To report Mazak machine data to your applications you have to be able to acquire it from your devices. For Mazak machines equipped with Mazatrol & Matrix controllers that are connected to your company network via Ethernet you can use the utility program MTConnect (GUI) to do so. This article contains instructions on controller setup and test of data acquisition.
Update NC software of the controller at least to the version shown under Adapted Controllers
Install and configure MTConnect SMART Adapter (Part# CCWMPD0740E) on a PC with Ethernet that is reachable by your company network and the controller
MAZATROL SMOOTHX / SMOOTHG
Update NC software of the controller at least to the version shown under Adapted Controllers
Install and configure MTConnect Adapter (Part# CCWMPD0600E) at the controller
MAZATROL FUSION CNC
Update NC software of the controller at least to the version shown under Adapted Controllers
Install and configure MTConnect Adapter according to your CNC OS (Windows 95 Part# CCWMPD0720E, Windows 2000 Part #CCWMPD0730E) at the controller
MATRIX CNC
Update NC software of the controller at least to the version shown under Adapted Controllers
Install and configure MTConnect Adapter (Part# CCWMPD0690E or Part# CCWMPD0700E) at the controller
Note: For any of the above controllers do NOT purchase or install the Agent software for the Adapter
MAZAK TEST PROGRAM
To see and test data output from Mazak machines you need the program MTConnect. It allows you to read machine data output by the Mazak MTConnect Adapter that may be installed directly at the controller or on a remote PC. Data output by both variants can also be accessed from a remote PC.
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD
USAGE
Extract all content of MTConnect.zip to a folder on your PC and double click MTConnect. Enter the IP Address or DNS Hostname (1) of the controller with the Mazak MTConnect Adapter and the appropriate TCP Port (2) (default = 7878). To avoid that the controller automatically disconnects you have to set a suitable ping interval (3) default = 10 sec. If you run the program directly at the controller that runs the Mazak MTConnect Adapter you can simply use DNS Hostname 'localhost' or 'IP Address' 127.0.0.1.
Note: Make sure that TCP Port 7878 is opened in your firewall
FIG 2: Mazak test program
After clicking [Connect] the Adapter initially outputs ALL tags and their actual value (4). After that, the Adapter outputs only data for tag values that have changed (5). If you check 'Show Ping' the program additionally outputs heartbeat communication (ping <-> pong) between MTConnect and Adapter.
As described in MTConnect Overview a line output by an Adapter starts with a timestamp in UTC or local time followed by one or more tag name | value pairs delimited by pipe characters ‘|’. For samples and events tag name is followed by one value e.g. execution|STOPPED|. For conditionsfive values are output f.i. motion_cond|WARNING|T03|||Single block stop signal ON 0301.
