CNC Controls

Tool offsets on SINUMERIK: T and D numbers, the offset memory and $TC_DP parameters, geometry versus wear, TCP and matching CAM, tool types, measuring tools in JOG and probe calibration.

How to set the work offset on SINUMERIK: G54-G57 and G505-G599 zero offsets, coarse and fine offset, touching off, corner and edge measurement with a probe, JOG versus AUTO.

R parameters on SINUMERIK, defining your own variables with DEF, data types and their limits, the $ prefix system, LUD/PUD/GUD scope, arithmetic and logic operators, POT and TRUNC. Compared with Fanuc macro variables.

NC Stop vs Reset on SINUMERIK, returning to the contour with REPOS, defining the block search target, the search modes including SERUPRO, Overstore and safety on the first NC Start.

What do MACHINE, OFFSET, PROGRAM MANAGER, ALARM and MENU SELECT do? SINUMERIK 828D panel keys, operating areas, softkey logic and how the MCP differs.

Commissioning friction compensation on SINUMERIK with the circularity test: MD32490, MD32500, MD32520, MD32540, the adaptive B1-B4 characteristic, MD32580 short-move factor, neural QEC and feedforward.

How to measure axis backlash with a dial indicator on Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl, 828D and 802D sl, enter MD32450, handle a second measuring system, MD32452 and MD36500, and verify the result.