Tormach PCNC 770 - Operation

Chapter 4
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Operation
4. Operation
This chapter provides an overview of the basic controls of the PCNC mill.
4.1 Control Locations
There are two control locaons, the Operator Panel and the (on-screen) PathPilot
®
interface. All
control funcons can be found in one or the other locaon.
4.1.1 Operator Panel
The Operator Panel is located on the
door of the electrical cabinet (see Figure
4.1). It contains physical buons that
control the following funcons:
• Start
• E-stop
• Controller On/O
• Coolant On/O/Auto
• Spindle Manual/Auto
• Spindle Start/Stop
• Spindle Forward/Reverse
It also contains the Accessory inlet, the Spindle Speed Dial (RPM x 100), and Spindle Lockout.
NOTE: The Operator Panel is not compable with the PCNC 1100 or PCNC 770 full enclosure kit and is
therefore removed and discarded during installaon of either. In this scenario, these controls are accessed
(on mills without an operator panel) via the PathPilot interface.
4.1.2 PathPilot Interface
PathPilot is a sophiscated CNC controller for Tormach products. All aspects of the mill is controlled
via the on-screen PathPilot interface. There are four primary ways to interact with PathPilot:
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Jog shule (oponal)
• Touch screen (oponal)
For further informaon on the PathPilot interface, see chapter 6, PathPilot Interface. Addional
devices – like the Probe, Tool Seer, Injecon Molder, or CNC Scanner – can also interface with
PathPilot. For informaon, refer to chapter 8, Accessories.
Figure 4.1