Lesson-6 : Control panel

CNC Turning Machine's Control panel:
We will learn about the control panel keys in the coming lessons.

ON--------------------------------------Power on Switch
OFF-------------------------------------Power off Switch
Emergency Stop --------------------- Turns off power
Cycle Start ----------------------------Starts Program Execution
Feed Hold ---------------------------- Stops tool motion
Optional Stop ------------------------ Stops the program when M01 is in the
                                                        program
Dry Run -------------------------------For testing programs without part
Chuck Clamp ------------------------ Shows chuck clamping status
Block Slip ---------- ------------------Skips blocks with / symbol
Spindle Rotation ---------------------Indicates the direction of the spindle
Tool change-------------------------- For manual tool change
Handle -------------------------------- Manual Pulse Generator (MPG) for axis
                                                    selection and movement
MDI ----------------------------------- Manual data input
Auto----------------------------------- Automatic operations
Edit ----------------------------------- For doing changes in a program
Jog ------------------------------------ Selecting jog mode for movements

Lesson-5 : Some important Symbols:

Some important Symbols:

Symbols	Description	Comment
.	Decimal point	Fractional part of a number
+	Plus sign	Positive value or addition sign in Fanuc macros
-	Minus sign	Negative value or subtraction sign in Fanuc macros
*	Multiplication sign	Multiplication sign in Fanuc macros
/	Slash ( Front slash)	Block skip function symbol or division in Fanuc macros
()	Parenthesis	Program comments & messages
%	Percent sign	Stop code (end of program file)
:	Colon	Program number designation
,	Comma	Used only within comments
[ ]	Brackets	Arguments in Fanuc macros
;	Semicolon	Non programmable End-of-Block symbol (screen display only)
#	Sharp sign	Variable definition or call in Fanuc macros
=	Equal sign	Equality in Fanuc macros