Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe - Manual (Page 478)

Tool Control Functions
Chapter 20
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5. From this screen it is possible to perform the following operations.
The application of these operations was described in detail earlier in
this section.
Operation: Description:
Enter or alter the tool
length offset number
To enter or alter a value for the tool length offset number, move the cursor
to the tool number of the tool to alter and press the {EDIT LN OFF}
softkey. Key in the new offset number that calls the correct data from the
offset tables for that tool for its tool length offset number and press the
[TRANSMIT] key. The old value for tool length (if any) is discarded and
the new value replaces it.
Enter or alter the tool
radius offset number
To enter or alter a value for the tool radius offset number, move the cursor
to the tool number of the tool to alter and press the {EDIT CT CMP}
softkey. Key in the new offset number that calls the correct data from the
offset tables for that tool for it’s radius and press the [TRANSMIT] key.
The old value for radius offset numbers (if any) is discarded and the new
value replaces it.
Enter or alter the
expected life of a tool
To enter or alter a value for the expected life of a tool, move the cursor to
the tool number of the tool to alter and press the {EDIT LIFE} softkey.
Key in the new expected life of the tool (in units as determined by the tool
life type) and press the [TRANSMIT] key. The old value for expected life
(if any) is discarded and the new value replaces it.
Reset the accumulated
tool life to zero
To reset the accumulated tool life to zero, move the cursor to the tool
number of the tool to alter and press the {RENEW TOOL} softkey. The
old accumulated life of the tool is discarded and a value of zero is entered
as the new accumulated tool life. This is normally performed after an old
or expired tool has been replaced with a new tool. This updates the
status of the tool and remove any “OLD,”or “EXPIRED”status.
Change color used to
graph the tool selected
on the CRT for color
systems
Each tool group may be assigned its own tool color. To change the color
selected for a tool on the CRT press the {SCROL COLOR} softkey. This
alters tool color for the current tool when tool paths are displayed in either
quick check graphics, or active tool path graphics.
EDT LN
OFF #
EDT CT
COMP #
EDIT
LIFE
RENEW
TOOL
SCROL
COLOR
(softkey level 4)
This feature allows the rapid loading of information into the tool
management tables. This is done by executing a program that
automatically loads the tool management tables. This program can also be
generated automatically when the tool management tables are backed up as
described later in this section.
Data is sent to the tool management tables when the control executes this
G10 block:
G10L3;
This block indicates to the control that any information following this
block is to be used to set the tool management tables.
20.4.3
Programming Data and
Backing Up Tool
Management Tables (G10L3,
G11)