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TNC-M14-CNC CONTROLLER 

   

 

 

Document: Operation Manual    
Document #: TNC-M14-m 
Document Rev: 1.0 
  
Product: CNC controller 
Product Rev: 1.0 
Created: Oct-2013 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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TINY CONTROLS PRIVATE LIMITED 
C-55, NISHAT PARK, KAKROLA MOR, NEW DELHI, INDIA – 110078  
WEB: http://www.tinycontrols.com 
PHONE: +91-11-2533-1567, +91-991-119-3210 

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Page 1: ... TNC M14 CNC CONTROLLER TINY CONTROLS AND THE TINY CONTROLS COMPANY S LOGO ARE COPYRIGHT OF TINY CONTROLS P LTD COMPANY OTHER TRADEMARKS TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS OWNED OR REGISTERED BY ANY OTHER COMPANY AND USED IN THIS MANUAL ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES TINY CONTROLS PRIVATE LIMITED C 55 NISHAT PARK KAKROLA MOR NEW DELHI INDIA 110078 WEB http www tinycontrols com PHONE 91 ...

Page 2: ... SPINDLE DRIVE AND VFD CONNECTIONS 19 16 LIMIT INPUTS CONNECTIONS WITH LIMIT SWITCHES 20 17 MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 21 18 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTROL BOARD 22 19 HAND HELD PENDANT 25 20 EMERGENCY BUTTON 28 21 BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS FOR LCD 28 22 KEYS FUNCTIONS IN VARIOUS MODES 29 23 CNC CONTROLLER BOARD CONNECTIONS WITH PENDANT 31 24 DESCRIPTION OF DISPLAYS IN VARIOUS STATES OF MACHIN...

Page 3: ...54 35 KEY FUNCTIONS NAVIGATION KEYS 55 36 NUMERIC KEYS 58 37 FEED RATE OVERRIDE AND SPINDLE SPEED OVERRIDE 59 38 G CODE ALLOWED TO USE 63 39 M CODES ALLOWED TO USE 64 40 FORMAT OF A G CODE LINE 65 41 TROUBLE SHOOTING 67 42 GLOSSARY 69 43 INDEX 71 ...

Page 4: ...ce inflammable matter nearby Prevent lint paper fibers sawdust dust metallic dust or other foreign material from getting accumulating onto the control board Don t install or operate the CNC controller that is damaged or lacking parts Doing so causes fire accidents or injuries Wiring Be sure to connect the grounding wires Qualified operators should carry out the whole wiring process Be sure to perf...

Page 5: ...ted tools Others Never attempt to modify the CNC control board or the handheld pendant device General Precautions Drawing in this manual for the connections may be illustrated without the shield cover for explanation of the detail parts Restore the shields in the original state and observe the description in the manual before starting operation The ground terminal should be connected to the ground...

Page 6: ...6 CNC CONTROLLER INCLUDES 1 Control Board 2 Handheld pendant 3 3mm Serial cable connected to the pendant MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ...

Page 7: ...tion on any power interruption saving the current machine position line of G code and other status Power up from interrupted cycle offers to recover from power fail automatically homing the machine cursing to last location and resuming from last saved line without losing a beat in the process Traditional complicated NC operation become easy and simpler because of its user friendly interface Contro...

Page 8: ... Feed hold pause Cycle start and cycle resume Cycle stop abort 12 Home and limit inputs for all axes can be individually enabled disabled 13 Block execution mode menu run time control 14 Controlled feed hold with deceleration to ensure no skipped steps and loss of location 15 G code check option Dry Run and program limit check function 16 Screw terminal connectors for connecting motor drive input ...

Page 9: ... 3 lettered extension name Axes 4 axes Interpolation function Linear curve helical Operating Interface Friendly buttons separate jog panel Axes Drive Control type Step Dir 5V Max frequency of Step signal 150 KHz Digital outputs 32 Digital inputs 20 Analog outputs 0 10 V Isolated 1 Analog outputs 0 10 V Non Isolated 2 Relay outputs 3 M3 M7 M8 Interface Language English Supply voltage 24V DC Max Pow...

Page 10: ...IR OUT SPINDLE STEP OUT GND ANALOG OUT 1 0 10V ANALOG OUT 2 0 10V AGND 24 V TOOL ZERO IN BLOCK MODE IN MISC INPUT 1 MISC INPUT 2 Misc Outputs 1 6 GND 24 V X HOME IN Y HOME IN Z HOME IN 4 HOME IN GND 24 V X LIMIT IN Y LIMIT IN Z LIMIT IN 4 LIMIT IN GND 24 V MISC INPUT 3 MISC INPUT 4 MISC INPUT 5 MISC INPUT 6 GND 1 2 3 J4 Misc Outputs 7 14 Misc Outputs 15 22 J3 J5 J2 SPINDLE COOLANT MIST COOLANT FLO...

Page 11: ...e disabled by disabling Drive Enable Disable parameter in Axis settings for the axes which are not required in operation Refer to axes settings on page 41 COM SELECTION JUMPER User can change the COM signal configuration for axes outputs by changing the position of jumper J4 By default jumper J4 is connected to position 2 and 3 COM is grounded To connect the COM to 5V position the jumper at 1 and ...

Page 12: ...ile but are made ON individually using the respective Mcode The individual output terminals with its respective Mcode are shown Figure shows the connector 5 outputs see the terminal diagram with respective Mcode These are 6 in number and are buffered outputs Enable Disable these outputs in the MISC outputs function of IO settings and make them ON OFF in Gcode These outputs can be set active high a...

Page 13: ...uts is M57 V2000 Generates 2000mV at analog output channel 1 M58 V5000 Generates 5000mV at analog output channel 2 M57 V0 Generates 0mV at analog output channel 1 12V AND 5V OUTPUTS A 12V and 5V output can also be drawn from the controller board These two supply 100mA current and remain active until the power continues to the board CONNECTING INPUTS Inputs The inputs are as following a POWER SUPPL...

Page 14: ...ettings menu for the axes which don t have Home switch or for the axes for which home switches aren t required d LIMIT SWITCH INPUTS Just like home switches CNC machine can or can t have limit switch However usually each axis of CNC machine have two limit switches one mounted in ve direction and other in ve direction of axis Axis limit input terminal shares the inputs from both switches of same ax...

Page 15: ...ive to the USB slot on the control board as shown below The first LCD screen is displayed when the pen drive is detected by the controller The second screen is displayed when the pen drive is disconnected from the control board Take care that the USB Flash drive should not be disconnected when the program is running on the Gcode Handle the pen drive carefully Connect the pen drive carefully Revers...

Page 16: ...me switch Z Home switch Y Home switch Coolant Mist Coolant Flood Z Limit switch 4 Limit switch 4 Limit switch X Home switch SPINDLE DIR SPINDLE STEP GND SPINDLE ON OFF GND ANALOG OUT ANALOG IN GND Power Supply 24 V Connection to pendant Power Supply to drive Power Supply to drive Power Supply to drive Power Supply to drive ...

Page 17: ...ND SPINDLE OUTPUTS CONNECTIONS WITH DRIVES X DIR OUT X STEP OUT COM Y DIR OUT Y STEP OUT COM Z DIR OUT Z STEP OUT COM 4th DIR OUT 4th STEP OUT COM SPINDLE DIR OUT SPINDLE STEP OUT Dir Step Gnd SPINDLE DRIVER GND ...

Page 18: ...st free environment with suitable temperature and humidity conditions Read the CNC Controller Specification table for these parameters Spindle motor Collet Sensor Plate Clip holding wire Tool Shield wire COM NC NO Work bed 24 V TOOL ZERO IN BLOCK MODE IN MISC INPUT 1 MISC INPUT 2 GND ...

Page 19: ...NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO X HOME SWITCH Y HOME SWITCH Z HOME SWITCH 4th HOME SWITCH GND 10V ANOLOG IN 0 10V ANOLOG OUT 0V IN NO COM NO COM NO COM SPINDLE COOLANT FLOOD COOLANT MIST Analog input to microcontroller Analog input from microcontroller Gnd Spindle On Off Com VFD Coolant Flood Coolant Mist Shield wire Shield wire ...

Page 20: ...IT IN Y LIMIT IN Z LIMIT IN 4th LIMIT IN GND COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO Shield wire X LIIMIT SWITCH X LIIMIT SWITCH Y LIIMIT SWITCH Y LIIMIT SWITCH Z LIIMIT SWITCH Z LIIMIT SWITCH 4th LIIMIT SWITCH 4th LIMIT SWITCH ...

Page 21: ...pace where there is no airflow or where ambient temperature exceeds 55 degree Celsius 2 Never put board in conditions where humidity is 90 non condensing 3 Don t use this product with strong magnetic field 4 Protect it from dust water and heat Make sure that there should not be conductive particles near the control board 5 Don t allow any liquid or other foreign body to get on controller board or ...

Page 22: ...oltage 5V current 20mA Z axis Step pulse Buffered output Z axis pulse output terminal output voltage 5V current 20mA Z axis Dir signal Buffered output Z axis Signal output terminal output voltage 5V current 20mA 4 axis Step pulse Buffered output 4 axis pulse output terminal output voltage 5V current 20mA 4 axis Dir signal Buffered output 4 axis Signal output terminal output voltage 5V current 20mA...

Page 23: ... the settings for user programmable profile can be loaded to the profiles of the CNC controller Input signal greater than 24V at input pins damages the CNC control board Be sure about the polarity of the the power supply connections with control board Terminal Name Type Pin function Analog output terminal Isolated Output voltage 0 10V When input is 10V current 20mA Analog output terminal 0 10 V No...

Page 24: ...mit IN Optoisolated input Accept Limit input signal for Y axis Z Limit IN Optoisolated input Accept Limit input signal for Z axis 4 Limit IN Optoisolated input Accept Limit input signal for 4 axis MISC INPUTS Six terminals of misc inputs are provided on the board Four input terminals are used and the rest two inputs terminals are made for future development in board These input terminals are Misc ...

Page 25: ...e problem arises It is fitted with an array of keys for quick access in work process A jog keys panel and separate navigation keys panel along with the numeric keys are provided for user access It is embedded with an LCD to allow for details surrounding the work environment including machine parameters offsets and locations Refer to table no 1 1 and table no 1 2 to know about the keys functions in...

Page 26: ... navigation keys also perform some other functions in different modes 4 JOG KEYS PANEL The Jog keys panel is given on the pendant for axes jogging Z jog keys are also used for feed override purpose and 4th jog keys are used for speed override purpose X Y JOG KEYS The X and Y jog keys are used to move position of the machine on the table work area This is used to position the work piece suitably Th...

Page 27: ... the settings and return to previous menu In this condition only modifications in settings are saved Press Esc to cancel the modifications in settings and return to previous menu In this condition all the previous saved settings retain After confirming the changes made before exiting to main menu it is required to save the modifications in settings in the desired profile else controller retains th...

Page 28: ... moves to the home position on resuming From home position X axis Y axis and 4th axis move to the coordinate position at which emergency button was pressed All the outputs which were enabled previously get enabled again and a message If Spindle On Press Ok appears If the spindle is off then press Esc key and cancel the process If the spindle is on press Ok key Z axis moves to the coordinate positi...

Page 29: ... 4 0 Tool zero 1 X Zero X Zero 2 Y Zero Y Zero 3 Z Zero Z Zero 4 4 Zero 4 Zero 5 File select Spindle ON OFF 5 Long press File check 6 Override screen Override screen Override screen 7 Go to Zero 7 Long press Go to Home 8 Run from given line number Resume Pause 9 File Start Table 1 1 If connection between the pendant and controller is lost when the machine is running according to the file loaded to...

Page 30: ...UP Long press Jog Factor by 10 Jog Factor by 10 Jog Factor by 10 DOWN Jog Factor Step size change Jog Factor Step size change Jog Factor Step size change DOWN Long press Jog Factor by 10 Jog Factor by 10 Jog Factor by 10 OK Menu Esc About Screen Stop Stop Displays the Work coordinates and Machine coordinates Jog factor can be changed for Continuous jog and Fast jog mode Step size can be changed fo...

Page 31: ...e kept in mind while using serial communications 1 Operators should avoid installing serial cable next to high voltage lines and prevent any foot traffic from occurring over or across the serial cables 2 The serial cable should not be involved in circumstances where damage is probable and operation over wire shouldn t exceed wire temperature beyond 100 degree Celsius 3 The serial cable should not ...

Page 32: ...tings in IO Setting for method of enabling the spindle S shows that spindle is on Absence of this symbol with S shows that spindle is off Jog mode This term shows the current Jog mode set Jog continuous mode for above screen Its value shows the jog factor or jog step set as per jog mode selected A provision of three modes is given in CNC controller L L shows the number of current line being in exe...

Page 33: ...keys and other keys for modifying the jog value MACHINE HOLD The Current working coordinate system Coordinates for machine position Tool number Line number Jog mode Jog factor Spindle Speed Spindle On Off have their usual meaning Machine Hold Machine Hold shows that the machine is in Hold mode Current Working Coordinate system Coordinates for machine position Spindle Off Line no Spindle speed Mach...

Page 34: ...pindle On Off have their usual meaning Machine Stop Machine stop shows that the machine is in idle mode Use jog fast mode if the required jog factor is around 30 to 80 It is advised to keep machine at a safe height to avoid any damage It is also possible to perform simultaneous jogging in multiple axes by pressing respective keys in continuous and fast jog mode Current Working Coordinate system Li...

Page 35: ...s coordinate screen Mount the pen drive at the pen drive slot Screen shows the message USB DEVICE DETECTED After complete detection of the USB flash drive a message Press key 8 to resume appears Pressing Esc shows the coordinate screen Adjacent screen results on pressing key 8 Pressing Esc shows coordinate screen on LCD Press Ok to enter in MAIN MENU Functions in Main Menu help operator to handle ...

Page 36: ...DLE SETTING HOMING SETTING HOME SWITCH SETTING LIMIT SETTING MISC OUTPUTS TOOL ZERO SETTINGS AUTO TOOL OFFSET MANUAL EDIT OFFSET SENSOR HTmm BACKOFF mm TOOL 1 TOOL 2 TOOL 6 TOOL 1 mm TOOL 2 mm TOOL 6 mm LOAD FROM FILE LOAD FROM DEFAULT X AXIS EN HIGH LOW DISABLE Y AXIS EN HIGH LOW DISABLE 4 AXIS EN HIGH LOW DISABLE Z AXIS EN HIGH LOW DISABLE OUTPUT1 EN HI EN LOW DIS HI DIS LOW OUTPUT2 EN HI EN LOW...

Page 37: ...modes EXACT STOP G 61 In exact stop mode machine follows a programmed path as exactly as possible slowing at sharp corners of the path CONTINUOUS G 64 In the continuous mode sharp corners of the path can be rounded slightly so that speed can be kept up In continuous mode control tries to keep the velocity constant and doesn t try to keep controlled point exactly on the path Rather at junctures in ...

Page 38: ...n various modes of CNC controller The keypad function allows the operator to learn the function of all keys in a particular mode The function of the keys in the entire above mode is discussed in Key Functions in various Modes DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION Diagnosis function makes the user to analyze the proper functioning of inputs and outputs of the CNC controller board Method to access GENERAL SETTINGS is ...

Page 39: ... HELP menu Keypad menu a Select HELP and enter b Select the Keypad function in HELP menu and enter c Select any mode and enter It shows functions of all keys in selected mode Exit to previous menu Refer to table no 1 1 and table no 1 2 for the keys function in the various modes Method to access HELP menu ABOUT menu a Select the about function in HELP menu and enter About screen appears showing the...

Page 40: ... 4 axis outputs Key 4 4th axis moves in 4th direction Key 4 4th axis moves in 4th direction Spindle Enable relay Key 1 Green LED glows for spindle relay isolated output 5V Spindle start Key 4 Spindle rotates in CW direction Left Navigation key Spindle starts to rotate CCW Spindle outputs Right navigation key Spindle starts to rotate CW Isolated analog output Up navigation key Spindle speed increas...

Page 41: ... Flash drive and it stores the settings for all the profile These settings can be loaded to all the profiles simultaneously All the default settings are stored in on chip ROM of every controller at the time of shipment and can t be altered or no other settings can be loaded to default profiles Method to access ACTIVE PROFILE 1 Enter in MAIN MENU and select Active profile menu item 2 Enter in Activ...

Page 42: ...step pulse is driven to respective axis drive When the pin is active low an active low step pulse is driven to the axis drive DIR PIN LOW HIGH This DIR PIN selects the state of direction signal given to the drive of motor attached to axis All axes have their dedicated Direction output pins on the control board and axes can have different direction settings according to the job to be performed When...

Page 43: ...MAPPING 4th axis mapping decides whether the rotary axis is A axis B axis or C axis Set the parameters for the rotational axis in the same way as for the linear axes Z INHIBIT ENABLE DISABLE Z inhibit function allows the user to inhibit the Z axis Z axis does not move if Z inhibit function is set enabled Any command line written for Z axis motion in G code file does not work of Z inhibit is enable...

Page 44: ...d CNC machine by making settings for limit and home inputs and for the spindle outputs These settings make the settings for home and limit switches and also for the buffered Misc outputs The functions under IO setting menu are discussed below SPINDLE SETTING Spindle holds the cutting tool Spindle can rotate in CW CCW direction with the velocity set in Gcode file The axis of spindle is kept paralle...

Page 45: ...The Min RPM refers to minimum number of revolutions per minute the spindle rotates Spindle can be set to rotate at or above the minimum velocity set but not below Min RPM DWELL SEC Some delay is set before the spindle starts to rotate and at the time when the spindle stops after rotation This delay is dwell time Spindle remains idle for this duration of time It is a user programmable and is in sec...

Page 46: ...tion at set homing feed rate In the last cycle machine moves to a position determined by set pull off distance away from machine zero location for all enabled axes in coordinated way at homing seek rate Finally machine stops where DRO shows the current known location SEEK MM MIN The rate at which an axis traverses from its current position to its Home switch on pressing Key 7 long is called homing...

Page 47: ...ble or disable the home switches for all axes Disable the home switches for axes for which switches are not installed An input signal is driven from the home switch to its axis Home In terminal on CNC control board when it got triggered When the machine is in Run Jog mode and Home switch for an axis got triggered an input is generated to the axis Home IN pin and motion of an entire axes system cea...

Page 48: ... the axes c Confirm or cancel the settings made and Exit to previous menu LIMIT SETTING Limit Setting allows the operator to enable disable the limit switches for all axes Usually in all the machines each axis consists of a pair of hard limit switches installed in its negative and positive direction Axis Limit IN terminal at the CNC Control board shares the inputs from both switches There is no Li...

Page 49: ...oard when the switch got triggered HARD LIMIT SWITCH ACTIVE LOW Active low sets the Limit switch to generate an active high pulse to axis Limit In terminal on the CNC control board when the switch got triggered Steps for Limit Setting a Select and enter in the LIMIT SETTING in IO SETTING b Select the required axis Select X axis and enter c Select HARD LIMIT and enable or disable it d Select the SW...

Page 50: ... b Enter in Misc settings and select an output and change relevant mode for output signal c Do same for number of outputs required d Confirm or cancel the settings made and Exit to previous menu 2 Save the confirmed settings in required profile or exit without saving TOOL SETTINGS Tool settings are made to set the tool zero related parameters measure the offset of tools automatically and edit the ...

Page 51: ...ool offset for tool0 is zero always and can t be modified even manually All these highlighted parameters can be set in menu These are discussed below TOOL ZERO SETTINGS There are two parameters must be set before performing the tool zero process Value of both the parameters must be set within machine s Z axis limit These are SENSOR HT MM Height of sensor metal plate can be set in mm BACKOFF MM Thi...

Page 52: ...ASURE OFFSET b Select the tool required c Confirm or cancel the settings made and Exit to previous menu MANUAL EDIT OFFSET In MANUAL EDIT OFFSET function operator has to calculate the offset function between tools manually and input that value in this function Firstly tool zero for the reference tool is set and then offset value for selected tool is calculated by user Controller not only saves thi...

Page 53: ... are stored in on chip ROM of every controller at the time of shipment and can t be altered Here is shown the method to perform these operations LOAD FROM FILE Load from file menu allows loading settings to the respective profiles from user made file named Settings tcs in the thumb drive Method to access data file load from file a Select and enter in Data File function in Main Menu b Enter in Load...

Page 54: ... mm sec 4th Axis mapping Along A Z inhibit Disable 3 IO SETTINGS SPINDLE SETTINGS Spindle Enable Step pin Active High MAX RPM 20000 MIN RPM 6000 Dwell time 4 seconds Step frequency 1 KHz HOME SETTINGS Seek rate 750 00mm min Feed rate 100 00mm min Pull off 1 mm Safe Z Height 10mm Debounce delay 100mS HOME SWITCH SETTINGS Home switch Enable all axes Active High LIMIT SETTINGS Hard Limit Switch all a...

Page 55: ...ES G54 COORDINATES KEY LEFT LONG PRESS MANUAL OVERRIDE MODE Manual override mode leads the user to release the home switch or the limit switch if triggered when machine is in hold or in idle mode Only jog keys and navigation keys work in manual override mode and rest of the keypad fails Manual override mode is shown by symbol along with jog mode displayed on LCD screen Manual override has been als...

Page 56: ...ing velocity for each axis can be calculated by following formula Here is shown the calculation of jog velocity for X axis Jogging velocity Axis Max Velocity for Axis 100 x Jog Factor The maximum velocity is the MM MIN set for X axis in Axis Settings menu Calculate the jogging velocity for each axis in the same way b STEP MODE In order to precisely place the machine at required location jog the ma...

Page 57: ...ine mode The coordinates on LCD remains 10 10 10 But the absolute coordinates for WCS 1 got changed such that machine position is 10 10 10 w r t absolute coordinates updated KEY UP JOG FACTOR INCREMENT STEP SIZE CHANGE If Continuous Fast jog mode is selected press this key to increase the jog factor by 1 in Idle Hold and Run mode Long pressing this key increases the jog factor by 10 Press this key...

Page 58: ...s KEY 1 for X coordinate zero KEY 2 Y COORDINATE ZERO Press KEY 2 for Y coordinate zero KEY 3 Z COORDINATE ZERO Press KEY 3 for Z coordinate zero KEY 4 4 COORDINATE ZERO Press KEY 4 for 4th coordinate zero KEY 5 G CODE FILE SELECT Key 5 works for File select in idle mode Upon pressing this key it lists maximum of fifty files available on USB drive if USB device is properly mounted Otherwise LCD sh...

Page 59: ...he Gcode during the execution of Gcode file adjacent screen appears There can be miscellaneous errors in the Gcode lines for example Bad number format unsupported statement Expected command letter etc Press down navigation key to continue else press Esc to exit FEED RATE OVERRIDE AND SPINDLE SPEED OVERRIDE Feed rate override function allows the operator to adjust the feed rate of the tool during o...

Page 60: ...e speed override is 10 of the spindle speed and maximum value of spindle speed override is 200 of the programmed spindle speed in G code file However maximum reachable spindle can t cross the MAX RPM set in spindle setting function of IO settings KEY 7 GO TO ZERO Press key 7 to make the entire axes system to go to Zero position set for that working coordinate system in idle mode When key 7 is pres...

Page 61: ...efault axis A has been disabled Following message appears when key 7 is pressed long Above message appears for the disabled axis Upon pressing Ok homing process starts and message Going Home appears KEY 8 FEED HOLD RESUME When the machine is in idle mode pressing key 8 shows a screen in which the line number is needed to be input by operator from which he wants the machine to start execution of Gc...

Page 62: ... the target location specified in last line of G code file Step1 When key 8 is pressed in Hold mode Z axis moves to Z safe height set in Home settings function of IO settings menu However if Z axis is already at or a height greater than Z safe height step number 1 is omitted and next step is executed directly Step2 Coordinated motion of X axis Y axis and 4th axis to the target location takes place...

Page 63: ... cancel G CODE ALLOWED TO USE G0 Rapid Positioning G1 Linear Interpolation G2 Circular Helical Interpolation Clockwise G3 Circular Helical Interpolation Counterclockwise G4 Dwell G10 Coordinate System Origin Setting G17 XY Plane Selection G18 XZ Plane Selection G19 YZ Plane Selection G20 Inch System Selection G21 Millimeter System Selection G28 Return to Home G30 Return to Secondary Home G53 Motio...

Page 64: ...ems G93 Inverse Time Feed Rate Mode G94 Units per Minute Feed Rate Mode M CODES ALLOWED TO USE M0 program stop M1 optional program stop M2 program end M3 turn spindle clockwise M4 turn spindle counterclockwise M5 stop spindle turning M6 Tool Change M7 Mist coolant on M8 flood coolant on M9 mist and flood coolant off M30 program end pallet shuttle and reset M54 1 M54 22 Digital output ON M55 1 M55 ...

Page 65: ...nk lines are allowed in the inputs They are to be ignored Inputs are case insensitive except in comments i e any letter outside a comment can be in upper or lower case without changing the meaning of line WORD A word is a letter followed by a real value A word consists of a letter followed by a number or something that evaluates a number A word may either give a command or provide an arrangement t...

Page 66: ...e line Comments cannot be nested it is an error if a left quotation is found after the start of a comment and before the end of the comment Here is an example of a line containing a comment G80 M5 stop motion Comments do not cause a machining center to do anything A comment contains a message if MSG appears after the left quotation and before any other printing characters Variants of MSG which inc...

Page 67: ...s problems to access connections etc If control works for some time but experiences random problems then machine might be experiencing some sort of communication failures Note that the serial port of the board could be damaged by a bad electrical storm or any comparable natural occurrence and this damage is not always fixed the same way for all machines Some common remedies to remove the communica...

Page 68: ...button was pressed All the outputs which were enabled previously get enabled again and a message If Spindle On Press Ok appears If the spindle is off then press Esc key and cancel the process If the spindle is on press Ok key Z axis moves to the coordinate position as before the emergency button press Here the controller starts to execute the code one line before in G code at which emergency butto...

Page 69: ... of the machine CNC Computer numerical control Dwell A programmed time delay Emergency Stop The red color button located on the top of the handheld controller used to stop the machine immediately by disabling the axes and spindle motor and other control outputs Feed rate The rate at which the cutting tool is advanced into the workpiece Gcode A program code that determines the type of operation per...

Page 70: ...hat if an error occurs it accumulates in further motion Rotational direction axis A tool data specification that accounts for the direction of turning spindle The rotational direction is indicated by a curved arrow Sensor plate The sensor plate is a device that is placed on the top of the workpiece It is of known thickness and on having a contact with the spindle sends an input to the tool zero on...

Page 71: ...ons Navigation keys Key left WCS Toggle 55 Key right Jog mode menu 55 Key right long press Jog offline mode 56 Key UP Jog factor increment 57 Key Down Jog factor decrement 57 Numeric keys Key 0 Tool 0 62 Key 1 4 Coordinate zero keys 57 58 Key 5 Gcode file select 59 Key 5 long press Gcode file check 59 Key 6 Override screen 59 Key 7 Go to zero 60 Key 7 long press Homing 60 Key 8 Feed fold Resume 61...

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