TNC Programming & General Maintenance

Introduction to HEIDENHAIN products

Preface to NC Programming

• Introduction on TNC Controls
• Visual display unit and operating panel
• Modes of operation
• Status Display

Basic Skills

• File Management
• Tool Table
• Datum/Preset table

Path Functions

• Cartesian Coordinates
• Polar Coordinates

Cycles

• Drilling cycles
• Cycles for Milling Pockets, Studs and Slots
• Cycle for Machining Hole Patterns
• SL Cycles
• Coordinate Transformation Cycles

Programming techniques

• Program Section Repeat
• Sub programming
• Nesting
• Help, Tips and tricks

Preamble to advanced programming

• Fundamentals of FK
• SmarT.NC

Basic Maintenance

• Hardware Overview
• Information on HSCI technology
• Accessories of the TNC Control
• Principle of operation of the TNC Control
• Wiring & Electrical Configuration
• Connector designation and pin layout
• NC Errors / Help
• Diagnosis of NC faults
• Log books and service files

Data Organisation

• Hard disk & File Management
• Data storage medium (HDR,SSDR,CFR,USB)
• NC software Update  Ethernet interface, Network setting/Data back-up
• Code numbers / MOD functions
• Machine Parameters

PC software

• TNC Remo NT
• TNC Analyzer
• TNC SCOPE
• PLC Design NT

PLC Basics

• PLC Structure & PLC compilation
• PLC Error messages  PLC Diagnosis through PLC Table, Trace etc.

Fault diagnosis of peripheral units

• Encoders
• Hand wheel and touch probe
• Visual display unit and keyboard