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New Operator Panels
Pulsar, Altair
9 September, 1999
Amada America, Inc.
7025 Firestone Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90621Tel. (714) 739-2111
Fax. (714) 228-0536
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Notes
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NOTICE The manual is prepared as a guide for the operation of the machine.
Information in this manual is subject to change without not ice and does not represent a
commitment by Amada America , Inc . No express or implied warranty is to be inferredfrom this manual and the information.
Amada America, Inc. disclaims any responsibil ity or liabili ty for any direct or indirect
damages resul ting from use of this manual or the information conta ined there in . I t i s im-
portant that you fully understand the manual prior to commencing any machine
operations.
I f you do not ful ly understand any information or ins truc tion in this manual, contact
Amada America, Inc. at 1-800-626-6612 prior to commencing any machine operations.
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Contents
New User Interface 4
New Overrides 4
Macro Override Dialogue 5
Explanation of each switch . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How to display the over-ride screen. . . . . . . . . . 6
Contents of over-ride display . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Enabling / disabling the over-ride soft key display. . . . . . . 7
M103A3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
M105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting the maximum pierce time 12
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 1: Selecting the Macro Variables screen . . . . . . 12
Figure 2: Macro Variables display . . . . . . . . . . 13
macroexecutor specifications 1Items changed: 1
Transaction with PMC . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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New User Interface
As a running change, later-model series-II Pulsar and Altair machines and all series III
machines have a different user interface than the previous uni ts had. The new user inter-
face consists of a revised set of physical controls (knobs, buttons, etc.) and software
(display screens and related programming). The “macroexecutor”, which may be men-
t ioned elsewhere in this document, is par t of the package of hardware and software tha t
the user sees as the maghine’s control system.
The change in user interface does not require any change in programming techniques.
Programs which run correct ly on a ser ies II machine should s ti ll run fine on a compara-
bly equipped series III machine.
New Overrides
The over-ride operation panel switch on the operation panel was removed. Instead, the
opera tion is performed through a dia logue macro on the cus tom screen. Only while the
condition display of cut condition (half screen) is displayed, over-ride operation can be
performed. The past operation panel switch and the dialogue macro screen are as follows:
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Cut conditions%
1/10OVER-RIDE
SPE ED OUTPUT FREQ DUTY GASPRSS
CANCEL
DUTY SETTING EFFECTIVE
[Mtrl name] C-SS0.039
[Mtrl name] C-SS0.039[Type][Mtrl info] Std/Thick/Clean/Alumi[WACS] ON/OFFGas Pressure __ kgf
Cut Feed Pwr Freq Duty Gas Gas
Cond Rate [S] [%] prss. k ind1. 12.0 1200 300 12 6.0 52. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 53. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 54. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 55. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 56. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 57. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 58. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 59. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5[ Etch]10. 1 20.1 1 400 3 00 50 3.0 4
[ SPEED ]>
O 0006 N 00001
[Type]
[Cond. no]
[Thick]
[Mtrl info]
STAIN .039
E3 STD
inchm
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%
%
%
%
%
120.11400
30050
0.00
120100100100100
Feed
Pwr
Freq.
Duty
Gas prs.
Gas type 5 Purge time 1 .5Nozzle Gap .020 Comp.(inch) 0.0039
focal (inch) 0 pulse 0Head 2 Pierce no. 101X 0.000 Z 0.000 act. speed 128.5Y 0.000 ave pwr. 850.5
W
Hz
%
Return Cancel Up Down Speed Power Freq Duty Gas
prss1/10
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MacroOverride Dialogue
Explanation of each switch
All opera tion switches for dia logue macro have been ass igned to the funct ion keys on the
lower part of NC screen. Therefore, over-ride operations for dialogue macro are all per-
formed by these function keys.
Return: I t is used to re tu rn to the usua l cu t cond it ion menu.
Cancel: I t i s used to return the over-ride completely to the usual funct ion.
1/10: I t i s used to make the magnifica tion of the over-ride 1/10.
(Duty cannot be used as usual)
Up: I t i s used to increase the magnifica tion of the over-ride .
Down: I t i s used to decrease the magnifica tion of the over-ride .Speed: It is selected to change the speed of the ove r- ride.
Output: I t i s selected to change the ou tput of the over- ride.
Frequency: I t i s selec ted to change the frequency of the over-ride .
Duty: I t i s s elected to change the du ty of the over- ride.
Gas pressure: I t is selec ted to change the gas pre ssure of the over- ride.
(when controlling NC gas pressure)
1 . *Only one of Speed, Output, Frequency, Duty, and Gas pressure can be selec ted. Afterturning off the power, the item currently being selected remains.
*Over-ride, data setting, effective switch are not included the current dialogue macro.
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How to display the over-ride screen
While the cut condition screen being displayed on the custom screen, press the function
key, either “Next” or “Before” to display the next page function switch.
Contents of over-ride display
I t i s the same as the usua l cu t cond it ion sc reen.
Speed: 0 ~ 254% (1/10 possible)
Output: 0 ~ 200% (1/10 possible)
Frequency: 0 ~ 150% (1/10 possible)
Gas pressure: 0 ~ 200% (1/10 possible)* Each default va lue is 100%.
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Enabling / disabling the over-ride soft key display.
You can enable or disable the “Over-ride key” of the dia logue macro laser parameter set -
t ing full screen.
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Ver D16-2I 980602
[Height of follow start [ 10.000]mm
Z axis return ht. No End [ 15.000]mm
M00 [ 25.000]mm
M01 [ 25.000]mm
M180 [ 50.000]mm
Assist gas start height [ 10.000]mm
clean, al-cut, pierce ht [ 1.000]mm
Focus base ht [ 10.000]mm
Water nozzle off time [ 2.0 ]Sec.
Machine model setting(0:LCVB/ 1:LCA/ 2:LCV-2)
(3:LCVB+ASPC/ 4:LCD/ 5:RAPIDO
Machine size X
Y [
Z [ 30
[1270.000]mm
1270.000]mm
0.000]mmFocus for each head (0: yes/1: no) [ ]
Over-r ide key (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
Focus control (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
Wave form control (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
AHC (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
Water nozzle (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
Mecha-shutter (0:yes/1:no) [ ]
Machine model setting [ ]AHC head group Head 1 [ 2 ]
Head 2 [ 1 ]Head 3 [ 3 ]
Head 4 [ 1 ]
Head 5 [ 1 ]Calibration position X [1270.000]mm
Y [1270.000]mm
Z [ 25.000]mm
[Cond. no]
[Thick]
[Mtrl info]
Revised : 1998/06/02 00:00:00
.039
E3 STD
Defaults Return
Laser parameter
enable/ disable the
override keys here
* This value is not
affected by the
“Defaults” setting
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[Mtrl name] C-SS0.039
[Mtrl name] C-SS0.039[Type][Mtrl info] Std/Thick/Clean/Alumi[WACS] ON/OFFGas Pressure __ kgf
Cut Feed Pwr Freq Duty Gas Gas
Cond Rate [S] [%] prss. kind
1. 12.0 1200 300 12 6.0 5
2. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
3. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
4. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
5. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
6. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
7. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
8. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
9. 120.1 1400 300 50 6.0 5
[ Etch]
10. 120.1 1400 300 50 3.0 4
[ SPEED ]>
O 0006 N 00001
[Type]
[Cond. no]
[Thick]
[Mtrl info]
STAIN .039
E3 STD
inchm
EDIT ***** **** **** 13:25:01
%
%
%
%
%
120.11400
300
500.00
120100100
100100
Feed
Pwr
Freq.
Duty
Gas prs.
Gas type 5 Purge time 1.5Nozzle Gap .020 Comp.(inch) 0.0039focal (inch) 0 pulse 0Head 2 Pierce no. 101X 0.000 Z 0.000 act.speed 128.5 in/minY 0.000 ave pwr. 850.5 W
W
Hz
%
Next Cut
condMtrllist
Pirc Edge Select Correction Save Prev
[ SPEED ]> EDIT ***** **** **** 13:25:01
Param Override Sched
DataChange Prev
AIVset
[ SPEED ]> EDIT ***** **** **** 13:25:01
Return Cancel Up Down Speed Power Freq Duty Gas
prss1/10
Press “OVERRIDE” function key
OVERRIDE soft keys displayed
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M103A3
Pierce condition
Pwr Initial value Step value Step number
Freq Duty Freq Duty Time Number
101
102
103 A B C 0 0 0 0
Pirc Gas prss Gas type Gas time Nozzle
gap
Focus Pulse
typeTime
Standard pierce
Standard pierce
D E F G CW pierc
A: Pierce output
B: Pierce frequency
C: Pierce duty
D: Pierce t imeE: Pierce gas pressure
F: Pierce gas type
G: Pierce nozzle gap
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Cut conditions
Speed Output Frequency Duty Gas pressure Gas type
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Switch Nozzle gap Correction
amount
Edge Approach Focus Pulse type
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
I f you set approach condi tions, you’l l have to cut with the approach condi tions of E10
after power pierce.
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Ignore cut conditions in
Power pierce
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M105
Edge conditions
Approach / Edge condi tions
Edge
angle
Pierce
power
Pierce
frequency
Pierce
duty
Pierce
time
201
202
203
204
205 P
Pierce gas
pressure
Pierce
gas type
Return
distance
Return
speed
Return
frequency
Return
duty
Q R S T U V
P: Precut outputQ: Precut gas pressure
R: Precut gas type
S: Precut distance
T: Precut speed
U: Precut frequency
V: Precut duty
After-blow gas type is the same as pierce gas type
After-blow gas pressure #906
After-blow time #907
Approach part nozzle gap (standard/thick plate) #908
Approach part nozzle gap (clean/aluminum) #909
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Setting the maximum pierce time
Add the macro variable #915 to se t the uppe r l imit value of P ierce Time.
Setup
Set range 0.1 ~ 99.9 (sec)
➯ If a value is set 0 or less, or more than 99.9, the upper limit value will be used (99.9)
➯ When this value is set, please turn the CNC OFF. (Revised values loaded on power-up)
How to set
The value can be set on the Macro Variable display of the CNC’s OFFSET display.
Use the OFFSET/SETTING key so tha t the OFFSET, SETING, WORK soft keys are vis i-
b le (See figure 1 below). Press the sof t key to display the MACRO, OPR, and (OPRT)
soft keys.
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EDIT ***** *** *** 12:54:32
OFFSET
MACRO
SETING WORK
OPR
(OPRT) +
(OPRT) +
HNDL
HNDL
Figure 1: Selecting the Macro Variables screen
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Press the MACRO soft key to show the macro variable display (figure 2 below).
Move the cursor to the macro var iable 915. Key the numeric va lue in , and press the IN-PUT key to sto re the new value to macro var iab le 915 .
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VARIABLE
NO. DATA NO. DATA
900 908
901 909
902 910
903 911
904 912
905 913
906 914
907 915
> 10
MDI *** *** ***
NO.SRC INPUT +
Figure 2: Macro Variables display
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macroexecutorspecifications
New version number: D16-2H - D16-21
Items changed:
1. Soft key funct ion for over-ride was added.
Refer to the attached operation manual for dialogue macro over-ride function operation for
FS16-LB.
2. Data with power pierce used were changed to macro variablesThe reference value of the gap height for twice cut was changed from the gap amount of
E103 to #909 in clean/aluminum and to #908 in other cases. It was changed in such a way
to be able to change the new reference value and the old one at #918 (0: New reference
value, 1: Old reference value).
Refer to the attached power pierce condition table.
Changed programs: 09025, 09930
3. Gas is output in proport ion to the amount of macro variables by the condi tion switch.Program conditions are set at #14300.
#14300=0: Program starts
#14300=1: cut with cut conditions (E1~E9, punch pierce)
#14300=2: cut with scribing condition
Execute the setting value dual of macro variable #912 after pierce gas switch when starting
and #904 when from cut to scribe and from scribe to cut
Changed programs: 09023LB, 09923LB, 09924LB, 09925LB, 09926LB
4. Gas output during piercing
The spec was changed so that gas is still output even if the nozzle height is higher than the
height of gas ejection when piercing . It was changed so that gas is forcibly output when
R1326.0=0 during piercing and the duel is executed only during the time set at macro vari-
able #913.
Changed programs: 09023LB, 09923LB, 09924LB, 09925LB, )9926LB
5. Calculation in OVS 2 hole measurement, correction function was changed.In hole measurement, when the second hole is minus in the Y direction than the first hole,
it is reversed by 180 degree. It was changed so that it won’t be reversed.
Changed programs: 09140LB
6. The macro variable used at G117 macro without ? .
The variables used inside were changed to #916 and #917.
Changed programs: 09117
7. The correct ion calcula tion when the approach is minus a t G114 is corrected.
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When the approach was minus and R instruction was not given, the correction was not
made. It was changed so that the correction was made.
Changed programs: 09114
8 . T he program was changed so tha t R1327 .0 is tu rned on a t 0810 .
Supplement macro was set.
Changed programs: 09024LB
9. The program was change so tha t the gas ins truc tion becomes 0.3kgf when the head
number is 5 at M104
Changed programs: 09024LB
10. The upper l imit of pierce t ime at macro variable #915was set .
Refer to the attached specifications
Changed programs: 02732LB, 02752LB, 07001LB
11. Version number change
Version display was changed to “D16-21 980602"
Changed programs: 03005LB
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Transaction with PMC
In the usual over-ride opera tion, each over-ride of PMC ladder is calcula ted. The data are
read into G address (G12, G223, G228, G220, G229) and are displayed by the dia loguemacro.
After the present change, the calculation of over-ride is performed by the dialogue
macro. The data are t ransferred to R address (R1345, R1346, R1347, R1348, R1349) and
then are renewed to PMC ladder.
Over-ride calculation value Dialogue macro PMC ladder
Speed R1345 G12
Power R1346 G223
Frequency R1347 G228
Duty R1348 G220
Gas pressure R1349 G229
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Nozzle Standoff and Focus settingsThis concerns the Pulsar/Altair/Delta series of machines when using the HS-95 Capacitive
Sensor System, and especially with motorized focusFocus HeightFocus height (depth) can strongly affect the cutting process, in terms of kerf width, dross
adhesion, and power required. It can also affect the taper of the cut edge, heat-affected zone, and
other factors.
To set up a new lens, the nozzle gap is set to 0.060 inch (Approx. 1.5 mm) from the surface of
the material. Test cuts are made on 18 or 16 gauge CRS, and the cut with the narrowest kerf is
assumed to be focused at the surface of the material. For systems with the programmable focus
system, the focus base height is then known for that particular lens.Nozzle GapThe HS-95 system normally adjusts nozzle gap each time an E-code is selected. Commonly cut
materials use gaps from .020 to .080 inch. When gap is changed, the entire head moves up or
down with respect to the material surface. THIS CHANGES THE FOCUS POINT.
See the following table for an illustration:
Comment Gap Setting Focus Setting Effective focuscalibration settings 0.060 0.000 0.000
clean cut 0.020 0.000 -0.040
clean cut thinmaterial
0.020 0.040 0.000
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0 5 10 15
end of ramping
end of pierce
Initial 2
Initial 1
Final 2
Final 1 D U T Y ( % )
Time (sec)
If you experience blowouts when piercing, first determine which phase of piercing the blowoutoccurs.
~ 5 seconds reduce starting duty~ 10 seconds reduce incremental dutyEnd of pierce lengthen pierce or increase initial duty and/or incremental duty
(lengthen pierce by increasing pierce time and/or step count)
Period How to approach
Piercing of mild steel plate
Ramping PierceThis is the standard piercing technique for Pulsar/Altair/Delta machines.The shutter is opened at an initial duty cycle and frequency, and the duty and frequencyare incremented for a certain number of times, or until a time limit has expired.If too much power is applied, a blowout may occur. If not enough power or time is used,the material will not be fully pierced, and will blow out when cutting is attempted.
Formulas:
"end of ramping" is "step time" * "Step cnt"
"end of pierce" is set by "Pirc. time" (14 sec in above example)
Final duty = initial duty + Incremental duty * step cnt
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PircNo.
101
102
103
[Thick] 0.375
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Return Edit SaveCut
Cond
Mtrl
List+<
[Mtrl name] O-HRS0.375[Type] SS400[Mtrl info] Std /Thick/Clean/Alumi[WACS] ON/OFF
[ Power ]>
Pwr(S)
3000
3000
3000
Pirc.time
18
19.2
21.0
[ Assist gas ]prss.
0.5
0.5
0.5
kind
1
1
1
[ Initial ]freq.
10
10
10
duty
20
20
20
[ Increm. ]freq.
5
5
5
duty
1
1
1
Purgetime
2.1
1.5
1.0
[ Step ]time
0.5
0.5
0.5
Nozzlgap
.065
.060
.060
cnt
21
23
25
PircNo.
101
102
103
Focal(in.)
.065
.059
.059
PulseType
0
0
0
Determines starting levels for pierceDetermines the step size
Determines how long between
steps and how many steps to use.
total time for pierce (plus gas times)
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Best pierce, all: focus on surface
Best cutting
HR- heavy: focus upHR- std to 1/4” - focus surface or down
Clean-cut- focus down
HRS notes pierce/cut
1/2” low press (.5kg), ramp pierce
3/8”
1/4” higher press (to 1.5 kg)
focus above material
for heavy oxygen cutting
focus at surface
for piercing
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NOTES
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