HEIDENHAIN PT 880 - Manual (Page 135)

POSITIP 880 135
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II – 5 Measured Value Output
Examples of character output at the data
interface
If you have a PC you can retrieve values from POSITIP 880. For
activation, see Measured Value Output under Job Setup. In all three
examples, measured value output is started with Ctrl B (sent over
serial interface) or a switching signal at the EXT input (within
optional Auxiliary Machine Interface). Ctrl B will transmit the currently
displayed values in either DRO 1 or DRO2, whichever is currently
visible.
Data output using external signals
Example 1: Linear axis with radius display X = + 41.29 mm
1 Coordinate axis
2 Equal sign
3 +/– sign
4 2 to 7 places before the decimal point
5 Decimal point
6 1 to 6 places after the decimal point
7 Unit: blank space for mm, “ for inches
8 Actual value display:
R for radius, D for diameter
Distance-to-go display:
r
for radius, d for diameter
9 Carriage return
10 Blank line (Line Feed)
X = + 4 1 . 2 9 R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10