
Universal Serial Operator Control Logic Board
4 Introduction
direction, and location of each axis home position are machine dependent. See the machine tool builder’s
manual for more details regarding the actual home position of each axis on the machine.
Manual Pulse Generator (Handwheel)
The manual pulse generator is a 100-pulses-per-revolution incremental-distance jog generator, which
provides a simplified method of incremental feed. The axis to be moved is determined by the position of
the Axis Select switch and the distance that the selected axis is to be moved is determined by which speed
multiply switch is active (pressed, either x1, x10, or x100). Typically, the Advantage 8xx CNC system
will move the below listed incremental distances, but these can be altered by the machine tool builder:
Speed Multiply Position Inch Mode Metric Mode
Low 0.0001 Inch Per Pulse 0.001 Mm Per Pulse
Medium 0.001 Inch Per Pulse 0.01 Mm Per Pulse
High 0.01 Inch Per Pulse 0.1 Mm Per Pulse
MDI (Manual Data Input) Mode Pushbutton
One of the more powerful features of the Advantage 8xx CNC system is the MDI (Manual Data Input)
Mode. When the MDI pushbutton is pressed on the Advantage 8xx CNC system, an MDI editor screen
will appear in the PMAC NC 32 for Windows program. The operator can then enter data into the MDI
editor screen for execution. Unlike most CNC systems, hundreds of lines of G code can be entered into
the MDI editor for execution (up to 32k worth of G code) and the same MDI program can be executed as
many times as needed without retype the G code.
Notes:
Note 1: Before an MDI program can be executed, all machine axes must be home
referenced. If the axes are not home referenced and the operator attempts to
execute an MDI program by pressing the Cycle Start pushbutton, an error
message will appear in the PMAC NC 32 for Windows program informing the
operator that all the axes must be homed before the MDI program can be executed.
Note 2: The last line of any program typed into the MDI editor must be either an
M2 or an M30. By providing either an M2 or M30 on the last line of G code in the
MDI editor, the operator can then execute the G code in the MDI editor as many
times as desired.
Note 3: After typing the desired G code into the MDI editor, the operator must
press the Write To Buffer button at the bottom of the MDI editor to execute the G
code.
Optional Stop Pushbutton
When the Advantage 8xx CNC system is executing a G-code program in either MDI or Auto mode, and
the Optional Stop pushbutton is pressed, it commands the Advantage 8xx CNC system to stop executing
the current G-code program when an M01 (or M1) is encountered in the G-code program. Typical uses
for the Optional Stop (M01 or M1) command includes stopping the machine tool when a tool change is
required in a G-code program on a machine that does not have a tool changer.
Note:
If the G-code program has an M01 (or M1) command entered, and the Optional
Stop pushbutton is not pressed, the Advantage 8xx CNC system will ignore the
M01 (or M1) command and continue to execute the G-code program without
stopping.
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