PENDANT INTERFACE OPTIONS
Modify our design or fabricate your own pendant for a custom look and feel.
Modify our standard layout with a custom pendant face and quick keys to improve operator efficiency during job set-up, program editing, and memory management. Custom key caps and functions can be provided for OEM's who want to provide a unique look and feel for their customers. Provide us with your panel artwork and we can create an overlay to fit your exact requirements.
Keypad and/or auxiliary keypads can be used with customer fabricated pendants.
Optional trays are available with purchase. Keyboard and mouse are not included.
THE CALMOTION ENHANCED KEYBOARD
SMART KEYS WITH SINGLE-BUTTON FUNCTION
(CUSTOM KEYCAPS & FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE FOR OEM'S )
DISPLAY
The DISPLAY section brings up a number of screens that operators need to access when working with variables. fixture and tooling offsets. Parameter, alarm, and diagnostic screens can be selected using quick keys. The control can be put into Manual Data Mode from here as well.
FUNCTIONS
The FUNCTIONS sections contains quick keys to manage tooling data, tool changer operation. Single button press keys in this section take the operator to fixture information for verification and modification. An operator can send the machine to its home position and control the M codes for pallet and rotary brake operation.
SETUP
The SETUP section integrates the various setting of tool diameters, tool length, block heights and axis offsets. The cold start position can be set from here with a single press of a key.
EDITOR
The Editor quick keys jump the screen to the different memory locations where G code files can be stored. Code modification is greatly simplified with single button presses for simple changes to a program. A renumber and search button are available. Note: The plot function is not compatible with the PC video configuration. Contact Calmotion if the legacy plot funtion is desired.
CURSOR
The cursor section decreases the amount of time and keystrokes to navigate the control. The standard keyboard navigation using the "U" and 'D" keys are still active, but these new keys move the cursor much more efficiently than is done in legacy mode.
USE A PC AS A MONITOR
The 544M operator interface software runs on a standard PC. The 544M is not a PC control – it sends data to a PC for visualization. Screen design, layout and number of screens can be modified to suit particular OEM needs. A total of 255 unique screens can be created. Typically, a PC is configured to auto boot to 544M screens on power up. The software can be minimized, maximized and positioned on the monitor like any other PC software.
The PC_USB video kit includes a USB dongle that connects to a user supplied NUC form factor computer or other PC. 544M screen information streams to the USB dongle and is displayed on the pendant monitor. A metal tray that mounts underneath the pendant to support a customer supplied mouse and keyboard can be provided.
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Having a computer at the machine brings a host of possibilities, such as CAD/CAM programming at the machine, remote CNC viewing via TeamViewer/Google remote desktop, ability to check email, pulling files from anywhere on the network and placing them into the 527F memory... and is a nice way to perform program simulation using the software of your choice.
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