Management of technology functions

Technology functions to be synchronized block-by-block and technology functions to be synchronized on a cross-block basis. This subdivision is also reflected on the High-Level Interface.

All technology functions to be synchronized block-by-block must be acknowledged at the latest at the of the NC block in which they were programmed. They are thus saved in consecutive sequence in the corresponding management field.

A consecutive order is not necessarily the case with technology functions with cross-block synchronization. In this case, the non-acknowledged technology functions yet to be executed may be distributed over the entire field (with gaps). In addition, the case may occur that several identical technology functions are present in this field since, owing to cross-block synchronization, the individual technology commands do not need to be acknowledged at the end of the NC block in which they were programmed. This must be allowed for at the PLC end for generation of the acknowledgement of technology functions.

The number of technology functions programmed in an NC block is made available on the HLI for the field of the technology functions synchronized block-by-block. The number of non-acknowledged technology functions is specified for the field of the technology functions synchronized on a cross-block basis.