HEIDENHAIN TNC 128 (77184x-02) User Manual

Tnc 128

TNC 128

User's Manual
HEIDENHAIN
Conversational Programming

NC Software
771841-02

English (en)
5/2014

Table of contents

Document Outline

TNC 128
Controls of the TNC
- Keys on visual display unit
- Machine operating modes
- Programming modes
- Program/file management, TNC functions
- Navigation keys
- Potentiometer for feed rate and spindle speed
- Cycles, subprograms and program section repeats
- Tool functions
- Special functions
- Entering and editing coordinate axes and numbers
Fundamentals
- About this manual
  - Would you like any changes, or have you found any errors?
- TNC model, software and features
Contents
1 First Steps with the TNC 128
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Machine switch-on
  - Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points
- 1.3 Programming the first part
- 1.4 Graphically testing the first part
- 1.5 Setting up tools
- 1.6 Workpiece setup
- 1.7 Running the first program
2 Introduction
- 2.1 The TNC 128
  - Programming: In HEIDENHAIN conversational
  - Compatibility
- 2.2 Visual display unit and operating panel
- 2.3 Modes of Operation
- 2.4 Status displays
  - "General" status display
  - Additional status displays
- 2.5 Window Manager
  - Task bar
- 2.6 Accessories: HEIDENHAIN 3-D Touch Probes and Electronic Handwheels
  - 3-D touch probes
  - HR electronic handwheels
3 Programming: Fundamentals, file management
- 3.1 Fundamentals
- 3.2 Opening and entering programs
- 3.3 File manager: Fundamentals
- 3.4 Working with the file manager
4 Programming: Programming aids
- 4.1 Screen keyboard
  - Enter the text with the screen keyboard
- 4.2 Adding comments
- 4.3 Structuring programs
- 4.4 Calculator
  - Operation
- 4.5 Programming graphics
- 4.6 Error messages
- 4.7 TNCguide context-sensitive help system
5 Programming: Tools
- 5.1 Entering tool-related data
  - Feed rate F
  - Spindle speed S
- 5.2 Tool data
- 5.3 Tool compensation
6 Programming: Tool movements
- 6.1 Fundamentals
- 6.2 Tool movements
7 Programming: Subprograms and program section repeats
- 7.1 Labeling Subprograms and Program Section Repeats
  - Label
- 7.2 Subprograms
- 7.3 Program-section repeats
- 7.4 Any desired program as subprogram
- 7.5 Nesting
- 7.6 Programming examples
  - Example: Groups of holes
  - Example: Group of holes with several tools
8 Programming: Q Parameters
- 8.1 Principle and overview of functions
  - Programming notes
  - Calling Q parameter functions
- 8.2 Part families—Q parameters in place of numerical values
  - Application
- 8.3 Describing contours with mathematical functions
- 8.4 Angle functions
  - Definitions
  - Programming trigonometric functions
- 8.5 Calculation of circles
  - Application
- 8.6 If-then decisions with Q parameters
- 8.7 Checking and changing Q parameters
  - Procedure
- 8.8 Additional functions
- 8.9 Accessing tables with SQL commands
- 8.10 Entering formulas directly
- 8.11 String parameters
- 8.12 Preassigned Q parameters
9 Programming: Miscellaneous functions
- 9.1 Entering miscellaneous functions M
  - Fundamentals
- 9.2 M functions for program run inspection, spindle and coolant
  - Overview
- 9.3 Miscellaneous functions for coordinate data
  - Programming machine-referenced coordinates: M91/M92
  - Reducing display of a rotary axis to a value less than 360°: M94
- 9.4 Miscellaneous functions for path behavior
10 Programming: Special functions
- 10.1 Overview of special functions
- 10.2 Freely definable tables
- 10.3 File functions
  - Application
  - Defining file functions
- 10.4 Definition of a datum shift
- 10.5 Creating Text Files
11 Manual operation and setup
- 11.1 Switch-on, switch-off
  - Switch-on
  - Switch-off
- 11.2 Moving the machine axes
- 11.3 Spindle speed S, feed rate F and miscellaneous function M
- 11.4 Datum setting without a 3-D touch probe
- 11.5 Using 3-D touch probes (Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 11.6 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe (Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 11.7 Datum setting with 3-D touch probe (Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
12 Positioning with Manual Data Input
- 12.1 Programming and executing simple machining operations
  - Positioning with manual data input (MDI)
  - Protecting and erasing programs in $MDI
13 Test run and program run
- 13.1 Graphics
- 13.2 Showing the workpiece blank in the working space
  - Application
- 13.3 Functions for program display
  - Overview
- 13.4 Test Run
  - Application
- 13.5 Program run
- 13.6 Optional block skip
- 13.7 Optional program-run interruption
  - Application
14 MOD functions
- 14.1 MOD function
- 14.2 Graphic settings
- 14.3 Machine settings
- 14.4 System settings
  - Set the system time
- 14.5 Position Display Types
  - Application
- 14.6 Setting the unit of measure
  - Application
- 14.7 Displaying operating times
  - Application
- 14.8 Software numbers
  - Application
- 14.9 Entering the code number
  - Application
- 14.10 Setting up data interfaces
- 14.11 Ethernet interface
- 14.12 Firewall
  - Application
- 14.13 Load machine configuration
  - Application
15 Cycle fundamentals
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Available Cycle Groups
  - Overview of fixed cycles
- 15.3 Working with fixed cycles
- 15.4 PATTERN DEF pattern definition
- 15.5 POLAR PATTERN (Cycle 220)
- 15.6 LINEAR PATTERN (Cycle 221)
- 15.7 Point tables
16 Drilling, boring and thread cycles
- 16.1 Fundamentals
  - Overview
- 16.2 CENTERING (Cycle 240)
- 16.3 DRILLING (Cycle 200)
- 16.4 REAMING (Cycle 201)
- 16.5 BORING (Cycle 202)
- 16.6 UNIVERSAL DRILLING (Cycle 203)
- 16.7 BACK BORING (Cycle 204)
- 16.8 UNIVERSAL PECKING (Cycle 205)
- 16.9 SINGLE-LIP DEEP-HOLE DRILLING (Cycle 241)
- 16.10 Programming Examples
  - Example: Drilling cycles
  - Example: Using drilling cycles in connection with PATTERN DEF
- 16.11 TAPPING with a floating tap holder (Cycle 206)
- 16.12 RIGID TAPPING without a floating tap holder (Cycle 207)
- 16.13 Programming Examples
  - Example: Thread milling
17 Fixed cycles: Pocket milling / stud milling
- 17.1 Fundamentals
  - Overview
- 17.2 RECTANGULAR POCKET (Cycle 251)
- 17.3 RECTANGULAR STUD (Cycle 256)
- 17.4 FACE MILLING (Cycle 233)
- 17.5 Programming Examples
  - Example: Milling pockets, studs
18 Cycles: Coordinate Transformations
- 18.1 Fundamentals
  - Overview
  - Effect of coordinate transformations
- 18.2 DATUM SHIFT (Cycle 7)
  - Effect
  - Cycle parameters
- 18.3 DATUM SHIFT with datum tables (Cycle 7)
- 18.4 DATUM SETTING (Cycle 247)
- 18.5 MIRRORING (Cycle 8)
- 18.6 SCALING (Cycle 11
  - Effect
  - Cycle parameters
- 18.7 AXIS-SPECIFIC SCALING (Cycle 26)
- 18.8 Programming Examples
  - Example: Groups of holes
19 Cycles: Special Functions
- 19.1 Fundamentals
  - Overview
- 19.2 DWELL TIME (Cycle 9)
  - Function
  - Cycle parameters
- 19.3 PROGRAM CALL (Cycle 12)
- 19.4 SPINDLE ORIENTATION (Cycle 13)
20 Touch probe cycles
- 20.1 General information about touch probe cycles
  - Method of function
  - Touch probe cycles in the Manual Operation and Electronic Handwheel operating modes
- 20.2 Before You Start Working with Touch Probe Cycles
- 20.3 Touch probe table
- 20.4 Fundamentals
- 20.5 Calibrate the TT (Cycle 480, Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 20.6 Calibrate the wireless TT 449 (Cycle 484, software option 17 Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 20.7 Measure the tool length (Cycle 481, software option 17 Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 20.8 Measure the tool radius (Cycle 482, software option 17 Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
- 20.9 Measure the tool length and radius (Cycle 483, software option 17 Touch Probe Functions software option 17)
21 Tables and overviews
- 21.1 Machine-specific user parameters
  - Application
- 21.2 Connector pin layout and connection cables for data interfaces
- 21.3 Technical Information
Index