Siemens SINUMERIK 828D

Flexible NC programming
1.2 Indirect programming
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Example 2: Indirectly programming an axis
Direct programming:
Program code Comments
FA[U]=300 ; Feed rate 300 for axis "U".
Indirect programming:
Program code Comments
DEF AXIS AXVAR2=U ; Defining a variable, type AXIS and value assignment.
FA[AXVAR2]=300 ; Feed rate of 300 for the axis whose address name is saved
in the variables with the name AXVAR2.
Example 3: Indirectly programming an axis
Direct programming:
Programming Comments
$AA_MM[X] ; Read probe measured value (MCS) of axis "X".
Indirect programming:
Program code Comments
DEF AXIS AXVAR3=X ; Defining a variable, type AXIS and value assignment.
$AA_MM[AXVAR3] ; Read probe measured value (MCS) whose name is saved in the
variables AXVAR3.
Example 4: Indirectly programming an axis
Direct programming:
Program code
X1=100 X2=200
Indirect programming:
Program code Comments
DEF AXIS AXVAR1 AXVAR2 ; Defining two type AXIS variables.
AXVAR1=(X1) AXVAR2=(X2) ; Assigning the axis names.
AX[AXVAR1]=100 AX[AXVAR2]=200 ; Traversing the axes whose address names are
saved in the variables with the names
AXVAR1 and AXVAR2