Mazak mazatrol controller issues...

[matthew.nichols]

Calling all Mazak guys out there!

I have an issue with a Mazatrol controller not accepting posts that have been created through Inventor HSM.  to you who have a Mazatrol controller; other than the EIA/ISO option is there anything else that you had to do to be able to load the posts into the machine?  and get them to run properly?

Thank you for your help!

[Greg_Haisley]

Which controller do you have?

M2
M32
M32+
Fusion

[matthew.nichols]

Nexus?
it is for a nexus 510C-II

[Greg_Haisley]

MattN. wrote:
Nexus? it is for a nexus 510C-II

That would be Fusion. What we do is set the machine up on the network. It has windows XP for the OS. The beginning of the program can not have the "%" at the start. Just remove it and a fanuc style program should work. Also you will have to have the folders for the programs to be shared. I post directly to the folder on the machine. Works pretty slick once setup correctly. You will probably have to have a post tweeked for the tool change to work correctly. Our machine only wants the T code followed by the next T code for the tool change. Most newer Mazaks don't use the M6 tool change call.

Hope this is of some help.

[matthew.nichols]

Greg Haisley wrote:
You will probably have to have a post tweeked for the tool change to work correctly. Our machine only wants the T code followed by the next T code for the tool change. Most newer Mazaks don't use the M6 tool change call.

so, for the tool call are you saying the line would look like this

T T6 

sorry, just need an example because i can tweak the post myself.

This was very helpful!  Thank you Greg!

[matthew.nichols]

Greg Haisley wrote:
The beginning of the program can not have the "%" at the start. Just remove it and a fanuc style program should work

Last question (at least until i come up with another one) since you don't start the program with a %; you don't end it with one correct?

[Greg_Haisley]

The program needs to look simular to this:

O12345678(SAMPLE PROGRAM - CAN BE 8 DIGITS HERE)
G28G91Z0
G0G90G80G40
T1
T2
..
..
..
..
M30
%

Path c:\MC_backup\programs 

The operator moves the file to the memory directory with the Mazatrol file system.

Why Mazak does it this way I have no idea. Basically we have a bastardized lap top controlling the machine
with proprietary hardware and a primitive OS. This is how Mazak rolls.

Lots of hoops to jump thru but it can be done.