Character Set; A.16 Character Set - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Programming And Operating Manual

Several address characters
A word can also contain several address letters. In this case, however, the numerical value must be assigned via the
intermediate character "=".
Example: CR=5.23
Additionally, it is also possible to call G functions using a symbolic name. For more information, see Section "List of
instructions (Page 236)".
Example: SCALE ; Enable scaling factor
Extended address
With the following addresses, the address is extended by 1 to 4 digits to obtain a higher number of addresses. In this case,
the value must be assigned using an equality sign "=".
R
H
I, J, K
M
S
Examples: R10=6.234 H5=12.1 I1=32.67 M2=5 S1=400
A.16

Character set

The following characters are used for programming. They are interpreted in accordance with the relevant definitions.
Letters, digits
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N,O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W X, Y, Z
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
No distinction is made between lowercase and uppercase letters.
Printable special characters
( Open parenthesis
) Close parenthesis
[ Open square bracket
] Close square bracket
< less than
> greater than
: Main block, end of label
= Assignment, part of equation
/ skip
* Multiplication
+ Addition and positive sign
- Subtraction, minus sign
Non-printable special characters
L End-of-block character
F
Blank Separator between words; blank
Tab character Reserved; do not use
234
Arithmetic parameters
H function
Interpolation parameters/intermediate point
Special function M, affecting the spindle with other options
Spindle speed
" Inverted commas
_ Underscore (belongs to letters)
. Decimal point
, Comma, separator
; Comment start
% Reserved; do not use
& Reserved; do not use
' Reserved; do not use
$ System variable identifiers
? Reserved; do not use
! Reserved; do not use
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