IMPORTANT! Please read this section before you begin installing your Automatic Tool Changer (ATC).
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Product Information
Product: Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) for 1100MX (PN 39289)
The Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) holds up to 12 tools in a single tray. If your program requires more tools, the ATC changes tools automatically for all tools assigned to the tray, and pauses for a manual tool change for all tools not assigned to the tray.
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Route the ATC power cable and the USB cable toward the rear of the machine and out of one of the enclosure knockouts.
Put the USB cable in the access hole in the rear of the stand toward the controller.
Put the USB cable into an open USB port on the PathPilot controller.
IMPORTANT! Do not connect the ATC USB cable to a USB hub. Make the connection directly to the PathPilot controller itself. If you don't have any free USB ports on the controller, connect a different accessory to a USB hub.Connect the ATC power cable to the ATC Power connector on the side of the electrical cabinet (below the Enclosure Lights Power connectors).
Verify the Installation
Power on the machine and the PathPilot controller.
Turn the Main Disconnect switch to ON on the side of the electrical cabinet.
Twist out the machine's red Emergency Stop button, which enables movement to the machine axes and the spindle.
Press the Reset button.
Bring the machine out of reset and reference it.
IMPORTANT! You must update your controller to the latest version of PathPilot before operating the Automatic Tool Changer. If you don't, there's a risk that the ATC could become inoperable.
If you have not yet done so, you must make sure that the PathPilot controller is updated to the latest version of PathPilot: From the Status tab, select Update. Then, follow the on-screen instructions.
From the PathPilot interface, on the Settings tab, select the ATC radio button.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to set the spindle's tool change rotation position:
Rotate the spindle clockwise in the fork by hand. Then, select OK.
Rotate the spindle counterclockwise in the fork by hand. Then, select OK.
The tool change rotation position has now been set. In the dialog box that displays, select OK.
Manually move the ATC back to the retracted position.
WARNING! Crush Hazard: If the ATC isn't completely retracted, it could move once the air is reconnected. When you reconnect the air, you must keep your hands away from the ATC.Reconnect the air.
Remove the tool from the spindle.
Move the Z-axis up: in the MDI Line DRO field, type G20 G53 G1 Z0 F20. Then select the Enter key.
On the ATC tab, select Go To Tray Load Position. Then, manually load a tool into the fork.
Orient the spindle: from the PathPilot interface, in the MDI Line DRO field, type M19 R0 Q10. Then select the Enter key.
Open the drawbar: on the ATC tab, select Collet, and wait until the LED toggles from Closed to Open.
NOTE: You must verify that the drawbar is open (and not just that the brake is engaged) before you continue.Verify that the spindle is concentric with the tool: slowly jog the Z-axis down and, depending on the result, do one of the following:
If the Spindle is Concentric with the Tool You've completed the alignments.
If Adjustments are Required Go to Step 18.
Determine if the tray must move left or right. Use two wrenches to loosen the jam nut on the end of the cylinder rod, making sure that you don't spin the rod end when adjusting the jam nut. Then, either turn the rod end one-half turn further on to the cylinder rod to move the tool tray to the left, or turn it one-half turn off of the cylinder rod to move the tool tray to the right. Once finished, tighten the jam nut.
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