A machine can be accessed and controlled with the help of an interface device. The customizable interface device contains device elements that define features relating to the external representation and internal functionality of the interface device, as linked to one or more machines. An operator can use a configuration station to implement single or reoccurring queries that interact with the interface device and corresponding machines. In particular, the queries target the configuration of device elements in the interface device. The process can include temporarily unloading unused features from active memory and mirroring property changes initialized by a source. An emulator can assist in the configuration process by providing a preliminary software representation of the interface device hardware. A user can develop, test, and reconfigure functions on the emulator before loading the finalized platform to the interface device.

A control device for a machine tool to efficiently and successively produce a plurality of different-shaped products is provided. In the control device, each driving shaft of modules is assigned to different control systems. The device includes a multi-system program storage part for storing a plurality of multi-system programs to machine a workpiece in different shapes, a multi-system program dividing part for dividing the multi-system programs into machining programs, a divided program storage part for storing the divided machining programs individually, a system-based program storage part for storing the machining programs each corresponding to each of the control systems, and a machining program selection part for selecting a predetermined machining program from the divided program storage part in accordance with the machining step to be performed and for alternately storing the selected machining programs in two program storage parts of the system-based program storage part for the respective control systems.

A control device for a machine tool to efficiently and successively produce a plurality of different-shaped products is provided. In the control device, each driving shaft of modules is assigned to different control systems. The device includes a multi-system program storage part for storing a plurality of multi-system programs to machine a workpiece in different shapes, a multi-system program dividing part for dividing the multi-system programs into machining programs, a divided program storage part for storing the divided machining programs individually, a system-based program storage part for storing the machining programs each corresponding to each of the control systems, and a machining program selection part for selecting a predetermined machining program from the divided program storage part in accordance with the machining step to be performed and for alternately storing the selected machining programs in two program storage parts of the system-based program storage part for the respective control systems.

The present disclosure provides a numerical control system and a numerical control machine tool. The NCS includes a storage and a MCU capable of reading data from and writing data into the storage. The MCU includes a data buffer, the storage includes an internal memory and a flash memory, the internal memory is configured to store data and programs which are needed when the MCU is in operation. The flash memory includes at least one of SD card memory and eMMC memory, and a built-in NAND-Flash memory. The NAND-Flash memory is configured to store system files of the NCS, and the SD card memory and the eMMC memory both are configured to store the system files and user data of the NCS, which enables the NCS to be workable in the absence of external SD card memory.

The present disclosure provides a numerical control system and a numerical control machine tool. The NCS includes a storage and a MCU capable of reading data from and writing data into the storage. The MCU includes a data buffer, the storage includes an internal memory and a flash memory, the internal memory is configured to store data and programs which are needed when the MCU is in operation. The flash memory includes at least one of SD card memory and eMMC memory, and a built-in NAND-Flash memory. The NAND-Flash memory is configured to store system files of the NCS, and the SD card memory and the eMMC memory both are configured to store the system files and user data of the NCS, which enables the NCS to be workable in the absence of external SD card memory.