4 setup functions – HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 User Manual
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3.4.3 Defining the protection zone
Defining the protection zone
Insert any tool (T0 is not permitted).
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Select ”Setting up - Selection zones”
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Enter the protection zone parameters
Enter the limit values.
Capturing the protection zone parameters per
axis
For each input box:
Select the input field
Position the tool to the protection zone limit
Accept the axis position as protection
zone parameter
Capturing positive/negative protection zone
parameters
Select any positive or negative input field
Position the tool to the protection zone limit
Accept all positive/negative axis
positions
The parameters serve for protection zone
monitoring - not as software limit switches.
Protection zone parameters:
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are expressed with respect to the
machine zero point
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are managed in the machine parameters
1116, 1156, ..
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X value are radius dimensions
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99999/–99999 means: no monitoring of
this side of the protection zone
Soft keys
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Assigns a handwheel to an axis
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Defines the handwheel interpolation factor
Switch the machine display
Enter the feed per revolution
Enter the constant surface speed
Enter the M function
Accept the X position as ”protection zone –X”
parameter (or +X, –Y, +Y, –Z, +Z position)
Accept the axis positions as positive/negative
protection zone parameter
3.4 Setup Functions