TOMATECH AUTOMATION
Character for block skip
Insert “/” in the front of block and startup when some block cannot be executed
(cannot be deleted), and the system skips the block and executes the next one. The block
with “/” in the front of it is executed if the block skip switch is not started.
Character for end of a program
“%” is an ending character of program. “%” is a mark of communication ended when the
program
is transmitted. The system will automatically insert “%” at the end of program.
Program annotation
A program annotation has less than 20 characters (10 Chinese characters) for each
program lies in a bracket following its program name and is expressed only in English and
digitals in CNC system; it can be edited in Chinese in PC and displayed in Chinese in
CNC system after being downloaded.
1.4.2 Main program and subprogram
To simply the programming, when the same or similar machining path and control
procedure is used many times, its program commands are edited to a sole program to call.
A program which calls the program is the main program and the called program (end with
M99) is subprogram. They both take up the program capacity and storage space of
system. The subprogram has own name, and can be called at will by the main program
and also can run separately. The system returns to the main program to continue when
the subprogram ends as follows.
Main program
1.5 Program Run
1.5.1 Sequence of program run
Running the current open program must be in Auto mode.TAC-1002T cannot open two or
more programs at the same, and runs only program any time. When the first block is open,