Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Commissioning Manual

08/2005 Starting Up HMI Embedded (IM2)
4 Functions/Parameterization
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SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D HMI Installation and Start-Up Guide (IAM) – 08/2005 Edition
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4.4 Switching channels
4.4.1 Multiple channels on 1 NCU
Function
You can establish a connection between HMI Embedded and the PLC in every
operating area, using the user interface.
Fig. 4-1 Channel menu
Only the channels of the respective group are displayed.
Activate the channel switchover key. The currently existing connection is displayed
by means of the highlighted softkeys (horizontal, vertical) if the channel menu is
active.
Channel switchover
You can change to other channels by means of the vertically arranged softkeys.

Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Specifications

General

Series	SINUMERIK 840D
Axes	Up to 31
Channels	Up to 10
Operating System	Windows-based
Power Supply	24 V DC
Control Unit Type	CNC
Interface	Ethernet, PROFIBUS
Display	TFT color display
Interpolation	Spline
PLC	Integrated PLC
Data Storage	CompactFlash, USB