Series 30i/31i/32i-MODEL A
PMC Supplemental Programming Manual
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3.3.13 Searching for a Free Pot by Specified Data (Low-speed
Response)
Add "Searching for a Free Pot by Specified Data (Low-speed Response)" to "5.7 TOOL MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS".
[Description]
This function searches the nearest free pot that has a tool management
number zero, with a specified search data on the selected magazine. The
main axis positions and standby positions are not regarded as free pots.
(a) Search kind number and Search data
You should set the search kind number that determines the kind of
data to search.
Search kind
number
Search data Description
0 - Search for empty pot independent of
search data
1 Tool geometry
number
Search for empty pot in which
specified tool geometry can be
stored.
2 Pot type Search for empty pot which has the
specified pot type.
(b) Search direction
−1: Backward
0: Not specified
When the search direction is not specified, the nearest free pot
will be searched. If free pots are found at the same distance in
both forward and backward directions, the one found in the
forward direction precedent.
1: Forward