User Manual – eSX
OptiPro Systems, LLC.
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Last Modified: 8/27/2014
10.1.2
Accessing the Tram Screens
To access the new tram screens, you need to go to the SET UP screen. You can get to the SET UP screen
in the following way;
10.1.2.1
G-Series v1.0 or higher
You can access the SET UP screen in one of two ways. First, you can press <CTRL-A>. Second, you can tap
on the “G “icon in the top left corner of your screen. This will bring up a menu, and you can select
SETTINGS from there.
The SET UP screens are password protected. The password is provided to a supervisor during training.
After the password has been accepted, the screen should be active. At the bottom of the screen you
should see TRAM. Tap [TRAM] or the F4 key to start the tram procedure.
10.1.3
Tram – B Zero Screen
The purpose of this screen is to align the angle of the tool spindle and work spindle center lines so that
they are parallel. This is performed by adjusting the b-axis angle for each tool spindle, as equipped.
Figure 1 shows a picture of this screen. Follow the instructions to execute. You can tap [MOVE LEFT] or
[MOVE RIGHT] to bring up the previously set B-axis zero position for each spindle in the “MDI
Command” box. To move to that position, press the green
CYCLE START
button, and be aware of any
potential crash situation during movement.
Figure 10-2: Tram B Zero screen for aligning spindle parallelism
10.1.4
Tram – Spindles Aligned
Now that the spindle centerlines are parallel to each other, the next step is to make them coaxial. This is
performed by using an indicator mounted in the tool spindle to sweep around a pin placed in the work
