Mazatrol Smart vs. Matrix

[chestervomkorte]

Hello,

can someone tell me more about the new Smart Control from Mazak?
I've heard that there is no Windows anymore.
Can you plug the Control on a Windows Network ?
Has it USB or Network Card ?

Can I import my Programs from 640T, 640M and Matrix ?
I've heard i need a program to convert to load it on the smart.
Is that a tool from Mazak ? Is it free ? Price ?

What about the programming in Mazatrol.
Are there any changes or differences to Matrix ?

Thank you for your answers.
Chester

[Robbo1710]

1st the programming is exactly the same.
your correct it doesn't have windows but most things are pretty much simillar.
you can network it. it has usb flash card and ethernet, I think it will accept the older controls but not the matrix progs.

[MrMazak]

The programming on the Smart control for lathe returns to using the tool number in the seq lines. It also does not use tool priority numbers and goes back to the program layout. So the programming is not quite the same. I call it dumbed down for simple 2 and 3 axis machines. Makes it easier for 1st time Mazatrol users.

[noshibby]

It's a bit confusing for the first day as menus are in different places, I've been using one for about a month now. It's got some quirks but generally its great.

Programming is the same, it has usb, ethernet, and compact flash for loading programs, I've used both the usb and ethernet.

one major plus to the smart control is it boots faster, and shuts off instantly vs having to wait for windows to boot and shut down.

[Chercules]

I have a question for you more experienced Smart users. We are having trouble with the G74 cycle on our new Mazak Quick Turn 300, with a Mazatrol Smart Controller. We’ve tried using a “P” address instead of “I”, we’ve tried positive and negative values for “P” and “I”, we’ve checked our macro variables to make sure the values are legitimate, and we’ve tried several other things with no luck. We keep getting “Alarm 809-Illegal Number Input-The assigned data for the address is out of the allowable setting range.” Any advice would be greatly appreciated




O99( MAZAK QUICK TURN 300 )
(MAZATROL SMART CONTROLLER)
(#502=LENGTH OF PART)
(#506=FINISH OD)
(#507=FINISH ID)
(#508=Z CLEARANCE DISTANCE)
(#513=OD OF STOCK MATERIAL)
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N30 G30 U0 W0
N35 X#513 Z[#508*3]T0801 ( ROUGH OD)
N40 X#513 Z#508
N45 G74 X[#506+.1] Z-[#502+#508] I.175 F.01
N50 G80 Z#508
N55 X#514 Z[#508*3] T0802 ( ROUGH ID)
N60 X#514 Z#508
N65 G74 X[#507-.1] Z-[#502+#508] I.175 F.01
N70 G80 Z#508
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()
N220 G28 U0 W0
N225 T0800
N280 M30
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