Machine parameters
Application
You can configure the behavior of the control with machine parameters. For this purpose, the control provides the MPs for Users and MPs for setters applications. You can open the MPs for Users application at any time without having to enter a code number.
The machine manufacturer defines which machine parameters are in which applications. HEIDENHAIN offers a standard scope of parameters for the MPs for setters application. The following contents describe only the standard scope of the MPs for setters application.
Related topics
- List of machine parameters for the MPs for setters application
Overview of the Machine Parameters, Error Numbers and System Data
The additional documentation Overview of the Machine Parameters, Error Numbers and System Data provides an overview of the following functions:
- Machine parameters of the MPs for setters application
- Preassigned error numbers of the FN 14: ERROR NC function (ISO: D14)
- System data readable with the FN 18: SYSREAD (ISO: D18) and SYSSTR NC functions
ID 1445456-xx
You can download this documentation free of charge from the HEIDENHAIN website.
Requirements
- Code number 123
- The contents of the MPs for setters application have been defined by the machine manufacturer
Description of function
To navigate to this function:
Settings Machine Parameters MPs for setters
In the Machine Parameters group the control shows only those menu items that you can choose with the current access rights.
If you open an application for machine parameters, the control displays the configuration editor.
The configuration editor offers the following workspaces:
- Details
- Document
- List
You cannot close the List workspace.
The configuration editor areas
- The MPs for setters application with a machine parameter selected
The configuration editor shows the following areas:
1 | The Search column You can search forward or backward with the following characteristics:
The control displays the results. |
2 | Title bar of the List workspace The title bar of the List workspace includes the following functions:
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3 | Navigation column The control provides the following options for navigation:
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4 | Content column In the content column the control displays objects, machine parameters, or changes that you select using the search function or navigation column. |
5 | The Details workspace The control displays information on the selected machine parameter or the most recent change you made. |
Icons, buttons and shortcuts
The configuration editor provides the following icons, buttons, and shortcuts:
Icon, button, or shortcut | Meaning |
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Activate or deactivate the table view The control toggles between structure and table views. | |
Activate or deactivate Change column width You can adjust the width of the currently selected column. Only if table view is active | |
Open or close the Details workspace | |
Open or close the Configuration window | |
Select Recent changes | |
Object exists
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Object empty | |
Machine parameter exists | |
Optional machine parameter does not exist | |
Machine parameter invalid | |
Machine parameter readable but not editable | |
Machine parameter not readable and not editable | |
Changes to the machine parameter not yet saved | |
Functions | |
CTRL + N | Create a new object in a list of data objects or parameters |
Check the axis configuration | Only for the machine manufacturer |
Calculate controller param. | Only for the machine manufacturer |
Attribute information | Only for the machine manufacturer |
Go to number | The control opens the Enter number, then select from list window and suggests the number of the currently selected object. You can enter the number of a machine parameter and navigate directly to this parameter. |
Save | The control opens a window with all of the changes since the most recent saving. You can save or discard the changes. |
The contents displayed in table view
- The List workspace in table view
The table view of the List workspace displays the following information:
1 | Group name (key) The key is displayed in the header of the table. If no key is available, the header is empty. |
2 | Object name (entity) The entity is displayed left-aligned in the first column. The name of the entity starts with Cfg. |
3 | Name (attribute) of the machine parameter The attribute is displayed right-aligned in the first column. |
4 | Index of the machine parameter If indexes are available, the index numbers are enclosed within square brackets. |
The table view allows you to compare the configurations of different keys, for example.
The Configuration window
The control provides the following toggle switches in the Configuration window:
- Show MP descriptive texts
If the toggle switch is active, the control displays a description of the machine parameter in the active conversational language.
If the toggle switch is not active, the control displays the language-neutral name of the machine parameter.
- Display in tree view
If the toggle switch is active, the control displays the machine parameters in a tree view.
If the toggle switch is not active, the control displays the machine parameters in the structure view.
The Details workspace
If you select contents from the favorites or the structure, the control will display information in the Details workspace, such as:
- Type of object, such as data object list or parameter
- Descriptive text of machine parameter
- Permitted or required input
- Prerequisite for the change (e.g., program run blocked)
- Number of the machine parameter on the iTNC 530
- Machine parameter optional
This information is included if a machine parameter can be enabled optionally.
If you select contents from the most recent changes you made, the control will display the following information in the Details workspace:
- Sequential number of the last change
- Previous value
- New value
- Date and time of change
- Descriptive text of machine parameter
- Permitted or required input
Notes
- The CFGREAD function allows you to read the values from machine parameters. Use the table view to determine the parameters required for CFGREAD.
- The machine manufacturer defines which machine parameters are saved user-specifically by the control when user administration is active. These machine parameters can be changed at any time without, for example, having to restart the control.
- The machine manufacturer offers further applications for machine parameters.
- If later customization of the machine configuration by the machine manufacturer is intended, the machine operator might incur additional costs.