Workspace Global (Cycle 600); Application; Creating Reference Images - HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 User Manual

Visual Setup Control VSC (Software Option 136) | Workspace Global (Cycle 600)

18.2 Workspace Global (Cycle 600)

Application

With Cycle 600, Workspace Global, you monitor the workspace
of your tooling machine. The TNC will generate an image of the
current workspace from a position determined by your machine
tool builder. Then, the TNC will match the image with previously
generated reference images and enforce a program stop, if
required. You can program this cycle to suit a particular application
and specify one or several monitoring areas. Cycle 600 becomes
effective as soon as it is defined, and does not have to be called.
Before you can use the camera monitoring, you must first generate
reference images (for further information, See "Creating reference
images", page 667) a define a monitoring area (for further
information, See "Monitoring phase", page 670).

Creating reference images

The TNC will start generating reference images as soon as you run
the cycle for the first time in the program modes Single Block or
Block Scan.
The following cycle run applies as long as the TNC has not stored
sufficient reference images. Specify the number of reference
images with parameter Q617 .
Cycle run
1 The camera will be mounted by the machine tool builder onto
the main spindle.
2 The TNC automatically opens the camera lid.
3 The TNC will generate an image of the current condition and
display it on the screen.
4 The first time this cycle is run, the following message appears
at the bottom of the screen: "Monitoring point not configured:
Draw areas!"
5 Define the monitoring area. (For more information, See
"Defining the monitoring area", page 665)
6 You can decide whether the current image should be saved as a
reference image or an error image, but you can also change the
monitoring area. (For more information, See "Configuration").
7 Press the soft key GO BACK.
8 To complete the operation the TNC will close the camera lid.
9 Press the NC start and run your program as usual.
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