
B-63942EN/02 NC FUNCTION 1.CONTROLLED AXIS
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1.11 SPINDLE NAME EXPANSION
A spindle name can be extended by up to three characters starting with
'S' as the first spindle name. With this function, a command can be
specified for each spindle without specifying a P command.
As the second and third spindle names, characters '0' to '9' and 'A' to
'Z' in ASCII code can be freely set. If the second spindle name is not
set for a spindle, however, the third spindle name is invalid. If a
character from '0' to '9' is set as the second spindle name, do not set a
character from 'A' to 'Z' as the third spindle name.
If a spindle name ends with a number, '=' is required between the
spindle name and a command value.
The usable names and their allowed combinations are indicated below.
First spindle
name (fixed)
Second
spindle name
Third spindle
name
0 to 9 0 to 9
0 to 9
Setting S
A to Z
A to Z
Correct example
<1>
S 1 1
Correct example
<2>
S A 1
Correct example
<3>
S A B
Incorrect example S 1 A
In multi-path control, an extended spindle name is common to all
paths. This means that if the first spindle of path 2 is named "SA",
and the following is specified for path 1:
SA1000;
1000 is specified for the first spindle of path 2. So, the same
expanded spindle name cannot be used with a different path.