Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual page 4

Preface
Standard version
This documentation only describes the functionality of the standard version. Extensions or
changes made by the machine tool manufacturer are documented by the machine tool
manufacturer.
Other functions not described in this documentation might be executable in the control. This
does not, however, represent an obligation to supply such functions with a new control or
when servicing.
Further, for the sake of simplicity, this documentation does not contain all detailed
information about all types of the product and cannot cover every conceivable case of
installation, operation or maintenance.
Structure of the functions manual
Structure of this Function Manual:
• Inner title (page 3) with the title of the Function Manual, the SINUMERIK controls as well
• The description of each function is a separate book.
• Appendix with list of abbreviations and terms.
An overview of the functions described in this Function Manual is on the third page. The
functions are listed in alphanumeric order of their abbreviations (e.g. A2, A3, etc.). The
Descriptions of Functions are also contained in this order in the Function Manual.
A Description of Functions contains the following chapters:
• Brief description
• Detailed description
• Constraints
• Examples
• Data lists
Note
Detailed descriptions regarding data and alarms are provided for:
• machine and setting data:
• NC/PLC interface signals:
• alarms:
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as the software and the version for which this version of the Function Manual is
applicable and the overview of the individual functional descriptions.
Electronic only on DOConCD or DOConWEB
/FB1/ NC/PLC interface signals (Z1)
/FB2/ NC/PLC interface signals (Z2)
/FB3/ NC/PLC interface signals (Z3)
/DA/ Diagnostics Manual
Function Manual, 11/2006, 6FC5397-0BP10-2BA0
Basic Functions