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This document describes setup and test of data acquisition from Heidenhain TNC 426, 430, 320,
620, 640 and iTNC 530 controllers.
CONTROLLER SETUP
At the controller you have to make sure that external access via LSV 2 protocol is enabled. To do
so switch to programming mode click [MOD]. If a dialog opens, select ‘Machine settings ->
External access’ and check if soft key ‘External access’ at the bottom is set to ‘Yes’.
It may be that external access is restricted by specific settings in file TNC.SYS in the root directory
of your controller. In this case TNC.SYS contains one or more entries like:
REMOTE.PERMISSION=PC2225;PC3547
REMOTE.TNCPASSWORD=KR1402
REMOTE.TNCPRIVATEPATH=TNC:\RK
If there is an entry for TNCPASSWORD and none for TNCPRIVATEPATH the whole TNC drive is
password protected and cannot be accessed by this test program. Remove the line with
TNCPASSWORD to get access. If entry PERMISSION is present, add the name of your PC to the
list.
PC SETUP
Make sure that your controller is connected via Ethernet to your company network and you get a
reply when you ping the controller from your PC by using it’s IP Address. (Open an elevated
command prompt and type in ping IP Address of the device e.g. ping 192.168.1.100).
In case you use a firewall at your PC or your company network please make sure that there is an
exception for TCP Port 19000. You can use our tool Device Port Scanner to check if your controller
is reachable via port 19000..
After clicking button [Query] (2) the program tries to connect to your controller, you see message
‘Connecting…’ above button [Help].
If successful, the program shows machine data in the area at the right (3).
DEFAULT OUTPUT
Initially HeidenhainData queries data that is known to be output by all adapted controllers. At the
top of the output area you can see information returned by your controller:
CONTROLLER INFORMATION
TNC type, NC and PLC version.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
After that, you get information about the currently selected program and the actual block number.
EXECUTION MODE
Next you can see the current execution mode of the machine. Possible values are:
Manual(0)
MDI(1)
Pass References(2)
Single Step(3)
Automatic(4)
Undefined(5)
PROGRAM STATUS
Next you get information about the program state, this may be one of the following:
Started(0)
Stopped(1)
Finished(2)
Cancelled(3)
Interrupted(4)
Error(5)
Error cleared(6)
Idle(7)
Undefined(8)
OVERRIDE INFORMATION
Override information is output in percent for Feed, Speed and Rapid.
AXIS DATA
Axis information output depends on the number of available axes on your machine. The output
unit may be metric or inch according to the setup of your controller.
TOOL INFORMATION
(requires NC software >= 34049x SP 04!):
Tool number
Tool index
Tool axis
Tool length
Tool radius
PLC DATA
Speed(p) D356: Programmed speed
Speed(s) D364: Target speed
Speed(a) D368: Actual speed
Feed(p) D360: Programmed feed rate
Feed(a) D388: Actual feed rate
Override W492: Override (% to be divided by 100)
OP Mode W272: Execution mode (subtract 1 to get real mode)
Speed(s) W320: Target speed
Speed(a) W322: Actual speed
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you can ping the controller but still get a ‘Connection to IP Address port 19000: Failed!’ please
verify that there’s an exception for port 19000 in your firewall. Use our tool Device Port Scanner to
check that your controller is reachable via that port.
As Heidenhain controllers are highly customizable by your machine manufacturer it may be that
certain areas are locked or data is stored on areas different from the standard, especially PLC data.
In this case HeidenhainData outputs TNC error numbers together with program error numbers.
If you get errors you can click on button [Copy], paste the output into a text file or e mail and send
it to our developers for further analysis when contacting support.
ADAPTED CONTROLLERS
Controller NC Software Version Major Service Pack