Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Milling Programming And Operating Manual page 94

Automatic machining
5.5 Executing / reading in a part program from external
Executing a part program from external
Proceed as follows to execute a part program from external via the RS232 interface:
Note
When using the external execution via RS232, the RS232 interface must not be active for
another application. This means, for example, the RS232 interface must not be active
through the following operation:
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1. Select the desired operating area on the PPU.
2. Press this softkey to go to the RS232 directory.
3. Press this vertical softkey, and the system automatically changes to
"AUTO" mode in the machining operating area.
4. Press this button on the main screen of SinuComPCIN and select the
desired program for execution, for example, Test.mpf. The program is
transferred to the buffer memory on the control system and then displayed
in the following window:
5. If desired, you can use this softkey to specify how you want the program
to be executed (for more information of the program control, refer to
Section "Program control (Page 90)") .
6. Press this key to execute the program. The program is reloaded
continuously.
Either at the end of the program or after pressing the following key, the
program is automatically removed from the control system:
> "PLC" > .
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