Copying A Complete Machine Data Block (As From Sw 5.6) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840C Installation Instructions Manual

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Copying a complete machine data block (as from SW 5.6)

General
The "NC configuration" basic screen contains the softkeys for copying and inserting
complete spindle and axis data blocks. The "Drive configuration" basic screen contains
the softkeys for drive data blocks.
Precondition
The password is set.
Select axis/spindle
You can call the NC configuration screen by selecting softkeys Diagnosis, Startup,
Machine data and NC-MD.
Copy spindle By selecting softkey Copy spindle, you can copy the data of the spindle selected in
the spindle sub-window to the clipboard. The dialog text
!!!Transfer from NC to PC in progress!!!
is output during the copy process.
Insert spindle
By selecting softkey Insert spindle, you can copy the data stored in the clipboard to
the spindle selected in the spindle sub-window. The dialog text
"Insert from clipboard?
(overwrite whole axis/spindle/drive)
then appears. The data is transferred when you select softkey OK.
Copy axis Axis data blocks are copied and inserted in the same way as spindle data blocks
Insert axis
(see above).
Select drive data You can go to the drive configuration display by selecting softkeys Diagnosis,
Startup, Machine data and Drive MD. When you select softkey Copy/Insert, the soft-
keys Copy to clipboard and Insert from clipboard are added on the right of the soft-
key bar.
Copy to clipboard
When you select softkey Copy to clipboard, the data of the selected slot is copied
complete to the clipboard. The dialog text
!!!Transfer from NC to PC in progress!!!
is displayed during the copy operation.
Insert from clipboard
When you select softkey Insert from clipboard, the data from the clipboard is copied
to the selected slot. The dialog text
"Insert from clipboard?
(overwrite whole axis/spindle/drive)"
then appears. The data is transferred when you select softkey OK.
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5.2.5 Copying a complete machine data block (as from SW 5.6)
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