Fanuc 5 Axis Parameters

[Cage86]

Hi Guys, having some issues getting a Robodrill running with a Tsudakoma 5 axis table, everything I've learnt apart from the very basics has come from older posts on this forum, so thought I had better sign up! I'm based in the UK, machine and rotary are brand new, machine has a 31i B5 Plus control

The rotary was supplied and fitted by a specialist company, they aligned everything and set all the reference points, they also set a load of parameters that were supplied by Tsudakoma. When doing test programs in MDI it performs as expected.

Fanuc are actually willing to help get this going even though I didn't get the rotary through them, but they would need to do this onsite and they can't fit me in for a few weeks. I really need to get this going asap!

I don't believe a physical copy of the manual comes with the machine anymore? There is a manual built into the control and I'm trying my best, but I can't find the "description of parameters" section which seems to be the most useful part. I suspect they don't want to include this info anymore? Therefore I am currently using a downloaded parameter manual from an older spec control and lots of searching online!

Just trying to run a super basic test program at the moment which I have attached. It orientates rotary to correct position and everything looks about right, does the first contour, retracts spindle, orientates to 2nd rotary position, but then alarms out before the spindle comes down. Alarm PS5459, Machine Parameters Incorrect, the alarm then mentions most of the parameters below, along with a few others

According to the manual I'm using the 5 axis parameters are between 19650 and 19752

Here's what I have for some of the easier to understand settings, these are most of the parameters mentioned in the alarm, basically everything was 0 before I started making changes

19680 - 12
19681 - 4
19682 - 2
19684 - 1
19686 - 5
19687 - 1

19697 - 3
19689 - 1
19700 - X cor position
19701 - Y cor position
19702 - Z cor position
19741 - 110
19742 - -30
19743 - 999999.999
19744 - -999999.999

I'm quite confident about most of the parameters above, the manual gives good information and it all feels fairly logical.

The following parameters are giving me a bit more trouble

19703-19705 It feels like I shouldn't need to use these when reading the manual, but older posts on here suggest it is needed. Although I believe this would just cause misalignment rather than the alarm I'm having?

19665 - 19667 Really struggling to get my head round these going by the manual, searching doesn't seem to bring up very much

19696 and 19746 I have been adjusting these without much success, can definitely find mention of these and the manual just about makes sense, can't remember what I have these set at right now but nothing I'm doing seems to help!

Picture attached showing machine layout, at B0 and C0 in the picture

Any help would be really appreciated!! I feel like I'm pretty close although I've been at this stage for a couple of days now and I'm running out of ideas!

Many many thanks

 

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[Cage86]

19687 needs to be a 3 not a 1!! So so stupid, of course it's one of the easier settings!

Just got further than ever before in test program, feels like I'm getting somewhere after being stuck for so long! 

[cncappsjames]

So #19703-#19705 are your 1/2 offsets. Think of these as deviation from perfect alignment around the tilt axis and rotary axis intersections. The values for your table should have come with the paperwork for the rotary table inspection report.

Your machine should be a B/C kinematic so yiu would be concerned with #19704 and #19705.

An A/B would be concerned with #19703 and #19704, and an A/C machine would be concerned with #19703 and #19705. 

Unfortunately I'm away from my laptop today so I don't have all my info readily available. 

"Some" parameters are in maintenance books, some are in the connection manuals, others are in the Operation Manuals.common to Lathe Center.and Machining Center. It's a little confusing, but I kind of get it. 

I haven't found the descriptions to not be there. Some parameters are specific to builders and are not listed. 

 

[cncappsjames]

Legal; Neither me, nor my company are responsible for any paramters yiu change. Your machine is your responsibility.  It is advisable to consult a competent Machine Tool Applications Engineer that is familiar with your machine. 

Without further adieu, some of my favorites are as follows:

#929=1, 1=Always make FTP Data in  Attribute = ASCII

#1300.1 = 1 Handle Jog OT alarm not output. (NAL)
#1401.1 =1 No dogleg rapid (LRP)

#1401.4 = 1 Rapid Stops when Feed Override is at 0% (RF0)

#1604.0 = 0 AICC not on always in Auto Mode. (SHP)

#3106.6 = 0 During TWP or WSEC, "Absolute" position display is Program Coordinate system (DAK)

#3203.6 = 0 - Do Not Delete MDI  Program after execution (MER)
#3203.7 = 0 - MDI Program not cleared by reset (MCL)
#3204.6 = 1 - Do not Automatically erase MDI program. (MKP)

#3207.5 = 1 Display #500-#549 MACRO Variable Name (VRN)
7
#3233.1 = 1 (PDM) Folders in the Dataserver can be set as the foreground and background folder

#3301.7 = 1 Screen Capture Enable (HDC) - Hold Shift for 5 sec. 

 

#5004.2 - 1 = Diameter, 0 = Radius for CC. (ODI)

#5013 = MAX Wear Offset Value
#5014 = MAX INC Wear Offset Input (INP.+ Method)

#5148 (VMC Boring in Z-Axis)
Z 1 = Shift X+
  -1 = Shift X-
   2 = Shift Y+
  -2 = Shift Y-
ALL other axes = 0

#5200.5 = 1 High Speed style peck tap (PCP)
#5202.0 = 1 for Spindle Orient prior to rigid tap (reboot req.) (ORI)

#5213 = Rigid Tap Backoff Dist.

#5400.5 = 1 (LV3) Rotates MACRO Variables to be read in active coordinate system - For Probing in TWP.

#6001.3 = 1 Output all MACRO Variables on punch (PV5)

#6001.6 = 1 #100-#199 not cleared on reset. (CCV)

#6005.0 = 1 In Sub Program Call use Sequence Number (SQC)

#6008.3 = 1 On reset, POPEN is closed (KOP).

#6019.0 = 1 Output all variables as decimal number (MCO)

#6019.3 = 0 File Format of output file =PRNTnnnn.DAT (OFN) non =0000-9999

#6019.7 = 1 File Format of output file =PRNTnnnn.DAT (SFN) non =0000-9999 is memorized.

#11200.3 = 1 system variable #5061- #5080 Skip Coordinates can be read - for probing with WSEC active (WSK)

#11350.1=1 Current section of program only displayed, not look ahead section (APD) (Requires Reboot)

#11351.6=1 Parameter Group Names Displayed (GTD)

#13451.1 = 1 TWP 0's ok. (ATW)

#14701.5 & .4 = 1 Maximum clipboard size. (CLP) (Reboot Req.)

#14853.4 = 1 - Able to transfer from memory card to Dataserver. (Reboot Req.) (MDO)

#14854.6 = 1 Program Input/Output is enabled during Background Editing (BGO) 

#19746.4 = 1 (TBP) for G41.2/G42.2

[Greg Williams]

Thanks for posting James, very useful info