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Reading a string of a machine parameter
In order to store the content of a machine parameter as a string in
a QS parameter:
Press the Q key.
Press the STRING FORMULA soft key
Enter the number of the string parameter in
which the TNC is to save the machine parameter.
Confirm with the ENT key
Select the CFGREAD function
Enter the numbers of the string parameters for
the key, entity and attribute, then confirm with the
ENT key
Enter the number for the index, or skip the dialog
with NNO ENT, whichever applies
Close the parenthetical expression with the ENT
key and confirm your entry with the END key
Example: Read as a string the axis designation of the fourth
axis
Parameter settings in the configuration editor
DisplaySettings
CfgDisplayData
axisDisplayOrder
[0] to [5]
14 QS11 = ""
15 QS12 = "CFGDISPLAYDATA"
16 QS13 = "AXISDISPLAY"
17 QS1 =
CFGREAD( KEY_QS11 TAG_QS12 ATR_QS13 IDX3 )
HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | ISO Programming User's Manual | 9/2016
String parameters 9.10
Assign string parameter for key
Assign string parameter for entity
Assign string parameter for parameter name
Read out machine parameter
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