
B-63983EN/02 5.WINDOW FUNCTIONS
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5.7 TOOL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
Commands regarding the main axis position and standby position of a multi-
path system
In a multi-path system, the tool management data and the cartridge
data are shared by the paths. Regarding the main axis position and
standby position, by contrast, the system has separate data for each
individual path.
Therefore, when the PMC system issues a command regarding the
main axis position or standby position, the path number needs to be
included in that command as well.
The specifiable command values are listed below.
Main axis position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Path 1 111 (11) 112 (12) 113 (13) 114 (14)
Path 2 211 212 213 214
Path 3 311 312 313 314
Path 4 411 412 413 414
Path 5 511 512 513 514
Path 6 611 612 613 614
Path 7 711 712 713 714
Path 8 811 812 813 814
Path 9 911 912 913 914
Path 10 1011 1012 1013 1014
Standby position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Path 1 121 (21) 122 (22) 123 (23) 124 (24)
Path 2 221 222 223 224
Path 3 321 322 323 324
Path 4 421 422 423 424
Path 5 521 522 523 524
Path 6 621 622 623 624
Path 7 721 722 723 724
Path 8 821 822 823 824
Path 9 921 922 923 924
Path 10 1021 1022 1023 1024
NOTE
1 The CNC can control a maximum of four axes per
path.
2 When the maximum number of axes that can be
controlled per path is four, the CNC can control a
maximum of eight axes for all the paths from path 1
to path 10.