HEIDENHAIN ND 1200R Quick Start - Manual (Page 4)

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Preparation
Power up the ND 1200 R 1.
Check connections to the ND 1200 R. •
Press the • POWER switch to power
the ND 1200 R.
Press the
• FINISH key to display the
DRO screen.
Find machine zero 2.
Move the stage to cross reference
marks if the system was setup to
establish machine zero at startup.
Select a unit of measure 3.
Press the MM (IN) soft key to toggle
between mm and inches.
Select coordinates 4.
Press the X/Y (R/A) soft key to toggle
between rectangular and polar
coordinates
Replacement 5.
The ND 1200 R must be parameterized
in accordance with the machine
settings. Transfer the correct parameters
or have a (re)calibration performed.
ND 1200 R RADIAL
Setup
Operation
Encoder setup 4.
Use the arrow cursor • keys to navigate
to the ENCODERS setup screen.
Select an axis and enter the required
•
encoder parameters.
Repeat setup for all axes.
•
Press the • FINISH key.
Radial Drill setup 5.
Use the arrow cursor keys to navigate •
to the RADIAL DRILL setup screen.
Enter the desired parameters and
•
press the FINISH key.
Error correction 6.
Linear error correction (LEC) methods
can be used to compensate for encoder
and machine measurement errors.
Refer to the ND 1200 R User Guide for
instructions.
Display formatting 7.
Use the arrow cursor keys to navigate •
to the DISPLAY screen.
Enter the desired display resolutions
•
and other parameters.
Press the
• FINISH key.
Note:
Refer to the ND 1200 R User Guide for
additional setup functions.
Target entry
Press the • X or Y axis key.
Enter the desired position to target. •
Press the • ENTER key.
Repeat for the opposite axis. •
Press the • FINISH key. The distance
from the target is displayed.
Hole patterns
Press the • MENU soft key.
Press the • PATTERN soft key.
Press the soft key to select the •
desired pattern.
Enter the desired parameters.
•
Press • FINISH.
Programs
Save a program 1.
Create a target sequence. •
Press the • MENU soft key.
Press the • PROG soft key.
Press the • SAVE soft key.
Use the numeric keypad to enter a •
name for the program.
Press the
• ENTER key.
Run a program 2.
Press the • MENU soft key.
Press the • PROG soft key.
Use the arrow cursor keys to highlight •
a program.
Press the
• RUN soft key.
Delete a program 3.
Press the • MENU soft key.
Press the • PROG soft key.
Use the arrow cursor keys to highlight •
a program.
Press the
• DELETE soft key.
Press the • YES soft key.
Note:
Refer to the ND 1200 R User Guide for
detailed instructions.
Probing a position
A position can be probed with a hard
probe or a touch probe.
Probing with a hard probe 1.
Touch the probe to the edge of the •
workpiece.
Press
• ENTER.
Enter the probe diameter. •
Press the arrow cursor key that •
indicates the probe compensation
direction.
Probing with a touch probe 2.
Touch the edge of the workpiece with •
the probe.
Aligning the part
Perform a skew alignment to eliminate
cosine errors resulting from misaligned
parts.
Align the part on the stage 1.
Align the reference edge of the part to a
measurement axis.
Perform a skew alignment 2.
Press the • DATUM soft key.
Press the • SKEW soft key.
Probe points along the part edge •
aligned to the reference axis.
Press the
• FINISH key to complete the
alignment.
Set zero point
The fi rst point of the skew will be used
as the zero point. Use ZERO to change
the zero point along the reference axis.
Press the • ZERO soft key.
Press the soft key for the axis to zero •
along (skew edge).
Probe the part edge perpendicular to
•
the skew edge.
Note:
The center of a hole can be used as a
point for a skew alignment or setting a
zero point. Refer to the ND 1200 R User
Guide for detailed instructions.
Move zero point
If the zero point of a part is not reachable
by a probe the zero point can be moved.
Press the • DATUM soft key
Press the • MOVE 0 soft key.
Enter the X and Y coordinates to •
move the zero point to.
Press
• FINISH.
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