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DELTA TAU WORKSTATION 

990-828 

USER'S MANUAL 

990-828

REVISION 27 

JULY 2018

 
 
 
 
 
 

OPERATION MANUAL 

FOR THE 

DELTA LASER WORKSTATION 

 

Summary of Contents for Delta

Page 1: ...DELTA TAU WORKSTATION 990 828 i USER S MANUAL 990 828 REVISION 27 JULY 2018 OPERATION MANUAL FOR THE DELTA LASER WORKSTATION ...

Page 2: ... N A 08 06 Graphics for Pendant Class IV and Glovebox 8 N A 09 07 Add Vertical Door Notes 9 N A 6 08 Login Information Added 10 N A 6 08 Removed firing option from RS 485 F10 F11 11 N A 6 08 Add Captures 12 N A 2 09 Add Remote Access Support 13 N A 11 09 Add I O Monitor Capability 14 N A 11 09 Add login procedure 15 N A 1 10 Add usage information LASER ENABLE M00 16 N A 2 11 Add Status Message Dis...

Page 3: ...ent 1820 S Myrtle Ave Monrovia CA 91017 7135 Phone 626 303 5676 Fax 626 358 8048 E mail info amadamiyachi com WARNING This instruction manual describes how to perform procedures on lasers These procedures MUST be performed as detailed by QUALIFIED and TRAINED personnel Procedures not performed as prescribed in this manual may expose personnel to laser radiation hazards Be sure to wear protective g...

Page 4: ...pplication Options SETUP 14 Switching Program Execution Modes 15 Working With Programs Auto Mode 16 Working With Programs MDI Mode 17 Jogging Information 18 Section II Operation Control Panel 19 Operator Control Panel 20 21 Section III Schedule Codes 21 Laser Control Note 21 Section IV Login Access 22 Section V Remote Access Support 23 Section VI System I O Monitor Capability 27 Definitions of Sys...

Page 5: ...lish the tasks required to successfully weld devices The Workstation Operators Manual is intended to familiarize the machine operator with the features and functions of the Laser Welding machine NOTE This manual DOES NOT include the specific sequence for setting up all of the weld schedules for the Miyachi Unitek Laser Welder Please refer to the Amada Miyachi America Operations Manual for further ...

Page 6: ...PROG STOP button which will enable the drives 3 If the Keyswitch is in the Normal position and the door is open stages may not home Press the Door button to close the door When the door is fully closed the PROG STOP button will flash informing the user that the stage s have not been homed 4 If drives are enabled successfully both the PROG PAUSE and PROG STOP lights will begin to flash ...

Page 7: ...er Ready light turns green you can now begin the process of preparing your parts and executing your programs 9 Before the execution of a program a part should be loaded in place Some systems utilize PIP sensors and cannot proceed unless a part is detected Other systems utilize tooling that might be damaged if the laser is permitted to fire upon it WARNING BE SURE THAT THE PART IS LOADED PROPERLY W...

Page 8: ... this be done with LASER DISABLED When it is desired to resume the program operator should press the CYCLE START button 13 With the stage properly in place and a part correctly loaded it is now time to run your program this can be completed in two ways a Hardware Panel Mode b Software Panel Mode Please refer to the appropriate sections for additional information on how to run programs HARDWARE AND...

Page 9: ...uired to re home door motors if a fault occurs 1 Press the EMERGENCY STOP button 2 Press AUX1 until Light Illuminates 3 Twist and pull the EMERGENCY STOP button 4 Press the PROG STOP button which will enable the drives The EMERGENCY STOP button light will turn off 5 If the Keyswitch is in the Normal position and the door is open homing stages may not be permitted Press the Door button to close the...

Page 10: ... is running in Hardware Panel Mode NOTE To change between Hardware and Software Panel Mode please see the section below entitled Switching Program Execution Modes 2 To select a program from Hardware Panel Mode use the Thumb Wheel Switch to go to the appropriate program written for that specific part WARNING MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM NUMBER MATCHES WITH THE PART CURRENTLY LOADED FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CA...

Page 11: ...on below entitled Switching Program Execution Modes 2 Select a program from the list by highlighting the desired program for execution 3 Click the Download Selected button or double click on the highlighted program to set your active program for the specified part you ve just loaded WARNING MAKE SURE THE ACTIVE PROGRAM MATCHES WITH THE PART FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FOCUS HE...

Page 12: ...t Laser Options such as configurable laser data laser scheduling configurations and software firing of the laser See Laser Options for further details Vision Option Changes the Current Available Options located at the bottom of the screen to allow the user to select from different Vision Options such as allowing the user to expand the view of the video input See Vision Options for further details ...

Page 13: ...d a motion program from a specified location into the Program List field EDIT F2 Displays the dialog box where a user is able to open create save and search programs POS F3 Gives the user further detailed information about the drives current position velocity and following error ...

Page 14: ...terminal WARNING DO NOT USE THE TERMINAL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED BY A TRAINED AMADA MIYACHI EMPLOYEE CHANING SETTINGS ON THE PMAC MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FOCUS HEAD OR WORKSTATION M G Table F5 Provides a detailed table of M and G Codes that are available to the user when creating or modifying a program ...

Page 15: ...ION 990 828 11 Status Display 6 Allows the user to display custom programmable status message when executing the M09 M Code Click on Status Display F6 button will toggle to show or hide the status message display window ...

Page 16: ...hanging and activating laser schedules and the resetting of good shot counts Sch Cfg F2 Provides the user full control over the current laser parameters loading laser parameters from file and uploading and downloading schedules to and from the laser NOTE After entering this screen and transferring to RS485 Mode you must press F1 Laser Data and select Panel Control in order to reset laser Mode ...

Page 17: ... corrections for indicated error Example If an excessive motor current is noted and there is material blocking the X Y stage motion remove the blockage 3 Press RESET to complete process and bring system to default machine state 4 Turn off the Laser from the Laser Generator Touch Screen 5 Reload the program from the Delta Motion Screen click on program in program list and then click on download sel...

Page 18: ...DELTA TAU WORKSTATION 990 828 14 Vision Options Expand F1 Expands the current view of the video input to the size of the entire screen Cross Hair F2 To display the Cross Hair Display Property Dialog ...

Page 19: ...osition Up down spin control to adjust the cross hair circle square vertical position Display Cross Hair Checkbox to turn on off the display of cross hair Display Center Circle Checkbox to turn on off the display of center circle Circle Size Up down spin control to adjust the size of center circle Display Center Box Checkbox to turn on off the display of center box Box Size Up down spin control to...

Page 20: ... Axis The corrected mounting position of the Focus Head and Rotary Axis is needed to be selected for the computation of distance where each shot to be fired when executing the Position Based Firing features Focus Head Fixed About X About Y About Z Only Fixed and About Y are currently supported Rotary Axis About X About Y About Z If rotary axis is rotating about X or about Y the center location of ...

Page 21: ...DELTA TAU WORKSTATION 990 828 17 Switching Program Execution Modes 1 To switch between the executions of programs from Software Panel Mode to Hardware ...

Page 22: ...in the lower left hand part of the screen click General Setting 4 There will be a series of check boxes on the left hand side of the DeltaMotion screen check for Hardware Panel Mode or un check for Software Panel Mode NOTE You do not have to Save Changes if you are changing just the Program Execution Mode ONLY upon disabling enabling axes does one have to Save Changes ...

Page 23: ...nload All Downloads all programs in the Program List to the PMAC Download Selected Downloads the currently selected file from the Program List and sets it as the Active Program Remove Removes the currently selected program from the Program List Single Step If checked allows line by line execution of the Active Program Clicking the Cycle Start button will cause the program to jump the successive li...

Page 24: ... for the user to write a quick program to test M Codes G Codes or for other program development use Read MDI Reads the currently set Active Program from the PMAC and updates the Active Program field Remove Removes the currently selected program from the Program List Single Step If checked allows line by line execution of the Active Program Clicking the Cycle Start button will cause the program to ...

Page 25: ...the slew rate of the currently selected axis Feedrate The feed rate slider is a global control allowing the currently programmed feed rate to be lowered manually using a multiplier When the feed rate slider is set to 100 or multiplier of 1 0 all axes move according to their programmed feed rates At 50 or 0 50 they move at half their programmed speed This affects jogging as well and is an excellent...

Page 26: ... Operation Control Panel Control Panel Class IV and Glovebox Interface TYPICAL 4 AXIS SHOWN The Operation Control Panel is a separate pendant not mounted and provides the machine operator access to the necessary machine functions and indicators ...

Page 27: ...ce TYPICAL 4 AXIS PANEL SHOWN The Operation Control Panel is mounted on the bottom of the machine enclosure and provides the machine operator access to the necessary machine functions and indicators Note For manual door systems door switch also indicates lit on when doors are closed ...

Page 28: ...tter screen Use the MDI screen to send a M52 to release external control Reconnect the RS485 using the software button in the Laser Control window If External RS485 appears on the laser Branch Shutter screen Use the MDI screen to send a M52 to release external control Note that modification of laser schedules at the laser can only be done with laser in Pendant Control Mode External and External RS...

Page 29: ...nication Technician Login The Technician Login gives wide access to the DeltaMotion interface This access includes similar access to the Engineering access except certain features Cannot change execution mode Thumbwheel on front panel or Selection from DeltaMotion Access to MDI SINGLE STEP and OPT STOP screens Motion all Jog cont all Laser all Operator Login The Operator Login gives a limited acce...

Page 30: ...sons authorized by the user Since the Password changes with each start of Team Viewer Quick Support application session it would be totally safe for the user since no other person can connect or reconnect to the laser system control PC again until a new password is given thus no person can get permanent control over the laser system control PC To setup remote access to the laser system control PC ...

Page 31: ... ID and Password to the Field Support Engineer Make sure that the Team Viewer Quick Support application remains opened and running to wait for the incoming connection If the customer exits this Team Viewer Quick Support application then the laser system control PC is no longer reachable via remote access Another new session Password would be needed to be given to the Field Support Engineer again a...

Page 32: ...entation For showing your desktop or a single window to a partner File Transfer For transferring files from or to your partner s computer You can also start the file transfer option later during remote support VPN For establishing a VPN connection to your partner For this purpose TeamViewer VPN needs to be installed Once the remote access session has been established the laser system control PC wi...

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Page 34: ...ath where the System_IO TBL file resides that DeltaMotion exe would locate to load is C Program Files DeltaMotion folder DeltaMotion exe will be capable to load and display the I O status for the first 40 macro definition items in the System_IO TBL file Below is the sample list of the macro definitions in the System_IO TBL LASER_ENABLED P800 LaserHV M918 Laser HV Ready LaserReady M919 Laser Ready ...

Page 35: ...s h file to use for IO monitor For example if user wants to monitor the I O status of Laser GuideBeam from Address h file Guide Beam is defined as define GuideBeam M957 Copy and paste it onto System_IO TBL Convert and change the format to a recognized Macro Definition format GuideBeam M957 User can include a readable label for the IO status display such as GuideBeam M957 Laser Guide Beam ...

Page 36: ... F2 button Operator can edit add or remove any macro definitions in the System_IO TBL file To reload the new edited System_IO tbl click on Learning Mode F1 or any other button to navigate away from System I O Status windows and click on IO Status F2 button again to reload Show Macro Definitions checkbox is to turn on the display of variable ...

Page 37: ...eatures and functions of the hardware and software This manual IS NOT intended to be a Technical Reference document for process engineers and maintenance personnel who require a more detailed understanding of how the Workstation is programmed If you have any questions comments or suggestions on how this manual can better serve your needs please contact Customer Support Amada Miyachi America Inc 62...

Page 38: ...entally increase opening Moving to the left will incrementally decrease opening Changes will take effect on next door activation In addition the Deltamotion M35 and M36 M codes for opening and closing door are modified to support this as well Door opening is set with the P Parameter P22 max and P1 min Door velocity is set with the V Parameter V15 max and V1 min Position can only be changed with M3...

Page 39: ...r ride motors to move the door up down by hand The following sequence will allow for this 1 Press E stop button to disable motors 2 Press the TAB on DeltaMotion interface for IO CONTROLS 3 Toggle Extend Pin Output to OFF and Retract Pin Output to ON 4 Toggle Left Brake and Right Brake Outputs to OFF ...

Page 40: ...ss the blue S button until P_1 is displayed 2 Press the up or down arrow to set the minimum flow value Note this is in liters min 3 Press the blue S button again to register the value 4 Test the set value and the actual flow rate by turning on the gas flow Press the Gas button on the control pendant Adjust the gas flow with the black knob on the flow meter to exceed the minimum set value The displ...

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