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CNC Setup Utility Manual
P/N 70000490C - Machine Constants
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Table 2-9, Automatic Tool Changer Settings (Continued)
Automatic Tool
Change Parameters Required Setting Description
MC_5007: Tool
changer installed
None
– or –
Fixed Replacement
– or –
Random
Replacement
Enables/disables M19 command. Refer to “ Enabling M19
Commands .”
Choose one of the following parameters:
None: Disables M19
Fixed Replacement: Enables M19; active tool always
returned to the same bin after use.
Random Replacement: Enables M19; active tool can be
placed in the next available bin. CNC indexes the tool
changer and keeps track of the bin number
corresponding to each tool number. Adds Fix and Bin
columns to the Tool Page.
BIN specifies BIN in which a
tool is initially located. FIX specifies if the corresponding
tool needs to go back into the same BIN from which it
was taken. [Default]
MC_5008: Use tool
change macro
On M6 Sets function to activate on M6 command.
MC_5009: Tool
change macro
program
Macro filename Filename of the macro to be used during tool change
operations.
MC_5010: Tool
change macro
number
Macro Number Macro Number to be used during tool change operations.
Macro files can contain more than one macro (number).
MC_5011: Number of
digits in T word T-word Format
(4 or 6 digits) A 4-digit word will allow selection of from 1 to 99 tools.
A 6-digit word will allow selection of from 1 to 999 tools.
MC_5012: Number of
bins in tool changer Enter number. Number of bins. A tool with a bin number greater than
this number is considered a manual tool.
MC_5013: Number of
Tools to display in
table Enter maximum # of
tools. Limits the number of tools displayed in the tool table.
[Default: 99]
MC_5014: Default
tool-table file Enter filename. Default tool table file: P6MTOOL.DAT
MC_5015: Force
spindle off during tool
change No The CNC will generate an error message if tool change is
attempted with spindle running. With an automatic tool
changer the tool change would normally handle turning
off the spindle.