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Spindle Buttons

Spindle Up – Raises and drops the spindle. The spindle needs to be dropped when

machining using the spindle and it needs to be raised when using the drill block.

Tool Release – When clicked, the spindle will release the tool it is holding.

Dust hood control – lifts and drops the dust hood.

Summary of Contents for Smartshop III Series

Page 1: ...NC SS3 5x10 HSD NO Drill Block MCNC SS3 5x12 HSD NO Drill Block MCNC SS3 5x12 HSD NO Drill Block SmartShop III 5x10 HSD wo Drill Block SmartShop III 5x12 HSD w ATC Without Drill Block SmartShop III 5x...

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Page 3: ...25 2 3 4 Function Display Section 26 2 3 5 Modal G Code M Code display section 27 2 3 6 Active G Code Program Section 28 2 3 7 Coordinate display section 29 2 3 8 Feed and Speed Section 30 2 3 9 Overr...

Page 4: ...g Procedure 68 3 1 3 Manual Pulse Generator MPG 71 3 2 SETTING TOOL LENGTH 74 3 3 SETTING WORK ORIGIN 77 3 4 RUNNING A G CODE FILE 80 4 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 92 4 1 MPG RUN 92 4 2 BLOCK BY BLOCK MODE 96...

Page 5: ...lying distributor Read the following carefully and fully before operating the machine 1 Keep the working area clean and ensure adequate lighting is available 2 Do not wear loose clothing gloves bracel...

Page 6: ...empted by others Laguna Tools Inc is not responsible for additional tools or modifications sold or performed other than from by Laguna Tools Inc on any Laguna Tools Inc machine Warranty maybe voided u...

Page 7: ...machines are made to order and therefore the specification will vary depending on the machine you require Receiving your machine Note It is probable that your machine will be delivered by a third part...

Page 8: ...builds up and will stop the collet compressing If the collet or spindle holes are not clean the router bit may not run true and this will affect the performance of your machine Weekly checks 1 Clean...

Page 9: ...y of terms Boot Controller The window used to boot the machine Process Control Window The window that contains all the control screens for the machine It includes the Main screen Axis Spindle Screen a...

Page 10: ...Page 10 Main Screen the screen that shows the active button MDI button and the active G Code Axis Spindle Screen The screen that allows the user to move the spindle manually...

Page 11: ...Page 11 Tool Screen The screen that displays tool information Manual Pulse Generator MPG The axis...

Page 12: ...ics Turning On the Machine 1 Make sure there is no object or people near the machine that can be damaged by machine movement 2 Rotate the main contact switch clock wise until it clicks in place 3 Pres...

Page 13: ...Page 13 4 Press the controller power button There might be an additional controller on button that needs to be pressed depend on your machine setup 5 The Boot controller will load as in picture below...

Page 14: ...Mode button 7 Wait for the machine to start up Once start up is completed the Process Control window will display the Main screen as in picture below Notice that there is a message box that displays...

Page 15: ...Page 15 8 Make sure the E stop is released by rotating it clockwise 9 Click on the E STOP RESET button This will clear the emergency stop mode...

Page 16: ...will start moving to its homing position 11 Wait until the machine has finished homing The machine should now have no message in the message box The machine is now ready for operation If message box...

Page 17: ...Page 17 Shutting Down the Machine 1 Make sure nobody can be harmed by machine movement 2 Click on the MDI button to enable MDI input...

Page 18: ...Enter M6T0 in the dialogue box then press Confirm 4 Press the RUN button the machine will put away the tool in spindle Putting away the tool in spindle at the end of the day prevents the spindle from...

Page 19: ...19 5 Close the process controller window by clicking the X button on the upper right corner of the window 6 Close the boot controller window my clicking the X button on the upper right corner of the w...

Page 20: ...Page 20 7 Select start shutdown 8 Click on the shutdown button and then wait for the computer to shut down...

Page 21: ...Page 21 9 Press the red button to shutdown the controller 10 When the computer has been shut down turn off the main contactor by rotating it counter clockwise...

Page 22: ...Page 22 Main Screen The main page will load up at machine start up The sections are explained below...

Page 23: ...Page 23 Top Toolbar section Table editor button opens the table editor window The rest of the buttons are reserved for use by Laguna Tools technicians...

Page 24: ...r the machine is in AUTO mode or MANUAL mode AUTO mode allows the machine to run G code programs and MANUAL mode allows the user to move the spindle manually STATUS displays the status of the machine...

Page 25: ...ay Tool Tool number of current tool in spindle Next T Tool number of the next tool to be picked up according to the active G Code Diam Diameter of the curent tool X Offset the X offset of the current...

Page 26: ...Page 26 Function Display Section This section displays whether each machine functions are on or off They are reserved for use by Laguna Tools technicians...

Page 27: ...Page 27 Modal G Code M Code display section This section displays the modal G Code and M Code currently active Please reffer to Appendix G Code List and Appendix M Code List for detail...

Page 28: ...e active G Code Below is a description of each display Last Block N Number of the last block ran Selected PP Reserved for use by Laguna Tools technicians Subprogram Reserved for use by Laguna Tools te...

Page 29: ...lumn displays 0 the displayed coordinate is in Machine Coordinate When the origin display column displays 1 the displayed coordinate is in Work Coordinate 1 which can be activated by the command UAO 1...

Page 30: ...peed The machine moves at the actual speed The override percentage can be changed using the override buttons which will be explained in more detail in the next section Here is a description of each di...

Page 31: ...ttons allows the user to adjust the feed rate and speed override Below are the descriptions Feed rate button used to adjust the override percentage of the feed rate Spindle button used to adjust the o...

Page 32: ...messages I O Button go to I O page It lists different input output ports Tools Button go to the tool page Axis Spindle Button goes to the axis page which allows manual jog Clear Message Button used to...

Page 33: ...ction Buttons Jump Memory search button used to return to the last line of G code executed after unexpected system shutdown For example a power outage Block number button used for run from a specific...

Page 34: ...tton the feed rate will depend on the speed in which the user rotates the MPG main wheel It is used to test out a G Code slowly while allowing the user to pause Find Zero Button AKA the home button Wh...

Page 35: ...ff Pop Up Pin Button raise and lowers the pop up pins used to locate the work piece Vacuum table on Optional There might be a Vacuum table on button if your machine is fitted with a butterfly valve fo...

Page 36: ...n Mode Selection Button MDI used to input command manually Auto mode button auto mode allows continuous G code as well as MPG Run mode when the MPG button is pressed Block by Block Mode runs G code on...

Page 37: ...to start running a G code Pause Button used to pause a G code while it is running To continue running press the pause button again to unpress it then press the Run button again Reset Button used to st...

Page 38: ...erved for used by Laguna Tools technicians Below are the descriptions for the two buttons Origin Tool button Used to set work origin Please see the section Setting Work Origin for detail Part Program...

Page 39: ...39 Axis Spindle Screen The Axis Spindle Screen can be accessed by pressing the Axis Spindle button from the main screen and the tool screen Here are the descriptions on the different parts of this sc...

Page 40: ...tons Axis buttons used to move the axis in continuous job mode or step jog mode Please read Continuous Joging and Step Jogging sections for detail There might be additional buttons if your machine has...

Page 41: ...verride percentage can be changed using the override buttons which will be explained in more detail in the next section Here is a description of each display FEED The feed rate the speed of the machin...

Page 42: ...buttons allows the user to adjust the feed rate and speed override Below are the descriptions Feed rate button used to adjust the override percentage of the feed rate Spindle button used to adjust th...

Page 43: ...Page 43 Jog increment control controls the step jog increment that is the distance an axis will travel in step jog mode...

Page 44: ...Page 44 Spindle Control These buttons are used to control the spindle below is the description Spindle Reverse Run Not in use Spindle Forward Run Turns on the spindle to preset RPM...

Page 45: ...Up Raises and drops the spindle The spindle needs to be dropped when machining using the spindle and it needs to be raised when using the drill block RPM Setting Revolution per minute this is used to...

Page 46: ...nt pages of the Process Control Window and clear messages Tools Button go to the tool page Main Button go to the Main page Clear Message Button used to clear messages in the yellow message box An mess...

Page 47: ...Mode Buttons Continuous jog mode button used to put the machine into continuous jog mode Step jog mode button used to put the machine into step jog mode Button not in use Reserved for use by Laguna To...

Page 48: ...gle axis home button Used to put the machine into single axis home mode When in this mode press the desired axis button to home it MPG Manual Pulse Generator used to put the machine into hand wheel co...

Page 49: ...Page 49 Operation Buttons Pause Button used to pause a G code while it is running To reset click the reset button Reset Button used to stop a G code while the system is moving...

Page 50: ...Page 50 Tool Screen...

Page 51: ...Page 51 CNC Display Section Please see Error Reference source not found CNC Display Section for reference...

Page 52: ...le Offs The tool number whos offset is used Next T Tool number of the next tool to be picked up according to the active G Code This only functions when the G Code is running Diam Diameter of the curen...

Page 53: ...ave the drill block thus will not have these buttons through Single Drill Actuation Button raise and drops a single drill bit on the drill block Click once to drop a drill bit click again to raise it...

Page 54: ...Page 54 All Down Button Drops all of the drill bits on the drill block Multi spindle Start Turns on the drill block rotation Press this button again to turn the drill block off...

Page 55: ...Page 55 Tool Offset Preset This section is used to set tool offset and tool length Please read the section Setting Tool Length for more detail...

Page 56: ...the spindle The spindle needs to be dropped when machining using the spindle and it needs to be raised when using the drill block Tool Release When clicked the spindle will release the tool it is hold...

Page 57: ...ol Changer Slide Slides the tool changer Tool Changer Rotation counter clockwise rotate the tool changer counter clockwise by one increment Tool Changer Rotation clockwise rotate the tool changer cloc...

Page 58: ...Page 58 Requested Pocket pocket requested by the G Code Current Pocket The current active tool changer pocket...

Page 59: ...s Spindle Button go to the axis spindle page Main Button go to the Main page Clear Message Button used to clear messages in the yellow message box A message can only be cleared if the cause of the mes...

Page 60: ...Page 60 Operation Buttons Pause Button used to pause a G code while it is running To reset click the reset button Reset Button used to stop a G code while the system is moving...

Page 61: ...ool Length Table The tool length table displays the tool length and offset for a particular tool Here are the instructions to open the Tool Length Table 1 From the Main screen click on the Table Edito...

Page 62: ...Page 62 2 Click on the Tool Length Table button 3 Click on the desired tool and enter number in the desired field then press apply to apply the change...

Page 63: ...63 Work Origin Table The work origin table displays the X Y Z offset for a particular tool Here are the instructions to open the Work Origin Table 1 From the Main screen click on the Table Editor but...

Page 64: ...Page 64 2 Click on the Work Origin Table button 3 Click on the desired work origin and enter number in the desired field then press apply to apply the change...

Page 65: ...t a high speed Step jogging is used to move the axis for a user specified distance Lastly MPG jogging is use when precise movement is needed for example when aligning the spindle to a work origin The...

Page 66: ...Page 66 3 From the Axis Spindle Screen press the Continuous Jog Button 4 Use the feed rate buttons to adjust the feed rate percentage The higher the percentage the faster the machine will move...

Page 67: ...ove the machine On a touch screen there is a safety delay so that the user needs to hold the button for about one second before the machine starts moving 6 If an axis limit message shows up jog the ma...

Page 68: ...ging Procedure 1 Make sure nobody can be harmed by any machine movements and that there is nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 From the Main Screen click the Axis Spindle Button to go to the Ax...

Page 69: ...Page 69 3 From the Axis Spindle Screen press the Step Jog Button 4 Use the Jog Increment buttons to adjust the Jog Increment The Jog Increment is the distance an axis will move when it is clicked...

Page 70: ...Page 70 5 Single click the axis buttons to move the machine 6 If an axis limit message shows up jog the machine away from its positive or negative limit...

Page 71: ...nobody can be harmed by any machine movements and that there is nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 From the Main Screen click the Axis Spindle Button to go to the Axis Spindle page 3 From the...

Page 72: ...Page 72 4 Use the middle knob on the MPG to select the axis to move 5 Use the bottom knob to select speed with 100X being the fastest...

Page 73: ...ive direction and counter clockwise for negative direction 7 After the manual jog is completed turn the middle knob to the Off position to prevent machine movement by accident 8 If an axis limit messa...

Page 74: ...nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 Make sure it is safe to drop the spindle or drill whichever applies That is make sure the Z axis is high enough that dropping the spindle or the drill will...

Page 75: ...Page 75 5 From the Main page click Tools button to go to the tool page 6 Select the Z axis at Tool Offset Preset field...

Page 76: ...r field then press Enter key on keyboard The tools in main spindle are tools 1 through 8 depend on its location in the tool holder The drill bits in the drilling block has tool numbers from 11 to 19 8...

Page 77: ...Axis machine 1 Make sure nobody can be harmed by any machine movements and that there is nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 Manually jog the machine to a X Y coordinate you wish to set as the...

Page 78: ...78 4 Click on the Origin Preset option 5 Enter the desired offset number There are nine off sets from 1 to 9 The offset is activated in G Code with the syntax UAO 1 where 1 can be any number from 1 t...

Page 79: ...Page 79 6 Enter 0 for both X and Y and leave Z blank If the machine has a C axis please leave that blank as well 7 Click OK The Work Origin is now set...

Page 80: ...ine movements and that there is nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 Make sure the Tool Length and Work Origin is setup correctly 3 Transfer the G Code program to the machine This can be done vi...

Page 81: ...Page 81 5 In My Computer window double click on the user on 192 168 0 1 Y Disk 6 Double click on the PROGRAMS folder...

Page 82: ...Page 82 7 Copy the G Code file into this folder Y PROGRAMS 8 Make sure the machine is in Auto Mode by clicking on the Auto Mode button...

Page 83: ...Page 83 9 Click the Part Program button 10 Select Activate Part Program...

Page 84: ...Page 84 11 If the directory isn t expanded click on the sign next to expend it...

Page 85: ...Page 85 12 Select PROGRAMS drive...

Page 86: ...Page 86 13 Click on the desired G Code file to highlight it 14 Click on the OK button to activate it...

Page 87: ...Page 87 15 Upon activation the G Code program will be shown in the Active G Code Program section...

Page 88: ...vacuum pumps by clicking on the vacuum pump buttons Also turn on the vacuum table by pressing the Vacuum table on button if necessary 17 Make sure the work piece is secured and that machine movements...

Page 89: ...Page 89 18 Click on the run button The machine will start executing the G Code file...

Page 90: ...Page 90 19 To pause the machine movement click the Pause Button Note that the spindle might not stop when pausing 20 To continue press the Pause Button again then press Run button...

Page 91: ...Page 91 21 To Stop the program completely press the Reset button...

Page 92: ...out a G Code slowly while allowing the user to pause Following is the MPG Run mode procedure 1 Activate a G Code file by following the instructions in the Running a G Code File section 2 If necessary...

Page 93: ...Page 93 4 Click on the MPG Run button to activate it...

Page 94: ...Page 94 5 Press the Run Button to run the G Code file 6 Turn the MPG s top knob to run the program The faster it is turned the faster the program will run...

Page 95: ...Page 95 7 To exit the MPG Run mode press the MPG button again then increase the Feedrate Percent by pressing the Feedrate button...

Page 96: ...of the Run button The following section is the procedure 1 Activate a G Code file by following the instructions in the Running a G Code File section 2 If necessary turn on the vacuum pumps by clickin...

Page 97: ...Page 97 4 Click the Block by Block button This will put the machine in Block by Block mode 5 Click run to run a single line of the code click Run again to run another line...

Page 98: ...allows the user to input G Code and M Code manually Please refer to appendix section MDI Commands for a list of commands available The following is the procedure for using MDI commands 1 From the Mai...

Page 99: ...Page 99 2 Manually input the command in the command box 3 Click confirm...

Page 100: ...Page 100 4 Click the run button The MDI entry is completed 5 Click Auto mode button to exit the MDI mode...

Page 101: ...Page 101 Automatic Tool Change 1 Make sure that it is safe for the machine to move 2 From the Main page click the MDI button...

Page 102: ...Page 102 3 Manually input the command M6T3 in the command box Where T3 refers to tool number 3 To change to tool number 8 for example enter M6T8 4 Click confirm...

Page 103: ...Page 103 5 Click the run button The MDI entry is completed and the machine will change to the tool specified 6 Click Auto mode button to exit the MDI mode...

Page 104: ...ngth of the tool in spindle The following section includes the procedure 1 Make sure nobody can be harmed by any machine movements and that there is nothing that obstructs machine movements 2 Follow t...

Page 105: ...105 4 From the Main page click the MDI button 5 Manually input the command M401T3 in the command box Where T3 refers to tool number 3 currently in spindle If tool 8 is in spindle for example enter M4...

Page 106: ...Page 106 6 Click confirm 7 Click the run button The MDI entry is completed and the machine will touch off the tool in spindle...

Page 107: ...Page 107 8 Click Auto mode button to exit the MDI mode...

Page 108: ...he start of the program and might be skipped when doing Start from Block Also the Reset button resets the modal G Code to default 1 Activate a G Code file by following the instructions in the Running...

Page 109: ...Page 109 4 Make sure the machine is in Auto Mode by clicking on the Auto Mode button 5 Click on the Block No button...

Page 110: ...Page 110 6 Enter the desired block label or line number to start from Then click OK 7 Click the Run button to start the program...

Page 111: ...ory Search function is used to find the last executed line in a file It can be useful in the event of a power outage 1 Make sure the machine is in Auto mode by pressing the Auto mode button 2 Click on...

Page 112: ...Page 112 3 Click on the run button The machine will start the memory search...

Page 113: ...arch concluded the machine will display End of search in memory on upper left corner The last ran G code will be highlighted in the Active G Code area 5 Click the reset button to clear the message and...

Page 114: ...d and check if dust hood up sensor lights up If it does not light up the sensor is faulty The process controller window does not response to clicking You might be in the process of entering a number i...

Page 115: ...It can be used to change machine to its previous state when the machine setting is accidentally changed 1 Unplug the touch screen USB cable from the computer 2 Click on the boot symbol at the bottom...

Page 116: ...Page 116 4 Click the boot button then click Shutdown 5 Click OK in the pop up window This will restart the controller...

Page 117: ...Page 117 6 The controller will display CNC Connected when the restart had finished 7 Click on the Security icon to load the Security window...

Page 118: ...Page 118 8 From the security window click on the Restore button 9 Click on the browse button...

Page 119: ...Page 119 10 Navigate to the desired system backup file it should be named IP 192 168 0 1 11 Click Open...

Page 120: ...Page 120 12 Click Start the system will begin the system restore 13 Click Yes when prompted with the message Do you want to restore users level permissions...

Page 121: ...Page 121 14 Click No when prompted with the message The CNC needs to be rebooted to complete the installation Press OK to reboot now CANCEL if you want to manually reboot later...

Page 122: ...Page 122 15 Click on the rocket symbol to access the boot control window...

Page 123: ...Page 123 16 Click on the Normal mode button 17 Click Boot then click Shutdown...

Page 124: ...Page 124 18 Click OK to restart the controller 19 Wait for the controller to restart The system recovery is now completed...

Page 125: ...ystem Backup System backup saves the system parameters into a file which can be used later to restore the system parameter 1 Follow the system recovery procedure to access the security window 2 Click...

Page 126: ...the desired folder to put the backup files Note that the program will generate more than one file The recommended format for the folder name is 07252014_CNCBackup where 07252014 is the current date 4...

Page 127: ...Page 127 5 Click All the control checkbox to check it 6 Click Start and wait for the recovery process to end 7 Click on the rocket symbol to access the boot control window...

Page 128: ...Page 128 8 Click on the Normal mode button...

Page 129: ...Page 129 9 Click Boot then click Shutdown 10 Click OK to restart the controller 11 Wait for the controller to restart The system recovery is now completed...

Page 130: ...activate origin 2 M6T1 Do a tool change to tool 1 Replace the number 1 to a number from 2 to 8 to change to the other tools For example use M6T2 to change to tool 2 This also activates the tool lengt...

Page 131: ...th automatic speed reduction on corners G28 Continuous sequence operation without speed reduction on corners G29 Point to point mode G33 Constant or variable pitch thread G40 Disables cutter diameter...

Page 132: ...rogramming in rpm G72 Point probing with probe ball radius compensation G73 Hole probing with probe ball radius compensation G74 Probing for theoretical deviation from point without probe ball radius...

Page 133: ...hood up M49 Dusthood down M52 Spindle piston up M53 Spindle piston down and activate Z offset M54 Spindle piston down and activate X Y Z offset M63 Extend tool on drilling block E g M63 T11 extends to...

Page 134: ...Y plane G27 Continuous sequence operation with automatic speed reduction on corners G40 Disables cutter diameter compensation G70 Programming in inches G80 Disables fixed cycles G90 Absolute programmi...

Page 135: ...Page 135 For technical support contact Laguna Tools at 1 800 234 1976 or email Laguna Tools customer service at customerservices lagunatools com Please input machine type in subject line...

Page 136: ...ations subject to change Machines may be shown with optional accessories 2018 Laguna Tools Inc LAGUNA and the LAGUNA Logo are the registered trademarks of Laguna Tools Inc All rights reserved 2072 Alt...

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