Project: AcuNav II
AcuNav II
Laser Control Software
Users Guide
Software Version: 3.6
By Preco, Inc.
AcuNav II
AcuNav II Laser Control Software Users Guide
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Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1
OVERVIEW....................................................................................... 1
GUIDE COMMENTS........................................................................... 1
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE................................................................. 2
HOW THIS GUIDE IS ORGANIZED....................................................... 2
HOW TO USE THE ON-LINE USER DOCUMENTATION .......................... 3
NOTATIONS AND CONVENTIONS........................................................ 3
STANDARD CONVENTIONS.......................................................... 3
MOUSE CONVENTIONS............................................................... 4
HOT KEYS ................................................................................. 5
SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION............................................................... 7
OVERVIEW....................................................................................... 7
APPLICATION................................................................................... 7
OPERATING SYSTEM........................................................................ 7
DISTRIBUTION.................................................................................. 7
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 7
SOFTWARE................................................................................ 8
HARDWARE................................................................................ 8
OPERATING INTERFACE.................................................................. 9
OVERVIEW....................................................................................... 9
MENU TOOL BAR ........................................................................... 11
FILE MENU............................................................................... 11
FILE MENU OPTIONS.......................................................... 11
FILE MENU WINDOWS ........................................................ 12
NEW FILE WINDOW...................................................... 12
OPEN FILE WINDOW..................................................... 13
LOAD CNC WINDOW.................................................... 13
SAVE AS WINDOW........................................................ 14
EDIT MENU.............................................................................. 15
EDIT MENU.............................................................................. 15
EDIT MENU OPTIONS.......................................................... 15
EDIT MENU WINDOWS........................................................ 18
SEARCH WINDOW ........................................................ 18
SEARCH AND REPLACE WINDOW.................................. 18
DISPLAY MENU ........................................................................ 19
DISPLAY MENU OPTIONS.................................................... 19
DISPLAY MENU WINDOWS.................................................. 21
EDIT FONT WINDOW..................................................... 21
CNC FONT WINDOW.................................................... 22
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PARAMETERS MENU ................................................................ 23
PARAMETERS MENU OPTIONS............................................ 23
PARAMETERS MENU WINDOWS .......................................... 24
AUTO-FOCUS SETUP PARAMETERS WINDOW................ 24
AXIS DEFINITIONS PARAMETERS WINDOW .................... 25
HOMING PARAMETERS WINDOW................................... 26
FEEDRATE SETTINGS PARAMETERS WINDOW ............... 27
ACCELERATION PARAMETERS WINDOW........................ 29
SOFTWARE LIMITS PARAMETERS WINDOW.................... 31
TOLERANCES PARAMETERS WINDOW........................... 32
CHANGING A PARAMETER .................................................. 33
P-VARIABLES PARAMETERS WINDOW........................... 34
SETTINGS MENU...................................................................... 35
SETTINGS MENU OPTIONS ................................................. 35
SETTINGS MENU WINDOWS................................................ 37
AUTO-FOCUS HEIGHT WINDOW.................................... 37
CUTTER COMPENSATION WINDOW ............................... 38
PART COUNT/RUNTIME MAINTENANCE WINDOW........... 39
REFERENCE POSITIONS WINDOW................................. 40
WORKPIECE COORDINATE SYSTEM WINDOW................ 41
UTILITIES MENU....................................................................... 42
UTILITIES MENU OPTIONS .................................................. 42
UTILITIES MENU WINDOWS................................................. 44
STEP AND REPEAT SELECTION WINDOW....................... 44
OPERATOR MESSAGE WINDOW.................................... 45
SERIALIZATION WINDOW .............................................. 46
LASER MENU........................................................................... 50
LASER MENU OPTIONS....................................................... 50
LASER MENU WINDOWS..................................................... 50
LASER SETTING SELECTION ......................................... 50
RAMP POINTS WINDOW................................................ 54
DIEBOARD WINDOW................................................................. 57
AUTOMATIC POWER CALIBRATION WINDOW.................. 58
DIAG MENU ............................................................................. 59
DIAG MENU OPTIONS......................................................... 59
DIAG MENU WINDOWS ....................................................... 60
AUXILIARY INPUTS WINDOW......................................... 60
AUXILIARY OUTPUTS WINDOW...................................... 61
AXIS I/O WINDOW........................................................ 62
STANDARD I/O............................................................. 63
FOLLOWING ERROR WINDOW....................................... 64
ROTARY BUFFERS STATUS WINDOW ............................ 64
MPLC ACTIVE AXES WINDOW...................................... 65
LOGGER MENU........................................................................ 66
LOGGER MENU OPTIONS.................................................... 66
LOGGER MENU WINDOWS.................................................. 67
ALARM COUNT LOG WINDOW....................................... 67
LOGGED ALARMS WINDOW........................................... 68
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ALARM LOG OPTIONS WINDOW..................................... 69
DEFAULT ACUNAV II ALARMS ....................................... 69
TOOLS MENU........................................................................... 70
TOOLS MENU OPTIONS ...................................................... 70
VISION MENU........................................................................... 71
VISION MENU OPTIONS ...................................................... 71
VISION MENU WINDOWS..................................................... 72
VISION CUT ADJUSTMENT WINDOW.............................. 72
COORDINATE CALIBRATE WINDOW............................... 73
PART OFFSETS WINDOW.............................................. 74
MACHINE CONTROL MENU ....................................................... 75
MACHINE CONTROL MENU OPTIONS................................... 75
WINDOW MENU....................................................................... 77
HELP MENU............................................................................. 78
PROCESSING STATUS DISPLAY AND QUICK KEY CONTROLS............ 79
PROCESSING STATUS DISPLAY................................................. 79
QUICK KEY CONTROL AND STATUS BUTTONS ........................... 80
QUICK KEY CONTROL WINDOWS .............................................. 81
SERVICE QUICK KEY WINDOW............................................ 81
JOB STATUS QUICK KEY WINDOW...................................... 83
JOB LOAD QUICK KEY WINDOW.......................................... 86
CNC PROGRAM SELECTION QUICK KEY WINDOW............... 89
DIEBOARD QUICK KEY WINDOW......................................... 90
CHECK QUICK KEY WINDOW .............................................. 93
ALARMS QUICK KEY WINDOW............................................. 94
POSITIONS QUICK KEY WINDOW......................................... 95
CNC I\O CONTROL........................................................................ 97
MACHINE CONTROL PANEL ............................................................ 98
PROGRAM CYCLE CONTROL..................................................... 98
ABORT - F12...................................................................... 98
START - F2........................................................................ 98
HOLD - F3 ......................................................................... 99
RESET - F4........................................................................ 99
OPT STOP - F5 .................................................................. 99
BLK DELETE - F6 ............................................................... 99
DRY RUN - F7.................................................................... 99
SINGLE BLK (BLOCK) - F8 ................................................ 100
OPERATOR CONTROL MODES - F9 ......................................... 100
AUTO MODE .................................................................... 100
JOG MODE....................................................................... 101
HANDWHEEL OPERATION ........................................... 102
MANUAL DATA INPUT (MDI) MODE ................................... 104
HOME.............................................................................. 105
PROGRAM MODE ............................................................. 105
TEACH MODE................................................................... 105
RETRACE MODE.............................................................. 105
FEEDRATE OVERRIDE CONTROL - F11 ................................... 106
RAPID.............................................................................. 106
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CUTTING.......................................................................... 106
SPEED AND HEIGHT ................................................... 106
OPERATING PROCEDURES......................................................... 106
HOW TO HOME YOUR WORKSTATION............................................ 106
OPERATING PROCEDURES IN MDI MODE...................................... 108
CREATING A NEW FILE................................................................. 109
OPENING A RECENTLY CLOSED FILE ............................................ 110
OPENING AN EXISTING FILE .......................................................... 111
SAVING AN EXISTING FILE............................................................ 112
SAVING A NEW, UNNAMED FILE.................................................... 113
SAVING A COPY OF THE ACTIVE DOCUMENT ................................. 114
EXITING THE ACUNAV II PROGRAM............................................... 115
ENTERING NEW SETTINGS FOR THE AUTO-FOCUS HEIGHT
TABLE ......................................................................................... 116
ENTERING NEW SETTINGS FOR THE CUTTER COMPENSATION
TABLE ......................................................................................... 117
ENTERING NEW SETTINGS FOR THE STEP AND REPEAT
SELECTION TABLE ....................................................................... 118
CREATING A NEW STEP AND REPEAT HEADER/FOOTER FILE......... 120
SELECTING A STEP AND REPEAT CYCLE....................................... 121
ENTERING AN OPERATOR MESSAGE............................................. 122
SETTING UP FOR A DIEBOARD APPLICATION ................................. 123
SETTING UP A NEW MATERIAL...................................................... 130
PROGRAMMING REFERENCE ..................................................... 133
OVERVIEW................................................................................... 133
TABLE MOTION............................................................................ 134
AXES MOVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS......................................... 134
AXIS POSITION SPECIFICATIONS........................................ 135
FEED SPECIFICATION........................................................ 135
AXES MOVEMENT CONSIDERATIONS....................................... 136
COORDINATE SYSTEMS................................................................ 137
MACHINE COORDINATES........................................................ 137
PROGRAM COORDINATES....................................................... 138
ABSOLUTE COORDINATE VALUES ..................................... 139
INCREMENTAL COORDINATE VALUES ................................ 139
REFERENCE POINT ................................................................ 139
CONDITIONAL BRANCHING IN CNC CODING.................................. 140
PREPARATORY WORD DATA BLOCKS (G-CODES) ........................ 143
G00 RAPID TRAVERSE POSITIONING...................................... 145
G01 LINEAR INTERPOLATION.................................................. 145
G02/G03 CIRCULAR INTERPOLATION CW/CCW..................... 146
G04 DWELL/TIME DELAY ....................................................... 147
G07.1A CYLINDRICAL INTERPOLATION MODE
(REQUIRES MPLC) ................................................................ 148
G09 EXACT STOP.................................................................. 148
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G17/G18/G19 (XY/ZX/YZ) PLANE SELECTION ...................... 148
G20/G21 INCH/METRIC SELECT............................................. 149
G28 RAPID RETURN TO REFERENCE POINT............................ 149
G29 AUTO RETURN FROM REFERENCE POSITION................... 149
G30 RAPID RETURN TO SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH
REFERENCE POSITION ........................................................... 149
G40/G41/G42 CUTTER COMPENSATION ................................ 150
TREATMENT OF INSIDE CORNERS ..................................... 152
TREATMENT OF OUTSIDE CORNERS.................................. 152
OFFSET START-UP DIAGRAMS .................................... 153
OFFSET MODE DIAGRAMS........................................... 155
CHANGE OF OFFSET DIRECTION DIAGRAMS................ 159
OFFSET CANCEL DIAGRAMS........................................ 161
OVERCUTTING BY CUTTER COMPENSATION
DIAGRAMS ................................................................. 163
G50/51 PROGRAMMABLE SCALING......................................... 165
G50.1/G51.1 PROGRAMMABLE MIRRORING ........................... 166
G53 MACHINE COORDINATE SELECTION ................................ 167
G54-59 WORKPIECE COORDINATE SYSTEM 1-6 SELECTION ... 168
G61 EXACT STOP MODE........................................................ 169
G62 CUTTING MODE BASED ON ANGLE.................................. 169
G64 CONTINUOUS VELOCITY MODE ....................................... 170
G68/G69 COORDINATE SYSTEM ROTATION............................ 170
G90/G91 ABSOLUTE/INCREMENTAL MODE............................. 171
G92 WORK COORDINATE SYSTEM SET .................................. 171
G94.1Q PROGRAMMABLE ACCELERATION MODE.................... 172
G94.2 FEEDRATE AXES SELECTION ....................................... 172
G110Q PERFORATE CUT LENGTH (REQUIRES MPLC)............ 172
G111Q PERFORATE TIE LENGTH (REQUIRES MPLC) ............. 172
G112 ACTIVE AXES (REQUIRES MPLC) ................................. 173
MISCELLANEOUS WORD DATA BLOCKS (M CODES) .................. 174
M00 - PROGRAM STOP.......................................................... 176
M01 - OPTIONAL STOP .......................................................... 176
M02 - END OF PROGRAM ....................................................... 176
M10 - OPTIONAL PART COUNT INCREMENT ............................ 176
M11 TO M19 REMOTE BCD PARAMETER CONTROLS.......... 177
M11 PERCENT POWER ................................................. 177
M12 - KEYING FREQUENCY.............................................. 177
M13 - POWER CYCLES .................................................... 177
M14 AVAILABLE PARAMETER ........................................ 177
M15 MULTI-PULSE COUNT ............................................ 177
M16 SET PULSE RATE.................................................. 177
M17 SET SECTOR HEIGHT ............................................ 178
M18 SETS SECTOR WIDTH............................................ 178
M19 SETS PULSE SHAPE.............................................. 178
M30 - END OF PROGRAM....................................................... 178
M40 RESET LCC-PPG OR MPLC ENCODER REGISTERS
WITH SINGLE PULSE, VARIABLE DURATION ............................. 178
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M41 - RESET LCC-PPG OR MPLC ENCODER REGISTERS ..... 178
M42- PERF MODE CANCEL (MPLC ONLY) ............................. 179
M42.1 - ENABLES PERF MODE (CUT-TIE) (MPLC ONLY)........ 179
M42.2QXXX - ENABLES DUAL POWER LEVEL PERFORATION
MODE (CUT-TIE) (MPLC ONLY) ............................................ 179
M45(XXX) MANUAL MPLC CODES ......................................... 179
M56 WEB HANDLER CODES................................................... 179
M57 WEB HANDLER CODES................................................... 180
M60/M61 TO AUTO FOCUS DOWN/UP.................................... 180
M62/M63 FIRST AUTO FOCUS DOWN/UP FOR DUAL
AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS.......................................................... 180
M64/M65 SECOND AUTO FOCUS DOWN/UP FOR
DUAL AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS ................................................ 180
M66/M67 POWER SUPPLY ON/OFF...................................... 180
M68/M69 TABLE VACUUM OPEN/CLOSE ............................. 180
M70/M71 HIGH / LOW ASSIST GAS PRESSURE.................... 180
M72/M73 SHIELD GAS ON/OFF .......................................... 181
M74/M75 - ASSIST GAS 1 ON/OFF ........................................ 181
M76/M77 - ASSIST GAS 2 ON/OFF ........................................ 181
M78/M79 AIR KNIFE/LENS AIR/ASSIST GAS 3 ON/OFF........ 181
M80 - SINGLE PULSE, 10 MSEC. (.0100 SEC.) DURATION........ 181
M81 - SINGLE PULSE, VARIABLE PULSE DURATION.................. 182
M82 - M87 MISCELLANEOUS OUTPUTS ON/OFF -
PULSING CARD...................................................................... 183
M82/M83 PRC LASER OPTION..................................... 183
M84/M85 PRC LASER OPTION..................................... 183
M86/M87 PRC LASER OPTION, EAGLE LASER
OPTION ........................................................................... 183
M88/M89 - SHUTTER OPEN/CLOSED ..................................... 183
M90/M91 - INCREMENTAL PULSING - LASER ON/LASER OFF .. 184
M92/M93 - REPETITIVE PULSING ON, OFF............................. 186
M94/95 - CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER ON/LASER OFF............. 189
M96 - LASER ON................................................................... 189
M96.1 LASER ON (ON-THE-FLY) ........................................ 189
M97 - LASER OFF.................................................................. 190
M97.1 LASER OFF (ON-THE-FLY)........................................ 190
M98 - SUBROUTINE ............................................................... 190
M99 - END SUBROUTINE........................................................ 190
SETTING VARIABLES .................................................................... 191
MATERIAL SELECTION CODE (P-CODES) ................................ 191
PULSE SPACING (S-CODES)................................................... 192
PULSE DURATION COMMANDS (T50S) .................................... 194
REP OFF-TIME COMMANDS (T60S)......................................... 196
MPLC LASER PROCESSING MODES............................................. 199
CONTINUOUS WAVE (CW) (MPLC) ........................................ 199
STANDARD INCREMENTAL PULSE (MPLC) .............................. 200
POWER (PROPORTIONAL TO) VELOCITY (MPLC) .................... 201
DUTY CYCLE (PROPORTIONAL TO) VELOCITY (MPLC) ............ 202
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ANALOG POWER RAMP ON POSITION (MPLC)......................... 203
DUTY CYCLE RAMP ON POSITION (MPLC) .............................. 204
REPETITIVE PULSING (MPLC) ................................................ 205
ANALOG POWER RAMP ON TIME (MPLC)................................ 206
DUTY CYCLE RAMP ON TIME (MPLC) ..................................... 207
SINGLE PULSE (MPLC).......................................................... 208
DIEBOARD INCREMENTAL (MPLC) .......................................... 209
LCC-PPG LASER PROCESSING MODES....................................... 210
CONTINUOUS WAVE (CW) (LCC-PPG) .................................. 210
STANDARD INCREMENTAL PULSE (LCC-PPG)........................ 211
REPETITIVE PULSING (LCC-PPG) .......................................... 212
SINGLE PULSE VARIABLE (LCC-PPG) .................................... 213
DIEBOARD INCREMENTAL (LCC-PPG) .................................... 214
APPENDIX A: SAMPLE PROGRAMS........................................... 215
OVERVIEW................................................................................... 215
SQUARE PROGRAM IN ABSOLUTE MODE................................. 215
SQUARE PROGRAM IN INCREMENTAL MODE............................ 216
LARGE PROGRAM .................................................................. 217
SMALL PROGRAM................................................................... 219
APPENDIX B. ACUNAV II WITH MANUAL VISION ROTARY /
TRANSLATION OFFSET................................................................ 221
MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL FUNCTIONS ....................................... 221
G-CODES .............................................................................. 221
M-CODES.............................................................................. 221
RULES FOR RUNNING THE MANUAL VISION ROTARY /
TRANSLATION OFFSET PROGRAM................................................. 222
MANUAL VISION ROTARY / TRANSLATION OFFSET SAMPLE
PROGRAM ................................................................................... 223
APPENDIX C. ACUNAV II ALARM MESSAGES ........................... 225
SYSTEM ALARMS ................................................................... 226
MOTOR ALARMS .................................................................... 228
PLC FATAL ALARMS .............................................................. 233
PLC STOP ALARMS ............................................................... 236
PLC WARNING ALARMS......................................................... 243
PLC MESSAGES .................................................................... 244
APPENDIX D. PROCAM................................................................. 245
INDEX.............................................................................................. 253
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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
This guide was designed to provide operating and programming information
for the AcuNav II Laser Control Software designed by Preco Laser Systems.
The ACUNAV II LASER CONTROL SOFTWARE USER GUIDE assumes the reader is
familiar with Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP operating systems.
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
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