IBM EGX-400 Engraver User Manual


 
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Chapter 5 - The Teaching Feature
5-1. Overview of the Teaching Feature
What Is the Teaching Feature?
This feature lets you teach operation instructions directly to the machine without using a computer. You use the operation
panel to enter the operation instructions. Each operation instruction that you enter is called a "command," and a collected
set of commands is called a "sequence." You can save created sequences in the built-in memory or on a memory card.
Once you have made a sequence, you can make the machine move in the specified way whenever you like.
The teaching feature lets you do things like those described below.
Basic Operations Possible with Commands
Linear movement to specified coordinates (simultaneous three-axis movement is possible)
Arc movement
Starting and stopping spindle rotation
External-equipment control using the expansion connector 2 (input-port monitoring and output-port control)
Positioning Functions
Registering an optional origin and calling it up in a sequence
Setting an I level and an R level
Functions for Creating Sequences
Specifying labels
Executing conditional branches in programs using jump commands
Subroutine execution through call commands
Important Notes When Using the Nose Unit
When you use the teaching feature to operate the machine, the [AUTO Z CONTROL] function is disabled. Please note
that the cutting-in depth and the amount of cut-out are not set automatically even when you use a nose unit or perform
scribing using a diamond scraper. The cutting-in depth and the amount of cut-out must be specified entirely within a
sequence.