Parameter 3109 Display W and G

People who know me know just how boring I am. Today I’m going to confirm this by getting very excited about this parameter.

Parameter 3109 bit 1 (#1) DWT will make the display of wear offsets loose that confusing W and G.

Stay here I’ll explain more.

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Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Parameter 3109, to change this parameters first you need to go to the setting screen in MDI.

Put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today we are going to change the parameter that stops the offset page displaying G and W.

Bit 1 (#1) DWT make this a 1 to stop this being displayed.

So when you change this parameter you won’t see a W beside the offset number in the wear screen. You also won’t see the G beside the tool number in the geometry screen.

I know for a fact when training people that this really confuses them. Especially the the G on the geometry screen.

This is it before with the W

This is it with the parameter change good old fashioned numbers.

As in the book

Bits n Bobs

When counting the bits in parameters you count from right to left so the first one on the right is bit 0 or sometimes known as #0

Other Parameters Of Interest

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3102 Unlock Programs

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favour take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you ain’t got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

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Overtravel Axis Fanuc Parameter 1300

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Over-travel alarm, make this a thing of the past with this parameter

You first need to go to the setting screen in MDI.and put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today we are going to change the parameter that stops the machine generating an alarm when it gets to the end of travel.

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End Of Travel Alarm  Fanuc Parameter

Now I need to start by apologising to all the lovely people at Fanuc. All the years I have moaned and moaned about the fact that when you get to the end of the machine stroke on a Fanuc control you get a stupid alarm.

Actually I have been totally wrong and I offer my sincere apologies to all who have been hurt by my nasty comments about this.

If you set parameter 1300 BIT 1 (NAL) to a 1 then you do not get an alarm when you travel to the end of the machine stroke.

This should make it work. If it doesn’t then maybe you should call the Samaritans.

Bits n Bobs

When counting the bits in parameters you count from right to left so the first one on the right is bit 0 or sometimes known as #0

Other Parameters You may Want to Change

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3202 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

This guy has more CNC Manuals than you can shake a stick at.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favour take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Or take a screen shot.

Thanks

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this post or need CNC Counselling then contact me.

If you want to learn to program CNC Milling Machines

Look no further Contact CNC Training Centre