"Interpreter" tab

"Interpreter" tab

Type

The interpreter type can be selected in the 'Type' selection box. At present only the DIN 66025-based NC interpreter is available.

Loading buffer size

The loading buffer for the interpreter can be edited here. Note that the memory required in the interpreter is substantially greater than the size of the NC file. The maximum permitted loading buffer size is limited to 64 MB.

Changing the loading buffer size If the size of the loading buffer is changed it is absolutely necessary to execute a TwinCAT restart.

G70 / G71 factor

If the part program is switched from G71 (millimeter - default) to G70, the conversion factor is stored here. This only has to be edited if the base reference system is not millimeters.

If, for example, the machine was calibrated based on inches, and G70 is activated in the parts program, the G70 factor should be set to 1 and the G71 factor to 1/25.4

Save/Restore

The Save function can be used to save a 'snapshot' of the current parameters at runtime. The checkboxes can be used to specify the parameters to be saved. The Save function generates the file 'SnapShot.bin' in the TwinCAT\CNC directory.

The Restore function loads the file saved with the Save function.

This function is solely intended for debugging purposes