Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di Function Manual page 537

Detailed Description
2.1 Mode group
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Mode group
A mode group contains the channels that are required to run simultaneously in the same
mode from the point of view of the machining sequence.
Mode group
Definition of a mode group
A mode group combines NC channels with axes and spindles to form a machining unit.
A mode group contains the channels that are required to run simultaneously in the same
mode from the point of view of the machining sequence.
Note
This description assumes one mode group and one channel.
Functions requiring several channels (e.g., axis replacement) are described in:
References:
/FB2/ Description of Functions, Extended Functions; Mode Groups, Channels, Axis
Replacement (K5)
The configuration of a mode group defines which channels are to be included in the group.
Mode group assignment
A mode group is a grouping of one or more channels. Axes and/or spindles are assigned to
one channel.
A channel is assigned to a mode group using machine data:
MD10010 $MN_ASSIGN_CHAN_TO_MODE_GROUP.
If the same mode group is addressed in several channels, these channels together form a
mode group.
Mode Group, Channel, Program Operation, Reset Response (K1)
Function Manual, 08/2005 Edition, 6FC5397-0BP10-0BA0
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