Status overview on the TNC bar

Application

On the TNC bar, the control shows a status overview with the execution status, the current technology values, and the axis positions.

Description of function

General information

Status overview of the TNC bar with open position display

While an NC program or individual NC blocks are being executed, the control displays the following information in the status overview:

  • Control-in-operation: current machining status
  • Definition

  • Symbol of the application used for machining
  • Remaining run time of the NC program
  • Program run time
  • The control displays the run times of the NC program in mm:ss format. As soon as an NC program run time exceeds 59:59, the control changes the format to hh:mm.

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    Tip

    The control displays the same value for the program run time as on the PGM tab of the Status workspace.

    In the Status workspace the control shows the program run time in hh:mm:ss format.

    Display of the program run time

  • Active tool
  • Active feed rate
  • Current spindle speed
  • Number and comment of the active workpiece preset
  • Position display

Position display

If you select the status overview area, the control opens or closes the position display with the current axis positions. The position display mode can be selected independently of the Positions workspace (e.g., Actual pos. (ACT)).

The Positions workspace

If you select an axis line, the control copies the current value of this line to the clipboard.

Press the actual position capture key to open the position display. The control prompts you to select the value to be copied to the clipboard. During programming, you can thus transfer the values directly into a programming dialog.

Definition

Control-in-operation:
The control uses the Control-in-operation symbol to show the machining status of the NC program or NC block:

  • White: no movement command
  • Green: active machining, axes are moving
  • Orange: NC program interrupted
  • Red: NC program stopped

Interrupting, stopping or canceling program run

When the control bar is expanded, the control shows additional information about the current status, such as Active, feed rate at zero.