[oldengineer]

Hi,
Just been tasked with linking Variaxis machine to Cam system...eia option is active on the machine but i seem to have a problem tool changing...we would like to use Mazatrol tool data but every time i program a toolchange(T1M6)
i get an Alarm No214 designated tool error.

My question is what tool data do i set in the control to make this work
we can tool change thru a Mazatrol program but get the above error when running eia/iso program....MDI toolchange works giving T001T0M6 command
if i put this in the program i still get the error

pulling my hair out now as we wish to run mazatrol and eia programs together

anyone come across this i have verified with mazak that the relevent iso parameters are set for mazatrol tool lib utilization

Anyone got any ideas?

thanks

[bildoo]

Look in the front of the electrical manual and there is some plc parameters (R).
There is ones for the language of the tool change command (ie. T01M6 OR T01T00M06) set this for how you want it. Also there is a "R" parameter for tool change via plc you want this turned on. It takes care of moving the head to the tool change position otherwise you would also have to have "G91G30X0.Y0.Z0." before your tool change command. You may also want to set parameter F70 to "1" this allows the tool data in EIA to use the Mazatrol tool data. So you dont have to call up "H" and "D" after the tool change.


Link to F70 parameter post
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/mazak_...ol_offset.html

[oldengineer]

thanks for your help bildoo

unfortunately i still have the problem with same error code

what should i be seeing on the tool data and layout screens

i cannot allocate a iso program on the layout screen
throws error (i think this is correct thou)

i have parameters set as follows

F91 = 00100000
F93 = 01001110
F94 = 11001100

for reading tooldata

are these correct?


thanks

[bildoo]

Any tool used in an EIA program will not show up in the tool layout page. Only ones used in mazatrol.

I think your parameters should be:

F91: 00100010
F92 is ok
F93 is ok

I don't have the list for the 200 alarms Ill look into it further.

You might want to try typing in T001T000M06 maybe the control wants a full tool number.

Your "RB" parameter should be:

RB2:
bit4 1
bit5 0
bit6 1
bit7 0

it should tool change using T1T0M6 with those settings.