HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 Programming Station

Programming Qparameters | Additional functions
FN 16: F-PRINT – Formatted output of text and
Qparameter values
Fundamentals
With the function FN 16: F-PRINT, you can save Q parameter values
and output formatted texts (e.g. in order to save measurement
reports).
You can output the values as follows:
Save them to a file on the control
Display them on the screen in a pop-up window
Save them to an external file
Print them using a connected printer
Procedure
To output Q-parameter values and texts:
Create a text file that defines the output format and contents
In the NCprogram, use the function FN 16: F-PRINT in order to
output the log
If you output the values to a file, the maximum size of the output file
will be 20KB.
Creating a text file
To output the formatted texts and Qparameter values, use the
control's text editor to create a text file. Define the format and
Qparameters to be output in this file.
Proceed as follows:
Press the PGM MGT key
Press the NEW FILE soft key
Create a file with the extension .A
Available functions
Use the following formatting functions for creating a text file:
Please note that the names of the functions are case-
sensitive.
Special
characters
Function
"..........." Define output format for texts and variables
between the quotation marks
For text output, you can use the UTF-8
character set.
%F Format for Q parameters, QL, and QR:
Define %: format
F: Floating (decimal number), format for Q, QL,
QR
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