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Note
CYCLE982 is thepreferred cycle to use.
CYCLE972 does not provide graphics measuring cycle support.
Measuring cycle CYCLE982 provides extended measuring and calibration features over
CYCLE972.
These variations are described in Section "CYCLE982: Tool: Measure turning and milling
tools".
Measuring variants
Measuring cycles CYCLE982, CYCLE972 permit the following measuring variants which are
specified via parameter _MVAR.
Value
0
1
Result parameters
Measuring cycles CYCLE982, CYCLE972 return the following values in data block GUD5 for
measuring variant calibration:
Parameter
_OVR [8]
_OVR [10]
_OVR [12]
_OVR [14]
_OVR [9]
_OVR [11]
_OVR [13]
_OVR [15]
_OVR [27]
_OVR [28]
_OVI [2]
_OVI [3]
_OVI [5]
_OVI [9]
Measuring cycles
Programming Manual, Release 04/2006, 6FC5398-4BP10-0BA0
6.2 CYCLE982, CYCLE972 Tool: Measure turning tools
Measuring variant
Calibrate tool probe (machine-related)
Measure tool (machine-related)
Data type Result
REAL Trigger point in minus direction, actual value, abscissa
REAL Trigger point in plus direction, actual value, abscissa
REAL Trigger point in minus direction, actual value, ordinate
REAL Trigger point in plus direction, actual value, ordinate
REAL Trigger point in minus direction, difference, abscissa
REAL Trigger point in plus direction, difference, abscissa
REAL Trigger point in minus direction, difference, ordinate
REAL Trigger point in plus direction, difference, ordinate
REAL Zero offset area
REAL Safe area
INTEGER Measuring cycle number
INTEGER Measuring variant
INTEGER Probe number
INTEGER Alarm number
Measuring Cycles for Turning Machines
6-5