[amitshah]

Hi Everyone,

I have a machining center with a Fanuc Oi-Mate control that has a RS-232 25 pin socket on it.

I am having trouble understanding what are the various options to transfer programs from the PC to the machine. I found some products online that have a cable with RS232 at one end and USB at the other and which is really cheap - Is it as simple as connecting using this?

I was also told that a lot of people use a memory card connected to the machine through an adaptor. What kind of adaptor and memory card (compact flash?) exactly is required?
And which of the two above is a better option? I don't need any drip feeding, most of my programs are simple drilling/tapping which is made on a notepad and just needs to be copied onto the machine to avoid wasting time entering it manually - would I need any additional software to do this?

I'm a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to this, so any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

[nautomation]

Back up and restore you can do by Both By RS 232 And By SRAM card or Compact Flash Card . What software you are suing for Back up Via RS 232 ?