Example: configuring and programming an NC spindle

Initialization in the axis parameter list

kopf.achs_nr  1
achs_typ      0x0004 Spindle

Initialization in the channel parameter list (channel 1)

spdl_anzahl             1
main_spindle_ax_nr      1
main_spindle_name       S
spindel[0].bezeichnung  S1
spindel[0].log_achs_nr  1

Programming example DIN syntax

N10 M03 S1000
N20 Z0
N30 M04 S1000
N40 Z100
N50 M05
N60 M19 S200 S.POS100
M30

Programming example Axis-specific syntax

N10 S[M03 REV1000]
N20 Z0
N30 S[M04 REV1000]
N40 Z100
N50 S[M05]
N60 S[M19 REV200 POS100]
M30

Commanding an NC spindle externally

Via an additional interface in the HLI, the NC spindle can be commanded from the PLC process. The spindle processes jobs sequentially in their order of arrival.

The PLC process receives acknowledgements, e.g. about the speed reached.