G-code programs

The G-code has established itself as a common language for programming machine tools (e.g. CNC machines). It can be used to define the course of paths and switch path-dependent actions using imperative programming. Apart from classing programming, many CAD programs also enable you to generate the G-code from the input workpiece data.

The G-code cannot be executed directly by the MOVI-C^® CONTROLLER. However, since the SEW-EURODRIVE Robot Language supported by the software module is based on the G-code, the G-code can be converted into the SEW-EURODRIVE Robot Language. The RobotMonitor handles importing, conversion, and transfer of the G-code file, and it can be manually executed. For further information, refer to chapter Importing G-code. Alternatively, an automatic import of the G-code is possible. For further information, refer to chapter Automatic G-code import.

Before the import process, the programmer can decide which program slot of the interpreter to save the converted G-code. It can always be edited or taught again afterwards. RobotMonitor supports G-code programs that have been created according to ISO 6983-1 and in Siemens' Sinumerik dialect or Beckhoff's TwinCAT dialect. A G-code program can control exactly one robot instance.