206 8 Milling and Drilling
8.2 Additional Milling Functions
If PULSED is selected, then enter the amount of time (in seconds or
tenths of seconds) for the relay to remain on. The maximum amount
of time that a relay can pulse is 999.9 seconds.
Set the Display User Prompt for the step to pause before or after by
pressing either the Before Step, or After Step. If a pause is not to
be included, press the No softkey. These can also be selected from
the drop down menu in the field window.
Set the Set Continuous field to Yes if the step is to be part of a
continuous path. When set to Yes, the step does not break path
continuity. The step will be run with the tool at the path depth. The
Auxiliary Function step cannot be used to start or end a continuous
path.
Press the USE key.
Position Description
ON
The AMI output contacts will switch to an energized
state.
OFF
The AMI output contacts will switch to their default
states.
PULSED
The AMI output contacts will switch to an energized
state for the length of time that is defined.
Display
User
Prompt
The AMI allows the operator to pause the step
before or after the relays are turned on or off.
The pulse length must expire before the program
continues to run.
The auxiliary function relays will not turn off automatically
during an Operator Intervention Message (OIM).
The auxiliary function requires the AMI hardware for these
settings to take affect automatically, otherwise they will
activate operator prompts that must be responded to
during the machining operation.
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