HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual page 354

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Generating a tool usage file
Refer to your machine manual.
The tool-usage-test function must be enabled by your
machine manufacturer.
Using the Tool-usage file MOD function in the Machine settings
group, you can define whether the control never, once, or always
creates a tool usage file. The settings for the test run and the
program run operating modes must be defined separately.
To change the settings in the tool usage file, proceed as follows:
Select the Machine settings group in the MOD menu
Select the Tool-usage file function
Select the setting for Program Run, Full Sequence/Single Block
Select the setting for Test Run
Press the APPLY soft key
Press the OK soft key
The control saves the defined settings.
Permitting or restricting external access
Refer to your machine manual.
The machine tool builder can configure the external
access options.
Depending on the machine, you can grant or restrict
access for an external diagnostics or commissioning
software application using the TNCOPT soft key.
The External access MOD function in the Machine settings group
allows you to permit or block access to the control. After blocking
external access, you can no longer connect with the control. In
that case, it is also no longer possible to exchange data through a
network or a serial connection, e.g. with the TNCremo software.
To block external access:
Select the Machine settings group in the MOD menu
Select the External access function
Set the EXTERNAL ACCESS ON/OFF soft key to OFF
Press the OK soft key
The control saves the settings.
Once the control is accessed externally, the following icon
appears:
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