Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE Programming Manual page 50

Fundamental Principles of NC Programming
2.2 Language elements of the programming language
LF
Tab character
space character
Note
Non-printable special characters are treated like blanks.
Words
In the same way as our language, NC programs are made up of blocks and each block is
made up of words.
A word in the "NC language" consists of an address character and a digit or sequence of
digits representing an arithmetic value.
The address character of the word is usually a letter. The sequence of digits can contain a
leading sign and decimal point. The leading sign always appears between the address letter
and the sequence of digits. The positive leading sign (+) does not have to be specified.
Blocks and block format
An NC program consists of individual blocks. A block generally consists of (several) words.
A block should contain all the data required for performing an operation step and is
terminated with the character "L
2-4
End of block
Separator
Separator (blank)
" (LINE FEED = new line).
F
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