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Why a programming station?
It’s well known that it is easy to create part
programs on a TNC 640 at the machine,
even while another part is being machined.
Nevertheless, it can often happen that
short reloading times and other machining
tasks hinder any prolonged or concentrated
programming work. With the TNC 640
programming station you have the
capability to program just as you do at the
machine, but away from the noise and
distractions of the shop fl oor.
Creating programs
Programming, testing and optimizing
HEIDENHAIN conversational or DIN/ISO
programs with the programming station
substantially reduces machine idle times.
You need not adjust your way of thinking—
every keystroke fi ts: At the programming
station you program on the same keyboard
as at the machine.
Your workstation
The programming station software runs on
a PC. The PC screen shows you the TNC
user interface as on the control, and offers
the familiar graphic support. Depending on
the version of the programming station,
there are several types of possibilities for
using it.
The free demo version contains all
functions of the TNC 640, and permits
short programs to be saved. It is
programmed over the PC keyboard.
On the version with the TNC operating
panel you then create your programs as
always, on a keyboard with the same
function keys as the control on the
machine. It also has a PC keyboard for
G-code programming, fi le names and
comments.
But you can also work without the TNC
operating panel: a virtual keyboard
simulating the TE appears on the PC
screen. It provides the TNC 640’s most
important dialog initiation keys.
Open for communication
– The TNC 640 programming station
Testing of programs created offl ine
Of course you can also test programs that
were written on a CAD/CAM system. The
various views of the program verifi cation
graphics help you to easily spot contour
damage and hidden details.
Training with the programming station
Because the TNC 640 programming station
is based on the same software as the
TNC 640, it is ideally suited for apprentice
and advanced training. The program is
entered on the original keyboard unit. Even
the test run functions exactly as it does on
the machine. This gives the trainee the
experience needed to enable him to safely
operate the machine later.
Because it can be programmed in
HEIDENHAIN conversational language and
in DIN/ISO, the TNC 640 programming
station can also be used in schools for TNC
programming training.
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