Hello world, some time ago we purchased a second hand F1612 which arrived with two tangential modules, one of which was refusing to recognize tool. It would try to look for the bar code on the tool but lose hope finding it, and then just show empty module in axis control.
I managed to fix that (or so I thought) and use it for a while without a hitch, but now same module has changed it's issues to something else...
When installed on machine, it moves down few millimeters to 'home' I assume, starts rotating to scan for the tool by about 45 degrees after which errors out, giving 'E10028 could not find z origin (black)'. When tried again it sometimes repeats same, sometimes moves down by 20mm or so and craps out an error 'E10019 could not move head to down position' and requiring a reboot of machine.
Module works/worked every now and then so made me think it was some sort of cable issue so I replaced the ribbon cables, and while doing that the limit switch/sensor of z axis - but neither helped.
Not slot specific, has same issue in any of them. I'm stumped, anyone else come up with something similar in the past? The PCB with connector has been changed before it arrived to us, to one that was known to work so I've ruled that out for now.
Earlier problem I remedied by combination of swapping parts on the PCB of module, namely the sensor itself that reads bar code (it's not worth for me to send the part for manufacturer to repair, and Summa is unenthusiastically unhelpful in even simpler things...), and then running bar code reader calibration that I found almost by accident referenced on Summa pages.. (had I known there was such a calibration, maybe the sensor didn't need swapping to begin with..)
I managed to fix that (or so I thought) and use it for a while without a hitch, but now same module has changed it's issues to something else...
When installed on machine, it moves down few millimeters to 'home' I assume, starts rotating to scan for the tool by about 45 degrees after which errors out, giving 'E10028 could not find z origin (black)'. When tried again it sometimes repeats same, sometimes moves down by 20mm or so and craps out an error 'E10019 could not move head to down position' and requiring a reboot of machine.
Module works/worked every now and then so made me think it was some sort of cable issue so I replaced the ribbon cables, and while doing that the limit switch/sensor of z axis - but neither helped.
Not slot specific, has same issue in any of them. I'm stumped, anyone else come up with something similar in the past? The PCB with connector has been changed before it arrived to us, to one that was known to work so I've ruled that out for now.
Earlier problem I remedied by combination of swapping parts on the PCB of module, namely the sensor itself that reads bar code (it's not worth for me to send the part for manufacturer to repair, and Summa is unenthusiastically unhelpful in even simpler things...), and then running bar code reader calibration that I found almost by accident referenced on Summa pages.. (had I known there was such a calibration, maybe the sensor didn't need swapping to begin with..)
