Siemens SINUMERIK

Tool management
6.7 Start-up of code carrier
HMI Advanced (IM4)
Commissioning Manual, 03/2009, 6FC5397-0DP10-3BA0
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6.7.5 Example: Data string
Structure of a data string
conversion file: wkonvert.txt
Code carrier
variable
Length in
Bytes
Format Dialog variable
Item1 10 ASCII T1 Identifier, $TC_TP2
Item2 2 BCD T2 Duplo, $TC_TP1
Item3 2 BCD T4 = (Tet1), T5 = (Tet2), T6 = (Tet3), T7 = (Tet4)
Tool size: left, right, top, bottom, $TC_TP3, 4, 5, 6
Item4 10 ASCII T8 Location type, text for $TC_TP7
Item5 1 BCD T3 Number of cutting edges, $P_TOOLND[tnr], tnr = tool
number
Item6 4 BCD A1 Tool OEM1, $TC_TPC1
Item7 4 BCD A2 Tool OEM2, $TC_TPC2
Item8 2 BCD C1 Subtype, type, $TC_DP1
Item9 4 BCD C5 Geometry length1, $TC_DP3
Item10 4 BCD C10 Geometry radius1, $TC_DP6
Item11 4 BCD C14 Wear length 1, $TC_DP12
This conversion file can be used to read in the following data string or conversely to generate
this string when writing:
626F687265725F312020000111116E6F726D616C2020202001D00010E3D000000502
05B00002E3B0000003B000E4562F2F
If working with SINTDC, this string corresponds to the interface between SINTDC and HMI
Advanced.
Description
Dividing this string into individual values:
String Value Entry
wkonvert.txt
Data types for dialog variables
626F687265725F312020
"Drill_1" 10 ASCII T1 T1 String Identifier, $TC_TP2
0001
1 2 BCD T2 T2 Integer Duplo, $TC_TP1
1111
1,1,1,1 2 BCD T4=(Tet1),
T5=(Tet2),
T6=(Tet3),
T7=(Tet4))
T4 Integer Tool size: Left
T5 Integer Tool size: Right
T6 Integer Tool size: Top
T7 Integer Tool size: bottom
6E6F726D616C20202020
"Normal" 10 ASCII T8 T8 String Location type, text for $TC_TP7