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1. i 3 object s Disk free space 12 6 574 KB 9 Computer 2 30 CNC Autopilot NC 32 User Manual How to Use CNC AutoPilot Select the CNC AutoPilot application from NCUI folder as shown in Screen 3 At the start of the application the first introduction screen will be displayed as shown in Screen 24 Screen 24 AutoPilot Opening Screen Delta Tau Data Systems CNC AUTOPILOT Date 27 June 2001 Version 1 1 6 Mill C Lathe Applicatian Cancel The Application title will display selected machine type The machine type is automatically selected based on the NC installation If trying to select the other application CNC AutoPilot will give an error message Verify the type of application and Press Start to continue The Axis Motor tab will be displayed Screen 25 Axis Motor Program For MILL Application Std PLC Machine Setup r Axis Motor Definitions 1 r Position Units Axis Mir No Pulses Per Unit English inch x fi 4000000 C Metric mm Y g fe5400 00000 _ r Display Format z 000000 Inh sp 4 20000000 MM p3 A g pooo Degrees 33 _ c u fo pom v fo pooo w pom Reset All Pulses Per Unit Decode Control Encoder Lines Ballscrew Pitch Unit Conversion Factor BallS8crew in MM Example 4cts line 8192 lines rev rev bm
2. 34 Adh SENES 35 pU 35 LANA TITIO WAT RRRR 36 26 Feedrate Override eene ente enne eren 36 DIM 36 Handle s ee ene e E 36 monmmincemC 37 37 Table of Contents i PMAC NC 32 User Manual JOS Speed M 37 37 Positives W T 38 a OQ 38 Home 38 38 Positive Limit Switch m 38 38 TT OIC SW CU C P M 38 Home 38 CS 38 Jg vi ene 38 Followint Error nismes 38 38 LookAhead ON ENEA NE 38 Function Buttons E ea ae a E iait 39 ES 39 UPd C
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4. 32 DELTA TAU Data Systems Inc NEW IDEAS IN MOTION Single Source Machine Control Power Flexibility Ease of Use 21314 Lassen Street Chatsworth CA 91311 Tel 818 998 2095 Fax 818 998 7807 www deltatau com PMAC NC 32 User Manual Table of Contents EN DRODUC TION Perocce ccc Led 1 Hardware Software Components sssini ette teet dette ted tire ee eb deese ae aan erede RD encre pun 1 Hardware Components RR H 1 Software 1 INSTALLATION AND SETUP R 3 Verification of the NC Installation esses ener eene ne retener enne 3 Testing the ADV810 Control Panel 5 Running the CNC AutoPilot Program ccccesccescssseesseeseeeeeeseeesecesecnsecaeceaecsaecaeecaeeeaeseaeseeeesenseeeseseeseeeneeeeenaeenaes 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELTA TAU NC FOR WINDOW ccscsssssssssssseseesssseseesessesesseseeeees 7 epar x 7 General Screen Display Breakdown essere innen enn enn 8 sinere de ED ee IA MM M 10 Dun 10 rg 9 E
5. 1 Code Axis Performance Lookahead System Coordinate System Data File ECN C Coords dat Browse r Feedrate Limits Max FPM 750 Max FPR 00000 Parameters Minimum Buffered Lines 000 Maximum line length 256 DNC Flow Control DTR Disabled x Flow Software ATS Disabled Load Reg File HN Open the NC Registry NC 3 0 onwards Motion Application V2 36 or older and select Coord Sys Set the parameter as DNC Port Group Box Port COMI or 2 whichever is available Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 7 Stop Bits 2 Parity None DNC Flow Control DTR Disable Flow Software RTS Disable This finishes the COM port setting for the destination NC controller Use the same settings on the source computer How to transfer the file using DNC Make sure the COM port settings are the same on both sides Delta Tau used Predator software to test for file transfer Select Manual Mode Press Press Fl Press F3 DNC mode 24 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual On selecting DNC mode a dialog box will be displayed Press Yes to confirm the mode Press F12 Press F2 OPEN On selecting OPEN the DNC buffer will be open for the communication P
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7. Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows PMAC NC 32 User Manual General Screen Display Breakdown This section discusses the screen components Refer to Screen 5 0 0000 0 0000 O N M EESE 4 p Screen 5 Screen Components L K 00 0000 ode 0 09 HA DOA 8 000G 0 00060 0 0000 A Application Name B Current part program file for execution UEM CONT Low WARNING BUF CLS NO BUFFER 8 8 J N 1 i i F12 POS PRG OFS TOOLS SETTING DIAG REWIND EDITOR MSG DRY RUN C Current tool number On Startup this is always Updated in AUTO or MDI mode on tool selection D Active G codes Updated in AUTO and MDI mode E Current program position Updated in all modes F Current Part program The red rectangle box marks the line to be executed Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual G Feedrate This horizontal line has six boxes as follows 1 Current feed rate value from Part program code 2 Actual feed rate This value may not be the accurate measure as NC displays the sum of the actual velocities over the axis 3 Feed rate mode feed rate per minute Current program mode This can be Cut G1 G2 etc or RPD GO Current feed rate and rapid override values These values are same as there 1s only one 5 6 Feed rate override control
8. 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 oom 0 0000 Y 0 0000 Y 0 0001 I ae 1 P12 n nnnn nnnn nnnn zl 0 4100 0000 0276 Gauge Block Height 2 0000 Clear 11 NNNM INN NN _ Sz axis MEM WARNING BUF RS27h BIN 5 8 Fi F2 5 o F8 F9 F10 ri GE E e ee cen evan Astart 1 S SI Gycwinntisystemaz E windows TaskManager Control ee Ncui32 q DA VAS 2 15 How to Set the Work Offset The offset can be changed only in Manual Mode 1 Move to the appropriate axis position 2 Select the required Work Offset G54 to G59 3 Press F12 to go to offset setting page 4 Press the appropriate SET button to set the offset NC software will need confirmation Press OK to SET or CANCEL to previous value Screen 7 Work Offset Query You have used position setto change G55 axis X from 0 00000 to 17 00000 Do you wish to keep the new offset of 17 00000 in const 12 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual The SET ALL button will set the work offset for all the axes F5 Tools The Tool Offset Screen allows quick and easy establishment of tool len
9. The search will find the label string and the execution pointer will point to the required program start location In the display it is shown as a blank red square The solid red band Screen 19 specifies the last executed line Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 21 NC 32 User Manual 688 G96 G17 G94 G46 G26 6 1666 8 0688 6 6660 Screen 19 Last Executed Line 5 9989 H85 Neo 6 6668 8 0680 6 6660 N 66621 6435 N766126 5435F 467 8 N88x8 2625V0 051520 5361 N96X 6 238676 08320 528 N166X6 2148790 124526 5194 N116X6 1969796 16626 5162 120 0 16770 207520 5 003 N13 6X6 143296 24926 49 N146X6 119396 296526 4791 N156X6 6954V6 33226 4675 N166X6 6716796 3735260 4553 N176X6 6477960 41526 4424 N18 6X6 623976 456520 429 N19 6X 6Y6 49826 4148 N288X 8 60239V8 556520 529 N216X 6 6477 6 41526 4424 N226X 6 6716 6 373520 4553 N236X 6 695496 33226 4675 On Cycle Start all the non motion codes will be executed Program Rewind Program Rewind rewinds the current program and initializes the program counter to the first line of the program Program Rewind is allowed in Manual mode without any condition It is allowed in AUTO mode if the program is not running and the Current Status Screen 5 item J displays STOP and IPOS In Position It is allowed in MDI mode if the program is not running and the Current Status displays STOP HOLD MDI Mode This is similar
10. This is used even with SOFTWARE CONTROL PANEL Example code for NC4 0 CONTROL PANEL PLC Software based speed selection If the user wants to change the Jog speed THIS IS THE SECTION where the speed values can be set IF C FEED 0 IF FEED M SEL FEED 10000 I122 100 I222 100 1322 2 S FEED C FEED M ELSE IF pe M SEL FEED 1000 I122 75 I222 75 1322 la S FEED M C FEED M ELSE IF pet M SEL FEED 100 1122 50 1222 50 1322 x S FEED M C FEED M ELSE IF C rh M SEL _ FEED_10 1122 25 I222 25 I322 S FEED C FEED ELSE IF C min SEL _ FEED 1 I122 10 I222 10 1322 S FEED C FEED M ENDIF ENDIF ee ENDIF ENDIF C FEED M PREV_ 1 JOG SPEED 1122 PREV Ta SPEED 1222 PREV 3 JOG _ SPEED 1322 ENDIF ControlPanelPLC gg
11. 4 14 PM 9 Laser Compensation MILL M 7KB MFile 6 22 2001 11 33 AM CJ MyLaser CNTLPANEL PLC 26KB PLCFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM x Mymachine HANDLE PLC 4KB PLCFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM C MYUMAC HOME PLC 11KB PLCFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM C1 Nc 3 00 INITIALIZE PLC 3KB PLCFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM 8 NC31 F OVERRIDED PLC 6KB PLCFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM iis SPINDLE PLC 6KB 7 3 2001 4 14 MILL T 4KB 33 Al Ga SOc Test s B TFile 6 22 2001 11 33 AM C TstaDve10 tstadv810M 2 HomeConnect InstallShield Installation Infc Internet Explorer mierecafF age hd 14 object s Disk free space 12 5 GB 237 KB ig My Computer The MyMachine folder is created by the Auto Pilot program and all the PLCs are stored into this folder e PLC PMAC PLC files to be used with ADV810 control panel H Header files to be used in download Mill Machine GMT code files e PMAC I variable file e Configuration file to be used in downloading the PLC manually by using PEWIN32 software Build amp Download uses the MyMachine CFG file to download to the PMAC It uses the ADDRESS H and ADVCNTLU H files which are stored under C Program Files Common Files Delta Tau Shared folder Do not alter these files MyMachine CFG This file is the template file created by AutoPilot to be used in case of manual download This file can be used in the future for further do
12. 456520 429 16 33 N218X 8 85778 51520 2525 220 0 071698 373528 4553 2 9 0954 0 33220 4675 PREV PAGE NEXT PAGE cena p pes e F8 Rewind This function is used in Program Rewind The rewind is possible in MDI or AUTO mode only if Current Status shows STOP and IPOS In addition rewind is possible in Manual mode Refer to Screen 5 item J F9 Editor This function is used in loading or modifying a current or new part program Advance features such as Search and Replace are available Program editing is possible in Manual mode only Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows PMAC NC 32 User Manual F10 MSG This function is useful in reading the error messages Screen 14 Error Messages PMAC NC Control HILL1 NC Repeat 1 of 1 Z Line 6 of 117 Alrm No Type Description Warning xis X 3013 B Tue Jul 24 12 19 27 2001 Not home referenced Warning xis Y 3013 8 Tue Jul 24 12 19 27 2001 Not home referenced Feedrate gt 8 0 0 cur X j FO 100 0 RO 160 Spindle gt AN 6000 fct 8 CSS OF F OUR 169 AXIS sus cor iw n ELIT CIN RT To Clear the messages press F12 and select F2 F11 OPER This function displays the software control panel and is used when the Hardware control panel is not available All the NC func
13. C C C IE le IC Negative Limit Switch C E c o Home Switch IE Home on C Channel lt c 9 IC pessan Feed Rate 200 Iv Lookahead ON Following Error fio In Position Band 1 0 Machine Unit Inch Min PMAC_Setup Update Build Build amp Download CNC System Unit Inch Min or mm Min Jog Speed This sets the maximum Axis Jog speed in user selected units The user selected unit is displayed as Machine Unit The speed setting can be different for different motors Rapid Speed This sets the maximum Axis Rapid speed in user selected units This setting can be different for different motors This speed is GO speed in terms NC Control Panel PLC 37 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Positive S W Limit This sets the Positive Software Limit in user selected units This setting can be different for different motors Negative S W Limit This sets the Negative Software Limit in user selected units This setting can be different for different motors Home Offset This sets the distance in user selected units to move after machine completes the HOME Home Speed This sets the maximum machine HOME speed in user selected units This setting can be different for different motors Speed can positive or negative Positive Limit Switch This group of radio buttons per axis sets the basic condition for Ter homing Negative Limi Swich For example if Positive Limit
14. H Spindle This horizontal line has six boxes as follows Current spindle mode CW or CCW Current selected spindle speed S code Maximum allowed spindle speed Special spindle mode constant surface speed If the mode is on it will display ON 2 3 4 Current actual spindle speed This value is accurate if the spindle is close loop 5 6 Current spindle override value I Mode This horizontal line has four boxes displaying the current mode Auto Manual or MDI The first second and third box display the different information in Manual and AUTO MDI If the mode is AUTO MDI then these are Single Block Block Delete and Optional Stop When the button is selected for one of these functions the corresponding box is highlighted If the mode is Manual then the first box displays current selected Axis X Y etc The second box displays manual sub mode Continuous CONT jog Handle Home The third box displays current speed selection for the Manual sub mode CONT and HANDLE These are High Medium Low or 0 01 0 001 or 0 0001 JA The fourth box displays the current active modal codes in AUTO MDI and is empty in Manual mode Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows PMAC NC 32 User Manual J Current Status This last horizontal line can be Warning Ready Inhibit Message or Alarm It has five active blocks as follows 1 The first and se
15. Type This setting is changed only if the control panel uses binary type switches Presently all the Delta Tau control panels use gray scale type switches so there is no need to change this setting Display Priority Display Priority 1s a standard setting that does not need to change Display Priority sets the preference for the NC display The priority can be set to either Software Panel F11 Key or Control Panel If Software Panel is selected then the Software Operator panel will be displayed in NC software This is only for those who do not want a Hardware control panel No of I O Cards This box is for adding I O cards Default control panel PLC reads and writes one I O card When the control panel type is ADV810 then these settings are not available For ADV810 use I O M variables defined in IO810 H file The file can be found at C Program Files Delta Tau Shared I0810 h This file is already included in the CFG file output of AutoPilot Override This group box takes the input for machine override parameters Control Panel PLC 35 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Spindle Override This group box is used to set Spindle Override percentages The Speed Min sets the Minimum Spindle Override and the Speed Max sets the Maximum Spindle Override The Digital and Analog Radio Buttons set the type of switch used for setting Spindle Override Range Default 50 to 110 Allowed 0 to 200 Settable Feedrate Override This Group Box is
16. configured based on the type of control panel hardware The next section explains more about configuring these PLCs Enable If this Check Box is checked then the PLC is generated and stored in PLC Path By default this is checked This check box is present in every PLC group box Cntl Panel This group box takes the input for creating Control Panel PLC To create the Control Panel PLC enter the type of control panel Delta Tau standard NCUI 32 has different types of Control Panels Currently this software supports ADV600 ADV800 and ADV810 The details of these control panels are available at www deltatau com The Control Panel PLC output changes according to the selection of control panel Select the appropriate panel By default ADV600 control panel is selected In our case it will be ADV810 As soon as the ADV810 radio button is selected the Spindle and Feed rate override will be selected as type ANALOG See Appendix A for details 34 CNC Autopilot NC 32 User Manual Adv Settings The Adv Settings function displays the screen shown below Advance Settings allows setting of some special features of NC Screen 27 Advance Settings Advance Settings Switch Type No of 1 0 Cards Jv 0 Card 1 WO 2 WO Card 3 WO Card 4 5 Gray Scale C Binary Display Priority Control Panel C Software Panel Press Done when Finished Switch
17. display parameters such as Distance to Go or Active G code etc Text displays only the part program On selecting the DNC function NC will accept the the DNC file input on the serial COM port The properties for the communication port can be set with the Motion NcRegistry application program On pressing F12 two functions are possible Open and Search Open is used for loading a new part program file Search is used to search the string in the part program This can be used to start the program in the middle or recover the program from the same point where it left stopped All the non motion codes are executed This can be treated as the MID PROGRAM START function F4 Offset F4 allows the machine operator to quickly and easily establish G54 through G59 machine work coordinate sometimes referred to as fixture offsets values On pressing F12 Set X Set Y Set Z and Set functions are available to set the work offset The work offset G54 to G59 can be select by moving Left or Right Arrow or Tab key Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 11 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 6 Position Display RN i8i xi Repeat 1 of 1 Line 8 of 91 N8688888 Ea 4 3 4567 0000 ess D 0 0000 4 0000 e 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 o e LRL oom 0 4375 0 4375 0 1375 ERR 0 0 0000 0 0000 c54 1 Pe 0 0 0000 0 0000 NES
18. for Delta Tau NC for Windows 15 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 12 NCUI32 exe Properties NCUI32 exe Properties Run iff LI C Program Files Delta Tau NC 2 36 Open the Pages Dat file and append modify it for diagnostic The file itself is explainable and there are examples to support When the DIAG mode is selected the NCUI displays the Pages Dat file 16 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual Screen 13 Pages Dat File 2008 0000 LOCAL VARIABLES 1 33 zu oles LOCAL VARIABLES 1 33 G65 LEVEL 2 G17 695 LOCAL VARIABLES 1 33 G65 LEVEL 3 G46 629 H61 DOG LOCAL VARIABLES 1 33 G65 LEVEL 4 COMMON VARIABLES 100 131 16 9088 f COMMON VARIABLES 132 163 n COMMON VARIABLES 164 195 3 1888 COMMON VARIABLES 196 199 COMMON VARIABLES 500 531 COMMON VARIABLES 532 563 N18T1H6 6 23 N30G6654X6 286316 N40G4321 H1 7 NS 9 N6 86821 0435 8 25 796128 5435 467 8 9 26 8 08 2625990 841528 5361 N9 0X8 2386V8 88328 528 10 27 N188X8 2148V0 124520 5195 N116X68 196976 16626 5162 11 28 1298 9 16799 207528 5884 N130X0 1432Y0 24920 49 12 29 1 0 0 119378 290520 5791 E 15 0954 8 33228 1675 169 9 671616 373526 4553 1 N17 6X6 8477 8 41528 4424 N186X 6 623978 456526 429 15 32 N196X 6Y6 49826 4148 2 8 0239 8
19. on the bottom of the screen The CNC AutoPilot program is a part of NCUI32 installation It is available from the NC folder Screen 22 Available Applications Acrobat Reader 4 0 gt Accessories Startup Documents S Internet Explorer e Outlook Express OpenPCS Search amp NC31 amp CNC AutoPilot gt BB CNC AutoPilot SOCLB Test Help amp NCRegisty 1 NCUI32 exe Programs Settings 12 45 Control Panel PLC 29 PMAC NC 32 User Manual To verify successful installation of CNC AutoPilot select it on screen 22 and verify the installation structure shown on Screen 23 Screen 23 Installation Structure Files Delta Tau CNC AutoPilot File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back v gt Qsearch Folders 02 X Address C c program Files Delta 9 Go Folders x Nme sz Type Mod ied Program Files File Folder 6 27 2001 5 3 i Accessories _5 544 KB Application 6 27 2001 3 47 QNCSETUP HLP 32KB File 6 22 2001 11 2 31 7 Adobe Castlewood Common Files G3 ComPlus Applications Delta Tau 0 600 C Bostomatic Machine Code Laser Compensation of MyLaser MYUMAC NC 3 00 ncui3 1adv810 Pmac Plot32 Pro SOCLB Test of TstADv810
20. 206X 6 6239 0 456520 429 N2416X 6 047796 41520 4424 871699 373528 4553 095490 33220 4675 Orient e e 9 9 High X10000 Operational Modes Delta Tau NC operates in Manual Auto MDI or DNC mode Manual Mode This mode is used for setting the part which includes settings of the work offset and tool offset The possible axis operations include Axis Selection The axis can be selected using Axis Selector switch Axis JOG Axis JOG CONT is used to jog the selected axis JOG and JOG are possible choices Axis HOME Axis HOME Machine Reference is used to reference the selected axis Axis HANDLE Axis Handle is used for fine and controlled jog moves Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 19 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Auto Mode Typically this mode is used for running the part program Select Press AUTO to switch to AUTO mode The AUTO can be selected from Manual mode if all the axes are stationary or from MDI mode if the program is not running and the Current Status See Screen 5 item J displays HOLD and IPOS In Position It is not advisable to change the mode while axes are moving or program is running How to LOAD a New Program for Execution The program can be loaded from Auto mode or Manual mode NC always loads the last executed part program To load a new part program press F3 F12 and F2 This will open the dialog Box for loading the file Sel
21. Download button can be selected If Build amp Download is selected make sure to check the ENABLE PLC and SAVE PLC box If needed Screen 29 Set up of Axis Motor Relationship CNC Autopilot Program For MILL Application g g g g g g g g g 40 CNC Autopilot PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 30 PLC Input Name MyMachine PLC Path CAProgram Files Delta Tau MyMachine Override Home Handle Spindle iv v 2 idle Override Method Increment Type Initialize Parameter Mtr 1 2 Mtr 3 Control Panel PLC 41 PMAC NC 32 User Manual For this example assume that Build is pressed This creates the PLC Screen 32 shows the files generated by the CNC AutoPilot program Screen 32 Files Generated Files Delta Tau MyMachine File Edit View Favorites Tools Help amp Bak v GQsearch Pyrolders CHitoy GS X A Address C ca C Program Files Delta Tau MyMachine Folders x Name Type Modfied ComPlus Applications 2 MyMachine CFG 1KB CFG File 7 3 2001 4 14 PM C Delta Tau MILL G 91KB GFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM 0 600 MyMachine H 1KB HFile 7 3 2001 4 13 PM adv810M NCPLC H 3KB HFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM Bostomatic oEM H 79KB HFile 7 3 2001 4 14 PM H E CNC AutoPilot NC I VAR IVR 3KB IVR File 7 3 2001
22. PLC Tab Machine Name ncuiS 1adv810 PLC Path CAProgram Files Delta Tau ncui3_ladv81 Panel Override Home Handle Spindle a Method Increment Type Initialize Control Panel PLC 33 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Machine Name Machine Name allows entering a Machine Name up to 15 characters This Machine Name is used for generating the CFG file as well as for creating the directory The default Machine Name is ADV600 which is one of Delta Tau s available Control Panels For example if the machine is MyMachine then CNCAutoPilot will create the directory MyMachine under c Program Files Delta the PLC Header etc files are stored in this folder PLC Path The PLC Path allows storing the PLC files The standard path C Program Files Delta Tau lt Machine Name gt is recommended for better organization If Browse is not used then the Machine Name will be used as a directory name If Browse is used write a name for the directory As soon as a Machine Name is entered the PLC Path is updated automatically PMAC Type The program detects the type of the PMAC automatically and displays it here Default PMAC Type is PMAC TURBO 2 ENABLE PLC If Enable PLC is checked then all the generated PLCs are enabled SAVE PLC If SAVE PLC is checked then the Save command is issued to PMAC after download This saves all the PLC and I variables in the PMAC memory There are five standard PLCs that can be
23. Switch is selected then Homing Home Switch will be done on rising edge of positive limit switch and rising edge of C channel This is the same for the other two switches Home on C Channel Home on Channel is used if the Homing is to be done on the rising edge of C channel only Only one type of condition is selected Rising Edge CS Setup This group box consists of settings related to the NC coordinate system Feed Rate This sets the maximum Axis Feed Rate in user selected units Usually this is set for a complete machine This speed is G1 G2 G3 speed in terms NC Following Error This sets the maximum following error in user selected units This setting is for a complete machine and not for individual axes In Position Band This sets the In position band in user selected units This setting is for a complete machine and not for individual axes LookAhead ON This check box is true 1f PMAC type is Turbo This sets the basic starting parameters for the LookAhead mode for the NC These settings depend upon PMAC CPU frequency The following I variables will be set for NC Coordinate system 1 15113 Move segmentation time 15187 Acceleration time 5120 No of segment For details on these parameters refer to the PMAC Turbo Manual 38 CNC Autopilot NC 32 User Manual Function Buttons There are four function buttons available on all screens PMAC Setup Thi
24. and feed rate HOME PLC This is the home PLC for all axes HANDLE PLC This PLC is for Handle Control Panel PLC PMAC NC 32 User Manual SPINDLE PLC This PLC is for Spindle It can be open or closed OEM H This header file is created by the AutoPilot program for general use and should not be altered MyMachine H file is to be used for general use NCPLC H This file is generated by AutoPilot It consist of the defines constant based on the user input MILL G MILL M and MILL T are the G M and T code files used in the application ADVCNTLU H This file is in C Program Files Common Files Delta Tau Shared folder and should not be altered This will be useful in assigning USER buttons from ADV810 control panel 44 CNC Autopilot NC 32 User Manual APPENDIX A Control Panel PLC Architecture change between NC4 0 and NC2 36 NC3 11 CNC Autopilot utility comes with NC4 0 and generates CONTROL PANEL PLC All settings e g Jog Speed Handwheel Increment etc are set through PLC and not from NC software The Control Panel PLC is independent of NC software and NC software will not override the values NC software will set the bit in PTRM Command Register and PLC will take action based on command register On completion of the command PLC will set the DPRAM bit for the status register so that NC can display the values In the example C FEED M is the command register and S FEED M is the status register
25. box takes the input for Spindle PLC Type Type allows selection of the spindle type as Close Loop or Open Loop The Close Loop spindle requires a feedback Open Loop does not Max RPM This parameter allows the definition of Maximum Spindle Speed This input is used by Spindle PLC for setting proper RPM The program will not accept an RPM command greater than MAX RPM it will clamp it to Max RPM This finishes configuring the PLC input The next step is to set Machine Parameters Machine Setup Tab This menu allows setting of all the basic machine related settings for NCUI 32 such as Speed Following Error etc The menu screen is self explanatory The axes are displayed only if they are assigned to the motor In Screen 28 only X Y Z and S are displayed Therefore only X Y Z and S are assigned to the motor in Axis Motor tab Screen 28 Machine Setup Tab itopilot Program For MILL Application Axis Motor Std PLC Machine Setup Parameter Miri Mtr 5 Mtrif Mtr 8 Axis Name r Jog Speed 100 000 100 000 100000 250 250 250 250 Rapid Speed 300 000 300000 300000 300 300 300 300 0 Positive Limit 0 o 0 0 o 0 fo Negative Limit 10 jo 0 0 0 IE fo Home Offset 0 000 o 000 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 Home Speed 100 000 100 000 100000 200 200 200 200 m Positive Limit Switch
26. cond boxes are active in AUTO or MDI mode The first box displays the j Status of the current part program Run Hold or Stop The second box displays the motor status In Position IPOS only if all the axes are IN POSITION 3 The third box displays the program buffer status If it shows BUF OPEN then the CNC is ready to load the part program for execution The BUF OPEN is shown only in AUTO or MDI mode In manual mode this shows BUF CLS Close 4 The fourth box displays the type of standard code supported by Delta Tau NC RS274 5 The fifth box displays the status of dual port memory which is an essential component of Delta Tau NC If it displays DPR BIN then the memory is active for loading the part program If it displays NO BUFFER then the part program cannot be loaded Distance to go Updated in AUTO or MDI mode Current execution line number Active tool length offset number and tool offset number Updated in AUTO and MDI mode Active M codes Updated in AUTO and MDI mode Current feed rate selection in user unit Updated in AUTO and MDI mode Partial part program execution status repeat count and number of lines remaining in the program The manual will be referring to M N O and P sections extensively for explaining different NC modes Function Keys There are 12 function keys on the screen labeled F1 to F12 These function keys are available on every screen F1 and F12 keys are
27. e machine or is to be used with the UMAC DEMO box Hardware Software Components Normally the system 1s delivered with the following components installed Hardware Components ADV810 Control Panel e UMAC Software Components NCUI32 CNC Auto Pilot Executive S W to talk Turbo Setup Program PMAC Plot program Introduction 1 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Introduction PMAC NC 32 User Manual INSTALLATION AND SETUP Verify the installation according to the following sections If the NCUI32 software is not already installed use DeltaTau s NC software CD to install it The installation software gives step by step instructions NCUI can be installed for Mill Machining Center or Lathe Turning Center application Verification of the NC Installation S W Screen 1 displays the different applications that can be selected after successful installation of the CD Screen 1 Available Applications E teal Pol J Windows 2000 Professional Installation and Setup PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 2 displays the installation structure Files Delta Tau NC 3 00 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Screen 2 Installation Structure Back gt GQsearch yrolders CHristory 05 GE OX A Accessories Adobe C Castlewood Common Files Z ComPlu
28. ect the required file and close the dialog box by pressing OPEN Screen 17 Open File en File 2 Look in e ek BLKPERSEC NC File name Files of type files nc Cancel 2 The Look In folder is the folder set by the NC application to Start In See F7 Diag for information It is advisable to END a part program by M2 or M30 code Mid Program Start This is allowed only in AUTO Mode To start the program in the middle press F3 F12 and F3 Search The Search Dialog box will appear Enter the label string nearest to the required location of program start and Press Find Next 20 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 18 Find FA PMAC NC Control T1 5 9986 G96 H85 Neo G94 G26 6 6006 6 6668 6 6668 9 8808 6 6668 NO5G654G69 668 6640617 Findwhat Find Next N18T1H6 DETRAS NPLTETT Cancel N 065321 H1 N5 8 9 Match case N6 06821 0435 86128 5 35 67 8 80 9 2625 0 841520 5361 38610 68320 528 215878 124528 5195 190970 16620 5102 16778 207520 5004 1432Y0 24920 49 119370 290520 4791 0 0954 0 33220 4675 071698 373520 4553 N176X 0 0477 0 41520 4424 N186X 0 623976 456526 429 N196X 6Y6 49826 4148 N266X 6 623976 456520 429 N210X 6 647796 41520 4424 220 0 0716498 373520 4553 N238X 8 0954v8 33228 5675 Fl F2 a x 77 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11
29. gth definitions gage block height and cutter compensation values Press the F12 key function toggle key Set Z appears on the F2 button Screen 8 Tool Offset PMAC NC Control 5 x 8266 NC Repeat 1 of 1 Line 6 of 91 N868888 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0001 Y 0 0001 Y 0 0001 0 4375 0 4375 0 4375 H m H cc O O O O O O O 225 co cc o o 5 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 p 0 0000 0 0000 0 0001 0 0000 Clear ALL Feedrate gt 8 8 ZEUKA Spindle gt 76006 CSS 0FF OUR 116 ms qp 1 o p MN I loc E Pe EL F12 How to Set the Tool Offset The offset can be changed only in Manual Mode 1 Move to the appropriate Z height position 2 Press F12 to go to Tool offset setting page 3 Press SET Z to set the offset NC software will need confirmation Press OK to SET or CANCEL to previous value Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 13 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 9 Z Axis Query You have changed axis Z tool geometry offset from 0 000000 to 3 100000 Do you wish to keep the new value of omes 3 100000 in F6 Settings The Setting Screen with Parts Counter amp Parts Total screen provides machine operating and power on totals cycle time and cutting time and parts counter parts required total This screen also provides t
30. he current time and date Screen 10 G Settings Settings Machine Life Totals Days Hr Mn Sec Machine On Time 000 00 00 00 Cycle Totals Hr Mn Sec Cycle Time 00 00 00 Cutting Time 000 00 00 00 Cutting Time 00 00 00 Running Time 000 00 00 00 Timer 00 00 00 Power Up Totals Parts Count Days Hr Mn Sec Machine On Time 000 00 00 00 Cutting Time 000 00 00 00 Running Time 000 00 00 00 Parts Required 0 Parts Count 0 Parts Total 0 F7 Diag The DIAG F7 function displays the Diagnostic page It shows real time data This page displays dual port RAM raw data Command Status overview Spindle information and Homing information This is useful information for the Delta Tau support team when calling in with a problem Delta Tau has created a user definable diagnostic page for user diagnostics This page can be displayed by setting Windows registry key entry UseNewDiagnostics to 1 14 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual Screen 11 Registry Editor UseNewDiagnostics g Registry Editor Registry Edit View Favorites Help 32 Name Data Editor 88 UseNewDiagnostics REG DWORD 0 00000001 1 al File Manager halk ComputerXHKEY _CURRENT_USER Software Delta TauXNCUI 32 2 The registry path is displayed with the key By default this key is set to 0 It is the U
31. l I7mn0 variable of PMAC Position Units The second Group Box is Position Units This allows defining the Position unit of the machine Inch mm This setting is for the complete Machine not for individual motors The first time the program is started Position Units defaults to English Inch and English Inch is checked on the screen Select Metric mm and the program will start in Metric mm thereafter until switched back to English Display Format The third box is Display Format This allows defining the display format for different Position units This display format is used by NCUI 32 to display the axis position The convention of the format is HH i e total number of digits is five with three of them after the decimal point Default format is 9 4 which means total width is nine digits with four digits after the decimal point Reset All This allows setting all definitions to 0 zero As 0 indicates that the axis is not connected this function helps setting a new Axis Motor definition quickly 32 CNC Autopilot PMAC NC 32 User Manual D xU LU AD Screen 26 shows the Std PLC tab Use the Std PLC tab to configure create and download the PLCs to PMAC and to start the basic function of the NC The basic functionality includes Mode selection Axis selection Jog Speed selection Handwheel operation All function keys from the ADV810 Panel single step optional stop block del etc Screen 26 Std
32. m 25 4 mm inch 166461 48 PPU PMAC Setup Update Build Build amp Download Setthe Axis Motor Definition Assign Motor Number and Pulses Per Unit to the axis With this tab enter the Axis Motor relations to be used for the machine Control Panel PLC 31 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Axis Motor Definitions There are three columns under Axis Motor Definitions Axis Name Mtr No and Pulses Per Unit Axis Name is fixed Mtr No and Pulses Per Unit entries are assigned Mtr No Any motor can be assigned to any axis For example motor 2 can be assigned to axis X or 3 to axis Y etc The motor number cannot be duplicated For example assignment of motor 1 to axis x and y will result in an Invalid Motor Number error The range for Motor Number is 1 to 8 Pulses Per Unit This is encoder counts per unit If the machine unit is inch then it is the number of encoder counts per inch To calculate this value a simple formula can be used Pulses per Unit Decode Control Encoder Lines Ballscrew Pitch Unit conversion factor Decode Control Turbo PMAC I7mn0 parameter value Default is 4 Encoder Lines The number of lines specified by the Encoder manufacturer used for the feedback For example For standard 5mm pitch ballscrew and 8192 lines encoders the pulses per unit value is Pulses Per Unit 4 cts Line 8192 lines rev rev 5mm 25 4 mm inch 166461 48 pulses per inch Where 4 cts line is decode contro
33. n from TurboSetupPRO finish the remaining AutoPilot Program This involves setting up the Axis Motor relation PLC Configuration Machine Setup Parameters Configuration PLC to PMAC Build or Build and Download For more information read the CNC AutoPilot manual The next step is to RUN NCUI32 This will show basic functionality working and includes Mode selection e AXIS selection Jog Speed selection Handwheel operation e All function keys from the ADV810 Panel Single Step Optional Stop Block Del etc This completes the NC Installation and Setup 6 Installation and Setup NC 32 User Manual OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELTA TAU NC FOR WINDOWS This section describes the operational interface for Delta Tau NC for windows It gives a detailed explanation of each screen and the keys associated with it Getting Started On startup the splash screen is displayed This includes the software version number and its release date This information is useful in reporting any problem to Delta Tau Data Systems support team Screen 4 PMAC NC 22 Startup Screen Pro LANA DELTA TAU Pro Data Systems INC Internet PMACNC 32 Version 3 1 JUN 21 2001 Copyright 1992 2000 Delta Tau Data Systems INC This program is protected by U S and intemational copyright laws ar405eng exe 169 31 2 Sti 948
34. program in single step mode MDI Press Cycle Start key COOLANT The key handling is in CNTLPANEL PLC but MDI actual I O handling should be implemented by the user Feedrate FEED RATE AUTO or Controls the feed rate in G1 G2 and G3 moves override MDI Increases or decreases the axis speed proportionally Spindle SPINDLE AUTO or Increases or decreases the spindle speed override MDI proportionally Operating Instructions for ADV810 Control Panel 27 PMAC NC 32 User Manual 28 Operating Instructions for ADV810 Control Panel NC 32 User Manual CNC AUTOPILOT Introduction CNC AutoPilot was developed to assist in setting up basic NC functionality allowing the integrator to concentrate more on custom machine software e g tool logic development ESTOP logic development etc The program allows configuration of the axis motor relation PLC and machining parameter The program is useful for setting the NCUI32 related parameters but not PMAC setup The PMAC Setup program 15 required CNC AutoPilot also creates the modular file structure system This helps in documentation and better control of machine software The program removes the requirement of going through NC Registry Motion Application The program is user friendly Each menu item on the screen is associated with a single line Hint and details are available by pressing F1 The hint displays
35. repare for file transfer on the source computer and Transfer the file On successful file transfer the program will be displayed on the screen This completes the file transfer operate the NC How to Disconnect from DNC mode To come out of DNC mode take the following steps Press F3 PROG Press Fl Press F3 DNC On selecting DNC mode a dialog box will be displayed Press Yes to confirm the mode Press F12 Press F2 OPEN This will exit DNC mode and the regular file open dialog box will appear Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 25 PMAC NC 32 User Manual 26 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADV810 CONTROL PANEL These procedures are helpful when a CNC AutoPilot program is used to create a Delta Tau standard PLC On the ADV810 Control Panel there are 24 push buttons two Analog pots for override axis selection switch and hand wheel The NC uses the 16 pushbuttons and the remaining eight pushbuttons can be used The Emergency switch is available on the panel but to use it connect it in the machine electrical logic Function Push Button Active In Comments Switch Mode Axis Select AXIS Rotary Manual The axes which are assigned to the motor are Switch displayed on NC screen Axis Home Machine Zero Manual Select the a
36. s Applications C Delta Tau abveoo E Bostomatic E CNC AutoPilot Laser Compensation MyLaser MYUMAC Examples Lathe C Mil ncui3 1adv810 This completes installation verification Pmac Plot32 Pro f 3 SACLR Tack Ei 4 33 object s Disk free space 12 6 GB 13 6 MB Rotary Buffer Log milloper GID pmacstat txt a History m pmac Mvr 2 DNC NC i Ncui32 exe Ncui32 eng License TXT pages 7 dat pages_6 dat pages_5 dat pages_3 dat nanes 2 dat Address ca C Program FilesiDelta Tau NC 3 00 z Folders 2 7 Program Files Text Document DAT File NC File SpeedDial WTB File DKT File Text Document GID File Text Document File MYR File NC File Application ENG File Text Document DAT File DAT File DAT File DAT File DAT File My Computer 7 2 2001 1 7 2 2001 1 7 2 2001 11 6 28 2001 lt 6 28 2001 lt 6 28 2001 lt 6 28 2001 lt 6 28 2001 2 6 28 2001 1 6 28 2001 1 6 28 2001 6 28 2001 6 27 2001 1 6 27 2001 1 6 22 2001 1 6 22 2001 1 6 22 2001 1 6 22 2001 1 6 22 2001 1 gt 17 2 Installation and Setup NC 32 User Manual Testing the ADV810 Control Panel Run the SOCLB Test program SOCLB 810 Check to verify operation of the ADV810H W Refer to Screen 3 The Green and Red repre
37. s button launches the appropriate PMAC Setup program In ADV810 it will try to launch Turbo Setup This is useful in setting up the PMAC card Update This button updates the Windows registry values used by NCUI32 Registry values must be updated after the configuration of axes 15 complete for NCUI 32 to reflect the NC setup configuration UPDATE will work only if the NCUI32 application is not running In addition registry values will not be updated if the key is not active an error will be displayed The essential component of this utility is NCUI32 installed with some machine type either Mill or Lathe Build This function button generates the PLCs that are marked ENABLE the PLCs are stored in selected PLC gt The next step is to download these PLCs manually using PMAC EXECUTIVE software Use the Machine Name gt CFG file for download Build amp Download This Function generates the PLCs that are marked ENABLE the PLCs are stored in selected PLC gt This downloads the Machine Name gt CFG file to PMAC automatically If selecting PLC ENABLE and PLC SAVE it issues appropriate commands to PMAC Control Panel PLC 39 PMAC NC 32 User Manual CNC AutoPilot Example This section will give a description of the CNC AutoPilot Program Refer to screens 29 30 and 31 which show the input for generating the PLC for ADV810 and UMAC combination On completion of these steps the Build or Build amp
38. sent the LEDs for the user buttons Click to check the LEDs Press each button on the control panel and observe the change on the screen Move the Hand Wheel and see that it counts Move the Feed Rate Override and Spindle Override These should read 0 to 255 This completes the control panel test Screen 3 SOCLB 810 Check Program Screen antage 6xx SOCLB Test Program Green User 1 Red Advantage 8xx SOCLB Test Green Red Green User3 _ Red LGreen Red Auto Coolant Del Opt Stop Feedrate Axis Select Spindle Green Start Red 248 124 x Mch Zero Green Jog Plus Red Manual Pulse Generator High iE Medium 0 Green Minus Red Zero MPG END Low Green FeedHold Red Running the CNC AutoPilot Program This program allows setup of the PMAC and NC The first time the program is executed based on the card type in our case TURBO 2 it will try to launch the Turbo Setup program If it does not find the setup program it will return an error This may happen if the name of the setup program is changed or the installation directory is changed In such a case run the PMAC setup program independently and report the problem In our case run TurboSetupPRO Usually this program is necessary if using brushless motors and induction motors to drive the axes and PMAC is doing commutation Installation and Setup 5 PMAC NC 32 User Manual On successful retur
39. ser Integrator s responsibility to set it to 1 How to Display User Diagnostic Page The user diagnostic page can be displayed only if registry key UseNewDiagnostics is set to 1 The next step is to select the appropriate Pages Dat file Delta Tau NC can be used with any kind of PMAC PMACI PMAC2 TURBO etc There is a Pages Dat file associated with every PMAC These files are available from the NCUI32 installation and can be found in C Program Files Delta Tau NC X xx where X amp x 15 NC installation version number The following table shows the association of these files with PMAC File Name PMAC Type Pages l Dat PMAC 1 Pages 2 Dat PMAC2 Pages 3 Dat PMAC UltraLite Pages 5 Dat PMAC 1 with TURBO Daughter Card Pages 6 Dat PMAC 2 with TURBO Daughter Card Pages 7 Dat PMAC UltraLite with TURBO Daughter Card Pages 8 Dat UMAC with USB ADV810 Once the appropriate file has been selected then rename it to Pages dat For example ADV 810 controller the file Pages 8 Dat is renamed as Pages Dat This step is not required for NC4 0 software It will take the appropriate file depending on which PMAC type Save Move the Pages Dat file into the folder from which NC Starts In This can be checked easily by looking at properties of the application By default the start in folder is the same as the Installation folder Operating Instructions
40. smaller in appearance and are assigned as Menu Navigators F1 is used to select the SUB MENU of the selected function key F12 selects the operation for the current menu F2 through F11 are discussed below F2 Pos Position Display function On Pressing F1 Machine Operator Commanded Distance To Go amp overall Position Displays are accessed Program Program Position Current Machine Positon Work Offset G54 G59 G92 Offset Active Tool Offset The Program Position display is meaningful only when operating a part program Operator Operator Position Current Machine Position Work Offset Machine The Machine Position is equal to the current axis distance away from the home position Commanded The Commanded Position is equal to the end position of the current move in program coordinates 10 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual Dist To Go The Dist To Go Position is equal to the difference between the Commanded Position and the Program Position Follow Error The Follow Error Position is equal to the difference between the instantaneous desired position and the actual machine position F3 Prog Program Display function This function displays the current selected part program On restarting the NC it displays the last selected part program On pressing F1 Text Check and DNC functions are available Check displays the part program and other NC
41. tions are possible Setting window s registry key UseOperatorDialog to 1 enables the Software control panel The registry path is displayed Screen 15 Enabling Software Control Panel g Registry Editor Registry Edit View Favorites NCUI 32 Editor L REG_DWORD 0 00000001 1 Gg File Manager My ComputerXHKEY CURRENT USERXSoftwareXDelta TauXNCUI 32 2 18 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual When the software panel is enabled the NC will look like Screen 16 NC Control Screen Software Panel Enabled E Mode 506 0006 C Handle Continuous 698 105 M89 C Incremental C Home 695 G26 DOG rSpeed Mult 3j Overrides Feed Low X1 100 0 5 C MedL X10 Rapid 6 6006 6 6666 8 0688 6 6006 6 1668 6 0006 med x100 gt WedH X1000 Spindle ios N20G5469 068 0640617 N30GOG54X0 2863V0 N40G432Z1 H4 N5 0M9 N 06821 0435 A Single Block Dry Run 706120 5435 467 8 NS 6X 6 262596 841528 5361 cete jede 90 0 238670 08328 528 N100X0 214896 124520 5194 119 8 198998 16628 5102 Eyes sigo We Lido N120X8 167Y0 207520 5005 130 0 143290 24928 49 140 0 119370 290528 4791 N156X0 695496 33220 4675 N16 6X0 071698 373528 4553 N17 6X0 647796 41520 4424 N18 6X0 023990 456520 429 N196X6Y8 49826 4148 N
42. to AUTO mode and is used to execute the program The MDI Manual Data Input Editor Screen provides the ability to manually program and execute G code programs 22 Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows NC 32 User Manual Screen 20 Typical MDI Mode 500 0000 698 N65 N69 695 626 DAA 6 6166 6 6066 6 6666 6 6666 6 6666 6 6666 698617 68318 Lat Write To Buffer Read From Buffer BLK BLK DEL STOP cee G90 G54 617 G94 G97 DENIM 628 G49 G80 NN CSE s Sc The display shows the typical MDI mode screen Press Write to Buffer to load the program for execution DNC Mode Distributed Numerical Control This mode is used to transfer NC programs from one host computer to another via serial communications This mode is not applicable to NC4 0 version How to Set Up the Communication Properties for DNC To transfer the files from a different computer first set up the communication properties for the Delta Tau NC controller and then match the same properties for the other computer Operating Instructions for Delta Tau NC for Windows 23 PMAC NC 32 User Manual Screen 21 Coordinate System General Tools 1 C2 IAC NC Registry Editor PMAC 0 NC 0 r Feedrate Units Metric Feedrate Port Port Baud Rate so x Data Bits H Stop Bits H Parity Noe v
43. used to set Feedrate Override percentages The Feed Min sets the Minimum Feedrate Override and the Feed Max sets the Maximum Feedrate Override The Digital and Analog Radio Buttons set the type of switch used for setting Spindle Override To use Analog pots for Spindle Override then check the Analog button Range Default 0 to 150 Allowed 0 to 200 Settable Home This group box takes the input for Home PLC When Command is selected the xHM commands are issued through Control Panel PLC This radio button resets Enable check box if selected When PLC is selected the Home commands are issued through HOME PLC This radio button is set automatically if Enable is checked Currently Home using the motion program feature is disabled Handle This group box takes the input for Handle PLC The Max handle increment sets Limit for the Maximum Handwheel increment per one revolution By default this increment is 1 inch Min sets minimum handwheel increment per division Default settings are Hand Wheel Revolution Speed Selection Position Increment 1 High 1 Inch 1 Medium 0 1 Inch 1 Low Min 0 01 Inch In this group box Max is by default set to 0 01 A typical Pulse generator has 100 divisions Thus in High setting the motor will move 0 01 100 1 Unit The Min specifies the increment when Low is selected 36 CNC Autopilot PMAC NC 32 User Manual Spindle This group
44. wnloads The sample file is displayed on screen 33 42 CNC Autopilot NC 32 User Manual Screen 33 Sample Configuration File dachine CFG Notepad File Edit Format Help Machine Name MyMachine CFG Created CNC Autopilot UTILITY This file is useful in download List all other PLC s than standard PLC s and DOWNLOAD THIS FILE TO PMAC Machine Name MyMachine Date 7 3 2001 MO 1023 0 0 NCPLC H MyMachine H NC I VAR IVR Selceted PLC for download using SETUP program l include INITIALIZE PLC include CNTLPANEL PLC 1 OVERRIDED PLC HOME PLC HANDLE PLC include SPINDLE PLC File names can be added deleted in the include files field for additional PLC e g Lube Coolant etc and this file can be downloaded manually using PEWIN utility AUTOPILOT Files MyMachine H This file is a blank file created by the AutoPilot program The machine related defines Macros can be written in this file for better document control and maintainability NC VAR IVR This file stores all T variables generated by AutoPilot program using Machine Setup input INITIALIZE PLC This is a one time execution PLC This is used to initialize the NC system variables or I O Additional variables can be placed in this file CNTLPANEL PLC This is the control panel PLC for ADV810 OVERRIDE PLC This is the override control PLC used for spindle
45. xis using the axis rotary switch and Home press the key Speed Select High 0 01 Manual Set the speed for Jog operations and set the Medium 0 001 increment per division in Hand wheel mode The Low 0 0001 high medium and low are the speeds in jog mode and numeric inputs are in hand wheel mode Axis Jog JOG JOG Manual Select axis using the axis rotary switch and press cont the key HandWheel Handwheel Manual 1 Select axis using the axis rotary switch Select Handle the increment using speed select and move the hand wheel 2 To set the ZERO on hand wheel without moving the axis press Hold and then set hand wheel to ZERO This is a useful feature for setting a Job Manual Mode HOLD and AUTO or To switch to manual mode from AUTO or MDI selection Handwheel or MDI press HOLD and then move the handwheel MANUAL only for This will not move the axis NC 4 0 version Auto mode AUTO MODE Manualor Select to switch to Auto mode To switch from selection MDI MDI mode to AUTO the program must be in HOLD otherwise the command will be ignored MDI mode MDI Manualor Select to switch to MDI mode To switch from selection AUTO AUTO mode to MDI the program must be in HOLD otherwise the command will be ignored Program Start CYCLE START AUTO Start the NC Programs Cycle Start LED will be MDI ON Program Hold FEED HOLD AUTO or Hold the NC Program Needs Cycle Start to MDI continue Single Step SINGLE STEP AUTO or Execution of NC

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