BUG-O Systems MM-1 - Manual (Page 22)

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PROGRAMMING SHAPES OPERATION
When power is turned “ON”, the position of the torch becomes the reference START position. There are
three options (the hand held pendant is not needed for the first two):
1. MOVE
To change the start position, press the STOP / PAUSE button, move the machine manually to the
desired START position using the MANUAL JOG switch, and press the RESET button.
2. RUN
Press the START / RESUME button to cut a shape.
3. PROGRAM (entry or change)
The programming operation is selected by pressing the alpha keys A, B, C, D, and E.
A: All segments, data entry for a new shape consists of the total number of segments.
Data for each: Type (arc, X/Y line or slope)
Quadrant 1-4
Size (radius, or X/Y dimension)
NOTE: See writing a shape program for more details.
For example, a 2" (51 mm) diameter circle could be four segments:
1. 2, 1, 100 Counter-clockwise arc, quadrant 1, 1.00 inch radius
2. 2, 2, 100 Counter-clockwise arc, quadrant 2, 1.00 inch radius
3. 2, 3, 100 Counter-clockwise arc, quadrant 3, 1.00 inch radius
4. 2, 4, 100 Counter-clockwise arc, quadrant 4, 1.00 inch radius
The data should be tabulated on paper from a diagram before entering.
B: PROGRAM (Segment:)
Press “B” on the pendant keypad to reprogram a single segment. This is useful if there is an error in
data for just one segment, so the whole shape does not have to be re-entered.
C: CHANGE (Shape number:)
Press “C” on the pendant keypad to change the current shape number, and enter the desired number
at the prompt. The program switches to the new number in memory, and to whatever shape is stored
in that memory location.
D: DISPLAY (Shape Data:)
Press “D” on the pendant keypad to display the data for the current shape.
The pendant display shows the total number of segments, and data for each segment one by one
each time you press ENTER.
E: END of (Segment Slowdown:)
Press “E” to set deceleration value for the shape, when the machine approaches the end of each
segment. This is useful when the shape has sharp corners, to prevent overshoot. 99 is the maximum
slowdown, 0 is no slowdown.
IMPORTANT:
1. Once the STOP / PAUSE button is pressed, computer control is halted until the RUN / RESUME or
the RESET button is pressed. Therefore the programming cannot be done with the pendant in this
state: the RESET button should be pressed first.
2. After pushing “A” and programming a new shape, END of Segment Slowdown will still have the old
value unless reprogrammed. To set a new value, push “E”.