Owner's manual

Introduction to Programming
Chapter 10
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Table 10.B
Word Formats and Descriptions
Address V alid Range Inch Valid Range Metric Function
S 5.3 5.3 Spindle rpmfunction
5.3 5.3 Spindle Orient
4.3 3.3 CSS
T 6.0 6.0 Toolselection function
U 8.6 8.5 Incrementalaxisname(Lathe Aonly)
5.3 5.3 Length ofdwellin G04and fixed cycles.
V 8.6 8.5 Incrementalaxis name (LatheAonly)
W 8.6 8.5 Incremental axis name (LatheA only)
X 8.6 8.5 Main axis(AMPassigned)
5.3 5.3 Length ofdwell inG04
Y 8.6 8.5 Main axis(AMPassigned)
Z 8.6 8.5 Main axis (AMPassigned)
1
Important:Theformats inthistable indicatethemaximumnumberofdigits leftandmaximumnumberofdigitsrightof
the decimal pointforeach word. Inmanycases theyarenotvalidtogethersince the control allows amaximumof8 total
digits. Re fer to the systeminstaller’smanualforspecificformats.
The maximum programmable value accepted by the control is 99,999,999.
The minimum is .000001 inch or .00001 mm. However, the actual range
of programmable values depends on specifications determined by the
system installer.
By using AMP to establish the format of numeric values for words, the
system installer sets the “programming resolution,”for axis motion, that is,
the smallest programmable distance of axis motion.
Table 10.C
Programming Resolutions
Formats as set in
AMP
_.3 _.4 _.5 _.6
Corresponding
Resolution
0.001 0.0001 0.00001 0.000001
Refer to the system installer’s documentation for the programming
resolutions and ranges in a specific system.
10.4.1
Minimum and Maximum
Axis Motion (Programming
Resolution)