Siemens SINUMERIK 840D - Page 162

B516
B516 Page 10 840D/828D SINUMERIK Operate
Notes
SINGLE BLOCK
Runs a program block-by-block (single block).
REPOS
Repositions and reapproaches a contour.
REF.Point
Approaches a reference point.
VAR (incremental feed variable)
Traverse through an incremental dimension with
variable step lengths.
Inc (incremental feed)
Traverse through an incremental dimension with a
given step size of 1, ..., 10000 increments.
The actual length of an incremental step depends on
a machine datum.
Note:
Heed the machine manufacturer’s documentation.
CYCLE START
Starts a program run.
CYCLE STOP
Stopps a program run.
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Axis keys
Axis selection.
Direction keys
For traversing an axis either in the positive or nega-
tive direction.
RAPID
For traversing an axis at rapid traverse rate (fastest
speed).
WCS MCS
Toggling between the work piece coordinate system
(WCS) and the machine coordinate system (MCS).
Section 4
Machine control panel