First Steps; Simple Test Of The Machine - Proxxon FF 500 CNC Commissioning Manual

11. First steps

At this point we would
like to reiterate that all
steps relevant
commissioning
machine are found in the
"Help" function of the
program and it is vital to
familiarize oneself with
these functions before
the commissioning. The
figure on the
illustrates the screen
view that you will see if
you have clicked
"Commissioning:
steps" in the structure
tree on the left under the
entry "CNC
Machine". This explains
in great detail what you
need to know in order to
handle the machine.

11.1. Simple test of the machine

In the nccad menu "Machine",
select the option "Milling Cutter"
and observe the status display:
the lamps must flash briefly and
the green lamp must stay on. At
the same time, the "Manual
control" window must appear on
the screen – see figure at right.
Always press
"Approach reference point" after
every program start as shown in
the figure.
A reference point approach of the
carriage is carried out with the
purpose of activating the position switches in the three axes. This is used for the
"definition of position" of the carriage: The control now knows exactly where the
carriage is and can now calculate the commands for the stepping motors accordingly.
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First
Milling
the button