Component monitoring with MONITORING HEATMAP (#155 / #5-02-1)

Application

The MONITORING HEATMAP function allows you to start and stop the workpiece representation in a component heatmap from within the NC program.

The control monitors the selected component and shows the result in a color-coded heatmap on the workpiece.

Requirements

  • Software option Component Monitoring (#155 / #5-02-1)
  • Components to be monitored are defined
  • In the optional machine parameter CfgMonComponent (no. 130900), the machine manufacturer defines the machine components to be monitored as well as the warning and error thresholds.

Description of function

A component heatmap is similar to the image from an infrared camera.

The heatmap displays a color image consisting of the following basic colors:

  • Green: component works under conditions defined as safe
  • Yellow: component works under warning zone conditions
  • Red: Overload condition

In addition, the control displays the following colors:

  • Light gray: no component was configured
  • Dark gray: component cannot be monitored (e.g., due to incorrect or missing details within the configuration)
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    Tip

    Refer to your machine manual.

    The machine manufacturer configures the components.

The control shows these statuses on the workpiece in the simulation and can overwrite the statuses upon subsequent operations.

Representation of the component heat map in the simulation with missing pre-machining

Only one component at a time can be monitored with the heatmap. If you start the heatmap several times in a row, monitoring of the previous component is stopped.

Input

NC programs contained in this User's Manual are suggestions for solutions. The NC programs or individual NC blocks must be adapted before being used on a machine.

Change the following contents as needed:

  • Tools
  • Cutting parameters
  • Feed rates
  • Clearance height or safe position
  • Machine-specific positions (e.g., with M91)
  • Paths of program calls

Some NC programs depend on the machine kinematics. Adapt these NC programs to your machine kinematics before the first test run.

In addition, test the NC programs using the simulation before the actual program run.

 
Tip

With a program test you determine whether the NC program can be used with the available software options, the active machine kinematics and the current machine configuration.

11 MONITORING HEATMAP START FOR "Spindle"

; Activate monitoring of the Spindle component and display it as a heat map

To navigate to this function:

Insert NC function All functions Special functions Functions Process monitoring MONITORING MONITORING HEATMAP

The NC function includes the following syntax elements:

Syntax element

Meaning

MONITORING HEATMAP

Syntax initiator for component monitoring

START FOR or STOP

Start or stop component monitoring

File or QS

Component to be monitored

Text or string parameter

Selection by means of a selection window

Only if START FOR is selected

Note

The control cannot display changes in the statuses directly in the simulation, as it must process the incoming signals (e.g., in the event of tool breakage). The control shows the change with a slight time delay.