Preface
SINUMERIK documentation
The SINUMERIK documentation is organized in 3 parts:
● General Documentation
● User Documentation
● Manufacturer/service documentation
An overview of the documents, updated on a monthly basis, is available on the Internet for
the available languages at:
http://www.siemens.com/motioncontrol
Select "Support"/"Technical Documentation"/"Overview of Documents".
The Internet version of the DOConCD (DOConWEB) is available at:
http://www.automation.siemens.com/doconweb
You can find information on the training courses offered and FAQs (frequently asked ques-
tions) on the Internet under:
http://www.siemens.com/motioncontrol (under "Support")
Target group
This publication is intended for programmers, planning engineers, machine operators and
system operators.
Benefits
With the programming and operating manual, the target group can develop, write, test and
debug programs and software user interfaces.
In addition, it enables the target group to operate the hardware and software of a machine.
Standard scope
This documentation only describes the functionality of the standard version. Additions or re-
visions made by the machine tool manufacturer are documented by the machine tool manu-
facturer.
Other functions not described in this documentation might be executable in the control.
However, no claim can be made regarding the availability of these functions when the
equipment is first supplied or in the event of servicing.
For the sake of simplicity, this documentation does not contain all detailed information about
all types of the product and cannot cover every conceivable case of installation, operation, or
maintenance.
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