This program is used to update a CNC's compensation table, with adjustment data from a laser level. It outputs new compensation tables (or optionally will overwrite the original).
A CNC machine can have imperfections in the level of its axis which come from manufacturing defects, affects from installation or the surface it is installed upon. A compensation table provides adjustments which the machine can use to compensate for these imperfections. This is done by adding adjustments or interpolations of adjustments to the position of the cutting head based on the position of the head along a particular axis. There would normally be a compensation table for each axis. A laser level is used to to find the imperfections in the positions of the cutting head, which is then generated as a file. This program takes the adjustment file from the laser lever, and the compensation table from the CNC machine and combines them to create an updated compensation table.
Laser adjust will automatically discover files based on the following patterns
{axis} <description>.pos - describes a laser adjustment file
Valid Examples:
X.pos, Y Axis.pos, A Axis Forward.pos
Description:
This file contains adjustment values used to adjust the compensation values in the
compensation files.
AL{axis} - describes an 8055 type compensation file
Valid Examples:
ALX, ALY, ALA, ALB
{axis}.mp - describes an 8065 type compensation file
Valid Examples:
X.mp, Y.mp, P.mp, Q.mp
Multiple axis compensation files will be paired with adjustment files based on their axis names. The software will process all files where a matching pair is found.
The following assumes an elixir environment is setup on your system.
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Download the source or clone this repository
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cd to .../laser_adjust
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run:
mix escript.build
This will build the script which can be run on any Erlang environment.
laser_adjust is a commandline program, options are described below.
usage: laser_adjust path [--quiet|-q] [--force|-f]
[--axis|-a {axis-name A-Z}] [--type|-t {8055|8065}]
path is a directory which specifies the location to find the compensation and adjustment files, as well as where updated files will be created. If no path is provided, the current directory is used.
--quite|-q -- turn off log messages
--force|-f -- force overwrite of original compensation table files with the updated file.
--axis|-a -- process only axis listed, multiple --axis or -a options can be supplied
to process only selected axis.
--type|-t -- only process files for the specified type.
Find all axis compensation and adjustment file pairs and produce a new compensation file for each pair found.
laser_adjust
Only valid X and Y axis pairs are processed to produce a new compensation for.
laser_adjust --axis X --axis Y
Only valid X and Y axis pairs are processed if they are of the valid type. So in the following case it will process ALX and ALY files, but skip the axis if the compensation file is X.mp or Y.mp.
laser_adjust --axis X --axis Y --type 8055