Character set and file format

The decoder used processes NC control data in ASCII format. NC control data can be generated using a programming system integrated in the operating system or in an editor.

The CNC processes the following characters:

Characters =

letters

and/or

 

digits

and/or

 

special characters

and/or

 

control characters

 

letters

{ A B C ... Z a b c ... z }

numerals

{ 1 2 3 ... 9 0 }

special characters

{ ! @ # $ % & * - + _ = ~ ( ) [ ] , ; : " < > / \ ? ' }

Control character = HT

Horizontal tabulator TAB

SP Space

SPACE

CR Carriage Return

CARRIAGE RETURN

LF Line Feed

LINE FEED

Restrictions with NC filenames

The following characters are not permitted for filenames:

special characters

( " ] # $ ; ,

control characters

TAB, CARRIAGE RETURN, LINE FEED