Tool Change For A Multitool - Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Commissioning Manual

The following table shows the task status and the preparation of the acknowledgment without
the position specification for the loading.
Data block
DB4100.DBB0
DB4100.DBB1
DB4100.DBW6
DB4100.DBW8
DB4100.DBW10
DB4100.DBW12
DB4100.DBW56
DB4100.DBW58
DB4100.DBD60
DB4100.DBW64
DB4100.DBW66
DB4100.DBW68
DB4000.DBB0
DB4000.DBW4
In addition to the "normal" task data, the following are set:
● DB4100.DBX0.7: Data is present in the extended area. The tool is a multitool.
● DB4100.DBW56: This data item contains the type of the distance coding (= 1, = location).
All other data in the extended area is "0". Further NC information is not present. The
acknowledgment is made with the total acknowledgment.
References
A detailed description as well as an example for positioning a multitool is provided in the
following literature:
SINUMERIK 840D sl Tool Management Function Manual.
9.7.3

Tool change for a multitool

Tool call with T=<tool name>
Programming tool change commands remains unchanged. The programming in the NC
program is called:
T="ROUGHING_TOOL_2"
This tool call selects an appropriate tool and loads it (turning technology).
If the tool found is located in a multitool, this does not play any role regarding activating the
offset. The multitool is only involved when the data for the tool change command has been
compiled. Additional data is added to the PLC command (multitool location number, multitool
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Meaning
Task
Task description
Source magazine number
Source location number
Target magazine number
Target location number
Multitool type
Multitool location count
Multitool distance
Multitool number
Multitool location number
Toolholder number
Acknowledgment
Multitool location number
Tool management
9.7 Deploy multitool
Value
10000001
00000001
9999
1
1
4
1
0
0.0000
0
0
0
00000001
0
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