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Siemens 840D 104006 - No TO area available in current channel
Alarm 104006 indicates that a tool offset (TO) command or operation was attempted in a channel that does not have a tool offset area configured or available. This typically occurs when the machine configuration does not include tool management for the specific channel, or when attempting to use tool offsets in an auxiliary channel not configured for tool compensation.
Siemens 840D 104006 - No TO area available in current channel
No TO area available in current channel
Siemens SINUMERIK message 104006: No TO area available in current channel. This is an operator information message from the SINUMERIK control. Note the complete message text as it may contain important parameter values.
Root Cause Summary
Alarm 104006 indicates that a tool offset (TO) command or operation was attempted in a channel that does not have a tool offset area configured or available. This typically occurs when the machine configuration does not include tool management for the specific channel, or when attempting to use tool offsets in an auxiliary channel not configured for tool compensation.
Safety
Causes and Fixes
Check machine data MD28020 $MC_TOOL_CHANGE_MODE for the affected channel to verify if tool management is enabled.
Verify MD18100 $MN_MM_NUM_TOOL_CARRIER and MD18110 $MN_MM_NUM_TOOL to confirm tool offset memory allocation.
Check if the channel requires tool offset configuration by reviewing machine data MD20110 $MC_TOOL_MANAGEMENT_MASK for the channel.
Modifications to tool management settings require machine data backup and may require PLC adaptation.
If tool offsets are needed, configure appropriate machine data and perform a control reboot with power on reset (POR).
Always backup machine data before making configuration changes.
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