Insert Wait Marks - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Turning Operating Manual

Multi-channel machining
11.2 Multi-channel support
See also
Optimizing the machining time (Page 691)
11.2.8

Insert WAIT marks

To synchronize programs via several channels, you have the option of inserting WAIT marks.
In the wait mark you define the type, and depending on the synchronizing command, the
number and the channels to be synchronized.
WAIT marks
In the "WAIT mark" window, the following synchronizing commands are available:
Type
WAITM
WAITMC
WAITE
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3. Press the ">>" and "View" softkeys.
4. Press the softkey "Synchron. view".
5. Press the "Synchronizing" softkey if you wish to update the view
after changes.
6. Press the "Open all blocks" softkey if you wish to view all of the
program blocks in the synchronized display.
7. Press the "Close all blocks" softkey, if you wish to close the blocks
to achieve a higher degree of transparency.
8. Select the required program.
9. Press the "Full screen" softkey.
The two-channel display is changed into a single-channel display
and the selected program is displayed using the complete editor
window.
Meaning
Sets a mark and waits for the specified channels (with exact stop)
Sets a mark and waits for the specified channels (without exact stop)
Waits for the end of program of the specified channels (current channel not
specified)
Note: Numbers or variables cannot be entered.
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