HEIDENHAIN TNC 320 User Manual page 292

8
Programming: Q Parameters
8.11 String parameters
Reading a string of a machine parameter
In order to store the content of a machine parameter as a string in
a QS parameter:
Show the soft-key row with special functions
Select the menu for defining various plain-
language functions
Select string functions
Select the STRING FORMULA function
Enter the number of the string parameter in
which the TNC is to save the machine parameter.
Confirm with the ENT key
Select the CFGREAD function
Enter the numbers of the string parameters for
the key, entity and attribute, then confirm with the
ENT key
Enter the number for the index, or skip the dialog
with NO ENT, whichever applies
Close the parenthetical expression with the ENT
key and confirm your entry with the END key
Example: Read as a string the axis designation of the fourth
axis
Parameter settings in the configuration editor
DisplaySettings
CfgDisplayData
axisDisplayOrder
14 DECLARE STRINGQS11 = ""
15 DECLARE STRINGQS12 = "CFGDISPLAYDATA"
16 DECLARE STRINGQS13 = "AXISDISPLAYORDER"
17 QS1 =
CFGREAD( KEY_QS11 TAG_QS12 ATR_QS13 IDX3 )
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Assign string parameter for key
Assign string parameter for entity
Assign string parameter for parameter name
Read out machine parameter
TNC 320 | User's Manual HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 5/2013