Grinding-Specific Tool Monitoring; General Information - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual

Grinding-specific tool offset and tool monitoring (W4)

18.5 Grinding-specific tool monitoring

18.5 Grinding-specific tool monitoring
18.5.1

General information

Activation
The tool monitoring function is a combination of geometry and speed monitors and can be
activated for any grinding tool (tool type: 400 to 499).
Selection
The monitoring function is selected:
● by programming (TMON) in the part program
● automatically through selection of tool length compensation of a grinding tool with uneven
Note
The automatic selection of the monitoring must be set via the channel-specific machine
data:
MD20350 $MC_TOOL_GRIND_AUTO_TMON.
Monitoring active
The monitor for a grinding tool remains active until it is deselected again by means of
program command TMOF.
Note
Monitoring of one tool is not deselected if the monitoring function is selected for another tool
provided the two tools are referred to different spindles.
One tool and thus also one tool monitor can be active for every spindle at any point in time.
Activated monitors remain active after a RESET.
988
or
tool type number.
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