Machine programming general procedure
- Nathan Wallis
- Adriane Hunt
This topic outlines the general procedure and options for using machine programming in FactoryLogix. If you need help setting up machine programming, consult your FactoryLogix administrator or contact Aegis Support.
Important
Before you can set up for machine programming, your factory resources must be defined (factories, areas, and workstations). See Create a factory and set up factory resources for more information. See your FactoryLogix administrator for help setting up factory resources before you set up machine programming.
Specify a machine type for a factory workstation
After you create a factory, you specify the machine type for a factory workstation to enable machine programming.
Log into the FactoryLogix Office client application.
Select Templates and Standards
> Factory Resources.
Select a workstation from the factory tree.
On the right side of the window, enter a Computer Name for the workstation attached to the machine.
(Optional) Select the Add
button, then locate and select an image of the machine.
(Optional) Enter a Computer Name or select the Search button (the binoculars), select a computer from the list, then select OK.
If you want to use an alarm reaction template, select one from the Alarm Reaction Template drop-down.
Review the options on the Machine Information and Material Setup Configuration tabs to ensure the correct options are selected for your machine. (See Create a factory and set up factory resources for details.)
Select the Save button to save the configuration for the workstation and machine.
Add machine programming to a process definition
After you specify a machine type in Factory Resources for your specific machine interface, you need to add machine programming to the specific process definition for the product or assembly that requires a machine program.
Log into the FactoryLogix Office client application.
Select Process Engineering
> Define Processes, then locate and double-click the desired product or assembly to open its process definition.
Expand the Line Programming node at the bottom of the process tree.
Right-click Line Programming, then select Add Programming from the menu.
In the Add Programming dialog, select Program a Machine.
Use the Browse (...) button to select the Operation in the process flow from which part assignments should be derived, then select OK.
Use the Browse (...) button to select the Machine (the workstation used for this operation), then select OK to add the machine programming entries to the Process tree at the bottom under Line Programming.
The machine type you selected now displays under Line Programming at the bottom of the Process tree as shown in the following illustration.
Select the workstation name under Line Programming to initialize machine programming.
Edit machine properties
At the top of the Machine List window in Process Engineering, there are two buttons:
The Choose Resources
button is used to add additional factory resources for programming
The Edit Properties
button is used to set up or change the properties for the selected machine interface.
Note
Each machine programming interface is unique. Consult an Aegis Support Specialist for details about your particular machine interface.
Specify machine properties and a default program path
When you program a machine, you need to specify machine properties and a default program path (the location where the machine program output file will reside).
In the Process tree under Line Programming, right-click the machine interface you want to configure.
In the dialog, select the elipsis (...), locate and select the Default Program Path where the machine program output file will reside, then select OK.
You are returned to the Machine Properties dialog.
Define the following in the Machine Properties dialog:
Positive X, Positive Y, Position Angle
The Positive X and Positive Y values define whether a positive value for the X/Y coordinates mean that the position is to the left/right or above/below the origin point respectively.
The Position Angle defines whether rotation angles are to be considered Clockwise (CW) or Counter-Clockwise (CCW).
Note
Some machines also define 270 degrees as -90; the check box to the right of the Position Angle allows FactoryLogix to take this into consideration during Machine Programming.
Select OK to confirm your selections.
Edit machine properties in the Machine List window
Under Machine List in the Process Definition window, there are five areas you must step through to configure and generate a machine program. You can move through each area using the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the Machine List window or you can select the button for each area to see the available options:
Board Geometry - In this area, you can work with fiducials, board origin, and how the board will be presented to the machine.
Part Management & Troubleshooting - This is the area where you set up the machine.
Angle Resolution - This is the area where you validate and correct machine angle outputs.
Program Transfer - This is the location where the program will typically be generated—although sometimes it could be direct to the machine.
Material Setup - This area is outside the scope of machine programming.
Review the settings in the following table to understand the options and settings:
Item | Description |
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Board Geometry | The Board Geometry toolbar options are used to set up fiducials, board origin, board rotation, and board side. |
Part Management & Troubleshooting | Part Management and Troubleshooting options are used to set up machine-specific options for the currently-selected machine (in this example, MYCRONIC TPSys). Select the Setup |
Angle Resolution | The Angle Resolution options are used with certain advanced machine types to validate or correct machine placement angles (theta) specific to that machine type. Blue indicates unconfirmed angles, Green indicates confirmed angles, Red indicates parts with angle errors. Machine Angle Correction Center - Use these options to check and validate correct machine placement angles on a part-by-part basis or check and correct all placement angles automatically.
Settings - The Settings
Buttons - Use these buttons to help you confirm machine placement angle settings for a selected part in the Part Number list: There are two ways to confirm machine placement angles:
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Program Transfer | Program Transfer options are used to generate the final machine program. Depending on the machine type, one or more local files will be generated, or the program may be transferred directly to the placement equipment in question.
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Material Setup | Material Setup options allow you to record material setup data for the selected operation and machine. Four import formats are currently supported:
The first time the Material Setup tab is displayed for a selected operation and machine, the Material Setup grid on the right side of the window is blank. You can create a material setup list by: importing a machine recipe file, importing the data from a *.csv file, or entering the data manually. After a material setup list is imported (or created manually), the data is displayed in the Material Setup grid on the right side of the window and is recorded by FactoryLogix. (In subsequent sessions, the grid will display any previously-recorded material setup information for the selected operation and machine.)
When you import a *.csv file, the contents of the file are formatted with each row of the *.csv file mapping to a single entry in the setup list. No comma is expected after the Part Marking value, but may be present. If a value is not present, the comma separating it from the previous (or next) value will remain. If Rotation, Polarity, and Part Marking were not present, the data line will have three commas after the Feeder value with nothing between them.
At the top of the window (to the right of Machine Setup), a toolbar and other options allow you to configure material setup data.
The report header at the top of the first page of the report includes the following:
The report footer at the bottom of each page of the report, identifies the FactoryLogix operator who printed the report and the current date and time. Page numbers and the total number of pages in the report are also displayed.
The following illustration shows the data fill mode logic:
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