# Spindle name (P-CHAN-00007)

P-CHAN-00007 | Name of a spindle in the NC channel
Description | This parameter defines the default name to address the spindle in the NC program. Please note that as long as a spindle is the main spindle, it can only be programmed using the main spindle name. The spindle name is a string.
Parameter | spindel[i].bezeichnung
Data type | STRING
Data range | Maximum 16 characters (length of spindle designation, application-specific)
Dimension | ----
Default value | *
Remarks | The spindle names must start with the letter ‘S’. After that, all letters and digits are possible. Spindle names must be unique. Parameterisation example: Configuration of a 1-channel system with 3 spindles. After start-up, spindle 'S1' with logical axis number 6 is the main spindle. It is addressed by the spindle name 'S'. The spindles with logical axis numbers 11 and 30 are programmed by their default names 'S2' and 'S3'.

spdl_anzahl 3

:

main_spindle_ax_nr 6-> -> ->-

main_spindle_name S ->- /

# / /

spindel[0].bezeichnung S1-<- /

spindel[0].log_achs_nr 6-< -< -<-

:

spindel[1].bezeichnung S2

spindel[1].log_achs_nr 11

:

spindel[2].bezeichnung S3

spindel[2].log_achs_nr 30

* Note: The default value of variables is a blank string.

Example of channel-specific spindle configuration