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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 640 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2017
Function TNC 640 iTNC 530
Handling of error messages:
Help with error messages Call via
ERR
key Call via
HELP
key
Switching the operating mode
while help menu is active Help menu is closed when the
operating mode is switched Operating mode switchover
is not allowed (key is non-
functional)
Selecting the background
operating mode while help menu
is active Help menu is closed when F12
is used for switching Help menu remains open when
F12 is used for switching
Identical error messages Are collected in a list Are displayed only once
Acknowledgment of error
messages Every error message (even
if it is displayed more than
once) must be acknowledged,
the
DELETE ALL
function is
available
Error message to be
acknowledged only once
Access to protocol functions Log and powerful filter
functions (errors, keystrokes)
are available Complete log without filter
functions available
Saving service files Available. No service file is
created when the system
crashes Available. A service file is
automatically created when the
system crashes
Find function:
List of words recently searched
for Not available Available
Show elements of active block Not available Available
Show list of all available NC
blocks Not available Available
Starting the search function with
the up/down arrow keys when
highlighted Works up to max. 100,000 blocks,
can be set via configuration datum No limitation regarding program
length
Programming graphics:
True-to-scale display of grid Available Not available
Editing contour subprograms in
SLII cycles with
AUTO DRAW ON
With error messages, in the
main program the cursor is on
the
CYCL CALL
block
If error messages occur,
the cursor is on the block
in the contour subprogram
responsible for the error
Moving the zoom window Repeat function not available Repeat function available