Probing in Mazak Posts

[Anonymous]

Hi,

If I use a Renishaw probe, could I then copy the macros from haas post into the mazak post and then it works?

The Mazak are with smooth control.

Thanks,

Jacob

[bob.schultz]

Hello Jacob,

Yes, if the control uses the Renishaw probing Macros you should be able to copy these from another post and they should work, though the registers for angled probing support will have to be changed to match your control (see setProbingAngle).

We are currently updating the Mazak posts with Renishaw probing support, which should be made available shortly after the New Year, if you want to wait.

[pmuser1]

I was wondering if the probing has been added to the mazak Interegix post yet?

[componentscience]

Which Haas post will you be copying from?

[bob.schultz]

No, the Integrex posts do not support probing operations at this time.

[componentscience]

@bob.schultzthe OP mentioned copying the Renishaw macros into the post. Are we really copying the macros into the post, or rather adding some logic that initiates the macros in the machine controller?

[bob.schultz]

Hello @componentscience, 

You would be adding logic that calls the Renishaw probing macros.  The macros themselves do not reside in the post processor.

If you are going to add this logic to a post, then you would "borrow" the logic from another post, such as the Fanuc post processor.  The core logic to output the macro calls is located in onCyclePoint, but there is a lot of support logic and functions that need to be included in the post.  Searching for "prob" in the post will show most if not all of the logic that needs to be copied.

The Post Processor Training Guide has a chapter on adding probing logic to a post processor, but it is not up to date to the latest logic.  We are currently working on updating this document and hopefully it will be available in a week or two.