Apparatus for processing numerical control program

Abstract

A numerical control program in the form of a high-level language on a paper tape (14) is converted in its entirety to a machine language by using a compiler stored in a compiler cassette (19). The converter program is then stored in a RAM area (12) of a numerical control system (numerical control program storage area), and thereafter written as the machine language into a new ROM cassette (18) by writing means such as a ROM writer (17). The ROM cassette (18) is detachable from the numerical control system and can be carried away. For executing a numerical control process, the ROM cassette (18) is attached to the numerical control system, and the numerical control program stored as the machine language in the ROM cassette (18) is transferred to the numerical control system, after which the numerical control program is executed.

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