Method for the start-up of numerical controls of machine tools or production machinery and numerical control for machine tools or production machinery

US8032738B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Kerner · Traunwalchen, DE
• Georg Zehentner · Teisendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/21086
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for the start-up of a numerical control of machine tools or production machinery, wherein the numerical control includes a main computer and a follow-up device, which are connected with each other via a data transmission network, wherein the follow-up device is addressable by the main computer via a logical address and a hardware address, with information regarding a physical address of the follow-up device in the data transmission network, is allocated to the logical address. The method includes sequentially requesting in a set-up mode of operation of the main computer allocating information regarding a logical address and a hardware address from an operator for the follow-up device and other follow-up devices to whose logical address no hardware address had been allocated. The method further including storing the logical address and the hardware address in a memory unit after the allocating information has been performed.