Fundamentals
Application
In the Job list workspace, you edit and execute pallet tables.
Related topics
- Contents of a pallet table
- The Form workspace for pallets
- Tool-oriented machining
Requirement
- Batch Process Mngr. (#154 / #2-05-1) software option
Batch Process Manager is an expansion to the pallet management feature. Batch Process Manager provides you with all functions available in the Job list workspace.
Description of function
In the Job list workspace, the control displays the individual rows of the pallet table and the status.
Information about the pallet table
If you activate the Edit toggle switch, the Insert row button will be displayed in the action bar and allows you to insert a new table row.
When you open a pallet table in Editor or Program Run operating mode, the control will automatically display the Job list workspace. You cannot close this workspace.
Information about the pallet table
When you open a pallet table, the following information will be displayed in the Job list workspace:
Column | Meaning |
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No column name | Status of the pallet, fixture, or NC program In the Program Run operating mode: execution cursor |
Program | Information about the pallet counter:
Machining method:
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Sts | Machining status |
Status of the pallet, fixture, or NC program
The control uses the following icons to display the status:
Icon | Meaning |
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Pallet, Fixture or Program is locked | |
Pallet or Fixture is not enabled for machining | |
This line is currently being processed in the Program Run operating mode and cannot be edited | |
In this line, the program was interrupted manually |
Machining method
The control uses the following icons to display the machining method:
Icon | Meaning |
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No symbol | Workpiece-oriented machining |
Tool-oriented machining
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Machining status
The control updates the machining status during program run.
The control uses the following icons to display the machining status:
Icon | Meaning |
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Workpiece blank, machining required | |
Partially machined, requires further machining | |
Completely machined, no further machining required | |
Skip machining |
The Insert row window
- The Insert row window with the Program selection
The Insert row window provides the following settings:
Setting | Meaning |
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Insertion point |
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Program selection |
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Type of row | Corresponds to the TYPE column of the pallet table Insert a Pallet, Fixture or Program |
You can edit the contents and settings of a row in the Form workspace.
The Program Run operating mode
You can open the Program workspace in addition to the Job list workspace. After you have selected a table row with an NC program, the control displays the program contents in the Program workspace.
The control uses the execution cursor to indicate which table row is marked for running or is currently being run.
Use the GOTO Cursor button to move the execution cursor to the currently selected row of the pallet table.
Mid-program startup at any NC block
To perform a block scan for mid-program startup at an NC block:
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Notes
- In the machine parameter editTableWhileRun (no. 202102), the machine manufacturer defines whether you will be allowed to edit the pallet table during program run.
- In the machine parameter stopAt (no. 202101), the machine manufacturer defines when the control will stop program run during the execution of a pallet table.
- In the optional machine parameter resumePallet (no. 200603), the machine manufacturer defines whether the control will continue program execution after an error message.
- The optional machine parameter failedCheckReact (no. 202106) allows you to define whether the control checks incorrect tool or program calls.
- The optional machine parameter failedCheckImpact (no. 202107) allows you to define whether the control skips the NC program, the fixture or the pallet after an incorrect tool or program call.