Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Turning User Manual

3.4.1 Screen layout .........................................................................................................................76
3.4.2 Function key block .................................................................................................................76
3.4.3 Further operator touch controls..............................................................................................77
3.4.4 Virtual keyboard .....................................................................................................................78
3.4.5 Special "tilde" character .........................................................................................................78
3.5 Expansion with side screen....................................................................................................79
3.5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................79
3.5.2 Sidescreen with standard windows ........................................................................................79
3.5.3 Standard widgets ...................................................................................................................81
3.5.4 "Actual value" widget..............................................................................................................81
3.5.5 "Zero point" widget .................................................................................................................82
3.5.6 "Alarms" widget ......................................................................................................................82
3.5.7 "NC/PLC variables" widget.....................................................................................................82
3.5.8 "Axle load" widget ..................................................................................................................83
3.5.9 "Tool" widget ..........................................................................................................................83
3.5.10 "Service life" widget................................................................................................................84
3.5.11 "Program runtime" widget ......................................................................................................84
3.5.12 Widget "Camera 1" and "Camera 2" ......................................................................................84
3.5.13 Sidescreen with pages for the ABC keyboard and/or machine control panel ........................85
3.5.14 Example 1: ABC keyboard in the sidescreen.........................................................................86
3.5.15 Example 2: Machine control panel in the sidescreen.............................................................87
3.6 SINUMERIK Operate Display Manager (840D sl only) ..........................................................88
3.6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................88
3.6.2 Screen layout .........................................................................................................................89
3.6.3 Operator controls ...................................................................................................................89
4 Setting up the machine...............................................................................................................................93
4.1 Switching on and switching off ...............................................................................................93
4.2 Approaching a reference point ...............................................................................................94
4.2.1 Referencing axes ...................................................................................................................94
4.2.2 User agreement .....................................................................................................................95
4.3 Modes and mode groups .......................................................................................................97
4.3.1 General ..................................................................................................................................97
4.3.2 Modes groups and channels ..................................................................................................99
4.3.3 Channel switchover................................................................................................................99
4.4 Settings for the machine ......................................................................................................101
4.4.1 Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS).............................................................101
4.4.2 Switching the unit of measurement ......................................................................................101
4.4.3 Setting the zero offset ..........................................................................................................103
4.5 Measuring the tool................................................................................................................105
4.5.1 Measuring a tool manually ...................................................................................................105
4.5.2 Measuring a tool with a tool probe .......................................................................................107
4.5.3 Calibrating the tool probe .....................................................................................................109
4.5.4 Measuring a tool with a magnifying glass ............................................................................110
4.5.5 Logging tool measurement results .......................................................................................111
4.6 Measuring the workpiece zero .............................................................................................112
4.6.1 Measuring the workpiece zero .............................................................................................112
4.6.2 Logging measurement results for the workpiece zero .........................................................113
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Turning
10 Operating Manual, 06/2019, A5E44903486B AB

Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Turning Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SINUMERIK 840D sl Turning
Category	Control Unit
Language	English