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6 Programming POSITIP 880

1. axis until the display value is zero The square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks A Pre position the drill over the first hole Traverse Z C Retract the drill in the tool axis Z Once the axis is moved to zero It will increment to next block NEXT Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key BLOCK O Select an axis key X axis 40 Operating Instructions il O Enter nominal position value for hole 2 Y 30 mm mark your input as an incremental dimension press I I hard key TOOP OnE Select tool radius compensation RO by pressing TOOL COMP RO soft key use Press USE The graphic positioning aid for the X axis is displayed A Traverse the X axis until the display value is zero The square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero it will increment to next block NEXT BLOCK Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key O Select the Y axis key POSITIP 880 l 4 pistance T0 BA l 4 Distance Toa Enter nominal position value for hole 2 Y 30 mm mark your input as an incremental dimension press I hard key TOOL COMP Select tool radius compensation RO by pressing TOOL iad COMP RO soft key Press USE The graphic positioning aid for the Y axis is displayed A Traverse the Y axis until the display value is zero The 6 square in the grap
2. 1 OF 100 CANCEL milling T1 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z SCALE FACTOR TOOL TABLE DATUM TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION SCALE FACTOR pY DIAMETER AXES EDGE FINDER MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPWATCH UNITS CONTOUR CONSOLE ADJUSTMENT rX 1 0000 1 0000 rz 1 0000 4 OF 12 Fig 1 65 Scale factor CANCEL rX 20 000 rY 20 000 rz 30 000 0 00 00 Operating Instructions Diameter axes Select DIAMETER AXES to set the axis values to either diameter or radius values depending on the requirements of the drawing Cursor to DIAMETER AXES and press ENT The cursor will be in the X axis field The field will default to RADIUS Depending on the parameter you need for that axis either press the DIAMETER soft key or press ENT to leave as RADIUS and advance to the next axis Tield Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS Radius Diameter Display POSITIP 880 can display either the radius or the diameter for you When the diameter is being displayed the diameter symbol is shown next to the position value Edge finder milling only The diameter and length offset of the edge finder are set in this form Both values are in the units indicated in the form The numeric keys are used to enter values of diameter and length The diameter must be greater than zero The length is a sign value negative or positive
3. After drilling retract the drill in tool axis NEXT HOLE Press the NEXT HOLE soft key 2 Continue to drill the remaining holes in the same way END When pattern is complete press the END soft key Milling a Rectangle Pocket In the operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0O you can use the POSITIP 880 for milling a rectangle pocket The information for rectangle pocket milling can also be written to a machining program as a cycle Select the cycle with the RECTANGLE POCKET soft key and enter the required data This data can usually be taken quite easily from the workpiece drawing e g the axis size and the depth of the pockets The POSITIP 880 calculates the rough out paths and offers graphic positioning aid Finish allowance The amount of material to be left for machining on the last pass around the pocket POSITIP 880 Rectangle pocket milling in programs The POSITIP 880 makes the roughing out of rectangle pockets simple You just enter the dimensions for the pocket and the POSITIP 880 calculates the rough out paths Execution of cycle The execution of the cycle is represented in the figures to the right Step 1 The POSITIP 880 gives the distances to go for positioning the tool at the starting position A First in the tool axis and then in the machining plane to the center of the pocket Step 2 Roughing out the pocket in accordance with the path indicated in the diagram climb milling see
4. between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero the axis value is incremented to axis value in the next block NEXT BLOCK Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key to advance POSITIP 880 _ l 4 Distance Toa O Select the X axis key 3 Enter nominal position value for corner point 2 OO om TOOL COMP select tool radius compensation R and press USE R soft key Transfer the nominal position value The graphic positioning aid for the X axis is displayed Traverse the X axis until the display value Is zero The square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero it will increment to next block NEXT BLOCK Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key O Select the Y axis key O O Enter nominal position value for corner point 3 Y 50 mm TOOL COMP select tool radius compensation R and press USE R soft key Transfer the nominal position value The graphic positioning aid for the Y axis is displayed A Traverse the Y axis until the display value is zero The square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero it will increment to Next Block meal Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key 38 Operating Instructions il O Select the X axis key O O Enter nominal position value for corner point 4 Y 60 mm TOOL COMP select tool radiu
5. 10 Blank line Line Feed Example 3 Rotary axis with degrees minutes seconds display C 360 23 45 EE Be BOCES KIOLICCEJEA 1 Coordinate axis 2 Equal sign 3 sign 4 3 to 8 places degrees 5 Colon 6 0 to 2 places minutes 7 Colon 80 to 2 places seconds 9 Blank space 10 W for angle in distance to go display w 11 Carriage return 12 Blank line Line Feed Data output using Edge Finder In the next three examples measured value output is started with a switching signal from the edge finder Printing capability can be turned on or off in the Job Setup parameter Measured Value Output Information trom here is transmitted from the selected axis 136 II Technical Information il Example 4 Probing function Edge Y 3674 4498 mm eee Se S 1 Coordinate axis 2 2 blank spaces 3 Colon 4 sign or blank space 5 2 to 7 places before the decimal point 6 Decimal point 7 1 to 6 places after the decimal point 8 Unit blank space for mm for inches 9 R for radius display D for diameter display 10 Carriage return 11 Blank line Line Feed Example 5 Probing function Centerline Coordinate of centerline on X axis CLX 3476 9963 mm Center Line X axis Distance between the probed edges DST 2853 0012 mm Distance 1 Colon 2 sign or blank space 3 2 to 7 places before the decimal point 4 Decimal point 5 1 to 6 places after the decimal point 6 Unit blank space for m
6. 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z CHANGE BLOCKS 002 003 004 005 O06 007 008 005 010 O11 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 015 020 021 022 TOOL CALL 1 CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSK1 0 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSY1 0 000000 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 25 000000 CYCL 6 4 POS 2 43 301270 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL CYCL 12 1 AAD 3 000000 CYCL 12 2 ARC O NORMAL CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSK1 25 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSY1 43 301270 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 25 000000 CYCL 6 4 POS 2 43 301270 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL CYCL 12 1 AAD 3 000000 CYCL 12 2 ARC O NORMAL CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT Select a block function or press CE to cancel 1 OF 31 r BLOCK RANGE FIRST ra LAST 22 r DEPTH THRU ABS r OFFSET CANCEL 0 00 00 MN Fig 1 56 Changing a program block Operating Instructions Trim blocks You can trim or connect two adjacent line blocks using the trim feature The trim feature connects the two blocks by extending each line to the point where they intersect TRIM NEXT TRIM PREVIOUS TRIM PATH Iii Move the cursor to the line block to be trimmed Press the TRIM NEXT soft key The end point of the current line and the start point of the next line will be set to the point where both lines intersect Move the cursor to the line block to be trimmed Press the TRIM PREVIOUS sof
7. 42 Calling a tool Refer to Job Setup for how to enter the length and diameter of your so F oO CURRENT PROGRAM TOOL CALL tools in the tool table 001 x TOOL CALL NUMBER 1 The TOOL CALL command automatically pulls the tool length and a eee diameter from the tool table 25 000 LENGTH r TOOL TYPE You may define the tool axis for the program run in the TOOL CALL FL END HL block r TOOL AXIS Tool axis setting A tool axis is selected to define the machining plane Tool radius compensation is applied to the axes forming the machining plane Tool length compensation is applied along the tool axis 6 Programming POSITIP For example a horizontal boring machine may have machining ane features such as hole patterns located in the YZ plane The boring TOOL ae operations are performed in the X axis For this configuration the tool see axis would be set to the X axis Fig 1 42 TOOL CALL form Press the TOOL AXIS soft key Select the tool axis with soft key Press USE When you execute a tool call block with a new tool axis uy this tool axis will remain in effect until you select another from the tool table or another tool call block To perform a tool call Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key FEATURES TOOL Select the TOOL CALL soft key The cursor defaults to CALL the NUMBER field The tool number defaults to the previous
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9. HEIDENHAIN User s Manual LINEAR PATTERN TOOL CALL 1 4 0 LINEAR HOLE PA 4 1 POSX 20 00001 4 2 POSY 15 0000 4 3 NO HL 4 4 4 HLSPC 10 000 4 5 ANGLE 18 00 00 4 6 DEPTH 5 0000 4 7 NO RW 3 4 8 RWSPC 12 000 POSITIP 880 HOLE 1 OF 12 Move to X 0 00 Y 0 00 Drill Z te Press NEXT BLOCK o 0 00 VIEW NEXT PGM GRAPH BLOCK Oow INFO J English en 6 2005 POSITIP 880 Back View Axis ports i a Parallel port a Edge finder j le i Auxiliary saa a a a aaao Machine i x B Interface F connector Ground 2 Serial Power button port Main power input 100 240 V Remote i console E M Keypad and soft keys 4 axis keys to select between X Y and Z axes Numeric input keys Clear entry or error messages Change negative positive value key Confirm entry Incremental dimensions Keys for selecting operating mode for detailed description of these key functions see Operating Modes in chapter l 2 Select entry fields Soft keys Row of keys under the screen m of the POSITIP whose functions vary according to associated fields that appear above them on the screen General Notes Software version The software version of your unit is shown on the initial power up screen and on the prompt bar after
10. INSTALLATION SETUP TO SERIAL PORT AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS r BAUD 9600 r DATA BITS r PARITY r STOP BITS r OUTPUT TAIL CANCEL Fig 11 14 SERIAL PORT form 4 0 F D INSTALLATION SETUP TO PARALLEL PORT AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT OUTPUT TAIL PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS LF AFTER CR CANCEL Fig 11 15 PARALLEL PORT form 123 li 2 nstalation aP 2 ad a O ad e N Protection The protection feature lets you prevent changes to part programs the tool table and datum O See Fig II 16 Two soft keys are available ON and OFF The default is OFF To protect a feature use the ON soft key When the program protection is set to ON part programs cannot be changed or saved Setting the tool table to ON prevents it from being changed Setting the datum 0 to ON prevents datum 0 from being changed The protection settings will be retained on a power cycle Counter Settings The COUNTER SETTINGS feature is the parameter where the operator defines the user application for the readout The choices are for milling or turning applications See Fig I 17 A FACTORY DEFAULT soft key appears in the COUNTER SETTINGS choice of options The operator will be promp
11. In ACTUAL VALUE mode the Up Down arrow keys may be used to select the next or previous tool number 26 Operating Instructions il Example Setting a workpiece datum without the probing function See Fig 1 18 amp Fig 1 19 Working plane XY Tool axis Z Tool diameter D 3 mm Axis sequence in this example X Y Z Preparation Calling the tool data Select the tool data for the tool which you are using to touch the workpiece Preparation Select the datum Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE From ACTUAL VALUE mode press the DATUM soft DATUM key Cursor will be in the DATUM NUMBER field Enter the datum number and press ENT C Touch the workpiece at edge 1 Select the X axis key 2000 Enter the position of the tool center X 1 5 mm and transfer the X coordinate of the datum and press ENT A Touch the workpiece at edge 2 O Select the Y axis key POSITIP 880 Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z SET DATUM DATUM NUMBER DATUM X Y Z Enter the new actual position of the tool center CANCEL Fig 1 18 SET DATUM form Fig 1 19 I 3 Actual i I 3 Actual Value Enter the position of the tool center Y 1 5 mm 6060 and transfer the Y coordinate of the datum and press ENT SET DATUM DATUM NUMBER a Touch the workpiece surface Pii 1 500 O Y 1 500 z O Select the Z axis key Enter the positio
12. Move to the second edge of the gauge block As the table is moved the Measured field will show the scale s displacement from the first edge Press the END soft key Enter the known gauge block size in the REFERENCE field If the block edges were approached from opposite directions include the diameter of the tool or feeler gauge stylus in the REFERENCE VALUE field After entering the value press the USE soft key to close the form The system will calculate the compensation factor Importing Exporting Tables Error compensation table information for each axis can be imported or exported over the serial port The tables may also be exported to a printer over the parallel port Press the IMPORT TABLE soft key to download a compensation table from a PC This soft key will only be available if the table is empty If not empty press CLEAR TABLE soft key first Press the EXPORT TABLE soft key to upload the current compensation table to a PC It is only available if the table is not empty To exit error compensation table configuration press the USE soft key The screen will go back to the ERROR COMPENSATION form 122 II Technical Information il Serial Port X31 A printer or computer may be connected to the serial port Part programs and configuration files may be sent to a printer or computer Remote commands remote key codes part programs and configuration files may be received from a computer See Fig 11 14 The BAU
13. 0 0000 HM oon oOnaAWN FLAT END MILL 10 11 TOOL TYPES COUNTER BORE COUNTER SINK 14 i ENGRAVING TIP 17 FLY CUTTER 18 PILOT DRILL 19 REAHER a ROUGHING MILL 2 OF 100 9 OF 16 Fig 1 63 TOOL TYPE field Operating Instructions TOOL If you want to set the type press TOOL TYPES soft TYPES key Select from list and press ENT Press USE soft key twice then the USE NEW SETTINGS nL soft key once USE USE NEH SETTINGS att The tool table may be protected to prevent changes from being made to the tool information Refer to Il 2 Installation Setup Tool axis setting A tool axis is selected to define the machining plane Tool radius compensation is applied to the axes forming the machining plane Tool length compensation is applied along the tool axis For example a horizontal boring machine may have machining features such as hole patterns located in the YZ plane The boring operations are performed in the X axis For this configuration the tool axis would be set to the X axis Press the TOOL AXIS soft key Select the axis by pressing one of the soft keys Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS soft key Tool selection and tool axis selection take effect tt immediately Pressing the CANCEL CHANGES soft key does not restore the previous settings POSITIP 880 T b I 8 INFO Scr I 8 INFO Serdal Datum table milling only The datum table shows the absolute locations of
14. CONTOUR CONSOLE ADJUSTMENT OFF ON Fig 79 OVERSIZE form CANCEL 101 I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning rnc I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puneti JAA Tool Offsetting The POSITIP 880 can store the dimensional offsets for up to 99 tools When you change a workpiece and establish a new datum all tools are automatically referenced from the new datum Before you can use a tool you must enter its offset the cutting edge position Tool offsets can be set using the TOOL SET or NOTE SET features or they can be determined using a tool presetter Refer to the section on Tool Table for more information on entering tool offsets The TOOL SET and NOTE SET soft keys are available when in the ACTUAL VALUE operating mode The following outlines the procedures for setting tool offsets using TOOL SET and NOTE SET Setting tool offsets using TOOL SET The TOOL SET operation can be used to set a tool s offset using a tool when the diameter of the workpiece is known Example Entering tool data when the workpiece diameter is known Touch the known diameter in the X axis Select the axis X key or press the TOOL SET soft key Enter the position of the tool tip for example X 10mm Press ENT Touch the workpiece face with the tool Cursor to the Z axis Set the position display for the tool tip to zero Z 0 Press ENT then press USE POSITIP 880 stores the tool data under the tool number in the tool t
15. Soft keys are used to select the units for the edge finder dimensions The entered diameter and length values are not converted when the units are toggled The edge finder values will be retained on a power cycle Measured value output With the measured value output feature the current axis display positions and probe measurement values can be sent over the serial and or parallel ports Output of the current display positions is activated via an external hardware signal requires optional Auxiliary Machine Interface or via a command Ctrl B sent to POSITIP 880 over the serial port The Measured Value Output form is used to set data output during probing operations to On or Off It is also used to set the display freeze option Data Output Probing This may be set to either On or Off When On the measurement data is output when the probe operation is completed Display Freeze Set to either Off The display is not stopped during measured value output Concurrent The display is stopped during measured value output and remains stopped while the switching Input Is active Freeze The display is stopped but is updated by every measured value output Refer to chapter Il 5 Measured Value Output for information on the format of the output data POSITIP 880 if T I 8 INFO Scr I 8 INFO sori Graphic positioning aid The GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID form is used to configure the bar graph that is shown below th
16. The pecking depth in the tool axis does not have to be preset End the cycle after the pocket has been milled pressing END Operating Instructions il 6 Programming POSITIP 880 Program Capabilities Operating mode PROGRAMMING This section describes the programming capabilities of the POSITIP 880 The programs can be edited in program memory and executed in the EXECUTE PROGRAM mode The operator can load save or delete a program from internal storage in FILE OPERATIONS The CLEAR function clears the current program in memory See Fig 1 41 Allows access to all programming features PROGRAMMING FEATURES Allows the operator to load save delete or FILE clear a program OPERATIONS Allows the operator access to all block BLOCK functions FUNCTIONS Editing and moving through a program Press Up Down Arrow keys to move the program block highlight cursor to the next or previous block The highlight cursor will wrap around the first and last blocks in the program To move to a specific block number in the current program enter a number and press ENT To insert a new step In the current program press PROGRAM FEATURES soft key and select the desired block The block is inserted above the block currently highlighted To edit the block currently highlighted press the ENT key To delete the block currently highlighted from the program press the CE key POSITIP 880 CURRENT PROGRAM 0 Ti 3 0000 MM FL E
17. to 10 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz power consumption 35 W Operating temperature 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Degree of protection EN 60529 IP 40 IP 54 front panel Weight 3 2 kg 140 II Technical Information il il 7 Specifications for Turning Axes Up to 6 axes from A to Z Zo Zs Encoder inputs 6 xX 11 App 1 Vpp or EnDat switchable input frequency max 100 kHz for incremental or absolute HEIDENHAIN encoders Signal period 0 128 um 2 um 4 um 10 um 20 um 40 um 100 um 10240 um Line count 9000 18 000 36 000 Subdivision factor Max 1024 fold Display step Linear axes 1 mm to 0 005 um Rotary axes 1 to 0 0001 00 00 01 Display Color flat panel display for position values dialog and input display graphic functions graphic positioning aid ll 7 Specifications for Turning Multi lingual text Status display Tool number Diameter display Sum display Functions REF reterence mark evaluation for distance coded or single reference marks Distance to go mode nominal position input absolute or incremental Contour monitoring with magnify function Scaling factor HELP On screen operating instructions INFO Calculator taper calculator user and operating parameters 1 datum point 99 tools Freezing tool position for back off Oversize allowance Programming Up to 999 program blocks in each program sub programming capability teach in programming Cycles Lines arcs chamfers multipass turni
18. COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS USE NEW SETTINGS HELP JOB IMPORT CANCEL SETUP EXPORT CHANGES Fig II 7 Installation setup screen II Technical Information il General field form navigation guide Press Up Down arrow keys to move between fields Use keypad to enter numeric values within each field Press ENT to confirm the entry within a field Press USE when form is completed and save settings to the form Press USE NEW SETTINGS to return to the INFO screen Axes Configuration The configuration parameter allows encoder inputs X1 X6 to be assigned to displayable axes The axis may consist of a single encoder input or may be a combination of two encoders 2nd encoder position added or subtracted from the 1st See Fig Il 8 amp Fig II 9 This is also where the labels for the axes may be changed A Z To set up the configuration of each axes Cursor to AXES CONFIGURATION in the INSTALLATION SETUP menu and press ENT The AXES CONFIGURATION form is displayed Use the numeric keys 1 6 to select the corresponding encoder input for the axis Press the CE key to remove the encoder input and OFF will be displayed Which ever encoders are not being used should be switched to the OFF position at this point Two encoder inputs can be coupled to an axis by using the numeric keys and the and soft keys Press the SELECT LABEL soft key to bring up th
19. Cross over reference marks or press NO REF key ENABLE REF NO REF Fig 1 13 Display before choosing NO REF MM HELP GAD gt X 0 000 Y 0 000 Z 0 000 HELP 19 I 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First Steps 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First coll ENABLE REF function The purpose of the ENABLE REF function is to give the operator the opportunity to either ignore the reference marks as they are crossed over by disabling It or finding reference marks when necessary by enabling it When the ENABLE REF soft key is pressed the POSITIP 880 is ready to identify a reference mark When the ENABLE REF soft key is not depressed POSITIP 880 will ignore all reference marks When all reference marks have been found the ENABLE REF soft key will disappear If an encoder is setup without reference marks then the uy REF indicator will not be displayed Once reference marks for all desired axes are established press NO REF soft key to cancel out of routine You do not have to cross over the reference marks of all the encoders only those that you need If you do not cross over the reference marks POSITIP 880 uy does not store the datum points This means that it is not possible to re establish the relationship between axis slide positions and display values after a power interruption switch oft Turn on power and press any key C Cross over the reference marks in any order 7 aE Do not cross
20. DIAGNOSTICS rX INPUT rY INPUT pe INPUT rH INPUT ru INPUT ry INPUT SELECT Fig I 9 AXES CONFIGURATION form milling c 2 ad i O ad e N l Q Encoder Setup encoder s signal period in um 2 4 10 20 40 100 200 10 240 12 800 or type in the exact signal period desired For rotary encoders enter the encoder s line count The default encoder type is linear Refer to Il 3 for values In the RESOLUTION field select the COARSER or FINER resolution conser wer AEDE concer use wee value Default linear Koo HO is 1 um Fig l 10 ENCODER SETUP form In the REFERENCE MARK field select whether the encoder has no reference mark with the NONE soft key a single reference mark with the SINGLE soft key or a distance coded reference mark with the CODED soft key For coded reference marks press the CODED soft key to select 500 1000 2000 or 5000 The default value is CODED with a spacing of 1000 Refer to II 3 for values In the DIRECTION field select the count direction by pressing the POSITIVE or NEGATIVE soft key If the encoder s count direction matches the user s count direction select positive If the directions do not match select negative The default count direction is POSITIVE In the ERROR MONITOR field select whether signal and slew errors should be monitored by selecting ON or OFF Th
21. DIRECTORY Delete a directory from internal storage DELETE DIRECTORY Allows the operator to transfer a program from IMPORT an external device into POSITIP 880 s program PROGRAM memory Allows the operator to transfer a program from EXPORT POSITIP 880 to an external device PC or PROGRAM printer Loading saving deleting amp clearing a program POSITIP 880 allows you to load programs from internal storage to current program memory To load or delete a program FILE Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key OPERATIONS Press the LOAD soft key LOAD Choose the desired program and press LOAD LOAD Confirm with YES Follow the same procedure for deleting a program except press DELETE soft key Operating Instructions il To save a program Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key OPERATIONS Press SAVE soft key SAVE To spell the name of the new program use the LEFT and RIGHT soft keys and the Up Down arrow keys to move through the selection of alphabetized characters SELECT Choose desired characters by pressing the SELECT CHARACTER CHARACTER soft key to spell the name of the new program To enter numerals in the name press the numeric keypad Use CE key to backspace When you have completed spelling the new program SAVE name select the SAVE soft key 1 E fi To clear a program Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key OPERATIONS CLEAR Press CLEAR soft key Confirm
22. If known the encoder s error information may be entered directly MSTALLATION SETUP EEROR COMPENSATION Press the LINEAR soft key ENCODER SETUP ETT Pr i o ERROR COMPENSATION zue Enter the compensation factor in parts per million ppm and press ll the USE soft key PROTECTION INPUT X3 COUNTER SETTINGS SHITCHING OUTPUTS DIAGNOSTICS r INPUT X4 Autocalculation This option allows the operator to use gauge blocks to determine r INPUT XS the compensation factor p INPUT X6 Press the AUTOCALCULATION soft key The ERROR INTERVAL form will open Move the table to the first edge of the gauge block and press the START soft key The MEASURED field will reset to 0 Sida Move to the second edge of the gauge block As the table is moved i the MEASURED field will show the scale s displacement from the ud sus Rint eniron e oee first edge Fig Il 12 Linear error compensation form Press the END soft key Enter the known gauge block size in the REFERENCE field If the block edges were approached from opposite directions include the diameter of the tool or feeler gauge stylus in the REFERENCE VALUE field After entering the value press the USE soft key to close the form The system will calculate the compensation factor 120 II Technical Information il Non Linear Error Compensation Non linear error compensation should be applied if the results of the comparison with a reference standa
23. Il 9 Accessories 144 Accessory ID Numbers 144 POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Universal Mounting Arm Id Nr 382 929 01 145 POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Mounting base Id Nr 382 892 01 146 POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Tilt Swivel Mount Id Nr 382 891 01 147 2 O O 0 t o kL ad eb G LL l 1 Fundamentals of Positioning concepts of coordinate systems incremental and absolute dimensions nominal and actual positions and distance to go alt You can skip over this chapter if you are familiar with the Coordinate Systems In order to define positions on a surface a reference system Is required For example positions on the earth s surface can be defined absolutely by their geographic coordinates of longitude and latitude In contrast to the relative definition of a position that is referenced to a known location the network of horizontal and vertical lines on the globe constitute an absolute reference system See Fig 1 Ona milling machine workpieces are normally machined according to a workpiece based Cartesian coordinate system a rectangular coordinate system named after the French mathematician and philosopher Renatus Cartesius who lived from 1596 to 1650 The Cartesian coordinate system is based on three coordinate axes designated X Y and Z which are parallel to the machine guideways The figur
24. Step 2 In the working plane the stepover is no greater than the radius of the current tool The stepover distance of the last pass around the pocket is equal to the finish allowance The operator chooses the appropriate pecking depth in the tool axis Step 3 This procedure repeats itself until the entered depth B is reached Input into cycle for RECTANGLE POCKET Starting position enter absolute value referenced to datum End depth enter absolute value referenced to datum Center in X Center of the pocket in the main axis of the working plane Center in Y Center of the pocket in the secondary axis of the working plane Size length in X Length of the pocket in the direction of the main axis Size length in Y Length of the pocket in the direction of the secondary axis Direction counter clockwise or clockwise Finish allowance Finishing allowance in the working plane 50 Step 1 in rectangle pocket Step 3 in rectangle pocket Operating Instructions il Programming example Mill rectangle pocket See Fig 1 39 amp Fig b 0 FO Ti 3 0000 HM FL END ML Z o 00 00 tH LPN o 40 RECTANGLE POCKET a START DEPTH 3 000 HH Starting position 2 mm o at FECAS Milling depth 20 mm Z 20 000 ACT Pocket center in X 50 mm P r Pocket center in Y 40 mm Y 40 000 ACT Side length in X 80 mm eee Side length in Y 60 mm Y 60 000 Directio
25. Y O LL Z co If a tool presetter is used to measure the length of a tool enter the tool length 25 mm and press ENT 00 It is also possible to have POSITIP 880 determine an offset This method involves touching the tip of each tool to a common reference surface This allows POSITIP 880 to determine the difference between the length of each tool Move the tool until its tip is touching the reference surface TEACH Press the TEACH OFFSET soft key POSITIP 880 will OFFSET calculate an offset relative to this surface Press ENT Repeat the procedure for each additional tool using the same reference surface i Only the tools set using the same reference surface may be changed without having to set the datum If the tool table already contains tools in which the length has been set the reference surface should first be established using one of them If not you will not be able to switch between the new tools and the existing tools without having to re establish the datum Before adding the new tools select one of the tools from the tool table Touch the tool to the reference surface and set the datum to 0 ce Les Cursor will automatically move to the UNIT field HH Enter the tool unit inch mm and press ENT Cursor will automatically move to the TYPE field D F 0 Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MM LA 9 TOOL TABLE y KO 3 0000 25 0000 MM FLAT END MILL DRILL 2 5000
26. any changes to the configuration file before exiting HELP Will open on line help General field form navigation guide Press Up Down arrow keys to move between fields Use keypad to enter numeric values within each field Press ENT to confirm the entry within a field Press USE when form is completed and save settings to the form Press USE NEW SETTINGS to return to the INFO screen To access the JOB SETUP menu INFO Press the INFO soft key JOB one Press the JOB SETUP soft key The cursor will default to the first selection on the menu TOOL TABLE POSITIP 880 Loj r o Ti 3 0000 HM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 JOB SETUP TOOL TABLE DATUM TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION SCALE FACTOR DIAMETER AXES EDGE FINDER MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPHATCH UNITS CONTOUR CONSOLE ADJUSTHENT fl a E I 8 INFO Scr INSTALLATION IMPORT CANCEL USE NEH SETUP EXPORT CHANGES SETTINGS HELP Fig 1 60 JOB SETUP screen in milling I 8 INFO Serdal Tool table Milling only The tool table will support up to 99 tools containing information on the diameter length and type The length offset may be entered as a known value or the POSITIP 880 may determine the offset automatically See Fig 1 61 The following soft keys are available Press to enter the tool offset length Only TEACH available in TOOL LENGTH field OFFSET This will open the TOOL TYPES form for TOOL select
27. block as soon as you have moved to the displayed position Press AUTOMATIC when you are sure the program contains no errors and you want to run it quickly When all displayed axes have switched to gray indicating that they are in position the program advances to the next block or hole Single block example Operating mode EXECUTE PROGRAM ae Select SINGLE BLOCK The program block and the graphic positioning aid will appear if currently in use C Position by traversing to display value zero Ls Call the next program block by pressing NEXT BLOCK Continue positioning and calling blocks with NEXT BLOCK until machining is complete 78 4 0 F D Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MN L ABBAS CURRENT PROGRAM FILE TOOL SINGLE OPERATIONS TABLE BLOCK AUTOMATIC wo Fig 1 57 1st EXECUTE PROGRAM screen Operating Instructions il Automatic example Operating mode EXECUTE PROGRAM AUTOMATIC Select AUTOMATIC Position by traversing to display value zero amp The display automatically shows the next program block as soon as you have moved to the displayed position The positioning aid automatically switches to the coordinate axis of the new block ann Call the next program block by pressing NEXT BLOCK Start with the block before the current block this key is available prior to running a program 7 Executing a Progr Start with the block after the current block t
28. by 50 mm from center of hole See Fig 1 25 amp Fig 1 26 Main plane XY Edge finder axis parallel to the Z axis X coordinate of the circle center X 50 mm Y coordinate of the circle center Y 0 mm Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE PROBE Press PROBE Cursor to the axis for which the coordinate is to be set X axis CIRCLE CENTER Press CIRCLE CENTER Select plane X Y Y Z or Z X containing the circle XY main plane Plane XY 32 TUN SET DA DATUM NUMBER 2 DATUH x Y Z Move to third edge CANCEL Fig 1 25 Setting the center of a hole Fig 1 26 Operating Instructions il Move edge finder towards first point 1 on the G circumference until the LEDs on the edge finder light up A Retract edge finder from bore hole wall Probe two additional points on the circumference in O the same manner Further instructions appear on the screen See Prompt bar for measured diameter 5 O Enter the first coordinate X 50 mm and transfer coordinate as datum for the circle center and press ENT O Accept default entry Y 0 mm Press ENT Press USE POSITIP 880 I 3 Actual i ae y I 3 Actual Valu Datum Setting with a Tool Even if you use a tool or non electrical edge finder to set datum points you can still use POSITIP 880 s probing functions described under the DATUM NUMBER section Datum set
29. connectors Baud rate data transfer speed Data format 130 II Technical Information il Serial port The RS 232 C V 24 serial port is located on the rear panel see Fig I 22 for pin layout The following devices can be connected to this port Printer with serial data interface Personal computer with serial data interface For operations that support data transfer import and export soft keys will be available Refer to the operation section of the manual for more information To export data to a serial port printer press the EXPORT soft key The data is exported in an ASCII text format which can be printed directly To export or import data between the POSITIP 880 and a personal computer the PC must use terminal communications software such as TNC Remo TNC Remo is available for free at http tilebase heidenhain de doku english serv_O htm Contact your Heidenhain distributor for further details This software processes the data being sent or received over the serial cable link All data transferred between POSITIP 880 and the PC is in ASCII text format To export data from the POSITIP 880 to a PC the PC must first be made ready to receive the data to save it to a file Setup the terminal communication program to capture ASCII text data from the COM port to a file on the PC After the PC is ready to receive start the data transfer by pressing the POSITIP 880 s EXPORT soft key To import data into the POSITIP 880 from
30. factor The scale factor may be used to scale the part up or down from the programmed size All displayed values are multiplied by the scale factor Tool radius offsetting is not affected A scale factor of 1 0 is used to create a part with the exact size as dimensioned on the print See Fig 1 65 The numeric keys are used to enter a number greater than zero The range is 0 1000 to 10 000 The scale factor settings will be retained on a power cycle First time power up default setting is OFF with a value of 1 0000 When the scale factor is a value other than 1 the scaling symbol V is shown on the axis display i 88 T1 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z DATUM TABLE DATUM DESCRIPTION O X 20 000 1 X 0 000 2 Xx 0 000 3 X 0 000 4 X 0 000 5 X 0 000 6 X 0 000 7 X 0 000 8 X 0 000 9 X 0 000 10 X 0 000 11 X 0 000 12 X 0 000 13 X 0 000 14 X 0 000 15 X 0 000 16 X 0 000 17 X 0 000 18 X 0 000 19 X 0 000 20 Xx 0 000 21 X 0 000 20 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 30 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 NNN NNN NNN NNN NNN NN MN MN ON MM Fig 1 64 Datum table in JOB SETUP
31. keys When the condition has been satisfied the relay will turn OFF or ON The RELAY OPERATION field is used to further define how the relay will operate when the switching condition is met The options include CONTINUOUS PULSED or SINGLE SINGLE is only an option when the distance to go position is selected in the PRESET field In CONTINUOUS mode the relay remains activated ON or OFF as long as the switching condition is met In PULSED mode the relay is activated only for a predefined period of time After the period has timed out the relay is de activated The time is entered in the RELAY OPERATION field If the PULSED soft key was pressed a delay value must be entered using the numeric keypad In the SINGLE mode the relay will transition to the activated state only one time after the axis value is set It only applies to distance to go mode position values The AMI settings are retained on a power cycle 126 OUTPUT SETTINGS A CONDITION SWITCHING OUTPUTS 0 000 1 POINT ON CONTINUOUS 0 000 POINT ON CONTINUOUS On onraAWNe A 2 500 RANGE ON CONTINUOUS meres 7 4 r PRESET 5 000 POINT ON PULSED 1 5000 SECONDS 0 000 ONOO O A 7 r POINT RANGE POINT r RELAY ON OFF ON r RELAY OPERATION CONTINUOUS NEXT AXIS CANCEL Fig 11 20 AMI form II Technical Information il Re
32. nominal position on an axis to which to move Use the PRESET form to enter the desired preset value The PRESET form allows for entering one or more axis presets However multiple axis presets are entered into the program as separate preset blocks See Fig 44 Entering a Preset An axis preset involves entering a target value selecting a preset type 40 F O Tt 3 0000 HM FL END ML Z CURRENT PROGRAM PRESET ACT or INC and selecting a tool offset ODI x PRESET X IYA ACT Y ACT If the PRESET soft key is used the cursor defaults to the z ACT tt first axis field Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key FEATURES Select the PRESET soft key or one of the axis keys 1 OF 1 PRESET Tes Fig 1 44 PRESET form 6 Programming POSITIP Enter a nominal value using the numeric keys m Press the Incremental hard key to toggle between ACT and INC preset types For an ACT preset the nominal value is relative to the current datum at run time For an INC preset the nominal value is relative to the previous nominal location TOOL COMP Press the TOOL COMP RO soft key to toggle through RO the R add radius R Subtract radius or RO no compensation choices Enter the value and USE Press USE Ol 8 Operating Instructions Hole Patterns and Rectangle Patterns See the Milling Patterns section for programming Informat
33. the datums relative to the reference mark Normally the datums are set using the datum and probe functions in actual value mode It is also possible to set the datum values directly if necessary See Fig 1 64 Press the arrow keys to cursor to the datum you need and press ENT The datum description form will appear Use numeric keys to enter the desired values and press ENT for each axis The values are measured from the reference marks When you have finished entering values press the USE soft key Resetting the datum table Press the RESET ALL DATUMS soft key to reset all axis values in the datum table h Display configuration The DISPLAY CONFIGURATION form is where the operator determines which axes are displayed and in what order The DRO display may have 1 or 2 independent configurations Datum number 0 may be protected to prevent it from being changed Refer to Il 2 Installation Setup Press the NEXT AXIS soft key to toggle through the available axes Press the CE key to turn off the axis display The form is closed by pressing the CANCEL or USE soft keys The factory default configuration for DRO 1 is 1st X 2nd Y and Srd Z The 4th 5th and 6th displays are OFF The default for DRO 2 is all displays OFF When more than 1 configuration is available the DRO VIEW soft key is used to toggle between DRO1 and DRO2 The current setting is shown on the soft key On power up the DRO display defaults to DRO1 Scale
34. the distance to go feature you can enter coordinates in absolute or incremental dimensions Make sure you are in DISTANCE TO GO mode Graphic positioning aid When you are traversing to display value zero POSITIP 880 displays a graphic positioning aid See Fig 1 29 POSITIP 880 displays the graphic positioning aid in a narrow rectangle underneath the currently active axis Two triangular marks in the center of the rectangle symbolize the nominal position you want to reach A small square symbolizes the axis slide An arrow indicating the direction appears in the square while the axis is moving You can easily tell whether you are moving towards or away from the nominal position Note that the square does not begin to move until the axis slide is near the nominal position Refer to the JOB SETUP menu to setup the graphic positioning aid Tool Selection In DISTANCE TO GO mode the up down arrow keys may be used to select the next or previous tool number Taking the tool radius into account POSITIP 880 has a tool radius compensation feature This allows you to enter workpiece dimensions directly from the drawing The displayed remaining distance is then automatically lengthened R or shortened R by the value of the tool radius See Fig 1 30 Entering tool data Enter tool data with the TOOL TABLE soft key Choose TOOL TABLE soft key Cursor to the desired tool and press ENT The TOOL DESCRIPTION form will appear Enter t
35. the tool number directly ne Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS View status bar to verify the proper tool has been called POSITIP 880 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First St 3 Actual Value I 3 Actual Value Datum Setting Approaching Positions and Entering Actual Values The easiest way to set datum points is to use the POSITIP 880 s probing functions regardless of whether you probe the workpiece with the HEIDENHAIN KT Edge Finder or with a tool Description of the probing functions See Probing Functions for Datum Setting on page 28 Of course you can also set datum points in the conventional manner by touching the edges of the workpiece one after the other with the tool and entering the tool positions as datum points see examples following this page The datum table can hold up to 99 datum points In most cases this will free you from having to calculate the axis travel when working with complicated workpiece drawings containing several datums Datum settings are performed in the ACTUAL VALUE operating mode and define the relationships between the axis positions and the display values If necessary the datum table s values may be changed by entering a value directly See Job Setup for setting the datum value directly Datum selection Mill only In ACTUAL VALUE mode the Up Down arrow keys may be used to select the next or previous datum number Tool selection Turn only
36. tool block s number Enter the desired value by using the numeric key pad or press the TOOL TABLE soft key The SIZE and TOOL TYPE fields are read only Press ENT 56 Operating Instructions il Entering the tool axis such as Z is optional It is used to set the tool axis at run time An axis may be selected by using the axis X Y Z soft keys Press ENT The program contains the tool call block TOOL CALL 1 Z CE Choose CE to clear any tool axis selection USE Press USE Datum Call The DATUM CALL block is used to select a datum at run time See Fig 1 43 Datum call The POSITIP 880 can store up to 99 datums in a datum table You can call a datum point from the datum table during a program run by simply pressing the DATUM CALL soft key and entering the block DATUM XX This automatically calls the datum point entered for XX during program run Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING FEATURES Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key DATUM Select the DATUM CALL soft key Call a datum point CALL from the table Enter the datum number such as 5 Press USE Input range O to 99 nae DATUM 5 will appear within the block POSITIP 880 4 0 F D Ti 3 0000 MM FL END WL Z CURRENT PROGRAM DATUM CALL 001 x DATUM NUMBER ee CANCEL Fig 1 43 DATUM CALL form 6 Programming POSITIP ae Presets The operator uses the PRESET function to establish a
37. with Yes ih Directories POSITIP 880 allows the operator to create directories in which to maintain and store part programs Press the MORE soft key to access these functions Select a directory SELECT DIRECTORY Create a name for a new directory CREATE DIRECTORY Delete a directory DELETE DIRECTORY POSITIP 880 O V O D S D S A co I 6 Programming POSITIP Selecting a directory To select a directory Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key OPERATIONS Press MORE soft key MORE SELECT Press the SELECT DIRECTORY soft key DIRECTORY Choose the desired directory and press SELECT SELECT LE Creating a directory To create a directory OPERATIONS Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key Press MORE soft key MORE CREATE Press CREATE DIRECTORY soft key DIRECTORY HEE Spell the name of the new directory using the LEFT and RIGHT soft keys and the Up Down arrow keys to move through the selection of alphabetized characters To enter numerals to the name use the numeric keypad SELECT Choose desired characters by pressing the SELECT CHARACTER CHARACTER soft key Use CE key to backspace When you have completed spelling the new directory CREATE name select the CREATE soft key E 2 Operating Instructions il Deleting a directory To delete a directory Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key OPERATION
38. 0 aca 4 Hole depth Z 5 mm CENTER X 50 000 ACT 1st step Enter data 20 000 Operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 START ANGLE 30 00 00 r STEP ANGLE 90 00 00 PROGRAMMING Press FEATURES soft key DEPTH FEATURES Z 5 000 ACT CIRCLE Press CIRCLE PATTERN soft key FULL PATTERN CIRCLE SEGHENT Begin inputting data SINGLE CYCLE ESEL LO FULL CIRCLE 002 CYCL 1 1 NO 4 003 CYCL 1 2 CCX 50 000000 004 CYCL 1 3 CCY 50 000000 jas 005 CYCL 1 4 RAD 20 000000 006 CYCL 1 5 START 30 00 00 FULL Enter the type of circle pattern full BOLT GA eneo CIRCLE Press ENT Enter the number of holes 4 Press ENT OLE 1 OF 4 Move to X 0 000 Y 0 000 Drill Z to 0 000 Press NEXT HOLE PREVIOUS HOLE VIEW PGM GRAPH Fig 1 36 Circle pattern graphic 44 Operating Instructions Enter the X and Y coordinates of the circle center OO ao Press ENT 20 Press ENT Enter the radius of the circle pattern 20 Enter the start angle 30 3 0O Press ENT I e680 Enter the depth of each hole 5 0 Press ENT When in TOOL field enter the TOOL TABLE and select the uy desired tool Press USE soft key to begin step i gt Pressing the VIEW soft key will toggle through the different views of the pattern Graphic etc POSITIP 880 1 5 Milling patte M 2nd step Drill Move
39. 00000000006 990000000000 Fig 11 26 25 Pin receptacle X32 134 II Technical Information il il 5 Measured Value Output Examples of character output at the data interface If you have a PC you can retrieve values from POSITIP 880 For activation see Measured Value Output under Job Setup In all three examples measured value output is started with Ctrl B sent over serial interface or a switching signal at the EXT input within optional Auxiliary Machine Interface Ctrl B will transmit the currently displayed values in either DRO 1 or DRO2 whichever is currently visible Data output using external signals Example 1 Linear axis with radius display X 41 29 mm ee AS aise See ee ee 1 Coordinate axis 2 Equal sign 3 sign 4 2 to 7 places before the decimal point 5 Decimal point 6 1 to 6 places after the decimal point 7 Unit blank space for mm for inches 8 Actual value display R for radius D for diameter Distance to go display r for radius d for diameter 9 Carriage return 10 Blank line Line Feed POSITIP 880 Iil 5 Measured Value i j il ll 5 Measured Value Example 2 Rotary axis with degrees decimal display C 1260 0000 DORE a 1 Coordinate axis 2 Equal sign 3 sign 4 4 to 8 places before the decimal point 5 Decimal point 6 O to 4 places after the decimal point 7 Blank space 8 W for angle in distance to go display w 9 Carriage return
40. 003 004 005 006 007 008 005 010 O11 O12 013 014 015 016 017 018 015 020 021 022 F 0 rA 0 00 00 MH Lax CHANGE BLOCKS TOOL CALL 1 BLOCK RANGE CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT FIRST 2 CCL 6 1 POS21 0 000000 i ast 37 CYCL 6 2 POSK1 30 000000 CYCL 6 3 POS22 0 000000 CYCL 6 4 POSK2 0 000000 2 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET 1 INSIDE CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 P0521 1 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSK1 2 000000 2 CYCL 6 3 P0522 2 000000 CYCL 6 4 POSK2 5 000000 2 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET 1 INSIDE CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 P0521 2 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSX1 5 000000 2 CYCL 6 3 POS22 10 000000 CYCL 6 4 POSK2 5 000000 2 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET 1 INSIDE CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL CYCL 12 1 RAD 2 000000 CYCL 12 2 ARC O NORMAL OFFSET OUTSIDE Select a block function or press CE to cancel OUTSIDE INSIDE 1 OF 37 CANCEL Fig 1 85 Changing a block form Operating Instructions Technical Information ii 1 Installation and Electrical condition il 1 Installation and Electrical Connection Items Supplied POSITIP 880 Display Unit Tilt Swivel Mount Power connector User s Manual Mounting Location Locate the unit in a well ventilated area such that it may be easily accessed during normal operation Installation M4 screws are used to secure POSITIP 880 from below For the hole locations see chapter Il 8 Dimensions Electrical connection 112 II Technical Information il Elect
41. 25 LL Press INFO Z Press CALCULATOR CO Press the TRIG soft key l Press the soft key Press the 2 key Press the ENT key The answer 3 125 will appear in the VALUE pail field Fig 1 69 2nd row of calculator soft keys Press USE Value will be shown in the RADIUS field When you need to enter more than one calculation into a uy numeric field the calculator will perform multiplication and division before it performs addition and subtraction If you were to enter 3 1 8 POSITIP 880 will divide one by eight then add three for an answer of 3 125 Trig functions As we showed above when you re entering data for a milling or positioning function your print may not provide you with all of the information you need If an unknown value can be expressed as a trigonometry function square root or the square of a number POSITIP 880 can calculate the dimension for you in the trigonometry calculator See Fig 1 69 amp Fig 70 Using the trig calculator While in a numeric field such as the TO field for a line press the INFO soft key the CALCULATOR soft key and then press the STANDARD TRIG soft key Press the MORE soft key and the soft key row in the picture to the right will appear Press the MORE soft key to toggle between the three soft key rows Enter a number and then press the soft key for the appropriate trigonometry math function m acs acco mct more For example to enter a radius t
42. 44 Pkgd POSITIP 880 Brkt Kit Tilt Swivel Mnt Pkgd Universal Mounting Arm POSITIP 880 Pkgd Mounting Base POSITIP 880 Pkgd Remote Main Assy POSITIP 880 AMI Box Pkgd Remote cable 5 M Pkgd Remote cable 10 M Pkgd Remote cable 20 M Pkgd Remote cable 30 M II Technical Information il POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Universal Mounting Arm Id Nr 382 929 01 HHCS 5 8 11 x 3 SCSS 5 8 2 x 1 2 13 x 8 HHCS m16 x 75 mm HHCS m14 x 75 mm 5 8 Flat Washer 2 O z lt Tilt Swivel Assembly Flat Washer M6 x 30 mm SHCS 2 Tilt Swivel Assembly or a P N 382891 01 1 4 20 x 1 1 4 SHCS 2 M8 Locking Hex Nut 44 45 Front View of Yoke POSITIP 880 145 il POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Mounting base Id Nr 382 892 01 146 M5 Flat Washer M5 oe POSITIP 880 Mounting Base 158 75 6 25 TYP II Technical Information il POSITIP 880 Mounting Instructions Tilt Swivel Mount Id Nr 382 891 01 M8 Flat Washer 4 M8 x 55 mm Swing Bolt POSITIP 880 M8 x 30 SHCS Bracket 2 Il 9 necomenes Index A Absolute coordinates 15 Absolute datum 13 Actual position 14 Arc milling 64 Automatic 79 B Blend 66 Block function soft keys 74 Block function soft keys turning 109 C Calculator functions 92 Centerline between two probed edges as datum 34 Chamfer 68 Console
43. BEL NUMBER form to mark the LABEL beginning and the end of a subprogram NUMBER LABEL CALL REPEAT is used to call a LABEL CALL Subprogram 1 or more times It allows the REPEAT subprogram to be offset a specified amount on each iteration LABEL CALL MIRROR allows blocks within a LABEL CALL subprogram to be inverted over an axis to MIRROR represent a mirror image of that subprogram fee 106 Fig 82 Program editing screen Operating Instructions il LINE soft key opens the program form for machining a line LINE i ARC soft key opens the program form for machining an arc ARC BLEND soft key opens the program form and NORMAL ARC INVERTED ARC and CLOSED BLEND CONTOUR soft keys for performing a blend CHAMEFEER soft key opens the program form and the CLOSED CONTOUR soft key to create CHAMFER a chamfer MORE soft key allows the operator to toggle through the different soft keys rows MORE JUL Multipass The multipass cycle enables you to turn a shoulder in any number of passes See Fig 1 83 Three blocks are needed to enter into a program Cycle block X coordinate Z coordinate The multipass cycle contains all information required for the operation Do not delete any blocks from the cycle When the program is operating POSITIP 880 will display the distance to go to the two nominal positions immediately following the cycle block See Fig 1 84 Example Turning a shoulder in any nu
44. C gt T0138 lt CR gt Key Cursor Down POSITIP 880 ll 4 Data G i k il Il 4 Data n lt ESC gt 10140 lt CR gt Key I incremental lt ESC gt A0000 lt CR gt Send device identification lt ESC gt A0200 lt CR gt Send actual position lt ESC gt S0000 lt CR gt Reset device lt ESC gt S0001 lt CR gt Lock keyboard lt ESC gt S0002 lt CR gt Release keyboard Parallel port The parallel port is located on the rear panel see Fig 11 25 amp Fig 11 26 POSITIP 880 The following devices can be connected to this port STROBE 1 1 Printer with Centronics parallel data interface ee Printer that can communicate in Compatability Mode also DATAD2 4 4 commonly called Centronics Mode e g Okidata 182 Dot Matrix DATA DES 3 HP Laser Jet Il ee i DATA DS 7 T For operations that support data transfer import and export soft keys Dele DTB 5 will be available Refer to the operation section of the manual for more aa 2 information ACKNCYYLEDGE 10 10 BUSY 11 11 To export data to a parallel port printer press the EXPORT soft key The PAPER EHD I2 12 SELECT IM 13 AUTO FEED 14 ERROR 15 PRINT INITIALIZE 16 SELECT OUT 17 GROUND 16 GROUND 19 GROUND 20 GROUND 21 GROUND 22 GROUND 23 GROUND 24 GROUND 25 to data is exported in an ASCII text format which can be printed directly bi M M M W h l l n E whe oOo O Oo w ai a E Fig 11 25 Pin connection for parallel port bese 20
45. D field can be set to 300 600 1 200 2 400 9 600 19 200 38 400 57 600 or 115 200 by using the LOWER and HIGHER soft keys The default value is 9600 DATA BITS field can be set to 7 or 8 using the soft keys provided The default is 8 The parity can be set to NONE EVEN or ODD using the soft keys provided The default is NONE The STOP BITS field can be set to 1 or 2 using soft keys The Default is 1 Output tail is the number of carriage returns that will be sent at the end of the transmission The output tail is initially O and can be set to a positive integer value 0 9 by using the numeric hard keys The serial port settings will be retained on a power cycle There is no parameter to enable or disable the serial port A file will only be sent to the serial port if the external device is ready Refer to Data Interface section for cable connection and pin assignments Parallel Port X32 A printer may be connected to the parallel port See Fig I1 15 The output tail is initially 0 and can be set to a positive integer value by using the numeric keys 0 9 The LF AFTER CR field can be set to ON or OFF using the soft keys The default is OFF The parallel port settings will be retained on a power cycle There is no parameter to enable or disable the parallel port A file will only be sent to the parallel port if the external device is ready If the external device is not ready an error message will appear POSITIP 880
46. GRAMMING PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key HORE Press the MORE soft key twice Press the BLEND soft key The FROM and TO fields are read only They are automatically filled when the BLEND form is opened BLEND i The TO field changes with the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key state Enter the blend arc radius by using the numeric keys ETEN Enter type of radius normal inverted CLOSE Press CLOSE CONTOUR to set the first step in the CONTOUR continuous path Pressing the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key causes the blend to connect the first block in the current path instead of the next block The block number shown in the TO field will change When the desired data has been entered press USE POSITIP 880 Lines 1and3 1and3 Overlap Do Not Touch Close Contour Blend ria First Line Inverted Fig 1 53 Examples of how blend can be used 6 Programming POSITIP u 6 Programming POSITIP Chamfer A chamfer is an angled cut which connects two adjacent line blocks within a program The POSITIP 880 calculates the location of the chamfer The two lines do not have to intersect or touch however if they do touch the lengths are calculated from their intersection points See Fig 1 55 as a graphic example of a chamfer A chamfer usually connects the previous block in the program with the next block to form a continuous path It is also possible to have the c
47. ILL soft key to proceed with milling functions the first time you power up See Table of Contents for turning functions section See Fig 1 12 You can change the application later in INSTALLATION SETUP under COUNTER SETTINGS Your POSITIP 880 is now ready for operation and is in the operating mode ACTUAL VALUE Axis will show NO REF Before You Start The POSITIP 880 s reference mark evaluation feature automatically re establishes the relationship between axis slide positions and display values that you last defined by setting the datum If the axis encoder has reference marks the NO REF indicator will flash See Fig 1 13 After crossing over the reference marks the indicator will stop flashing and change to REF Working without reference mark evaluation You can also use the POSITIP 880 without crossing over the reference marks Press the NO REF soft key to exit the reference mark evaluation routine and continue in ACTUAL VALUE mode The NO REF indicator will indicate that reference marks were not crossed over for that axis You can still cross over reference marks at a later time The ENABLE REF soft key will be available from ACTUAL VALUE mode Press this soft key to activate the reference mark evaluation routine POSITIP 880 F D T 0 0 00 00 MM POSITIP 880 SOFTWARE VERSION x x x Select the LANGUAGE then press MILL or TURN LANGUAGE English MILL TURN Fig 1 12 Initial screen 4 O F 0 TO iZ 0 00 00
48. ND ML Z PROGRAMMING FEATURES Fig 1 41 FILE BLOCK OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS Program function screen I 6 Programming POSITIP Programming Features The PROGRAMMING mode has a PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key which shows all the blocks that can go into a program Below Is a list of PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft keys Operating mode PROGRAMMING Opens the TOOL CALL block which is used to TOOL select a specific tool number from the tool table CALL at run time DATUM CALL is used to select a datum at run DATUN time CALL PRESET is used to locate a target position on an axis The PRESET form allows for entering PRESET one or more axis values Each axis value will be entered as a separate preset block 6 Programming POSITIP Opens CIRCLE PATTERN form Refer to the CIRCLE Milling Patterns chapter for performing circle PATTERN patterns Opens LINEAR PATTERN form Refer to the LINEAR Milling Patterns chapter for performing linear PATTERN patterns Opens the RECTANGLE POCKET form Refer RECTANGLE to the Milling Patterns chapter for performing POCKET rectangle pockets Opens the LABEL NUMBER form to mark the LABEL beginning and the end of a subprogram NUMBER LABEL CALL REPEAT is used to call a LABEL CALL Subprogram 1 or more times It allows the REPEAT subprogram to be offset a specified amount on each Iteration LABEL CALL Rotate allows blocks within a LABEL CALL subprogram to be ro
49. RPM value will be calculated Surface speed table When in the SURFACE SPEED field a soft key Is available for opening on line help The table may be consulted for a recommended range of surface speeds for the material being machined Press either the FEET MIN or METERS MIN soft key depending on the current units The RPM CALCULATOR form is closed by pressing the USE soft key There is no return value Reference tables Press the REFERENCE TABLES soft key to open on line help reference tables 94 RPM CALCULATOR 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z m DIANETE R 15 0 ___15 0000 m SURFACE SPEED 10 000 H MIN RPH 212 Fig 1 71 SURFACE SPEED TABLE RPM CALCULATOR form Operating Instructions il a Language i The POSITIP 880 supports multiple languages To change the language selection Press INFO Press the LANGUAGE soft key Press the LANGUAGE soft key until the desired language selection appears on the soft key Press USE and confirm your selection The system will restart I 8 INFO Scr system This is equivalent to cycling power It will be necessary to cross over the reference marks to re establish the current datum settings and reload the current program att Changing trom one language to another will restart the Inch MM Positions can be displayed and entered in millimeters or inches If you choose inches INCH will be displayed on the stat
50. S Press MORE soft key MORE DELETE Press the DELETE DIRECTORY soft key DIRECTORY Choose the desired directory and press DELETE DELETE Confirm with Yes iL Importing a Program The RS 232 C interface on the rear panel allows you to utilize a device such as a PC for external data storage Pin layout wiring and connections for the data interface uly see Chapter Il 4 Data Interface If the device is not properly connected you will receive an error message Example Importing a program into POSITIP 880 Operating mode PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS Press the FILE OPERATIONS soft key HORE Press the MORE soft key twice i IMPORT Press the IMPORT PROGRAM soft key PROGRAM i Setup the PC host terminal program to send the program file as ASCII text data If you are importing programs into POSITIP 880 from a PC the PC must send the programs POSITIP 880 will load the new program into program memory only You will have to save it to internal storage if necessary The external device PC must be connected through the serial port POSITIP 880 I 6 Programming POSITIP u I 6 Programming POSITIP Exporting a Program Example Exporting a program from POSITIP 880 Setup the PC host terminal program to receive the ASCII text data and to save the data to a file FILE operati Press FILE OPERATIONS o owe Press MORE twice EXPORT Press EXPORT PROGRAM PROGRAM If you are t
51. S FROM To 12 gt SIZE MEAT LENGTH 2 000 LENGTH2 r ANGLE chamfer s data and press the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key 9 OF 18 CLOSE CONTOUR Fig 1 54 Input parameters for a chamfer Length 1 Line 1 Angel lt Line 1 gt Pe el Eoi 2 T 5 D N Length 1 Length 2 Fig 1 55 Example of a chamfer Operating Instructions Enter the distance from the point of intersection on the line inthe FROM step Use the numeric keys to enter the distance Enter the distance from the point of intersection on the line in the TO step Enter the angle measured from the line along the X axis and sweeps toward the adjacent line Use the numeric keys to enter the angle Pressing the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key causes the chamfer to connect the first block in the current path instead of the next block The block number shown in the TO field will change a Ls i A When the desired data has been entered press USE POSITIP 880 6 Programming POSITIP u 6 Programming POSITIP File Operation Soft Keys Load from internal storage or to current program memory ab Save current program In memory to internal storage anne Delete program from internal storage DELETE Clear current program in memory CLEAR Select a directory for internal storage PPRRR EERE DIRECTORY Create a name for a new directory CREATE
52. Status display Operating mode REF inches scaling factor feed rate Datum number Tool number and tool axis Tool compensation R R RO REF reterence mark evaluation for distance coded or single reference marks Distance to go mode nominal position input absolute or incremental Contour monitoring with magnity function Scaling factor HELP On screen operating instructions INFO Calculator cutting data calculator user and operating parameters 99 datum points and 99 tools Probing functions for datum acquisition preferably with the KT Edge Finder Edge Center Line and Circle Center Tool radius compensation Calculation of positions for bolt hole circles and linear hole patterns Positioning aids for milling and the roughing out of rectangle pockets Up to 999 program blocks in each program sub programming capability teach In programming Cycles Lines arcs chamfers circle patterns linear patterns and rectangle pockets Linear and non linear up to 128 measuring points ll 6 Specifications for i j il Data interface Serial RS 232 C V 24 300 to 115 200 baud For output of programs measured values and parameters For input of programs and parameters Parallel Centronics for output of measured values Switching inputs outputs Upon request via separate AMI input output unit Accessories Tilting base Remote console KT 130 Edge Finder ll 6 Specifications for l Main power input 100 V to 240 V 15
53. a PC the POSITIP 880 must first be made ready to receive the data Press the POSITIP 880 s IMPORT soft key After the POSITIP 880 is ready setup the terminal communications program on the PC to send the desired Tile in ASCII text format The POSITIP 880 does not support communication uy protocols such as Kermit or Xmodem POSITIP 880 ll 4 Data G i Fig Il 22 Pin layout of RS 232 C V 24 data interface j il Il 4 Data n Wiring the connecting cable The wiring of the connecting cable depends on the device being connected see technical documentation for external device Full wiring Before the POSITIP 880 and your PC can communicate they need to POSITIP 880 be connected to each other with a serial cable See Fig II 23 amp Fig ue i 11 24 RxD TxD O O N O oA A WO N s o On OO oO A A W N Fig 11 23 Pin connection for serial port with handshaking Pin assignment 1 No assignment NC 1 0 2 TXD Transmitted data ne TxD 3 2 RXD Received data 4 7 RTS Request to send 9 6 8 CTS Clear to send 6 DSR Data set ready 8 5 SIGNAL GND Signal ground j 4 DTR Data terminal ready l l l l l FQ L24 Pin connection for Serial Port without 9 No assignment handshaking Signal TXD RXD 3 V to 15 V 3Vto 15V RTS CTS 3Vto 15V 3 V to 15 V DSR DTR 132 II Technical Information il External Operations via RS 232 Data Interface You can operate the display unit over the RS 232 data inter
54. able Set the tool data for all other tools as described here 102 Operating Instructions il NOTE SET Function The NOTE SET function can be used to set a tool s offset when a tool is under load and the diameter of the workpiece is not known See Fig 80 The NOTE SET function is useful when determining tool data by touching the workpiece To avoid losing the position value when the tool is retracted to measure the workpiece this value can be stored by pressing NOTE To use the NOTE SET function NOTEK Press the NOTE SET soft key O Select an axis key such as X Turn the first diameter in the X axis NOTE Press the NOTE soft key Retract from the current position Measure the workpiece distance O Enter the measured distance or radius for example 15 mm and press ENT USE Press USE POSITIP 880 NOTE SET x E Z Turn 1st diameter in X axis then press NOTE CANCEL Fig 1 80 NOTE SET Form I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning iii j il I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti JAS Datum Setting Example Setting the workpiece datum zero point The datum is set to zero for the display of the Z axis All tool data entered are automatically referenced to this datum Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE Machine the workpiece face Leave the cutting edge of the tool at the face DATUH Press the DATUM soft key Cursor to the Z axis O Enter a va
55. adjustment 91 Contour 91 Contour view 81 Contour view graphic displays 81 Contour view main view 81 Contours 81 Coordinate systems 12 Cycle execution 50 D Datum call 57 Datum setting 26 Datum setting with a tool 34 Datum setting with edge finder 29 Datum setting without probing function 27 Datum table 88 Directories 71 Directory creating 72 Directory selection and deletion 72 73 Display configuration 88 Distance To Go 14 36 DRO window 82 E Enable Ref 20 F Full part window 82 G Graphic positioning aid 36 Graphic positioning aid function 90 POSITIP 880 H Hole patterns and rectangle patterns 59 l Incremental coordinates 15 J Job Setup menu 83 L Label O 60 Label call 60 Label number 60 Line milling 63 Linear pattern 46 Loading saving deleting and clearing a program 70 M Math functions 93 Measured value output 89 Multipass cycle 107 N Negative sign 14 Nesting 59 Nominal position 14 Note Set function 103 O Operating modes 21 Oversizes 101 P Position Drill 62 Position feedback 17 Positive sign 14 Preset 58 Probe circumference of a hole 32 Probe workpiece edge as datum 30 Probing function aborted 29 Probing functions for datum setting 28 Program blocks chang
56. ailable from the installation setup list box The AMI hardware may be configured with 8 output relays See Fig 20 To configure an individual relay output move the cursor to the relay number and press ENT To remove a relay s setting highlight the relay and press CE The AXIS field is used to specify which axis position controls the relay The axis is selected by pressing the NEXT AXIS soft key The DIRECTIONAL soft key is used to select the directional signal mode When selected the relay s operation is based on the position value s sign The relay is activated when the value is non negative The relay is de activated when the value is negative If DIRECTIONAL is selected the axis selection may be set to ALL AXES In this configuration the relay s output is set when an operation sets any of the distance to go mode display values The CONDITION field is used to specify the required relationship between the current position display and the switching point It is set by pressing the soft keys The PRESET field is used to define the switching points and to select whether the point is an actual value or distance to go position The position source is selected by pressing one of the soft keys The POINT RANGE field is used to define whether the condition refers to a point on the axis or refers to range about zero If a range is specified the sign of the value is ignored To fill in the RELAY ON OFF field press the OFF or ON soft
57. al or inverted The blend step cannot be executed as a single cycle operation See Fig 1 53 as a graphic example of different types of blends A blend usually connects the previous block in the program with the next block to form a continuous path It is also possible to have the blend connect the previous block to the first block within the current continuous path To close the path using a blend enter the blend s radius and press the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key See Fig 1 52 6 F D T1 CURRENT PROGRAM 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z BLEND 008 003 010 O11 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 015 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 026 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL CYCL 12 1 AAD 3 000000 CYCL 12 2 ARC O NORMAL CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSX1 25 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSY1 43 301270 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 25 000000 CYCL 6 4 POS 2 43 301270 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL CYCL 12 1 RAD 3 000000 CYCL 12 2 ARC O NORMAL CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSK1 25 000000 CYCL 6 2 POS 1 43 301270 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 0 000000 CYCL 6 4 POS 2 0 000000 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT 025 CYCL 12 0 BLEND O NORMAL FROM TO BLOCKS 22 2 RADIUS EE Norma Fig 1 52 Input parameters for a blend NORMAL ARC 29 OF 31 INVERTED ARC CLOSE CONTOUR Operating Instructions Operating mode PRO
58. all around The part profile is fixed The tool icon is shown to scale using the current tool s radius As the table moves the tool icon moves relative to the part The shaded area represents the stock material It is shown slightly larger than the part s extents As the tool icon moves the shading below the tool changes to background gray This material removal allows the shading to be used as an indication of the material remaining The material removal mechanism functions only while the contouring view is shown If the tool is moved while another view is selected the affected material will not be removed in the contour view DRO window The contour view provides the necessary feedback for positioning precisely or for following a contour along the XY plane The DRO window shows the distance to go positions for X Y and Z axis The DRO window allows viewing the position without switching to another view 82 Operating Instructions I 8 INFO Screen JOB SETUP Menu The JOB SETUP menu is accessed by pressing the INFO soft key the JOB SETUP soft key and then ENT See Fig 1 60 When in the JOB SETUP menu the following soft keys will be available INSTALLATION SETUP Press to begin accessing the INSTALLATION SETUP parameters IMPORT EXPORT Press to begin importing or exporting the operating parameters CANCEL CHANGES Will cancel all changes and exit from JOB SETUP back to the previous mode USE NEW SETTINGS Will save
59. angle greater than 180 degrees A Minor arc has a sweep angle less than 180 degrees See Fig 1 51 as a graphic example of the two types of angles Example Enter data and mill an arc From point X1 6 mm From point Y1 3mm To point X2 3 mm To point Y2 6 mm Depth Thru Radius 2 24 lt 180 Direction CW Tool offset Center 1st step Enter data for an arc Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROSP TAG Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key Press ARC soft key ARC Beginn data entry Enter the from point for X Press ENT Enter the from point for Y Press ENT Enter the to point for X Press ENT Enter the to point for Y Press ENT Enter the cut depth Press ENT THRU i POSITIP 880 I 6 Programming POSITIP 6 Programming POSITIP Enter the size of the radius Press MINOR ARC soft key Press ENT CH Enter the arc direction Press ENT Enter the tool offset Press ENT CENTER i Press USE USE Blend A blend is a semi circular fillet which connects two adjacent blocks within a program The two blocks may be two lines two arcs ora line and an arc The POSITIP 880 calculates the location of the arc to transition smoothly trom the previous block to the next The two blocks do not have to intersect or touch however if they do not touch the blend arc must be large enough to connect them The blend arc can be specified as norm
60. coder signal input Ii 1 Installation and Electrical m l4 l gt l gt lo Internal Shield External Shield 114 II Technical Information il The operator can setup any encoder input to go to any axis Default configuration X1 X X X2 Y Z X3 Z XO X4 W ZO X5 U A X6 V Ao Connecting an Edge Finder Connect the HEIDENHAIN Edge Finder to the D sub input X10 on the rear panel Adapt POSITIP 880 for use with the Edge Finder through the following operating parameters Stylus length Stylus diameter Description of operating parameters see Job Setup chapter att The operator must enter new edge finder settings Pin layout for Edge Finder input see Fig Il 5 for pinout 1 Internal shield 2 Stand by KT 130 6 UP 5 V KT 130 8 UP OV KT 130 13 Switch signal KT 130 Housing External shield All other pins not assigned POSITIP 880 Fig 11 4 Fig 11 5 Encoder inputs on rear panel il 1 Installation and Electrical conna O eevoseas O gt a 15 pin receptacle connector for Edge Finder j il c 2 ad a O Par e N il 2 Installation Setup Initial switch on When you switch on power to your POSITIP 880 for the first time the screen shown in Fig Il 6 appears You can now select the appropriate language and the type of application milling or turning Press LANGUAGE to scroll through the user interface languages For milling Press the MILL soft key For turn
61. cted in the DIMENSIONS field Choose between INCH or MM soft keys Decimal Degrees Radians or Degrees Minutes Seconds DMS The ANGLE FORMAT field affects how angles are displayed and entered in forms Choose between these three soft keys DECIMAL DEGREES RADIANS or DMS CW CCW Direction fields in canned cycle forms default to the direction clockwise or counter clockwise selected in the DIRECTION field Contour The CONTOUR form is used to enable or disable the feature and to set the tolerance bands Press the ON soft key to enable the feature The contour view will be available when executing a program Press the OFF soft key to disable the feature Enter a value for the inside tolerance The inside tolerance is shown in red on the screen Enter a value for the outside tolerance The outside tolerance is shown in green on the screen Console adjustment The brightness can be adjusted for both the main console and the remote console The form is also used to set the display saver s idle time out The MAIN BRIGHTNESS field applies to the main console The REMOTE SETTING applies to the remote console The display saver setting is the amount of time the system is idle before the display is turned off The idle time may be set from 30 to 120 minutes The display saver can be disabled during the current power cycle POSITIP 880 if T I 8 INFO Scr I 8 INFO Serdal Installation Menu Refer to the Technica
62. e POSITIP 880 constantly evaluates these signals and calculates the actual positions of the machine axes which it displays as a numerical value on the screen See Fig 9 If there is an interruption in power the calculated position will no longer correspond to the actual position When power is restored you can re establish this relationship with the aid of the reference marks on the position encoders and the POSITIP 880 s reference mark evaluation feature REF Reference Marks The scales of the position encoders contain one or more reference marks When reference marks are crossed they can be used to define an absolute position in an incremental system If power is interrupted this absolute position is lost and the relationship between the reference mark and scale position is lost The reference marks on the position encoders and the POSITIP 880 s reference mark evaluation feature allows the unit to quickly re establish this relationship again when power is restored See Fig 1 10 When a reference mark is crossed over it generates a signal which identifies that position as the reference point The POSITIP 880 uses this reference point to restore the relationship between the scale position and the display value which was last defined by setting the datum If the position encoders feature distance coded reference marks there are reference marks uniquely spaced along the length of the scale Crossing any two reference marks will resto
63. e SELECT LABEL character chooser form and the LEFT RIGHT SELECT CHARACTER CANCEL and USE soft keys are available Use the LEFT and RIGHT soft keys and the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the desired character Press the SELECT CHARACTER soft key or ENT hard key to select the character as the axis label and remove the SELECT LABEL form The soft keys will return to the previous soft key menu When you have finished entering values press the USE soft key or the ENT hard key to save the changes for that parameter and return to the INSTALLATION SETUP menu Graph axes functions are for turning functions only The default setting for graph axes is to display the Z axis coordinates along the horizontal axis of the part graphic and the X axis coordinates along the vertical axis If your configuration differs trom this press the HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL soft keys to select the appropriate axes POSITIP 880 F D T INSTALLATION SETUP 0 0 00 00 AXES CONFIGURATION AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS rX INPUT pZ INPUT X2 r Xo INPUT OFF r Zo INPUT OFF rA INPUT OFF r Ao INPUT OFF r GRAPH AXES 4 0 F 860 TO INSTALLATION SETUP Z AXES CONFIGURATION AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS
64. e axes DRO display in DISTANCE TO GO mode Each axis has Its own range See Fig 66 Press the ON soft key to enable or simply begin entering values using the numeric keys Enter default value of 5 mm Only axes that have been setup in the AXIS CONFIGURATION will appear in the form Graphic positioning aid will be retained on a power cycle Stopwatch The stopwatch shows the hours h minutes m seconds s It operates like a stop watch showing elapsed time The watch starts timing from 0 00 00 when the START soft key is pressed and stops when STOP is pressed It will be reset to 0 00 00 when RESET is pressed Resetting will stop the watch if it is running The elapsed time field shows the total accumulated time from each interval All stop watch functions are applied immediately When running both the status bar and stop watch and the elapsed time field are updated in real time 90 4 0 F D T1 JOB SETUP TOOL TABLE DATUM TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION SCALE FACTOR DIAMETER AXES EDGE FINDER MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPWATCH UNITS CONTOUR CONSOLE ADJUSTMENT OFF ON CANCEL Fig 1 66 Graphic positioning aid Operating Instructions il Units The UNITS form is used to specify the preferred display units and format The system powers up with these settings in effect Inch MM Measurement values are displayed and entered in the units sele
65. e default is ON When an error message occurs press the CE Clear Entry key to remove For rotary encoders an ANGLE DISPLAY field will be available Select how the angle will be displayed by choosing between three separate soft keys to toggle through the available options Choose between 0 TO 360 180 TO 180 or INF TO INF The default is 0 TO 360 When complete select USE then cursor to the next encoder input field if necessary a The ENCODER SETUP is used to set the encoder resolution and type hol F o TO H oo0 00 m LA P linear angular count direction reference mark type See Fig II 10 ee SS j INPUT X2 NO ENCODER e Cursor to the ENCODER SETUP to open a list of 6 possible encoders MOTIE SIGNAL PERIOD um Oo Cursor to the encoder you want to change and press ENT INPUT Ke RESOLUTION t The ENCODER SIGNAL field will already be determined Cursor will be in the SIGNAL PERIOD field select the encoder type by pressing the ENCODER TYPE soft key The default linear encoder POSITIVE 5 signal period is 20 um r ERROR HONITOR a For linear encoders use COARSER or FINER soft keys to select the r ANGLE DISPLAY N l 118 II Technical Information il Error Compensation The distance a cutting tool travels measured by an encoder can in certain cases differ from the actual tool travel This error can occur due to ball screw pitch error or deflection and tilting of axes This error can eithe
66. e for the workpiece edge for example Y 0mm and set the coordinate as a datum for this workpiece edge Press ENT USE Press USE soft key Example Set centerline between two workpiece edges as datum See Fig 1 23 amp Fig 1 24 The position of the centerline M is determined by probing the edges 1 and 2 The centerline is parallel to the Y axis Desired coordinate of the centerline X O mm Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE Spacing between edges is displayed on the message bar tt when using the probe centerline feature Press PROBE Cursor to the axis for which the coordinate is to be set X axis Press CENTER LINE CENTER LINE POSITIP 880 Move the edge finder toward workpiece edge 1 until the LEDs in the edge finder light up Move the edge finder toward workpiece edge 2 until the LEDs in the edge finder light up The distance between the edges is displayed on the message bar Retract the edge finder from the workpiece SET DATUM DATUM NUMBER 2 DATUM x Y Z Move to second edge CANCEL Fig 1 23 Setting centerline between two edges Fig 1 24 I 3 Actual a S I 3 Actual Value O Enter coordinate X 0 mm and transfer coordinate as datum for the centerline and press ENT USE Press USE soft key Example Probe the center of a hole with an edge finder and set the datum Offsetting X axis datum
67. e paging soft keys to scroll through the index Press the VIEW TOPIC soft key to select the item you need To leave the operating instructions Press the EXIT HELP soft key Example On screen operating instructions for datum setting with the edge finder CENTER LINE The CENTER LINE function is described in this manual on page 20 From the ACTUAL VALUE mode press the PROBE soft key Press the INFO soft key Press the HELP soft key To leave the operating instructions Press the EXIT HELP soft key The screen returns to the screen with the SET DATUM form and DRO display Confirming Your Changes You must confirm your changes by pressing the ENT key for them to become effective The instruction sections of this manual will occasionally give the command Confirm your changes This means press the ENT key 22 ho Ff o To Zz 0 00 00 HM index First Time Power up Reference Tables Drill Sizes to Inches English Tap Drill Sizes Metric Tap Drill Sizes Surface Speed Actual and Distance To Go Mod Starting Up Reference Marks Reset an Axis Inch Millimeter Note Set Turn Datum Setting Using Edge Finder Mill Features Mill Programming Overview Creating a Program From and To Points Depth of Cut Tool Offset ACT INC Dimensions 1 OF 101 Select a topic by using the arrow keys and pressing ENTER VIEW TOPIC Fig 1 14 Index under HELP mode 4 0 F 0 TO fZ 0 00 00 MM Using Ed
68. e to the right Fig 1 2 illustrates the right hand rule for remembering the three axis directions the middle finger is pointing in the positive direction of the tool axis from the workpiece toward the tool the Z axis the thumb is pointing in the positive X direction and the index finger in the positive Y direction 12 90 0 90 Fig 1 1 The geographic coordinate system is an absolute reference system Fig 2 Designations and directions of the axes ona milling machine Operating Instructions Setting the Datum The workpiece drawing Fig 1 3 identifies a certain point on the workpiece usually a corner as the absolute datum and perhaps one Z or more other points as relative datums The datum setting procedure establishes these points as the origin of the absolute or relative coordinate systems The workpiece which is aligned with the machine axes is moved to a certain position relative to the tool and the display is set either to zero or to another appropriate Y value e g to compensate the tool radius Example Drawing with several relative datums ISO 129 or DIN 406 Part 11 Fig 171 Fig 1 38 The workpiece datum represents the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system 1 Fundamentals of Positioni POSITIP 880 13 il 2 O O 0 t o kL ad eb G LL l Example Coordinates of hole 1 X 10 mm Y 5 mm Z 0 mm hole depth Z 5 m
69. face using an external device The following key commands are available lt ESC gt TXXXX lt CR gt Key Is pressed lt ESC gt AXXXX lt CR gt Output of screen contents lt ESC gt SXXXX lt CR gt Special functions _Sequence ofcommands Function lt ESC gt TO0000 lt CR gt Key 0 lt ESC gt T0001 lt CR gt Key 1 lt ESC gt T0002 lt CR gt Key 2 lt ESC gt T0003 lt CR gt Key 3 lt ESC gt T0004 lt CR gt Key 4 lt ESC gt T0005 lt CR gt Key 5 lt ESC gt TO006 lt CR gt Key 6 lt ESC gt T0007 lt CR gt Key 7 lt ESC gt T0008 lt CR gt Key 3 lt ESC gt T0009 lt CR gt Key 9 lt ESC gt T0100 lt CR gt Key CE or CL lt ESC gt T0101 lt CR gt Key lt ESC gt T0102 lt CR gt Key lt ESC gt T0104 lt CR gt Key ENT lt ESC gt T0109 lt CR gt Key X lt ESC gt T0110 lt CR gt Key YZI Zg lt ESC gt 1T0111 lt CR gt Key Z lt ESC gt T0112 lt CR gt Key IV lt ESC gt T0114 lt CR gt Key Soft key 1 lt ESC gt T0115 lt CR gt Key Soft key 2 lt ESC gt 10116 lt CR gt Key Soft key 3 lt ESC gt 1T0117 lt CR gt Key Soft key 4 lt ESCS10118 lt CR gt Key Soft key 5 lt ESC gt T0119 lt CR gt Key Soft key 6 lt ESC gt 10131 lt CR gt Key Nominal Value lt ESC gt 1T0132 lt CR gt Key Distance to go lt ESC gt T0133 lt CR gt Key PGM Execution lt ESC gt T0134 lt CR gt Key PGM Edit lt ESC gt 10137 lt CR gt Key Cursor Up lt ES
70. ft key then the JOB SETUP soft key JOB SETUP The cursor will default to the TOOL TABLE field Press ENT Cursor to the tool you want to define or enter the tool number Press ENT POSITIP 880 I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning rnc I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti dia If a tool presetter is used to measure the length of a tool enter the tool offset 25 mm and press ENT 0G Press USE soft key twice then the USE NEW SETTINGS soft key once USE USE USE NEW SETTINGS The tool table may be protected to prevent changes from uy being made to the tool information Refer to Il 2 Installation Setup Diameter axes Select DIAMETER AXES to set the axis values to either diameter or radius values depending on the requirements of the drawing See Fig 77 Cursor to DIAMETER AXES and press ENT The cursor will be in the X axis field The field will default to RADIUS Depending on the parameter you need for that axis either press the DIAMETER soft key or press ENT to leave as RADIUS and advance to the next Z AXIS field Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS 100 T O 0 00 00 MM LAJ TOOL TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION DIAMETER SCALE FACTOR JOB SETUP DIAMETER AXES X DIAMETER AXES OVERSIZE MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPWATCH UNITS CONTO UR CONSOLE ADJUSTMENT Z RADIUS RADIUS DIAMETER CANCEL Fig 77 DIAMETER AXES fo
71. ge Finder Hill PAGE 1 The following probing soft key functions are available Workpiece edge as datum Edge Centerline between two workpiece edges Centerline Center of a hole or cylinder Circle Center The POSITIP s probing functions enable you to set datum points with a HEIDENHAIN KT Edge Finder The probing functions are also available when you are using a tool instead of an edge finder Preparation Enter the stylus diameter and length 1 Press the INFO soft key 2 Press JOB SETUP then cursor to Edge Finder and press ENT 3 Enter the diameter of the edge finder stylus and confirm with ENT 4 Enter the desired length and confirm with ENT 5 Enter the desired unit of measurement inch mm 6 Press USE then press USE NEW SETTINGS soft key In all probing functions POSITIP takes into account the entered stylus diameter While the probing function is active POSITIP displays the CANCEL soft key Choose this soft key to return to the opening state of the selected probing function Note During probe functions the display freezes with the location of the edge centerline POSITIP 880 VERSION x x x LIST OF PAGE EXIT TOPICS DOWN HELP Fig 1 15 On screen operating instructions for datum setting Operating Instructions Messages The Message bar messages will change color depending on the type of information it is conveying Normal messages will appear as gray boxes with black text Instructional messages
72. gram named LBL CALL REPEAT PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key again and FEATURES advance to the next soft key row by pressing the MORE soft key MORE LABEL CALL Call the label by pressing the LABEL CALL REPEAT REPEAT soft key Enter the label number of the subprogram to be called 1 Enter X offset of 30 Press ENT Enter Y offset of 30 Press ENT A V O A D S D S A co Enter the number of repeats 1 Press USE USE After the LBL CALL block in the operating mode EXECUTE PROGRAM the POSITIP 880 executes those blocks in the subprogram that are located between the LBL block with the called number and the next block containing LABEL O All subprograms should start with a label number 1 to 99 and end with a label O POSITIP 880 61 il 6 Programming POSITIP ll Position Drill Point X1 20 mm Point Y1 20 mm Depth Z 12 00 ABS POSITION DRILL function will move your table to the position you want based upon your desired X and Y values In the operating mode PROGRAMMING you can use the POSITIP 880 for a position drill Select the cycle with the POSITION DRILL soft key and enter the required data See Fig 48 This data can usually be taken quite easily from the workpiece drawing Example Enter data for a position drill Operating mode PROGRAMMING pili Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft
73. hamfer connect the previous block to the first block within the current continuous path This closes the path Intersecting lines You can insert a chamfer between two intersecting lines that are adjacent in the program sequence See Fig 54 A chamfer step can be specified by Length 1 and length 2 the angle is blank Length 1 or length 2 and the angle h Operating mode PROGRAMMING pie Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key HORE Press the MORE soft key twice CHAMFER CLOSE CONTOUR The axis lines must show they are currently at or will come to a point of connection in order to create a chamfer Press the CHAMFER soft key The FROM and TO fields are read only They are automatically filled when the CHAMFER form is opened To close the path using a chamfer enter the 68 F 0 Ti CURRENT PROGRAM 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z CHANFER 0 00 00 MM 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 TOOL CALL 1 CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSK1 0 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSY1 0 000000 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 10 000000 CYCL 6 4 POSY2 0 000000 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 8 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT 00 OOS x CYCL 11 0 CHAMFER O NORMAL 010 O11 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 CYCL 11 1 LEN1 CYCL 11 2 LENZ CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT CYCL 6 1 POSK1 10 000000 CYCL 6 2 POSY1 0 000000 CYCL 6 3 POSX2 10 000000 CYCL 6 4 POSY2 20 000000 CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 0 000000 CYCL 6 6 OFFSET O LEFT BLOCK
74. hat has a value equal to the square root Fig 70 Trig function soft keys of 2 follow this procedure Highlight the RADIUS field Press the 2 key Press INFO Press CALCULATOR Press the TRIG soft key Press the SQR ROOT soft key A value of 1 4142 will appear POSITIP 880 93 il I 8 INFO Serdal Whenever you re calculating the SIN COS or TAN of an angle enter the angle first and then press the appropriate soft key If you were to enter a value of 30 into a numeric field then press the SIN soft key a value of 0 5 the SIN of 30 degrees would appear Continuing let s assume that we are trying to set up a 10 cm SIN bar at a 30 angle and need to know how tall the block underneath it should be If we multiply 0 5000 by 10 we know that we need to use a 5 cm block Angle values use the current angle format selection of uy decimal degrees DMS or radians RPM calculator The RPM calculator is used to set the RPM or surface cutting speed based on a specified tool diameter See Fig 71 Press the RPM soft key to open the RPM CALCULATOR form The RPM calculator requires a tool diameter Use the numeric hard keys to enter a diameter value The diameter value will default to the current tool diameter If no new value is entered If there is no current tool the default value is O If a surface speed value is required enter the value using the numeric hard keys When a surface speed value is entered the associated
75. he POSITIP 880 resets the table datum to the location of the scale s reference point The table datum may be set to another location Move to the location from which the table values to be measured and press the SET TABLE DATUM soft key The table datum must be set before adding entries to the table Configuring the Compensation Table a ADD NEW EXPORT CLEAR Error compensation information is added to the table by pressing rill the ADD NEW POINT soft key There are two possible ways to enter information to the table Direct Entry or Auto Calculation Fig Il 13 Non linear error compensation form POSITIP 880 121 li 2 nsta lation aep Q c 2 ad a O Par e N Direct Entry If known the encoder s error information may be entered directly Press the DIRECT ENTRY soft key An ERROR INTERVAL form will open beside the compensation table Enter both the measured value and the error at that value in the form and press the USE soft key The table and plotted graph will be updated Pressing the CANCEL soft key will close the ERROR INTERVAL form without changing the information in the compensation table Autocalculation This option allows the operator to use gauge blocks to determine the compensation factor Press the AUTOCALCULATION soft key The ERROR INTERVAL form will open Move the table to the first edge of the gauge block and press the START soft key The MEASURED field will reset to 0
76. he tool diameter Enter the tool length Enter the tool unit Enter the tool type and press ENT Press USE twice 36 F D T1 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MM LBmy gt gt r 2500 r J Y 10 000 Z e 0 000 PE FEATURES PRESET Oom Fig 1 29 Graphic Positioning Aid in use Fig 1 30 Tool radius compensation Operating Instructions il Example Milling a shoulder by traversing to display value zero The coordinates are entered as absolute dimensions the datum is the workpiece zero See Fig 1 31 amp Fig 1 32 Corner X 0 mm Y 20mm Corner X 30 mm Y 20 mm Corner X 30 mm Y 50 mm Corner X 60 mm Y 50 mm l 4 pistance Toe Move to Y 0 000 Press NEXT BLOCK VIEW PGH DRO Fig 1 31 Single cycle preset Operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 Preparation Enter the tool data Pre position the tool to an appropriate location Such as X Y 20 mm Move the tool to milling depth O Select the Y axis key Enter nominal position value for corner point 1 Y 20mm and TOOL COMP select tool radius compensation R with TOOL COMP R R soft key Transfer the nominal position value by pressing USE re The graphic positioning aid for the Y axis is displayed Traverse the Y axis until the display value is zero The C square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered
77. hic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero it will increment to next block NEXT BLOCK Press the NEXT BLOCK soft key O Select the Z axis key Enter the nominal position value for the hole depth Z 12 mm Press USE soft key The graphic positioning aid for the Z axis is displayed A Drill hole 2 Traverse Z axis until the display value is zero The square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered between the two triangular marks Retract the drill in the tool axis Z Once the axis is moved to zero the operation is complete Operating Instructions il I 5 Milling Patterns This chapter describes the hole pattern functions CIRCLE PATTERN LINEAR PATTERN RECTANGLE POCKET In the operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 use the soft keys to select the desired hole pattern function or pocket milling and enter the required data This data can usually be taken from the workpiece drawing e g hole depth number of holes dimensions of the pocket etc With hole patterns the POSITIP 880 then calculates the positions of all the holes and displays the pattern graphically on the screen With pocket milling it calculates all of the traverse paths for the roughing out of the pocket The graphic positioning aid appears when you begin execution enabling you to position simply by traversing to display value zero Circle Pattern Automatic advance functio
78. his key is available prior to running a program Enter into the tool data this key is available TOOL prior to running a program TABLE Used in either SINGLE BLOCK or AUTOMATIC NEXT mode Used only during execution of hole HOLE patterns Press to advance to the next hole in a hole pattern Used in either SINGLE BLOCK or AUTOMATIC PREVIOUS mode Used only during execution of hole OL patterns Press to step back to the previous hole in a hole pattern Used in either SINGLE BLOCK or AUTOMATIC NEXT mode Used only during execution of pocket STEP patterns Press to advance to the next step ina pocket pattern Used in SINGLE BLOCK or AUTOMATIC mode NEXT for the operator to advance manually to the BLOCK next block within a program PE Press to abort the AUTOMATIC or SINGLE BLOCK mode and return to the previous screen POSITIP 880 79 il END 7 Executing a Progr Program views The POSITIP 880 allows the operator to see several different views of the current operation After choosing SINGLE BLOCK or AUTOMATIC to begin an operation the soft key on the far left will offer several viewing options starting with VIEW PGM DRO Toggle through to choose other view options Operating mode will automatically switch to EXECUTE PROGRAM Shows all axis coordinates and each input parameter in the current operation PGH DRO Shows enlarged view of axis display VIEH coordinates DRO 1 Shows the gra
79. ing 76 Program blocks deleting copying and moving 76 Program capabilities 53 Program section repeats 59 Program views 80 Program exporting 74 P Program importing 73 Program running a 78 Programming features soft keys turning 106 Index R Radius Diameter display 101 Rectangle pocket milling 49 REP 17 Reference mark 17 distance coded 17 Reference marks 17 crossing over 19 not crossing over 19 Right hand rule 12 RPM calculator functions 94 S Scale factor 88 Set centerline as datum 31 Single block 78 Stopwatch 90 Subprograms 59 Surface speed table 94 T Taper calculator 104 Tool call 56 Tool data and datum setting turning 102 Tool data entering 36 Tool setting turning 102 Tool table 84 Trig functions 93 Turning program functions 106 U Units of measurement setting 91 HEIDENHAIN DR JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH Dr Johannes Heidenhain Strafge 5 83301 Traunreut Germany 49 8669 31 0 49 8669 5061 e mail info heidenhain de Technical support 49 8669 31 1000 e mail service heidenhain de Measuring systems amp 49 8669 31 3104 e mail service ms support heidenhain de TNC support lt gt 49 8669 31 3101 e mail service nc Support heidenhain de NC programming 49 8669 31 3103 e mail service nc ogm heidenhain de PLC programming
80. ing Press the TURN soft key POSITIP 880 automatically provides the functions appropriate to the selected application You can change the application later in INSTALLATION SETUP under COUNTER SETTINGS This section contains installation setup parameters Installation setup is accessed by pressing the INFO soft key which brings up INSTALLATION SETUP soft key See Fig II 7 Installation setup screen Enter the passcode Press the INSTALLATION SETUP soft key to access the form that requires a passcode to be entered The CANCEL and USE soft keys are also available Enter the correct passcode 95148 and press the USE soft key or ENT hard key Once you enter the passcode It will not have to be entered again until you cycle power This will open a form containing a list of the INSTALLATION SETUP parameters and the following soft keys Press to begin accessing the JOB SETUP JOB parameter abled Import or Export configuration file over the serial port LOAD This will cancel all changes and exit from INSTALLATION SETUP back to previous mode CANCEL This will uodate with new settings and save any changes to the configuration file before it exits SAVE This will open on screen help HELP RUE 116 F D T 0 0 00 00 MM POSITIP 880 SOFTWARE VERSION x x x Select the LANGUAGE then press MILL or TURN English iLL TURN HELP 4 0 F 0 TO INSTALLATION SETUP AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR
81. ion Only available in TYPE field TYPES This key will sort all entered tools by type i e SORT BY flat end mills with flat end mills etc TYPE This key will allow the operator to select SELECT between tool axes X Y Z TOOL AXIS 84 4 0 F D Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z TOOL TABLE La C 2 5000 0 0000 HM woOonononra WN 3 0000 25 0000 HM FLAT END HILL DRILL SORT BY SELECT TYPE TOOL AXIS CANCEL Fig 1 61 Tool table in milling Operating Instructions il Tool Table Usage Example Entering the tool length and diameter into the tool table See Fig 1 62 amp Fig 1 63 Tool diameter 3 00 Tool length 25 000 Tool unit mm Tool type flat end mill It is also possible to have POSITIP 880 determine an W offset See alternative example below 4 O F 0 T1 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MM LADS TOOL TABLE TOOL DESCRIPTION 1 3 0000 25 0000 HH FLAT END HILL 2 2 5000 0 0000 MN DRILL Press the INFO soft key then the JOB SETUP soft key 3 pau INFO 5 UNIT 6 y r TYPE E z FLAT END MILL o odie 11 12 13 14 The cursor will default to the TOOL TABLE field 15 Press ENT CANCEL m o and ciameter entry Cursor to the tool you want to define or enter the tool number Press ENT Enter the tool diameter 3 0 and press ENT Cursor will automatically move to the LENGTH field I 8 INFO Scr POSITIP 880 85 il O
82. ion on circle patterns linear patterns and rectangle patterns Subprograms Subprograms A subprogram is a subsection of blocks within a program which can be called from another block within the program The subprogram blocks are programmed once but may be run multiple times A subprogram can also be mirrored See Fig 45 Nesting subprogram Subprograms can also be nested For example a subprogram can in turn call another subprogram Labels Labels are visual markers within a program that designate the beginning and end of a subprogram abbreviated in the program to LBL Example Insert label for subprogram See Fig 1 46 Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Select PROGRAMMING FEATURES FEATURES HORE Select the MORE soft key to advance to the second soft 5 key row LABEL Insert a label LBL for a subprogram NUMBER Enter a label number 1 Press USE The current block now contains the label LBL 1 USE POSITIP 880 CURRENT PROGRAN LBL 1 REPLBL 1 2 2 OFFX 30 000000 OFFY 30 000000 OFFS 0 000000 REPLBL 2 f lt 2 OFFS 0 000000 OFFY 0 000000 OFFA 0 000000 4 0 F D T2 2 5000 MM DRILL Z CURRENT PROGRAM 001 LEL 1 Current program units are MM CANCEL Fig 1 46 LABEL form 59 A V O A D ho O S A co Label Number Label numbers 1 to 99 identify the beginning of a
83. key Press MORE soft key MORE POSITION Press the POSITION DRILL soft key Begin data entry Enter the point for X Press ENT Enter the point for Y Press ENT e Enter the cut depth Press ENT CURRENT PROGRAM T2 2 5000 MM DRILL Z 0 00 00 MM L A JEA POSITION DRILL 001 TOOL CALL 2 r POINT 002 x CYCL 3 0 POSITION ORILL O03 CYCL 3 1 POSX 004 CYCL 3 2 POSY 005 CYCL 3 3 DEPTH Y xX rainl ACT 20 000 ACT r DEPTH Z 12 000 ACT r TOOL 2 500 MM DRILL TYPE Fig 1 48 POSITION DRILL form Operating Instructions il Milling a Line In the operating mode PROGRAMMING you can use the POSITIP 880 for gO k 0O Ti 3 0000 HM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 nH 1 AE CURRENT PROGRAM milling a line 001 TOOL CALL 1 002 x CYCL 6 0 LINE SEGMENT Lines are defined by their FROM point the point where they begin ma AR Bt Mes zon and TO point the point where they end e CHEL Ba PIS 2 000 OOF CYCL 6 5 DEPTH 2 000 There are two ways you can program a line E DEPTH Z 4 000 With four coordinates X1 Y1 X2 Y2 es With three of the coordinates above X1 Y1 or X2 or Y2 and an ns angle FL END ML TYPE CENTER OFFSET Choose a method based upon the information available from your print Select the cycle with the LINE soft key and enter the required data See Fig 1 49 Thi
84. l Information section for Installation Setup chapter Calculator POSITIP 880 s calculator is capable of handling everything from simple arithmetic to complex trigonometry and RPM calculations The numeric keypad acts as a standard calculator with keys for numbers 0 through 9 a decimal point a positive negative sign and CE to clear an entry The calculator is accessible from the INFO soft key Press the CALCULATOR soft key to access the STANDARD TRIG and RPM softkeys Calculations can be entered directly into a highlighted field See Fig 1 67 amp Fig 1 68 Taper calculator functions are available for lathe operations only The calculator functions are Standard Trigonometry RPM Reference tables 92 4 0 F D Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MM GA gt X 0 000 Y 0 000 Z 0 000 Select a calculator Fig 1 67 Calculator soft keys Fig 1 68 1st row calculator soft keys Operating Instructions il Math functions X Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z Math functions may be performed separately in the stand alone calculator or directly in the field you re working in For example let s i a ww say we need to enter the radius of a circle pocket but your print only O shows the diameter 6 25 Here s an easy way to figure out the radius dp Highlight the RADIUS field for the circle pattern O Using the keypad enter the value for the diameter 6
85. l save any changes to the configuration file before exiting HELP Will open on line help To access the JOB SETUP menu INFO Press the INFO soft key JOB SETUP Press the JOB SETUP soft key The cursor will default to the first selection on the menu TOOL TABLE Tool table turning only The tool table will support up to 99 tools containing information on each axis If you have measured your tools using a tool presetter the offsets may be entered directly See Fig 76 98 0 00 00 MM JOB SETUP TOOL TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION SCALE FACTOR DIAMETER AXES OVERSIZE MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPWATCH UNITS CONTOUR CONSOLE ADJUSTMENT CANCEL CHANGES USE NEW SETTINGS HELP Fig 1 75 JOB SETUP screen in turning INSTALLATION IMPORT SETUP EXPORT F 0 T0 0 00 00 TOOL TABLE pox goo 872 6000 1X 0 000 Z 0 000 2 X 0 000 Z 0 000 3 X 0 000 Z D000 4 X 0000 Z 0000 5X 0 000 Z 0 000 6X 0 000 Z 0 000 7X 0 000 Z 0 000 8 X 0 000 Z 0 000 g9 Xx 0 000 Z 0 000 10 Xx 0 000 Z 0 000 11 X 0 000 Z 0 000 12 Xx 0 000 Z 0000 13X 0 000 Z 0 000 14 x 0 000 Z 0 000 15X 0 000 Z 0 000 16 X 0 000 Z 0000 17 X 0 000 Z 0 000 18 X 0 000 Z 0 000 19X 0 000 Z 0 000 20 X 0 000 Z 0 000 21X 0 000 Z 0000 1 OF 100 CANCEL Fig 76 Tool table in turning Operating Instructions il Tool Table Usage Example Entering offsets into the tool table INFO Press the INFO so
86. les per row 4 Hole spacing 10 mm Tilt angle 18 Hole depth Z THRU Number of rows 3 Row spacing 12 mm 1st step Enter data Operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 FEATURES Press FEATURES soft key LINEAR Press LINEAR PATTERN PATTERN Begin data entry Enter the coordinates of first hole X 20 mm Press ENT OO oe Press ENT POSITIP 880 LINEAR PATTERN T2 2 5000 MM DRILL Z r FIRST HOLE X raumeleley ACT Y 15 000 ACT 2 500 MM DRILL TYPE r HOLES PER ROW 4 r HOLE SPACING 10 000 r ANGLE 18 00 00 r DEPTH Zz THRU ACT r NUMBER OF ROWS 3 r ROW SPACING 12 000 Fig 1 37 LINEAR PATTERN input form O Enter the number of holes per row 4 Press ENT O Enter the space between holes 10 Press ENT Enter the angle of rotation 18 Press ENT Enter the depth for drilling THRU Press ENT Enter the number of rows 3 Press ENT Enter the spacing between rows 12 0 0 When in TOOL field enter the TOOL TABLE and select the tt desired tool Press the VIEW soft key to see graphic Press ENT Operating Instructions il 2nd step Drill Start linear hole pattern function Move to hole Traverse each coordinate of the working plane to display value zero Drill Traverse to display value zero in the tool axis
87. lue for example 0 Press ENT then press USE Taper Calculator Use the taper calculator to calculate the taper angle See Fig 1 81 Entry values For the taper ratio calculation requires Radius of the taper Length of the taper From both diameters and the length calculations of the Starting diameter End diameter Length of the taper 104 F D T 1 0 00 00 MM aA gt TAPER CALCULATOR m DIAMETER 1 15 000 m DIAMETER 2 8 000 m LENGTH 20 000 ANGLE 9 55 34 TAPER RATIO Fig 1 81 TAPER CALCULATOR form Operating Instructions il INFO Press the INFO soft key Press the CALCULATOR soft key CALCULATOR You will notice the soft key selection has changed and CALCULATOR now includes the TAPER CALCULATOR function Press the TAPER CALCULATOR soft key i ett The soft key in this view toggles between D1 D2 LENGTH and TAPER RADIUS methods To calculate the angle using two diameter lengths press the D1 D2 LENGTH soft key i Using the numeric keys enter data into DIAMETER 1 and DIAMETER 2 fields Press ENT after each selection Enter data into the LENGTH field and the angle based on the calculations entered will appear in the ANGLE field Aaa To calculate angles using the ratio of the diameter to the length press the TAPER RATIO soft key Using the numeric keys enter data into the RADIUS and LENGTH fields Press ENT after each selecti
88. m The datum of the Cartesian coordinate system is located 10 mm from hole 1 in the X axis and 5 mm from it in the Y axis See Fig 1 4 The KT Edge Finder from HEIDENHAIN together with the POSITIP 880 s edge finding functions facilitates finding and setting datums Nominal Position Actual Position and Distance To Go The position that the tool is to move to is called the nominal position while the position of the tool at any given moment is called the actual position The distance from the nominal position to the actual position is called the distance to go See Fig I 5 Sign for distance to go The distance to go has a positive sign if the axis direction from the actual towards the nominal position is negative The distance to go has a negative sign if the axis direction from the actual towards the nominal position is positive 14 Fig 1 4 Hole 1 defines the coordinatesystem Fig 5 Nominal position S actual position and distance to go R Operating Instructions il Absolute Workpiece Positions Each position on the workpiece is uniquely identified by its absolute coordinates See Fig 1 6 Example Absolute coordinates of position 1 X 20mm Y 10mm Z 15mm If you are drilling or milling a workpiece according to a workpiece drawing with absolute coordinates you are moving the tool to the value of the coordinates Incremental Workpiece Positions A position can also be referenced to the preceding
89. m for inches 7 R for radius display D for diameter display 8 Carriage return 9 Blank line Line Feed POSITIP 880 Iil 5 Measured Value i o il il 5 Measured Value Example 6 Probing function Circle Center First center point coordinate e g CCX 1616 3429 mm Second center point coordinate e g CCY 4362 9876 mm Circle Center X axis Circle Center Y axis coordinates depend on working plane Circle diameter DIA 1250 0500 mm Cpe e Gls pte es 1 Colon 2 sign or blank space 3 2 to 7 places before the decimal point 4 Decimal point 5 1 to 6 places after the decimal point 6 Unit blank space for mm for inches 7 R for radius display D for diameter display 8 Carriage return 9 Blank line Line Feed 138 II Technical Information il Il 6 Specifications for Milling Axes Encoder inputs Subdivision factor Display step Display Functions Programming Error compensation POSITIP 880 Up to 6 axes from A Z 6 xX 11 UApp 1 Vpp or EnDat switchable input frequency max 100 kHz for incremental or absolute HEIDENHAIN encoders Signal period 0 128 um 2 um 4 um 10 um 20 um 40 um 100 um 10240 um Line count 9 000 18 000 36 000 Max 1024 fold Linear axes 1 mm to 0 005 um Rotary axes 1 to 0 0001 00 00 01 Color flat panel display for position values dialog and input display graphic functions graphic positioning aid Multi lingual text
90. mber of passes Workpiece diameter after machining X 10 Mmm Fig 1 83 Example of MULTIPASS End of shoulder Z 30 mm POSITIP 880 I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning nee i il 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti JA Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key a CURRENT PROGRAM MULTI PASS 001 001 x MULTIPASS X iA ACT o Z 30 000 ACT TERE MULTI Press the MULTIPASS soft key The program block PASS MULTIPASS appears on the screen Enter the nominal position the X axis X 10 Press ENT or cursor to the Z axis 1 OF 1 CANCEL Fig 1 84 Multipass cycle block Enter the nominal position on the Z axis Z 30 Press ENT Seo Press USE File Operation Soft Keys Load from internal storage or to current program memory LOAD Save current program in memory to internal SAVE storage Delete program from internal storage DELETE Clear current program in memory CLEAR Select a directory for internal storage SELECT DIRECTORY Create a name for a new directory CREATE DIRECTORY Delete a directory from internal storage DELETE DIRECTORY PRR E E 108 Operating Instructions Allows the operator to transfer a program from IMPORT an external device into POSITIP 880 s program PROGRAM memory Allows the operator to transfer a program from EXPORT POSITIP 880 to an external device PC or PROGRAM prin
91. mote Console X61 Optional The remote console functions as duplicate POSITIP 880 The same l images display upon both consoles and either keypad may be used for cal i any function The POSITIP 880 s remote console is interfaced via X61 al i The remote console is equipped with an interface cable that connects to the POSITIP 880 s remote console connection X61 i ii lt li 2 nsta lation aep Fig 11 21 Back view of remote console POSITIP 880 127 il gt Il 3 Encoders and Measured Value Il 3 Encoders and Measured Value Display These tables describe all operating parameters which you must set for the encoders and measured value display Most entries can be found in the operating instructions for your encoder Example settings for HEIDENHAIN linear encoders with 11 pApp signals CT 2 Single MT xx01 LS 303 303C 20 Single LS 603 603C 1000 LS 106 106C 20 Single 1000 LS 406 406C LB 302 302C Single 2000 LIM 501 10 240 Single Example settings for HEIDENHAIN linear encoders with 1 Vpp signals LIP 382 0 128 MT xx81 LIP 481A 481R Single LIP 481X Single LF 183 183C LF 481 481C LIF 181 181C LIP 581 581C Single 5000 LS 186 186C 20 Single 1000 LB 382 382C 40 Single LIDA 18x 18xC 2000 VM 182 LIDA 10x 10xC 100 Single 1000 LIM 581 10 240 Single 128 II Technical Information il Set
92. n Once you have moved the table into position and machined to depth the POSITIP 880 will automatically advance You can also manually advance by pressing the NEXT HOLE soft key POSITIP 880 will not automatically advance if the depth is tt set to THRU Information required Pattern type full or half Holes no of Center center of circle pattern in pattern plane Radius defines radius of the circle pattern Start angle angle of 1st hole in the pattern Step angle optional this only applies if creating a circle segment Depth the target depth for drilling in the tool axis POSITIP 880 calculates the coordinates of the holes which you then move to simply by traversing to display value zero The graphic positioning aid is available for all moving axes A circle pattern is executed as a series of presets to the hole location in the pattern plane and the drill depth POSITIP 880 Functions for drilling kar Press to go to previous hole PREVIOUS 49 HOLE 0 eee O Press to manually advance to the next hole NEXT e HOLE Press to end drilling gt END O eee ee l Example Enter data and execute a circle pattern See Fig 1 35 amp Fig 1 36 Holes no of 4 Puen F 0 T2 2 5000 MM DRILL Z o 00 00 m LENO Coordinates of center X 50 mm Y 50 mm E 2500 HM Bolt circle radius 20 mm DRILL TYPE Start angle Angle between X axis and first hole 3
93. n CCW ee Finishing allowance 0 5 mm r FINISH ALCANCE Example Entering rectangle pocket data into a program Operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 Fig 1 39 Rectangle pocket programming example FEATURES Press FEATURES 4 Oo F 0 T1 3 0000 HH FL END ML Z 0 00 00 m LENO SINGLE CYCLE i CYCL 5 0 RECTANGLE POCKET CYCL 5 1 START 2 000000 003 CYCL 5 2 DEPTH 20 000000 004 CYCL 5 3 POSX 50 000000 RECTANGLE Press RECTANGLE POCKET He Be eo OO CYCL 5 6 LNGTHY 60 000000 008 CYCL 5 7 DIR 1 CCH OOS CYCL 5 6 FIN AL 0 500000 POCKET 2 Enter the start depth 2 mm Press ENT 10F9 Ss Enter the end depth 20 mm Hove to X 0 000 Y 0 000 Press NEXT BLOCK PGH GRAPH Press ENT Fig 1 40 Rectangle pocket programming graphic Enter the X and Y dimensions for the pocket center Press ENT Enter the X and Y dimensions for the side O Press ENT Enter the direction of rotation counter clockwise CCH Press ENT POSITIP 880 51 I 5 Milling anei 1 5 Milling patte A O O Enter the amount of finish allowance 0 5 Press ENT When you cursor to the TOOL field press TOOL TABLE soft key Select tool and press USE Tool will enter into the TOOL field a 2nd step Mill a rectangle pocket After you have entered all of the required data start the RECTANGLE POCKET cycle and position the axes by traversing to zero
94. n of the tool tip Z 0 mm and O transfer the Z coordinate of the datum Press USE USE Probing Functions for Datum Setting It is particularly easy with a HEIDENHAIN KT 130 Edge Finder Fig 20 During probe functions the display freezes with the uy location of the edge centerline or circle center The following probing soft key functions are available Workpiece edge as datum EDGE Centerline between two workpiece edges CENTER LINE Center of a hole or cylinder CIRCLE CENTER With Circle Center the hole must be in a main plane The three main planes are formed by the axes X Y Y Zand Z X The POSITIP 880 s probing functions enable you to set datum points with a HEIDENHAIN KT Edge Finder The probing functions are also available when you are using a tool instead of an edge finder Fig 1 20 The HEIDENHAIN KT 130 Edge Finder 28 Operating Instructions il Datum setting with the edge finder Preparation Enter the stylus diameter and select the datum Press the INFO soft key Press JOB SETUP then cursor to EDGE FINDER and press ENT Enter the diameter of the edge finder stylus and confirm with ENT Enter the desired length and confirm with ENT Enter the desired unit of measurement inch mm Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS In all probing functions POSITIP 880 takes into account the entered stylus diameter To abort the probing function While the probing function Is active POSITIP 880 dis
95. ng blend Error Compensation Linear and non linear up to 128 measuring points Data interface Serial RS 232 C V 24 300 to 115 200 baud For output of programs measured values and parameters For input of programs and parameters Parallel Centronics for output of measured values Switching inputs outputs Upon request via separate AMI input output unit POSITIP 880 141 il ll 7 Specifications for Thine Accessories Tilting base Remote console Main power input 100 V to 240 V 15 to 10 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz power consumption 35 W Operating temperature O C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Degree of protection EN 60529 IP 40 IP 54 front panel Weight 3 2 kg 142 II Technical Information il ll 8 Dimensions 287 05 11 30 i 194 67 7 66 T Front view with Dimensions SECTION A A Bottom view with Dimensions POSITIP 880 Back view Side view 143 ns T m 00 Il 9 A P Il 9 Accessories Accessory ID Numbers 382891 01 382929 01 382892 01 378039 01 382930 01 382898 05 382898 10 382898 20 382898 30 1
96. nominal position In this case the relative datum is always the last nominal position Such coordinates are referred to as incremental coordinates increment increase They are also called incremental or chain dimensions since the positions are defined as a chain of dimensions Incremental coordinates are designated with the prefix I Example Incremental coordinates of position 3 referenced to position 2 See Fig 7 Absolute coordinates of position 2 X 10mm Y 5 mm Z 20 mm Incremental coordinates of position 3 IX 10 mm IY 10 mm IZ 15 mm If you are drilling or milling a workpiece according to a drawing with incremental coordinates you are moving the tool by the value of the coordinates POSITIP 880 Fig 1 6 Fig 1 7 E Ei 5 Te Position 1 definition through absolute coordinates Positions 2 and 3 through incremental coordinates 15 I 1 Fundamentals of Positionino 1 Fundamentals of Posi on A coordinate list corresponding to this example is useful when working in the operating mode PROGRAMMING See Fig 8 Fig 1 8 Workpiece drawing with coordinate dimensioning ISO 129 or DIN 406 Part 11 Fig 179 ooo p pP S S Operating Instructions il UIII ululo WI WI WI WI WIM NMI NMI gt gt gt gt gt gt Position Encoders The position feedback encoders convert the movement of the machine axes into electrical signals Th
97. oded will be replaced with the individual lines and arcs CALL LABEL REPEAT ROTATE and MIRROR or positions hole patterns that made up the original block Highlight the block you want to explode BLOCK Press the BLOCK FUNCTIONS soft key FUNCTIONS Press the EXPLODE soft key EXPLODE POSITIP 880 O V O D S D S A co I 6 Programming POSITIP Changing program blocks See Fig 1 56 Operating mode PROGRAMMING CHANGE BLOCKS From within BLOCK FUNCTIONS press the CHANGE BLOCKS soft key Select the range of blocks you want to change FIRST and LAST Press ENT after each selection Enter the Z axis depth manually using either the numeric keypad or select the THRU soft key Press ENT E USE Enter the tool offset LEFT CENTER or RIGHT Press USE This applies to lines and arcs within the range only Deleting copying and moving program blocks You can delete copy or move a range of blocks When a block is deleted POSITIP 880 automatically renumbers the remaining blocks The block after the deleted block then becomes the current block Example Delete program blocks Operating mode PROGRAMMING DELETE BLOCKS From within BLOCK FUNCTIONS press the DELETE BLOCKS soft key Select the range of blocks you want to delete FIRST and LAST Press ENT after each selection USE Press USE 76 F D T1 CURRENT PROGRAM
98. on The calculated ratio and the angle will appear in their respective fields POSITIP 880 I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning rnc o i I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti JA Programming Turning Functions for POSITIP 880 Program capabilities Operating mode PROGRAMMING F D0 T 1 0 00 00 CURRENT PROGRAM This section describes the programming capabilities of the POSITIP 880 The operator can load save or delete a program from internal storage in FILE OPERATIONS The CLEAR function clears the current program in memory Allows access to all programming features PROGRANNING FEATURES Allows the operator to load save delete or clear a program OPERATIONS END OF O Allows the operator access to all block PROGRAHNING functions FUNCTIONS LL Programming Features Soft Keys The PROGRAMMING mode has a PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key which shows all the blocks that can go into a program Below is a list Of PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft keys Operating mode PROGRAMMING Opens the TOOL CALL block which is used to TOOL select a specific tool number from the tool table CALL at run time PRESET is used to locate a target position on an axis The PRESET form allows for entering PRESET one or more axis presets However multiple axis presets are entered into the program as separate preset blocks iL Press to open the MULTIPASS function to turn HULTI a shoulder in any number of passes PASS Opens the LA
99. or instructions on setting angle format Tool Table The POSITIP 880 s tool table provides a convenient way to store diameter and length offset information for each of the tools you commonly use You can enter up to 99 tools Before you start workpiece machining select the tool you are using from the tool table POSITIP 880 will then take into account the entered diameter and length of the tool The tool length is the difference in length AL between the tool and the reference tool The reference tool is indicated by T1 in Fig 1 17 Sign for the length difference AL If the tool is longer than the reference tool AL gt O If the tool is shorter than the reference tool AL lt 0 Refer to Job Setup for entering a tool into the tool table 24 BREE PROBE DATUH INFO Fig 1 16 The MM indicator Fig 1 17 Tool length and diameter Operating Instructions il Calling the Tool Data The lengths and diameters of your tools must first be entered into the POSITIP 880 s tool table Before you start machining select the tool you are using from the tool table POSITIP 880 then takes into account the stored tool data when you work with tool compensation e g with hole patterns You can also call the tool data with the command TOOL tt CALL in a program Tool call INFO Press the INFO soft key see Then the JOB SETUP soft key Tool table is high lighted Press ENT Cursor to the tool you want or enter
100. otes This area explains the key function or work step If KEY necessary supplementary information will also be included wy If there is an arrow at the end of the flowchart this means that it continues on the next page A perforated line indicates an alternative method of carrying out the given function A prompt appears with some actions not always in the message bar on the screen Important Notes in this Manual Special green note boxes contain especially important information Please pay special attention to these notes Neglecting this information can result in e g functions not working in the desired way or in causing damage to the workpiece or to the tool Symbols within the notes Every note is marked with a symbol on the left informing about the meaning of the note POSITIP 880 General Notes 1 Fundamentals of Positioning 12 Coordinate Systems 12 Setting the Datum 13 Nominal Position Actual Position and Distance To Go Absolute Workpiece Positions 15 Incremental Workpiece Positions 15 Position Encoders 17 Reference Marks 17 Angle Reference Axis 18 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First Steps 19 Power Up 19 Before You Start 19 Operating Modes 21 On Screen Operating Instructions HELP Mode 22 Confirming Your Changes 22 Messages Zo Error messages 23 Selecting the Unit of Meas
101. over the reference marks Note In this case the relationship between axis slide position and display value will be lost after a power interruption Press the NO REF soft key 20 Operating Instructions il Operating Modes Selecting the operating mode determines which functions are available to you Position display for workpiece ACTUAL VALUE machining Zero reset Datum setting also with edge finder probe Distance to go display hole DISTANCE T0 GO patterns milling and drilling with tool radius compensation Storage of work steps for small lot PROGRAMMING production Run programs previously created in EXECUTE PROGRAM the PROGRAMMING mode D You can switch to another operating mode at any time by pressing the key for the desired mode In the following examples requiring tool usage refer to chapter l 8 under Job Setup POSITIP 880 I 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First St 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First cull On Screen Operating Instructions HELP Mode The integrated operating instructions provide information and assistance in any situation See Fig 1 14 amp Fig 15 To call the operating instructions Press the INFO soft key Press the HELP soft key Information relevant to the current operation will be displayed Use the paging soft keys if the explanation is spread over more than one screen page To view information on another topic Press the LIST OF TOPICS soft key Press th
102. phical layout of the current R machining parameters PGMZGRAPH Shows the necessary feedback for precise positioning or for following a contour along the CONTOUR machining plane HEHE 80 Operating Instructions il Contour View The contour view is an optional display screen available when executing a program The view will only appear if turned on Refer to section l 8 Job Setup for instructions See Fig 1 58 amp Fig 1 59 Graphic displays The contouring view provides the necessary feedback for positioning precisely or for following a contour along the machine plane The screen consists of a main view showing the tool path and hole locations a smaller window showing the full part and another smaller DRO window showing current position Please note that this display only allows the operator to uy approximately machine along a complex path The approximation of the cut to the actual programmed path is solely a function of the skill and patience of the operator Main view The main view is used for finer positioning It s scaling is such that one pixel on the display is equal to the finer of the X and Y axis display resolutions This allows scale motion of 1 encoder pulse to be visually discernible A tool icon is fixed in the center of the view The tool path is displayed relative to the tool As the table is moved the tool path moves relative to the tool only The tool icon is not displayed to scale It re
103. plays the CANCEL soft key Choose this soft key to return to the opening state of the selected probing function POSITIP 880 I 3 Actual i I 3 Actual va Example Probe workpiece edges and set the corner as a datum See Fig 1 21 amp Fig 1 22 Datum axis xX Omm 4 2 F O T1 3 0000 HM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 MM 1L PER SET DATUM DATUM NUMBER NO REF Y 0 MM z 12 505 Ree The coordinates of the datum can be set by probing edges or surfaces Y 8 210 No REF and capturing them as datums as described on the next page Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE 0 000 PROBE Press the PROBE soft key Cursor to axis Move to edge or press NOTE CANCEL P EDGE soft key l l EDGE m PREEN Fig 1 21 Form for setting datum using an edge Move the edge finder toward the workpiece until the LEDs on the edge finder light up Retract the edge finder from the workpiece O is offered as a default value for the coordinate Enter the desired coordinate for the workpiece edge for example X 0 mm and set the coordinate as a datum for this workpiece edge Press ENT Fig 1 22 EDGE Press EDGE soft key ee Move the edge finder toward the workpiece until the LEDs on the edge finder light up Retract the edge finder from the workpiece 30 Operating Instructions il 0 is offered as a default value for the coordinate Enter the desired coordinat
104. presents the center of the tool only The tool path is offset from the programmed contour by the tool radius and tolerance band The tool s path is relative to the tool selected alt Contour is turned on and off in JOB SETUP Contours For lines and arcs the tool path is shown The tool path includes any offset specified in the program On either side of the tool path is a tolerance band The tolerance band parameter is setup in JOB SETUP The gap between the tool path and the tolerance band represents the allowable deviation from the tool path The inside tolerance band is shown in red The outside tolerance band is shown in green POSITIP 880 7 Executing a Program Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z 0 00 00 Move to X 0 000 Y 0 000 Press NEXT BLOCK VIEH CONTOUR VIEH PREVIOUS NEXT NEXT CONTOUR HOLE HOLE BLOCK END Fig 1 59 Test program in contour view 81 I 7 Executing a progr Positions and hole patterns For positions and hole patterns the position or center of the hole is shown as a cross hair A circle around the position hole location represents the tolerance band When the center of the tool icon is within the circle the cutting is within the tolerance band Full part window The full part window provides for very coarse positioning It shows the tool relative to the entire part The scaling is such that the entire part will fit within the window with a small buffer
105. pressing the Help soft key This User s Manual covers the functions of the POSITIP uy 880 for both milling and turning applications Basic POSITIP 880 functions are covered in the first 4 chapters of this manual The turning section deals only with the functions specific to turning applications About this manual This manual is divided into two parts Part Operating Instructions Part Il Technical Information Operating Instructions When using the POSITIP 880 in your work you need only refer to the Operating Instructions Part I If you re new to POSITIP 880 you can use the operating Instructions as a step by step workbook This part begins with a short introduction to the basics of coordinate systems and position feedback and provides an overview of the available features Each feature is explained in detail using an example which you can immediately try out on the machine so you won t get lost in the theory As a beginner you should work through all the examples presented If you re already familiar with POSITIP 880 you can use the Operating Instructions as a comprehensive review and reference guide Technical Information If you are interfacing the POSITIP 880 to a machine or wish to use the data interfaces refer to the technical information in Part Il Dialog flowcharts Dialog flowcharts are used for each example in this manual They are laid out as follows POSITIP 880 General Notes General N
106. r be linear or non linear You can determine these errors with a reference measurement system e g the VM 101 trom HEIDENHAIN or with gauge blocks From an analysis of the error it can be determined which form of compensation is required linear or non linear error The POSITIP 880 provides the opportunity to compensate for these errors and each axis can be programmed separately with the appropriate compensation Error compensation is only available when using linear tt encoders POSITIP 880 c 2 ad i O ad e N l i il Linear Error Compensation Linear error compensation can be applied if the results of the comparison with a reference standard show a linear deviation over the whole measuring length In this case the error can be compensated by the calculation of a single correction factor See Fig Il 11 amp Fig 11 12 To calculate the linear error compensation use this formula Correction factor LEC S M J x 10 ppm with S measured length with reference standard M measured length with device at axis Example If the length of the standard you used is 500 mm and the measured length along the X axis Is 499 95 then the LEC for the X axis is 500 parts per million ppm X oe 106 LEC 5005825 x 10 ppm 2 ad a O ad e N l LEC 500 ppm rounded to the nearest whole number Fig Il 11 Linear error comp calculation formula Direct Entry 4 0 F 0 TO
107. ransferring programs from POSITP 880 to a PC the PC must be ready to receive the program before pressing EXPORT PROGRAM Block Function Soft Keys A block is a single step or a series of steps that make up a program Operating mode PROGRAMMING Press the BLOCK FUNCTIONS soft key This feature will explode a program block into several more detailed blocks Applies to EXPLODE hole patterns and REPEAT ROTATE and MIRROR blocks Change depth or offset for a range of blocks CHANGE BLOCKS Delete a range of blocks from current program DELETE BLOCKS Copy a range of blocks within the current COPY program BLOCKS Move a range of blocks within the current HOVE program BLOCKS Reverse order of blocks in a path and the REVERSE from and to points in each block PATH Adjusts the end point of current block and start TRIM point of the next block to the intersection point NEXT of the two features Operating Instructions il Adjusts the start point of current block and end TRIM point of the previous block to the intersection PREVIOUS point of the two features Adjusts the end point of the last block in the TRIN path and the start point of the first block in the PATH path to the intersection point of the two features Explode This feature will explode a program block into several more detailed blocks You can explode hole functions and CALL LABEL REPEAT ROTATE and MIRROR The step that you expl
108. rd show an alternating or oscillating deviation The required correction values are calculated and entered in a table POSITIP 880 supports up to 128 points per axis The error value between two entered adjacent correction points is calculated with linear interpolation with reference marks If non linear error compensation has been defined no error compensation will be applied until the reference marks have been crossed att Non linear error compensation is only available on scales Select NON LINEAR and press EDIT TABLE The encoder s error compensation table and a graph showing the error are displayed in the left two thirds of the display screen The error compensation table shows the table entry the scale s measured value and the amount of error at the measured value Reading the graph The graph shows a plot of a translation error reference measured vs measured value The graph has a fixed scale As the cursor is moved through the form the location of the point on the graph is indicated with a blue vertical line See Fig II 13 Starting a Non linear Error Compensation Table ERROR COMPENSATION TABLE INPUT X1 To start a new error compensation table first press the CLEAR TABLE MEASURED ERROR soft key This key will only be present if a table containing data 6 000 0 015 already exists The error compensation measured values are relative to the table datum location When the error compensation table is cleared t
109. re the datum Each axis need only move a limited distance for linear encoders and angle for rotary encoders The datum setting cannot be restored from one power uy cycle to the next If the reference marks were not crossed before the datum was set POSITIP 880 Fig 1 9 Linear position encoder here for the X axis Fig 1 10 Linear scales with distance coded 1 Fundamentals of Positioni reference marks upper illustration and one reference mark lower illustration Angle Reference Axis For angular positions the following reference axes are defined XY X Ya Y ZX Z Positive direction of rotation is counterclockwise if the working plane is viewed in negative tool axis direction See Fig 1 11 Example Angle in the working plane X Y 45 bisecting line between X and Y u a NEGAUVE AAXiS Fig 1 11 Angle and the angle reference axis e g in 270 positive Y axis the X Y plane c O O O 0 t O ad ve G LL l 18 Operating Instructions il 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First Steps Power Up Switch on the power located on the back It will take approximately 25 30 seconds for system to start after power up The initial screen will appear This screen will only appear the first time you power up Select the language by pressing the LANGUAGE soft key At this point you have the choice of MILL or TURN Select the M
110. rical requirements Voltage 100 240 Vac Power 35 VA max Frequency 50 60 Hz 3Hz Fuse 800 mA 250 Vac 5mm x 20 mm Slo Blo line and neutral fused Environmental Protection EN 60529 IP 40 back panel IP 54 front panel Operating temperature 0 to 45 C 32 gt 16 L13 F Storage temperature 20 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Mechanical weight 3 2 kg 7 2 Ib Wiring the power connector See Fig II 1 Hot leads L and N Ground Minimum diameter of power connection cable 0 75 mm Protective earthing It is necessary to connect the protective conductor terminal on the rear panel to the star point of machine ground Minimum cross section of the connecting wire 6 mm see Fig II 2 Preventative maintenance No special preventative maintenance is necessary For cleaning wipe lightly with a dry lint free cloth POSITIP 880 Fig I 1 Wiring the power connector O x lt Fig II 2 The protective conductor terminal on the rear panel 113 il 1 Installation and Electrical cong Connecting the Encoders POSITIP 880 can be used with HEIDENHAIN linear and rotary encoders that provide sinusoidal output 11uApp or 1Vpp or EnDat Encoder Data The encoder inputs on the rear panel are designated X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 and X6 See Fig II 3 amp Fig I 4 The connecting cable must not exceed 30 m 100 ft in length D sub connector ovo Fig I 3 15 pin header X1 X6 plug pinout for en
111. rm Operating Instructions il Radius Diameter Display Drawings for lathe parts usually give diameter values POSITIP 880 can display either the radius or the diameter for you When the diameter is being displayed the diameter symbol is shown next to the position value See Fig 78 Example Radius display position X 20 mm Diameter display position X 402 mm Oversizes Oversizes are entered in the JOB SETUP menu Oversizes are automatically taken into account in the DISTANCE TO GO mode When the displayed distance to go is 0 only the oversize amount remains When you have set the OVERSIZE field to ON a symbol for oversize appears on the right side of the axis bar See Fig 79 Oversize symbol Entry sizes for cies and undersize Oversize Positive entry value up to 999 999 mm Undersize Negative entry value down to 999 99mm Entering oversizes Cursor to OVERSIZE and press ENT To enter value either press ON soft key or simply begin entering the desired value for that axis Press ENT to advance to the next axis field To work without oversizes either press the OFF soft key for each axis field or enter O for each field Press USE then USE NEW SETTINGS POSITIP 880 Fig 78 Workpiece for radius diameter display JOB SETUP TOOL TABLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION SCALE FACTOR DIAMETER AXES OVERSIZE MEASURED VALUE OUTPUT GRAPHIC POSITIONING AID STOPWATCH UNITS
112. s compensation R and press USE R soft key Transfer the nominal position value The graphic positioning aid for the X axis is displayed square in the graphic positioning aid is now centered A Traverse the X axis until the display value is zero The between the two triangular marks Once the axis is moved to zero it will increment to next block POSITIP 880 4 pistance T0 ee l 4 Distance Tona Example Drilling by traversing to display value zero Enter the coordinates in incremental dimensions These are indicated soj F o Ti 3 0000 HH FL END ML Z ooo00 m PND in the following and on the screen with a preceding I The datumis S X L 0 000 REF the workpiece zero See Fig 1 33 amp Fig 1 34 Me li el z Y a 0 000 Y ACT RO Hole 1 at X 20 mm Y 20 mm Z ACT Distance from hole 2 to hole 1 IX 30 mm IY 30 mm 7 i 17 000 E 5 000 Hole depth Z 12 mm Operating mode DISTANCE T0 G0 O Select an axis key X axis O O Enter nominal position value for hole 1 X 20 mm TOOL COMP oce use foo E and press ENT Cursor will move to the Y axis field Fig 1 33 Drilling example Enter nominal position value for hole 1 Y 20 mm and press ENT Cursor will move to the Z axis field Enter the nominal position value for the hole depth Z 12 mm The graphic positioning aid for the Z axis is displayed Press USE soft key
113. s data can usually be taken quite easily from the oome O oe e workpiece drawing Fig 1 49 MILL LINE form The POSITIP 880 calculates the tool path and offers graphic 9 positioning aid Example Enter data and mill a line A V O A D ho O S A co From point X1 4 mm From point Y1 2 mm To point X2 2 mm To point Y2 2 mm Depth Z 4 00 Tool offset Center 1st step Enter data for a line Operating mode PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key then the FEATURES MORE soft key MORE LINE Press the LINE soft key Beginn data entry Enter the from point for X Press ENT 2 Enter the from point for Y Press ENT POSITIP 880 63 il O U O D lt a O a A Enter the to point for X Press ENT Enter the to point for Y Press ENT Enter the cut depth Press ENT Enter the tool offset Press ENT Press USE Wi Milling an Arc In the operating mode PROGRAMMING you can use the POSITIP 880 for milling an arc See Fig 1 50 There are two ways you can program an arc With a from point to point and a radius E With a from point to point and a center point Choose a method based upon the information available from your print Fig 1 560 MILL ARC form 4 Operating Instructions il Major and Minor Arcs A Major arc has a sweep
114. s of Positioning 97 Job Setup for Turning Applications 98 Tool Table Usage 99 Tool Offsetting 102 NOTE SET Function 103 Datum Setting 104 Taper Calculator 104 Programming Turning Functions for POSITIP 880 106 Programming Features Soft Keys 106 Multipass 107 File Operation Soft Keys 108 Block Function Soft Keys 109 10 Il 1 Installation and Electrical Connection 112 Items Supplied 112 Mounting Location 112 Installation 112 Connecting the Encoders 114 Connecting an Edge Finder 115 Il 2 Installation Setup 116 Initial switch on 116 General field form navigation guide 117 Axes Configuration 117 Encoder Setup 118 Error Compensation 119 Linear Error Compensation 120 Non Linear Error Compensation 121 Serial Port X31 123 Parallel Port X32 123 Protection 124 Counter Settings 124 Diagnostics 125 AMI Auxiliary Machine Interface X51 Optional 126 Remote Console X61 Optional 127 II 3 Encoders and Measured Value Display 128 Setting the display step with rotary encoders 129 Il 4 Data Interface 130 Il 5 Measured Value Output 135 Examples of character output at the data interface 135 Il 6 Specifications for Milling 139 Il 7 Specifications for Turning 141 Il 8 Dimensions 143
115. subprogram Label 0 Label O is used only to identify the end of a subprogram An end label is optional If not used the subprogram will end either at the block from which the subprogram was called or after the last block in the program Label Call In the program subprograms and program sections are called with the command LBLCALL such as LABEL CALL REPEAT LABEL CALL ROTATE LABEL CALL MIRROR The command LBL CALL 0 is not allowed 6 Programming POSITIP After a LBL CALL block is inserted into the program POSITIP 880 soj F o executes the called subprogram ae TE 002 X 20 000000 RO LABEL CALL REPEAT ma zazoo OFFSET 005 LBL 0 This form is used to calla subprogram 1 or more times It allows the fy tmsaamenomoo lp ooon subprogram to be offset a specified amount on each iteration See Fig SE a aan I OREREAT 47 LABEL CALL ROTATE This form allows blocks within a subprogram to be rotated a specified amount on each iteration LABEL CALL MIRROR This form allows blocks within a subprogram to be inverted over an axis to represent a mirror image of that subprogram CANCEL The beginning of a subprogram or a program section repeat is now Fig 1 47 LABEL CALL REPEAT form marked with the label Enter the program blocks for the subprogram after the LBL block Label O is used only to identify the end of a subprogram 60 Operating Instructions il Example Enter a subpro
116. t key The start point of the current line and the end point of the previous line will be set to the point where both lines intersect Move the cursor to the line block to be trimmed Press the TRIM PATH soft key The end point of the last line and the start point of the first line in the path will be set to the point where both lines intersect POSITIP 880 I 6 Programming POSITIP u I 7 Executing a roar I 7 Executing a Program Preparing to Run a Program When you are ready to run a program you must be in the EXECUTE PROGRAM mode Press the EXECUTE PROGRAM hard key then the FILE OPERATIONS soft key press the LOAD soft key scroll to the desired program then press the LOAD soft key again The current program block is displayed at the top of the screen Black to gray feature This feature is an on screen visual aid The axes that need to be moved into position will be shown in black in the axes bar When you get into position they will switch to gray Note If your depth axis is set to THRU the depth axis will not switch to gray Operating mode PROGRAMMING You will be given a choice of how you want to run the program Single block or automatic Single block When you have moved the axis to the displayed position call the next block with the NEXT BLOCK soft key It is recommended that you use SINGLE BLOCK when running a program for the first time Automatic Here the display automatically shows the next program
117. t mode Voltage monitor This allows the operator to monitor the output voltage to encoders There are no operator controls within this view This parameter is for the purpose of observation only When monitoring is completed press EXIT TEST Encoder signal plot This parameter allows the operator to plot the signal of each encoder See Fig Il 19 att This diagnostic is not available for EnDat encoders Select which encoder you want to observe Cursor to the desired input and press ENT As the encoder is moved you will see the signals of the A amp B channels Press EXIT TEST to exit this mode System statistics System statistics displays the amount of time both the display and the system have been on It also shows the total distance traveled for each encoder Press EXIT TEST to exit the System Statistics mode POSITIP 880 DIAGNOSTICS KEYPAD TEST DISPLAY TEST VOLTAGE MONITOR ENCODER SIGNAL PLOT SYSTEN STATISTICS PREVIOUS IMPORT CANCEL MENU EXPORT CHANGES Fig 1 18 DIAGNOSTICS form 4 0 F D Ti 3 0000 MM FL END ML Z ENCODER SIGNAL PLOT INPUT X1 INPUT X2 INPUT X3 INPUT X4 INPUT XS INPUT X6 USE NEH SETTINGS HELP 0 00 00 Il 2 nstalation aP Fig Il 19 Example of a signal plot j il 2 ad a O ad e N AMI Auxiliary Machine Interface X51 Optional If AMI hardware is connected to the POSITIP 880 the SWITCHING OUTPUTS form will be av
118. tated a specified amount ROTATE on each iteration LABEL CALL MIRROR allows blocks within a LABEL CALL Subprogram to be Inverted over an axis to MIRROR represent a mirror image of that subprogram POSITION DRILL soft key opens the program POSITION form for position drill jobs RILL LINE soft key opens the program form for milling a line LINE ARE EER RE MEE 54 Operating Instructions il ARC soft key opens the program form for milling an arc ARC BLEND soft key opens the program form and NORMAL ARC INVERTED ARC and CLOSED BLEND CONTOUR soft keys for performing a blend CHAMEFER soft key opens the program form and the CLOSED CONTOUR soft key to create CHANFER a chamfer MORE soft key allows the operator to toggle through the different soft keys rows MORE JUL Some programming features provided by the Positip 880 uy such as Arcs Blends and Chamfers are not easily machined on a manually operated machine These tool paths require two axes with simultaneously controlled motion The Positip 880 s Contour View function provides a graphical method for the operator to approximate these tool paths See Contour View on page 81for details regarding this function POSITIP 880 6 Programming POSITIP u Tool Call The TOOL CALL is used to select a specific tool number from the tool table at run time for instance during a program The block specifies a tool number and an optional tool axis See Fig
119. ted to press YES to set parameters to factory default settings or NO to cancel and return to previous menu screen 124 4 0 F D TO INSTALLATION SETUP PROTECTION AXES CONFIGURATION r PART PROGRAM ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION DATUM O COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS r TOOL TABLE OFF ON CANCEL 4 0 F D TO INSTALLATION SETUP COUNTER SETTINGS AXES CONFIGURATION ENCODER SETUP ERROR COMPENSATION SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT PROTECTION COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION MILL Fig 11 17 COUNTER SETTINGS form MILL TURN II Technical Information il Diagnostics The DIAGNOSTICS menu provides access for testing keypad LCD display encoders and power supply See Fig 11 18 Keypad test An image of the keypad w edge finder provides indication when a switch is pressed and released Press each hard and soft key to test A dot will appear on each key when it has been pressed indicating that it is operating properly Press the CE hard key twice to exit the keypad test Display test Display tests consist of the LCD sleep test and a color test Press the SLEEP TEST soft key The screen will go blank simulating the sleep mode To bring the screen back and end the test press any key Press the COLOR TEST soft key 6 times to review the complete cycle of colors available Press the EXIT TEST soft key to leave the display tes
120. ter Refer to File Operations in chapter l 6 Programming POSITIP 880 Block Function Soft Keys A block is a single step or a series of steps that make up a program Block function soft keys Operating mode PROGRAMMING Press the BLOCK FUNCTIONS soft key of the two features Adjusts the start point of current block and end i point of the previous block to the intersection PREVIOUS point of the two features Adjusts the end point of current block and start TRIN point of the first block in the path to the PATH intersection point of the two features Change features in a range of blocks CHANGE BLOCKS Delete a range of blocks from current program DELETE BLOCKS Copy a range of blocks within the current COPY program BLOCKS Move a range of blocks within the current HOVE program BLOCKS Adjusts the end point of current block and start NEXT point of the next block to the intersection point BLOCK TRIM Refer to Block Functions in chapter l 6 Programming POSITIP 880 POSITIP 880 AS 9 POSITIP 880 Turning Functio j il 9 POSITIP 880 Turning Functi CHANGING PROGRAM BLOCKS SEE FIG 1 85 OPERATING MODE PROGRAMMING seus From within BLOCK FUNCTIONS press the CHANGE BLOCKS soft key Select the range of blocks you want to change FIRST and LAST Press ENT after each selection Enter the tool offset either OUTSIDE or INSIDE Press ie USE 110 002
121. ting the display step with rotary encoders With rotary encoders the display step depends on the line count of the encoder and the angle display step Both parameters are entered separately for each rotary axis Example settings for HEIDENHAIN rotary encoders ROD 250 RON 255 9 000 18 000 1 ROD 250C RON 255C 9 000 500 ROD 250C ROD 255C 18 000 1 000 ROD 700C RON 705C RON 706C ROD 700C ROD 800C 36 000 1 000 POSITIP 880 Il 3 Encoders and Measured Value j il ll 4 Data n il 4 Data Interface The POSITIP 880 s data interface includes the RS 232 serial port X31 and parallel port X32 The serial port supports bi directional data communications which allows data to be exported to or imported from an external device The parallel port only allows data to be exported to an external device Data which can be exported from the POSITIP 880 to an external serial or parallel device includes User part programs Job and installation configuration parameters Non linear error compensation tables Measured value output display values or probing functions Data which can be imported into POSITIP 880 from an external device includes User part programs Job and installation configuration parameters Non linear error compensation tables Remote key commands This chapter covers what you need to know about setting up the data interface Pin layout of data interface Signal level Wiring of the connecting cable and
122. ting with the Edge Finder EDGE CENTER LINE DATUM and CIRCLE CENTER See Fig 1 27 amp Fig 1 28 Zz Preparation Enter the tool diameter and select the datum Press INFO Press the JOB SETUP soft key Select the TOOL TABLE form by pressing ENT Cursor to the tool you will use to set the datum Press USE and then USE NEW SETTINGS Example Probe workpiece edge and set edge as datum Eris Datum axis X 0 mm CANCEL Tool diameter D 3mm Fig 27 Setting datum using an edge Operating mode ACTUAL VALUE PROBE Press PROBE Cursor to the axis for which the coordinate is to be set X axis EDGE Press EDGE soft key A Touch workpiece edge NOTE Store the position of the edge by pressing the NOTE Fig 1 28 soft key C Retract the tool from the workpiece 34 Operating Instructions il Enter coordinate of the tool center 6088 X 1 5 mm and transfer coordinate as datum for the center line and press USE soft key POSITIP 880 I 3 Actual i r amm er m a l I 4 Distance To Go Displaying and Moving to Positions Distance To Go feature Although it is often sufficient to have POSITIP 880 display the coordinates of the actual position of the tool it is usually better to use the distance to go feature this enables you to approach to nominal positions simply by traversing to display value zero Even when working with
123. to hole C Traverse each coordinate of the working plane to display value zero Drill C Traverse to display value zero in the tool axis When you have reached required depth it will automatically advance to the coordinates of the next hole After drilling retract the drill in tool axis Mm i CC DD NEXT Press the NEXT HOLE soft key HOLE Continue to drill the remaining holes in the same way END When pattern is complete press the END soft key Linear Pattern Information required First hole 1st hole of the pattern Holes per row number of holes in each row of pattern Hole spacing the spacing or offset between each hole in the row Angle the angle or rotation of the pattern Depth the target depth for drilling in the tool axis Number of rows number of rows in the pattern Row spacing the spacing between each row of the pattern POSITIP 880 calculates the coordinates of the holes which you then move to simply by traversing to display value zero The graphic positioning aid is available for all moving axes The graphic enables verification of the hole pattern before you start machining It is also useful when selecting holes directly executing holes separately Skipping holes Operating Instructions il Example Entering data and executing linear pattern See Fig 1 37 amp Fig 1 38 First X coordinate of hole X 20 mm First Y coordinate of hole Y 15 mm Number of ho
124. tus Cartesius 1596 to 1650 The Cartesian coordinate system consists of three mutually perpendicular axes X Y and Z The point of intersection of these axes is called the datum or origin of the coordinate system See Fig 73 To determine positions on a workpiece the coordinate system Is laid onto the workpiece With lathe work i e rotationally symmetrical workpieces the Z axis moves along the axis of rotation while the X axis moves in the direction of the radius or diameter The Y axis can be disregarded since It would always have the same values as the X axis See Fig 74 POSITIP 880 Fig 73 Cartesian coordinate system Fig 74 The Cartesian coordinate with lathe work 9 POSITIP 880 Turning rnc 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti JA Job Setup for Turning Applications Two of the features in this JOB SETUP menu are unique to turning applications DIAMETER AXES OVERSIZE See chapter l 8 Job Setup Menu for descriptions of the other general Job Setup features See Fig 1 75 The JOB SETUP menu is accessed by pressing the INFO soft key then the JOB SETUP soft key When in the JOB SETUP menu the following soft keys will be available INSTALLATION SETUP Press to begin accessing the INSTALLATION SETUP parameters IMPORT EXPORT Press to begin importing or exporting the configuration file CANCEL CHANGES Will cancel all changes and exit from JOB SETUP back to the previous mode USE NEW SETTINGS Wil
125. ure 24 Selecting the Angle Format 24 Tool Table 24 Calling the Tool Data 25 3 Actual Value 26 Datum Setting Approaching Positions and Entering Actual Values Probing Functions for Datum Setting 28 Datum Setting with a Tool 34 4 Distance To Go 36 Displaying and Moving to Positions 36 5 Milling Patterns 43 POSITIP 880 Circle Pattern 43 Linear Pattern 46 Milling a Rectangle Pocket 49 26 6 Programming POSITIP 880 53 Program Capabilities 53 Editing and moving through a program 53 Programming Features 54 Tool Call 56 Datum Call 57 Presets 58 Hole Patterns and Rectangle Patterns 59 Subprograms 59 Labels 59 Label Number 60 Label Call 60 Position Drill 62 Milling a Line 63 Milling an Arc 64 Blend 66 Chamfer 68 File Operation Soft Keys 70 Loading saving deleting amp clearing a program 70 Directories 71 Importing a Program 13 Exporting a Program 74 Block Function Soft Keys 74 7 Executing a Program 78 Program views 80 Contour View 81 8 INFO Screen 83 Tool Table Usage 85 Installation Menu 92 Calculator 92 Language 95 Inch MM 95 9 POSITIP 880 Turning Functions 96 POSITIP 880 Power Up 96 Fundamental
126. us bar at the top of the screen To change the unit of measure Press INFO Press the INCH MM soft key The unit of measure can also be set in JOB SETUP Refer to Job Setup chapter l 8 POSITIP 880 95 il Power Up I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning puncti JA I 9 POSITIP 880 Turning Functions To enter POSITIP 880 for turning functions Switch on the power located on the back It will take approximately 25 30 seconds for system to start after power up The initial screen will appear This screen will only appear the first time you power up Select the language by pressing the LANGUAGE soft key See Fig 72 Select the TURN soft key to continue with turning functions You can change the application later in INSTALLATION SETUP under COUNTER SETTINGS If you are a novice user to the POSITIP 880 you should review the first 4 sections of this manual for information common to both milling and turning applications Your POSITIP 880 is now ready for operation and is in the operating mode ACTUAL VALUE 96 0 00 00 MM POSITIP 880 SOFTWARE VERSION x x x Select the LANGUAGE then press MILL or TURN LANGUAGE English MILL TURN HELP Fig 72 Initial screen Operating Instructions il Fundamentals of Positioning Introduction The geometry of a workpiece is described by a rectangular or Cartesian coordinate system named in honor of the French mathematician and philosopher Ren Descartes in Latin Rena
127. will appear as blue boxes with white text Error messages will appear as red boxes with white text Error messages If an error occurs while you are working with POSITIP 880 the Message bar will turn red and provide an explanation of what caused the error To clear the error message Press the CE Clear Entry key Critical error messages Critical error messages mean that the operational A N reliability of the POSITIP 880 has been impaired If a critical error occurs a message box will appear in the middle of the screen Take note of the error message displayed on the screen Switch off the power to the POSITIP 880 Attempt to correct the problem with the power off If the critical error message recurs notify your customer service agency POSITIP 880 I 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First Steps 2 Working with POSITIP 880 First coll Selecting the Unit of Measure Positions can be displayed and entered in millimeters or inches If you choose inches INCH will be displayed on the status bar at the top of the screen See Fig 16 To change the unit of measure Press the INFO soft key Press the INCH MM soft key The unit of measure can also be set in JOB SETUP Refer to Job Setup chapter l 8 Selecting the Angle Format Angles such as for a rotary table can be displayed and entered either as decimal degrees degrees minutes seconds DMS or radian values Refer to Job Setup chapter l 8 f

6 Programming POSITIP 880

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