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A certain NC channel of a specific NCU is always a switchover target that can be selected. A
switchover to another channel triggered via the channel menu can implicitly mean switchover
to another NCU.
Note
In a system, for example, a channel group can correspond to a machining station, the
channels contained in it, machining units.
Up to 32 channel groups each with up to 8 channels can be configured in a channel menu.
Configuring the total structure
For a system, the total structure of the channel menu is configured in the "netnames.ini" file.
The configuring in the "netnames.ini" file includes all switchover targets that are used at the
system. This configuration must be saved or distributed in a standard form across all
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An individual channel menu for the operating station is configured for each operating station
in the particular "config.ini" file.
Two-stage procedure
1. In the first stage, all channel groups that are used in the system are defined in the
2. In the second stage, the version of the channel menu for the specific operating station is
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"netnames.ini" file, irrespective of the actual operating stations.
defined in the "config.ini" files belonging to the station.
5.4 Defining channel groups in the "netnames.ini" file
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