Fagor CNC 8060, Installation Manual

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Installation manual.
CNC 8060
CNC 8065
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2.3 General machine parameters.
2.3.1 Channel configuration.
NCHANNEL
Number of CNC channels.
Possible values: From 1 to 4.
Default value: 1.
Associated variable: (V.)MPG.NCHANNEL
The use of channels is oriented to machines like dual-spindle lathes where each channel
has one of the spindles and two axes; machines with feeders, where the machine and the
feeder will be different channels; tool magazine loading and unloading system controlled as
an axis.
The CNC can have a single execution channel (single channel system) or several (multi-
channel system). Each channel is a different work environment that can act upon a part of
or the whole CNC system. The difference between a multi-channel system and several
independent CNC's is that the channels can not only act independently, but also together;
in other words, they can communicate, synchronize with each other and carry out
coordinated actions.
The axes and spindles of a channel.
A channel can have a group of axes and spindles that act independently or in parallel with
the rest of the channels. It is also possible to configure a channel without assigning axes
or spindles to it at first; then, later on, axes and spindles may be added to it or removed from
it via part-program or in the MDI/MDA.mode.
Operation of a channel.
In order to be able to move an axis or spindle, it must be assigned to a channel. Each channel
can only control its axes and spindles, although via part-program or MDI/MDA it can
command movements to axes or spindles of other channels.
Each channel can execute a different program, be in an different work mode and have its
own data. The channels can share information through variables and arithmetic parameters
and, if necessary, they may be synchronized via part-program.