PROG (Program) mode

1. Clear current program - see ERASE PROG in PROG I/O Mode.
2. Select POSN to rapidly move to a Position defined along the X and Z axis.
3. Select DRILL BORE to define a drill or bore event.
4. Select TURN to cut in a straight line along X, Z, or X and Z.
5. Select ARC to turn with circular contouring.
6. Select CYCLE to have a complex shape roughed out with only a small group of events. Use CYCLE TURN and CYCLE ARC to define the finish geometry of the part. Use CYCLE POSN to define the stock material.
7. Select THREAD to thread the inner or outter diameter of a part.
8. Select REPEAT to repeat with an X or Z offset any single event or group of events from 1 to 99 times.
9. Press ABS SET to load dimensions referenced from absolute zero.
10. Press INC SET to load an incremental dimension from the previous location.
11. Press LOOK to see what has been programmed so far. Press again to return to programming.
12. Press or to scroll the highlight and prompt within any event.
13. Press ADD EVENT to add and insert a new event between the two shown on the screen.
14. Press DELETE EVENT to delete the event shown on the right side of the screen.
15. Press PAGE FWD to page forward in the program events.
16. Press PAGE BACK to page back in the program events.
17. Prompt Definitions:
Approach
Define whether to rough with facing passes along the X, or with turning passes along the Z.
Chamfer / Conrad
Defines the sides of a 45 degree chamfer or the radius of a tangiential radius to the next event. Must have a connected turn or arc event for the next event. Use INC SET for conrad or ABS SET for chamfer.
Continue
To tell the ProtoTRAK if the event is continuous to the next event to be programmed. If continue is set to NO, the machine will stop and prompt the user to press GO when ready.
Direction
For an arc or circle, select 1 for clockwise or 2 for counterclockwise.
Feedrate
The cutting feedrate in in/min from .1 to 99.9 or in mm/min from 5 to 2500.
Fin Cut
For a cycle, the width of the finish cut. If 0 is input, there will be no finish cut.
Radius
The radius of the arc being defined.
Tool #
The number you assign to identify the tool.
Tool Offset
The selection of the tool offset (right, left, or center) relative to the programmed edge and the direction of tool movement.
X or Z
The X or Z dimension, may be defined in absolute or incremental reference.
X Begin or Z Begin
The X or Z beginning point of the desired event.
X End or Y End
The X or Z ending point of the desired event.
Z Rapid
For a DRILL or BORE event, the starting point of the event that the Z axis can safely rapid to at max feedrate, and then transition to feed.
 
Prompts unique to the Thread Event:
X Major Begin
The X dimension or major diameter where the thread begins.
X Minor Begin
Use this to manually define the minor diameter if you are cutting a custom thread. Otherwise, you can use 0 ABS SET to automatically calculate the thread's appropriate standard minor diameter.
X Major End
If your desired thread is tapered, you may define a different X value than the X Major Begin. Otherwise, use 0 INC SET for a straight thread.
Pitch
Defines the distance from one thread crest to the next in inches or mm. Pitch = 1 divided by # of threads per inch.
# Passes
Defines the number of roughing passes that the thread will be divided into. The first pass will take off the most amount of material, and each subsequent pass will take off proportionally less.
Spring Passes
Defines the number of cleanup passes.
Plunge Angle
Defines the angle of the tool as it feeds into the beginning depth. Default is 29.5 degrees.
Side
Select whether this is for an inside or outside thread.
Prompts unique to the Repeat Event:
First Event #
The first event to be repeated.
Last Event #
The last event to be repeated. If only one event is to be repeated, the First and Last events will be the same number.
X Offset
The incremental X offset from the event to be repeated.
Z Offset
The incremental Z offset from the event to be repeated.
# Repeats
The number of times the events are to be repeated up to 99.