7.5.6. Mechanism setting

7.5.6. Mechanism setting

 

Mechanism is a component that forms the unit and is to be utilized as a group when the jog is operated. The Hi5 controller supports up to 16 at maximum, while there are only 6 jog switches prepared on the teach pendant. When less than 6 mechanisms are individually assigned and used, an environment in which all the axes can be operated only by altering the mechanism while working with the jog, will be configured.

When the setting of mechanism is carried out, the mechanism number (M#) will be assigned to each group of individual axes. This menu is to set the endless function as enable/disable, and set the positioner group.

 

(1)   Select『[F2]: System』 → 『5: Initialize』 → 『6: Mechanism setting』from the initial screen of MANUAL mode.

 

 

Figure 7.56 Mechanism setting

 

(2)   Set the mechanism number, endless function Enable/Disable and positioner group number of each axis.

 

(3)   The content of each item is as follows.

 

n Mechanism

-   Set the mechanism number of the relevant axis.

-   When the axis specification is a robot, this will be fixed as mechanism MO.

-   Mechanism 1~8 can be assigned starting from the additional axis.

-   Those axes set with the identical mechanism number will be managed as the same group.

-   For the jog of the additional axis, the [Mechanism] key is used to shift between mechanism groups, and, if the jog is pressed at that time, the jog activity will take according to the sequence of the axes of the mechanism.

 

n Endless : Set whether to use the endless function in the relevant axis in the enable/ disable state

 

n Positioner group

Set the positioner group number of the positioner axis. You can only set the positioner group number to the axis set with the positioner.

 

(4)   To save the set data, press the 『[F7]: Complete』key. When you press the [ESC] key, the changed data will not be saved.

 

 

 

l The combination of set mechanisms can be used by being assigned as a unit. For concept and content related to the unit, consult the following paragraph.

 

l How to designate the positioner group

 

①    Designate the group in the order from the lowest axis.

 

②    Designate [0] for the group not synchronized and then set the axis that is synchronized later.

 

③    Because only 2 axes are supported for the same group of the positioner, you must not set 3 axes for one group.

 

④    If you are redefining the group setting, the calibration value of the positioner designated before will be invalid and the calibration of the positioner must be re-executed.