Mitsubishi Electric C80 Series Instruction Manual page 154

C80 Series Instruction Manual
5 Setting a Tool and a Workpiece
Menus
Menus
This writes the value displayed in "Mea value" as the tool compensation amount.
Offset
The wear amount is cleared to "0" for the tool compensation type II.
write
The tool compensation amount cannot be written in when the menu [Offset No.] or [Surface hight] is
highlighted.
<Note>
When the parameter "#8924 MEAS. CONFIRM MSG" is "1", this menu is highlighted and the oper-
ation message "OK? (Y/N)" appears. The measurement result is written as tool compensation
amount by pressing [Y] or [INPUT] key. Even if other key is pressed, the result is not written. When
this menu is pressed again while displaying the message, the highlighting is canceled and the op-
eration message is erased.
When the compensation No. is set and the [INPUT] key is pressed, the tool compensation data with that
Ofs No
number at its head appears.
search
The cursor moves to the length dimension data of the top line of that data.
This sets the reference surface height data. (The cursor moves to the reference surface height.)
Surface
When the data is set in the input area and the [INPUT] key is pressed, the reference surface height is
hight
set.
This changes the mode to the tool length measurement mode. This mode is enabled when turning ON
T-leng
the power.
measure
(The cursor moves to the length dimension position for tool compensation type II or III.
This changes the mode to the tool radius measurement mode. (The tool measurement type is valid only
T-rad.
for tool length measurement II.)
measure
(The cursor moves to the radius dimension position for tool compensation type II or III.)
Carrying out tool length measurement
(1) Turn ON the measurement switch.
Refer to the PLC Interface Manual for details on
measurement switch signals.
(2) Press the menu [T-leng measure].
(3) Contact the measurement tool against the sensor,
using manual feed and manual handle feed. Stop the
feed when the tool contacts the sensor.
(4) The cursor moves to the compensation No. that sets
the measurement results.
(Example) [Ofs No search] 12 [INPUT]
The cursor display position differs depending on the
measurement mode.
Tool length measurement mode: Length dimension
Tool radius measurement mode: Radius dimension
(5) Press the menu [Offset write].
(6) Turn OFF the measurement switch to finish measur-
ing.
Details
The message "On mea 0" appears.
The menu is highlighted, and the tool length measure-
ment starts. The measurement values are displayed in
"Meas value" during the measurement.
The menu [T-leng measure] is highlighted as a default
after the power is turned ON.
When the measurement tool contacts the sensor, the
skip position displayed in the measurement values
counter.
The measurement values are written as a tool compen-
sation amount.
The wear amount is cleared to "0" for the tool compen-
sation type II.
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