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US 7,107,119 B2Granted
Controller for a machine tool or production machine
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus Geissdörfer, Peter Schiffer
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AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus Geissdörfer, Peter Schiffer
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A controller for a machine tool or production machine is disclosed. The controller includes system software that implements a control function for the machine tool or production machine, real-time basic application software and real-time custom-designed application software for expanding the system software, and a software interface allowing the real-time basic application to access data and functions of the system software. The controller further includes a custom-designed software interface provided by the basic application software for communication between the basic application software and the custom-designed application software. With the disclosed controller, custom-designed application software can be integrated in the system software of the controller without detailed information about the system software of the controller.
A controller for a machine tool or production machine, comprising:
A controller for controlling a machine tool or production machine, comprising:
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