Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di sl Programming Manual page 338

Tool offsets
8.5 Tool selection T with tool management
Programming N10 T1 or T=1:
1. Magazine location 1 is scrutinized and the tool identifier is ascertained.
2. This tool is locked and therefore cannot be used.
3. A tool search for T="drill" is initiated in accordance with the search method set.
4. "Drill" tool with duplo number 3 (in magazine location 4) is identified as the tool that can
5. If the "Select the first available tool from the group" search method is employed, the
6. On completion of tool search strategy "Take the first tool with status "active" from group",
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Exception: "Find the active tool; or else, select the one with the next highest duplo
number".
be used.
This completes the tool selection process and the tool change is initiated:
sequence must first be defined within the tool group being loaded.
Group T10 is loaded, as T15 is locked.
T1 is loaded.
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