omniturn GT3 User Manual
Running programs
Automatic Mode
In the Automatic mode the control displays the program that it is currently running. When the control is
turned on there is no program selected to run and this space is blank.
Be sure that the tool offsets are correct for the program to be run. If this program is the same as when the
control was last shut down, the offsets should still be the same and the program will run without resetting
the tools. For example, if you are running a program and shut the control down for the night. When you
start up the control the next morning all you have to do is enter the program name in the file to be run
once you enter the Automatic mode the next morning. See below. To recall tool offsets from memory
refer to F10 in this section.
Enter program name to be run and return
POSITION : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
FILE TO BE PROCESSED:
Jog Automatic Single Block Manual Data Input
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY:
‘0’ FOR OPTIONAL
STOP
‘/’ FOR BLOCK DELETE‘C’ FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS ‘S’ FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
There is no file in memory,
one needs to be entered
FEED 10.0 IPM
PERCENT FEED: 100
1. Running an existing program
If you have a program saved on the program disk it’s name can be entered now and the screen will
show that this is the file now in memory. When the cycle start button is pressed the program will be
executed.
2. Running a different existing program (F5)
Once a program has been selected it stays in memory until it is changed. In the Automatic mode, F5 will
delete the currently running program and ask for a new program name. You will notice that after F5 has
been pressed the file in memory is blank. If you forget the exact name of the program that you want to
run you can press F4 (directory) after F5 has been pressed. This F4 command will list all of your programs on the A: drive, 5-1/4”, this is where your programs are stored.
5.1
Automatic Mode
There is a program in memory ready to run
POSITION
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
PRESS CYCLE START
Jog Automatic Single Block Manual Data Input
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY: DEMOPR
'0' FOR OPTIONAL STOP
'/ ' FOR BLOCK DELETE
'C' FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS 'S' FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
Press F5 to select new program
: X +0.00000 Z +0.00000 FEED 10.0 IPM
PERCENT FEED: 100
Program "DEMOPR" is being run
Program Run - Single step -”S”
It is possible to run the program one line at a time. This is useful when running a new program for the
first time. The control displays the next command to be executed before it is run. You can look to see
what is going to happen before a mistake is made. To accomplish this get the control into the Automatic
mode & input the file to be run. At this point do not push the cycle start yet. Press ”S” to activate the
single block mode.
POSITION
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
PRESS CYCLE START
Jog Automatic Single Block
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY: DEMOPR
'0' FOR OPTIONAL STOP
'/ ' FOR BLOCK DELETE
'C' FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS 'S' FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
: X +0.00000 Z +0.00000 FEED 10.0 IPM
PERCENT FEED: 100
Manual Data Input
Options used in automatic mode
To toggle back to the regular automatic cycle press ”A” to turn off the single block mode.
5.2
Automatic Mode
The ”F” keys have the following functions:
F 1 Quit Go back to the Main menus
F 2 Offset Adjust tool offsets, correct part size
F 3 Edit Input and correct programs
F 4 DIR When no file is in memory this will list all the programs on the user disk
VER With a program in memory it will verify and plot the program
F 5 Newprog This will remove the program from active memory and allow a new one to
be entered
F 6 Searchto This enables the program to be started some place other than the start
F 7 Prog Runs Calcaid programming system
F 8 Diskop Disk Operations
Erase programs
Make a new System disk
Make a copy of the user program disk
Down and Up load programs from another computer over RS232
Set communication parameters
F 9 Seccmp Adjust values of secondary tool offsets and TNR compensation values
F10 Sp.fun Special functions
Parts Counter
Set value of countdown counter for Continuous cycle
Preset feed rate override before starting a program
Store tool offset values with program in memory
Load tool offset values from memory
Set max spindle speed of machine
HOT keys on the keyboard while in the automatic mode
C Continuous The program will run continuously -This toggles on / off
O Optional stop This makes the M0l act as a stop program command -This toggles on / off
/ Block delete With this active the control will skip over program lines starting with ”/”
A Automatic The program will run from start to finish with one cycle start
S Single block The program will run one line at a time with each press of the cycle start
F1 -F10 Feed rate overrides. The function keys will adjust feed rates
(only while program is in motion)
Pg Up Coolant on/off (M08/09)
Pg Dn Parts catcher Out/In (M25/26)
5.3
M function keyboard controls
Toggle M functions on and off with keyboard controls.
-Press the key once to turn the function on, Press again to turn it off
-Works only in Jog or Automatic mode
CONTROL
ON
JOG JOG
CYCLE
START
POSITION
SERVOS
ON
X -
Z +Z -
X +
MOTION
STOP
EMERGENCY
STOP
SPINDLE
OVERRIDE
SPINDLE
1000
OFFAUTO
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
PRESS CYCLE START
Jog Automatic Single Block Manual Data Input
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY:
'0' FOR OPTIONAL STOP
'/ ' FOR BLOCK DELETE
'C' FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS 'S' FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
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: X +0.00000 Z +0.00000 FEED 10.0 IPM
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Shift
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Break
Spindle
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PERCENT FEED: 100
PgUp Key
coolant On/Off
Coolant
Pg Dn Key
Parts catcher
In/Out
OmniTurn front panel Keyboard
5.4
Parts counter - P
Automatic Mode
POSITION
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
PRESS CYCLE START
Jog Automatic Single Block
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY: DEMOPR
'0' FOR OPTIONAL STOP
'/ ' FOR BLOCK DELETE
'C' FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS 'S' FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
: X +0.00000 Z +0.00000 FEED 10.0 IPM
PERCENT FEED: 100
Manual Data Input
Parts counter 3
The parts counter is turned on in F10
To turn on a PARTS COUNTER first press F10, then Press P while you have this screen open. There
will be no effect here. When you go to the Automatic mode main screen there will be a counter on the
screen. The counter will count up each time a M30 or M02 is executed. To clear the counter come back into
the F10 screen and press P again. See notes at the end of this chapter on Function keys, F10.
Program run -Optional stop activation - M01 -”O”
Optional stops can be put into the program, M01 This stop command is one that can be skipped over.
To turn the optional stops on go to Automatic mode, once the program is selected and before the
program is run, press ”O”. This will cause the program to stop like a M00. To get past the stop, press
”cycle start”. To turn the optional stop off, press ”O” again. Uses for the optional stop:
Insert an MO1 after a G92 statement for a new tool. This will help when running a new program to be sure
that the tool offsets have been entered correctly. Once the program is tested you can turn off the stop and let
the program run automatically.
Have an MOl at the beginning of a program that is going to use an automatic bar feed or parts loader. This
way, you can have the optional stop activated when you are setting up the machine. Once the cycle and
program are proven correct, you can turn off the stop and let the machine run automatically.
Program run - Cycle repeat -”C”
This is useful for automatic bar feeder or automatic loader operations. When this is activated the program will automatically go back to the beginning of the program after a M30 is encountered and run the
program again. The program will continue to run until it is stopped or the continuous counter is set.
(see F10 in automatic mode). To turn it off, press ”C” again.
5.5
Automatic Mode
/ - Block Delete
POSITION
COMMAND : X +0.00000 Z +0.00000
PRESS CYCLE START
Jog Automatic Single Block Manual Data Input
F1-F10 FEED 10-100%
FILE IN MEMORY:DEMOPR
'0' FOR OPTIONAL STOP
'/ ' FOR BLOCK DELETE
'C' FOR CYCLE REPEAT
PRESS 'S' FOR SINGLE BLOCK
1QUIT 2OFFSET 3EDIT 4DIR 5NEWPROG 6SEARCHTO 7PROG 8DISKOP 9SECCMP 0
: X +0.00000 Z +0.00000 FEED 10.0 IPM
PERCENT FEED: 100
BLOCK DELETE ACTIVE
The block delete is used to by pass lines of the program. Put the forward slash ’P’ at the beginning of a line.
When you want to skip the line just press the “P”’ key in the automatic mode. Then the Block Delete
Active text will show up on the screen. This is commonly put on the line with the coolant on command.
This way you can turn the coolant off (skip over the coolant on line) by activating the Block Delete.
Creating a new program
There are a number of ways to create a new program. Here are a few:
-Use the text edit in OmniTurn. First a new program name has to be created. This is done by going
into the Automatic mode and typing in the new name when the control asks ”FILE TO BE PROCESSED”.
After the RETURN key is hit the control will answer ”FILE NOT FOUND, PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE”. By doing this you have accomplished two things.
1. If there was already a program with the name you just entered, the control would now be ready to
run it. If this is the case, then you would have to select a new name or change the program of the existing one already there.
2. If there was no other program that had the new name then there was one created and loaded into the
text editor. Once the new name is entered into the text editor, press F3 to enter the editor. The text editor
will ask ”PRESS F1 TO CREATE A NEW FILE, ESC TO ABORT”. After pushing F1 the editor will
provide a new blank screen to enter your program.
-CAM system off line, transfer a file via floppy or RS-232. Once they are on the OmniTurn program
disk they can be run like any other existing program. Please refer to the section in DOS notes on the
format.
-RS-232 or Disk transfer. Manually enter a program in a text editor on another computer, transfer as
above. Once they are on the OmniTurn program disk, they can be run like any other existing program.
Please refer to the section in DOS notes on the format. -Use Calcaid in OmniTurn. See the section on
using Calcaid.
5.6
Function Keys
Automatic Mode
On the top of the keyboard is a group of ”F” keys. These are used differently throughout the control software. Notations are made on the screen to help the operator remember how the keys are being used with
the different sections of software. Care should be taken to remember that these keys change depending on
the ”Mode” the control is in. Following will be the description of how the Function keys are used in the
Automatic mode.
Function Keys - Automatic Mode - Program not in process
Following are the definitions of the function keys when the control is in the automatic mode and the
program is not in motion.
F1 Exit Automatic mode, go to main screen
Pressing the F1 key will exit you from the Automatic mode. This is necessary to get to any of the other
modes, ie. Jog or MDI.
F1 Tool offset screen, used to modify tool offsets
This function key brings up the screen to adjust the tool offsets. Tool offsets are used to correct the
starting location of the tools, and they will effect the finished part dimensions. These values are created
when the tools are setup in the jog mode. When the F2 key is pressed the screen will then ask what tool
number you want to adjust. The distances shown are the amount needed to travel from the Home
position to the offset location. See below:
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X: +0.86480 Z: -1.25340
X: +1.65025 Z: -1.99200
X: +2.91130 Z: -0.93885
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
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OFFSET NUMBER:
Press Esc to exit offset adjustment screen
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In the example above you see the offset screen with three tools being used. When it is necessary to correct
a tool offset, enter the amount of change that is required. As an example, we will assume that tool 2 in the
above example is a turning tool and is cutting apart .001” too large. So enter the offset change of -.001” for
the X Diameter offset. When this value is entered you will notice that the total value of X has changed. This
addition does not have to be done by the operator.
5.7
After selecting a number and pressing Return the screen will ask
Automatic Mode
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X: +0.86480 Z: -1.25340
X: +1.65025 Z: -1.99200
X: +2.91130 Z: -0.93885
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
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X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
X DIAMETER ADJUSTMENT:
Press Esc to exit offset adjustment screen
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X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
Now enter the value of change-(ie: -.001) and press Return. The value of X will update and then ask you
about Z.
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X: +0.86480 Z: -1.25340
X: +1.64975 Z: -1.99200
X: +2.91130 Z: -0.93885
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
X: +0.00000 Z: +0.00000
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Z ADJUSTMENT:
Press Esc to exit offset adjustment screen
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Enter the amount of change in Z and then press Return.
To correct another tool, enter the tool number now and press Return. To exit the tool offset correction
screen press ESC and press return. This will tell the control that you are done and bring you back to the
Automatic mode.
5.8
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