Manual

Chapter

Introduction to Programming

The 9/Series control performs machining operations by executing a series

of commands that make up a part program. These commands are

interpreted by the control which then directs axis motion, spindle rotation,

tool selection, and other CNC functions.

Part programs can be executed from the control’s memory or from a CNC

tape.

This chapter begins with an explanation of CNC tape format. The

remainder of the chapter deals with the contents of a part program,

including:

Topic: On page:

Tape format 10-1

Program configuration 10-6

Program names 10-8

Sequence numbers 10-9

Subprograms 10-11

Wordformats andfunctions 10-16

Worddescriptions 10-20

This section describes the format that the control requires for inputting and

outputting part programs from or to a tape device.

The control accepts:

ASCII format (RS-358B)

EIA-244-B format

Important: In addition to the control’s normal tape format, it is also

equipped to read and execute standard Allen-Bradley 7320 and 7360 CNC

tapes. See appendix D of this manual for details.

10.0

Chapter Overview

10.1

Tape Format