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Section 10: Commands - Flint Machine Tools, Inc.

1. COMMAND ane LINE COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Reset Cold Start Position SETCS SETCS Reset Tool Changer SETTO SETTO System Parameter Table SETP SETP Set Length Offset SL SL tool number optional modification Saved Parameters SP SP parameter option Sum Program SU SU display from through CRC option list option Survey SV SV Tape program Input TA TA device option error option add at end Tool Changer Open TC 1 TC 1 Tool Data Input TO TO tool number diameter length offset Utilities UT UT Verification of Punched Tape VT VT device option Command Use Summary 66 A list of the commands and their proper usage format is found in Commands section of the Users Manual The commands and their usage format can also be found in the menu mode of the control see Menu Mode If an error is made when entering a command the words ERROR ENTER COMMAND MU TO SEE THE MENU appear directly above the words ENTER NEXT COMMAND It is not necessary to go to the menu mode after this message appears this is only a suggestion If the message PARAMETER ERROR or TOO MANY PARAMETERS appears the command was not entered properly and must be entered again Always look to see if a message appears after entering a command to see if the command entered is accepted To save time and confusion it is suggested to look at the screen to see what was typed before pressing the enter button
2. SL 1 1 This will correct the TLO in the tool table for tool 1 making the tool go deeper one inch SL 17 9 This will correct the TLO in the tool table for tool 17 making the tool go deeper 900 thousandths To view the tool table 1 From the command mode type DT then press the ENTER button Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual WARNING Using the SETZ or SETH command may alter the Z axis zero position see HOME POSITION ESTABLISHING This Z axis zero position is used to establish a starting position for the tool length offsets to begin A N from Usually the Z axis zero position is at the Z axis cold start position The Z axis zero position will be changed to do a dry run of the program see DRY RUN If the SET commands are used wherever the Z axis is set to zero the tool length offsets in the tool table remain the same If the Z axis is set to zero below the original position where the tool length offsets where established from the tools will go deeper into the part Tool Length Offsets When tools are loaded into tool holders and placed into the ATC Automatic Purpose and Use in Tool Changer each one of the tools extends out of the holder at different Program lengths The travel distance from the tool change position to the part is different for each tool The tool length offset is used to compensate for this difference The tool length offset will bring each tool used in a program to a common
3. WARNING Do not use the control as a program storage device Whenever a change has been made to the program output the program to a paper tape or store it on a floppy disk This will insure backup of the program When possible make a back up copy of the tape or floppy disk To output in the EIA format type PU 1 where is the data option then press the ENTER button The number one for the second parameter is what establishes the EIA output To output to a Teletype use the third parameter Type PU 1 then press the ENTER button Note This command is not used when utilizing the FADAL Assist software See also the Communications section of this manual 1 WN N yw From the command mode type TC 1 then press the ENTER button The ATC will open and remain open until the MANUAL button is pressed If the Z axis is not at the cold start position the control will enter the waiting state Press the START button to return to the cold start position then ATC will open Use the TURRET CW and the TURRET CCW buttons to rotate the turret Press the MANUAL button to close the ATC This will bring the head down If a tool is under the spindle the tool will be loaded into the spindle and the ATC will move back to its home position Note When loading tools into the turret to run a program place tool number 1 one in the turret and use the TURRET CW button to put the next tool in the turret until all the tools are plac
4. AU from to Dry Run Option Mid tape Start Option Above is the AUTO command This will be used as an Example to show how commands are used to instruct the machine to perform various functions 1 The first two letters represent the command Commands are letters only and are usually an abbreviation for the mode or job they represent 2 The first comma separates the command from the parameter FROM And the subsequent commas separate each parameter from the other The commas are important and an error message will appear if the commas are not placed properly Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 3 The parameters modify or control the command For Example the command above is for execution of the program and the parameters control how the program is to be executed Parameters are represented by numbers only After each comma only a number can appear or the message PARAMETER ERROR will appear EXAMPLE AU 50 lt ENTER gt This is correct AU N50 lt ENTER gt This is incorrect 1 The first parameter comes after the first comma the second parameter comes after the second comma and so on If the third parameter is the only parameter used three commas must appear etc EXAMPLE AU 3 lt ENTER gt This example uses only the third parameter The control will run the program from the beginning to the end under dry run option three February 2001 Section 10 Commands 67 Fadal Viewing Error M
5. 1 into the spindle using the TOOL IN OUT button CAUTION Read Spindle Manually loading amp unloading a holder Place a gauge block of any available size on the top of the part Press the JOG button and use either the hand wheel or the keyboard to jog the tip of the tool below the top of the gauge block Slide the block carefully up to the tool and in 001 increments jog the tool up until the block slides under the tip of the tool Remove the block from under the tool and press the MANUAL button Type the command SL where is the number of the tool in the spindle and press the ENTER button This inputs the current Z axis location into the tool table To see the tool table type DT and press the ENTER button SL 1 This will input the TLO for tool 1 SL 17 This will input the TLO for tool 17 see also Turret ATC OPEN TO LOAD AND UNLOAD and TURRET ATC ESTABLISH Tool Order 8 L The TLO is now set at the gauge block height above the part Jog the Z axis to a safe point and remove the tool from the spindle and repeat steps two through eight If this is not the gauge point the tool table must be corrected see the next step then repeat steps two through nine for each tool To correct the tool table for the gauge block type SL correction where is the number of the tool length to be corrected and correction is the plus or minus distance the tool length offset must change then press the ENTER button
6. EXAMPLE SP COMMAND Save Parameters Using the SP command SU COMMAND Sum Program Using the SU Command EXAMPLE 102 Operator Manual N7 G1 F50 H word N8 X3 56 Z 245 N9 M5 M9 N10 GO G49 G90 ZO In the program example above line N2 does a tool change picking up the tool in turret location number one And in line N5 TLO tool length offset number One is called up from the tool table with the H1 which moves the tool 100 above the gauge point because of the Z 1 in the same line When a Z axis move appears in the same line along with the H word the two moves occur simultaneously The H word in a program will 1 call up the TLO from the tool table and 2 move the tool the distance in the table and 3 transfer the ZO position from the tool change position to the part zero A Z axis move does not need to appear along with the H word However this can be used to bring the tool to a position other than the Z zero position H8 Z1 5 This will bring the tool 1 5 inches above the gauge point This command is used to input the machine parameter list through the RS 232 port To output parameter information 1 Get a computer ready to receive information through the RS 232 port 2 Type the PU 4 command and press the ENTER button To receive parameter information 1 Type the TA 1 command and press the ENTER button 2 Send the file the parameter information was saved under to the machine The sum command
7. NY 01235 DRILL GRID N2 G90 688 640 GO 20 N3 2500 M3 M7 N4 GO XO El NS 20 1 El N6 G81 Z 0 75 RO 0 1 G98 F20 N7 R9 0 R3 0 CLEAR REGISTER NG CLEAR ZERO VARIABLES N9 LOOP NiO V1 V1 1 INCREASE V1 BY 1 Nit R9 R9 375 INCREMENT FOR NEXT HOLE RB MOVE TO LOCATION PRESS H FOR HELP SPACE BAR FOR NEXT MENU U UP F FUNCTIONS C CHANGE S SEARCH N NUMBER D DOWN G GRAPHICS I INSERT R REPLACE 0 C0PY ENTER PAGE DOWN BACKSPACE PAGE UP DEL DELETE P PROGRAM Figure 10 2 Page command screen Program Editing Using PA Decimals and Signs 1 Decimals are required for all dimensions feed rates and angles 88 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual a Each axis designation cannot exceed three digits to the left and four digits to the right or two digits to the left and five digits to the right with no more than seven digits total allowed INCHES XYZ or 4 for higher precision METRIC XYZ HHHH HHH or H for higher precision b Each feed rate cannot exceed three digits to the left of the decimal and two digits to the right F HHHH HH c Each A axis angular move cannot exceed four digits to the left and three digits to the right A HHH HHH d Each B axis angular move cannot exceed three digits to the left of the decimal and three to the right B HHH HHH If decimals do not appear with dimensions feed rates or angles the control will add them For Example if an X1
8. Where is the fixture number EXAMPLE From work above FO 2 0041 FO 5 1 5433 Note Because all Z differences are from fixture 1 there is no Z offset for fixture 1 Viewing the Fixture From the command mode type DF then press the ENTER button Offset Table 80 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Changing the Fixture Offset Information EXAMPLE IN COMMAND Insert Program Lines Using the IN Command EXAMPLE EXAMPLE February 2001 Operator Manual From the command mode type FO new X dimension new Y dimension new Z difference then press the ENTER button Where is the fixture number FO new X dimension FO 1 12 3254 This changes only the X dimension To insert program coding into the program currently in memory or to start entering a new program into memory use the IN command Insertion can be between existing lines by using decimal line numbers The control will accept 999 lines between two whole line numbers i e N1 N1 001 N1 999 N2 When the control is instructed to insert over an existing line the old line is deleted and the new inserted line takes its place The original line will be lost To insert a new program 1 From the command mode type NE then press the ENTER button a This will delete the current program from memory e Press the letter Y Yes then press the ENTER button to delete the program Note Save the program currently in memory before ins
9. starting point This point is the Z axis home position Z0 for the part This point is known as the gauge point The gauge point is chosen by the programmer usually it is the same point as the ZO datum established by the print Using the same point as the print makes inspection of the program easier because the dimensions on the print will be the same as the Z moves in the program There is only one gauge point on the part and it is used by all the tools in the program The distance from the machine ZO position to the part ZO position is known as the tool length offset The tool length offset for each tool is entered into the machines tool table In the tool table each tool length offset is numbered Usually the number in the tool table is the same number for the tool For example tool length offset number one is for tool number one and tool length offset number ten is for tool number ten and so on In the program the H word is used to call up the TLO tool length offset from the tool table The H word is always associated with a number The number is the TLO number from the tool table For Example H where is the TLO from the tool table see example below N1 PROG 65 P N 56 4312 CO NAME N2 M6 T1 N3 TOOL 1 1 2 INCH 2FL HSS EM CRC N4 GO G90 S10000 M3 E1 X2 56 Y 1 9 N5 H1 M7 Z 1At this line the program is calling N6 G4 P1000 up TLO 1 from the tool table with the February 2001 Section 10 Commands 101 Fadal
10. TS 20 PROBE 4 TEST MP PROBE 5 PALLET CHANGER 6 CLOCKS 7 EXIT PRESS OPTION NUMBER lt Option 1 TOOL SETTING CYCLE 1 After typing the UT command and pressing ENTER type the number 1 and press the ENTER button The screen will immediately display the current tool and offset information TOOL SETTING CYCLE TOOL NUMBER 1 DIAMETER OFFSET 0 0000 LENGTH OFFSET 0 0000 Answer the following questions ENTER STARTING TOOL NUMBER lt ENTER THE ENDING TOOL NUMBER lt SETTING TOOL LENGTH OFFSETS UT 2 The next question deals with the method used for setting the lengths This portion of the manual assumes the operator will JOG TO POSITION TOOL SETTING OPTIONS 1 JOG TO POSITION 2 PROBE LEFT MOUNT 3 PROBE RIGHT MOUNT Section 10 Commands 111 Operator Manual Fadal 112 PRESS OPTION NUMBER lt a Press number 1 and immediately the next question appears ENTER THE HEIGHT BLOCK SIZE lt b Type the height of the block used for setting the tool length offset and press the ENTER button The number to type in at this point is the distance from the top of the block to the gauge point on the part e Ifthe gauge point is below the top of the block then use a positive number if it is above the block use a negative number The tool data for the first tool and the tool setting options menu will appear in the lower left corner of the screen TOOL NUMBER DIAMETER OFFSET LENGTH OFFSET TOOL
11. Y 0009 a Select the X axis and by looking at the position read out on the screen jog the X axis to 0013 b Jog the Y axis to 0009 by looking at the position read out on the screen 3 Press the MANUAL button 4 From the command mode type SETH then press the ENTER button This will correct the home position for the next run The SETH command will establish the current position of all axes to zero home SL COMMAND Tool Length Offset The point where the tools will be set is called a gauge point This is a common Setting starting position for all the tools This is where the programmer has established the Z axis zero position for the part program Not to be confused with Z zero at the cold start position Commonly the programmer will choose a gauge point that is at the top of the part at 100 above the top of the part or at 1 0 above the top of the part The method of setting the TLO tool length offset described below is a two step method The TLO is first set inputting of the TLO into the tool table above the gauge point The TLO in the table is then corrected to its proper location Note Use the RI command to clear the tool table February 2001 Section 10 Commands 99 Fadal 100 EXAMPLE EXAMPLE m NO WG o1 O lt Operator Manual Locate all tools specified for the program and load the tools into tool holders Place these holders close to the machine Load tool
12. current program completely through the part path showing interpolation moves only movement programmed at a feed rate G1 G2 G3 C CLEAR Pressing the C key clears the screen and continues auto part path draw at full table plotting F FULL TABLE Pressing the F key clears the screen and continues auto part path draw at full table plotting This is used after the part path plot has been ZOOMED inward and the user wished to see the whole part path again on a full table display M TOGGLE DISPLAY MODE Pressing the M key will toggle the options differences displayed along with the graphics plot Toggle display options are incremental moves absolute positions and modal codes The M key can be pressed while plotting in order to view the various modes O OPTIONS PLOTTING Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual Pressing the O key display an additional menu allowing the user to choose from Ignore G41 G42 compensation L Plot only subroutines O Plot only subprogram P Plot total program T Plot tool Once the option key has been pressed the plotting continues S SINGLE STEP Pressing the S key one program line will be plotted Repeated pressing of the S key allows the user to step through the program in line by line execution This can be canceled at any time by pressing the START button During single step plot the current program line will also appear on the screen in G91 incremental value V VI
13. is entered it is accepted as X0 0001 F40 would be accepted as FO 4 and A100 would be accepted as AO 1 2 Signs must be typed after the axis designation or variable EXAMPLE X 1 or RO 3 4 3 Positive signs are assumed for all designations but are required for R variables in format 2 mode to separate the variable from the value EXAMPLE X1 Y2 Z3 A100 B15 R1 4 5 R2 5 6 Background Edit From the Auto Mode the operator can change the program offsets and dry run options 1 From the AUTO mode press the space bar a The currently active program can now be edited b Or by pressing 1 or 2 the dry run options or the offsets can be edited c The 3 key displays the page editor keys used to edit the program 2 Press the manual key to exit from the background edit mode Note The edits made in the background edit mode are subject to the look ahead binary buffer Any changes made will not come into affect until the current information in the buffer has been executed If changes made to the program or offsets are already in the buffer the changes will not be executed until the next time the program is executed February 2001 Section 10 Commands 89 Fadal To List The Program To Insert Between Lines EXAMPLE 90 Operator Manual 1 From the command mode type PA then press the ENTER button The Program will appear as typed on the screen a The ENTER button is used to page down b The BACK SPACE button
14. is used from the PR menu This comment can be used to tag the program numbers with a part number or part name To select another program 1 From ENTER NEXT COMMAND type PR then press ENTER the following menu will appear OPTIONS CURRENT PROGRAM 5836 TEST CUT 1 SHITCH TO ANOTHER PROGRAN 2 DISPLAY PROGRAM NUMBERS 3 START A NEW PROGRAM 4 COPY OLD PROGRAM S REMOVE OLD PROGRAM 6 EXIT PRESS OPTION NUMBER Figure 10 3 Display from PR Command 1 Type PR then press the enter button If the message appears PLEASE PUT AN O WORD AT THE FIRST OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE IN MEMORY an O word must be inserted into the program as the first line of the program a Use the IN command to insert the O word e Type IN 001 and press enter e Type O where is an unused program number and press enter e Press the manual button e Type PR and press the enter button to use the program library menu 2 When in the program library menu the words ENTER OPTION NUMBER appear an option number must be entered or the manual button can be pressed to exit this mode a Option 1 This option is used to switch the currently active program with one of the programs in the program library Before using option 1 use option 2 which will display the program numbers in memory Then use the PR command again after the control displays the programs in memory to switch programs Section 10 Commands February 20
15. is used to analyze the program without machine motion The control will process the program as if it is moving the machine without regard to feed rate Using the sum program command to display error messages in the program Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal EXAMPLE 1 February 2001 Operator Manual Note See the FADAL USER MANUAL for information concerning the messages appearing on the screen 1 From the command mode type SU then press the ENTER button a The cursor will not be on the screen meaning the control is processing the program b Any error messages while processing the program will appear on the screen 2 When messages appear on the screen press the MANUAL button to stop the summing process WN Correct the first message that appears and use the SU command again Follow steps 1 3 until the program can run the SU command and without any error messages This will be indicated with the X Y and Z axis locations being displayed and the control returning to the command mode Using the sum program command to display all moves from the program Note See the FADAL USER MANUAL for information concerning the messages appearing on the screen 1 From the command mode type SU 1 then press the ENTER button a On the left hand side of the screen the control will display all moves in the program in incremental terms Regardless if the program is written in absolute All positioning decis
16. is used to page up c The U button is used to move the cursor up d The D button is used to move the cursor down The cursor is the lt symbol N73 M6 T2 N74 GO G90 S8500 M3 E1 X 5 Y 42 lt N75 H2 M7 Z 595 e The T button is used to move the cursor to the top of the program f The B button is used to move the cursor to the bottom of the program 2 The program may also be listed from a desired line number Type PA where is the line number to begin the listing from and press the ENTER button 1 Move the cursor to the line to insert after N5 X2 374 Move the cursor to line N5 to insert between lines N5 and N6 N6 Y1 275 2 Press the button a Anew line number will appear Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual EXAMPLE N5 X2 374 N 5 1 N6 1 275 b After typing the new line press the ENTER button and the next line will appear EXAMPLE N5 X2 3574 N5 1 X2 874 N5 2 N6 Y1 275 Press the ENTER button at this point to exit the insert mode and return to the PA mode To Search The 1 From the command mode type PA then press the ENTER button The Program Program will appear as typed on the screen a Press the S button b The message ENTER SEARCH DEFAULT _ will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen Note The search word refers to program coding Words in a comment cannot be searched for c Type M6 and press the ENTER button d The program will be
17. parameter choice by pressing the number corresponding to the choice and press the ENTER button The parameter will display the change and the cursor will move to the right 5 Press the MANUAL button to exit and save the parameter setting mode Note If changes are made to any of the parameters in most cases the CNC control will require a COLD START Follow the power on procedure See POWER ON The following pages have the recommended format settings for the FADAL FORMAT 1 and FORMAT 2 6MB 10M 11M compatibility CS COMMAND Position PART The CS command will establish the cold start position where X Y Z A and B Establish Using the are zero This point is also known as machine zero see POWER ON SET AXIS Command The cold start position is used as a fixed reference point to establish the part home from The SET axis commands are used to establish the part or program home location Establishing part 1 From the command mode type MD then press the ENTER button home using an edge finder 2 Now in the manual data input mode type S1400 then press the ENTER button 3 The waiting message will appear and the blue light will be flashing Press the START button which will establish an RPM of 1400 The spindle will not be on at this time o1 Press the MANUAL button O lt Jog the edge finder close to the 1st edge X or Y of the part N Start the spindle manually by depressing one of the SHIFT but
18. same rate This rate is Using the CD called the BAUD RATE Most communication software for computers will Change Device allow the operator to vary the BAUD RATE depending upon the BAUD RATE of Command _ the device the computer is trying to communicate with Some devices have a fixed BAUD RATE so the control must be set to communicate at that fixed BAUD RATE To change the BAUD RATE at the control 1 From the command mode type CD where is one of the BAUD RATE options Below is a list of BAUD RATE options 1 110 baud 2 150 baud 3 300 baud 4 600 baud 5 1200 baud 6 2400 baud 7 4800 baud 8 9600 baud 9 19200 baud 10 38000 baud 11 57600 baud 12 115200 baud Note To establish the default BAUD RATE the rate that the control will use without using the CD command see DEFAULT PARAMETERS USING THE SETP COMMAND February 2001 Section 10 Commands 71 Fadal CH COMMAND Change Program Lines Using the CH Command EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE 72 Operator Manual Note The command mode must be used to set the 57600 baud and 115200 baud communications rates Program coding can be changed in a line of the program by using the CH command Program coding can also be added to a line in the program by using the CH command To change a code in a line 1 From the command mode type CH where is the number of the line to be changed then press the ENTER button a Type CH 30 then press the ENTER button
19. specifies the block to end the program execution If it is zero the program is executed until an M2 or M30 Format 2 end of program 3 The Dry Run parameter specifies the dry run option By entering a 1 2 or 3 the program will be executed in the dry run mode In this mode all rapid moves are under the control of the feed rate override pot Option 1 Interpolation moves are made at programmed feed rate point to point moves are made at 150 IPM Option 2 Interpolation moves are made at 150 IPM point to point moves are made at 150 IPM Option 3 Interpolation moves are made at 75 IPM point to point moves are made at 300 IPM 4 The Direct Block Start parameter selection of 1 specifies that the execution begins directly and the control will not search for modal function codes specified before the block number in the first parameter caution must be taken Any number greater than 1 starts the modal code search at the block number specified by the fourth parameter BL COMMAND Backlash Using the Backlash occcurs when the tool changes direction It is compensating for BL Command mechanical play in the ball screw giving the screw an extra amount of turn getting the balls to touch the opposite lead of the thread before the table starts to move 1 To see the backlash setting in the control type BL in command mode then press the ENTER button The factory setting is on the inside of the pendant door 2 To enter a backlas
20. the control to halt the input process if an error is detected in the program Example Using the letter O for the number 0 double letters XX 152 minus sign misplaced Y 45 a comment without a preceding or a dimension without an axis word X 125 756 Observe on the screen of the control which line the transmission was halted at and correct this line at the text editor or Teletype After this line is corrected repeat steps 1 3 above If no errors are detected the message TAPE IS GOOD will appear OPTION 2 For type 2 When this option is used the control will continue to accept data even after an error is detected When transmission of the data is complete a message is displayed on the screen ERROR S READING TAPE If no errors are detected the message TAPE IS GOOD will appear This option is only recommended when the program being transmitted has sequence numbers With sequence numbers in the program the operator can list the program if errors are detected and look for the missing sequence numbers which were dropped because of errors in the line Use the insert IN command to replace the missing lines see INSERT PROGRAM LINES USING THE IN COMMAND OPTION 3 For type 3 This option is used when the program to be transmitted is from another control The control will accept the program but may not be able to run the program in its present form Some of the coding may have to be edited to the coding format
21. to clear the program from memory e Press the letter N then press the ENTER button to keep the program Note This command clears the program from the machine memory completely It does not retain the program in the program library To use the program again it must be reloaded into the control WARNING Ensure that the program has been saved to the floppy disk or tape before using the NE command or the program will be lost February 2001 Section 10 Commands 87 Fadal Operator Manual NU COMMAND Number Program The lines in the program can be numbered by using the NU command Each Lines Using the NU line in the program must be numbered Because decimal numbers are allowed Command the lines can be numbered in increments of 1 and insertion of lines can be accomplished by using decimal line numbers It is easier to work with the program if the lines are numbered with whole numbers It is suggested to number the lines before transmitting the program to a disk file or tape Then get a new listing hard copy of the program 1 From the command mode type NU where is the increment used to number the lines by then press the ENTER button a NU This will number the lines by ones b NU 10 This will number the lines by tens PA COMMAND Uses The page command can be used to list search replace number copy insert delete change edit run individual lines and begin a direct mid program start from the currently active program
22. tool off sets e Press the letter N then press the ENTER button to keep all tool off sets b The second question to appear will read DO YOU WANT TO ZERO FIX TURE OFFSETS HIT Y OR N THEN PRESS ENTER e Press the letter Y then press the ENTER button to clear all fixture off sets e Press the letter N then press the ENTER button to keep all fixture offsets c The third question to appear will read DO YOU WANT TO REINITIALIZE MEMORY HIT Y OR N THEN PRESS ENTER This will clear all CNC programs in the program library and the currently active program e Press the letter Y then press the ENTER button to clear all program memory e Press the letter N then press the ENTER button to keep all program memory Section 10 Commands 95 Fadal USING THE SETTO COMMAND Turret ATC Establish Tool Order Using the SETTO Command SETP COMMAND Using the SETP Command 96 Operator Manual Note Answering yes to the third question will cause the machine to ask for the CS command again See POWER ON The turret is not numbered so it is up to the operator to establish turret location number one Then the control will sequentially number the remaining locations CW viewed from the top This allows for multiple tool groups from various jobs to be placed in the turret at one time At the beginning of each job the operator will rotate the turret and establish a new turret location number one for each new job 1 O
23. 0 Commands 85 Fadal MD COMMAND 86 MDI Manual Data Input EXAMPLE FORMAT 1 EXAMPLE FORMAT 2 EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Operator Manual Manual Data Input is used to execute program coding as it is typed in at the keyboard and the ENTER button is pressed When coding is typed and the ENTER button is pressed the coding is not placed into memory it is only executed Any function allowed in the currently active program is allowed in MDI except for cutter radius compensation unless it is used in a subroutine and an H or D word is used The first time the enter button is pressed when in the MDI mode the waiting message will appear After executing the first instruction whenever the ENTER button is pressed the coding is executed without going into the waiting stage The default codes are in effect until other modal codes are used See the users manual for the list of default codes The last modal codes used will be in effect in the MDI mode Using MDI to change a tool 1 From the command mode type MD then press the ENTER button or press the MANUAL button at the command mode 2 Type M6T where is a Turret location then press the ENTER button M6 T5 This will do a tool change and pick up the tool in turret location five when executed 3 The waiting message will flash on the screen press the START button to execute the tool change 4 Press the MANUAL button to exit the MDI mode or type the
24. 01 Fadal RI COMMAND Memory Clear Using the RI Command February 2001 Operator Manual b Option 2 This option will display all program numbers in memory It will also display the comment placed with the O word see above c Option 3 This option is used only when the IN command is going to be used to start a new active program and if the currently active pro gram has an O word in the first line and it is desired to keep the cur rently active program in the library When the words appear ENTER PROGRAM NUMBER enter only the program number do not include the letter O The control will display DUPLICATE NAME if the number entered for the program is the duplicate of a program in the library The IN command can now be used to begin entering the next program d Option 4 This option is used to copy an entire program in the program library old program and give it another program number new pro gram This may be used for editing purposes e Option 5 This option is used to delete a program from the program library old program The RI command allows the operator to completely clear the machine memory The operator can choose to delete or leave in memory all fixture offsets and the tool table 1 From the command mode type RI then press the ENTER button a The first question to appear will read DO YOU WANT TO ZERO TOOL TABLE HIT Y OR N THEN ENTER e Press the letter Y then press the ENTER button to clear all
25. EW TOP OR ISOMETRIC The V Key can be pressed at any time during plotting to change the view from top to simple isometric view Plotting restarts from the beginning This view may not be rotated Z ZOOM Move box with the pulse generator press enter to zoom box area February 2001 Section 10 Commands 115 Fadal Operator Manual This page intentionally left blank 116 Section 10 Commands February 2001
26. Fadal Operator Manual Section 10 Commands Table 1 Command Summary COMMAND a LINE COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Auto AU AU start from to dry run opt direct block start Backlash BL BL axis amount at center at end at end Change Device CD CD baud rate line feed opt command echo Change Program Blocks CH CH from through Cold Start CS CS Clear Messages CM CM Copy Program Blocks CO CO from through to just after Delete Program Blocks DE DE from through Diagnostic Mode DI DI for maintenance personnel use DNC DNC DNCX DNC video option error option dry run start block number Draw DR DR Display Fixture Offsets DF DF Display Tool Table DT DT page number Display Tool Time Table DTT DTT Display Macro Variable Table DV DV Fixture Offsets FO FO number X amount Y amount Home All Axes HO HO Insert Program Blocks IN IN from sequence increment Learn Mode LE LE first block number increment tool number List Program Blocks LI LI from through Macro Mode MA MA Manual Data Input MD MD Memory Free ME ME Menu MU MU New Program NE NE Number Program Lines NU NU increment for each number Page Editor PA PA Program Maintenance PR PR Punch Program PU PU data option code option TTY option Reinitialize RI RI February 2001 Section 10 Commands 65 Fadal Operator Manual Table 1 Command Summary Continued
27. N30 GO G90 S700 M3 E1 X 3 743 Y 2 b The line as it is in the program will appear in the lower left hand por tion of the screen with the cursor on the line below N30 GO G90 S700 M3 E1 X 3 743 Y 2 c Type the code or codes to be changed then press the ENTER button S850 X3 743 d Only the S word and the X word will be changed in the line Note List the program to confirm the change was made correctly see LIST PROGRAM USING THE LI COMMAND Note If more than one G word or M word exists in the program to change the similar words after the first word in the line the first word s must be retyped N30 GO G90 S850 M3 E1 X3 743 Y 2 GO G91To change the G90 to a G91 the GO must be retyped so it will remain the same in the line To add a code to a line in the program 1 From the command mode type CH where is the number of the line to be changed then press the ENTER button a Type CH 32 then press the ENTER button N32 G82 G99 RO 05 Z 25 F10 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal EXAMPLE February 2001 Operator Manual The line as it is in the program will appear in the lower left hand portion of the screen with the cursor on the line below N32 G82 G99 RO 05 Z 25 F10 b Type the code or codes to be added then press the ENTER button P258 The P word will be added to the line when the ENTER button is pressed The line will look like this N32 G82 G99 RO 05 Z 25 F10 P258 The contro
28. NC program with a line describing a path and file name to be executed Return to the server program is automatic after execution of the called up subprogram file is complete Mid program searches only search through the server program Note Comments in the subprogram files must appear on a line with program coding SERVER FOR P N 123454 RIGHT ANGLE FLANGE DETAIL M6 T1 TOOL 1 3 4 BALL NOSE GO G90 S2000 M3 E1 X0 YO H1 M7 Z3 F30 Feed rates C DATA PROG1 Execute Program 1 Z3 GU E2 XO YO Fixture offsets G51 1 XO Mirror G68 RO 45 XO YO Rotation C DATA PROG1 Execute Program 1 G50 1 February 2001 Section 10 Commands 77 Fadal Operator Manual G69 Z3 GO M5 M9 GO G49 G90 Z0 M6 T2 TOOL 2 5 8 BALL NOSE GO G90 S2300 M3 E2 X0 YO H2 M7 Z3 G51 1 X0 G68 RO 45 XO YO C DATA PROG2 Execute Program 2 G50 1 G69 Z3 GO E1 X0 YO C DATA PROG2 M5 M9 GO G90 HO Z0 M6 T1 M2 FO COMMAND Fixture Offsets Fixture offset information can be inserted or changed using the FO command Using the FO See also FIXTURE OFFSETS USING THE UT COMMAND Command To find and insert fixture offset information 1 Use an edge finder or indicator to find the home position X amp Y for each fixture All of these locations must be distances from the position where the SET axis commands were used X and Y home positions see following note Note When using fixture offsets a common procedure to follow is a Af
29. SETTING OPTIONS 1 ENTER A TOOL DIAMETER 2 LOCATE TOOL 3 EXIT TOOL SETTING PRESS OPTION NUMBER To enter a tool diameter for the current tool in the spindle press the 1 button a Immediately this message will appear at the bottom of the screen ENTER THE DIAMETER OFFSET FOR TOOL lt b Type the diameter and press the ENTER button The dia can be changed at this time by pressing the 1 button again 4 Press the 2 button SETTING TOOL LENGTH OFFSETS UT 5 The message PRESS JOG AND MOVE TO HEIGHT BLOCK OR PRESS MANUAL TO EXIT appears at the bottom of the screen Press the JOG button Jog the tool down to the block Press the MANUAL button after the tool is at the block The message PRESS START TO LOAD TOOL qQoo0w Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 1 M6 T appears at the bottom of the screen This message only occurs for the first tool change 6 The waiting message will flash on the screen Press the ENTER button to make the tool change 7 Repeat steps 3 5 for the remaining tools VT COMMAND Verify Punched Because devices used to punch tapes for program storage malfunction Tape Using the VT periodically the VT command is used to verify that the tape has been punched Command properly 1 After punching a tape see OUTPUT TO TAPE PUNCH OR COMPUTER place the tape in the tape reader 2 From the command mode type VT then press the ENTER bu
30. SU 1 where is the line number to start listing from then press the ENTER button The second parameter can be used in combination with the first parameter to start displaying at any line and stop displaying at any line 1 From the command mode type SU 1st 2nd 1 where 1st is the first line to display and 2nd is the last number to display then press the ENTER button When summing a program that uses cutter radius compensation it is best to first sum the program without cutter radius compensation 1 This could be done by removing all of the tool diameters in the tool table Or by using the third parameter of the sum command a From the command mode type SU 1 or SU 1 1 or SU 1 2 or SU 1 3 then press the ENTER button Note Removing the diameters from the tool table will now allow the summing of programs with fixed subroutines The control can accept programs or tool data into its memory by using the tape input command Section 10 Commands 105 Fadal 106 Operator Manual m The BAUD RATE of the control and the device it is connected to must be set at the same rate see BAUD RATE USING THE CD COMMAND 2 From the command mode type TA 1 where is an error option see below then press the ENTER button WN Prepare the tape punch or the computer connected to the control to send the program or tool data OPTION 1 For type 1 Using this error option for input will cause
31. and increment is the amount to step by for each line then press the ENTER button Note Line numbers can have decimal points A line number of N 015 or N2 5 is acceptable N 015 is a line before N1 and N2 5 is a line between N2 and N3 Increments for sequence numbers can also have decimals Using an increment of 001 will cause the numbers to step by 001 for Example N 001 N 002 003 N 999 a Type IN 62 01 01 then press the ENTER button This will allow insert ing of 99 lines between line 62 and 63 N 62 01 This will appear in the lower left hand portion of the screen Type in the line and press the ENTER button N 62 01G82G99RO 05Z 22F50 P24 N 62 02 The next line will appear Type in the next line and press the ENTER button N 62 01G82G99RO 05Z 22F50 P24 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual N 62 02L101 N 62 03 The next line will appear Type in the next line and press the ENTER button b Press the MANUAL button or the ENTER button to terminate the insert mode LE COMMAND Learn Mode The learn mode is used when the programmer needs to jog the tool and insert digitizing Using the tool position into the program currently active in memory the LE Command The learn mode is commonly used to find the moves required to clean out pockets or any other moves in areas not defined by the print The programmer can program the moves along walls and run the program Then using the jog mode to cut
32. ble e 1 START AT BEGINNING the program will start at the beginning line number e 2 START AT CURSOR LINE the program will start at the line selected by the cursor e 3 SEARCH MODALS FROM amp START AT CURSOR the program will be searched for applicable modal codes and start at line selected by cursor b Press the AUTO button and the program will begin processing accord ing to the option selected After processing is completed the waiting light will flash d Press the AUTO button to start the program Q PR COMMAND Program Library The program library is used to store different programs in memory while one Using the PR program is currently active All editing listing and execution is done with the Command program currently active in memory To work with any of the other programs the PR command may be used to switch the currently active program with one of the programs in the library To differentiate one program from the other an O word in the first line of each program is needed The O word must be the only coding other than comments in the line The O word must be numbered as between O1 and 09999 EXAMPLE N1 0206 P N 1234 February 2001 Section 10 Commands 93 Fadal To Use the Program Library Menu 94 Operator Manual In the Example above the program has been given the number 206 The O word can have a comment in the line which will show up to sixteen characters when option 2 display program numbers
33. d To delete one line 1 From the command mode type DE where Is the line to be deleted then press the ENTER button a Type DE 62 01 then press the ENTER button This will delete line num ber 62 01 b Ifthe line number does not exist in the program the message PARAME TER ERROR will appear on the screen just above the command line To delete a number of lines from the program 1 From the command mode type DE 1st 2nd where 1st and 2nd are the lines to be deleted from and through then press the ENTER button a Type DE 73 85 then press the ENTER button This will delete all lines from line 73 through 85 including 73 and 85 b If the line numbers do not exist in the program the message PARAME TER ERROR will appear on the screen just above the command line WARNING There is NO confirm message before the DE command delete is executed If an error in line numbers is entered it will be deleted if the line numbers exist See the PA mode Delete When a program is longer than the memory capacity of the control an extended memory board can be installed in the control If the program is longer than the extended memory capabilities the DNC mode can be used which will allow a computer to link directly with the control As the control needs more information the computer will send more information to the control on demand This requires DNC software in the computer 1 The baud rate at the control must be set at the sam
34. e NU then press the ENTER button This will give the entire program new sequence numbers see NUMBER PROGRAM LINES USING THE NU COMMAND Note If the NU command is not used the edit features of the PA mode may not properly function Output to Tape The control can output the program s in its memory through the RS 232 port Punch or Computer by using the punch command 1 The BAUD RATE of the control and the device it is connected to must be set at the same rate see BAUD RATE USING THE CD COMMAND NO Prepare the tape punch or the computer connected to the control to receive the program 3 From the command mode type PU where is a data option then press the ENTER button Below is a list of data options for above O for program and tooling data 1 for tool data only 2 for program only 3 for all programs in memory 4 for parameters amp backlash February 2001 Section 10 Commands 107 Fadal TC 1 COMMAND Turret ATC Open for Loading Tool Changer Crash 108 Operator Manual Note The SETP command will allow the operator to determine the output aS o1 format When using a tape punch set the output format for tape punch When using a computer set the output format for a computer The tape punch format will output leader information before transmitting data and it will output a tape tail after transmitting data see DEFAULT PARAMETERS USING THE SETP COMMAND
35. e rate of the computer see BAUD RATE USING THE CHANGE DEVICE CD COMMAND 2 From the command mode type DNC then press the ENTER button Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 3 Start the DNC software at the computer 4 At the control press the AUTO or START button to begin execution of the program 5 Use the feed rate potentiometer to slow the rate of execution The screen should have at least two program lines showing while the program is running Hesitation will occur if the tool is moving fast enough to only have one line of the program showing on the screen For 2 software see also G91 1 for high speed execution Note The CNC program in the computer does not need sequence numbers the control will establish them The CNC program in the computer can have sequence numbers however they are not needed See also G91 1 in the User s Manual Direct Numerical The server program works similar to a main program with subprograms The Control Using a importance of the server program is that it gives the programmer the ability to Server Program direct the program to other files rather than having one long DNC file Using the server program also facilitates the operator when attempting a mid program start It helps because the server program is usually short in comparison to a normal DNC files It increases the ability to identify the mid program start point The server program is no more than a normal
36. ed in the turret Rotate the turret until the first tool is in the number one position before setting the Tool Order See TURRET ATC ESTABLISH TOOL ORDER USING THE SETTO COMMAND to establish tool order Press the JOG button to get the Turret into home position Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Turret Loading Putting Tools in the Tool Changer February 2001 Operator Manual NO Move to the cold start position using either JOG or the power off procedure Type SETCS and press ENTER Type HO and press Enter then press START WN Type CS and press the ENTER button See POWER ON ny Use the TURRET CCW or CW button to rotate the turret until there is an open turret location directly opposing the spindle 5 From the command mode type SETTO This will establish this location as tool number one O lt Type TC 1 to open the tool changer N lt Rotate the turret with the TURRET CCW or CW buttons until tool number one is directly under the spindle then press the MANUAL button to pick up tool number one 8 Type SETTO to establish this location as tool number one When placing tools in the turret the location of tool number one can be any convenient turret location See TURRET ATC ESTABLISH Tool Order USING THE SETTO COMMAND 1 After the turret is open move the turret around until there is an open spot directly in front of the open door a Or take the tool out of the l
37. erting a new program see OUTPUT TO TAPE PUNCH OR COMPUTER 2 From the command mode type IN then press the ENTER button Inserting will begin at line number one and step sequentially by one N 1 This will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen a Type the information desired for the line then press the ENTER button N 1 TOOL 1 1 2 INCH 2FL EM CRC Press ENTER N 2 and the control will display the next line allowing for input on the next line b To terminate the insert mode press the MANUAL button or press the ENTER button To insert a line anywhere in the program Section 10 Commands 81 Fadal 82 EXAMPLE Operator Manual 1 From the command mode type IN where is a line number then press the ENTER button Note Line numbers can have decimal points A line number of N 015 or N 2 5 for Example N 015 is a line before N 1 and N 1 5 is a line between N 1 and N 2 a Type IN 001 then press the ENTER button N 0 0010 This will appear in the lower left hand portion of the screen Type in the line and press the ENTER button N 0 0010 012 P N 67 37754 SK N 1 001 The next line will appear Because no increment was give as the second parameter the insert command used an increment of one b Press the MANUAL button or the ENTER button to terminate the insert mode To insert a number of lines anywhere in the program 1 From the command mode type IN increment where Is a line number
38. essages AU COMMAND Auto Using the AU 68 Command Operator Manual Error messages displayed on the screen are retained on the new message page found in the help menu To access the message page in the help menu 1 From the command mode type MU and press the ENTER key to enter into the help menu 2 Type the page number for the message page and press the ENTER key At this time messages are found on page 45 COPYRIGHT 1989 1997 FADAL ENGINEERING INC ID SYS 97 2 FORMAT 2 MESSAGES USE THE CH COMMAND TO CLEAR MESSAGES SUBROUTINE DOES NOT EXIST AT N ERROR IN USER PROGRAM RUN SUM TO SEE MESSAGE PRESS MANUAL ENTER BACKSPACE OR ENTER PAGE NUMBER lt Figure 10 1 Message page To clear the messages from the message page 1 From the command mode type CM and press the ENTER key The AUTO command is used instead of the AUTO key when a mid program start or a dry run is desired AU From To Dry Run Direct Block Start 1 The From parameter specifies the first block to be executed If it is zero the first program block of the main program is assumed For mid program starts all machine axes are automatically positioned to the location they would have been prior to the block specified and all modal function codes specified before the starting block are automatically in effect Spindle ON Coolant ON Absolute mode etc Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 2 The To parameter
39. fixed cycles fixed subroutines will be shown on the screen as decimal pointed lines when sum program is displaying the moves c The listing can be stopped and started similar to the list mode Use 0 to stop the listing and 1 through 9 to list at different speeds 1 being the slowest and 9 being the fastest N55 GO G90 S2000 M3 E1 x0 YO N56 H2 M7 2 05 N57 G73 G99 RO 0 05 Z 0 15 F25 Q0 15 XO YO In program line 57 is a drill cycle The sum program command will display line 57 in five steps showing the drill peck moves N55 M3 S2000 X O0Y 02Z 0 N56 Z0 05D1H1G0 X 0Y 0Z 0 0500 N57 001Z 0 15F25 G1 X 0Y 0Z 0 1000 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal EXAMPLE 5 EXAMPLE 6 EXAMPLE 7 EXAMPLE 8 TA COMMAND Input From a Tape Punch or Computer February 2001 Operator Manual N57 002Z0 05G0 X 0Y 02Z 0 0500 N57 003Z 0 05G0 X 0Y 02Z 0 1000 N57 004Z 0 05F25 G1 X 0Y 0Z 0 1500 N57 005Z0 2G0 X 0Y 0Z 0 0500 Using the sum program command to display all moves from the program the absolute position after each move and the current G code status 1 From the command mode type SU 3 then press the ENTER button The first parameter is used to determine what line to begin the sum listing If the program is summed up to a particular line in the program it is not necessary to have the beginning portion listed again Doing this will save time during the summing process 1 From the command mode type
40. h setting go to command mode type BL axis amount of backlash in center of table amount at negative side of tabel amount at positive side of table press ENTER button EXAMPLE BL 1 3 5 1 This will enter for the X axis a backlash setting of 0003 for the center of the table 0005 for the left side and 0001 for the right side Note Depending on the tool location on the table one of the three backlash setting will be used February 2001 Section 10 Commands 69 Fadal 70 Operator Manual The procedure below is an Example of determining the backlash compensation required for an axis The X axis will be used for this Example After the CS Cold Start command do not return to the last home position 1 From the command mode type BL 1 0 0 0 This will zero the backlash compensation for the entire length of the X axis NO Place a surface indicator in a tool holder and jog the needle to Z 1 and X 1 from the X positive side of a block in the center of the table From the command mode type SETH then press the ENTER button The face of the indicator should be toward the right side of the machine lt 5 Insert the following program into memory N1 G91 G1 X 1 F30 N2 G4 P66000 N3 Z 25 G5 N4 X 1 N5 X 1 N6 Z 25 N7 G4 P66000 N8 X 1 G5 N9 M2 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual CD COMMAND Setting Baud Rate When two devices communicate they must do so at the
41. ions are made in incremental b All lines in the program which require intermediary moves i e circles fixed cycles fixed subroutines will be shown on the screen as decimal pointed lines when sum program is displaying the moves c The listing can be stopped and started similar to the list mode Use zero to stop the listing and one through nine to start to list at different speeds one being the slowest and nine being the fastest Section 10 Commands 103 Fadal 104 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 4 Operator Manual N57 G73 G99 R 0 05 Z 0 15 F25 QO 15 XO YO In the program line 57 is a drill cycle The sum program command will display line 57 in five steps showing the drill peck moves N57 001 Z 0 15F25 G1 N57 002 Z0 05G0 N57 003 Z 0 05G0 N57 004 Z 0 05F25 G1 N57 005 Z0 2G0 Using the sum program command to display all moves from the program and the absolute position after each move Note See the FADAL USER MANUAL for information concerning the messages appearing on the screen 1 From the command mode type SU 2 then press the ENTER button a On the left hand side of the screen the control will display all moves in the program in incremental terms Regardless if the program is written in absolute All positioning decisions are made in incremental And the absolute position of each move is displayed on the right side of the screen b All lines in the program which require intermediary moves i e circles
42. l remains in the change mode until the MANUAL button is pressed or the ENTER button is pressed and no change has been made to the line This mode allows the replacement of letters or numbers referred to as strings with any new letters or numbers This way each character in the line can be changed individually Comments in the line can have a misspelled word and the operator can change only the misspelled word and not retype the entire comment This ability is called FIND AND REPLACE Using FIND AND REPLACE 1 From the command mode type CH where is the number of the line to be changed then press the ENTER button a Type CH 78 then press the ENTER button N78 X5 05 Y 3 125 HOLLE D2 The line as it is in theprogram will appear in the lower left hand portion of the screen with the cursor on the line below N78 X5 05 Y 3 125 HOLLE D2 lt HOLLE HOLE Retype the characters to be changed old string type a semicolon and then type the characters as they should be new string then press the ENTER button N78 X5 05 Y 3 125 HOLE D2 Section 10 Commands 73 Fadal EXAMPLE EXAMPLE 74 Operator Manual The line as it is now in memory will appear on the 125 152 screen Type the next characters to replace and press the enter button In this case the numbers 125 will be changed to 152 N78 X5 05 Y 3 152 HOLE D2 The new line will be displayed like this To remove delete characters from the line When it i
43. l tool length offsets at fixture 1 even if the program is a multiple Operation program When moving from one fixture to the next the control will automatically compensate for the Z difference from fixture 1 For Example if tool 4 is only used at fixture 3 the tool length offset is still established at fixture 1 When the program instructs the tool to move to fixture 3 the difference in height between fixture 1 and fixture 5 is made and then all Z axis moves are relative to the gauge point of fixture 3 Establish the differences in the Z axis between fixture 1 and the other fixtures a Place an indicator in a tool holder e Jog the indicator down to the point of fixture 1 e Zero the dial to the pointer e Write the position of the Z axis from the screen down on paper February 2001 Section 10 Commands 79 Fadal Operator Manual e Jog to the gauge point of the other fixtures until the pointer of the indicator is at the same zero dial reading Note the Z axis position from the screen b Compare the Z axis positions for each fixture with the position of fixture 1 Subtract to find the difference between fixture 1 and each fixture EXAMPLE Fixture Z offsets for 1 Z 10 5457 2 Z 10 5498 5 Z 8 8024 2 10 5498 1 10 5457 0041 Fixture 2 is below 1 0041 1 10 3457 5 8 8024 1 54533 Fixture 3 is above 1 1 54553 5 From the command mode type FO Z difference then press the ENTER button
44. listed and the cursor will be placed next to the line that contains the search word The line with the searched for informa tion will be displayed as the first line on the screen unless it is on the last page of the program EXAMPLE N57 M6 T1 This is the first line on the screen N58 GO G90 S10000 M3 E1 X1 34 Y 4 N59 H1 M7 Z 245 N60 G4 P1000 February 2001 Section 10 Commands 91 Fadal EXAMPLE To Change a Line To Delete a Line To Run a Single Line From the Program 92 Operator Manual 2 To search for the word again press the S button and the message ENTER SEARCH DEFAULT M6 in the lower left hand corner of the screen Notice the default is M6 From the preceding Example if the ENTER button is pressed the cursor will be placed next to the next line with an M6 in it because the default search is M6 N73 M6 T2 This is the first line on the screen N74 GO G90 S8500 M3 E1 X 5 Y 42 N75 H2 M7 Z 395 Move the cursor next to the line to be changed Press the C button a This will place the control in the change mode b The line can now be changed the same way the change command would work See also CHANGE PROGRAM LINES USING THE CH COM MAND Move the cursor next to the line to be deleted Press the DEL button a Two options will be available e 1 CURRENT LINE this will delete the current line selected e 2 MULTIPLE LINES Selecting this option allows the operator to des ignate the sta
45. mand The list mode is only for listing the program All other editing functions are handled by other commands LISTING SPEED CONTROL The speed or rate at which the control will list the program is controlled by pressing a number key The O key will stop the listing to start listing again press a number key 1 9 The slowest listing speed is 1 the fastest listing speed is 9 When the control has listed the entire program it goes directly into the command mode The control can start listing and stop listing as often as needed Scrolling is forward to see a program line that has scrolled off the screen press the manual button and list the program again The control starts listing at speed 5 1 From the command mode type LI then press the ENTER button The program will start listing from the beginning of the program at speed 5 The control can start listing from any sequence number and stop listing from any sequence number by using the from and through parameters 2 From the command mode type LI where is the sequence number to start listing from then press the ENTER button EXAMPLE LI 52 The program will begin listing at line 52 3 From the command mode type LI where the first is where to start listing from and the second Is the last line to list then press the ENTER button This will start listing the program from the First to the second Note See also PAGE USING THE PA COMMAND February 2001 Section 1
46. next program coding to be executed Using a subroutine in the currently active program called up from MDI 1 From the command mode press the AUTO button 2 When the waiting message appears press the MANUAL button 3 Type MD then press the ENTER button Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 4 Type the required codes necessary to use the subroutine in the currently active program H S G F M 5 Call up the subroutine using the L word the sub number and the amount of repetitions ME COMMAND Memory Free Using The ME command is used to determine the amount of memory available to the the ME Command user This information is presented in the form of a percentage The amount of the percentage indicates the amount of memory free to load other user programs Note As a reminder the memory of the machine is not a proper program storage device It is recommended to preserve the user programs on disk or tape The memory of the machine is maintained by a battery on the memory board This battery cannot prevent an operator from using a command to clear certain portions of memory NE COMMAND Memory Clear Using Using the NE command will clear from memory the currently active program the NE Command only 1 From the command mode type NE the press the ENTER button a The question will appear on the screen DO YOU WANT TO REMOVE PROG ENTER Y OR N e Press the letter Y then press the ENTER button
47. ocation directly in front of the open door See the TC 1 command to open the turret door 2 Place tool 1 in the turret lid by aligning the clip with the V flange of the tool holder a The tongue in the back of the clip must go into the key slot on the tool holder for the tool to be seated properly 3 Push the TURRET CW button and then place the next tool in the turret lid a The remaining tools are all placed into the turret lid in sequential order Press the TURRET CW button after each tool is placed into the lid 4 Use either the TURRET CW or TURRET CCW button to rotate the turret lid around so that tool number one from the program is directly under the spindle 5 Press the MANUAL button to bring the head down over tool number one Section 10 Commands 109 Fadal TO COMMAND Tool Diameter Input Using the TO Command EXAMPLE To view the tool table UT COMMAND Utility Option UT Setting Tool Length Offsets 110 Operator Manual 6 From the command mode type SETTO then press the ENTER button This will establish this location as tool number one See TURRET ATC ESTABLISH TOOL ORDER USING THE SETTO COMMAND Tool diameters are required for the fixed subroutines except for sub 91 and 93 and when using cutter radius compensation in the program 1 From the command mode type TO DIAMETER VALUE where is the tool number then press the ENTER button TO 1 375This will enter into the tool
48. of tool number one The message at the bottom of the screen will read PRESS JOG TO CONTINUE OR MANUAL TO EXIT Press the JOG button Start the spindle using the SPINDLE ON OFF button and the SHIFT key Jog to the first position for the tool to move to In the case above X2 5 Y 2 Z 245 or approximately this point Press the MANUAL button to get out of the jog mode The line number that will be inserted is listed on the second line from the bottom The line on the bottom with the cursor is allowing the oper ator to change the line above it exactly like the change program line command Press the ENTER button after making changes see CHANGE PROGRAM LINES USING THE CH COMMAND The message at the bottom of the screen will read PRESS JOG TO CONTINUE OR MANUAL TO EXIT Press the JOG button and move to the next position then repeat steps h k 4 When all the positions are found press the MANUAL button A technique for digitizing around bosses or radii is to jog to a starting position where a radius is desired and insert that position Then jog to the end point of the radius change the G1 to a G2 or G3 and add RO use radius designation see users manual to go around the boss or radius Go around a boss in at least two or three arcs Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual LI COMMAND List Program The control can list the currently active program to the screen by using the list com
49. pen the ATC and use either the TURRET CW or TURRET CCW button to rotate the turret to the number one location see TURRET ATC OPEN FOR LOADING USING THE TC 1 COMMAND Press the MANUAL button to close the ATC This will bring the head down If a tool is in location number one the tool will be loaded into the spindle and the ATC will move back to its home position No 3 From the command mode type SETTO then press the ENTER button The SETTO command will establish this turret location as turret location number one Note The RI command will also establish tool order when the tool table is cleared The SETP command is usually used by the factory and by the setup person who installs the machine It can also be used by the end user to establish programming baud rate and output preferences Note The factory set parameters can be found on the inside of the pendant door 1 Move the machine to the cold start position if changes will be made to the parameter settings The machine Cold Start must be accomplished when parameters are changed 2 From the command mode type SETP then press the ENTER button 3 The menu prompt at the bottom of the screen defines the use of the keyboard to move the cursor to the parameter to change When the parameter to change has the cursor to it s left the parameter choices will de displayed at the bottom of the screen Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 4 Select the
50. r from the spindle No From the command mode type MD then press the ENTER button WN Now in the manual data mode type S 2 M3 M5 then press the ENTER button The waiting message will appear and the blue light will be flashing 5 6 Press the START button which will unorient the spindle Press the MANUAL button Note Steps 1 6 are to unorient the spindle and put the belts in the high range making it easier to turn the spindle 7 Place a holder with an indicator in the spindle 8 Jog over and indicate the location boss pin or hole 9 Press the MANUAL button 10 From the command mode type SETY then press the ENTER button Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual 11 From the command mode type SETX then press the ENTER button SETH COMMAND Home Position To make an adjustment to the home position use the following steps Part Correction Using SETH 1 From the command mode type HO then press the ENTER button The waiting message will appear then press the START button If the Z axis is below the Z axis home position the Z axis will move home first then the X and Y axes will move home If the Z axis is above the Z axis home position the X and Y axes will move first then the Z axis will move home NO Press the JOG button and jog the axes to the new correct location for the next run EXAMPLE Ifthe home position needs to be corrected by the value of X 0013 and
51. required by the control 4 Start output from the tape punch or the computer Note If the program currently in memory has an O word as the first line of the program the program is considered a part of the program library When the new program is transmitted to the control the program currently in memory will be pushed into the library and retained If the program currently in memory does not have an O word as the first line in the program it is not considered to be a part of the program library When the new program is transmitted to the control the program currently in memory is deleted and the new program replaces it Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual Adding a Program to The tape input TA command is used to add another program to the end of the the End of the program currently active in the control Program in Memory Using the add at end option 1 The BAUD RATE of the control and the device it is connected to must be set at the same rate see BAUD RATE USING THE CD COMMAND 2 From the command mode type TA 1 1 where is an error option see INPUT FROM A TAPE PUNCH OR COMPUTER then press the ENTER button WN Prepare the tape punch or the computer connected to the control to send the program or tool data 4 The program being added to the end can have sequence numbers any sequence After the program has been added to the current program in memory from the command mode typ
52. rting line and ending line to be deleted Place the cursor next to the line to be run by using the search method or by using the cursor up or down method for cursor placement Press the A button a Press the AUTO button e The WAITING message will start flashing on the screen b Press the START button e Only the line that the cursor was next to will be executed Then the control will return to the page listing c The process can be repeated as often as needed Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual Note The process for running individual lines may be used when doing a mid program start in format 2 Certain lines of coding may contain important information needed for running the portion of the program in a direct mid program start For Example In a situation where a fixed cycle must be initialized and then the 80th hole of a 100 hole pattern is the place where the direct mid program will begin the lines the where spindle is turned on and the tool length offset is called up and the line with the fixed cycle is used can each be run individually Then the cursor can be placed to the line of the 80th hole location and the direct start can begin from that location To do a Direct Mid 1 Place the cursor next to the line to begin running the program from Use the Program Start search method or the cursor up or down method for cursor placement Press the AUTO button NO a Three options will be availa
53. s desired to remove any character from a line type the characters to be removed a semicolon then press the ENTER button N103 X 0 19 Y 0 38 J 0 19 G3 Type X ENTER to remove X 0 19 from the line The CH command can be utilized to change the program in line number groups To change a group of lines 1 From the command mode type CH 1st 2nd where 1st is the first line to edit and 2nd is the last line to edit then press the ENTER button a Type CH 5 15 then press the ENTER button N5 X5 05 Y 235 The first line will appear N5 X5 05 Y 255 X5 05 X5 025 Enter the change N5 X5 025 Y 2355 N6 X6 The next line will appear When the ENTER button is pressed without making a change the next line will appear If the last line to edit is on the screen pressing the ENTER button will exit the CH mode To exit the CH mode at any time press the MANUAL button Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual CO COMMAND Copy Program Existing blocks lines in the program can be duplicated from one portion of the Blocks Using the CO program to another using the CO command This command will create the Command sequence numbers required to copy the blocks into other portions of the program 1 From the command mode type CO 1st 2nd 3rd then press the ENTER button a The 1st represents the first block to copy b The 2nd represents the last block to copy c The 3rd represents the block number to cop
54. table use command DT to see the table a tool diameter of 375 for tool number one 2 To change an existing tool diameter use step one This will overwrite the current diameter in the table Note Tool diameters can be entered by using the DT command See also DISPLAY TOOL TABLE USING THE DT COMMAND Note In format 2 with the parameter set to radius the amount entered with the TO command is input as a radius amount Note To make incremental changes the DT command must be used The UT command may be used to get tools from the Turret and automatically enter the tool length offsets into the tool table The height of the block used to establish the tool length offset is automatically compensated for when the lengths are entered into the table 1 Put the tools in the turret See TURRET LOADING PUTTING TOOLS IN THE TOOL CHANGER No Place the first tool in the spindle with the tool turret in the proper ATC position WN Establish the Tool Order See MEMORY CLEAR USING THE NE AND RI COMMAND Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal To Clear the Tool Table and Establish Tool Order February 2001 Operator Manual See also Turret ATC ESTABLISH TOOL ORDER USING THE SETTO COMMAND 4 From the command mode type UT and then press the ENTER button This menu will appear in the lower left of the screen OFFSET UTILITY OPTIONS 1 TOOL SETTING CYCLE 2 FIXTURE SETTING CYCLE 3 TEST
55. ter using the CS command at power on remain at that position see POWER ON b Press the JOG button turn the selector switch to jog the Y axis and jog the Y axis 200 from the positive axis limit Do Not move the X or Z axes from the CS position c From the command mode type SETH and press the ENTER button This will reset the home position for all axes Note Fixture offset 0 could also be referred to as Program Home 78 Section 10 Commands February 2001 Fadal Operator Manual d This position is known as fixture number zero From this position estab lish all the distances to all the other fixtures EXAMPLE Distance from fixture O to fixture 1 X 12 3256 Y 9 5723 Distance from fixture O to fixture 2 X 4 0162 Y 9 5014 Distance from fixture O to fixture 3 X7 8743 Y 9 4902 e The advantage of having Fixture zero near the Y axis positive limit when the program ends and returns to this position is a The table is out and close to the operator making it easier to load parts b The coolant is dripping away from the fixtures 2 From the command mode type FO X distance Y distance then press the ENTER button Where is the fixture number EXAMPLE From distances recorded above FO 1 12 5256 9 5723 FO 2 4 0162 9 5014 FO 3 7 8743 9 4902 Note The second parameter is for the X distance and the third parameter is for the Y distance Do not include the letter X or Y Parameters are numbers only WN Set al
56. the remaining material the learn mode will insert all these moves directly into the program 1 For the first parameter of the LE command determine the sequence number where the positions will be inserted into the program EXAMPLE N50 X1 5 Y 2 N51 X2 5 Z 245 G1 F20 N52 DIGITIZE POCKET HERE When writing the program this message was placed at this line to mark the place where to insert the moves N53 Z 1 GO 2 The second parameter of the LE command is the increment used for the sequence number steps when each position is inserted into the program Be careful to use an increment that will allow plenty of positions An increment of 01 is usually adequate allowing for 99 positions WN The tool length offset of the tool used when in the learn mode must be in the tool table All digitized Z axis moves will be in relation to the gauge point Z0 of the part according to the tool number in the third parameter Note All positions inserted into the program will be in absolute G90 February 2001 Section 10 Commands 83 Fadal 84 EXAMPLE Operator Manual Using the program above Oo From the manual data mode establish the proper RPM for the tool Put the tool in the spindle From the command mode type LE 52 01 01 1 then press the ENTER button This will start inserting positions at line N52 01 increment by 01 the next line will be N52 02 and all Z axis moves will be in relation to the gauge point
57. tons as the SPINDLE ON OFF button is pressed The SHIFT button must be depressed first then the SPINDLE ON OFF button can be pressed ee lt Jog the edge finder until it finds the 1st edge And immediately press the MANUAL button 9 From the command mode type SETX or SETY then press the ENTER button This establishes the current X or Y position as zero 10 Follow steps 6 8 for the other axes February 2001 Section 10 Commands 97 Fadal EXAMPLE A Establishing part home using an indicator 98 Operator Manual 11 From the command mode type SETY or SETX for the remaining axis then press the ENTER button 12 Jog the edge finder up above the top of the part 13 Jog the X and Y axes to correct for the radius of the edge finder 14 Press the MANUAL button 15 From the command mode type SETX then press the ENTER button Then type SETY and press the ENTER button This will correct the home position for the radius of the edge finder If the upper left hand X Y corner of the part is picked up using a 200 diameter edge finder a Select the X axis and 01 increments b Jog the X axis to 1 by looking at the position read out on the screen c Select the Y axis d Jog the Y axis to 1 by looking at the position read out on the screen WARNING The SETH command will establish the current position of all axes to zero home Do not use SETH unless all axes are at home 1 Remove the indicato
58. tton Start the reader EL WN xw yw After the tape has been read look at the screen on the control for any messages a TAPE IS GOOD This message indicates the program output to the tape punch is the same on the tape b TAPE DID NOT VERIFY This message indicates a problem with the reader or the punch itself e Clean the reader place the tape back in the reader and follow steps 2 4 again e Clean the tape guides for anything that would push the tape over causing the holes to be punched off to one side of the tape Follow steps 1 4 again CNC 88HS GRAPHICS MENU Menu The graphics menu of the page editor has been designed to allow the user to view the part path of the current program in memory The graphics can be accessed by pressing the G key from the page editor or by entering the command DR February 2001 Section 10 Commands 113 Fadal Plotting Options 114 Operator Manual A second menu will appear allowing the user to choose from several options See Figure 10 4 All of these options can be pressed while plotting is taking place VIEW AREA X 12 5000 TO X 12 5000 Y 8 0000 TOY 98 0000 AUTO DRAW RESTART SCALED CLEAR SCREEN F FULL TABLE TOGGLE DISPLAY MODE NC CODE ABSOLUTE LOCATION amp MODAL G CODES Q PLOTTING OPTIONS S SINGLE STEP START TO CANCEL U TOGGLE THE VIEW TOP X EXIT JOG Z00N ENTER SELECTION Figure 10 4 Options menu A AUTO Pressing the A key runs the
59. y the blocks just after If a sequence number exists after this block decimal numbers will be used for the duplicated blocks EXAMPLE CO 12 26 56 This will copy lines 12 through 26 and place them just after line 56 CO 50 78 5 This will copy lines 50 through 78 and place them just after line 5 CO 39 50 42 This will copy lines 39 through 50 and place them just after 42 CS COMMAND Cold Start The CS command will establish the machine zero position For the Z axis the CS command establishes the tool change position The Z axis cold start position is the point where the tool Turret is directly aligned with the V flange of the tool in the spindle The CS command will also establish the axes limits After the CS command is used the control will establish software limits The Operator can jog up to the software limits The control will not allow further motion Before using the CS command the machine will not stop at the axes limits When using JOG before the CS command is used the machine will go into emergency stop if the operator jogs to the physical limits The physical limits are located 25 inches beyond the software limits See also POWER ON OFF February 2001 Section 10 Commands 75 Fadal DE COMMAND Delete Program Lines Using the DE Command EXAMPLE EXAMPLE A DNC COMMAND Direct Numerical Control Using the DNC Command 76 Operator Manual Program lines can be deleted by using the DE comman

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