Cycle 1400 POSITION PROBING (#17 / #1-05-1)

ISO programming

G1400

Application

Touch probe cycle 1400 measures any position in a selectable axis. You can transfer the deviations as correction values to the active row of the preset table.

Cycle 1493 EXTRUSION PROBING allows you to repeat the touch points in a chosen direction and for a defined distance along a straight line.

Cycle 1493 EXTRUSION PROBING (#17 / #1-05-1)

Cycle run

  1. The control positions the touch probe to the pre-position of the first touch point 1, using positioning logic.
  2. Positioning logic

  3. The control then positions the touch probe to the entered measuring height Q1102 and performs the first probing procedure with the probing feed rate F from the touch probe table.
  4. If you program CLEAR. HEIGHT MODE Q1125, then the control positions the touch probe at FMAX_PROBE back to the clearance height Q260.
  5. The control saves the measured positions in the following Q parameters. If Q1120 TRANSFER POSITION is defined with the value 1, then the control corrects the ascertained deviations in the active row of the preset table.
  6. Fundamentals of touch probe cycles 14xx (#17 / #1-05-1)

Q parameter
number

Meaning

Q950 to Q952

Measured position 1 in the main axis, secondary axis, and tool axis

Q980 to Q982

Measured deviation from the first touch point

Q183

Workpiece status

Q970

If you have programmed Cycle 1493 EXTRUSION PROBING:

Maximum deviation starting from the first touch point

Notes

 
Notice
Danger of collision!
When running touch probe cycles 444 or 14xx, no NC functions for coordinate transformation must be active. Risk of collision!
  1. Do not activate the following NC functions before using the touch-probe cycle:
    • Cycle 8 MIRRORING
    • Cycle 11 SCALING FACTOR
    • Cycle 26 AXIS-SPECIFIC SCALING
    • TRANS MIRROR
  2. Reset any coordinate transformations before the cycle call.

Cycle parameters

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Parameter

Q1100 1st noml. position of ref. axis?

Absolute nominal position of the first touch point in the main axis of the working plane

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999 or ?, -, + or @

Q1101 1st noml. position of minor axis?

Absolute nominal position of the first touch point in the secondary axis of the working plane

Input: –99999.9999...+9999.9999 or optional input (see Q1100)

Q1102 1st nominal position tool axis?

Absolute nominal position of the first touch point in the tool axis

Input: –99999.9999...+9999.9999 or optional input (see Q1100)

Q372 Probe direction (–3 to +3)?

Axis defining the direction of probing. The algebraic sign lets you define whether the control moves in the positive or negative direction.

Input: –3, -2, -1, +1, +2, +3

Q320 Set-up clearance?

Additional distance between touch point and ball tip. Q320 is active in addition to the SET_UP column in the touch probe table. This value has an incremental effect.

Input: 0...99999.9999 or PREDEF

Q260 Clearance height?

Coordinate in the tool axis at which no collision between touch probe and workpiece (fixtures) can occur. This value has an absolute effect.

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999 or PREDEF

Q1125 Traverse to clearance height?

Positioning behavior between the touch points:

–1: Do not move to the clearance height.

0, 1, 2: Move to the clearance height before and after the touch point. Pre-positioning occurs at FMAX_PROBE.

Input: –1, 0, +1, +2

Q309 Reaction to tolerance error?

Reaction when tolerance is exceeded:

0: Do not interrupt program run when tolerance is exceeded. The control does not open a window with the results.

1: Interrupt program run when tolerance is exceeded. The control opens a window with the results.

2: The control does not open a window if rework is necessary. The control opens a window with results and interrupts the program if the actual position is at scrap level.

Input: 0, 1, 2

Q1120 Transfer position?

Define which touch point will be used to correct the active preset:

0: No correction

1: Correction based on the 1st touch point. The control corrects the active preset by the amount of deviation between the nominal and actual position of the 1st touch point.

Input: 0, 1

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.

Example

11 TCH PROBE 1400 POSITION PROBING ~

Q1100=+25

;1ST POINT REF AXIS ~

Q1101=+25

;1ST POINT MINOR AXIS ~

Q1102=-5

;1ST POINT TOOL AXIS ~

Q372=+0

;PROBING DIRECTION ~

Q320=+0

;SET-UP CLEARANCE ~

Q260=+50

;CLEARANCE HEIGHT ~

Q1125=+1

;CLEAR. HEIGHT MODE ~

Q309=+0

;ERROR REACTION ~

Q1120=+0

;TRANSFER POSITION