Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe - Manual (Page 482)

Tool Control Functions
Chapter 20
20-26
2. Press the {TOOL MANAGE} softkey.
(softkey level 2)
WORK
CO-ORD
TOOL
WEAR
TOOL
GEOMET
TOOL
MANAGE
RANDOM
TOOL
COORD
ROTATE
BACKUP
OFFSET
SCALNG
3. Press the {BACKUP DATA} softkey. The prompt “BACKUP
FILENAME:” is displayed on the input line.
(softkey level 3)
TOOL
DIR
TOOL
DATA
BACKUP
DATA
4. Key in any legal program name and press the [TRANSMIT] key.
This program name is used as the program that stores all of the
backed up tool management data. The control generates the tool
management G10 program.
This section describes how to activate a tool using tool life management.
When using tool life management, remember:
Your system installer sets up a boundary for T-words used with tool life
management in AMP. Any T-word programmed that calls a tool number
less than, or equal to, this boundary is used as a normal tool number.
Any T-word programmed that calls a tool number greater than this
boundary is used as a tool group number for tool management.
When a T-word is programmed using tool life management, the group
that is called with the T-word is equal to the programmed T-word, minus
the value of the boundary set in AMP by your system installer. This
boundary does not include any offset number normally attached to the
T-word. Place holder digits for tool offsets must be programmed,
although their values are ignored. See Example 20.7.
Your system installer must have altered AMP parameters from their
default condition to use tool management. The default condition sets a
tool boundary at 100 and a T-word format of 3 digit geometry + wear.
This default configuration requires a minimum six digit T-word be
programmed to activate any tool group in tool life management. This
configuration does not work if the AMP parameter maximum
allowable T-word remains set to its default of only 5 digits.
20.4.4
Programming a T-word
Using Tool Management