[yaji63]

We have couple of VMC's with Fanuc controllers.

I use #3000 for user generated alarms from the programs but how to generate operator messages without going into alarm state ? Does anyone have an idea about this ?

Generating an alarm requires Reset of the machine where as Operator message does not require reset and can be generated in the middle of a program execution (the use case)

Thanks

[zavateandu]

if you are able to modify the ladder of the machine you can easily take out the #3000 alarms from equations where is need it the reset button to clear.
i mean you need to change the alarm which color is red into operator message which color is black and no program stop.
if you can upload the ladder i will show you .

[sinha_nsit]

Execution Pause
System variable #3000 generates an alarm condition and terminates
the program execution, whereas variable #3006 causes temporary
pause of execution, which can be restarted by pressing the CYCLE
START button again. In the paused state, pressing the MESSAGE key
displays the user-specified message (up to 26 characters). Assigning a
number to variable #3006 halts the program execution. There is no
significance to this number, because message number is not displayed.
So, normally, 1 is assigned. Example:
#3006 = 1 (CHECK THE DIAMETER);
This would temporarily stop the execution, and display “CHECK
THE DIAMETER” on the message screen. If no message is typed,
nothing would be displayed.

[yaji63]

Execution Pause
System variable #3000 generates an alarm condition and terminates
the program execution, whereas variable #3006 causes temporary
pause of execution, which can be restarted by pressing the CYCLE
START button again. In the paused state, pressing the MESSAGE key
displays the user-specified message (up to 26 characters). Assigning a
number to variable #3006 halts the program execution. There is no
significance to this number, because message number is not displayed.
So, normally, 1 is assigned. Example:
#3006 = 1 (CHECK THE DIAMETER);
This would temporarily stop the execution, and display “CHECK
THE DIAMETER” on the message screen. If no message is typed,
nothing would be displayed.

Thanks for the Info

- - - Updated - - -

if you are able to modify the ladder of the machine you can easily take out the #3000 alarms from equations where is need it the reset button to clear.
i mean you need to change the alarm which color is red into operator message which color is black and no program stop.
if you can upload the ladder i will show you .

I dont want to modify the ladder and the intention is to only do this through NC Program

[yaji63]

The Operator message posted through #3006 does not get registered in the Operator History. Is there a parameter which can push this into the Operator history ?

[norbert.barnard]

Hi,
the number next to #3000/#3006 =?? is significant as this number can be displayed on the screen next to the message, so you can know exactly where it come's from.
for complex project's individual numbers are therefore recommended.
see prm 6008#1, MCA

history:
3112#2+#3