HEIDENHAIN PT 880 - Manual (Page 106)

106 I Operating Instructions
I – 9 POSITIP 880 T
u
rn
ing F
unctions
Programming Turning Functions for POSITIP 880
Program capabilities
Operating mode: PROGRAMMING
This section describes the programming capabilities of the
POSITIP 880. The operator can load, save or delete a program from
internal storage in FILE OPERATIONS. The CLEAR function clears the
current program in memory.
Programming Features Soft Keys
The PROGRAMMING mode has a PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key
which shows all the blocks that can go into a program. Below is a list
of PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft keys.
Operating mode: PROGRAMMING
Fig. I.82 Program editing screen
Function Soft key
Allows access to all programming features.
Allows the operator to load, save, delete or
clear a program.
Allows the operator access to all block
functions.
Function Soft key
Opens the TOOL CALL block which is used to
select a specific tool number from the tool table
at run-time.
PRESET is used to locate a target position on
an axis. The PRESET form allows for entering
one or more axis presets. However, multiple
axis presets are entered into the program as
separate preset blocks.
Press to open the MULTIPASS function to turn
a shoulder in any number of passes.
Opens the LABEL NUMBER form to mark the
beginning and the end of a subprogram
LABEL CALL (REPEAT) is used to call a
subprogram 1 or more times. It allows the
subprogram to be offset a specified amount on
each iteration.
LABEL CALL (MIRROR) allows blocks within a
subprogram to be inverted over an axis to
represent a mirror image of that subprogram.