
8.MULTI-PATH CONTROL B-63943EN-1/02
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- Machine control types and combined systems
Machine control types are classified according to NC system
controlled state, as given below.
Machine control
type
Description
Lathe system System that controls all paths as a lathe.
Specifiable G codes are compatible with those of the
FS16i/18i/21i-T, and the G code system for a lathe
(one of A, B, and C) is used.
Machining center
system
System that controls all paths as a machining
center. Specifiable G codes are compatible with
those of the FS16i/18i/21i-M, and the G code
system for a machining center is used.
Combined system System that allows selection between a lathe and a
machine center for each path. Specifiable G codes
are those of the G code system that accords with
the selection for each path.
If you specify combined system as the machine control type, you can
select between a lath and a machining center for each path.
This makes it possible to easily attain a combined machine tool that
have both milling and turning capabilities in a single NC system.
A parameter (No. 0983) is used to select between a lathe and a
machining center for each path in a combined system.
Example)
Settings for a combined system that is to control the first and
second paths as a lathe and the third and fourth paths as a
machining center
Parameter No. 0983 Setting value
First path 0
Second path 0
Third path 1
Fourth path 1
NOTE
If the machine control type specified is lathe system,
parameter No. 983 is fixed at 0. If the machine
control type is machining center, parameter No. 983
is fixed at 1. In either case, you cannot change the
value of parameter No. 983.