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Screen designer tips and tutorials / New ATC screen

« on: December 14, 2015, 10:24:07 AM »

I am wanting to make an ATC screen.  I want to start off by making a button that will operate my OUTPUT7 with a push of the button on the screen.  The button will activate OUTPUT7 stay active until I push the button on the screen, at which time the OUTPUT7 will shut off.  Next to that OUTPUT7 I want an LED to flash to tell me that OUTPUT7 is working.  I do have a brain setup for OUTPUT7 in my M1071 to turn it on and M1070 to turn OUTPUT7 off.  Once I see how to make it work I can figure out the rest of them.

Thanks for help,

Jeff

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General Mach Discussion / Program Run Screen Tool #

« on: December 11, 2015, 06:44:48 PM »

Hello, On my Mach3 Program run screen I used to be able to put A tool number in the Tool Information Tool DRO and have it give me the tool information.  But for some reason now I cannot put any number in the space.  I have to go to the MIDI screen and type M6 T4 for ex. to get the information.  I did some messing around trying to make a Old tool in spindle DRO at one point and then got rid of what I did.  I',m not sure if that's where I went wrong or not but now I would like to fix it back but don't know how.  Any help would be nice.

Thanks,

Jeff

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General Mach Discussion / CNC4PC C52 board and C32 Board PLC

« on: November 27, 2015, 09:57:37 PM »

Ok first off, how is everyone doing?  I have a control box that has a C32 board with a  ESS Smooth Stepper attached.  Attached to the ESS Smooth Stepper is a  C52 board to give me more I/O, adds a 3rd printer port.  My QUESTION is can I hook an Automation Direct Click PLC to the C52 board?  I am trying to understand how I can use a PLC to run an ATC Tool Changer and my Power Draw Bar.  I am pretty sure the PLC can handle the Auto Tool Change function but the problem is how would I incorporate the PLC into my C52 Board?

I have looked at the documentation for the C52 board  http://cnc4pc.com/Tech_Docs/C52_R1_3_USER_MANUAL.pdf  but I  don't know how to get the PLC to run through the C52 board.  If anyone has any knowledge or can understand it better than I please let me know.  By the way i have all the components for the ATC, air valves, carousel air cylinder, fabco pancake air cylinder for PDB, and all the limit switches.  What I don't have is the ATC put together yet, still need to machine parts to do so.  I am just wanting to get the electronics out of the way first.

Jeff

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 10 slot tool carousel tool changer.

« on: November 21, 2015, 07:52:16 PM »

Hello, I am attempting to make a 10 slot carousel tool changer and looking for help with writing the Macro code using Cypress Basic.  I have the mechanics of how I want it to work but putting it into words using CB is the killer.  I dont have the tool changer built yet but I do have all the components.  I will have a PDB activated with an Air solenoid through one of the Solid State Relays  I have in the control box.  The carousel will be turned by a Nema 23 stepper motor.  The carousel will go into position with an air cylinder operated with an Air solenoid valve and another Solid State Relay.  I also have another Air Solenoid to give a blast of air onto the tool after it is put into the carousel.

I understand the steps that have to take place for it all to work, I just don't know how to tell it to do it.  Any help would be very much appreciated or at least a point in the right direction.  I have the Mach3 Version 3.x Macro Programmers Reference Manual as well as all the DRO, OEM button codes.

Thanks,

J

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 Output 6 and 7

« on: November 09, 2015, 11:01:43 PM »

Hello all I am new to the forum.  I have a G0704 Mill converted to CNC.  I am running a  C32 board, an ESS (smooth stepper), C52 board, C3 bob, C27 for limit switches, 4 G203V drivers.  I just added a the 4th axis to start working on an ATC unit along with A power draw bar.  I have 5 solid state relays in the control box as well.  Relay 1 runs my coolant pump which is 110V, Relay 2 runs an air valve (110V) for the future ATC tool carousel air cylinder, Relay 3 runs the 110V air vavle for the Power draw bar, Relay 4 will run another air vavle (110V) for a blast of air to clean the tools in the carousel.  The 5th realay is not dedicated to any device just yet, but I am sure it will be.

How can I add output 7 LED to the Diagnostics Tab in Mach3?  I would like to see the light on that page flashing to see if it works.  I cant make output 6 light up either but not sure why.  I know the relays work because I used the coolant mist M7 to check the relays and I get power to the plugs.

Any help for this newbie would be good.

Thanks,