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8.17.5 Layout of Setup Item Descriptions
Using the API interface it is possible to read or write individual items within a setup. Items that can be
accessed are parameters for which alteration would be meaningful and which can be handled by the
system.
The following parts of a setup may be modified individually:
Bolt
Spindle – Parameters
Spindle – Channel data
Programs – General data
Programs – Monitoring data
Sequences and programs – Step Control data
Sequences and programs – Step Speed data
Sequences and programs – Step Speed ramp down data
Sequences and programs – Step Surveillance data
To access an individual item a description must be provided which points to the item. This description
should be according to the syntax described in the following.