Tool Management Data

Note: Bits for Tool Management are options you can purchase .

Important: Tool Management Data is supported only on Series 160i, 180i, 210i, and 300i/310i/320i .

 

Point data access.

Point configuration.

Point array elements.

Point data access

You can configure a point to access the Tool Management Data table,
including the:

Tool number

T code

Tool life counter

Maximum of tool life

Predictive tool life

State of tool life

Tool is not managed

Unused tool

Enable to use

Life is over

Tool is broken

Customizing Bits

Tool info

bit 0      : RGS

bit 1      : TIM

bit 2      : BDT

bit 3      : LOC

bit 4,...,15 : Reserved

Tool length compensation number

H code

Cutter compensation number

D code

Spindle speed

S code

Feed rate

F code

Magazine number

Read-only

Pot number

Read-only

Tool geometric compensation umber

G code

Turning system only

Tool wear compensation number

W code

Turning system only

Point configuration

Specify the following for the Tool Management Data table access points.

Point Class

ANALOG

Type

DINT

Elements

15-element array

Access

Read/Write

Valid Addresses

TOOL<X>, where X is the tool number

Number of Elements

15

Point array elements

The elements of the Tool Management Data table point array are as follows.

Element 0

Tool number (T)

 

Setting range

0 to 99999999

Element 1

Tool life counter

 

Setting range

0 to 99999999

Unit

count

 

Setting range

0 to 3599999

Unit

sec

Element 2

Maximum of tool life

 

Setting range

0 to 99999999

Unit

count

 

Setting range

0 to 3599999

Unit

sec

Element 3

Predictive tool life

 

Setting range

0 to 99999999

Unit

count

 

Setting range

0 to 3599999

Unit

sec

Element 4

State of tool life

 

0

Tool is not managed

 

1

Unused tool

 

2

Enable to use

 

3

Life is over

 

4

Tool is broken

Element 5

Customizing Bits

Element 6

Tool info

 

bit 0

  : RGS

 

 

0

Tool management data is void.

 

 

1

Tool management data is valid.

 

bit 1

  : TIM

 

 

0

Tool life is specified by count.

 

 

1

Tool life is specified by time.

 

bit 2

  : BDT

 

 

0

Normal tool.

 

 

1

Big tool.

 

bit 3

  : LOC

 

 

0

Data accessible.

 

 

1

Data locked.

 

bit 4,...,15

Reserved

Element 7

Tool length compensation number (H)

 

Setting range

0 to 999

Element 8

Cutter compensation number (D)

 

Setting range

0 to 999

Element 9

Spindle speed (S)

 

Setting range

0 to 99999

Unit

/min

Element 10

Feed rate (F)

 

Setting range

0 to 99999999

Unit

mm/min

inch/min

deg/min

mm/rev

inch/rev

Element 11

Magazine number

This data is read-only; it cannot be used for writing data.

Element 12

Pot number

This data is read-only; it cannot be used for writing data.

Element 13

Tool geometric compensation number (G)

This data is Turning system only.

Element 14

Tool wear compensation number (W)

This data is Turning system only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Note: If the first element of the array point, element 0, has a value of 0, this indicates that this tool does not exist. If this is the case, then you should not try to set the other elements of this array point.

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Supported Data Types.