Opinions on Kitamura Mycenter 5X?

[mach ramsey mn]

Thanks.

On this control 3202.4 is all it has protecting the 9000's. I failed to switch PWE off. That was my problem lol.

So this is all it has for a toolchange program. And this is a subprogram, not a Macro as it's labeled right?View attachment 3942

So looking at this code I have two questions-

Can I just delete G49?

If not, would it help to put G49 on its own line, after the G91G28Z0 line, but before M6?

And this is just a minor observation, but why is G28Z0 missing a decimal point? This thing alarms out if I do that in a program.

The G91G28Z0 is my standard line. No decimal point. I would try deleting the G49. But honestly the macro saves about a line per tool change. The only thing I se that it does is keeps the absolute or incremental mode in the program.

 

[lobust]

Thanks.

On this control 3202.4 is all it has protecting the 9000's. I failed to switch PWE off. That was my problem lol.

So this is all it has for a toolchange program. And this is a subprogram, not a Macro as it's labeled right?

So looking at this code I have two questions-

Can I just delete G49?

If not, would it help to put G49 on its own line, after the G91G28Z0 line, but before M6?

And this is just a minor observation, but why is G28Z0 missing a decimal point? This thing alarms out if I do that in a program.

It's a macro, it will be called whenever you call M6 in auto or MDI (parameter 6076 will be set to 6, which points any M6 call to this program).

As MR said above, it's a pretty useless macro that only maintains G90 or G91 and saves a few lines.

There's no real need to change it, just make sure that you never call M6 without G91G28Z0 first.

Otherwise if you really want to change it, you can either delete G49 or move the G49 to come after the G91G29Z0...

 

[Garwood]

It's a macro, it will be called whenever you call M6 in auto or MDI (parameter 6076 will be set to 6, which points any M6 call to this program).

As MR said above, it's a pretty useless macro that only maintains G90 or G91.

There's no real need to change it, just make sure that you never call M6 without G91G28Z0 first.

I was hoping to change it so I don't have to use G28Z0. That was my whole point.

 

[lobust]

I was hoping to change it so I don't have to use G28Z0. That was my whole point.

Then see my ninja edit above!

What you do with the G49 really just depends on how you want it to behave.

I don't really agree with deleting it, if you do you will have a state immediately after the toolchange where you have a tool in the spindle with the wrong TLO active. Then if you forget to G43Hx you crash - if there is no TLO active immediately after the toolchange you're more likely to notice the error IMO...

If it was my machine, I'd put the G49 on its own line after G91G28Z0, or I'd leave the macro alone and make sure my post always outputs G91G28Z0 before any M6 - all my fanuc-ese posts do this anyway...

 

[Herding Cats]

There is a parameter that automatically cancels tool height when g91 g28 zo is called. You will likely need to enable that parameter if you delete g49.

 

[lobust]

That display doesn't look like a 16iMA to me, 160iMA maybe? I'm trying to remember if the 16iMB looks like that

Yes the B looks like that, I've never used an A.

 

[Garwood]

There is a parameter that automatically cancels tool height when g91 g28 zo is called. You will likely need to enable that parameter if you delete g49.

I will take a picture.

 

[Herding Cats]

Yes the B looks like that, I've never used an A.

I deleted my post as the iMA do look like that. I'm used to the Seicos U/I which is totally different. I was recently working on a Makino with an 18iMB and I swear it didn't have those windows looking things above the soft keys.

 

[Barbter]

Then see my ninja edit above!

What you do with the G49 really just depends on how you want it to behave.

I don't really agree with deleting it, if you do you will have a state immediately after the toolchange where you have a tool in the spindle with the wrong TLO active. Then if you forget to G43Hx you crash - if there is no TLO active immediately after the toolchange you're more likely to notice the error IMO...

If it was my machine, I'd put the G49 on its own line after G91G28Z0, or I'd leave the macro alone and make sure my post always outputs G91G28Z0 before any M6 - all my fanuc-ese posts do this anyway...

^^^^THIS!
Move the G49 on its own line after the G91G28Z0.
Then get on with making money LoL!