HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-04) - Manual (Page 669)

HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 669
12.1 Gr
aphics
Measuring the machining time
Program Run modes of operation
The timer counts and displays the time from program start to program
end. The timer stops whenever machining is interrupted.
Test run
The timer displays the time that the TNC calculates from the duration
of tool movements, including dwell times calculated by the TNC. The
time calculated by the TNC can only conditionally be used for
calculating the production time because the TNC does not account for
the duration of machine-dependent interruptions, such as tool change.
If you have switched the “find machining time” function on, you can
generate a file listing the usage times of all tools used in the program
(see “Tool usage test” on page 683).
Activating the stopwatch function
 Shift the soft-key row until the soft-key for the
stopwatch functions appears.
 Select the stopwatch functions.
 Select the desired function via soft key, e.g. saving the
displayed time.
Stopwatch functions Soft key
Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the “measure the
machining time” function.
Store displayed time
Display the sum of stored time
and displayed time
Clear displayed time
During the Test Run, the TNC resets the machining time
as soon as a new BLK FORM is evaluated.