Data Storage, Data Transfer - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

11 Miscellaneous
11.8 Mold making
11.8.2

Data storage, data transfer

Data storage
Options
Data transfer
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For the optimization of the velocity control through the "High Speed Settings"
cycle to become effective, it is recommended to divide mold–making programs
into a technology program and a geometry program.
The technology program contains fundamental settings such as zero offset,
tool, feed, spindle speed, etc., while the geometry program exclusively contains
geometry values of the freeform surface to be processed.
Depending upon the application, the size of geometry programs can reach from
500 KB up to 100 MB. Programs of this size can no longer be processed di-
rectly in the NCK RAM; instead, they must be processed externally via
EXTCALL.
Save the geometry programs
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for PCU 50.3 (HMI Advanced) either directly on the hard disk or on a net-
work drive;
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for ShopMill on NCU (HMI Embedded) either on the CompactFlash card or
on a network drive.
Saving to network drives requires the option "Managing network drives".
Saving to the user memory of the CompactFlash card requires the option "256
MB User Memory".
More detailed information can be found in:
References: /IAM/,Commissioning Manual CNC Part 2 (HMI),
SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D,
IM2sl Commissioning Manual HMI Embedded
IM4 Commissioning Manual HMI Advanced
A mold–making program can be copied directly to the control from a network
drive or a USB drive.
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PCU 50.3 (HMI Advanced)
The programs are copied to the hard disk.
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ShopMill on NCU (HMI Embedded)
The programs are copied to the user memory of the CompactFlash card.
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