General Information - HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 HSCI Technical Manual

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HEIDENHAIN contouring controls are designed for use with milling, drilling
and boring machines as well as machining centers.
The iTNC 530 features integrated digital drive control and drives the power
modules through PWM signals.
Integrating the drive controllers in the iTNC 530 provides the following
benefits:
All the software is contained centrally in the NC; this means that the
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individual components of the NC, such as feed axes, spindle, NC and PLC,
are optimally matched.
High control quality, because the position controller, speed controller and
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current controller are combined into one unit.
The same functions are available for commissioning, optimizing and
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diagnosing feed drives as well as spindles.
The iTNC 530 offers digital control for up to 18 axes and 1 spindle at spindle
speeds up to 100 000 min
The iTNC 530 is designed for connection of a compact or modular inverter
system. A complete control package, including drives and HEIDENHAIN
motors, can be delivered (see the "Inverter Systems and Motors" Technical
Manual).
The MC 6222 or MC 7222, the compact main computer of the iTNC 530, takes
up very little space, as it is housed in the operating console, directly behind the
integrated 15-inch TFT display.
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