HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (60642x-04) - Manual (Page 358)

358 Programming: Q Parameters
9.1
0
Str
ing par
a
met
e
rs Chain-linking string parameters
With the concatenation operator (string parameter || string
parameter) you can make a chain of two or more string parameters.
 Show the soft-key row with special functions
 Select the menu for defining various plain-language
functions
 Select string functions
 Select the STRING FORMULA function
 Enter the number of the string parameter in which the
TNC is to save the concatenated string. Confirm with
the ENT key
 Enter the number of the string parameter in which the
first substring is saved. Confirm with the ENT key:
The TNC displays the concatenation symbol ||
 Confirm your entry with the ENT key
 Enter the number of the string parameter in which the
second substring is saved. Confirm with the ENT key
 Repeat the process until you have selected all the
required substrings. Conclude with the END key
Example: QS10 is to include the complete text of QS12, QS13 and
QS14
Parameter contents:
 QS12
: Workpiece
 QS13 : Status:
 QS14 : Scrap
 QS10
: Workpiece Status: Scrap
37 QS10 = QS12 || QS13 || QS14