The CHANNL Command [L]

The CHANNL command is used to control the selection of channels on a 4-axis merging lathe or on a multi-channel mill-turn machine. The syntax of the command is as follows:

\textbf{CHANNL /} \begin{pmatrix}\begin{array}{l} \textbf{ON} \\ \textbf{OFF} \\ \mathit{channel\_id} \,\end{array}\end{pmatrix}

The ON and OFF options are used to control the activation of the merging mode. While in merge mode, two or more turrets or machining heads move together. The CHANNL/ON command must be immediately followed by a CHANNL command identifying a channel number. All commands following a CHANNL command with a channel number are associated to the specified channel. Commands given after the CHANNL/OFF command are processed in non-merging mode and are associated to the main channel.

The following is a valid sequence of commands used in the merge mode:

CHANNL/ON
CHANNL/1
GOTO/...
CHANNL/2
GOTO/...
CHANNL/3
GOTO/...
CHANNL/OFF