10.1 Power On

Machine Power-On

This section tells you how to power-on a machine and establish the axis home positions.

Before you do this procedure, make sure that possible crash areas, such as the tool probe, parts catcher, tailstock, tool turret, and secondary spindle, are clear.

Note: Some machines have a different Zero Return behavior at Power On. See link below for more information.

Restore Axis Position on Power Up

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Press POWER ON. After the boot sequence, the display shows the startup screen.

The startup screen gives basic instructions to start the machine. Press CANCEL to dismiss the screen.

Turn EMERGENCY STOP to the right to reset it.

Press RESET to clear the startup alarms. If you cannot clear an alarm, the machine may need service. Contact your Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) for assistance.

If your machine is enclosed, close the doors.

Press POWER UP

 

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WARNING: Before you do the next step, remember that on some models motion begins immediately when you press POWER UP. Make sure the motion path is clear. Stay away from the spindle, machine table, and tool changer. On some models a Power Up box will be displayed. This box will allow you to zero return the machine manually.

WARNING: ST-10/15 with sub spindle and live tooling the machine clearances are very tight. To zero return it, do these steps:

Press Hand Jog to move the turret to a safe location.

Press T to zero return the tool turret.

Press MDI then ATC FWD or ATC REV to index the turret so that the short tool faces the spindles. 

NOTE: If you get a message: Machine is Not Zeroed! make sure that setting 325 Manual Mode Enabled is set to On.

Zero return the other axis. Press the axis letter followed by the single button.

 

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The control is now in OPERATION:MEM mode. You can now press CYCLE START to run the active program, or you can use other control functions.

10.2 Screen Capture

Screen Capture

The control can capture and save an image of the current screen to an attached USB device or the User Data memory.

Enter a filename if desired. If no filename is entered, the system will use the default filename (see note).

Press SHIFT.

Press F1.

NOTE: The control uses the default filename snapshot#.png. The # starts from 0 and increments each time you capture a screen. This counter resets at power off. Screen captures that you take after a power cycle overwrite previous screen captures that have the same filename on the User Data memory.

Result: 

The control saves the screen capture to your USB device or control memory. The message Snapshot saved to USB or Snapshot saved to User Data appears when the process finishes.

Error Report

The control can generate an error report that saves the state of the machine that is used for analysis. This is useful when helping the HFO troubleshoot an intermittent problem.

  1. Press SHIFT.
  2. Press F3.

NOTE: Be sure to always generate the error report with the alarm or the error is active.

Result: 

The control saves the error report to your USB device or control memory.The error report is a zip file that includes a screen capture, the active program, and other information used for diagnostics. Generate this error report when an error or an alarm occurs. E-mail the error report to your local Haas Factory Outlet.

10.3 Program Search

Locate the Last Program Error

Starting in software version 100.19.000.1100 the control can find the last error in a program.

Press SHIFT + F4 to display the last line of G-code that generated the error.

10.4 Safe Run Mode

Safe Run Mode

The purpose of Safe Run is to reduce damage to the machine in the event of a crash. It does not prevent crashes, but it raises an alarm sooner and backs off from the crash location.

NOTE: The Safe Run feature is available starting in software version 100.19.000.1300.

Safe Run Supported Machines

  • VF-1 through VF-5
  • VM-2/3
  • UMC-500/750/1000
  • All DM’s
  • All DT’s
  • All TM’s
  • ST-10 through ST-35

Common causes for crashes are:

  • Incorrect tool offsets.
  • Incorrect work offsets.
  • Wrong tool in the spindle.

NOTE: The Safe Run feature will only detect a crash in handle jog and rapid (G00), it will not detect a crash in a feed move.

  • Safe Run does the following:
  • Slow down the speed of the motion.
  • Increases the position error sensitivity.
  • When a crash is detected, the control will immediately reverse the axis by a small amount. This will prevent the motor from continuing to drive into the object it has crashed into as well as relieve pressure from the crash itself. After Safe Run has detected a crash, you should be able to easily fit a piece off paper between the two surfaces that crashed.

NOTE: Safe Run is intended for running a program for the first time after writing or changing it. Is it not recommended to run a reliable program with Safe Run, as it increases cycle time significantly. The tool may break and the work piece may still be damaged in a crash.

Safe Run is active during jogging as well. Safe Run can be used during job setup to protect against accidental crashes due to operator error.

If your machine supports Safe Run, you will see a new icon in MDI with the text F3 Activate Safe Run [1]. Press F3 to turn Safe Run on/off. Safe Run Active state is noted by a water mark [2] in the program panel.

It is only active during rapid motions. Rapid motions include G00, Home G28, moving to tool changes, and the non-machining motions of canned cycles. Any machining motion such as a feed or tap will not have safe mode active.

Safe Run is not active during feeds due to the nature of crash detection. Cutting forces cannot be discerned from crashes.

When a crash is detected, all motion is brought to a stop, an alarm [1] is thrown, and a popup [2] is generated letting the operator know that a crash was detected, and which axis it was detected on. This alarm can be cleared by reset.

In certain cases the pressure against the part may not have been relieved by the Safe Run back-off. In the worse case, an additional crash may be generated after you have reset the alarm. If this happens, turn Safe Run off and jog the axis away from the crash location.

10.5 Run-Stop-Jog Continue

Run-Stop-Jog-Continue

This feature lets you stop a running program, jog away from the part, and then start the program again.

  1. Press FEED HOLD.

    Axis motion stops. The spindle continues to turn.

  2. Press X, Y, Z, or an installed Rotary Axis (A for A Axis, B for B Axis, and C for C Axis), then press HANDLE JOG. The control stores the current X, Y, Z, and rotary axes positions.
  3. The control gives the message Jog Away and displays the Jog Away icon. Use the jog handle or jog keys to move the tool away from the part. You can start or stop the spindle with FWD, REV, or STOP. You can command optional Through Spindle Coolant on and off with the AUX CLNT key (you must stop the spindle first). Command optional Through Tool Air Blast on and off with SHIFT + AUX CLNT keys. Command Coolant on and off with the COOLANT key. Command the Auto Air Gun / Minimum Quantity Lubrication options with SHIFT + COOLANT keys. You can also release the tool to change inserts.

    CAUTION: When you start the program again, the control uses the previous offsets for the return position. Therefore, it is unsafe and not recommended to change tools and offsets when you interrupt a program.

  4. Jog to a position as close as possible to the stored position, or to a position where there is an unobstructed rapid path back to the stored position.

  5. Press MEMORY or MDI to return to run mode. The control gives the message Jog Return and displays the Jog Return icon. The control continues only if you return to the mode that was in effect when you stopped the program.

  6. Press CYCLE START. The control rapids X, Y, and rotary axes at 5% to the position where you pressed FEED HOLD. It then returns the Z Axis. If you press FEED HOLD during this motion, axis motion pauses and the control gives the message Jog Return Hold. Press CYCLE START to resume the Jog Return motion. The control goes into a feed hold state again when the motion is finished.

    CAUTION: The control does not follow the same path that you used to jog away.

  7. Press CYCLE START again and the program resumes operation.

    CAUTION: If Setting 36 is ON, the control scans the program to make sure the machine is in the correct state (tools, offsets, G- and M-codes, etc.) to safely continue the program. If Setting 36 is OFF, the control does not scan the program. This can save time, but it could cause a crash in an unproven program.

10.6 Graphics Mode

Graphics Mode

A safe way to troubleshoot a program is to press GRAPHICS to run it in graphics mode. No movement occurs on the machine, instead the movement is illustrated on the screen.

1) Axis Planes Press 1 to view the graphics in G17 plane, press 2 forG18 plane or press 3 to view in G19 plane.

2) Key Help Area The lower-left part of the graphics display pane is the function key help area. This area shows you the function keys that you can use, and a description of what they do.

3) Locator Window The lower-right part of the pane displays the simulated machine table area, and it shows where the simulated view is zoomed and focused.

4) Graphics Speed Press f3 or f4 to run the desired graphics speed.

5) Tool Path Window The large window in the center of the display gives a simulated view of the work area. It displays a cutting tool icon and simulated tool paths.

NOTE: Feed motion appears as a black line. Rapid moves appear as a green line. Drill cycle locations appear with an X.

NOTE: If Setting 253 is ON, the tool diameter is shown as a thin line. If it is OFF, the tool diameter specified in the Tool Offsets Diameter Geometry table is used.

6) Zoom Press F2 to display a rectangle (zoom window) that shows the area that the zoom operation will move to. Use PAGE DOWN to decrease the size of the zoom window (zoom in), and use PAGE UP to increase the size of the zoom window (zoom out). Use the cursor arrow keys to move the zoom window to the location you want to zoom, and press ENTER to complete the zoom. The control scales the tool path window to the zoom window. Run the program again to display the tool path. Press F2 and then HOME to expand the Tool Path window to cover the entire work area.

7) Z-Axis Part Zero Line The horizontal line on the Z-Axis bar at the top-right corner of the graphics screen gives the position of the current Z-axis work offset plus the length of the current tool. While a program simulation runs, the shaded portion of the bar indicates the depth of the simulated Z-Axis motion relative to the Z-Axis work zero position.

8) Position Pane The position pane displays axis locations just as it would during a live part run.

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