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1. cneneeneenn 32 Ba E A A EE E a Re PT A E E A 33 Absolute Distance PTOS in nahen 33 Incremental Distance Preset geist cacti tte ara 35 HAS A A ct ep EE titer 36 FEATS S WV MMIC a AAA A AE 37 Circle and Linear Palen arias liarla 38 MAI A sf 38 Circle ana Linear Patten Table Entry astilla ladito 39 Cirel and Linear Pattern Sort KO Sui ee ae a 40 Circle of Linear Pattern Execution 41 Example Enter data and execute a circle pattern ooccooccccnccccoccnonnconnnnnnonoss 42 FENG MIS GAGAT MID aid aia 44 SOLEO FUN ON S ate eee a a ll 44 Incline and Are Milling Table Ens 45 Incline and Arc Milling Table EMV dd ia 46 ATOAN sd 47 Incline and Arc Mill EXecution ad 48 ZINN COUINO A a PAP serien 50 ENaDI NO ZNN Ro OUD NING see ee A eh 50 Disabling ZAN COUPIN telat alee ae ets haha ae ed bee ee nee 50 4 Turning Specific Operations A ee 51 LOOSE 51 BA N asa tt thd EA 53 Taper Calculator SOM KEV oner aa O E E 55 ES da naci 56 Raallis Piameter Sort Y asen 56 SC ON A ee iu O to coins 57 ZN UDO E EE AE EEE ENEDA TEE TEE EASE 57 2 53 ING ZO ande SUB IN reiste ee 58 A alan ballets 59 SO Ney FUNCION Si cani 59 RUNNING the Thread Cycle Program id etree ave ete 64 5 Programming 3005 DI A ER EEE AHR CRN ea 66 Program Mode SOM KEY TUNCUONS rindo 67 VOW SOT A nn euere 68 Feature Ot Key TUNG OMS a de idos 69 Program FUNCHON SOHN KEYS ai oa 71 SIEB FUNCIONO OE KEYS area 72 Editing and moving throu
2. Probing with a Tool If using a tool or non electrical edge finder to set datum points the 3005 probing functions can still be used Datum points can be set by touching the edges of a workpiece one after the other with a tool and then manually entering the tool s position as datum points 0 1 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS YN c par Sem O o E Q 0 Y O mM Enter the new actual position of the tool or press PROBE HELP 300S 31 Example Probe workpiece edge and set edge as datum Preparation Set the active tool to the tool that will be used to set the datum An end mill is shown in this example along with the Set Z Datum screen Datum axis X 0 Tool diameter D 0 25 Press DATUM Y Press the Down arrow key until the X axis field is highlighted Press PROBE soft key Press EDGE soft key X Touch workpiece edge Press the TEACH soft key to store the current absolute value while the tool is in contact with the workpiece edge The location for the touched edge will take into account the diameter of the tool in use 1 1 2 and the last direction the tool was moved prior to pressing Sl D 1 T 9 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS Retract the tool from the workpiece and enter 0 and then SET DATUM press ENTER SET DATUH 0 0000 DATUM NUMBER YN e J Sun d O o E O 0 Y O Mm probe function re ee 32 Presets The Pres
3. e O N The Turning application provides a quick method for coupling the Z axes positions on a 3 axis system For more information see Z Coupling on page 57 Setup 3005 offers two categories for setting up operating parameters These categories are Installation Setup and Job Setup The Job Setup D 1 T 3 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS parameters are used to accommodate specific machining INSTALLATION SETUP Set the counter requirements for each job Installation Setup is used to establish ae encoder display and communication parameters ENCODER SETUP application MILL or DISPLAY CFG TURK and number of The Installation Setup menu is accessed by pressing the SETUP soft ERROR COMPENSATION Suge key then the INSTALLATION SETUP soft key When in the Installation l Setup menu the following soft keys will be available BACKLASH COMP SERIAL PORT JOB SETUP Press to begin accessing the Job Setup parameters COUNTER SETTINGS IMPORT EXPORT Press to begin importing or exporting operating DIAGHOSTICS parameters See Import Export on page 19 HELP Will open on line help JOR IMPORT SETUP EXPORT a HERE To view and change Installation Setup parameters first press the SETUP soft key then the INSTALLATION SETUP soft key Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to highlight the parameters of interest press the ENTER key 12 Job Setup Parameters To view and change Job Setup parameters first press the SETUP soft key Th
4. Press the C key to clear entries and error messages or return back to the previous screen SOFT KEY labels show the various milling or turning functions These functions are selected by pressing the corresponding soft key directly below each soft key label There are 3 pages of selectable soft key functions These are accessed using the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys as indicated below LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys move through pages 1 3 of soft key selectable functions The current page will be highlighted in the Status bar at the top of screen Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to move between fields within a form and list boxes within a menu The orientation of the cursor is such that it will return to the top once it has reached the bottom of a menu General Overview Graphic Positioning Aid When traversing to display value zero in the Distance To Go mode 3005 displays a graphic positioning aid 3005 displays the graphic positioning aid in a narrow rectangle underneath the currently active axis Two triangular marks in the center of the rectangle symbolize the nominal position A small square symbolizes the axis slide An arrow indicating the direction appears in the square while the axis is moving towards or away from the nominal position Note that the square does not begin to move until the axis slide is near the nominal position Setting up the graphic positioning aid see Status Bar Settings on page 15 under Job Setup 300S
5. Selecting an arc mill entry and then pressing the NEW or EDIT soft key or ENTER will allow the feature to be defined The following listed fields require data input Plane Selection Select the plane by pressing the PLANE soft key The current selection is shown on the soft key and in the plane field The graphic in the message box aids in selecting the correct plane Center Point Enter the coordinates of the arc s center point or press TEACH to set the coordinate to the current position Start Point Enter the coordinates of the start point or press TEACH to set the coordinate to current position End Point Enter the coordinates of the end point or press TEACH to set the coordinate to current position Step Enter the step size When milling this is the distance along the circumference of the arc between each pass or step along the arc s contour The Step size is optional If the value is zero the operator decides at run time how far to move between each step 300S D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS MILL ARC Press PLAHE to select the plane D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS MILL ARC Enter the incline mill aj E e 47 YN c pur Sem O E O 0 oa Y O Mm Press the ENTER key to close the form and save the feature to the i i i table Press the RUN soft key to execute the surface milling D 0 T 1 iF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS operation Press C hard key t
6. D 0 T 6 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH 10 6638 nr 13 90 0 1036 0 0000 f e a 2 General Operations for 300S Help Screen The integrated operating instructions provide information and assistance in any situation D 0 T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH INC To call the operating instructions HELP TOPICS 2 1 First Time Power Up Press the HELP soft key 2 2 Reference Hark Evaluation 2 2 1 Reference Harks Use the UP DOWN arrow keys if the explanation is spread over 3 Actual and Dist To Go Hod more than one screen page AL EB See a Information relevant to the current operation will be displayed o 3 1 Resetting an Axis To view information on another topic 37 Datum Setting Mill Press the LIST OF TOPICS soft key 3 2 1 Using Edge Finder Press the UP DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the index 3 2 1 1 Edge Press the ENTER key to select the item you need VIEH Di PAGE ES To exit the operating instructions TOPIC DOWN Press the C key Y mM Su Ga YN e S par Sem O Sun e O N Data Input Forms Information required for various operational functions and setup parameters are entered through a data input form These forms will appear after selecting features that require any additional information Each form provides specific fields for entering the required information Changes must be confirmed by pressing the ENTER key for them to become effective If you do n
7. operate on values from 1to 1 Error The TAN function is undefined Range error on the value to fetch the tangent of at 90 and 90 degrees Error The square root of a negative Can not take the square root of a negative number number is undefined Error Divide by zero error Can not divide by zero Unable to transfer configuration The external device hooked to the serial port is not working Check the parameters The external device is physical connection and verify that the serial communications parameters are not ready correct Y O Y Y m O 2 _ LL co I Error One or more of the The configuration file being imported is corrupt Import file again lf error _ Error configuration parameters was invalid persists import a different configuration file and could not be loaded Error Parameter was invalid lt has An invalid configuration parameter was discovered on import and was reset been set to it s previous value to the previous value Check the configuration file that failed and import again Error The valid range for scale factor The current scale factor value is out of range Adjust the scale factor value to is 10 to 0 1 and 0 1 to 10 reflect a valid number Error At least one axis must be When defining multiple DRO and corresponding views user must define at selected for DRO 1 least one axis for the default DRO 1 Error The valid range for the error Out of range for the error c
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9. and then pressing the NEW or EDIT soft key or ENTER will allow the feature to be defined The following listed fields require data input Plane Select the plane by pressing the PLANE soft key The current selection is shown on the soft key and in the plane field The graphic in the message box aids in selecting the correct plane Start Point Enter the coordinates of the start point or press TEACH to set the coordinate to the current position End Point Enter the coordinates of the end point or press teach to set the coordinate to current position Step Enter the step size When milling this is the distance between each pass or each step along the line The Step size is optional If the value is zero the operator decides at run time how far to move between each step Press the ENTER key to close the form and save the feature to the table Press the RUN soft key to execute the surface milling operation Press C hard key to exit the form without saving the feature stay In memory until deleted or changed and are not S The table and its entries are saved to memory They will affected by a power cycle 46 D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS INCLINE MILL Press PLANE to select the plane D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS INCLINE MILL Enter the incline mill Cs ee Arc Milling The Arc Milling form is used to specify the curved surface to be milled The data is entered through the Arc Mill Table
10. communication program to capture ASCII text data from the COM port to a file on the PC After the PC is ready to receive start the data transfer by pressing the 3005 IMPORT EXPORT soft key To import data into the 300S from a PC the 3005 must first be made ready to receive the data Press the 3005 IMPORT EXPORT soft key After the 300S is ready setup the terminal communications program on the PC to send the desired file in ASCII text format The 300S does not support communication protocols such as Kermit or Xmodem 300S 89 eb O Yu hom 0 ad ad O N I Serial Port The RS 232 C V 24 data interface serial port is located on the rear panel The following devices can be connected to this port Printer with serial data interface Personal computer with serial data interface A printer or computer may be connected to the serial port Part programs and configuration files may be sent to a printer or computer Remote commands remote key codes part programs and configuration files may be received from a computer Il 2 Data Interface For operations that support data transfer an IMPORT EXPORT soft key will be available The BAUD Field can be set to 300 600 1 200 2 400 9 600 19 200 38 400 57 600 or 115 200 by using the soft keys D 1 7 9 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS The parity can be setto NONE EVEN or ODD using the LOWER or SERIAL PORT Press the LOHER or a BAUD HIGHER soft key
11. display press and hold the Z key for approximately 2 seconds The sum of the Z positions will be displayed on the Z display and the Zo display will be blanked The coupling is preserved in between power cycles Moving either Zo or Z inputs will update the coupled Z position When a position is coupled the reference mark for both encoders must be found in order to recall the previous datum Disabling Zo and Z Coupling To disable Z Coupling press the axis key of the display that is blank The individual Zo and Z display positions will be restored YN e 2 oa hm d o O o E O 0 o 7 O e 5 Fr 58 D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS 1 0000 4 2500 1 7500 e h w BED Thread Cycle The Thread Cycle feature allows for data to be input into the 3005 to ease and enhance thread cutting features on a lathe 0 01 T 3 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS ENCODER SETUP Set the threading axis INPUT 1 The Thread Cycle feature requires a rotary encoder be installed to the lathe thread cutting lead screw The DRO requires this encoder to be set up on the third axis IHPUT 2 INPUT 3 Access the Thread Cycle setup forms through the INSTALL SETUP INPUT 4 THREAD CYCLE soft key High light Encoder Setup and high light the Thread Cycle feature This section describes the Thread Cycle entry forms and capabilities The 3005 provides one user definable pattern which can be recalled and execut
12. 300S will calculate an offset relative to this surface Repeat the procedure for each additional tool using the same reference surface Press ENTER 26 D D T 9 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH INC TOOL 0 0000 DIAMETER 0 0000 2 0000 MZ 0 0000 ENGTH 0 0000 L EET Enter the too length or press UNITS INCH TEACH LENGTH A TOOL UNIT gt Enter the tool unit inch mm gt Cursor to the Tool Type field TOOL TYPE gt Press TOOL TYPES soft key gt Press ENTER Y c oO Ku hom O O O 0 Y O Mm 300S 27 YN e J Sun d O o E O 0 Y O ap Calling the Tool from the Tool Table Before you start machining select the tool you are using from the tool table 300S then takes into account the stored tool data when working with tool compensation Tool call To call a tool press the TOOL soft key Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to cursor through the selection of tools 1 99 Highlight the tool you want Verify the proper tool has been called and press the TOOL or C key to exit Datum Soft Key Datum settings define the relationships between the axis positions and the display values Setting datum points is done by using the 300S probing functions either with a tool or with an edge finder Probing Functions for Datum Setting An electronic Edge Finder can be connected through the edge finder input The 3005 also s
13. Il 5 Programming 3008 Overview The basic machining operations available in the DRO mode i e tool selection preset hole patterns can also be used to create a program PROGRAH A program is a sequence of one or more machining operations Programs can be executed a number of times and saved for later use Each machining operation is a separate step with the program A program can have up to 250 steps The program listing shows the step numbers and the associated machining operations Programs can be saved to Internal storage which isn t lost when power is off The readout can hold up to 8 programs in internal storage Programs can also be saved to external storage on a PC using the export and import functions I 5 Programming 300S To access the Program Mode from the DRO mode press the PROGRAM soft key A listing of the current program loaded or a blank listing is displayed Also displayed are the soft keys VIEW FEATURES RUN HELP PROGRAM FUNCTIONS and STEP FUNCTIONS Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to view more 0 0 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS soft key choices CURRENT PROGRAH 001 to add a new step PROGRAM STEP UNCTIONS Y FUNCTIONS MI deal 66 Program Mode Soft key functions The following soft keys are avallable while in the Program Mode feature Press to toggle between the current program listing with DRO ABS positions and a graphical view of the programmed part milling only Pre
14. TYPE field select the encoder type ROTARY by pressing the LINEAR ROTARY soft key In TURN mode the THREAD CYCLE feature requires that the third axes be setup for the lead screw using a rotary encoder ad amp Y 2 pur amp ad Y q I Arrow down to the RESOLUTION field Press COARSER or FINER soft keys when using linear encoders to select the encoder s resolution in um 10 5 2 1 0 5 The exact resolution can also be typed in using the numeric key pad Rotary encoders require the number of counts per revolution to be entered using the numeric key pad Arrow down to the REFERENCE MARK field Toggle the REF MARK soft key Select NONE for no reference signal SINGLE for single reference mark or POSITION TRAC for an encoder with the Position Trac feature Select NONE for the third axes if it is being setup for the THREAD CYCLE feature 300S 79 Arrow down to the COUNT DIRECTION field In the COUNT DIRECTION field select the count direction by pressing the POSITIVE NEGATIVE soft key When the encoder s count direction matches the operators count direction select positive When they do not match select negative The encoder resolution and count direction can also be established by just moving each axis Arrow down to the ERROR MONITOR field In the ERROR MONITOR field select whether the system will monitor and display encoder errors by selecting ON or OFF ON allow
15. Y 0 ad O E amp CE LO ad a O ad O Kos O s Y d sj E Q aa LO Example 6 Probing function Circle Center First center point coordinate e g CCX 1616 3429 mm Second center point coordinate e g CCY 4362 9876 mm Circle Center X axis Circle Center Y axis coordinates depend on working plane Circle diameter DIA 1250 0500 mm a a or ee aero m gt ae on zee foo m gt ar eps ls ee e Colon sign or Blank Space 2 to 7 places before the decimal point Decimal point 1 to 6 places after the decimal point Unit blank space for mm for inches R for Radius D for Diameter display Carriage return Blank line Line Feed oon 9 FF FP WO N 98 Il 6 Error Messages The following table provides a complete list of error messages that may be received from the 3005 DRO An explanation of each error message is provided in the following table Error DRO Error Message Explanation 1 Power was off Press any key to 300S power was just cycled continue 2 Contamination amp Frequency Error Contamination and frequency errors occurred at corresponding encoder Press C to clear error User intervention to monitor and or correct the encoder 3 Contamination Error Press C to Contamination error occurred at corresponding encoder User intervention to clear error monitor and or correct the encoder 4 Frequency error Press C
16. a new milling feature Press the UP DOWN ARROW hard keys to highlight a blank feature Press the NEW soft key or press ENTER To edit an existing feature Press the UP DOWN ARROW hard keys to highlight the table entry Press the EDIT soft key or press ENTER To execute a milling feature Highlight the table entry and press the RUN soft key See Incline amp Arc Mill Execution for more information To delete an existing feature Highlight the table entry Press the CLEAR soft key Press YES to confirm deletion 300S 0 0 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 IHCH ABS 2 INCLINE MILL TABLE 1 aY 0 0000 0 0000 5 0000 5 0000 0 501 E 3 4 5 6 8 rar om ow e 0 01 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS 2 ARC MILL TABLE 1 AZ 0 0000 0 0000 2 5000 0 0000 0 51 45 YN c pur Sem O o E O 0 Y O mM YN e J Sun d a O Q E Q 0 Q Y O ap Incline and Arc Milling Table Entry The following soft keys are available while in the entry form Function Sy Press to select a plane XY YZ or XZ PLANE Ar Press to execute the milling operation Press to use the current absolute position TEACH Press to open the Calculator for standard math and trigonometry functions CALC The Incline Milling form is used to specify the flat surface to be milled The data is entered through the Incline Mill Table Selecting an incline mill entry
17. key to advance to the Z axis Touch the workpiece surface at point 2 Enter the position of the tool tip Z 0 for the Z coordinate of the datum Press ENTER Setting Datums using LOCK AXIS Function 0 2 T1 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS 4 Turning Specific Operations The LOCK AXIS function is useful for setting a datum when a tool is under load and the diameter of the workpiece is not known SET DATUM A 2 18422 To use the LOCK AXIS function DATUM HUMBER 0 0000 Press the DATUM soft key The cursor will be in the DATUM NUMBER field i DATUH Turn dia in amp Enter the datum number and press the DOWN arrow key to go to x MA then press the X axis field 7 LOCK AXIS or enter tool Turn a diameter in the X axis position Press the LOCK AXIS soft key while the tool is still cutting Retract from the current position Turn the spindle off and measure the workpiece diameter ou laa CALC HELP Enter the measured diameter for example 1 5 and press ENTER 54 Taper Calculator Soft Key Use the taper calculator to calculate taper angle Refer to screen examples on the right You can calculate tapers either by entering dimensions from a print or by touching a tapered workpiece with a tool or indicator Entry values For the taper ratio calculation requires Length of the taper Change in the radius of the taper For taper calculation using both diameters D1 D2 and length requires Starting di
18. pur Sem O E O 0 oa Y O mM be modified executed or referred to from a program 0 0 T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS qx To delete a pattern from the table press the CLEAR soft key Press LTNEAR PATTERN YES to confirm deletion from the table 1 ARRAY 0 0000 0 0000 5 1 0000 2 ARRAY 1 2500 0 0000 4 1 5000 The pattern table and its entries are saved to memory They will stay in memory until deleted or changed and are not affected by a power cycle 4 5 6 8 300S 39 Circle and Linear Pattern Soft keys The following additional soft keys are available while in the Circle and Linear Pattern Milling feature Press to execute the circle or linear pattern Press to use the current absolute position Press to open the Calculator for standard math and trigonometry functions Circle Pattern Information Required Type type of pattern FULL or SEGMENT Holes number of holes in the pattern Center location of the center of the hole pattern YN J Su 0 O O 0 Y O m Radius radius of the pattern Start Angle angle between X axis and the first hole End Angle angle between X axis and the last hole Depth the target depth for drilling in the tool axis Linear Pattern Information Required Type type of pattern ARRAY or FRAME First Hole location of the first hole of the pattern Holes per Row number of holes in each row of a pat
19. special preventative maintenance Is necessary For cleaning wipe lightly with a dry lint free cloth 300S m 91 Y 2 ad O amp amm Q Q Sa 4 O 2 LL O am 2 ad amp ad Y nm I Il 41 0 Connections Encoders are plugged into connectors marked Inputs 1 2 3 4 4 Pin layout for Electronic Edge Finder OV anerehicid y PATAS 15 15 Pin receptacle connector for Edge Finder a O ossosa O Il 41 0 Connections 300S REMOTE SWITCH 4 ELL Grounding Edge Finder Remote Switch Housing External Shield 92 ll Wiring the Serial communication cable The wiring of the serial communication cable depends on the device l 5 being connected see technical documentation for external device Se O Bo 6 9 Pin layout of RS 232 C V 24 data interface Pin assignment 300S D9 TxD RTS SIGNAL GND Signal ground NC o o 9 NC Data terminal ready Pin connection for serial port with handshaking ooo eso Signal Signal Level Signal level 3005 dl 1 active cc NC o Y 0 Ku O c amm Q Q O gt J TxD DTR DSR No Oo pon RTS 2 3 4 5 GND 6 7 8 CTS O DSR DIR DTR 4 GND 5 5 GND DSR 6 RTS 7 CTS 8 ra NC 9 9 Pin connection for serial port without handshaking 300S 93 ll 5 Remote Switch Data Output The remote switch pendant or footswitch or Ctrl B sent
20. to clear Frequency error occurred at corresponding encoder User intervention to error monitor and or correct the encoder 5 Miscount error Press C to clear Miscount error occurred at corresponding encoder User intervention to error monitor and or correct the encoder Display Overflow error Move The encoder is currently out of the display range specified by the user Move within display range the encoder to within the display range or modify the encoder display Y O YN Y S Sen O pe _ LL do gt Error The valid range for number of The number of holes defined for the current pattern is out of range User must holes is 1 99 adjust the number of holes Error Ihe radius must be greater The user defined radius must be greater than zero to define a circle than 0 0 Error The spacing must be greater The spacing between holes in a pattern must be greater than zero to define a than 0 0 pattern 10 Error The start and end points can The start and end points of the field must be unique to define a line not be the same T Error The distance from the center The distance from the center value is invalid and must be modified by the is not equal to the radius user 19 Error The ARCCOS function can Range error on the value to fetch the arccos of only operate on values from 1to 1 300S 99 DRO Error Message Explanation Error The ARCSIN function can only Range error on the value to fetch the arcsin of
21. 0000 END POINT x 0 0000 Zo 0 0000 60 ee Y e q jad Sn Q Q O E O Q Q Y O C 5 JT Start Point D D T 9 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS X Enter the coordinates for the start point as previously defined THREAD CYCLE Enter the coordinates 0 0 f Typically 0 0 is the normal starting position START POINT of the start point Press the DOWN k i a ress the arrow key 4 lo 0 0000 Zo Enter the coordinates for the start point as previously defined END POINT 0 0 Typically 0 0 is the normal starting position Press the DOWN arrow key End Point X Enter the final cut thread Diameter TEACH UU CALL HELP This is the small OD for external threads and the large ID for internal threads Press the DOWN arrow key Zo Enter the end point of the thread thread length Press the DOWN arrow key A 0 0000 lo 0 0000 YN e 2 oa hm d o O Q E O 0 o 7 O e 5 Fr 62 Passes 0 01 T 9 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS NUMBER or DEPTH will be displayed Toggle the soft key for user preference THREAD CYCLE Enter the number of NUMBER Enter the number of normal passes or normal passes DEPTH Enter the depth dimension for a normal pass FINISH PASS optional Enter the depth dimension for the finish pass or leave blank THREADS Finish pass is in addition to the normal passes and is included in irc 0 0000 HH the total cut depth SIDE Press the DOWN a
22. 300S 43 YN J Su 0 O O 0 Y O Mm Incline and Arc Milling The incline and arc milling features provide ways to machine a flat diagonal surface incline milling or a rounded surface are milling using a manual machine The 3005 provides storage of up to 10 user definable Incline Mill features and 10 Arc Mill features Once the features are defined they are stored in memory and can be recalled at anytime They can be executed from the DRO or from the operating program All defined features will stay in memory until removed regardless if the power has been cycled To access the Incline or Arc Mill Table press the FEATURE soft key then press the INCLINE MILL or ARC MILL soft key to open the corresponding mill table Soft Key Functions The following soft keys are available while in the Milling Feature table Function CS Press to access the Incline Mill Table IHCLINE MILL Press to access the Arc Mill Table MILL Press to create a new milling feature Press to edit and existing milling feature Press to delete and existing milling feature Press to execute the milling feature Press for additional information about the milling feature 44 Incline and Arc Milling Table Entry The Incline or Arc Mill Table is used to define the milling features To access either Mill Table Press the FEATURES soft key Press the INCLINE MILL or ARC MILL soft key To define
23. 300S READOUTS ACU RITE ACU RITE REFERENCE MANUAL 3008 Key Layout Display Area Soft keys Power Indicator light Arrow Keys Use the UP DOWN keys to adjust the screen contrast Axis Keys Numeric Keypad ENTER key CLEAR key 300S Soft keys A O NO oO O 01 There are multiple pages of soft key functions to select from the operating modes Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys 4 to cursor through each page The page indicator in the Status Bar will show the page orientation The darkened page indicates the page you are currently on 1 Page Indicator 2 Set Zero Indicator Soft Key function Page 1 Soft key Opens on screen help instructions HELP Opens the Tool Table Page 22 for Milling and page 51 for Turning TODL Switches display between operating modes Actual Value Absolute Distance to Go incremental See page 12 Toggles between Set Zero functions Used with individual axis keys page 20 Soft Key function Page 2a oft key Opens the Datum form to set the datum for each axis page 28 DATUH Opens the Preset form This form is used to set a nominal position This is a Distance To Go PRESET Incremental function page 33 Used to divide the current position by two page 36 300S i Soft Key function Page 2a Press to select the Circle Pattern Linear Pattern Incline Mill or Arc Mill table page 38 FEATURES This soft key toggles between radiu
24. 5 can still cross over reference marks at a later time Such as if it becomes necessary to define a datum that can be re established after a power interruption Press the ENABLE REF soft key to activate the position recovery routine Press the RIGHT LEFT arrow key if the soft key is not shown on current screen REF indicator will not be displayed and a datum set from S If an encoder is setup without reference marks then the any axis will be lost once power is turned off Enable Disable Ref function The ENABLE DISABLE soft key that is present during the position recovery routine allows the operator to select a specific reference mark on an encoder This is important when using encoders with Fixed Reference Marks instead of ones with Position Trac feature When the DISABLE REF soft key is pressed the recovery routine is paused and any reference marks that are crossed during encoder movement are ignored When the ENABLE REF soft key is then pressed the recovery routine once again becomes active and the next crossed reference mark will be selected Not all reference marks have to be crossed over on each encoder only those that are needed Once reference marks for all desired axes are established press the NO REF soft key to cancel out of the routine If all reference marks have been found the 3005 will return to the DRO display screen automatically 300S 11 Y mM Sum Q t YN c S pur Sem 0
25. After learning the angle the datum may be set to the corner of the part by touching off one point along the other side see Datum Soft Key on page 28 In the datum calculation the system compensates for the radius of the edge finder or current tool The readout automatically compensates for the misaligned workpiece on the machine when running a program a hole pattern or preset Move the machine until the X axis and the Y axis indicate zero When skew compensation is activated the skew icon Is displayed on the right side of the axis display 16 Remote Switch The remote switch sets the parameters so the external switch pendant or foot switch can be enabled to perform any or all of the following functions Data Output Zero and Next Hole Refer to Section for information on connecting remote switches via Grounding Edge Finder input Data Output to send position information out of the serial port or to print the current position Zero to zero one or more axes In Distance To Go mode it will zero the Distance To Go display In Actual Value mode it will zero the datum Next Hole key press will move to the next hole within a pattern 1 e Hole Pattern While in the Data Output Field press the ON OFF soft key to ON to send the current position over the serial port when the switch is closed While in the Zero Field press the appropriate axis keys to enable or disable zeroing of the axis display positions wh
26. EATURES soft key The following soft keys will be available Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle through the menu Note that in program mode the C key will clear the entry Soft key Press to enter a Tool step into the program See Tool Soft Key on page 22 TOOL Press to enter a Datum step See Datum Soft Key on page 28 DATUM Press to enter a Preset step into the program See Presets on page 33 PRESET Press to enter a Position step mill only POSITION Y m O Sen O pu A LO Press to enter a Circle Pattern step mill only CIRCLE See Circle and Linear Patterns on page 38 PATTERN Press to enter a Linear Pattern step mill only LINEAR See Circle and Linear Patterns on page 38 PATTERN Press to enter an Incline Mill step mill only INCLINE See Incline and Arc Milling Table Entry on page HILL 45 Press to enter an Arc Mill step mill only See ARC Arc Milling on page 47 HILL 300S 69 Y m O ra O O pe A LO Tool Soft Key The Tool step is used to select the tool from the Tool Table that will be used by the subsequent steps in the program Open the Tool Table by pressing the TOOL soft key Select the desired tool then press the USE TOOL soft key The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Tool step Datum Soft Key The datum step is used to select the datum to be used by subsequent steps in the p
27. Linear Pattern Soft Key mill only The LINEAR PATTERN soft key is used to specify the parameters of a linear pattern from within a program Open the Linear Pattern table by pressing the LINEAR PATTERN soft key Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the desired pattern then press USE The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Linear Pattern step To modify the selected pattern press ENTER or the EDIT soft key In the form enter the new pattern parameters then press ENTER Incline Mill mill only The INCLINE MILL soft key is used to provide a way to machine a flat diagonal surface from within a program Open the Incline Mill Table by pressing the INCLINE MILL soft key Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the desired incline mill feature then press USE The step that was highlighted in the program will become an Incline Mill step To modify the selected pattern press ENTER or the EDIT soft key In the form enter the new pattern parameters then press ENTER Arc Mill mill only The ARC MILL soft key is used to provide a way to machine a rounded surface from within a program Open the Arc Mill Table by pressing the ARC MILL soft key Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the desired arc mill feature then press USE The step that was highlighted in the program will become an Arc Mill step To modify the selected pattern press ENTER or the EDIT soft key In the form enter the new pattern paramet
28. NCH ABS TOOL TABLE 472 8 6555 51 4 Turning Specific Operations Press the ENTER key Select the axis X key Enter the position of the tool tip for example X 100 Remember to ensure the 300S is in diameter display mode if the input is a diameter value Touch the workpiece face with the tool Cursor to the Z axis 2 then set the position display for the tool tip to zero Z 0 Press ENTER Setting Tool Offsets Example 2 Using LOCK AXIS Function The LOCK AXIS function can be used to set a tool s offset when a tool is under load and the diameter of the workpiece is not known The LOCK AXIS function is useful when determining tool data by touching the workpiece To avoid losing the position value when the tool is retracted to measure the workpiece this value can be stored by pressing LOCK AXIS To use the LOCK AXIS function Press the TOOL soft key Select tool and press ENTER Press the X axis key Turn a diameter in the X axis Press the LOCK AXIS soft key while the tool is still cutting Retract from the current position Turn the spindle off and measure the workpiece diameter Enter the measured diameter or radius and press ENTER Remember to ensure the 3008 Is in diameter display mode Y if you input a diameter value YN 2 m 0 o O d Q 7 O E e 5 E 52 Calling a Tool from the Tool Table j 0 1 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH AB
29. O Sun d e O N Operating Modes The 300S has two operating modes Distance To Go INCREMENTAL and Actual Value ABSOLUTE The Actual Value mode always displays the current actual position of the tool relative to the active datum In this mode all moves are done by traveling until the display matches the nominal position that is required The Distance To Go feature enables you to approach nominal positions by traversing to display value zero When working within the Distance To Go mode you can enter nominal coordinates as either absolute or incremental dimensions Milling applications have only the tool length offsets active while in the Actual Value Mode In the Distance To Go mode both the diameter and length offsets are used to calculate the amount of distance to go required to get to the desired nominal position This is relative to the edge of the tool that will be doing the cutting Turning applications have both diameter and length offsets in both the Actual Value and Distance To Go modes Press the ABS INC soft key to toggle between these two modes To view other soft key functions in either Actual Value or Distance To Go mode use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys The Milling application provides a quick method for coupling the Z and W axes position on a A axis system For more information see Z W Coupling 4 axes Milling on page 50 Y mM Su Ga YN e S par Sem O Sun
30. S To call a tool press the TOOL soft key Use the Up Down arrow keys to cursor through the selection of TOOL SET a tools 1 99 Highlight the tool you want TOOL Verify the proper tool has been called and press either the use A 0 0000 E Fl TOOL soft key or the C key to exit Turn dia in A then press Datum Setting LOCK ARIS or See Datum Soft Key on page 28 for basic information Datum settings define the relationships between the axis positions and the display values For most lathe operations there is only one X axis datum the center of the chuck but it may be helpful to define additional datums for the Z axis The table can hold up to 10 datum points The recommended way to set datum points is to touch a workpiece at a known diameter or location then enter that dimension as the value that the display should be showing Example Setting a workpiece datum Preparation Call the tool data by selecting the tool which you are using to touch the workpiece Press the DATUM soft key The cursor will be in the DATUM NUMBER field Enter the datum number and press the DOWN arrow key to go to the X axis field Touch the workpiece at point 1 Enter the radius or diameter of the workpiece at that point Remember to ensure the 3005 is in diameter display mode Y if you input a diameter value Y e S me ra O O E O Q Q Y O e 5 JT 300S 53 Press the DOWN arrow
31. Su 0 O O 0 Y O m Press the DATUM soft key Press the DOWN arrow key to select the item you need Press the PROBE soft key Probe the 1st edge X Move the edge finder toward workpiece edge 1 until the LEDs in the edge finder light up Probe the 2nd edge in X Move the edge finder toward workpiece edge 2 until the LEDs in the edge finder light up The distance between the edges is displayed on the message box Retract the edge finder from the workpiece Enter the value for X Enter coordinate X 0 0 and transfer coordinate as datum for the centerline Press the ENTER hard key Example Probe the center of a hole with an edge finder and set the datum 2 00 from the circle s center X coordinate of the circle center X 2 00 Y coordinate of the circle center Y 0 00 Press the DATUM soft key Press the DOWN arrow key to select the item you need Press the PROBE soft key Press the CIRCLE CENTER soft key Move the edge finder toward the first point 1 on the circumference until the LEDs in the edge finder light up Probe two additional points on the circumference in the same manner Further instructions appear on the screen See Instruction Box for the measured diameter Enter center point X X 2 00 Enter the first coordinate X 2 00 Press the DOWN arrow hard key Enter center point Y Y 0 00 Accept default entry Y 0 00 Press the ENTER hard key 30
32. ameter End diameter Length of the taper Using Taper Calculator Press the CALC soft key The soft key selection now changes to include the taper calculator functions To calculate the taper angle using two diameters and length between press the taper di D2 l soft keys First taper point diameter 1 either enter a point using the numeic keys and press enter or touch the tool to one point and press TEACH Repeat this for the diameter 2 field When using the TEACH key the taper angle is automatically calculated When entering data numerically enter data into the length field and press ENTER The taper angle will appear in the angle field To calculate angles using the ratio of the diameter change to length and press the taper RATIO soft key Using the numeric keys enter data into the ENTRY 1 and ENTRY 2 fields Press ENTER after each selection The calculated ratio and the angle will appear in their respective fields 300S 0 0 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS TAPER CALCULATOR MAS AS DIAMETER D1 3 0000 DZ 1 5000 LENGTH 10 0000 ANGLE 4 2892 0 0 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS TAPER CALCULATOR META diameter LENGTH 10 0000 ANGLE 4 2892 55 Y e q jad Sn Q Q O E O Q Q Y O C 5 JT YN 2 m 0 o O d Q 7 O E e 5 E Presets The functionality has been explained previously in this manual
33. andwheel With vectoring enabled you can preset the desired radius STATUS compound axis or diameter in the X axis so that you can machine to zero ON ANGLE When vectoring is used the top slide compound axis 30 0000 encoder must be assigned to the bottom display axis The crossteed component of movement of the axis will then be shown in the top display axis The longitudinal component of movement of the axis will be shown in the middle display axis 0 0 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 IKCH ABS Select VECTORING from Job Setup Press the ON soft key to enable the vectoring feature Arrow down to the Angle field to enter the angle between the longitudinal slide and top slide with 0 indicating the top slide is moving parallel to the longitudinal slide Press ENTER 4 Turning Specific Operations Z Coupling The 3005 Turning application provides a quick method for coupling the Zo and Z axes positions on a 3 or 4 axis system The display can be D 0 T1 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS coupled in either the Zo and Z displays 1 0 0 0 0 REF 2 9000 1 7500 9 9928 e ro ei 300S 57 Enabling Zo and Z Coupling To couple the Zo and Z axes and have the result displayed on the Zo display press and hold the Zo key approximately 2 seconds The sum of the Z positions will be displayed on the Zo display and the Z display will be blanked To couple the Zo and Z axes and have the result displayed on the Z
34. awing identifies a certain point on the workpiece example a corner as the absolute datum and perhaps one or more other points as relative datums The datum setting procedure establishes these points as the origin of the absolute or relative coordinate systems The workpiece which is aligned with the machine axes is moved to a certain position relative to the tool The display is set either to zero or to another appropriate value e g to compensate for tool radius Actual Position Nominal Position and Distance To Go The position of the tool at any given moment is called the ACTUAL POSITION I while the position that the tool is to move to is called the NOMINAL POSITION S The distance from the nominal position to the actual position is called the DISTANCE TO GO R Absolute Workpiece Positions Each position on the workpiece is uniquely identified by its absolute coordinates Example Absolute coordinates of position 1 X 20 mm Y 10 mm Z 15mm If you are drilling or milling a workpiece according to a workpiece drawing with absolute coordinates the tool is moving to the value of the coordinates Incremental workpiece positions A position can also be referenced to the preceding nominal position In this case the relative datum is always the last nominal position Such coordinates are referred to as incremental coordinates Increment increase They are also called incremental or chain dimensions sinc
35. croll to the Input field Press the numeric key associated with the encoder input on the back of the unit Press the or soft keys to couple a second input with the first The input numbers are displayed next to the axis label indicating that the position is a coupled position i e 2 3 Scroll to the Display Resolution field Press the COARSER or FINER soft keys to select the display resolution Scroll to the Angle Display field if the encoder type is set to Rotary Press the ANGLE soft key to display the position as 0 360 180 infinity or RPM Error Compensation The distance a cutting tool travels measured by an encoder can in certain cases differ from the actual tool travel This error can occur due to ball screw pitch error or deflection and tilting of axes This error can either be linear or non linear You can determine these errors with a reference measurement system such as gauge blocks laser etc From an analysis of the error it can be determined which form of compensation Is required linear or non linear error The 300S provides the opportunity to compensate for these errors and each axis can be programmed separately with the appropriate compensation Error compensation is only available when using linear encoders 300S 81 ad amp Y z pur amp ad Y q I Bu amp Y 0 ad AV ad Y q I Linear Error Compensatio
36. e small DRO is displayed all axes positions are displayed and multiple DRO views are not available When running a program or a single cycle pattern the large DRO uses the current DRO view that is selected The view with the graphic and small DRO will show all available axes adjusted based on the number of axes being displayed The size of the position values and the axis labels are Smallest at 4 axes largest at 1 or 2 axis display Axis keys correspond to the axes being displayed in the current DRO view If only two axes are being displayed and there are more axis keys 3 or 4 then only the top two keys will function Unmatched keys are ignored 18 D D T L F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS Cor EEE i D D T L F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS SET 00000 00000 py ml I Console Adjustment The LCD s brightness and contrast can be adjusted either by using the soft keys in this form or by using the UP DOWN arrow keys on the keypad in either operating mode The settings of brightness and contrast may need to be adjusted due to variations in ambient lighting and operator preference This form is also used to set the display saver s idle time out The display saver setting is the amount of time the system is idle before the LCD is turned off The idle time may be set from 30 to 120 minutes The display saver can be disabled during the current power cycle Language The 300S supports multiple languages To change the lang
37. e the positions are defined as a chain of dimensions Incremental coordinates are designated with the prefix I Example Incremental coordinates of position 3 referenced to position 2 Absolute coordinates of position 2 A VOM Y 5 mm Z 20mm Incremental coordinates of position 3 IX 10 mm ly 5 mmn IZ 20 mm If you are drilling or milling a workpiece according to a drawing with incremental coordinates you are moving the tool by the value of the coordinates 300S i gi E wn i i itioning YN 0 ma aL 4 am eb O am LL q itioning Y O 0 bj 2 ad eb Oo C LL Zero Angle Reference Axis The Zero Angle Reference Axis is the 0 0 position It is defined as one of the two axes in the plane of rotation The following table defines the Zero Angle where the position of the angle is zero for the three possible planes of rotation For angular positions the following reference axes are defined Plane Zero Angle Reference Axis Positive direction of rotation is counterclockwise if the working plane is viewed in the negative tool axis direction EXAMPLE Angle in the working plane X Y Plane Zero Angle Reference Axis bisecting line between X and Y Reading head position The reading head position provides feed back to the 300S that converts the movement of the machine axes into electrical signals T
38. ed from the DRO at anytime during operation JOR IMPORT GETUP EXPORT PER ii Defined Thread Cycle pattern is remembered when power is cycled D D T 9 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS The VIEW soft key provides actual tool location during machining THREAD CYCLE SETUP Qf Enter the threads per THREAD_CYCLE inch of the leadscrew 3 LEADSCREH TPI 4 000 Y e S me ra O O Q Q Y O C 5 JT Soft Key Functions The following soft keys are available for the Thread Cycle Feature Function Press the THREAD CYCLE key to access the THREAD forms or begin the Thread Cycle feature CYCLE previously set up The THREAD AXIS key is used to select the axis THREAD tor the lead screw AXIS Press THREADS PER INCH soft key to select THREADS English threads in the Thread Cycle setup form PER INCH Press PITCH IN MM soft key to select Metric PITCH threads in the Thread Cycle setup form IN HH Press DEPTH soft key to select thread depth cut in the Thread Cycle setup form DEPTH Press NUMBER soft key to select number of threads in place of depth cut in the Thread Cycle setup form 300S 59 Soft key Press FIRST PASS soft key to begin the thread FIRST cycle feature PAS5 Press NEXT PASS soft key to continue the NEXT thread cycle features next cut PASS Press START PASS soft key to begin the thread START cycle features next cut PASS Press PREVIOUS PASS soft key If a cut is PREVIOUS abo
39. een the two triangular marks Presets can be entered in the same manner for corners 3 and 4 34 Incremental Distance Preset Example Drilling by traversing to display value zero with incremental positioning Enter the coordinates in incremental dimensions These are Indicated in the following and on the screen with a preceding I Incremental The datum is the workpiece zero Hole 1 at X 1 Y 1 Distance from hole 1 to hole 2 XI 1 5 YI 1 5 Hole depth Z 0 5 Operating mode DISTANCE TO GO INC Press the PRESET soft key Press the X axis key Enter nominal position value for hole 1 X 1 and ensure no tool radius is active Note that these presets are Absolute Presets Press the DOWN arrow key Enter nominal position value for hole 1 Y 1 Ensure no tool radius compensation is showing Press the DOWN arrow key Enter the nominal position value for the hole depth Z 0 5 Press ENTER hard key Drill hole 1 Traverse the X Y and Z axis until the display value is zero The square in the near zero warning is now centered between the two triangular marks Retract the drill YN c par Sem O o E O 0 Y O mM position select the type I and tool radius CE Pre fe 300S 35 To preset the location for Hole 2 Press the PRESET soft key Press the X axis key Enter nominal position value for hole 2 X 1 5 mark your input as a
40. en the switch is closed While in the Next Hole Field press the ON OFF soft key to ON to move to the next hole within a pattern 2 General Operations for 3005 DRO View Settings The 3005 has the ability to define up to two DRO display configurations views Each view defines which axes displays appear D 0 1 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS on the screen when the view is selected DRO VIEH SETTINGS fPress the axis keys With two views available one may be set to all available axes and the to turn the axis other may be a subset of the axes display on or off for this view 300S 17 Y mM Su Ga YN e S par Sem O Sun e O N When two DRO views are configured the DRO mode includes a VIEW soft key which is used to toggle between DRO 1 and DRO 2 views The current view 1 or 2 is indicated on the soft key To setup the DRO views press SETUP cursor to DRO view settings and press ENTER The configuration form will open Press the axis key to turn that axis display on If an axis key Is pressed on an axis that is already on it will turn off The default configuration is that all available axes are on for DRO 1 and all axes are off for DRO 2 The 3005 requires that at least one axis must be turned on at all times Axis view settings are remembered when power is cycled Multiple DRO views are only available when the full screen DRO is displayed In screens where th
41. ero pressing any Axis key resets the current datum to zero at the current location for that axis Calc Soft Key 3005 s calculator is capable of handling everything from simple arithmetic to complex trigonometry and RPM calculations Press the CALC soft key to access the STANDARD TRIG and RPM soft keys The CALC soft key is also available on input forms where preforming calculations may be required while inputting data numeric field the calculator will perform multiplication and division before it performs addition and subtraction If you were to enter 3 1 8 300S will divide one by eight then add three for an answer of 3 125 S When you need to enter more than one calculation into a Trig functions contain all trig operators as well as square and square root Whenever you re calculating the SIN COS or TAN of an angle enter the angle first and then press the appropriate soft key Angle values use the current angle format selection of decimal degrees or radians 20 INC SET D X D D 1 39 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS CALCULATOR VALUE CO Press the left and right arrow keys for other calculator operations RPM Calculator The RPM calculator is used to determine the RPM or surface cutting speed based on a specified tool part for turning applications diameter The values shown in this Figure are only an example Consult your tool manufacturer s manual to verify spindle speed ranges per t
42. ers then press ENTER 300S 71 Dd Mm O E E En O EA Q LO Y m O ra O O pe A LO Program Function Soft keys The following Program Function soft keys are avallable while in Program Mode Press to load a previously saved program into current program Press to save and name the current program Press to delete a saved program permanently DELETE Press to clear current program memory CLEAR Press to Import a program into current program memory over the RS 232 port from a PC IMPORT Press to Export the current program over the RS 232 port to a PC EAPORT Soft key Step Function Soft keys The following Step Function soft keys are available while in Program Mode Soft key Press to clear the highlighted step from CLEAR current program STEP Press to explode highlighted step into position EXPLODE steps This applies only to Circle and STEP linear Patterns 72 Editing and moving through a program Press UP DOWN arrow keys to move the highlighted cursor to the next or previous step in the program listing To move to a specific step in the program use the numeric keys and enter the desired step number 1 e 005 To insert a new step in the program highlight the step in the program listing press the FEATURES soft key and select the desired feature The highlighted step and all of the following steps are shifted down
43. et function allows the operator to indicate the nominal target position for the next move Once the new nominal position information is entered the display will switch to Distance To Go mode and show the distance between the current position and the nominal position The operator now only needs to move the table until the display is zero and he will be at the required nominal position The information for the location of the nominal position can be entered as an absolute move from the current datum zero or as an incremental move from the current nominal position Presetting also allows the operator to indicate which side of the tool will be doing the machining at the nominal position The R soft key in the Preset form defines the offset that will be in effect during the move R indicates that the center line of the current tool is in a more positive direction than the edge of the tool R indicates that the center line is in a more negative direction than the edge of the current tool Using R offsets automatically adjusts the distance to go value to account for the diameter of the tool Absolute Distance Preset Example Milling a shoulder by traversing to display value zero using absolute position The coordinates are entered as absolute dimensions the datum is the workpiece zero Using this figure example Corner 1 X 0 Y 1 Corner 2 X 1 50 Y 1 Corner 3 X 1 50 Y 2 50 Corner 4 X 3 00 Y 2 50 Press the PRESET soft
44. gha proga tania is 73 6 Executing a Program A e 74 ERS CU O rta pala dao ici 74 ll 1 Installation Setup Installation Setup Parametros bid 78 ENC IEE aAA 79 read VCS SU a ee A A ON 80 BISPE ONU O E ae OA 81 Eror COMEN d OM anae serien 81 inear Error COMMDENSALIOM in ia 82 Automate Linear error compensa Ms carios een rege 82 Non Linear Error Compensation a ansehe 83 setup procedure tor Non linear EMMO ce area a A 83 300S Xi Starting a Non Linear Error Compensation Table a aa ik 84 ContiguringtheCompensaton Tabla id 85 Automatic Non Linear error COMPENSATION ocoocccocccccnncncccnnnnnncnnonnnonnnnncnonaninonons 85 Backlash C Omben dO nerna eaa aa a aa 87 Ao a a A E TES 87 Br E A A 88 SS APP A edna adage aad 88 mola A O oO OE eis 88 DISDIAV ES Tarea dela i 88 ll 2 Data Interface O A AE ENE ee O A A este 90 II 3 Installation and Electrical Connections Sn A 91 Electicalreduire mento ie sn cat NAA N 91 ENVIA MEN a norte A En ne ee 91 Preventative maintenant CP standar dodo eta baaa 91 II 4 I O Connections Wiring the Seral COMMUNICATION cable 93 Il 5 Remote Switch Data Output Data OUTUTIUSING externa SION GIS ee 94 Data output using Edge Finder aria io 96 Il 6 Error Messages II 7 Dimensions DRO DIMENSIONS nn 102 xii 300S itioning Y O 0 ej 2 ad c amp Oo C LL 1 Fundamentals of Positioning Datums The workpiece dr
45. hat axis press ON OFF soft key to turn feature on or off Press ENTER 14 0 1 T 9 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS DIAMETER AXES Set to ON to display the position as a Measured Value Output With the measured value output feature probe measurement values can be sent over the serial port Also output of the current display positions is activated via a command Ctrl B sent to the 300S over the serial port The Measured Value Output form is used to set data output during probing operations Data Output Probing Milling Only may be set to either On or Off When On the measurement data is output when the probe operation is completed Refer to chapter Il 5 Remote Switch Data Output on page 94 for information on the format of the output data Near Zero Warning The Near Zero Warning form is used to configure the bar graph This is shown below the axes display in Distance To Go mode Each axis has Its own range Press the ON OFF soft key to enable or begin entering values using the numeric keys The current position box will begin moving when the position is within range Status Bar Settings The Status Bar is the segmented bar at the top of the screen which displays current datum tool feed rate job clock and page indicator Press the ON OFF soft key for each setting you want to see displayed Job Clock The job clock shows the hours h minutes m seconds s It operates like a stop watch showing ela
46. he 300S constantly evaluates these signals and calculates the actual positions of the machine axes which it displays as a numerical value on the screen If there is an interruption in power the calculated position will no longer correspond to the actual position When power is restored you can re establish this relationship by using the reference marks on the provided on the scale The 300S provides the Reference Mark Evaluation feature REF Encoder Reference Marks Encoders normally contain one or more reference marks which the 3005 Reference Mark Evaluation feature uses to re establish datum positions after a power interruption There are two main options available for reference marks fixed and distance coded Position Trac Distance coded reference marks Encoders that have m m m marks separated by a specific encryption pattern allows the 300S to use any two pair of marks along the length of the encoder to re establish the prior datums This configuration means that the operator only has to travel less than two inches any where along the encoder to re establish the datums when the 3008 is turned back on Fixed reference marks Encoders that have one or more marks on fixed intervals have to re establish the datums correctly It is necessary to use the same exact reference mark during the Reference Mark Evaluation routine that was used when the datum was first established power cycle to the next if the reference marks were
47. he tool table D D 1 39 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH INC I 3 Milling Specific Operations Tool diameter 2 00 0 0000 Tool length 20 000 DIAMETER 0 0000 Tool unit mm 2 0000 0 0000 Tool type flat end mill LENGTH 0 0000 Enter the tool It is also possible to have 3005 determine the length of an length or press UNITS offset See ALTERNATIVE METHOD u TEACH LENGTH TEACH ser o ter 0 0 T 9 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH INC Spindle Speed Control information is only required when CSS 1 0 option box is installed Refer to the CSS I O User 0 0000 Manual if this has been installed TYPE 0 0000 FLAT END a 0 0000 SPINDLE DIRECTION OFF Press TOOL SPEED oP TYPES to select the tool type ies PP 300S 25 YN e J Sun d O o E Q 0 Y O ap Entering a tool Press the TOOL soft key The cursor will default to the Tool Table form Cursor to the tool you want to define or enter the tool number Press ENTER Enter the tool diameter for example 2 Press the DOWN ARROW key Enter the tool length for example 20 Press the DOWN ARROW key ALTERNATIVE METHOD It is also possible to have 300S determine an offset This method involves touching the tip of each tool to a common reference surface This allows 300S to determine the difference between the length of each tool Move the tool until its tip is touching the reference surface Press the TEACH LENGTH soft key
48. in program PREVIOUS HOLE Press to end program execution Executing Steps When a TOOL step is executed the tool number on the status bar flashes This indicates that the tool needs to be changed to the tool number shown on the status bar 74 When a DATUM step is executed the datum number on the status bar flashes indicating that the datum is about to be changed and this will be the datum used for the following program operations When a POSITION step is executed the display show the distance to go for the machine and tool axes Move the axes until the positions read 0 0 then press NEXT STEP When a PRESET step is executed the display shows the distance to go Move the axes until the positions read 0 0 then press NEXT STEP When a CIRCLE PATTERN or LINEAR PATTERN step Is executed the display shows the distance to go to get to each hole in the pattern Move the axes until the positions read 0 0 then press NEXT HOLE Once the correct operation is performed press NEXT STEP to get the next step in the program and execute it Pressing the PREVIOUS STEP will execute the previous step in the program If the current step being executed is a circle or linear pattern the VIEW PREVIOUS HOLE and NEXT HOLE soft keys are shown Pressing NEXT HOLE will display the distance to go for the next hole in the pattern Once all holes in the step have been executed the soft keys become PREVIOUS STEP and NEXT STEP Press the VIEW sof
49. is is the screen that will now be on the DRO D 0 T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH INC Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to highlight the parameters Set the working units ner UNITS of measure for linear press the ENTER key STALE FACTOR and angular The Job Setup Data can be imported or exported using the EDGE FINDER dimensions IMPORT EXPORT soft key DIAMETER AXES Exporting the current Job Setup MEASURED VALUE OUT HEAR ZERO HARING STATUS BAR SETTINGS JOB CLOCK INSTALL IMPORT Importing a new Job Setup Table SETUP EXPORT HELP Press the SETUP soft key Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the IMPORT soft key Press the SETUP soft key Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the EXPORT soft key Units The Units form is used to specify the preferred display units and format You can also select the unit of measure by pressing the INCH MM soft key in either Actual Value or Distance To Go mode Y mM Sum Q t YN c S pur Sem 0 o O Sun d e O N Scale Factor The scale factor may be used to scale the part up or down A scale factor of 1 0 creates a part with the exact size as dimensioned on the print A scale factor gt 1 grows the part and lt 1 shrinks the part The numeric keys are used to enter a number greater than zero The number range Is 0 1000 to 10 000 A negative value may also be entered The scale factor settings will be retained on a power cycle When the scale factor is a
50. key then an axis key to recall the last entered preset value for that axis 300S 33 YN c pur Sem O o E O 0 Y O mM Preparation 0 11 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH INC Select the tool with the appropriate tool data u A PRESET 0 0000 Pre position the tool to an appropriate location such as X Y 1 an PRESET 0 0000 Move the tool to milling depth 0 0000 Press the PRESET soft key 0 0000 Press the Y axis key Enter the ALTERNATIVE METHOD position select the type D Press the SET ZERO soft key so that you are in Set mode and tool radius Press the Y axis key Enter nominal position value for corner point 1 Y 1 and select tool radius compensation R with R soft key Press until R is em CALC HELP shown next to axis form Press ENTER Traverse the Y axis until the display value is zero The square in the near zero warning Is now centered between the two triangular marks Press the PRESET soft key Press the X axis key I 3 Milling Specific Operations ALTERNATIVE METHOD Press the SET ZERO soft key so that you are in Set mode Press the X axis key Enter nominal position value for corner point 2 X 1 5 select tool radius compensation R with R soft key Press twice until R is shown next to axis form Press ENTER Traverse the X axis until the display value is zero The square in the near zero warning Is now centered betw
51. le Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the IMPORT soft key 86 Backlash Compensation When using a rotary encoder with a lead screw a change in direction of the table might cause an error in the displayed position due to clearances within the lead screw assembly This clearance is referred to as backlash This error can be compensated for by inputting the amount of backlash within the lead screw into the Backlash Compensation feature See screen to the right If the rotary encoder is ahead of the table displayed value is greater than the table s true position this is called positive backlash and the value entered should be the positive value of the amount of error No Backlash Compensation is 0 000 Counter Settings The COUNTER SETTINGS feature is the parameter where the operator defines the user application for the readout The choices are for milling or turning applications A FACTORY DEFAULT soft key appears in the Counter Settings choice of options When pressed the configuration parameters based on either mill or turn will be reset to factory defaults A responses of YES to set parameters to factory default settings or NO to cancel and return to previous menu screen is required The Number of Axes field sets the number of axes needed A 1 2 OR 3 soft key will appear to choose between either 1 2 or 3 axes 300S 0 1 T 9 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS BACKLASH COMP Specify the amount of INPUT 1 backla
52. lt 0 The length offset may be entered as a known value or the 3005 may determine the offset automatically To have the 3005 determine a tool s length offset involves touching the tip of each tool to a common reference surface This allows the 300S to determine the difference between the length of each tool Move the tool until it s tip is touching the reference surface Press the TEACH LENGTH soft key The 3005 will calculate an offset relative to this surface Repeat the procedure for each additional tool using the same reference surface Only the tools set using the same reference surface may be changed without having to reset the datum 24 Entering tool data Choose TOOL soft key Cursor to the desired tool and press ENTER The Tool Description form will appear D D T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH INC TOOL TABLE DIA LEN UNITS TYPE DIR Enter the tool diameter 5 000 14 000 MM PILOT DRL H 25 000 50 000 MM CTR BORE N 6 000 12 000 MM CARB ML N Enter the tool length or press TEACH LENGTH Enter the tool units inch mm Enter the tool type Spindle data is not required unless the Spindle Speed Control has been installed If installed then refer to the CSS I O User s Manual Press C to return to the tool table Press C to exit 2 3 4 5 10 000 25 000 HH BROACH H 6 000 0 000 HH FL EXD HL H 8 3 000 5 000 HH H Tool Table Usage Example Entering the tool length and diameter into t
53. n Linear error compensation can be applied if the results of the comparison with a reference standard show a linear deviation over the whole measuring length In this case the error can be compensated by the calculation of a single correction factor To calculate the linear error compensation use this formula Correction factor LEC S M M x 10 ppm with S measured length with reference standard M measured length with device at axis Example If the length of the standard you used is 500 mm and the measured length along the X axis is 499 95 then the LEC for the X axis is 100 parts per million ppm LEC 500 499 95 499 95 x 10 ppm 100 ppm rounded to the nearest whole number Once determined the encoder s error information is entered directly Press the TYPE soft key to select LINEAR compensation Enter the compensation factor in parts per million ppm and press the ENTER key Automatic Linear error compensation The correction factor may be calculated automatically using a standard gauge block Press the AUTO CALC soft key In the Standard Field enter the length of the standard plus any tool offset tool or edge finder diameter which is not required when measuring from the same direction To measure the standard using an edge finder touch one end of the block The Measured Field shows 0 Move to the second edge and touch the other end of the gauge block The measured size plus any tool offse
54. n incremental dimension press the I soft key Press the Y axis key Enter nominal position value for hole 2 Y 1 5 mark your input as an incremental dimension press the I soft key Press ENTER Traverse the X and Y axes until the display value is zero The square in the near zero warning is now centered between the two triangular marks To preset the Z axis Press the PRESET soft key Press the Z axis key Press the ENTER key use last entered preset Drill hole 2 Traverse Z axis until the display value is zero The square in the near zero warning is now centered between the two triangular marks Retract the drill I 3 Milling Specific Operations 1 2 Soft Key The 1 2 hard key is used to find the centerline or midpoint between two locations along a selected axis of a workpiece This can be performed in either Actual Value or Distance To Go mode This feature will change datum locations when in Actual Value mode 36 Features Milling Pressing the FEATURES soft key will provide access to the Circle Pattern Linear Pattern Incline Mill and Arc Mill milling features The 300S provides one user definable pattern each of these features They can be recalled and executed from the DRO anytime during operation The following soft keys are available while in the Milling Feature table Funcion few Press to access the circle pattern table CIRCLE PATTERN Press to access the linear pat
55. n inherent count direction This may not reflect the user defined count direction and is only required for D 1 T 3 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS determining the non linear error compensation INPUT 1 MEASURED ERROR To establish the inherent count direction for any installed encoder on SPACING 1 0000 a given axis complete the following START POINT 9 3986 Open the Encoder Setup form and select the encoder on the axis 000 0 0000 0 010000 that is to be addressed O01 1 0000 0 070000 Arrow down to high light the count direction 007 2 0000 0 070000 Use the POSITIVE NEGATIVE soft key and select Positive Press 003 3 0000 0 000000 enter O04 40000 0 010000 Using the C key return to the main display 005 50000 Move the axis that the encoder is mounted on and note the CLEAR IHPORT direction of movement required for the positive direction KUN TABLE EXPORT HELP The encoder s inherent count direction is now established Single reference mark encoders must cross the same reference mark each time the DRO is powered on 300S 83 Bu amp Y 0 ad AV ad Y q I Starting a Non Linear Error Compensation Table Select Non linear by pressing the TYPE soft key To start a new error compensation table first press the EDIT TABLE soft key All correction points up to 200 are equally spaced from the start point Enter the distance between each of the correction points Press the DOWN arrow key En
56. ne Line Feed mb _ N 300S 95 ad a O ad O Kos O s Y d sj E Q aa LO Data output using Edge Finder In the next three examples measured value output is started with a switching signal from the edge finder Printing capability can be turned on or off in the Job Setup parameter Measured Value Output Information from here is transmitted from the selected axis Example 4 Probing function Edge Y 3674 4498 mm Ea COCLCEJOEACOAAES Coordinate axis 2 Blank Spaces Colon sign or Blank Space 2 to 7 places before the decimal point Decimal point 1 to 6 places after the decimal point Unit blank space for mm for inches oO O N 9 OF bb ON R for Radius D for Diameter display Carriage return Blank line Line Feed mb mb 96 Example 5 Probing function Centerline Coordinate of centerline on X axis CLX 3476 9963 mm Center Line X axis Distance between the probed edges DST 2853 0012 mm Distance ox e al lt gt rest ess ora al lt lt as ee 2 ie 2 ee fe Colon sign or Blank Space 2 to 7 places before the decimal point Decimal point 1 to 6 places after the decimal point Unit blank space for mm for inches R for Radius D for Diameter display Carriage return Blank line Line Feed O 0O N 9 GV A N 300S 97 ad ad O ad O Kos O s
57. not S The established datums cannot be restored from one crossed before the datums were set 300S Itioning YN O 0 ma A ed amp E O LL q 2 General Operations for 300S Screen Layout 1 Datum D 0 T L IF 0 0 0 00 IHCH 2 Tool 3 Feed Rate O 0 0 0 0 REF 4 Job Clock 5 Unit of Measure O 0000 6 Operating Modes i 7 Page Indicator O 0000 8 Set Zero SS 1 3 E 9 Axis Labels 10 Ref Symbol 0 0000 11 Soft key Labels BR 11 12 Display Area 13 Near Zero Warning In Distance To Go mode only 2 General Operations for 300S The ACU RITE 3005 color readout provides application specific features that allows you to obtain the most productivity from your manual machine tools Status Bar This displays the current datum tool feed rate job clock time unit of measure operating mode status page indicator and set zero See Job Setup for details on setting up the Status Bar parameters Display Area Indicates the current position of each axis Also shows forms fields instruction boxes error messages and help topics Axis Labels Indicates axis for corresponding axis key Ref Symbols Indicates current reference mark status Soft key Labels Indicates the various milling or turning functions General Navigation Use key pad to enter numeric values within each field The ENTER key will confirm the entry within a field and return to the previous screen
58. nter X 2 0 Y 1 5 for the circle pattern center location Enter 5 for the radius of the circle pattern Enter 25 for the start angle The end angle is 295 and can not be changed because the pattern is full Enter depth of 25 The depth of the hole is optional and may be left blank Press ENTER 0 11 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH INC CIRCLE PATTER Enter the coordinates of the circle center 0 1 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 IHCH INC CIRCLE PATTER Enter the angle to the RADIUS last hole 5 0000 START ANGLE 25 0000 EHD ANGLE 295 0000 AA e Y The Circle Pattern table now shows the pattern that was just defined as pattern 1 0 0 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS 2 CIRCLE PATTERN TABLE 1 SEGMENT 4 2 0000 1 5000 5 0000 25 2 3 4 5 6 8 rar om ow e 0 0 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH Press the RUN soft key The distance to go view is displayed 6 53 1 6 REF 2nd step Execute circle pattern YN c pur Sem O E O 0 oa Y O mM Move to the hole move the X and Y axis until their display values sordo 21130 Drill Z depth If a depth was entered into the pattern move Z until r it s display value shows 0 0 Otherwise drill to the desired depth 0 2 5 0 0 Press the NEXT HOLE soft key dd Continue to drill the remaining holes in the same manner 0 0 0 0 0 REF When the pattern is complete press the END soft key T e TEP LL HOLE HOLE
59. o exit the form without saving the HILL ARC Enter the step size feature STEP Incline and Arc Mill Execution 0 5000 To execute a milling operation select the feature from the table to open the entry form Press the RUN soft key The screen switches to the incremental DRO view showing the incremental distance from the start point The following soft keys are available while running an Incline or Arc Milling feature a i Function Press to select the incremental DRO contour view of feature or absolute DRO Press to return to the previous pass I 3 Milling Specific Operations Press to advance to the next pass Press to end execution of the milling operation The tool radius compensation is applied based on the radius of the current tool If the plane selection involves the tool axis the tool tip is assumed to have a ball end Move to the start point and make a plunge cut or the first pass across the surface Press the NEXT PASS soft key to continue with the next step along the contour The incremental display shows the distance from the next pass along the line or arc s contour 48 To follow the contour move the two axes in small steps keeping the X and Y positions as close to zero 0 0 as possible When no step size is specified the incremental display always shows the distance from the closest point on the arc Press the VIEW soft key to toggle through the three available view
60. one step in the program listing and the new step is inserted at the highlighted step To edit the step currently highlighted press the ENTER key To clear a step press STEP FUNCTIONS soft key then press the CLEAR STEP soft key A YES NO confirmation is required before the step will be removed from the program listing Y m O ra O O pe A LO steps following the deleted step are shifted up one step in When a step is deleted from the program listing all of the the program listing To run the current program press the RUN soft key The program will be executed from the current step that is highlighted 300S 73 6 Executing a Program To runa program use the UP DOWN arrow keys or use numeric keys to select the program step to begin running Press RUN The distance to go view Is displayed and the soft keys VIEW PREVIOUS STEP NEXT STEP and END are shown The number of the current step being executed is also displayed on the status bar Run Soft Keys 0 01 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 INCH Function O SR key Press to see the graphical view of the circle or gt 5 0 O 0 O REF linear pattern that is being executed ven a 25000 Press to go to previous step in program PREVIOUS 0 5000 REF Press to go to next step in program NEXT STE 0 0000 I 6 Executing a Program Press to go to next hole in program HEYT PREVIOUS NEXT HOLE GEN STEP STEP z Press to go to previous hole
61. ool Press CALC Press the RPM soft key to open the RPM Calculator form The RPM calculator requires a tool diameter Use the numeric hard keys to enter a diameter value The diameter value will default to the current tool s diameter If there is no last value entered in this power cycle the default value is O If a surface speed value is required enter the value using the numeric hard keys When a surface speed value is entered the associated RPM value will be calculated When in the Surface Speed field a soft key is available for opening on line help The table may be consulted for a recommended range of surface speeds for the material being machined Press the UNITS soft key to show the units as inch or millimeter The RPM Calculator form is closed by pressing the C key saving current data 300S D 0 1 39 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS RPM CALCULATOR DIAMETER rA iliii INCH SURFACE SPEED 0 0000 FT MIN SPINDLE SPEED 0 0 RPH Enter the diameter of the rotating tool or part The spindle speed will be calculated 21 Y mM Sum Q t YN c S pur Sem 0 O Sun d e O N I 3 Milling Specific Operations This section discusses operations and soft key functions specific to milling applications only Soft Key Functions Detailed Tool Soft Key This soft key opens the tool table and provides access to the Tool form 0 0 T L IF 0 01 0 00 INCH INC for entering a
62. orrection factor defined within error compensation correction factor in parts per million is When defining the error correction factor the user must use the correct 99999 to 99999 range A program with this name already A program using the current name already exists and will be written over the exist Proceed existing program Proceed or cancel current operation Program Import Failed The user selected program was not imported successfully Check physical serial connection Check validity of file Import again 25 Error No current program to clear No program to clear is currently selected Select a program using the UP DOWN arrow keys 26 Error No program to load No program is currently selected to load Select a program using the UP DOWN arrow keys 100 ll Error DRO Error Message Explanation 27 Error No program to delete No program currently selected to delete Select a program using the UP DOWN arrow keys Error No step function for this step Current program step has no functionality defined for it The step should be 28 z modified using the step functions or deleted from the program 29 Error Program storage is full There is not enough memory available to add additional programs or steps to existing programs 30 Error Not enough available steps to Exploding the current step into individual move steps will generate more total explode steps than allowed per program Y O Y Y Se O
63. ot want to save your changes press the C key to return to the previous screen without saving changes In some cases such as the Tool Table the C key is used in place of the ENTER key Instruction Box messages Whenever a Menu or Form is opened an instruction box will also open immediately to the right of it This message box will provide information for what the chosen function does and present instructions for avallable options Error Messages If an error occurs while working with the 3005 the message will appear on the display and provide an explanation of what caused the error See Error Messages on page 99 To clear the error message Press the C key Error message will be cleared and normal operation can be continued 300S D 1 T 3 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS ERROR COMPENSATION Error compensation INPUT 1 for this input is OFF 0 PPH INPUT 2 Press TYPE to select linear or non linear OFF OF Cin a Te error compensation Y mM Sum Q t YN c S pur Sem 0 o O Sun d e O N Y mM Su hom YN c 9 par Sem O Sun e O N Power Up Switch on the power located on the back The initial El screen will appear This screen will only appear the very first time the unit is powered up The following steps may have already been completed by the installer Select the proper language by pressing the LANGUAGE sof
64. over serial interface will transmit the currently displayed values in either Actual Value or Distance To Go mode whichever is currently visible Data output using external signals Example 1 Linear axis with radius display X 41 29 mm A A a QUA 1 AA EA Coordinate axis Equal sign sign 2 to 7 places before the decimal point Decimal point 1 to 6 places after the decimal point Il 5 Remote Switch Data Output Unit blank space for mm for inches on 9 OF FP Y N Absolute display R for radius D for diameter Distance to go display r for radius d for diameter 9Carriage return 10 Blank line Line Feed 94 Example 2 Rotary axis with degrees decimal display C 1260 0000 a eae a MAR E HU A AAA Coordinate axis Equal sign sign 4 to 8 places before the decimal point Decimal point O to 4 places after the decimal point Blank space W for angle in distance to go display w Carriage return 10 Blank line Line Feed O 0O N 9 GV FP N Example 3 Rotary axis with degrees minutes seconds display C 360 23 45 E A A ad ad O ad O Kos O s Y 0 ad O E amp CE LO PANA AAA E Coordinate axis Equal sign sign 3 to 8 places degrees Colon O to 2 places minutes Colon O to 2 places seconds Blank space oon 9 FF A W N W for angle in distance to go display w Carriage return Blank li
65. pe _ LL do 300S 101 99 0 0 0 9 9 0 9092 9009909099040 ea 9 a a oa 0 9 0 000 0 Te 0009900 p 4 Youoo a ee 000000 000 oe00000000 7 OIC 02099009909909009090090909090 Back view Imensions Dimensions in inches mm N O T oO O E gt E O 5 O M DRO Dimensions Front view with Dimensions SUOISUDUIG Z 102 Numerics 1 2 soft key 36 A Absolute 12 absolute coordinates 3 Absolute Distance Preset 33 Absolute Workpiece Positions 3 Actual Position Nominal Position and Distance To Go 2 Actual Value Distance To Go soft key 12 Arc Milling 47 Automatic Non Linear error 85 Axis Labels 6 B Backlash Compensation 87 C Calc key ii Calc soft key 20 Calling a Tool from the Tool Table Turning 53 Circle and Linear Pattern 38 Console adjustment 19 Counter Settings 87 D Data Input Forms 9 Datum soft key Milling 28 Datum Soft Key Turning 53 Datums 2 Diagnostics 88 Diameter Axes Milling 14 Disable Ref soft key 11 Display Area 6 Display configuration 81 DRO Dimensions 102 E Edge Finder milling applications only 14 Electrical Requirements 91 Enable Ref soft key 11 Enable Disable Ref Function 11 Encoder Reference Marks 5 Encoder Setup 79 Environmental Specifications 91 Error Compensation 81 Error Messages 9 99 F Features 37 features 37 Fundamentals of Positioning 2 300S G General Navigation 7 Graphic Posi
66. psed time The clock starts timing trom 0 00 00 The elapsed time field shows the total accumulated time from each interval Press the START STOP soft key the status field will read RUNNING Press it again to stop time from elapsing 300S 15 N m Rua bj Y c S Pu Sous eb Q O EA eb am amp O N Press RESET to reset the elapsed time Resetting will stop the clock if it is running stop and start the clock Pressing the Zero key will reset Pressing the Decimal key while in operating mode will also the clock Skew Compensation Milling applications only Skew compensation allows the user to drill holes on a workpiece without aligning the workpiece on the machine Use this feature only for drilling holes The Skew Compensation setup form is found under Job Setup The form is used to turn skew compensation on or off to set or learn the skew angle and to set the datum In the Status Field press the ON OFF soft key turn skew compensation on or off In the Angle Field enter the skew angle if known To learn the angle use the edge finder or a tool to touch off the part one side When using the edge finder the location of the S The skew angle is learned by touching off two points along edge is captured automatically 2 General Operations for 300S When using a tool touch the tool to the edge of the part and press the TEACH soft key Setting the datum
67. rameters are protected by the passcode See Readout Parameter Access Code on page iii The Installation Setup Data can be imported or exported using the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Exporting the current Installation Setup Press the SETUP soft key Press the INSTALL SETUP soft key Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the EXPORT soft key Importing a new Tool Table Press the SETUP soft key Press the INSTALL SETUP soft key Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the IMPORT soft key 78 0 1 T 9 F 0 0 0 00 IKCH ABS Set the counter ENCODER SETUP application HILL or DISPLAY CFG TURN and number of ERROR COMPENSATION axes BACKLASH COMP SERIAL PORT COUNTER SETTINGS DIAGNOSTICS oe nl ED Encoder Setup The ENCODER SETUP is used to set the encoder resolution type linear rotary count direction and reference mark type D 1 T 3 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS The cursor will default to the ENCODER SETUP field upon opening ENCODER SETUP 1 Select the encoder Installation Setup Press ENTER This opens alist of up to 4 possible ENCODER TYPE encoders labeled INPUT X1 X2 X3 and X4 LINEAR RESOLUTION The THREAD CYCLE setup field will only appear if the readout is configured for TURN mode 3 0 um REFERENCE MARK POSITION TRAC Scroll to the encoder input to be added or changed and press ENTER The ENCODER SIGNAL field will automatically be determined LINEAR a i HELP Cursor will be in the ENCODER
68. rogram Open the Datum form by pressing the DATUM soft key Enter the desired datum number 0 9 then press ENTER The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Datum step Preset Soft Key The preset step Is used to enter the nominal target position to move to from within a program Open the Preset form by pressing the PRESET soft key Select the desired information then press ENTER The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Preset step Position Soft Key mill only The Position step is used to enter the nominal target position to move to for the machine and tool axes X Y amp Z from within a program Open the Position form by pressing the POSITION soft key Enter the nominal positions for the machine axes and the depth optional for the tool axis then press ENTER The depth is optional and can be left blank The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Position step Circle Pattern Soft Key mill only The CIRCLE PATTERN soft key is used to specify the parameters of a circle pattern from within a program Open the Circle Pattern table by pressing the CIRCLE PATTERN soft key Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the desired pattern then press USE The step that was highlighted in the program will become a Circle Pattern step To modify the selected pattern press ENTER or the EDIT soft key In the form enter the new pattern parameters then press ENTER 70
69. rrow key OUTSIDE Thread Select either INCH or MM by toggling the soft key Enter the number of threads per inch or pitch in MM The Thread Cycle parameters are now entered Press ENTER to run the program 0 01 1 9 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS Press the C key to exit the program and return to the normal THREAD CYCLE Enter the number of display threads per inch Y e S me ra O E O Q Q Y O C 5 JT THREADS E INCH MUA io SIDE OUTSIDE PITCH IN HM MA u HERE 300S 63 YN e 2 oa hm d o O Q E O 0 o 7 O e 5 Fr Running the Thread Cycle Program The following messages will appear on the screen while running the thread cycle program Move X and Z to 0 0 Ready to engage thread lever Disengage when X Z 0 Press FIRST PASS Press START PASS Press NEXT PASS Engage lever Press FINISH PASS The Thread Bar T displays the rotation of the lead screw relative to an established mark This mark is established when the First Pass Is initially executed All subsequent passes can now be engaged using the Thread Bar indicator 1 when located at the center mark Press THREAD CYCLE soft key to open the form 0 0 T 9 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH Press the ENTER key to start the program A message Is displayed to Move X Zo to 0 0 1 5 0 0 O REF Move the longitudinal axis to zero Move the cross feed axis to zero DO 0 0 0 REF A message will be displa
70. rt cil tasa 7 CANINO Gd ape nee EEE NENNE Ce ai 7 Graphie POSTION Ovi ice iste ah ee een 7 Fels ISU aac tice ata A ee Nee 8 elie NO Cllr A O 9 STRUCTION BOX MES SIS ridad ta 9 ETF ES ade Saa ira el Teen 9 BON UD sierici E aE een 10 Relerence Mark Evaluati O carian ar n diia 10 Working without reference mark evaluatlON ccooccoccccoccconccononononcnnrnnnononononons 10 Enable Disable Re TUNA aa 11 Ho OS 12 SELL id 12 ES CO PPP ea E E SAA EAE PEA N ASE E tan EEE N 13 CAFAO e A A sea 13 PP PA 14 Edge Finder milling applications ON iia ic 14 DIME ANOS een 14 Measured Vale QUIE e 15 Near Zero Warning tddi 15 E A O alee ald 15 con elo AAA A A 15 Skew Compensation Milling applications only 16 REINOle O WIO A IE E S E eine ee 17 DROMEW Settings Ara A 17 Console Ad Usted ici 19 Lada o Sd T E 19 HVS OF UO Petanca leo ditbz n 19 El Zero SOI Key Detail india saniert 20 CIC SOI AR ya A 20 PAP DY Ce a o AAA nn A Meare id att Lak 21 3 Milling Specific Operations Som Key Funcions Detaled se r eae tia 22 i cle Pose all eee ne ere A en eee aera ree 22 ESA TOD en a aoa alata lec 22 NS tet gee sage etre cacao Ott ee 23 Too l RadiuS Compensation Tes WE a ae 24 sign Tor toe length alternos Alisa tios 24 Entera OO da o lee eii 25 Calling the TOO nom the Too Tape a 28 DALUISOTE Rey ee Ernie 28 Probing Functions TOF Datum Setting nda ae 28 FIO OI Win Odia 31 Example Probe workpiece edge and set edge as datum
71. rted during the thread cycle feature and PASS needs to be started again Press FINISH PASS soft key when the feature has been setup in the thread cycle form for a final cut Press END soft key to exit the thread cycle feature 4 Turning Specific Operations Press VIEW soft key to view current tool location during the operation of the thread cycle feature 60 Thread cycle form Once the thread cycle axis has been defined the Thread Cycle form is accessed by pressing the THREAD CYCLE soft key from the main screen on page 2 Start point beginning of the thread cut End point end of the thread cut Passes Enter the number of cutting passes Finish Enter the depth of the finish pass Threads per inch or Pitch in MM For English threads enter the number of threads per inch For Metric threads enter the pitch in millimeters 1st Step Enter data Locate the tool to the start point of the cut for each axes and zero the DRO display for both X and Z axes This location is the OD for the X axis for an outside thread or the ID for an inside thread on the part The location for the Z axis is at the start of the cut Press the THREAD CYCLE soft key to open the form and enter data The axes will be in the same mode as what the relative axis is set to radius or diameter 300S D D T 9 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS THREAD CYCLE Enter the coordinates of the start point START POINT x MOTO Zo 0
72. s incremental DRO contour and absolute DRO The contour view shows the position of the tool relative to the milling surface When the cross hair representing the tool is on the line representing the surface the tool is in position The tool cross hair remains fixed in the center of the graph As the table is moved the surface line moves Press END to exit the milling operation tool position The operator must approach the contour surface from the appropriate direction for tool compensation to be correct S The tool offset direction R or R is applied based on the YN c par Sem O o E Q 0 Y O mM 300S 49 YN e J Sun d a O Q E Q 0 Q Y O m Z W Coupling Z W Coupling 4 axes Milling The 3005 Milling application provides a quick method for coupling the Zand W axes positions on a 4 axis system The display can be coupled in either the Z or W displays Enabling Z W Coupling To couple the Z and W axes and have the result displayed on the Z display press and hold the Z key approximately 2 seconds The sum of the Z W positions will be displayed on the Z display and the W display will be blanked To couple the Z and W axes and have the result displayed on the W display press and hold the W key for approximately 2 seconds The sum of the Z W positions will be displayed on the W display and the Z display will be blanked The coupling is preserved in bet
73. s and diameter displays This function is for Turning applications only page 56 Soft Key function Page 2b Opens the Job Setup menu and provides access to the Installation Setup soft key page 13 SETUP Press when ready to identify a reference mark page ENABLE 10 REF Opens the Calculator functions for standard math trigonometry RPM and Taper for Turning functions The CALC key is also available on input forms where calculations may be required while inputting data Toggles between inch and millimeter units page 13 Soft Key function Page 3 Soft key Selects the Program Mode page 66 PROGRAH Readout Parameter Access Code An access code must be entered before machine related installation parameters can be set or changed This prevents inadvertent adjustments to the installation setup parameters AN IMPORTANT The access code is 8891 Access to Machine Parameter Operations Refer to the Setup section also SETUP Begin by pressing the SETUP soft key Press the soft key INSTALLATION SETUP Press the access code numbers 8891 using the numeric key pad Press the ENTER key The readout is now ready for machine parameter setting operations AN IMPORTANT To prevent setup parameters from being changed remove this page from the Reference Manual after initially setting up the readout system Retain this information in a safe place for future use 300S amp po Q Q Y Y od O O l
74. s the DRO to monitor Counting errors The types of Counting errors are contamination errors when the signal to the encoder falls below a set limit and frequency error when the signal frequency exceeds the set limit When an error message occurs press the C key to remove it ll 1 Installation Setup Press ENTER to save the settings entered and move to the next encoder setup or press the C key to remove them To exit and save settings press ENTER then JOB SETUP Thread Cycle Setup To use the Thread Cycle feature data now needs to be entered into the Thread Cycle form High light Thread Cycle and press ENTER Enter the axis for the lead screw by either toggling the THREAD AXIS soft key or using the numeric key pad This will be the same axis as the rotary encoder axis Enter the threads per inch of the lead screw The Thread Cycle input data is now complete Press ENTER to exist the form and save Press ENTER to save the settings entered and move to the next encoder setup or press the C key to remove them To exit and save setting press ENTER then JOB SETUP 80 Display Configuration The Display Configuration form is where which axes can be selected for display and in what order The following additional setups are also available Scroll to the desired display and press ENTER Press the ON OFF soft key to turn the display on or off Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to select the axis label S
75. see Presets on page 33 The explanation and examples on those pages are based on a mill application The basics of those explanations are the same for turning applications with two exceptions Tool Diameter Offsets R and Radius vs Diameter inputs Tool diameter offsets have no applications with turning tools so this functionality is not available while doing turning presets Input values can be either radius or diameter values It is important to be sure the units you are entering for the preset agree with the state that the display is currently using A diameter value is shown with a Y symbol The state of the display can be changed using the RAD DIA soft key available in both operating modes Radius Diameter Soft Key Drawings for lathe parts usually give diameter values 300S can display either the radius or the diameter for you When the diameter is being displayed the diameter symbol is shown next to the position value Example Radius display position 1 X 50 Diameter display position 1 X 1 0 Press the RAD DIA soft key to switch between radius display and diameter display 56 Vectoring Vectoring breaks down the movement of the compound axis into the crossfeed or longitudinal axes If you are turning threads for example vectoring lets you see the diameter of the thread in the X axis display VECTORING Set the angle of the even though you are moving the cutting tool with the compound axis h
76. serial f f port 0 0 T 1 F 0 01 0 00 INCH IHC IMPORT and EXPORT soft keys are available in the Tool Table TOOL TABLE CDIA LEN UNITS TYPE DIR screen 1 2 000 20 000 HH ENGRAVE H 5 000 14 000 MM PILOT ORL N 25 0007 50 000 MM CTR BORE H 6 000 12 000 MM CARE ML N Press IMPORT to download a Tool Table from a PC Press EXPORT to upload the Tool Table to a PC To exit press the C key 2 3 4 5 10 000 25 000 HH BROACH H 6 2 0007 0 000 HH FL END HL H Fi 8 3 000 5 000 MH N C E E er YN c pur Sem O o E O 0 Y O mM 300S 23 YN e J Sun d O o E O 0 Y O ap Tool Radius Compensation feature This allows you to enter workpiece dimensions directly from the drawing R represents the tool radius and examples of the R values are shown in this figure The displayed distance to go is then automatically lengthened R or shortened R by the value of the tool radius For more information see Presets on page 33 The length offset may be entered as a known value or the 300S may determine the offset automatically The tool length is the difference in length AL between the tool and the reference tool The length difference is indicated with the A symbol The reference tool is indicated by T1 Sign for the length difference AL If the tool is longer than the reference tool AL gt 0 If the tool is shorter than the reference tool AL
77. sh between the oz encoder and the INPUT 7 machine OFF INPUT 3 OFF 0 1 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS COUNTER SETTINGS Set the application to APPLICATION HILL or TURN MILL Press FACTORY NUMBER OF AXES y DEFAULTS to reset all parameters to their POSITION RECALL factory default OFF 24 f settings MILL FACTORY TURH GP W DEFAULTS MO 87 ad amp Y z pur Bi o ad Y q I Bu amp Y 0 ad AV ad Y q I The Position Recall feature when it is ON will store the last position of each axis when power was turned off and then redisplay that position once power is turned back on be lost Whenever power has been off it is recommended to re establish workpiece datums using the Reference Mark Evaluation procedure S Note that any movement that occurs while power is off will Diagnostics The DIAGNOSTICS provides access for testing the keypad and edge finders 0 1 T 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS Keypad Test An image of the keypad provides an indication when a switch is pressed and released Press each hard and soft key to test A dot will appear on each key when it has been pressed indicating that it is operating properly Press the C key two times to exit the keypad test Edge Finder Test To test the edge finder touch the edge finder to a part An will appear on the display screen above the corresponding edge finder in use Gro
78. sor to Spacing and press ENTER Press the MANUAL AUTOMATIC soft key to select automatic which is now displayed in the Spacing Field Move the cursor to any entry within the table 000 199 and press ENTER In the Standard Field enter the length of the standard plus any tool offset tool or edge finder diameter which is not required when measuring from the same direction 300S 85 Bu amp Y 2 ad x ad Y q I ad amp Y c 2 ad amp ad Y q I To measure the standard using an edge finder touch one end of the block The Measured Field shows 0 Move to the second edge and touch the other end of the gauge block The measured size plus any tool offset appears in the field To measure the standard using a tool touch one end of the block and press teach The Measured Field shows 0 Move to the second edge and touch the other end of the gauge block Press TEACH The measured size plus any tool offset appears in the field The Factor Field shows the calculated correction factor based on the measured and standard value Press the ENTER key to exit the form and update the table with information on the new interval or C to exit without transferring the factor A compensation table may also be imported or the new table can be exported Exporting the current Compensation Table Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key Press the EXPORT soft key Importing a new Tool Tab
79. ss to show and select the available programming features TOOL DATUM FEATURES PRESET and for milling POSITION CIRCLE PATTERN LINEAR PATTERN INCLINE MILL and ARC MILL Press to execute the program from the current highlighted step Press to display help relating to the program mode Press to show the available program functions PROGRAM LOAD SAVE DELETE CLEAR IMPORT UNCTIONS and EXPORT Press to show the available step functions STEP CLEAR STEP and EXPLODE STEP FUNCTIONS milling only 300S 67 Y m O Sen O pu A LO View Soft Key The VIEW soft key Is used to toggle between the program listing with the DRO ABS positions and graphical view of the part program D 01 1 1 IF 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS When Program Mode is selected the view defaults to the program listing view Press the VIEW soft key to show a graphical view of the part program The datum position circle pattern and linear pattern steps have a graphical view The features of the part are scaled to the size of the window The datum is drawn as a vertical and horizontal line representing the 0 0 location The position and holes of a hole pattern are drawn as circles The diameter of the programmed tool is used to draw the holes CICONE Y m O Ses O pe A LO 68 Feature Soft Key functions To access the avallable features press PROGRAM then the F
80. t amp ad eb E S Q sad am 90 SS9IIY 19J9WIEIEA INOpeay IV Introduction Software Version The software version is shown on the initial power up screen w YN DRO axis availability Symbols within Notes Every note is marked with a symbol on the left indicating to the operator the type and or potential severity of the note 300S Fonts The following shows how soft keys and hard keys are represented within the text of this manual Soft keys SETUP soft key Hard keys ENTER hard key e 0 Pu O O hom ad UONDNPOAJUI vi Warranty Go to www acu rite com for warranty information 300S vii Table of Contents E A SA A ON Readout Parameter Access Code Access to Machine Parameter Ope rat ON Sessa adas Ill Introduction SUE Ve E e RAN OC un ea ee ee tn PETT V O T AE heen V SVP WII NOTE Soei R V O O a aa aad tate a es V Warranty Id O vii 1 Fundamentals of Positioning DAL en E IS A OE EEE OEE 2 Actual Position Nominal Position and Distance TO GO occcocncnccconcnonononononcnnonononones 2 ADSOIUTE WORSPIECES FOSILIONS tia iii 3 Incremental workpiece DOSHIONS usaras 3 Zero Andle Reference AXIS iva id 4 Redding FC CGO SI osados 4 Encoder Reterence MaS Noa 5 2 General Operations for 300S 300S SC 10212 ial OUT in cof cadae A A NE 6 General Naviga OM da
81. t appears in the field To measure the standard using a tool touch one end of the block and press TEACH The Measured Field shows 0 Move to the second edge and touch the other end of the gauge block Press TEACH The measured size plus any tool offset appears in the field 82 0 1 T 9 F 0 0 0 00 INCH ABS ERROR COMPENSATION Error compensation INPUT 1 for this input is OFF 0 PPH Press TYPE to select INPUT 2 l linear or non linear error compensation _ Cin a Te The Factor Field shows the calculated correction factor based on the measured and standard value Press the ENTER key to exit the form and transfer the calculated factor to the error compensation form or C to exit without transferring the factor Non Linear Error Compensation Non linear error compensation should be applied if the results of the comparison with a reference standard show an alternating or oscillating deviation The required correction values are calculated and entered in a table The 300S supports up to 200 points per axis The error value between two entered adjacent correction points is calculated with linear interpolation ll 1 Installation Setup with reference marks If non linear error compensation has been defined no error compensation will be applied until the reference marks have been crossed S Non linear error compensation is only available on scales Setup procedure for Non linear Error The encoder has a
82. t key Choose your application of either MILL or TURN The APPLIC MILL TURN soft key toggles between these two settings Next select the number of axes required When complete press the ENTER hard key If necessary you can change the application later in Installation Setup under Counter Settings The 300S is now ready for the remaining setup requirements It is now in the operating mode Absolute Each active axis will have a flashing REF sign next to it The following section Reference Mark Evaluation describes setting up this feature Reference Mark Evaluation The 3005 reference mark evaluation feature 1 automatically re establishes the relationship between axis slide positions and display values that was last defined by setting the datum For each axis with an encoder that has reference marks the REF indicator will flash for that axis After crossing over the reference marks the indicator will stop flashing and change to a non flashing REF indicator Working without reference mark evaluation The 30065 can also be used without crossing over the reference marks Press the NO REF soft key to exit the reference mark evaluation routine and continue 10 3005 SOFTHARE VERSION 4 4 4 Select language application and number of axes Press ENTER to continue Cod itive El tE 0 0 T 1 F 0 0 0 00 IHCH ABS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 I Tele The 300
83. t key to toggle between the distance to go view and the hole pattern graphic view If the current step being executed is for incline milling or arc milling the VIEW PREVIOUS PASS and NEXT PASS soft keys are shown The screen switches to the DRO INC view and shows the incremental distance from the start point After moving to the start point Press NEXT PASS the incremental display shows the distance from the next pass along the line s or arc s contour When the last pass of the milling operation is executed the NEXT PASS soft key changes to NEXT STEP Pressing END or executing a blank step in the program completes the run mode operation and returns to the Program Mode 300S O de Q O a O A LL do I 75 weiboig e BuijnoaXx3 9 76 300S Bu amp Y 0 ad AV ad Y q I il 1 Installation Setup Installation Setup Parameters To locate the Installation Setup screen from the normal operating display Press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow key until the SETUP soft key is displayed Press the SETUP soft key The Job Setup screen is now displayed and the INSTALL SETUP soft key is displayed Press the INSTALL SETUP soft key and enter the passcode The Installation Setup screen is now displayed Installation Setup parameters are established during the initial installation and do not often change For this reason the installation setup pa
84. ter the table s start point The start point is measured from the scale s reference point If this distance is not known you can move to the location of the start point and press TEACH POSITION Press ENTER Pressing ENTER will save the spacing and start point information 84 Configuring the Compensation Table Press the EDIT TABLE soft key to view the table entries Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys or the numeric keys to move the cursor to the correction point to be added or changed Press ENTER Enter the known error which exists at this point Press ENTER When completed press C key to exit the table and return to the Error Compensation form Reading the Graph The error compensation table may be viewed in table or graphical formats The graph shows a plot of a translation error vs measured value The graph has a fixed scale As the cursor is moved through the form the location of the point on the graph is indicated with a vertical line Viewing the Compesation Table Press the EDIT TABLE soft key To switch between the table and graph views press the VIEW soft key Press the UP or DOWN arrow keys or the numeric keys to move the cursor within the table The error compensation table data may be saved to or loaded from a PC via the Serial port Automatic Non Linear error compensation The correction factor may be calculated automatically using a standard gauge block To select automatic calculation move the cur
85. tern Angle the angle or rotation of the pattern Depth the target depth for drilling in the tool axis Number of Rows the number of rows in the pattern Row Spacing the spacing between each row of the pattern 40 Circle or Linear Pattern Execution To execute a circle or linear pattern highlight the pattern to be executed in the table Press the RUN soft key The 3005 then calculates the positions of the holes It can also provide a graphical view of the hole pattern The following soft keys are available while running a Circle or Linear Pattern Press to select the graphic view of the pattern Available in both incremental DRO or absolute DRO Press to select the previous hole in the pattern Gil Press to select the next hole in the pattern er et Press to end execution of the pattern gt Press the VIEW soft key to toggle the views between YN c par Sem O o E O 0 Y O mM distance to go positions graphic view and absolute positions 300S 41 YN e J Sun d a O Q E Q 0 Q Y O ap Example Enter data and execute a circle pattern 1st step Enter data 42 Press FEATURES soft key Press CIRCLE PATTERN soft key Press UP DOWN hard keys to select pattern 1 Press ENTER hard key Press FULL SEGMENT soft key until FULL is selected Press DOWN ARROW hard key to move to the next field Enter 4 for the number of holes E
86. tern table LINEAR PATTERN Press to access the Incline Mill entry form INCLINE MILL Press to access the Arc Mill entry form The Circle Pattern and Linear Pattern features provide ways to calculate and machine various hole patterns The Incline and Arc milling features provide ways to machine a flat diagonal surface incline milling or a rounded surface arc milling using a manual machine Defined Circle Linear Incline and Arc patterns are remembered when power is cycled 300S 37 YN c par Sem O o Y O mM YN J Su 0 O O 0 Y O ap Circle and Linear Patterns This section describes the Circle and Linear pattern tables and capabilities The 300S provides storage of 10 user definable patterns each for Circle and Linear Once patterns are defined they are remembered when power is cycled They can be recalled and executed from the DRO or from a program The View Graphic enables verification of the hole pattern before you start machining It is also useful when selecting holes directly executing holes separately and skipping holes To access the Circle Pattern Table or Linear Pattern Table press the FEATURES soft key The CIRCLE PATTERN and LINEAR PATTERN soft keys are shown Pressing one of these soft keys will open the corresponding hole pattern table Soft key Functions The following soft keys are a
87. tioning Aid 7 Grounding Earth 91 H Help Screen 8 29 30 l Import Export setting 19 23 Incline amp Arc Milling 44 incremental coordinates 3 Incremental Distance Preset 35 Incremental workpiece positions 3 Index soft key 8 Installation Setup Parameters 78 Instruction Box 9 J Job Clock 15 Job Setup menu 12 Job Setup Parameters 13 L Language setting 19 Linear Error Compensation 82 M Measured Value Output 15 94 Mirror 14 N Near Zero Warning 15 No Ref soft key 10 O Operating Instructions 1 Operating Modes 7 12 P Position Recall 88 Power Up 10 Preset 33 Preventative Maintenance 91 Probing Functions 28 Programming 66 R Radius Diameter 56 Reading head position 4 Ref Symbols 6 Reference Mark 10 Remote Switch 17 RPM Calculator Milling 21 S Scale factor 13 Screen Layout 6 Serial Port 90 Set Zero soft key 20 Setting Tool Offsets 51 Setup 12 Setup soft key 12 Skew Compensation 16 Soft key Labels 6 Status Bar 15 Status Bar Settings 15 T Taper Calculator 55 Thread Cycle 59 Thread Cycle feature 59 Thread cycle form 61 Thread Cycle Setup 79 80 Thread Cycle Soft Key Functions 59 Tool data entering 25 Tool Soft Key 22 Tool Table 22 Tool Table Turning 51 Tool Table Usage 25 Tread cycle form 61 62 U Units of measurement setting 13 V Vectoring 57 View Settings 17 Z Z Coupling 57 ZAN Coupling 50 Zero Angle Reference Axis 4 Index xopuj 104
88. to Data Bits in the Format Field can be set to 7 or 8 using the 9600 match the baud soft key provided setting of the The Stop Bits Field can be set to 1 or 2 using soft key PARITY external device Line Feed Field can be set to YES if the external device needs a line NONE feed to follow a carriage return Output tail is the number of carriage returns that will be sent at the 2 BITS end of the measured value output transmission The output tail is 1 BITS initially O and can be set to a positive integer value 0 9 by using the numeric hard keys The serial port settings will be retained on a power cycle There is no parameter to enable or disable the serial port Refer to Data Interface section for cable connection and pin assignments 90 Il 3 Installation and Electrical Connections Installation The DRO is mounted to a tilt swivel feature See DRO Dimensions on page 102 Electrical requirements Voltage 100 240 Vac Power 30 VA max Frequency 50 60 Hz 3Hz Fuse 630 mA 250 Vac 5 mm x 20 mm Slo Blo line and neutral fused Environmental Operating temperature 0 to 45 C 32 to 113 F Storage temperature 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Mechanical weight 2 6 kg 5 2 Ib Protective earthing grounding It is necessary to connect the protective conductor terminal on the rear panel to the star point of machine ground as shown in figure to the right Preventative maintenance No
89. tool s parameters a soft key is used on a one axis TOOL TABLE DIA LEN UNITS TYPE DIR readout The 3005 can store up to 99 tools within the tool table 1 2 000 20 000 MM ENGRAVE H Tool Table 5 0007 14 000 HH PILOT DRL H The 3005 tool table provides a convenient way to store diameter and 25 000 30 000 MM CTR BORE H length offset information for each of the tools that may be commonly 6 000 12 000 HH CARB HL H used up to 99 tools An example of the Tool Table screen is shown here 2 000 0 000 MM FL END ML H The following soft keys are also available while in the Tool Table form or in the individual tool data form Function SR Use this key to select which axis all the tool DOL AXIS length offsets will affect The tool s diameter values will subsequently be used to offset the remaining two axes Press to automatically enter the tool offset TEACH length This key is only available in the TOOL LENGTH LENGTH field 2 3 4 5 10 000 25 000 HH BROACH H 6 8 3 000 5 000 HH H YN e J Sun d a O Q E Q 0 Q Y O ap The Tool Types form is opened using this key TOOL and is only available in the Type field TYPES To remove a tool from the table use the CLEAR CLEAR TOOL key TODL To use a tool from the table highlight the tool USE and press the USE TOOL key TOOL Press access avallable help files HELP 22 Import Export Tool Table information can be imported or exported over the
90. uage selection Press the LANGUAGE soft key until the desired language selection appears on the soft key and the form Press ENTER to confirm your selection Import Export Job and Installation Setup parameters can be imported or exported using the serial port See Data Interface on page 89 Press the IMPORT EXPORT soft key in the Setup screen Press IMPORT to download operating parameters from a PC Press EXPORT to upload the current operating parameters to a PC Press the C key to exit 300S 19 Y m Rua bj Y c S Pu Sous eb Q O EA eb am amp O N Y mM Su Ga YN e S par Sem O Sun e O N Set Zero Soft Key Details The SET ZERO soft key is a key that determines the effect of pressing an Axis key This key is a toggle key switching the functionality between Set and Zero The current state is indicated in the Status Bar shown as SET in this view When the state is Set and the 300S is in Actual Value mode selecting an Axis key opens the Datum form for the selected axis If the 300S is in Distance To Go mode a Preset form opens When the state is Zero and the 300S is in Actual Value mode selecting an Axis key sets the current datum for that axis to zero at the current position If it is in Distance To Go mode the current Distance To Go value is set to zero If the 300S is in Actual Value mode and the state of Set Zero is z
91. unding type edge finder symbol is to the left and an electronic edge finder symbol is to the right Display Test To test the display press the ENTER key to cycle through the available colors 88 Il 2 Data Interface The 3005 data interface includes the RS 232 serial port The serial port supports both bi directional data communications which allows data to be exported to or imported from an external device Also external operations via the data interface Data which can be exported from the 3005 to an external serial device includes Job and Installation configuration parameters Non linear error compensation tables Measured value output display values or probing functions Data which can be imported into 300S from an external device includes Remote key commands from an external device Job and installation configuration parameters Non linear error compensation tables For operations that support data transfer an IMPORT EXPORT soft key is available See Import Export on page 19 To export or import data between the 300S and a personal computer the PC can use a common terminal communications software such as Hyperterminal This software processes the data being sent or received over the serial cable link All data transferred between the 30065 and the PC is in ASCII text format To export data from the 300S to a PC the PC must first be made ready to receive the data to save it to a file Setup the terminal
92. upports a grounding type edge finder connected via the 3 5mm Phono Jack on the back of the unit Both types of edge finders operate the same way The following probing soft key functions are available Workpiece edge as datum EDGE soft key Centerline between two workpiece edges CENTER LINE soft key Center of a hole or cylinder CIRCLE CENTER soft key In all probing functions 300S takes into account the probes s entered tip diameter During probing functions with an electronic or grounding edge finder the display freezes with the location of the edge centerline or circle center To abort the probing function while it is active press the C key characteristics must first be entered into Job Setup See S To perform probing the probe s dimensional Job Setup Parameters on page 13 28 Example Set centerline between two workpiece edges as datum 0 is offered as a default value for the coordinate Enter the desired coordinate for the workpiece edge For this example Y 0 0 set the coordinate as a datum for this workpiece Press the ENTER hard key The position of the centerline M is determined by probing the edges 1 and 2 The centerline is parallel to the Y axis Desired coordinate of the centerline X 0 0 Spacing between edges is displayed on the message box when using the probe centerline feature Y c 0 a hom O O O 0 Y O Mm 300S 29 YN J
93. vailable while in the Circle and Linear Pattern Milling feature Function SR Press to access the FEATURES soft keys FEATURES Press to access the circle pattern table a ey Press to access the linear pattern table Fe EA Press to create a new circle or linear pattern Press to edit an existing pattern dE Press CLEAR to delete an existing pattern CLEAR Press RUN to execute a pattern Press HELP for additional information about the pattern HELP 38 Circle and Linear Pattern Table Entry The Circle or Linear Pattern Table is used to define up to 10 different circle hole patterns Full or Segment and 10 different linear hole D 0 T 1 IF 0 0 0 00 1 INCH ABS ix patterns Array or Frame CIRCLE PATTERN TABLE Access the Pattern Table from the DRO soft key menu by pressing 1 SEGMENT 4 7 0000 0 0000 5 0000 25 the FEATURES soft key 2 SEGMENT 3 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 ll Press the CIRCLE PATTERN or LINEAR PATTERN soft key 3 SEGMENT 8 10 0000 0 0000 2 5000 The Pattern Table will show all of the patterns that have been previously defined Press the UP DOWN arrow keys to define a new pattern or edit an existing pattern Highlight the table entry press the NEW or EDIT soft key or press ENTER A Circle or Linear Pattern form is opened EDIT CLEAR MTS HELP Enter the information to define the pattern then press ENTER The pattern will be entered into the appropriate table lt can now YN c
94. value other than 1 the scaling symbol Vy is shown on the axis display The ON OFF soft key is used to disable the current scale factors 300S 13 Y mM Su Ga YN e S par Sem O Sun e O N Mirror part You can both mirror and scale a part at the same time A scale factor of 1 00 will produce a mirror image of the Edge Finder milling applications only The diameter length offset and units of the edge finder are set in this form Both values are in the units indicated in the form Please see Probing Functions for Datum Setting on page 28 for details on using Edge Finder functions The numeric keys are used to enter values of diameter and length The diameter must be greater than zero The length is a sign value negative or positive A soft key is provided to indicate the units of measure for the edge finder The edge finder values will be retained on a power cycle Diameter Axes Select Diameter Axes to bring up the diameter screen shown here to set which axes can be displayed in either radius or diameter values ON indicates that the axis position will be displayed as a diameter value When OFF the Radius Diameter feature does not apply For turning applications see Radius Diameter Soft Key on page 56 for the Radius Diameter feature Cursor to Diameter Axes and press ENTER The cursor will be in the X axis field Depending on the parameter you need for t
95. ween power cycles Moving either Z or W inputs will update the coupled Z W position When a position is coupled the reference mark for both encoders must be found in order to recall the previous datum Disabling Z W Coupling To disable Z W Coupling press the axis key of the display that is blank The individual Z and W display positions will be restored 50 D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS 1 0000 0 0000 2 5000 1 7500 D D T 1 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH ABS 1 0000 0 0000 2 9016 Ta TE TA 4 Turning Specific Operations This section discusses operations specific to turning applications only Tool Display Icon The Y icon is used to indicate that the displayed value is a diameter value No icon visible indicates that the display is a radius value Tool Table The 3005 can store the dimensional offsets for up to 99 tools see sample screen When you change a workpiece and establish a new datum all tools are automatically referenced from the new datum Setting Tool Offsets Example 1 Using TOOL SET Before you can use a tool you must enter its offset the cutting edge position Tool offsets can be set using the TOOL SET or LOCK AXIS feature The TOOL SET operation can be used to set a tool s offset using a tool when the diameter of the workpiece is known Touch the known diameter in the X axis 1 Press the TOOL soft key Scroll to the desired tool 300S 0 1 T1 1 F 0 0 0 00 I
96. yed Press First Pass Hove X 70 to 0 0 64 First Pass Press the FIRST PASS soft key Do not move the carriage manually 0 01 7 3 F 0 0 0 00 INCH Watch the machine dial and engage the lever for the first pass on 1 5 0 0 O REF the appropriate number even or oda If a false start occurs at any time disengage the lever backing off 0 0 0 0 0 the cross feed at the same time Press the PREVIOUS PASS soft REF key to restart the procedure il Move Z0 to 0 0 Remaining Passes Keep hand on lever while the carriage is moving The DRO will count down Disengage lever and back off the cross feed at the same time when the DRO reads 0 0 and the screen message states Disengage Lever With lever disengaged press the NEXT PASS soft key Move the axes back to the start position Move Z to 0 0 then move X to 0 0 The message Press Start Pass will be on the screen When ready press the START PASS soft key Watch the Thread 0 01 1 3 IF 0 01 0 00 INCH Bar Indicator 1 and engage the lever when it reaches the center mark REF Repeat this procedure until all normal passes are completed 0 0 0 0 0 If a finish pass step was created the FINISH PASS soft key will a REF appear Y e S me ra O E O Q Q Y O e 5 JT Move 4 245 to 0 0 1 0 0000 Ca ee eT Press the FINISH PASS soft key and execute the same as the previous passes 300S 65

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