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3.3 I/O FORMATS
This section describes the I/O formats of parameters.
Parameters are classified by data format as follows:
Data format Remarks
Bit
Bit machine group
Bit path
Bit axis
Bit spindle
Data of these formats is
represented by an 8-digit binary
number, with each digit
corresponding to a bit.
Byte
Byte machine group
Byte path
Byte axis
Byte spindle
Word
Word machine group
Word path
Word axis
Word spindle
2-word
2-word machine group
2-word path
2-word axis
2-word spindle
Real
Real machine group
Real path
Real axis
Real spindle
The setting range of data varies
from one parameter to another.
For details, refer to the
description of each parameter.
3.3.1 Keywords
The alphabetic characters listed below are used as keywords.
A numeric value after each keyword has the following meaning:
Keyword Meaning of a numeric value that follows
N Parameter number
Q Data identifier (1: Parameter data, 0: Pitch error compensation
data)
T
Machine group number (1 and up) of a machine group type
parameter
L
Path number (1 and up) of a path type parameter
A Controlled axis number (1 and up) of an axis type parameter
S Spindle number (1 and up) of a spindle type parameter
P Value of a parameter independent of inch/metric switching
M Metric input value of a parameter dependent on inch/metric
switching
I Inch input value of a parameter dependent on inch/metric switching