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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
EMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
EMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
6.2
DRO Functions
•
Clear Entry
: Press RSTR
,
then re-enter all keys.
•
Reset One Axis
: Press X or Y or Z, INC SET.
This zeros the incremental position in the
selected axis.
•
Preset
: Press X or Y or Z, numeric data, INC SET to preset selected axis.
•
Reset Absolute Reference
: Press X or Y or Z, ABS SET to set selected axis absolute to
zero at the current position.
Note: This will also reset the incremental dimension if the absolute position is being
displayed when it is reset.
•
Preset Absolute Reference
: Press X or Y or Z, numeric data, ABS SET to set the selected
axis absolute to a preset location for the current machine position.
Note: This will also reset the incremental dimension if the absolute position is being
displayed when it is preset.
•
Recall Absolute Position of All Axes
: Press INC/ABS. Note the dimension for each
axis is labeled INC or ABS. Press INC/ABS again to revert to the original reading.
•
Recall Absolute Position of One Axis
: Press X
or Y
or
Z, INC/ABS. Note the INC or ABS
label for each axis. Repeat to get selected axis back to original reading.
6.3 Jog
The servo motors can be used to jog the table.
1.
Press the JOG soft key.
2.
The feedrate box will read 100 indicating the table will move in the X or Y positive direction
at 100 inches per minute. A message will flash to warn you that JOG is activated.
3.
Press
+/-
to reverse direction. The feedrate box will change to - 100" Press
+/-
again to
go back to JOG + (the + is not shown).
4.
Press the down arrow key (to the right of the LCD screen) to reduce the jog speed in 10
percent increments. The feedrate and override boxes will show these adjustments. Press the
up arrow key to increase the speed. The range is between 10% and 150%.
5.
Press and hold X or Y to jog that axis. Release the key to stop.
6.
To jog at a given r
ate, for example, 25 inches per minute, simply press ‘25’ while the jog
message is flashing. This number will appear in the feedrate box. When you press X or Y
you will jog at this rate. Press the up or down arrow keys to adjust. In metric this number
represents the percent of the maximum, or 2540 mm/min.
7.
Press RETURN soft key to return to manual DRO operation.
6.4 Return to Absolute Zero
At any time during manual DRO operation you may automatically move the table to your absolute
zero location in X and Y by pressing the
RETURN ABS 0 softkey. When you do, the conversation
line will read "Ready to begin. Press Go when ready." Make sure your tool is clear and press the
GO key. When you do, the servos will turn on, move the table at rapid speed to your X and Y
absolute zero position, and then turn off. You will be at zero and in manual DRO operation.
