HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 422) - Manual (Page 594)

594 13 MOD Functions
13.7 Configur
ing PGM MGT
Tool Usage Test
With the TOOL USAGE TEST soft key, you can check before starting
a program in a Program Run operating mode whether the tool being
used has enough service life remaining. Here the TNC compares the
actual values for service life in the tool table with the nominal values
from the tool requirement file.
The TNC can show a tool's remaining service life in a pop-up window.
There are two ways to run a tool usage test for a pallet file:
„ The highlight is on a pallet entry in the pallet file:
The TNC runs the tool usage test for the entire pallet.
„ The highlight is on a program entry in the pallet file:
The TNC runs the tool usage test for the selected program.
Changing the MOD setting for dependent files
8 To select the file manager in the Programming and Editing mode of
operation, press the PGM MGT key
8 To select the MOD function, press the MOD key.
8 To select the Dependent files setting: Using the arrow keys, move
the highlight onto the Dependent files setting and use the ENT key
to switch between AUTOMATIC and MANUAL.
Dependent files are only visible in the file manager if you
selected the MANUAL setting.
If dependent files exist for a file, then the TNC displays a +
character in the status column of the file manager (only if
Dependent files
is set to AUTOMATIC).