HEIDENHAIN TNC 128 (77184x-01) - Manual (Page 294)

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Recording measured values from the touch-
probe cycles
After executing any selected touch probe cycle, the TNC displays the
soft key WRITE LOG TO FILE. If you press this soft key, the TNC will
record the current values determined in the active touch probe cycle.
If you store the measuring results, the TNC creates the text file
TCHPRMAN.TXT. Unless you define a specific path in the machine
parameter fn16DefaultPath, the TNC will store the TCHPRMAN.TXT
file in the main directory TNC:\.
The TNC must be specially prepared by the machine tool
builder for use of this function. The machine manual
provides further information.
When you press the WRITE LOG TO FILE soft key, the
TCHPRMAN.TXT file must not be active in the
Programming
mode of operation. The TNC will otherwise
display an error message.
The TNC stores the measured data in the
TCHPRMAN.TXT file only. If you execute several touch
probe cycles in succession and want to store the resulting
measured data, you must make a backup of the contents
stored in TCHPRMAN.TXT between the individual cycles
by copying or renaming the file.
Format and content of the TCHPRMAN.TXT file are preset
by the machine tool builder.