Tool Life Monitoring Lab

Getting Started

First you must pull the Tool Life Monitoring (TLM) data you require from the CNC. This is typically done in the machine connection (Fanuc) JSON script. Here are two examples for Macro B and P-Codes.

Macro B

{
"macros": {
"TLM_1_COUNT": 811,
"TLM_1_PRESET": 980,
"TLM_3_COUNT": 821,
"TLM_3_PRESET": 981,
"TLM_5_COUNT": 831,
"TLM_5_PRESET": 982
}
}

P-Code

{
"pcodes": {
"TLM_1_PRESET": 12101,
"TLM_1_COUNT": 12201,
"TLM_2_PRESET": 12102,
"TLM_2_COUNT": 12202,
"TLM_3_PRESET": 12103,
"TLM_3_COUNT": 12203
}
}

Where do i find these addresses?

If the customer has written their own counters, then it will be in Macro and they can provide you this information.

If the machine has a TLM system created by the machine tool builder (most common) then the data will be in p-codes on Fanuc machines. The way to locate and identify the p-code addresses:

1. Turn on Parameter Write Enable (instructions here)
2. Set parameter 9000#1 (NDP) = 1 
3. Press offset hardkey
4. Macro screen key
5. EXEC screen key
6. Output these variables to USB via the OPRT menu. (You will need the IO channel set to 17 for USB or 4 for MEM Card)
7. Set param 9000#1 back to 0.
8. Turn off PWE.
9. Take a photo of the TLM screen on the CNC.
10. On you PC / Mac, search for the values in the photo just taken. You should see all values close together.

Fore other controls, such as Siemens, we can capture from OPC-UA. We can also use DPRNT.

Naming Convention

TLM_x_PRESET > The preset value

TLM_x_COUNT > The count value

x > Tool or Offset number

For both P-codes and macros, ensure you follow the TLM_x_PRESET and TLM_x_COUNT format for consistent tool monitoring. The display names in your mappings are how it names the tool in the display.

Display as a Tab on the OpDash

You can pass in the machine id on the URL in parameter machineId (capital i) or via IncludeMachineInfo param so it automatically selects the machine:

https://tool-life-monitoring.svc.machinemetrics.com/machine?includeMachineInfo=true

or

https://tool-life-monitoring.svc.machinemetrics.com/machine?machineId=12345678-2900-4f2c-ba26-01c81f429126

When this is enabled the machine selector dropdown is hidden. The second option is best for large screens to lock the display to that machine.

Please see this guide on how to add custom tabs to the OpDash.

Display as a Dashboard in your toolroom

Navigate to Labs > Tool Monitoring Dashboard or visit https://custom-dashboards.johnson.machinemetrics.com/tool-monitoring for full screen display.

Add to a Custom Dashboard

Under dashboards, you can either create a new custom dashboard or edit an existing. Add widget > custom url and paste in https://custom-dashboards.johnson.machinemetrics.com/tool-monitoring