Meaning
G290: Activate SINUMERIK language mode
Alone in the block: yes
Effective: Modal
G291: Activate ISO language mode
Alone in the block: yes
Effective: Modal
Conditions
SINUMERIK mode
● The default of the G commands can be defined for each channel via machine data.
● No language commands from the ISO dialects can be programmed in SINUMERIK mode.
ISO dialect mode
● The ISO dialect mode can be set with machine data as the basic setting of the control
system. In ISO dialect mode, the control system then reboots by default.
● Only G commands from the ISO dialect can be programmed. The programming of
SINUMERIK G functions is not possible in ISO dialect mode.
● ISO dialect and SINUMERIK language cannot be mixed in the same NC block.
● G commands cannot be used to switch between ISO dialect M (milling) and ISO dialect T
(turning).
● Subprograms that are programmed in SINUMERIK mode can be called.
● If SINUMERIK functions are to be used, a switchover to SINUMERIK mode must first be
made (see example).
Example
Compression of linear blocks in the ISO dialect mode
Program code Comment
N5 G290 ; Activate SINUMERIK language mode.
N10 COMPCAD ; COMPCAD is a command in the Siemens lan-
guage and activates a compressor function
that replaces the successive linear
blocks with polynomial blocks with path
lengths that are as long as possible.
N15 G291 ; Activate ISO language mode.
N20 G01 X100 Y100 F1000 ; Since COMPCAD has been activated in the
SINUMERIK mode, even linear blocks in the
ISO dialect mode can be compressed with
this function.
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Work preparation
3.23 Additional functions
NC programming
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