TNC145 programming: pocket mill canned cycle

[hmc710]

Hi All,
Update edit: Trying to do a canned cycle Pocket milling. Mill travels to location to start the pocket and just waits. Monitor green light start blinking. I thought I had all prerequisite conditions set, but....

Any suggestions?
Thanks,

HMC710

[spock]

1: yes, as long as they dont add up to more than 999 lines.
2: not famaliar with ethernet, but you can use the rs232 port if it has one, I use mine regularly
3: mine still works great, so no upgrade here (yet)

[hmc710]

Thanks Spock, appreciate the response!
Ours works, but like I said, I have yet to really cut something and see how it turns out. I will look into the RS232 situation. I agree, if it ain't broke...
HMC710

[gus]

On a 145 there are no real multiple programs. I think most just stack them up and write down the line numbers they begin on, with the appropriate extra stops in for safety.

No ethernet, although there might be a bridge you can buy to convert rs 232, I doubt it tho.


G code? not on this puppy

[welderfabrod]

hi guys just bumped into this topic which brought back fond memories as I trained for CNC on the Interact 2 with 145 back in the early eighties, nice little machine relatively easy to program, but I think I can remember that there was no Gcode programming just conversational. At the time I think most people thought conversational would take over from Gcodes not so. Also it was 2 1/2 axis not 3. There was a tape that came with it for saving programs to but was long winded to use most of our stuff went through the serial port with Pathtrace for post processing. I spent the next 6 years on an Interact 4 with the 155 control different beast altogether. I had no post processing facilities here all prgrammed at the consol straight from the drawing. The 155 could be programmed in either conversational or Gcodes had graphical simulation and full parameter programming using its Q Defs mathamatical functions and conditional statements, and could store up to 32 programmes on board, although I used this to store my own canned cycles. I loved it. Incidently if anyone has a 155 and is short of manuals I have a full set for programming, changing machine parameters electrical and mechanical.

Great memories!! Probably does'nt help anybody much just brought a tear to my eyes.

[gus]

HMC710:

DO NOT edit your posts and expect a reply, anyone who is following the thread does not read the beginning again

Post your code on the cycle problem

spindle must be running prior to cycle

tool must be defined