General Documents
Brochure ISG-kernel
Product flyer for ISG-kernel. We will be happy to send you a printed version of the brochure on request.
CNC-Functions
Overview of CNC-Functions
Diagnosis manual
Description of all error messages.
DIAG
System parameter
Overview of product-specific parameters of the ISG-kernel defined by ISG
SYSP
Programming instructions
Programming manual
PROG
Online help and overall documentation
ISG-kernel Online documentation (redirect)
No download! Redirection to the zur HTML online help.
HTML
ISG-kernel online help (de+en, zip-archive)
CNC documentation of the ISG core as HTML online help (zip-archive).
(html.zip)
ISG-kernel online documentation (de+en, 7z-archive)
CNC documentation of the ISG core as HTML online help (7z, archive is significantly smaller as zip).
(html.7z)
Overall documentation PDFs
Collection of all PFDs as zip-file (German or English).
(PDF.zip)
Functional descriptions
Position lag monitoring
Axis specific position lag monitoring
FCT-A1
Software limit switches
Limitation of maximal path via software limit switches
FCT-A2
Axis position monitoring
Position monitoring of axis
FCT-A3
Manual mode offsets limit
Parameterisation of offset limits in manual mode since version V2.2800
FCT-A4
Axis filters
Smoothing of absolute position of axis, suppression of vibration through HSC filters
FCT-A7
Oscilating axis
Programming and parameterisation of oscillating axis
FCT-A8
Axis coupling via HLI
Coupling of motions of one or more axes via HLI since version V2.2800
FCT-A9
Parameterising the DRIVE command
Programming and parameterisation of the DRIVE command
FCT-A10
LIFT functionality
Automatic lifting/lowering of an axis
FCT-A11
Improved Position Control
Active damping of vibrations
FCT-A12
FCT-CXX
M/H Functions
Programming and parameterisation of M and H functions
FCT-C1
Coordinate systems and offsets
Programming and parameterisation of coordinate systems and offsets
FCT-C2
Axis collision monitoring
Collision monitoring of position setpoints of a pair of axes generated in the CNC
FCT-C3
Measurement
Programming and parameterisation of measurement Drive based measurement
FCT-C4
Axis compensation
Parameterisation of cross, plane, landscrew error and temperature compensation
FCT-C5
Block search
Configuration, parameterisation and mode of block search. Using of block search from the PLC.
FCT-C6
Forward and backward on path
Parametrisation of moving forward and backward on path
FCT-C7
Real time status informations of CNC (legacy)
Description of the most important status information at the interpolator level. Note: The document will not be updated.
FCT-C8
Syntax check
Parametrisation and interface connection of syntax check
FCT-C9
External tool management
Access to tool data in the NC program Parametrisation of the communication between CNC and the external tool management ADS communication with external tool management (PLC)
FCT-C10
Gantry operation
Parametrisation and programming of hard and soft gantry
FCT-C11
CNC Program en/decryption
Functionality of CNC program en- and decryption
FCT-C12
Access on CNC
Description of tasks and ADS services Dynamic access on variables
FCT-C13
Dynamic access on variables Workspace/ protection space monitoring
Programming and description of workspace and protection space monitoring
FCT-C14
Jog of path
Inserting of NC program since version V2.2800
FCT-C15
Contour visualization
Monitoring of axes positions for contour visualization.
FCT-C17
Data Streaming
Data streaming - incremental NC program
FCT-C19
Online tool compensation
Description and programming of the wear compensation of tool
FCT-C20
Exporting V.E. variables
Exporting of V.E. variables in PLC structures
FCT-C22
File Caching
Loading NC programs in local memory (file caching)
FCT-C23
Decoder block ahead
Limitation of decoder block ahead
FCT-C24
Friction compensation (legacy)
Compensation of friction losses and dimensional deviations. Note: The document is no longer updated and has been merged into FCT-C5.
FCT-C25
Volumetric Compensation
Compensation of machine tools' geometric errors.
FCT-C26
Universal kinematic
General description of serial kinematics.
FCT-C27
Delete distance to go
Stop actual movement and delete distance to go.
FCT-C28
Dynamic coordinate system
Compensation or tracking of a superimposed motion.
FCT-C30
Service Interface
Interface to start external devices from CNC
FCT-C31
Realtime-Cycles
Realtime cycles are cycles which are executed in parallel in the realtime part of the controller.
FCT-C32
Estimation of future data
Provide estimated future data.
FCT-C34
Coupling kinematics
Coupling kinematics are a kinematic transformation which permits the design of a larger complex kinematic from several single kinematics.
FCT-C35
Vibration Guard
Avoidance of machine vibrations due to the natural frequency or frequencies generated by the machining programme.
FCT-C36
FIR filters
Reduction of machine vibrations and resulting improvement in surface quality, especially for free-form surface machining.
FCT-C37
MultiCore
Split CNC functions requiring intensive calculation times among separate CPU cores with multicore processors.
FCT-C39
Contour look-ahead
Provides the PLC with programmed contour elements on the HLI in advance.
FCT-C40
Inserting STOP marks
Insert motion stops during processing permits the insertion of CNC stop marks in the future processing of an NC program while it is being processed.
FCT-C41
Real-time grinding
The "real-time loops" function allows the user to influence programmed loops within an NC program during machining.
FCT-C42
Dynamic limitation of axis positions
Enables dynamic limitation of axis positions during machining.
FCT-C43
Die Sinking (coming soon)
Die sinking or EDM processes are primarily used to machine conductive metals in order to create complex shapes, cavities or contours that are difficult or impossible to realise using conventional processes such as milling or drilling.
FCT-C44
Velocity smoothing
Reduce machine excitations by smoothing.
FCT-C45
TCP velocity limit
Limitation of the speed at a TCP to a maximum value.
FCT-C47
FCT-DXX
Dynamic characteristics
Parametrisation and description of dynamic characteristics
FCT-D1
Feedforward control
Parametrisation and functional mode of feedforward control
FCT-D2
FCT-MXX
Homing
Description and parametrisation of different homing methods
FCT-M1
Single step mode
Description and parametrisation of single step mode
FCT-M2
Distance control
Automatic distance control to workpiece surface
FCT-M3
FCT-M4 Conveyor Tracking (coming soon)
Conveyor tracking is a function that makes it possible to accurately track and process moving workpieces on a conveyor belt during the running production process. The movement of a robot or machine is synchronised with the position and speed of the workpieces on the conveyor belt.
FCT-M4
Tube processing
Round pipe and section tube machining
FCT-M5
Skipping of NC blocks
Single and multi-level skipping of NC blocks
FCT-M6
Error management
Output of user-defined error messages with additional information and filter settings.
FCT-M7
Fixed stop
Fixed stop with active torque limit
FCT-M8
Diagnosis upload
Save the current system state of the CNC to a file.
FCT-M9
Job manager (coming soon)
Function that enables the management, planning and monitoring of production orders (jobs) on CNC machines.
FCT-M10
FCT-SXX
Spindel
Types of spindles, spindle modes, spindle functions parametrisation of spindles
FCT-S1
Spindle operation mode
Automatic change of spindle mode, currently only for SERCOS drives
FCT-S2
Turning
Specific functions for turning processing
FCT-S3
Manuals
Axis parameters
Axis specific parameters
MDS-AXIS
Channel parameters
Channel specific parameters
MDS-CHAN
Clamp position offsets
Syntax and elements of clamp position offsets
MDS-CLMP
Axis compensation
Compensation data of the different compensation methods: cross, plane and leadscrew error compensation
MDS-COMP
External variables
Configuration, initialisation and use of external variables
MDS-EXTV
Manual mode parameters
Syntax and elements of manual mode parameters
MDS-MANU
Configuration list of real-time parameters
The real-time configuration list is used when MS Windows is used with a thread-based real-time operating system (e.g. VxWorks etc.) on a shared platform.
MDS-RTCF
Start-up list
Start up data of CNC
MDS-STUP
Tool data
Tool specific parameters
MDS-TOOL
Volumetric compensation parameters
Description of volumetric compensation parameters
MDS-VOLC
Zero offsets
Syntax and elements of zero offsets
MDS-ZERO
Configuration list for scene visualisation and collision monitoring
Configuration list for scene visualisation and collision monitoring.
SECO
SERCOS user configuration
Description of the parameters for configuring connected SERCOS devices.
SERC-S3
Interfaces
HLI Interface (TwinCAT from version V2.11.28xx & PLC)
High-Level-Interface (HLI) description between CNC and PLC.
HLI
HLI Interface (TwinCAT up to version V2.11.20xx)
High-Level-Interface (HLI) description between CNC and PLC (TwinCAT up to version V2.11.20xx).
HLI (old)
Simulation-DLL for the CNC core
User manual kernelv for the simulation-DLL for the CNC core.
kernelv
Transformation interface
Connecting a user specific kinematic transformation as McCOM object.
McCOM-TRAFO
Interface to external compensation (McCOM)
Create and integrate a TcCOM object. This TcCOM object is called by the CNC context as compensation.
McCOM-ExtComp
PLC Libraries
ISG Motion Control Platform for PLCopen
The ISG-MCP is a PLC library, which allows the PLC application programmers to program motion tasks in accordance to the PLCopen specification within an IEC 61131 PLC.
MCP-INTRO
McpBase
PLC library McpBase
MCP-BASE
McpControl
PLC library McpControl
MCP-CTRL
McpPLCopen Part 1
PLC library McpPLCopen Part 1
MCP-P1
McpPLCopen Part 4
PLC library McpPLCopen Part 4
MCP-P4
Cycles
Machining cycles
User manual for machining cycles. Note May 2025: Document renamed from "Cycles - Processing" to "Machining cycles" (also the filename to "cycles_machining_en.pdf", "cycles_" first for a better sorting) for clearer specification.
Cycles-MACH
Cycles - Calibration and measurement
Cycles to increase the machining precision of workpieces.
Cycles-CALIB
Cycles - Kinematic opimisation
Cycles to increase machining precision on 5-axis machine tools.
Cycles-KinOpt
Additive cycles
One of the three main cycle licenses must be available for use. The range of functions in these instructions includes positioning cycles, calculation cycles and cycles for high-speed settings.
Cycles-ADC