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TB106 Rev1 Using 4th Axis on Offline Mill Intercon
Overview
In order to enable 4th axis support using Off line Intercon the control parameter and configuration files must
be set correctly Follow the steps below to enable 4th axis in off line programming Â
Setting correct parameters on the control Â
1 At the control be sure that parameter 94 = 1 0 which is a signal to Intercon that the 4th axis is rotary To
access the parameters screen starting form the main screen use F1 Setup
F3 Config
enter the password
of 137
and then F3 Params
Remember to press F10 Save
to save changes Â
2 The 4th axis should be labeled in the Machine Configuration with a letter other than N typically B or W To
access the Machine Configuration screen starting form the main screen use F1 Setup
F3 Config
enter
the password of 137
and then F2 Machine
followed by F2 Motor
Remember to press F10 Save
to save
changes Â
3 Another good idea is to set the Console type in the Control Configuration to be Offline so that the function
keys will also be labeled as the off line keyboard function keys obviously will not line up with the off line
computer monitor To access the Control Configuration screen starting form the main screen use F1 Setup
F3 Config
enter the password of 137
and then F1 Control
Remember to press F10 Save
to save
changes The console type should be changed back to the original setting after the files have been copied to a
floppy disk Â
Copying the information from the control to a floppy disk
4 Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive Â
5 From the main screen exit to DOS by pressing CTRL + ALT + X
i e all three keys at the same time Â
6 Execute the following commands copy cnc7 prm a \ press ENTER
copy cnc7 cfg a \ press ENTER Â
Copying the information from the floppy disk to the off line system
There are several ways to accomplish this task especially when the off line computer operating system is
Windows What needs to be done is that the two files on the floppy disk cnc7 prm and cnc7 cfg must be
copied into the \CNC7
directory of the off line computer system replacing the ones that are there
Assuming the off line system is DOS based here would be the commands to type at the command line Using
a Windows 9x operating system the same commands could be typed into the Run dialog box accessible via
the Start Menu
copy a \* * c \cnc7 press ENTER Â
Try using the offline Intercon and verify that 4th axis is enabled
Document History
Rev1 Created on 2000 10 10