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I have a vertical mill that the umbrella tool changer has stopped working on. I was wondering if there is a way to disable the tool change command.
What I would like is so that when I make a program through via the conversational program that it would output a command to change the tool manually ...

Is there a way to lock the software unlock? in the tool changer feature of the options menu??
Looking for answers.

Ok I am not sure exactly how to explain this more clearly, but I can try again. I have a mill here with an umbrella tool changer here. What I would like to do is set up one of the AUX buttons to engage the spindle tool unclamp contactor so that I can insert a new tool into the spindle without the ...

Hi there all. I am trying to find information as to how to setup the aux buttons on the control to connect with an output. Also I am wondering if these can be set to intermittent meaning that it is only on if you press it or does it need to be pressed again to disengage. What I am hoping to do is ...

Alright Everyone. After a long road of frustration with this thing I have FINALLY figured out the issue of this ESTUN drive setup. Tech support had done a number of Team Viewer sessions on this machine and we where all kind of at our wits end to understand why this thing could not be tuned, and it ...

Can someone tell me how a properly tunes drive looks like? For some reason I cannot seem to get mine to where the instructions say I should be at. I can get it running fairly good in low rpms. but as soon as i get up over 200 it faults out. I am not sure what is wrong, what I am doing right or wrong ...

Thank-you for the advice. Lets see how things go today.

Is that a program in the Centroid CNC console ? or where do I find that? Never seen or heard of it before.

Also my system HAS and ATC. Will everything be the same? Why would my system not have come with a Z axis break command in the first place? Is that not a common item on most machines? Seems ...

Ok thanks I will look into this further.
This machine does have a add1616 board and does have a ATC.

Hopefully I can figure this out.

Your PLC program does not contain any definition or logic for a Z axis brake.

First, you will want to change:
;spare IS OUT9 ;SPDT Type

to something like:
ZBrakeRelease IS OUT9 ;SPDT Type

Then, typically somewhere in MainStage, add code to activate that output.

If you are using Yaskawa ...