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Channel menu
6.1 Configuring a channel menu
The channel menu is used to switchover the NC channel displayed in the SINUMERIK Operate
or more precisely at the operator station. If a channel menu has been configured, when the
channel switchover key is pressed, the channel menu for the channel switchover is displayed
to make the appropriate operator action. If there is no channel menu, then the channel
switchover key results in the HMI display advancing to the next NC channel.
Configuring
The configuration is made in the "netnames.ini" file for the operating software, as well as in
the particular "config.ini" files for the individual operator stations.
The "netnames.ini" file must be generated using an editor.
Storage
The "netnames.ini" file is stored for SINUMERIK Operate in the following directory:
/oem/sinumerik/hmi/cfg or /user/sinumerik/hmi/cfg
The "config.ini" file is located in the relevant directory:
● On the NCU:
/user/common/tcu/<
● On the PCU:
F:\user_base\common\tcu\<
For <
the system when a TCU powered-up for the first time.
Using the channel menu
● For a system comprising several operator stations and several NCUs within the framework
of operator unit management, if the NC channels of several NCKs are operated from one
operator station.
● For a simple system with many NC channels, as an alternative to the standard mechanism,
the channel switchover can be made using the channel switchover key.
The basic philosophy of the channel menu is to provide - in a selection menu - the operator
with a view of the NC channels of all NCUs that are to be operated with the channel menu. In
conjunction with this, a logical grouping/structuring is introduced using the so-called channel
groups. The desired NC channel can be directly selected using the selection menu. Without
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The channel menu is activated for display via the channel switchover key.
TCU name >/common/tcu/config.ini
TCU name >, the TCU name of the operator station should be used that was assigned at
TCU name >\common/tcu/config.ini
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