HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 - Manual (Page 40)

3 Manual Control and Automatic mode 28
3.3 Tool Lists, Tool Life
Management
The tool list (turret table) indicates the current tool
carrier assignment. To compile a tool list, enter the ID
numbers of the tools.
You can use the entries in the TURRET section of the
NC program to set up the tool list. The ”Compare list”
and ”Accept list” functions refer to the NC program
last interpreted in automatic mode.
Tool life data
Apart from ID numbers and tool type descriptions, the
tool list includes data for tool life management:
■ Status
Shows the remaining tool life/quantity.
■ Ready for use
When the tool life has expired/the defined number
of parts has been produced, the tool is ”not ready
for use” any longer.
■ Atw (replacement tool)
If a tool is ”not ready for use,” a replacement tool is
inserted.
Simple tools
With the setup functions, you can only enter tools
registered in the database. If the NC program uses
”simple tools,” proceed as follows:: Run an
interpretation of the NC program; the CNC PILOT
automatically updates the tool list.h
If the positions in the tool list are occupied by ”old”
tools, the confirmation request - ”Update tool list?”
- appears. The tools are only entered after you have
confirmed the request.
Tools that are not registered in the database are
identified by the code ”_AUTO_xx” (xx: T number),
and not by an ID number.
3.3 T
ool
Lists,
T
ool
Lif
e
Manag
ement
■ The parameters of simple tools are defined in the NC
program
■ The tool life data are evaluation only if the tool life
management is active.
Danger of collision
■ Compare the tool list with the current tool carrier
assignment and check the tool data before running a
program.
■ The tool list and the dimensions of the tools entered
must correspond to the actual facts, because the CNC
PILOT uses the data for slide movements, protective-zone
monitoring, etc.