Program coordination
Identifier Parameter Explanation
INIT 1. 2. 3. Selection of an NC program for execution in a
channel
INT:
Channel
number
or
channel
name from
MD20000*
)
STRING:
Path speci‐
fication
CHAR:
Acknowl‐
edgement
mode**
)
1. - n.
START INT:
Channel number
or
channel name from MD20000*
)
Start selected programs simultaneously in sev‐
eral channels from current program
This command has no effect for the own chan‐
nel
WAITE INT:
Channel number
or
channel name from MD20000*
)
Wait for end of program in one or more other
channels
1. 2. - n.
WAITM INT:
Marker
number
INT:
Channel number
or
channel name from MD20000*
)
Wait until a marker is reached in the specified
channels
The previous block is terminated with exact
stop
WAITMC INT:
Marker
number
INT:
Channel number
or
channel name from MD20000*
)
Wait until a marker is reached in the specified
channels
An exact stop is initiated only if the other chan‐
nels have not yet reached the marker
1. - n.
SETM INT:
Marker number
Set one or more markers for the channel coor‐
dination
The processing in own channel is not affected
by this.
CLEARM INT:
Marker number
Delete one or more markers for the channel
coordination
The processing in own channel is not affected
by this.
1. - n.
WAITP AXIS:
Axis identifier
Wait until the specified positioning axes that
were previously programmed with POSA,
reach their programmed end point
Tables
4.4 Predefined procedures
NC programming
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