How to set-up a post to support new coolant options?

[Jeff2005]

How can I configure my post to support a different coolant option such as air?

 

thanks,

[crazy^millman]

I would get the MPMASTER and use it as a road map in which to configure it correctly if you so choose not to use the post which IMHO is rock solid.

 

HTH

[Jeff2005]

Ok, I agree. How do I incorporate the setting of thru the spindle air option?

thanks,

 

Jeff

[Guest]

If you lookk through the post and find this section

 

code:

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# Coolant M code selection

sm09 M09 #Coolant Off (Use sm09_0 through sm09_2)

sm08 M08 #Coolant Flood

sm08_1 M07 #Coolant Mist

sm08_2 M08 #Coolant Tool

sm09_0 M09 #Coolant Flood Off

sm09_1 M09 #Coolant Mist Off

sm09_2 M09 #Coolant Tool Off

scoolant #Target for string

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You can change sm08_1 and sm09_1 to the Mcodes you need and then you can go into your machine def >> general parameter setting >> colland tab and change you names to output your option name so you can see which one you choose.

 

As always back up you post before making any changes

[Jeff2005]

Ok the code that I have is not an M code it is a code that is used in the Haas machine but I would like it to be an option in my tool parameters if possible. #1119= 1 turns thru the spindle air on, and #1119= 0 turns it off. I am not sure how to get around the (#) sign.

[Guest]

Well you can output the # sign by using the ascii equivalent

 

35

 

pbld, n$, 35, no_spc, 1119, 61, "0", e$

 

You could use and mr variable to get the 0 or 1 value into the post.

 

BTW Jeff, the real question is completely different from the one you asked

[Jeff2005]

Well maybe I didn't know how to ask the question. I am slow.

[Jeff2005]

BTw, where would you put that line at in the post?

[PeterM]

Not to but in here, but our VF-4 uses M83 and M84 for air blast.

[Jeff2005]

THRU THE SPINDLE?

[Jeff2005]

Thanks but we don't have an air gun option on our vf-5.

 

thanks anyway.

[Guest]

Jeff,

 

What does your code need to look like, where and when will you need it to output, will you need it in lieu of M08?

 

I can think of several ways to do this but knowing exactly what you need will help nail down the specifics.

[Jeff2005]

Yes it needs to be in the area of a spindle start up.

[Jeff2005]

JOHN

Will you modify that for me or at least give me some direction in the right way?

 

Thanks,

[Guest]

Mail Jeff

[Guest]

If anyone else should happen to need this same fix/modification.

 

I modified the standard coolant call on the G43 line to this

 

code:

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[if mr1$ = 0, scoolant]

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then I added this for a variable call

code:

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if mr1$ = 1,                                                   # ADDED THRU SPINDLE COLLANT OPTION USING MR1

[ # ALSO ADDED IF STATEMENT TO SCOOLANT CALL ON G43 LINE

pbld, n$, pbld, 35, no_spc$, "1119", no_spc$, 61, "1", e$ # ADDED 7/24/2007 - J.PARIS

sav_mr1 = mr1$

]

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and to turn it off I did just the opposite in the pretract.

[Post dept]

All,

 

Please also note that if using "X style" coolant you can actually type in the type and the M codes (or other text) for on and off. Do this in the general machine params for any one of the In-House Mpmaster based posts. This way custom stuff can be controlled just as other coolant is and you can use multiple coolants at once.

 

Brett