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CURNT COMDS
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Current Commands
- You can see the programmed spindle speed and feed rate on the first page of the
CURNT COMDS display, by looking at PGM Fnnnn and PGM Snnnn in the column on the far right. You can verify
the actual feed rate and commanded spindle speed in the same column, with ACT Fnnnn and CMD Snnnn. The
actual speed and feed are what the spindle speed and feed rate are really operating at with any adjustments to
the
OVERRIDE
keys.
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Tool Life Management
- In the CURNT COMDS display, you can
PAGE DOWN
to the Tool Life manage-
ment page. On this page the tool Usage register is added to every time that tool is called up in the spindle. You
enter the number of times you want that tool to be used in the Alarm column. When the Usage number for that
tool reaches the number of uses in the Alarm column, it will stop the machine with an alarm. This will help you
monitor tools to prevent them from breaking and parts being scrapped.
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Tool Load Management
- The next
PAGE DOWN
in CURNT COMDS will bring you to the Tool Load page.
Spindle load condition can be defined for a particular tool, and the machine will stop if it reaches the spindle
load limit defined for that tool. A tool overload condition can result in one of four actions by the control. The
action is determined by Setting 84. ALARM will generate an alarm when overload occurs; FEED HOLD will
stop with a Feed Hold when overload occurs; BEEP will sound an audible alarm when overload occurs; or
AUTOFEED will automatically decrease the feed rate. This will also help you monitor tools.
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Clearing Current Commands Values
- The values in the CURNT COMDS display pages for Tool Life, Tool
Load and Timer registers can be cleared by cursor-selecting the one you wish to clear and pressing
ORIGIN
.
To clear everything in a column, cursor to the top of that column (onto the title) and press
ORIGIN
.
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Send and Receive Macro Variables to/from Disk or RS-232
-
(See the Control Tips Communications section.)
HELP
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Helpful Information
- The HELP display has a list of all the G
and M
codes available. To see them, press
the
HELP
display key, and then the letter
C
for a list of all the G and M codes for the machine.
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Helpful Information
- You can also see a listing of all the different subject area's available in the Help
directory by pressing the letter
D.
Select it by pressing the letter next to the subject area you wish to see.
CALC
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Transferring Simple Calculations
- While in the Trigonometry, Circular or Milling and Tapping calculator,
the number in the simple calculator box (in the upper left corner) can be transferred down to any cursor-
selected data line. Cursor to the register you wish to transfer the calculator number to and press
F3
.
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Transferring Calculated Values
- You can transfer the highlighted value in a Trig, Circular, or Milling data
register into the calculator box by pressing F4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the data registers,
including the calculator box, and the left and right arrows to select LOAD + * /. To enter a highlighted data
value into the calculator box, LOAD must be selected when you press
F4
. If one of the operations is selected,
pressing
F4
will perform that operation using the number in the highlighted data register and the number in the
calculator box.
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Transferring to EDIT or MDI
- In either EDIT or MDI mode, pressing
F3
will transfer the number in the
calculator box (when the cursor is on the number in the box) to either the EDIT or MDI input buffer. You will
need to enter the letter (X, Y or Z) you wish to use with the number from the calculator.
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