Inch/Metric Switchover; Geometry Processor - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Functions

3.7 Inch/metric switchover

3.7 Inch/metric switchover
The availability of the softkey, and thus the associated functionality, can be configured using
the general NCK machine data MD10260.
In the "Machine" operating area, you can switch between the inches measuring system and
the metric measuring system via a softkey. If you want to display the "Switch to inch" or
"Switch to mm" softkey, set the machine data as follows:
MD10260 $MN_CONVERT_SCALING_SYSTEM ≠ 0
References
Function Manual, Basic Functions; Axis Monitoring, Protection Zones (A3)
Function Manual, Basic Functions; Velocities, Setpoint-Actual Value Systems, Closed-Loop
Control (G2)
3.8

Geometry processor

You can define text output at the end of a contour and representation of the contour
elements in one of two ways:
● Via the user interface of HMI-Embedded.
● In the display machine data MD9460 $MM_PROGRAM_SETTINGS.
Setting via the interface
1. Press the "Contour settings" vertical softkey. The window pane: "Free contour
programming settings" will be opened.
2. Enter after "Text output at the end of the contour programming" the text that is to appear
after each contour, e.g. "Contour end".
3. You can select/deselect other settings:
Settings in the display machine data
Bit 0 = 1 Turning technology (contour support).
Bit 3 = 0 The softkeys for selecting the contour elements are assigned text.
= 1 The softkeys for selecting the contour elements are assigned icons.
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– Technology specifications: "Rotate"
– Graphically show softkey for geometry elements.
Commissioning HMI-Embedded (IM2)
Commissioning Manual, 01/2008, 6FC5397-8CP10-1BA0