Hey all, first time posting but have been referring to this site for years.
I am having a problem with activating my parts counter to track tooling usage.
Here is the situation:
We run all of our horizontal mills with a base program on the main screen which reads:
O1000
(PGM,(PROGRAM SELECT & PALLET SHUTTLE ))
N5M911
N10M98P#101(PROGRAM FOR PALLET #1)
N15M912
N20M98P#102(PROGRAM FOR PALLET #2)
N25M99
We put the program for pallet 1 in macro 101, pallet 2 in macro 102.
We also program offline in EIA then upload, so we do not usually describe tools in the panel unless they are "Large" or "Heavy".
I have been trying to track how many parts a drill has run, I go into tool offset, tool data, edit, tool data assign, call the tool out as a drill and assign it a generic letter. Now my book is telling me that I can use M999: ending after parts count and work No. search, or M998: Ending after parts count and work No. After the M998 or M999 you add S111 (number of parts to be executed) or <111> (program to be executed next) then Q1 to execute part count. When I end with M998 Q1 it jumps to the start of that current program. When I end with M998 <1000> Q1, the program jumps to the top of program 1000 and cycle stops. I am trying to get this to continue as a cycle when it jumps back to the 1000 program, or just count the parts with out these codes or with a different code somehow. Confusing right? My panel is tracking cutting time for me but not part counts. If anyone can give me some tips or ideas, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
I am having a problem with activating my parts counter to track tooling usage.
Here is the situation:
We run all of our horizontal mills with a base program on the main screen which reads:
O1000
(PGM,(PROGRAM SELECT & PALLET SHUTTLE ))
N5M911
N10M98P#101(PROGRAM FOR PALLET #1)
N15M912
N20M98P#102(PROGRAM FOR PALLET #2)
N25M99
We put the program for pallet 1 in macro 101, pallet 2 in macro 102.
We also program offline in EIA then upload, so we do not usually describe tools in the panel unless they are "Large" or "Heavy".
I have been trying to track how many parts a drill has run, I go into tool offset, tool data, edit, tool data assign, call the tool out as a drill and assign it a generic letter. Now my book is telling me that I can use M999: ending after parts count and work No. search, or M998: Ending after parts count and work No. After the M998 or M999 you add S111 (number of parts to be executed) or <111> (program to be executed next) then Q1 to execute part count. When I end with M998 Q1 it jumps to the start of that current program. When I end with M998 <1000> Q1, the program jumps to the top of program 1000 and cycle stops. I am trying to get this to continue as a cycle when it jumps back to the 1000 program, or just count the parts with out these codes or with a different code somehow. Confusing right? My panel is tracking cutting time for me but not part counts. If anyone can give me some tips or ideas, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin