Programming and Operating Manual (Milling)
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Character set
The following characters are used for programming. They are interpreted in accordance with the relevant definitions.
Letters, digits
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N,O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W X, Y, Z
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
No distinction is made between lowercase and uppercase letters.
Printable special characters
(
Open parenthesis
"
Inverted commas
)
Close parenthesis
_
Underscore (belongs to letters)
[
Open square bracket
.
Decimal point
]
Close square bracket
,
Comma, separator
<
less than
;
Comment start
>
greater than
%
Reserved; do not use
:
Main block, end of label
&
Reserved; do not use
=
Assignment, part of equation
'
Reserved; do not use
/
skip
$
System variable identifiers
*
Multiplication
?
Reserved; do not use
+
Addition and positive sign
!
Reserved; do not use
-
Subtraction, minus sign
Non-printable special characters
L
F
End-of-block character
Blank
Separator between words; blank
Tab character
Reserved; do not use
A.17
Block format
Functionality
A block should contain all data required to execute a machining step.
Generally, a block consists of several words and is always completed with the end-of-block character " L
F
" (Linefeed). When
writing a block, this character is automatically generated when pressing the linefeed key on an externally connected
keyboard or pressing the following key on the PPU:
See the following block structure diagram:
