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Siemens 840D 104252 - Only 0 or 1 allowed for tool life/quantity monitoring !
Alarm 104252 occurs when an invalid value has been entered for tool life monitoring or quantity monitoring parameters in the tool management system. The system strictly requires binary values (0 for disabled or 1 for enabled) but has received a different numerical value or incorrect data format.
Siemens 840D 104252 - Only 0 or 1 allowed for tool life/quantity monitoring !
Only 0 or 1 allowed for tool life/quantity monitoring !
Siemens SINUMERIK operator message 104252: Only 0 or 1 allowed for tool life/quantity monitoring!. This is an informational message from the SINUMERIK control indicating a system status or operation result that may require operator action.
Root Cause Summary
Alarm 104252 occurs when an invalid value has been entered for tool life monitoring or quantity monitoring parameters in the tool management system. The system strictly requires binary values (0 for disabled or 1 for enabled) but has received a different numerical value or incorrect data format.
Safety
Causes and Fixes
Press OFFSET key and select tool management (or access via menu: MACHINE > Tool Management).
Locate the active tool number referenced in the alarm and examine the 'Life Monitoring' column (may be labeled as 'Monitor' or 'TLM').
Verify the value is exactly 0 (monitoring disabled) or 1 (monitoring enabled). Correct any other values (2, -1, blank, or text characters).
Changing tool monitoring settings may affect automatic tool change behavior and production cycle.
Press INPUT key to save changes and reset the alarm with CANCEL or RESET key.
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