Cycles
2.4 Drilling cycles
2.4.7 Tapping with compensating chuck - CYCLE840
Programming
CYCLE840 (RTP, RFP, SDIS, DP, DPR, DTB, SDR, SDAC, ENC, MPIT, PIT, AXN)
Parameters
Parameter Data type Description
RTP REAL Retraction plane (absolute)
RFP REAL Reference plane (absolute)
SDIS REAL Safety clearance (enter without sign)
DP REAL Final drilling depth (absolute)
DPR REAL Final drilling depth relative to the reference plane (enter without
sign)
DTB REAL Dwell time at thread depth (chip breakage)
SDR INT Direction of rotation for retraction
Values: 0 (automatic direction reversal), 3 or 4 (for M3 or M4)
SDAC INT Direction of rotation after end of cycle
Values: 3, 4 or 5 (for M3, M4 or M5)
ENC INT Tapping with/without encoder
Values: 0 = with encoder, 1 = without encoder
MPIT REAL Thread lead as a thread size (signed):
Range of values 3 (for M3) to 48 (for M48)
PST REAL Thread lead as a value (signed)
Range of values: 0.001 ... 2000.000 mm
AXN INT Tool axis
Values1):
1: 1st axis of the current plane
2: 2nd axis of the current plane
3: 3rd axis of the current plane
1) The definition of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd axes depends upon the current plane selected.
Function
The tool drills at the programmed spindle speed and feedrate to the entered final thread
depth.
This cycle is used to program tapping with the compensating chuck:
● Without encoder
● With encoder.
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Sequence
Tapping with compensating chuck without encoder
Position reached prior to cycle start:
The drilling position is the position in the two axes of the selected plane.
The cycle creates the following sequence of motions:
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● Tapping to the final drilling depth
● Dwell time at tapping depth (parameter DTB)
● Retraction to the reference plane brought forward by the safety clearance
● Retraction to the retraction plane with G0
Sequence of operations
Tapping with compensating chuck with encoder
Position reached prior to cycle start:
The drilling position is the position in the two axes of the selected plane.
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The cycle creates the following sequence of motions:
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● Approach of the reference plane brought forward by the safety clearance by using G0
● Tapping to the final drilling depth
● Dwell time at thread depth (parameter DTB)
● Retraction to the reference plane brought forward by the safety clearance
● Retraction to the retraction plane with G0
Explanation of the parameters
For the parameters RTP, RFP, SDIS, DP, DPR, refer to Section "Drilling, centering -
CYCLE81 (Page 122)".
DTB (dwell time)
The dwell time must be programmed in seconds.
SDR (direction of rotation for retraction)
SDR=0 must be set if the spindle direction is to reverse automatically.
If the machine data is defined such that no encoder is set (in this case, machine data
MD30200 $MA_NUM_ENCS is 0), the parameter must be assigned the value 3 or 4 for the
direction of rotation; otherwise, alarm 61202 "No spindle direction programmed" is output
and the cycle is aborted.
SDAC (direction of rotation)
Because the cycle can also be called modally (see Section "Graphical cycle support in the
program editor (Page 118)"), it requires a direction of rotation for tapping further threaded
holes. This is programmed in parameter SDAC and corresponds to the direction of rotation
programmed before the first call in the higher-level program. If SDR=0, the value assigned to
SDAC has no meaning in the cycle and can be omitted in the parameterization.
ENC (tapping)
If tapping is to be performed without encoder although an encoder exists, parameter ENC
must be assigned value 1.
If, however, no encoder is installed and the parameter is assigned the value 0, it is ignored in
the cycle.
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MPIT and PIT (thread lead as a thread size and as a value)
The parameter for the lead is only relevant if tapping is performed with encoder. The cycle
calculates the feedrate from the spindle speed and the lead.
The value for the thread lead can be defined either as the thread size (for metric threads
between M3 and M48 only) or as a value (distance from one thread turn to the next as a
numerical value). Any parameters not required are omitted in the call or assigned the value
zero.
If the two lead parameters have conflicting values, alarm 61001 "Thread lead wrong" is
generated by the cycle and cycle execution is aborted.
Note
Depending on the settings in machine data MD30200 $MA_NUM_ENCS, the cycle selects
whether tapping is to be performed with or without encoder.
The direction of rotation for the spindle must be programmed with M3 or M4.
In thread blocks with G63, the values of the feedrate override switch and spindle speed
override switch are frozen to 100%.
A longer compensating chuck is usually required for tapping without encoder.
AXN (tool axis)
The following figure presents the options for the drilling axes to be selected.
With G17:
● AXN=1; Corresponds to X
● AXN=2; Corresponds to Y
● AXN=3; Corresponds to Z
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Using AXN (number of the drilling axis) to program the drilling axis enables the drilling axis to
be directly programmed.
AXN=1 1st axis of the current plane
AXN=2 2nd axis of the current plane
AXN=3 3rd axis of the current plane
For example, to machine a hole in the G17 plane with Z axis, you program:
G17
AXN=3
Programming example: Tapping without encoder
In this program, a thread is tapped without encoder at position X35 Y35 in the XY plane; the
tapping axis is the Z axis. The parameters SDR and SDAC for the direction of rotation must
be assigned; parameter ENC is assigned the value 1, the value for the depth is the absolute
value. Lead parameter PIT can be omitted. A compensating chuck is used in machining.
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N20 G17 X35 Y35 Z60 ; Approach drilling position
N30 G1 F200 ; Setting the path feedrate
N40 CYCLE840(20,0,3,-15,,1,3,4,1,6,,3) Cycle call, dwell time 1 s,
direction of rotation for
retraction M4, direction of
rotation after cycle M3, no
safety clearance, parameters MPIT
and PIT have been omitted
N50 M02 ; End of program
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Programming example: Tapping with encoder
In this program, a thread is tapped with encoder at position X35 Y35 in the XY plane. The
drilling axis is the Z axis. The lead parameter must be defined, automatic reversal of the
direction of rotation is programmed. A compensating chuck is used in machining.
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N10 G90 G0 T11 D1 S500 M4 ; Specification of technology
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N20 G17 X35 Y35 Z60 ; Approach drilling position
N30 CYCLE840(20,0,3,-15,,1,3,4,1,6,,3) ; Cycle call, without safety
clearance, with absolute depth
specification
N40 M02 ; End of program
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