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You activate the extended tool management function through the
PYTHON.SYS system file. The PLC:\PYTHON.SYS file links soft-key functions
with a Python script, among other things. You will find a more detailed
description of the PYTHON.SYS file in the "Python in the iTNC" supplement to
the Technical Manual on HEIDENHAIN HESIS-Web including Filebase.
The standard PYTHON.SYS provides three options (A, B, C). Each of them
activates a different variant of the tool management function:
Variant A
The new tool management function is started/activated directly
through the TOOL TABLE soft key
This always activates the new tool management. The previous tables (tool
table, pocket table) are no longer available to the user.
Variant B
The new tool management function is started directly through the
TOOL TABLE soft key after a reset/activation
Same as variant A, but the tables of the new tool management function are
already loaded in the background when the Power interrupted message is
acknowledged. The time required for opening the new tables after pressing
the TOOL TABLE soft key is reduced, especially for large tool tables and
pocket tables.
Variant C
The new tool management function is started through the TOOL
MANAGEMENT soft key from the tool table, pocket table and the
Program Run, Full Sequence mode of operation after a reset/activation
The familiar soft keys TOOL TABLE and POCKET TABLE can continue to be
used to activate the previous tables. The new tool management function
can be started by pressing the TOOL MANAGEMENT soft key in the last
soft-key row that appears after pressing the TOOL TABLE, POCKET TABLE
soft key in the Program Run, Full Sequence mode of operation.