Charles, thanks for these links. I read them (and so many more!). At this point, I've spent far too much time messing around with this. Either there's something arcane that I need to do to use DNC or...
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Charles, thanks for these links. I read them (and so many more!). At this point, I've spent far too much time messing around with this. Either there's something arcane that I need to do to use DNC or...
Part of the problem is that I do not have the correct manual from the manufacturer. I have several FANUC manuals, but no manual for this particular machine.
I'm not sure what "tape mode" means....
I've been getting familiar with a FANUC OM knee-mill from about 1991. With the help of people here, I've been able to download programs from a PC to the mill, and that's been working great.
Now I...
The machine is a mill. I don't think there are any 9000 programs though.
The machine came from a school and when I got it there were numerous programs in it, most of which I deleted. A few of...
I don't care about macros -- at least I don't think I do. I take it you mean G-code that's simply a bit more sophisticated than usual. Not sure what "timer/counter values" are though. If the ladder...
Now that I have a PC hooked up to my FANUC OM machine, I want to back everything up that I can. I've never done this before, so want to be sure that I've got everything I will need in case of a...
The value is 1100 0001.
Parameter 905 is set to 0000 0001. Not sure what it means, but that's its value.
Concerning memory and drip feed, I doubt whether a memory upgrade would be enough, unless it will take a megabyte...
Something is not adding up for me regarding this discussion of handshaking.
Bill, you said
but then later you said
Bill, if I understand you correctly, then the cable configuration that uses five wires is the better choice for DNC (i.e., the configuration I am using now), but I should be using hardware...
Success!
As is so often the case in situations like this, it was something stupid. There is a key step on the FANUC end of things that I was omitting. The correct series of steps is PGRM, EDIT,...
Still no success.
Bill, maybe you and I have different versions of the FANUC parameter manual, but the one I have, for series O, OO and O-Mate, says that bits 7&6 of 0038 are RSCMD1 and DEVFL1,...
First, I was messed up assuming that the 25 pin parallel port was really a serial port. I knew better, but somehow went barreling on in the wrong direction. Thanks for setting me straight.
Well,...
Al, your PM mailbox is full.
Randall
If I understand what each person has said, we have three conflicting pieces of advice. Maybe someone who understands the big picture can explain why all three approaches are correct...
I do know...
I recently acquired a knee-mill with a FANUC OM control. I've been working through a few issues with this older machine, and the latest is getting it to accept programs uploaded (downloaded?) from a...
I've have things apart, and I'm not sure whether I'll try to fix this problem or not.
The pulley is held in place with a series of overlapping wedge-shaped rings The screws in the outermost plate...
I've been going over a milling machine I acquired recently, fixing various things, and the x-axis ball screw is a little out of place. The machine is from around 1991, and the most similar model I...
The problem is resolved -- I hope! There was mechanical slippage on the x-axis. Here's what I found.
This machine uses a timing belt kind of setup, and the pulley on the shaft of the x-axis servo...
Gentlemen, mechanical slippage is certainly part of the problem. There is definitely slippage on the shaft of the motor. There is a timing belt type setup, and the pulley on the motor is slipping on...
I recently acquired a FANUC OM knee mill for my home shop, and something is not right with the x-axis. First, some background.
The machine is from about 1991, and came from a local technical...