CONTROL UNIT FOR A MACHINE TOOL OR A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE
The invention relates to a control unit (9) for a machine tool or a coordinate measuring device (10). The control unit comprises a control console (6) provided with at least one user control (23, 26) and a screen (33), whereby the user control (23, 26) and the screen (33) can be connected to a computer (7) of a machine tool or of a coordinate measuring device. The control unit also comprises a converter which expands or compresses the screen signal of the computer (7) in such a manner that the entire contents of the screen (33) on the control console are filled with the screen contents of the computer independent of the image resolution of the screen signal output by the computer (7).