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8 Machine interfacing
8.1 Display and operation
You can modify the display and operating modes of the iTNC by editing the
machine parameters.
The display screen is divided into separate windows. The user can select the
operating functions by soft key. Refer to the User’s Manual.
8.1.1 Position and status display
The status display shows the status of the control.
With a soft key you can activate an additional status display in the graphic
window instead of the graphic. The status display is shown in forms that are
divided into tabs. You switch between the tabs via soft keys. The STATUS
PGM, STATUS POSITIONS, STATUS TOOL and STATUS COORDINATE
TRANSFORMATIONS tabs can be selected directly, and the other status
displays are selected with soft keys.
This information includes:
Axis positions
Tools
Feed rate
M functions
Active spindle (S1 or S2)
Current time
The most important status information is collected on an overview page.
In the PGM status a moving-bar graphic shows the current program run time
as a percentage. In addition, the actual and programmed feed rate are
shown as numerical values.
The active machining cycle and the active parameters programmed in Cycle
32 Tolerance are shown in the CYC status.
The active basic rotation is also shown in the TRANS status.
Only the status information important for test run is shown in the Test Run
operating mode.
If the Global Program Settings software option is available, two additional
tabs containing information about the activated functions are shown.
If the Adaptive Feed Rate Control software option is available, the
additional AFC tab containing information about the feed-rate control is
shown.
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