Activating An Existing Nc Software In The Control - HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 Service Manual

23.3 Activating an Existing NC Software in the Control

Information about Change the OEM cycles into binary format before reconversion, otherwise the TNC will not
the cycles recognize these cycles, and will add ERROR blocks to the NC programs. These ERROR blocks
must be deleted manually.
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Proceeding Make the same arrangements as for an NC software update.
Press the emergency stop button.
 Enter the machine parameter list and press MOD.
 Press the UPDATE DATA soft key.
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Execute BIN --> ASC conversion.
 Press the NCVer soft key.
 A popup window is displayed that contains all NC software versions stored in the control.
The currently active software version is distinguished by an asterisk.
 Place the cursor on the desired software version and press the "SELECT" soft key.
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"Select software 340420 xxx?" is displayed.
 Press the YES soft key.
 Now the three zip files belonging to the selected software are decompressed.
 The selected NC software is now active.
 The control now reboots.
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After booting the control automatically opens the machine parameter list, if machine
parameters were added or removed.
 The control boots when closing the machine parameter list after editing or when an already
available list is activated (belonging to the selected NC software version).
 Execute ASC --> BIN conversion.
 With the COPY SAMPLE FILES soft key, the HEIDENHAIN standard tables for cutting data,
the tables for tilting-axis geometry, and the table of M-function macros can be copied into the
corresponding directories.
Tables already edited in a previous software version must have a different name or be stored
in another directory; otherwise they will be overwritten.
 Establish the original status of the machine. See section "NC Software Update for PGM no.
340420/421" on page 281.
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Note
All NC software versions downloaded into the iTNC are stored on the hard disk in
SYS:\zip\ ... in compressed format.
Each of the versions can be activated in the control.
Note
If required, activate the machine parameter list already available for the selected software
version.
Otherwise enter values for the new parameters into the active machine parameter list.
Contact the machine manufacturer for more information.
See also "iTNC 530 READ_MP.A" in NC Info on the HEIDENHAIN file base on the internet.
Deactive non-required parameters by leading semicolons.
If necessary, edit the NC software version and the date in the machine parameter list.
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