TEXT Command
The 9000 Series control has a lettering command which can be used to engrave serial numbers
or other descriptions. The text cycles must be loaded by setting the “Load text cycles”
parameter. The control must be rebooted after setting the parameter. The one-to-one letter size
is 1” x 1” and is in a block letter font. All these letters can be scaled or rotated to achieve the
desired size and orientation. The depth of cut is contained in P141, the Z plunge feedrate in
P145, and the clearance plane in P140. A typical program would be as follows.
Sample Program using Text Command
N1 P140=.1 (Clearance of .1)
N2 P141=-.2 (Depth of cut .2 inches)
N3 P145=5 (Plunge feedrate of 5 ipm)
N4 G1 F10 (XY feedrate of 10 ipm)
N5 S1000 M3 (Spindle on CW)
N6 X-4 Y.5 (Position of first letter)
N7 Text [MILLTRONICS USA MFG] (Desired text)
N8 M30 (End program)
This program will write “MILLTRONICS USA MFG” at a depth of -.2” in 1” by 1” block
letters starting at a position of X-4 Y.5.
The text cycle can also be used to engrave parameter values, times and dates.
Example:
P28 = -6.77777
TEXT [N=#28[34]]
This will engrave “N=-006.7778” (3 leading digits, 4 trailing). If the leading and trailing fields
are left blank, the default format from the machine setup parameters is used.
Successive part numbers can be engraved using the following scheme:
TEXT[#699[30]] Engraves the value of P699, 3 places to the left, 0 to the right)
P699 is the parts counter
When the leading and trailing is 0, the ascii value of the parameter is engraved.
Example:
P1 = 35 (Ascii for ‘#’)
P2 = 123
TEXT [PART #1[00] #2[30]] This will engrave “PART #123”.
When the leading and trailing = -1, the time is engraved (the parameter # is ignored).
Example: TEXT [TIME IS #1 [-1]] will engrave “TIME IS 016:46:51”.
When the leading and trailing = -2 the date is engraved (the parameter # is ignored).
Example: TEXT [DATE IS #1[-2]] will engrave “DATE IS 2015⁄11⁄15”