
PROGRAMMING
B–63124EN/01
11. TOOL FUNCTION
(T FUNCTION)
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The pot numbers of a multiple-tool system are specified with T codes
consisting of three or four digits, as follows:
T f f ∆ ∆ ;
Tool number of the multiple-tool system
Pot number (for specifying a tool holder)
The T codes used for controlling the indexing of the turret (tool holder)
in a CNC are two-digit pot numbers from 00 to 99, including those for a
multiple-tool system as shown above.
The T codes consisting of three or four digits are used to control a
multiple-tool system. The first two digits are the pot numbers of the
multiple-tool system and the last two digits are the tool numbers in the
multiple-tool system.
NOTE
1 Tool numbers for controlling the turret setting in a CNC
system are registered in tool registering screen. The
number of tools is less than or equal to the number of the
tools to be controlled.
2 Assign tool numbers for controlling a turret which is not that
for a multiple-tool system as T codes consisting of one or
two digits.
3 Assign tool numbers of a multiple-tool system to parameters
4500 to 5463.
4 The T codes digit of the multiple–tool system can be
extended up to 8–digit by using option.
11.5.1
Tool Number