The Fadec Fadec Engineering LLC UMC10. Installation and Operation Guide
Table T able of Contents
Part 1: Uncrating the UMC10 Pages 1-4: Coolant Tank Assembly
Part 2: Powering up the UMC10 Pages 5-8: Initial Power ON Procedure
Part 3: Operating the UMC10 Pages 9-13: Setting the Home Position Pages 14-17: Setting a Tool Offset Pages 18-19: Setting a Fixture Offset
Part 4: Warning Messages Pages 20-21: Limit Switch error
Part 1: Uncrating the UMC10. Coolant Tank Assembly
Locate the following following parts in the packaged boxes that are inside the machines storage compartment.
1. Little Giant Coolant Pump. ( 1 ) 2. Coolant Pump Tubing Tubing Extension. Extens ion. ( 1 ) 3. PVC Elbow. Elbo w. ( 2 ) 4. PVC Tube Tube Extension. Extens ion. ( 2 ) 5. Coolant Tank Tank Chip Screen. ( 2 ) 6. Coolant Tank. ( 1, strapped to the pallet. ) 7. Air Spray with plastic air line. ( 1 ) 1
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Loosely assemble the Coolant Tank as shown in the photo below.
Once the lid of the Coolant Tank is fastened into place, install the Chip Screens.
Next, the PVC Elbows and Tubes should be loosely rotated into position and the tips should be flush with the Chip Screens for proper coolant/chip drainage.
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The power cord cord of the Coolant Coolant Pump will route route into the Electrical Cabinet and plug in at the Relay Board, which is located in the upper right hand side.
The Relay Board will have have a connection labeled labeled COOLANT, COOLANT, this is where the Coolant Pump power will plug in at.
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The 15” touchscreen monitor monitor will mount mount to the stand stand as shown in the picture above. Three cords should plug into the rear of the monitor. The three cords are a power cord for the monitor, a USB cord for the touchscreen function of the monitor, and a VGA cord for the monitor’s video function.
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Part 2: Powering up the UMC10. Initial Power ON Procedure
The UMC10 requires a 220-volt, 220-volt, 20-amp Single Phase power power source. The picture below shows the three wires you will be wiring to the machine. To test for proper voltage, place one of the leads from your voltage meter on the Ground ( Green wire ), and the other lead on either the Black wire or the White White wire. Your voltage meter should read 120-volts on the Black wire as well as the White wire.
120-volt Power ( Black wire ) 120-volt Power ( White wire ) Ground ( Green wire )
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The UMC10 machine machine requires a 90-psi constant constant air pressure in order to operate. On the side of the electrical cabinet is a air distribution fitting, on the bottom of the fitting is a 1/4” NPT female fitting to attach your air supply fitting of choice. Also supplied is a 90 degree swivel push-to-lock fitting for the supplied air spray tool with 1/4” plastic air line.
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Notice that all of the power cables are unplugged from the power strip, this is essential for a proper first time power-up to ensure your power source is safe for the components. ( PC Computer, Compu ter, PC Monitor, Mo nitor, Work light, FlashCut Control, and Relay Board. )
Once the 220-volt power source is checked, 90-psi of air is supplied, and all the components are unplugged from the power strip, the machine is now ready ready for powering ON. safely.
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The Inverter should should be on now and and the main screen screen should be lit and read as shown in the photo above.
To T o test the Power Power Strip voltage, voltage, find the power power cord for the the Work Light, plug it in, and turn the switch at the light ON/OFF.
Note: The Power Strip has a ON/OFF switch located on the backside of the housing closest to the Inverter.
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Part 3: Operating the UMC10. Setting the Home Position Position..
Fully power ON the machine.
At the PC screen, double-cl double-click ick the FlashCut Icon to open the FlashCut Control.
A pop-up window will show when FlashCut is first opened, select the CONNECT button to activate a ctivate the Signal Generator.
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In the upper right corner of the FlashCut Control is a window, MACHINE, with a X, Y, and Z position.
Using the drop down option, SET, select the CLEAR option.
Now your Machine window should have a N/A for X,Y, and Z.
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Once the cut marks are lined up in their respective positions, return to the MACHINE window again in the upper right corner.
From the drop down selection, SET, and select the ZERO ALL option. The MACHINE window should now read 0.0000 for the X, Y, and Z positions.
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In the lower left corner of the FlashCut Control is a button labeled, ZERO AXES, click this button and the machine will now calibrate its axes.
When the machine is finished calibrating a pop-up box will appear to confirm that you wish to accept the new zero position, choose YES.
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The Table Zero position is now accurately set and and ready for a fixture offset to be set.
Steps 1-12 should be followed every time the machine is started up for an accurate Table Table Zero position.
Note 1: If a warning message appears with a limit switch being tripped please proceed to page 20 to reset the servo motors drivers.
Note 2: If the machine is shut off at anytime while at a position, the FlashCut Control will automatically re-display the same position when powered back on.
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Part 3: Operating the UMC10. Setting a Tool Offset.
In the top COORDINATES COORDINATES tab, choose DEFINE TOOL OFFSET to access the tool height setting window as shown in the photo below. This is where you will save your tool offset when it is at a desired position.
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To adjust your tool offsets at anytime, from the CONFIGURATION tab, choose TOOLS, then TOOL LIBRARY to access the library of stored positions you have set.
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Tool T ool Offset procedure procedure example: example:
Load your Toolholder into the Spindle according to the desired Tool T ool Position Position number shown shown on the FlashCut FlashCut Control screen. screen.
JOG the tool safely to a clear and clean side of the Machine Table Table where you can place a 1-2-3 Block.
Safely JOG the Z down below to the side of the 1-2-3 Block.
JOG the Z up slowly until it looks flush with the tip of the 1-2-3 Block, but stopping just before.
Incrementally in .001” moves, JOG the Z up until the 1-2-3 Block tightly slides underneath the tool's tip.
Note: Be sure to slowly slide the 1-2-3 Block under the tool's tip or the tools tip will chip, and become damaged.
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Do not lower the Z down onto the 1-2-3 Block or the Spindle can be damaged, or also break the tip of the tool.
In the top COORDINATES tab, choose DEFINE TOOL OFFSET to save the tool's current height position.
Now you must factor out the 1-2-3 Block height from the saved Tool T ool height. In the top CONFIGURA CONFIGURATION TION tab, tab, choose TOOLS, then TOOL LIBRARY LIBRARY to access the library of stored positions positions you have have set.
Locate the tool position you are currently setting and add the 1-2-3 Block height to the current tool Z OFFSET length that has been recorded.
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If the 3” side of the 1-2-3 Block was used in setting the tool height, add the 3” to the current recorded Z OFFSET length. As an example, if the original Z OFFSET number was -6.0123, your your new adjusted Z OFFSET number should read, -9.0123. Page 17
Part 3: Operating the UMC10. Setting a Fixture Offset.
In the top COORDINATES tab, choose DEFINE FIXTURE OFFSET to access your options for setting a fixture offset.
When the FIXTURE OFFSET pop-up box appears, you will notice on the lower left side of the box that you can choose whether you want to set the X,Y, and Z axes all at once or individually by un-checking a axes.
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To T o adjust your fixture offsets at anytime, anytime, from the CONFIGURA CONFIGURATION TION tab, choose MACHINE, then FIXTURE OFFSETS to access the library of stored positions you have set.
When setting a Fixture Offset for the Z axes, note that the recorded number in the Fixture Offsets Library must be the difference between the recorded Tool Height and the first initial recorded Z-axes heigth in the Fixture Offsets Library Library..
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Part 4: 4 : Warning Messages. Me ssages. Limit Switch Error.
If a pop-up error warning warning ( _-axis servo error switch switch has been tripped. ) occurs after the ZERO AXES process. You will need to reset the motors to re-position the machine and start the process over again.
Note: This error warning occurs when the cut mark is lined up outside of the material edge, which leads the servo motors to go outside of their homing range and trip the limit switch.
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In the top CONTROLLER tab, choose RESET MOTOR DRIVERS at the bottom of the drop down window.
Now you can re-position re-position the table and Z axis again, but this time more accurately to successfully zero the axes.
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