Siemens SINUMERIK Commissioning Manual page 181

Note
Loading magazine 9999/1 is always automatically set for loading/unloading of the spindle
(manual loading point).
Loading points
Loading points are areas on the machine at which it is possible to directly load the magazine,
i.e. the tool can be directly inserted in the magazine at this point. The magazine location to
be loaded is moved to the loading point here. For example, chain magazines have loading
points.
The loading point is assigned to location type "7" ($TC_MPP1) in the magazine data.
Location type 7: If a tool is moved to this location from the magazine or toolholder, the NCK
automatically removes the tool from this location when acknowledgement is received from
the PLC.
Loading stations
A loading station is a location outside the magazine onto which the tool to be loaded is
placed. The tool is then transported from that location to the magazine via a transport
mechanism. Loading stations are generally used for box or chain magazines.
The loading station is assigned to location type "6" ($TC_MPP1) in the magazine data.
Location type 6: NCK does not differentiate between cases, i.e. if the tool was moved to this
location, the tool remains there. It can only be removed (unloaded) from there through
explicit operator action.
Sequence
Input of loading locations:
1. Press the "New" softkey.
2. Enter name: e.g. Loading_1. If it exists, the display text is immediately displayed from
3. Select the type: e. g. Loading point
4. "OK" creates the loading point. The location number and the index are internally assigned
Assigning/deassigning loading locations and magazines:
1. When a magazine is selected, the distance to the change position must be entered (at
2. You can now establish an assignment by pressing the "Assign spindle" softkey.
3. Distance 0 is usually used for the "manual loading point" (spindle loading point).
HMI Advanced (IM4)
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and incremented.
least 0).
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