Hello,
I'm woundering if anyone in the forum has done any programming for a GT27sp live toooling?I have copied the live tooling example out of the book and I can't seem to get the live tooling to turn on.I also have tried to use mdi like i use in my conquest 42 but still can't get the live tooling to turn on.Anyonre have any suggestions?

thanx for the help

Programming and operation depend on which version live tooling you have, old style single spindle units or new style with the triple spindle units - these changed around 2003.

Nwere style machines (after 2003) listed below:

DUAL DRIVE Software PMC 4.0 Edition B6

This system consist of 2 removable live heads and 2 FIXED drive cables. Drive cable 1 LABELED 2005 and drive cable 2 LABELED 2105.

Drive cable 1 is programmed with a M_____S______ To make drive cable 1 active you must press E stop mushroom, simultaneously press SPDL CW & SPDL CCW. If the L.E.D. lights up for CCW, drive 1 is enabled. If you press those buttons simultaneously again, L.E.D. goes off, drive 1 will go off.


Drive cable 2 is programmed with a M_____S______ A2 To make drive cable 2 active you must press E stop mushroom, simultaneously press SPDL FREE & the blank push button just to the right of SPDL FREE. If the L.E.D. lights up for the blank push button, drive 2 is enabled. If you press those buttons simultaneously again, L.E.D. goes off, drive 2 will go off.

USING BOTH LIVE HEADS…install both heads, connect both cables, enable both drives. Note where you install drive cables 1 and 2 so you know how to program the appropriate live spindle and direction. The 2 drive cables will mount on either motor.


USING NO LIVE TOOLING…..Disconnect both live heads and turn OFF both Drive
cables 1 and 2.

All live tool spindles use ER20 collets and the round nuts that require the face pin wrench.


Hope this helps
Tom

Tom
I don't know if i have old or newer live tooling but,I have an electric live tooling that plugs into an outlet inside the machine either A or B.Also their is only 4 speeds for the live tooling plus another gear for high torque low speed.The book says M51 A1.0 S2.0 "A" being the outlet "S" being one of the 4 speed ranges.I will try the reset button and see if it is on,The error code I get is an 078" no number found".I thank you for the help

Thanx
Joe

Joe,
Soundsd like you have the older style unit, when you call the the m51-m54 command line it calls up a macro to run the lt attachment.
It sound like you are missing the macros. Do you have a 0 or 18 control? I have all the macros and some parameters you may need to verify.
Email me direct at tomathardinge@yahoo.com
Tom

After loading all the live tooling macros everything was fine
Big thanks to Tom for all the help

Joe