HEIDENHAIN TNC 128 (77184x-01) - Manual (Page 56)

56 Introduction
2.1 The TNC 128
2.1 The TNC 128
The TNC 128 is a workshop-oriented straight cut control that enables
you to program conventional machining operations right at the
machine in an easy-to-use conversational programming language.
They are designed for milling, drilling and boring machines with up to
3 axes. You can also change the angular position of the spindle under
program control.
Keyboard and screen layout are clearly arranged in such a way that the
functions are fast and easy to use.
Programming: HEIDENHAIN conversational
format
The HEIDENHAIN conversational programming format is an especially
easy method of writing programs. Interactive graphics illustrate the
individual machining steps for programming the contour. Workpiece
machining can be graphically simulated either during or before actual
machining.
You can also enter and test one program while the control is running
another.
Compatibility
Machining programs created on the HEIDENHAIN TNC 124 straight
cut control may not always run on the TNC 128. If NC blocks contain
invalid elements, the TNC will mark them as ERROR blocks when the
file is opened.