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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: janice on April 03, 2023, 04:10:18 PM

Title: tool change stoped working
Post by: janice on April 03, 2023, 04:10:18 PM
hey all i'm having issues with my machine when it calls a tool change.

everything has worked fine for years, the manufacture hasn't used mach for years and we are stuck.

we thought it mite be the grab bar sensors. i took the spindle off and took it to them to test. they took it apart and tested them and said they are working.

so i put it back together and changed the sensor wires from the spindle to the plc, and i still have the same problems.

****what it doing****

if i call for a tool change

1st: it goes and puts the in the tool holder

2nd: it releases the tool (but doesn't move z up) and gives me in the status bar (no characters found in reading real value, block=g00 g53 z)

there are 2 macros for m6   start and end

any idea?

Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: janice on April 03, 2023, 04:12:05 PM
did my macros upload?
Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: TPS on April 04, 2023, 02:51:33 AM
did my macros upload?

No.
Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: janice on April 04, 2023, 09:21:09 AM
hope this works
Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: TPS on April 04, 2023, 09:23:24 AM
hope this works
No.
Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: janice on April 04, 2023, 09:25:30 AM
hmm heres a link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OLBup09AaDK1dU-Q8-6DVkHGgeD3q5Zz/view?usp=share_link

ok i when through the startm1

i believe it has every thing to do with the

'Release tool and retract
  Label1:
  Call ActivateSignal (18) 'Open Tool Clamp
  Call ActivateSignal (16)      'Air Blast
  Sleep 2000 'Wait for clamp to activate
  While GetOemLed(1019) = 0 'Clamp LED - Clamp=on, Unclamp=off
  Wend
 
seems its that clamp led.
but i'm not sure what controls that
Title: Re: tool change stoped working
Post by: TPS on April 04, 2023, 02:34:53 PM
don't know witch motion controler you are using, but it look's like
the unclamped signal from your spindle, however this is made,
is not working.

a bit more info about the installed hardware would be helpful.