Siemens SINUMERIK Commissioning Manual page 177

Creating PLC data:
● When all magazines, buffers and loading points (for all channels / TO areas) are entered,
6.1.2 How to parameterize a buffer
Buffer
Buffer locations are spindles, grippers, loaders and transfer locations. All buffer locations are
managed in an internal buffer magazine with the number 9998.
In this screen, new buffer locations can be defined and existing ones displayed.
Figure 6-2
HMI Advanced (IM4)
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the configuration data must be created for the PLC and transferred to it. To do this, press
the "PLC data" softkey.
Note
The next time the PLC is booted, the message "Deleting DBxx in PLC..." may appear. In
this case, the specified DB is deleted via STEP 7. As an alternative, a suitable PLC
archive can also be loaded.
Start-up: Buffer
6.1 Setting tool management parameters on the HMI
Tool management
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