Bitsetter probing issues

[mar80 (Mark)]

I received a bitsetter and although works, seems to produce problems with tool changes, and repeating the job.

If I run a job, the bitsetter probes the tool #1 upon machine initialization, then I can use the xzy probe to locate the stock on the wasteboard, run the job, tool change partway through the job to tool #2 (which bitsetter probes tool length correctly) then after the job completes, tool #1 is placed back in the spindle to run the job again.

This is where the problem lies. I locate the stock on the wasteboard again with the xzy probe, Run the job (same job), bitsetter probes the tool, but since it was put back in the spindle at a different depth (after job #1 completed) it’s either too low or too high from the stock that was just probed with the xzy probe.

Make sense?, and is this intended functionality? I can reproduce this every time, so the temp solution is to switch off the control board to force the machine to prompt for initialization again, then everything is fine.

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

when you place the tool #1 back, did you click in CM the main screen button to change tool? without that I have seen the behavior you describe…
but with that there is a length probe before you manually put the zero of the stock in… and then it is all fine

[mar80 (Mark)]

I am not sure which button you are referring to, or do you mean the prompts that come up when the bitsetter probes?

[luc.onthego (Luc)]

It is the button at the bottom of the Run Page

[mar80 (Mark)]

Ah I see, that makes sense. I assumed this was if you didn’t have the tool probe and were to change bits manually. Should clear up the issue then Thanks guys!