Post processor????

[prosoft]

Good Morning..........

 

Do any of guys have the post processor for the following machine.

 

 

Details:

 

Name of the machine:PHOENIX

Model number of the machine:FL5115

 

Name of the controller:MTRL

Model number of the controller:IT20

 

What type of machine it is (i.e mill, lathe):LATHE

 

How many axis and travel lengths for each axis in the machine:2 axes (Z-Axis approx 1,200mm, X-Axis approx 290mm)

 

Thanks,Samir

[Rick Damiani]

Looks like the IT20 control is specific to Frank Phonex machines, and there isn't a lot of information on the web I was able to find. Given what development history I was able to uncover, I'd be surprised if the control did not accept FANUC-style ISO G-Code. If I were you, I'd do one of the following:

 

- Start with MPLFAN.PST and check the code to see if it will dry-run in the lathe. Fix the post so it dosn't generate alarms and/or crashes.

 

- Start with MPLFAN.PST and a copy of a good program and make MPLFAN.PSTs output match the good program.

 

- Contact your mastercam reseller and ask them to help you with one of the above.

[prosoft]

thanks for your input.

 

i will let our technical guy know abt that.

 

thanks again for your effort

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

Do you have some sample code?

 

Jimmy

[prosoft]

i will try to get it from the customer

[Mick]

Wow...he didn't even get flamed...you guys must be mellowing..heheheheheee

 

I think I'm the technical guy he's going to pass that info onto...uhoh...looks like more work in pipeline

 

But, right now, its 9:00pm on Friday night, so I'm sitting back with a few quiet ales

 

Cheers,

 

Mick

[Rick Damiani]

I missed originally that you were a reseller. Sorry about that. Questions like this should be posted in the reseller forum.

 

For your reference, I was able to find the following informaiton about the machines in question:

 

Frank Phoenix web site

 

The specs for the lathe are here:

 

Lathe Spec page

 

The 'About Frank Phoenix' link mentioned the Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories, which is apparently a research arm of the Tiwaneese government. There isn't a lot of current informaiton on the Engilish side of the web site. I cannot read Chineese, so I don't know if the main site is any more current than the English one. I did find this:

 

CNC Control brief

 

That leads me to beleve that the lathe in question uses a PC-based control and accepts ISO G-Code. As the Extranet dosn't seem to have this control/machien listed, your best bet is gonna be to start with MPLFAN, as that post has support for just about everything that Lathe supports.

[prosoft]

thanks guys