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ProtoTRAKTM
SLX CNC Control
FEATURES
& SPECIFICATIONS
(O)
indicates optional feature
ProtoTRAK System Hardware
 | Two-axis CNC, two-axis DRO
| Electronic handwheels for manual operation
| 10.4" color active-matrix screen
| Industrial-grade Pentium® processor
| 256 Mb Ram
| P/S 2 Keyboard connector
| 2 USB connectors
| RJ45 port and Ethernet card (O)
| Override of program feedrate
| Override of program spindle speed
| LED status lights built into display
| TEAC floppy drive
| Gasket-sealed enclosures
| Jogstick for convenient jog
| 256 Mb USB Thumb Drive flash memory (O)
| Clean front panel with few hard keys |
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Software Features - General Operation
| Clear, uncluttered screen display
| Prompted data inputs
| English language - no codes
| Soft keys - change within context
| Windows® operating system
| Color graphics with adjustable views
| Inch/mm selectable
| Convenient modes of operation (see below) |
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DRO Mode Features
| Incremental and absolute dimensions
| Jog at rapid with override
| Powerfeed X or Z
| Tapers of any angle
| Radius
| Fillet
| Go To dimensions (O)
| Servo motor return to Home
| Spindle speed setting with override
| Tool offsets from library
| Fine/course handwheel resolution (O) |
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Program Mode Features
| Geometry-based programming
| Event comments (O)
| Incremental and absolute dimensions
| Automatic tool nose radius compensation
| Circular interpolation
| Linear interpolation
| Look -graphics with a single button push
| List step - graphics with programmed events displayed
| Alphanumeric program names
| Conrad - one input for automatic corner radius programming
| Chamfer - one input for automatic chamfer programming
| Math helps with graphical interface
| Auto load of math solutions
| Subroutine repeat of programmed events
| Nesting
| Programmable spindle speeds
| Program run time clock in Run Mode (O)
| CSS (Constant Surface Speed) programming (O)
| IPR (Inch per Revolution) programming (O)
| Gang tooling (O) |
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Canned Cycles
| Position
| Drill
| Bore
| Turn
| Arc
| Cycle
| Thread
| Groove
| Custom thread (O)
| Tap (O) |
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Edit Mode Features
| Delete events
| Erase program
| Spreadsheet editing (O)
| Global data change (O)
| Clipboard to copy events between programs (O) |
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Set Up Mode Features
| Program diagnostics
| Advanced tool library
| Tool library file save
| Icon-prompted tool setting
| Tool offsets with modifiers
| Single tool set-up
| Gang tool set-up (O)
| Indexer tool set-up (O)
| Advanced diagnostic routines
| Software travel limits
| Tool path graphics with adjustable views
| Program run time estimation clock |
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Run Mode Features
| CAM file program run
| Real time run graphics with tool icon
| Countdown clock to next pause or tool change (O)
| TRAKing of programs during program run (O)
| Automatic indexing for tool change (O)
| Gang tool operation (O) |
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Program In/Out Mode Features
| Simple program storage to floppy
| CAM program converter
| Converter for prior-generation ProtoTRAK programs
| DXF/DWG file converter (O)
| Selection of file storage locations (O)
| Automatic file back-up routine (O)
| Preview graphics for unopened files (O)
| Networking (O) |
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Advanced Features Option
| Spreadsheet editing
| Global data change
| Clipboard to copy events to another program
| Event comments
| Program run time estimator
| CSS (Constant Surface Speed) programming
| IPR (Inch per Revolution) programming
| Gang tooling
| Additional Canned Cycles:
| Custom thread
| Tap |
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Networking/Memory Option
| Directory/File/Folder Program organization
| Automatic file back up routine
| Preview Graphics for unopened files
| USB Thumb Drive flash memory, 128 MB or more
| Networking via RJ 45 port |
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The DXF File Converter Option
| Import and convert CAD data into ProtoTRAK programs
| DXF or DWG files
| Chaining
| Automatic Gap Closing
| Layer control
| Drawing Line Edit
| Easy, prompted process you can do right at the machine |
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CAM Out Converter Option
| Save ProtoTRAK files as CAM files for running on different controls |
TRAKing/Electronic Handwheels Option
| TRAKing of programs during program run
| Go To Dimensions
| Selectable Fine/Coarse handwheel resolution |
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