HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User manual

TNC620
User's Manual
Setup, Testing and Running
NC Programs
NC Software
817600-16
817601-16
817605-16
English (en)
01/2022

Controls and displays
Controls and displays
Keys
If you are using a TNC620 with touch control, you can
replace some keystrokes with gestures.
Further information: "Operating the touchscreen",
Page 471
Keys on the screen
Key Function
Select screen layout
Toggle the display between machine
operating mode, programming
mode, and a third desktop
Soft keys for selecting functions on
screen
Switch the soft-key rows
Machine operating modes
Key Function
Manual operation
Electronic handwheel
Positioning with Manual Data Input
Program Run, Single Block
Program Run, Full Sequence
Programming modes
Key Function
Programming
Test Run
Entering and editing coordinate
axes and numbers
Key Function
. . .
Select the coordinate axes or enter
them in the NC program
. . .
Numbers
Decimal separator / Reverse
algebraic sign
Polar coordinate entry /
Incremental values
Q parameter programming /
Q parameter status
Capture actual position
NO
ENT
Skip dialog questions, delete words
Confirm entry and resume dialog
Conclude the NC block, end your
input
Clear entries or error message
Abort dialog, delete program section
Tool functions
Key Function
Define tool data in the NC program
Call tool data
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Controls and displays
Managing NC programs and files,
control functions
Key Function
Select or delete NC programs or
files, external data transfer
Define program call, select datum
and point tables
Select MOD functions
Display help text for NC error
messages, call TNCguide
Display all current error messages
Show calculator
Show special functions
Currently not assigned
Navigation keys
Key Function
Position the cursor
Go directly to NC blocks, cycles, and
parameter functions
Navigate to the beginning of a
program or table
Navigate to the end of the program
or table row
Navigate up one page
Navigate down one page
Select the next tab in forms
Up/down one dialog box or button
Cycles, subprograms and
program section repeats
Key Function
Define touch probe cycles
Define and call cycles
Enter and call subprograms and
program section repeats
Enter program stop in an
NC program
Programming path contours
Key Function
Contour approach and departure
FK free contour programming
Straight line
Circle center/pole for polar coordi-
nates
Circular arc with center
Circular arc with radius
Circular arc with tangential transition
Chamfer/rounding arc
Potentiometer for feed rate
and spindle speed
Feed rate Spindle speed
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1 Basic information........................................................................................................................25
2 First steps...................................................................................................................................43
3 Fundamentals............................................................................................................................. 55
4 Tools.........................................................................................................................................127
5 Setup........................................................................................................................................ 165
6 Testing and running..................................................................................................................245
7 Special functions...................................................................................................................... 311
8 Pallets.......................................................................................................................................317
9 MOD functions.......................................................................................................................... 339
10 HEROS functions.......................................................................................................................369
11 Operating the touchscreen........................................................................................................471
12 Tables and overviews............................................................................................................... 489
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1 Basic information........................................................................................................................25
1.1 About this manual............................................................................................................................ 26
1.2 Control model, software and features.............................................................................................. 28
Software options...........................................................................................................................................................30
New functions 81760x-16...........................................................................................................................................34
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2 First steps...................................................................................................................................43
2.1 Overview...........................................................................................................................................44
2.2 Switching on the machine................................................................................................................ 45
Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points...................................................45
2.3 Graphically testing the workpiece (option 20).................................................................................. 46
Selecting the Test Run operating mode..................................................................................................................46
Selecting the tool table................................................................................................................................................46
Selecting the NC program...........................................................................................................................................47
Selecting the screen layout and the view............................................................................................................... 47
Starting the test run.....................................................................................................................................................48
2.4 Setting up tools................................................................................................................................49
Selecting the Manual operation mode.....................................................................................................................49
Preparing and measuring tools................................................................................................................................. 49
Editing the TOOL.T tool table.....................................................................................................................................50
Editing the TOOL_P.TCH pocket table..................................................................................................................... 51
2.5 Workpiece setup...............................................................................................................................52
Selecting the correct operating mode......................................................................................................................52
Clamping the workpiece..............................................................................................................................................52
Presetting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)....................................................................................... 52
2.6 Machining the workpiece................................................................................................................. 54
Selecting the Program run, single block or Program run, full sequence operating mode............................. 54
Selecting the NC program...........................................................................................................................................54
Starting an NC program.............................................................................................................................................. 54
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3 Fundamentals............................................................................................................................. 55
3.1 The TNC 620....................................................................................................................................56
HEIDENHAIN Klartext and ISO...................................................................................................................................56
Compatibility.................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Data security and data protection............................................................................................................................ 57
3.2 Visual display unit and operating panel............................................................................................59
Display screen............................................................................................................................................................... 59
Setting the screen layout............................................................................................................................................60
Operating panel............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Screen keypad............................................................................................................................................................... 64
3.3 Modes of operation.......................................................................................................................... 65
Manual Operation and El. Handwheel......................................................................................................................65
Positioning with Manual Data Input......................................................................................................................... 65
Programming................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Test Run..........................................................................................................................................................................66
Program Run, Full Sequence and Program Run, Single Block............................................................................67
3.4 Status displays.................................................................................................................................68
General status display................................................................................................................................................. 68
Additional status displays...........................................................................................................................................71
3.5 File management..............................................................................................................................80
Files..................................................................................................................................................................................80
Displaying externally generated files on the control............................................................................................. 82
Directories.......................................................................................................................................................................82
Paths................................................................................................................................................................................82
Calling the File Manager............................................................................................................................................. 83
Additional functions......................................................................................................................................................84
Selecting drives, directories and files.......................................................................................................................86
Choosing one of the last files selected................................................................................................................... 88
USB devices on the control........................................................................................................................................88
Data transfer to or from an external data carrier..................................................................................................90
The control within the network..................................................................................................................................91
Data backup...................................................................................................................................................................92
Importing a file from an iTNC 530........................................................................................................................... 92
Additional tools for management of external file types.......................................................................................93
3.6 Error messages and help system................................................................................................... 101
Error messages...........................................................................................................................................................101
TNCguide: context-sensitive help............................................................................................................................107
3.7 NC fundamentals............................................................................................................................113
Position encoders and reference marks............................................................................................................... 113
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Programmable axes...................................................................................................................................................113
Reference systems.....................................................................................................................................................114
3.8 Accessories: HEIDENHAIN 3-D touch probes and electronic handwheels....................................... 124
3-D touch probes (option 17).................................................................................................................................. 124
HR electronic handwheels........................................................................................................................................125
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4 Tools.........................................................................................................................................127
4.1 Tool data........................................................................................................................................128
Tool number, tool name........................................................................................................................................... 128
Tool length L................................................................................................................................................................128
Tool radius R............................................................................................................................................................... 130
Tool table fundamentals...........................................................................................................................................130
Creating and activating an INCH-based tool table..............................................................................................134
Entering tool data into the table............................................................................................................................. 135
Importing tool tables................................................................................................................................................. 139
Pocket table for tool changer.................................................................................................................................. 141
Tool change................................................................................................................................................................. 144
Tool usage test........................................................................................................................................................... 145
4.2 Touch probe table.......................................................................................................................... 148
Application....................................................................................................................................................................148
Description of function..............................................................................................................................................148
Editing the touch probe table.................................................................................................................................. 149
4.3 Tool management.......................................................................................................................... 150
Basics............................................................................................................................................................................150
Calling tool management......................................................................................................................................... 151
Editing tool management......................................................................................................................................... 152
Available tool types....................................................................................................................................................155
Importing and exporting tool data..........................................................................................................................157
4.4 Tool carrier management............................................................................................................... 160
Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................................................160
Saving tool carrier templates...................................................................................................................................160
Parameterizing tool carriers.....................................................................................................................................161
Assigning a tool carrier.............................................................................................................................................164
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5 Setup........................................................................................................................................ 165
5.1 Switching on/off.............................................................................................................................166
Switch-on......................................................................................................................................................................166
Traversing reference points..................................................................................................................................... 168
Switching off................................................................................................................................................................170
5.2 Moving the machine axes.............................................................................................................. 171
Note............................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Moving the axis with the axis direction keys....................................................................................................... 171
Incremental jog positioning......................................................................................................................................172
Traversing with electronic handwheels................................................................................................................. 173
5.3 Spindle speed S, feed rate F and miscellaneous function M...........................................................183
Application....................................................................................................................................................................183
Entering values............................................................................................................................................................183
Changing the spindle speed and feed rate...........................................................................................................184
Feed-rate limit F MAX................................................................................................................................................185
5.4 Integrated functional safety (FS)....................................................................................................186
Miscellaneous..............................................................................................................................................................186
Functional safety (FS) status displays.................................................................................................................. 187
Checking the axis positions..................................................................................................................................... 190
Activating feed-rate limits.........................................................................................................................................191
5.5 Preset management....................................................................................................................... 192
Note............................................................................................................................................................................... 192
Creating and activating an INCH-based preset table......................................................................................... 193
Saving presets in the table.......................................................................................................................................194
Protecting presets from being overwritten...........................................................................................................198
Activating a preset..................................................................................................................................................... 200
5.6 Presetting without a 3D touch probe..............................................................................................201
Note............................................................................................................................................................................... 201
Preparation...................................................................................................................................................................201
Presetting with an end mill...................................................................................................................................... 202
Using touch probe functions with mechanical probes or measuring dials....................................................203
5.7 Using a 3-D touch probe (option 17).............................................................................................. 204
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................204
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 206
Suppressing touch probe monitoring.................................................................................................................... 208
Functions in touch probe cycles.............................................................................................................................209
Selecting the probing cycle......................................................................................................................................212
Recording measured values from the touch probe cycles............................................................................... 212
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to a datum table......................................................213
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to the preset table...................................................214
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5.8 Calibrating 3-D touch probes (option 17)....................................................................................... 215
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................215
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................................... 216
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment......................................................217
Displaying calibration values....................................................................................................................................220
5.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe (option 17)......................................221
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................221
Measuring a basic rotation...................................................................................................................................... 223
Saving the basic rotation in the preset table....................................................................................................... 223
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table....................................................................224
Showing basic rotation and offset......................................................................................................................... 225
Rescinding basic rotation or offset........................................................................................................................225
Determining a 3-D basic rotation............................................................................................................................226
Comparison of offset and 3-D basic rotation...................................................................................................... 229
5.10 Presetting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)...................................................................230
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 230
Presetting on any axis...............................................................................................................................................231
Corner as preset......................................................................................................................................................... 232
Circle center as preset.............................................................................................................................................. 233
Setting a center line as preset................................................................................................................................ 236
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe...................................................................................................237
5.11 Tilting the working plane (option 8)................................................................................................240
Application, function.................................................................................................................................................. 240
Position display in a tilted system..........................................................................................................................241
Limitations on working with the tilting function..................................................................................................241
Activating manual tilting........................................................................................................................................... 242
Setting the tool-axis direction as the active machining direction.................................................................... 244
Setting a preset in a tilted coordinate system.....................................................................................................244
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6 Testing and running..................................................................................................................245
6.1 Graphics (option 20).......................................................................................................................246
Application....................................................................................................................................................................246
View options................................................................................................................................................................ 248
Tool................................................................................................................................................................................250
View............................................................................................................................................................................... 251
Rotating, zooming and moving a graphic.............................................................................................................252
Setting the speed of the Test Run mode..............................................................................................................253
Repeating graphic simulation..................................................................................................................................253
Shifting the sectional plane......................................................................................................................................254
6.2 Monitoring for collisions................................................................................................................ 255
Application....................................................................................................................................................................255
6.3 Measurement of machining time (option 20)..................................................................................256
Application....................................................................................................................................................................256
6.4 Showing the workpiece blank in the working space (option 20)......................................................257
Application....................................................................................................................................................................257
6.5 Measuring...................................................................................................................................... 259
Application....................................................................................................................................................................259
6.6 Optional program-run interruption..................................................................................................260
Application....................................................................................................................................................................260
6.7 Skipping NC blocks........................................................................................................................ 261
Test Run and Program Run.....................................................................................................................................261
Positioning w/ Manual Data Input..........................................................................................................................262
6.8 Exporting a finished part................................................................................................................ 263
Application....................................................................................................................................................................263
6.9 Test run..........................................................................................................................................264
Application....................................................................................................................................................................264
Test run execution..................................................................................................................................................... 266
Executing a Test Run up to a certain NC block.................................................................................................. 267
Using the GOTO key.................................................................................................................................................. 268
Scrollbar........................................................................................................................................................................269
6.10 Program run................................................................................................................................... 270
Application....................................................................................................................................................................270
Running an NC program...........................................................................................................................................270
Structuring NC programs......................................................................................................................................... 271
Checking and changing Q parameters..................................................................................................................272
Interrupting, stopping or aborting machining.......................................................................................................274
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Compensations during program run......................................................................................................................276
Moving the machine axes during an interruption............................................................................................... 278
Resuming program run after an interruption....................................................................................................... 279
Retraction after a power interruption.....................................................................................................................280
Any entry into the NC program: Block scan......................................................................................................... 283
Returning to the contour.......................................................................................................................................... 289
6.11 Running CAM programs................................................................................................................. 291
From 3-D model to NC program.............................................................................................................................291
Considerations required for post processor configuration............................................................................... 292
Please note the following for CAM programming.............................................................................................. 294
Possibilities for intervention on the control..........................................................................................................296
ADP motion control....................................................................................................................................................296
6.12 Functions for program display........................................................................................................297
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 297
6.13 Automatic program start................................................................................................................ 298
Application....................................................................................................................................................................298
6.14 Positioning w/ Manual Data Input operating mode......................................................................... 299
Positioning with manual data input (MDI)............................................................................................................ 300
Saving NC programs from $MDI............................................................................................................................ 302
6.15 Entering miscellaneous functions M and STOP.............................................................................. 303
Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................................................303
6.16 Miscellaneous functions for program run inspection, spindle and coolant......................................304
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 304
6.17 Miscellaneous functions for coordinate entries..............................................................................305
Programming machine-referenced coordinates: M91/M92..............................................................................305
Moving to positions in a non-tilted input coordinate system with a tilted working plane: M130............... 307
6.18 Miscellaneous functions for path behavior.....................................................................................308
Superimposing handwheel positioning during program run: M118 (option 21)........................................... 308
Deleting basic rotation: M143..................................................................................................................................309
Lifting off the tool automatically from the contour at NC stop: M148........................................................... 310
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7 Special functions...................................................................................................................... 311
7.1 Active Chatter Control (ACC) (option 145)..................................................................................... 312
Application....................................................................................................................................................................312
Activating ACC............................................................................................................................................................ 313
7.2 Defining a counter..........................................................................................................................314
Application....................................................................................................................................................................314
Defining FUNCTION COUNT.................................................................................................................................... 315
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8 Pallets.......................................................................................................................................317
8.1 Pallet management (option number 22)......................................................................................... 318
Application....................................................................................................................................................................318
Selecting a pallet table..............................................................................................................................................322
Inserting or deleting columns..................................................................................................................................322
Executing a pallet table.............................................................................................................................................323
8.2 Pallet preset management............................................................................................................. 325
Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................................................325
Using pallet presets................................................................................................................................................... 325
8.3 Tool-oriented machining................................................................................................................ 326
Fundamentals of tool-oriented machining............................................................................................................326
Sequence of tool-oriented machining....................................................................................................................328
Mid-program startup with block scan................................................................................................................... 329
8.4 Batch Process Manager (option 154).............................................................................................330
Application....................................................................................................................................................................330
Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................................................330
Opening Batch Process Manager...........................................................................................................................334
Creating a job list....................................................................................................................................................... 336
Editing a job list.......................................................................................................................................................... 337
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9 MOD functions.......................................................................................................................... 339
9.1 MOD function................................................................................................................................. 340
Selecting MOD functions.......................................................................................................................................... 340
Changing the settings............................................................................................................................................... 340
Exiting MOD functions...............................................................................................................................................340
Overview of MOD functions..................................................................................................................................... 341
9.2 Displaying software numbers......................................................................................................... 342
Application....................................................................................................................................................................342
9.3 Entering the code number.............................................................................................................. 343
Application....................................................................................................................................................................343
Functions provided to the machine tool builder by the code number dialog................................................ 343
9.4 Loading the machine configuration................................................................................................ 344
Application....................................................................................................................................................................344
9.5 Selecting the position display........................................................................................................ 345
Application....................................................................................................................................................................345
9.6 Setting the unit of measure............................................................................................................347
Application....................................................................................................................................................................347
9.7 Graphic settings............................................................................................................................. 348
9.8 Setting the counter.........................................................................................................................350
9.9 Changing the machine settings...................................................................................................... 351
Selecting the kinematics...........................................................................................................................................351
Entering traverse limits............................................................................................................................................. 352
Generating a tool usage file.....................................................................................................................................354
Permitting or restricting external access..............................................................................................................354
9.10 Setting up touch probes.................................................................................................................357
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................357
Setting up a touch probe with radio transmission............................................................................................. 358
Setting up a touch probe from within the MOD function.................................................................................. 358
Touch probe with radio transmission configuration.......................................................................................... 360
9.11 Configuring the HR 550FS radio handwheel...................................................................................362
Application....................................................................................................................................................................362
Assigning the handwheel to a specific handwheel holder................................................................................ 362
Setting the transmission channel...........................................................................................................................363
Selecting the transmitter power..............................................................................................................................363
Statistical data............................................................................................................................................................ 364
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9.12 Changing the system settings........................................................................................................ 365
Set the system time.................................................................................................................................................. 365
9.13 Diagnostic functions.......................................................................................................................366
Bus diagnosis..............................................................................................................................................................366
TNCdiag........................................................................................................................................................................ 366
Drive diagnosis............................................................................................................................................................366
Hardware configuration............................................................................................................................................ 366
HeROS information.................................................................................................................................................... 366
9.14 Displaying operating times.............................................................................................................367
Application....................................................................................................................................................................367
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10 HEROS functions.......................................................................................................................369
10.1 Remote Desktop Manager (option 133)......................................................................................... 370
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................370
Configuring a connection: Windows Terminal Service (RemoteFX)................................................................371
Configuring a connection: VNC...............................................................................................................................375
Shutting down or restarting an external computer.............................................................................................376
Starting and stopping the connection................................................................................................................... 378
Exporting and importing connections....................................................................................................................379
Private connections....................................................................................................................................................380
10.2 Additional tools for ITCs................................................................................................................ 382
10.3 Window manager............................................................................................................................384
Overview of taskbar................................................................................................................................................... 385
Portscan........................................................................................................................................................................389
Remote Service...........................................................................................................................................................390
Printer............................................................................................................................................................................392
State Reporting Interface (option137).................................................................................................................. 394
VNC................................................................................................................................................................................397
Backup and restore....................................................................................................................................................400
10.4 Firewall...........................................................................................................................................402
Application....................................................................................................................................................................402
10.5 Setting up data interfaces.............................................................................................................. 405
Serial interfaces on the TNC 620........................................................................................................................... 405
Application....................................................................................................................................................................405
Setting the RS-232 interface....................................................................................................................................405
Settings for transmission of data using TNCserver........................................................................................... 408
HEIDENHAIN data transfer software..................................................................................................................... 408
10.6 Ethernet interface...........................................................................................................................412
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................412
Connection possibilities............................................................................................................................................ 412
Ethernet connection icon..........................................................................................................................................412
Network settings window.........................................................................................................................................413
Network configuration with Advanced Network Configuration........................................................................417
Settings for network drives...................................................................................................................................... 421
10.7 SELinux security software.............................................................................................................. 426
10.8 User administration........................................................................................................................ 427
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................427
Configuring the user administration...................................................................................................................... 428
Local LDAP database................................................................................................................................................ 432
LDAP on remote computer...................................................................................................................................... 433
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