Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual

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Editing Part Programs Off Line

Chapter 6

6-5

After you select a file, the workstation displays a screen explaining

the text editor:

F1 - File

F2 - Project

F3 - Application

F4 - Utility

F5 - Configuration

Proj: Demo

Appl: Part Program

Util: File Management

The configured text editor will now be executed,

using the file name selected.

Press any key to continue...

Use the configured screen or text editor to edit part programs. The editor

must be compatible with the ODS operating system. The editor must be

configured using the Text Editor Setup option of the F5-Configuration

menu at the main menu line. For details on how to use a specific screen or

text editor, such as ending an edit session, displaying a program, etc., see

the documentation provided with the screen or text editor.

You can find details about programming blocks in later chapters.

Important: The end of block statements, ”;” used to separate blocks on the

control should not be entered with the screen or text editor. The control

automatically inserts the end of block statements ”;” at the end of each line

when the program is downloaded to the control.

The maximum number of programs that you can have is 328. To store a

program, it must use at least 1.3 meters of memory. Use this table to find

out how much part program space there is in your system.

If your system has

this is your part program storage

64K

150 meters

128K

300 meters

192K

450 meters

Extended Part Program Storage (EPPS)

5235 meters

Extended Part Program Storage is not available on 9/230 CNCs.

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