Product Overview - Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di sl Operating Manual

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Introduction
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Product overview

1.1 Product overview
Operating areas
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The SINUMERIK controller is a CNC control system (Computerized
Numerical Control) for machine tools.
You can use the CNC control system to implement the following basic
functions in conjunction with a machine tool:
• Creation and adaptation of part programs
• Execution of part programs
• Manual control
• Reading in and reading out of part programs and data
• Editing of data for programs
• Displaying and troubleshooting alarms
• Editing of machine data
• Setting up of communication links between 1 or more operating
units (m) or 1 or more NCs (n)
(m:n, m operating units and n NCK/PLC units).
The basic functions are grouped in the following operating areas in the
control (in gray boxes):
E x e c u t i o n
o f p a r t p r o g r a m s ,
m a n u a l c o n t r o l
E d i t i n g d a t a
f o r p r o g r a m s /
t o o l m a n a g e m e n t
D e v e l o p m e n t
a n d a d a p t a t i o n
o f p a r t p r o g r a m s
R e a d i n g i n / o u t
a n d a r c h i v in g
p r o g r a m s a n d d a t a
A l a r m d i s p l a y s ,
s e r v i c e d i s p l a y s
A d a p t a t i o n o f N C
d a t a t o m a c h i n e ,
s y s t e m s e t t i n g s
SINUMERIK 840Di sl/840D sl/840D Operating Manual HMI-Advanced (BAD) - 01/2008 Edition
01/2008
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