package can be loaded into the inactive memory while a program is being processed in the active memory. If an NC program of the package has not yet been enabled, the following dialog box appears. PaketDownFehl_gr.bmp Fig. 2-24: Loading a package with a disabled NC program The download is interrupted. The disabled NC program must first be enabled. The package can also be loaded into the control unit only if there is no NC program with status "E" (syntax or compiler error) in a program directory of the packages.

32 2-22 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System Then a dialog box for selecting the memory appears. PaketDown_gr.bmp Fig. 2-25: Memory selection NC Packages: Package Content After confirmation, the progress bar is displayed: An error message is generated if an error occurs during downloading in an NC program. In this event, the GUI opens the editor with the corresponding NC program and positions the cursor at the error position in the program. The defective NC block is displayed in red. The error must be corrected in the editor. Then the editor can be exited. The package is transferred automatically to the control unit. If the error is not corrected, the loading procedure is cancelled. If the NC package contains NC programs which must be compiled, this compilation occurs automatically. If errors are detected during compilation, the download is interrupted. The error is handled in the same way as is an error during downloading. If one of the NC programs contained in the package to be downloaded is just being processed (editor), it is not possible to download this specific package. The NC package downloaded is selected by its memory name (A and/or B) in the "Memory" column of the list. Successful completion of the download is displayed by the GUI. This function displays the content of an NC package. The next level displayed is the process level. As a precondition for this level, a parameter set must be available. Use the process level to make your selection and then return to the package content list. The content of a process is an NC program directory. Using keys <F8> (<Enter>) or <F7> (<Backspace>), it is possible to navigate within the packages.

33 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-23 PaketInhalt_gr.bmp Fig. 2-26: Contents of an NC package NC Packages: Rename <F4/F4> The NC program directory provides the same functions as the free NC program directory except the download function. NC packages can be transferred on the package level only. It is not possible to start a download of a single NC program. This function renames an NC package. Process A dialog box field is displayed, in which another unique identifier can be assigned for the package marked in the directory of NC packages. If the NC package selected is loaded in the NC, this function is not available. NC Packages: Copy <F4/F5> This function copies an NC package to the clipboard. Process The user selects an NC package from the NC package list. The NC package is copied to the clipboard by clicking function key "Copy".

34 2-24 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System NC Packages: Paste <F4/F6> This function pastes the NC package contained in the clipboard to the current NC program directory of the GUI. Process This function is called by pressing the "Paste" function key. The NC package is included in the NC directory structure. The following dialog box is displayed: paket-copy_gr.bmp Fig. 2-27: Paste a package NC Packages: Upload <F4/F7> This function loads an NC package from the NC into the NC program directory of the interface (only for the MTC200). An NC package can be located in both memory A and memory B. Process The upload procedure is started by clicking function key " NC Upload". If there is an NC package in each of the memories of the control unit, the memory selection box is opened; here, the user must decide from which memory the NC package is to be loaded. If there is an NC package in only one of the memories, this is immediately loaded from the corresponding memory. If there is no NC package in either memory, a message is issued and the upload procedure is terminated. A progress bar is displayed during the transfer of an NC package from the control unit to the NC program directory of the interface; the bar disappears automatically when the upload procedure is complete. If the user presses the "Cancel" button which is contained in the dialog box with the progress bar, the upload procedure is cancelled immediately.

35 NC Programming System Representation in the Project Navigator 2-25 NC Packages: Exit Navigator <F9> When an upload is complete, a dialog box is opened, in which the user must enter a unique package number and a unique identifier for the package. Presets for both parameters are provided by the program: Package No. next package number that has not yet been used. Identifier identification of the NC package from the NC. If one of the two parameters is not unique, an error message is issued and the dialog box is opened again. The project navigator is closed. The window that was active last will be activated in the foreground. 2.7 Functions in the NC Package Data View The section below describes the function key assignment for the data view. PaketDaten_gr.bmp Fig. 2-28: Data view of NC packages NC Package Data View: Update The project navigator is updated. NC Package Data View: Tree + List NC Package Data View: View >> The project navigator and the pertinent list are displayed. The display changes to the structure view. NC Package Data View: Exit Navigator The project navigator is closed. The window that was active last will be activated in the foreground.

36 2-26 Representation in the Project Navigator NC Programming System

37 NC Programming System NC Editor NC Editor 3.1 NC Editor Overview The NC editor contains two optional views for processing an NC program. Editor view Assistant view This view permits editing of the entire NC program as desired (as with a text editor). The assistant view permits editing of each single line of the NC program with the help of an "assistant". The assistant guides the user such that only syntactically correct NC blocks can be created. An already existing NC block is first interpreted and then assigned to the appropriate "tabs". If a unique assignment is not possible in this process, the block is offered for free "editing" in an editing field. Only in this case is it possible to edit the line directly. If an empty block or a block which has just been pasted is concerned, all dialog elements are in their initialization state. After actuation of the dialog elements, the NC words assigned to them are pasted into the block, deleted or overwritten. The assistant view also provides an NC program view. There, the entire program can be viewed, as is the case in the editor view, but cannot be edited character by character. This view permits navigation across the entire program as well as deleting and pasting line by line. The NC assistant is not available for the MTC200. Note: The NC assistant is available for the MTC with only a limited range of functions. If the MTC200 is concerned, the NC editor view can be changed from one view to the other at any time by using the menu bar, i.e. "View NC Assistant / NC Editor"" as well as by clicking the "NC Assistant" and "NC Program" function keys respectively. If the TRANS200 is concerned, the "Assistant view" is always set. By clicking the <F4> key, "NC Program Index", the user can return to the respective directory. The editor remains open and can be reactivated using the "Window" menu. The NC editor (irrespective of whether the editor or assistant view is selected) is capable of working with several windows and is fully aligned with the Windows standard as regards the usual key combinations (selecting, block commands, search, etc.). It has the following basic characteristics: Basic mechanisms to avoid data loss (BAK files). Navigation: character by character, word by word, line by line, Home, End, and via search function. Scroll function using scroll bar, cursor positioning, and keys. Selection: character by character, word by word, line by line, entire file. Restriction: If several lines are selected, only complete lines are enclosed by the block. Block numbering: After each alteration, the NC blocks are renumbered.

38 3-2 NC Editor NC Programming System Editor_gr.bmp Fig. 3-1: Editor with menu, function key bar, and pop-up menu Active NC program Editor commands If the NC program concerned is detected to be an active (loaded) program, the download process is automatically activated after saving. Beforehand, it is checked whether all requirements for downloading are complied with. If downloading is not possible (active process), proceed as follows to avoid a loss of data: Free NC program Copy the entire program contents to the clipboard. Move to the program directory. Create a new NC program. Paste the contents of the clipboard into the new program. NC program in package Copy the entire program contents to the clipboard. Move to the package directory. Create a new NC package. Create a new NC program. Paste the contents of the clipboard into the new program. Commands can be selected via the menu bar, the pop-up menu, the function keys, using shortcuts. The list of commands provided is dependent on the section of the graphic user interface where the cursor is positioned.

39 NC Programming System NC Editor 3-3 Syntax highlighting Syntax highlighting displays NC block components in different colors according to their syntactic meaning and their status (erroneous or unalterable). Differentiation is made among: NC words comments and notes NC block numbers Label agreements Macros T numbers errors (recognized after a program download and breaching of certain simple syntactic rules that are recognized in the editor). Note: The positions where macros are used can have the color of NC words under the condition that the local or global macro is temporally defined only after it has been used. The color assignment is updated after the program is reopened. 3.2 NC Editor: Menu Functions NC Editor: Functions under File Menu NC Editor: File Menu \ New Shortcut Process <Ctrl>+<N> This function opens a new empty NC program in the NC editor by means of the template file. A new NC program is created on the basis of the template file relevant for the process concerned. It is displayed in the editor window. The cursor is at the start of the first line. The name of the NC program is automatically initialized with "NC Prg <time stamp>". Also refer to the template file described in section 2.1, General Information About the Project Navigator. NC Editor: File Menu \ Save Shortcut Process <Ctrl>+<S> This function saves the NC program in the internal directories of the graphic user interface. If the NC program has been newly created, a dialog box appears in which the user can assign an identifier and, if it is a program within an NC program package, a program number to the NC program:

40 3-4 NC Editor NC Programming System Editor1_gr.bmp Fig. 3-2: Dialog box for saving an NC program The identifier is already set to "NC Prg <time stamp>" (year/month_hour/minute_second), but can be modified by the user. The entry field for the NC program number always provides the first free number in the current directory. The <Cancel> button aborts the function "Save". When the <Ok> button is pressed, the program is stored in the NC program directory under the identifier shown. NC Editor: File Menu \ Print Shortcut <Ctrl>+<P> This function prints the NC program. NC programs are printed using the general print component. For detailed information on the process and form of the printout, see the description of the printing component. NC Editor: File Menu \ Exit NC Editor This function exits the open NC editor. Process: If the NC program opened by the user has been newly created, a dialog box appears for entering an identifier and, within an NC program package, for entering the program number. The identifier is already set to "NC Prg <time stamp>" (year/month_hour/minute_second); the program number is preset with the first free number in the directory. The box has three buttons: <Ok> saves the program under the desired identifier and closes the editor, <Cancel> returns to the editor without saving, and <Do not save> rejects the contents of the file and closes the editor. If a previously existing program containing unsaved changes is edited, a dialog box (Yes, No, Cancel) requests the user to decide whether he wishes to save the changes made. The <Cancel> button aborts the function "Exit". If the <No> button is selected, the changes are discarded and the NC editor is closed. If the <Yes> button is selected, the NC program is saved; then the editor is closed. If the NC program to be saved is one that has been loaded into

41 NC Programming System NC Editor 3-5 the NC (in the MTC200 with the limitation that the loaded program must be a component of the currently active program memory A or B), the "Download" function is automatically executed after saving. Note: To ensure that the automatic download functions correctly, the active memory may not be switched between A and B on the MTC200 after opening the loaded NC program. Downloading can also be started after a delay if other loaded NC programs of the device are open at the time of exiting. NC Editor: File Menu \ Exit All NC Editors This function closes all opened NC editors. Process (for each editor window) If an NC program or cycle program that is opened by the user contains unsaved changes, the user is requested in a dialog box for each program, such as under "Exit NC Editor", to decide whether he wants to save the changes; in the case of new programs, he must also decide under which identifier and, if required, under which program number it is to be saved (only for packages for the MTC200). The "Exit All NC Editors" function is not available if the programs to be saved include both loaded NC programs and loaded cycles or loaded programs that are distributed over several devices. Functions of the Edit Menu NC Editor: Edit Menu \ Undo Shortcut <Ctrl>+<Z> This function permits undoing of a limited number of editing steps. With this function, the modifications of individual lines can be undone (delete line, paste line, editing procedures within a line, as well as cutting, pasting and deleting blocks that cover one or more lines). NC Editor: Edit Menu \ Redo Shortcut <Ctrl>+<Y> This function permits redoing editing steps which have been undone. NC Editor: Edit Menu \ Cut (Block) Shortcut <Ctrl>+<X> The area selected is copied to the clipboard and deleted in the NC program. After that, the block numbers are updated. NC Editor: Edit Menu \ Copy (Block) Shortcut <Ctrl>+<C> The highlighted section is copied into the clipboard. NC Editor: Edit Menu \ Paste (Block) Shortcut <Ctrl>+<V> The text contained in the clipboard is pasted into the NC program at the current cursor position. After that, the block numbers are updated.