Bleeding Edge Mach3 CNC Operators Panel (sneek peak)

[PoppaBear10]

Greetins,

Here is a pic of the prototype of my "Night Vision" CNC Control Operators Panel. It is a Flash screen that the "Soft Keys" below the screen, activate the function key above it, and the functions can be scrolled left and right. The 8 buttons to the right handle PAGE navigation. Simular to the way that Fanuc and Siemans do thier screens, the screen is also an (optional touch screen). I put the "Mach3 CNC Keys" (powered by PoKeys) which handles the screen function, navigation buttons, 3 POTs: FSOVR, SSOVR, and JSOVR. The Estop and On/Off goes to a DL205 PLC for overall external systems control.

This one has a Smooth Stepper, (but it could easily use a Galil as well), the DL205 PLC is hooked to Mach3 via TCP Modbus and it Mach3 talks to it, and it talks to the 5 ONE KW AC servos, and 3hp VFD, in a 485 net work, the Drive and VFD parameters can be monitored, and read/write from Mach3 on the fly. The PLC has 96 inputs, 64 outputs, 8 analog in, 4 analog out, and 2 EXTRA axis Motion card (HS card), for a Read-A-Head-Swap Arm ATC, Pallet changer, and ECOM100 module. The PLC also controls Spindle chiller, Cabnet Temp control, coolant, mist, swarf convayor, auto oiler, tool setter, door safties, Stack light, internal machine lights and all the IO for the ATC and Pallet changer. It has scripts for single and auto-multitool hiegth setting.

The serial Modbus brings in the MP-03 "Pendant kit" pendant from Peter Holman.
this is the control panel that goes with the 5 axis Mill panel that you saw the video on.

YouTube- 5axisStage1big

I will be selling these, as well as "Simpler" Turn Key versions that have all the Operators Panel stuff, and may or may not have the function and page navigation buttons below and to the right of the screen (havent decided yet on that). The Higher End screen like the one above, will be on a machine by machine basis, since it would need to be integrated into more complex OEM and Commercial Machines. The "Simple one" could also be done this way for turn key OEM controls.

As I finish the Enclosure (the pic is just of the Surface Panel), I will get more pics and vids up of the monster. Waiting on quotes to come back for the Enclosures from a local sheet metal fabricator.

Just a side note: You can see the Mach CNC Keys for sell on the www.cnc4pc.com website under keyemulators the three keyboards that comprise the Mach CNC keys are the M31A, M31B, and M31C.


Scott