142 23. Gap & Crash Function – Programming Manual
23.
GAP & CRASH FUNCTION
GAP and CRASH controls carried out through a microphone (piezoelectric
transducer) with two independent control channels simultaneously enabled.
GAP control
Check of contact between wheel and workpiece: the definition of a noise threshold
allows to detect the contact between wheel and workpiece to switch from approach
speed to feed rate.
CRASH control
The definition of an appropriate noise threshold makes it possible to detect accidental
collisions of the grinding wheel.
23.1.
Programming
Hardware and software programming of characteristics of GAP and CRASH controls.
In Manual mode, select folder Inputs & Outputs and press .
Press to select the icon
of GAP&Crash function.
Press
Hardware setup
Section 23.1.1 page 3
Software setup
Section 23.1.2 page 3