Rockwell Automation 8520-GUM 9/Series CNC Grinder Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 280)

Introduction to Programming
Chapter 10
10-2
You can execute part programs from the control’s memory or a CNC tape.
You can execute programs on tape directly from the tape, or load them into
the control and execute them from memory.
This chapter begins with an explanation of CNC tape format. The
remainder of the chapter deals with the contents of a part program. It
explains blocks, words, G-codes, M-codes, etc.
For information on how to: See chapter:
enter and edit part programs through the keyboard 5
edit part programs off line and download them to the control 6
enter a part program from a peripheral device 9
This section describes the format that the control requires for inputting and
outputting part programs from or to a tape device.
The control accepts:
ASCII format (RS-358B)
EIA-244-B format
Tape with Program End = M02, M30, M99
This particular tape format allows single- or multi-program format on a
tape. It also allows you to enter either M02, M30, or M99 as a program
end code (see chapter 10 for details on legal program end codes).
Figure 10.1 shows a typical configuration for a multiple program tape with
M30 and M99 as program end codes.
If the first block of the file program is a filename, you can set AUTO
FILENAME to “yes” to create filenames for all subsequent programs. If
AUTO FILENAME is set to “no” and if no filenames are included in the
programs on the tape, you have to enter all filenames from the keyboard
when prompted. For more information, see the section on O word
programming in this chapter (page 10-34).
The control automatically recognizes EIA or ASCII during input when it
reads the first EOB code from the tape.
10.1
Tape Format