USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY REMARKS INSTALLATION DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS CONNECTIONS KEY - MESSAGES AND SIGNALING DATA AND PROGRAMS RETENTION STANDARD FUNCTIONS SELECTING A STANDARD FUNCTION SCALE ZERO REFERENCE (REF) SELF-TESTING ABSOLUTE/INCREMENTAL COUNTING POSITION RESET/PRESET MEMORY CLEARING...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 PRELIMINARY REMARKS GIVI MISURE would like to thank you for purchasing the programmable digital readout MICROCOMPUTER and confirms the excellent choice made. Thanks to a powerful microcontroller, the instrument is completely programmable by keyboard. This means that VISION can be optimized with a number of specific functions for any type of machine tool.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 INSTALLATION W A R N I N G ! It is forbidden to switch on the instrument unless the machine on which it is installed conforms to 2006/42/EC Directive. All of the equipments connected to the instrument must have insulation characteristics in compliance with the regulations in force.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 KEY - MESSAGES AND SIGNALING The following keys and symbols are used in this manual, with the following meaning: KEY USED TO RESET THE AXIS AND TO CLEAR THE OPERATION IN PROGRESS KEY USED TO SELECT DIGITS DURING DATA SETTING...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 DATA AND PROGRAMS RETENTION When the mains power supply is disconnected, the instrument can retain in its memory all the data and programs set. When powered off, the instrument can also store the last axis counting position.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 STANDARD FUNCTIONS SELECTING A STANDARD FUNCTION To recall a function, press the F key, use the +/- key to select the code of the desired function and confirm it with EXE. At any time, it is possible to quit the operation by pressing the CLR key.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 Example: r E F Press The display flashes and requires the operator to perform the zero reference (REF) search. With this function, it is possible to set the 0 value in correspondence to the zero reference position.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 ABSOLUTE/INCREMENTAL COUNTING The point positioned on the right of the display indicates the counting mode set. More specifically, if the point is TURNED ON = AXIS IN ABSOLUTE COUNTING MODE (ABS) TURNED OFF = AXIS IN INCREMENTAL COUNTING MODE (INC) To switch the axis from one counting mode to the other, press the ABS key;...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 0 0 0 1 1 3. 0 to set the other digits 1 1 3 . 0 3 Press to confirm the entered value Note. During the position preset, the following keys can be used: - 1 1 3 .
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 MM/INCH CONVERSION F 11 M i L L Press I n c h Press to select Press to confirm the selection. The selected unit of measurement is signaled by the position of the decimal point on the axis.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 INVERSION OF COUNTING DIRECTION F 22 Turn on the instrument and wait for the end of the self-testing cycle. The display remains lit up and shows the zero reference (REF) search. Press CLR to enable the axis counting.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 Note. During the position preset, the following keys can be used: - 0 0 0 5 0 . 0 0 to set a negative value to quit the preset operation and maintain the previous position set.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 COUNTING MODE F 25 This function allows to select the counting mode of the A and B channels of the encoder. The counting mode can be direct, double, quadruple or mono-directional. C n t Press The display will show the direct counting mode (n1).
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 LINEAR CORRECTION F 30 Machining errors can derive from geometrical defects of the machine due to wear, lack of linearity of the guides, coupling clearances between carriage and guide, badly distributed weights, etc. If these errors are linear, i.e. proportional to the movement executed, they can be compensated with the linear correction function.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 The linear correction has the following characteristics: 1. it is permanently stored (it becomes a mechanical component of the axis); 2. it can always be modified, entering other CF values. The permitted values are: = 0.000001...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 VARIABLE RESOLUTION F 36 The instrument shows on the display the resolution initially programmed by the Manufacturer (this corresponds to the resolution of the measuring system). If machining can be facilitated by a lower resolution (e.g. roughing machining), the operator can decrease it.
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 ANGULAR READING F 38 On request, the instrument can be configured by the Manufacturer to operate in angular reading, in order to be used with a rotary encoder. The resolution depends on the number of encoder pulses (PPR).
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 RELAY OUTPUTS ACTIVATION F 40 With this function, it is possible to set the intervention of two relays during machining. This will occur in correspondence of some positions set during programming (see function F 42). When reaching the positions, the relays (if enabled) switch their status, opening or closing a contact.
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USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 SETTING TIMED RELAY OUTPUTS F 41 With this function it is possible to set the duration of the intervention of two relays at the programmed positions (see function F 42). Let us suppose that, in their rest condition, relay 1 has been set with the NC status (normally closed) and relay 2 has been set with NO status (normally open).
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USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 Axis in linear reading: NO = a timed intervention is generated when the position passes from a value lower than the intervention position, to a higher or equal value. NC = a timed intervention is generated when the position passes from a value higher or equal to the intervention position, to a lower value.
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USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 The program has been completed and, in our example, the two relays act like measuring length limits. In fact, relay 1 closes its contact if the position is lower than 150.00; relay 2, instead, closes its contact if the position is higher or equal to 300.00.
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USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 Examples of programming with the axis in linear reading: NO = normally open NC = normally closed Example 1: Relay 1 NO at the position +100, Relay 2 NC at the position -100 RELAY 2...
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USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 Examples of programming with the axis in angular reading: NO = normally open NC = normally closed Example 1: Relay 1 NO at the angle 90° with a sector angle of 2° 91° 90°...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 RS-232 SERIAL OUTPUT The asynchronous serial interface is normally used to transfer data to a printer or to other devices having a SLAVE function. The transmission parameters are fixed and they are the following ones:...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 ENABLING THE AUTOMATIC F 55 TRANSMISSION OF POSITIONS Function F 55 is used to enable the automatic transmission of displayed positions on the serial output. S E n d Press S E n d...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 SETTING SSI PARAMETERS F 98771 With function F 98771 it is possible to modify the setting of the communication parameters of the absolute SSI encoder. The parameters that could be set are the following:...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Model VISION VI518 1 display - 1 input 8 high-efficiency digits h = 13 mm Display 2 square waves with phase displacement of 90° ± 5° Incremental encoder input and zero reference...
USER MANUAL DIGITAL READOUT VISION 518 WARRANTY TERMS The digital readout is guaranteed against manufacturing faults for a period of twelve months from the date of purchase. Any repair must take place at the Manufacturer’s premises and the Customer shall arrange the delivery of the product, at its own risk and expense.
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