Hi,
we are having some major issues getting this machine running, i have searched as much as i can and now getting differant answers for the same problems if i tell you all i know then hopefully some one can point me in the right direction!
im sure its simple but we just cant see it!
right the machine is a 1987 leadwell fanuc om - b
we have a rs232 port and we can upload programs to the machine and run them fine (only 16kb)
we have have changed the parameters to allow us to drip feed
we have established a handshake between the computer and machine
we can run the first 20lines of a program and then it comes up with a ps 004 alarm < this is where we are stuck
i am using one cnc to transfer my programs and not had a problem so far!
my settings are 2800 baud rate
data bits 7
parity even
stop bits 2
xon/xoff starting at the machine...
like i say we can get 20 lines in and it stops so in principle everything is working bar this 004 alarm which i have read is a hash or minus symbol is doesn't like but the program is full of minus symbols and nosh hash symbols so im at a complete loss...
here is a sample of the code that will run up to a certain point then stop
%0000
G00 G90 G54
G0 G91 G28 Z0.
M05 G40 G49 G80
M09
M06 T1
M1
G00 G90 X-89.997 Y-61.646 S4000 M03
Z10.M08
G00 X-89.997 Y-61.646 Z10.
Z-57.
G01 Z-58. F55.0 S4000
X-89.983 Y-61.598 Z-58.445 F200.0
X-89.943 Y-61.456 Z-58.867
X-89.877 Y-61.226 Z-59.247
X-89.79 Y-60.922 Z-59.563
X-89.685 Y-60.558 Z-59.802
X-89.569 Y-60.151 Z-59.95
X-89.446 Y-59.723 Z-60.
G03 X-89.282 Y-58.689 I-4.13 J1.184
G01 Y-58.287
G02 X-89.288 Y-58.04 I5.557 J0.247
X-88.509 Y-55.202 I5.563 J0.
G03 X-86.62 Y-44.147 I-41.101 J12.713
X-85.821 Y7.59 I-1675.535 J51.737
X-86.222 Y44.246 I-1676.334 J0.
G02 X-83.465 Y47.849 I3.995 J-0.201
X-80.308 Y48.194 I2.116 J-4.742
G03 X-53.301 Y47.943 I20.519 J754.763
X-51.017 Y48.859 I0.002 J3.3
G02 X-49.138 Y50.494 I13.825 J-13.989
....
i have tried to tell you as much as possible and i have searched as much as i can and im getting no where fast so any assistance is greatly appreciated!!
many thanks lee