Greetings All,
One of our Fanuc 18iTB controls will not communicate via RS232, Memory Card, or
Embedded Ethernet. We purchased the machine on the used market 3 yrs. ago and
immediately found that the RS232 and Memory Card functions would not work. So we
set it up for Ethernet communication to transfer part programs. All was well until about
a week ago and the Ethernet function stopped working. After doing all the diagnosing
we were able to do, we called our local Fanuc service center and their advise was to
clear the memory and reload. We're certainly willing to follow their advise except that
the memory has never been backed up on that machine/control so I don't completely
trust the hard-copy of parameters we have. Also, with no way to communicate with the
control, manual input of the hundreds of parameters and settings seems to be our only avenue for reloading.
Seems strange that all three methods of communication would fail, but I guess stranger
things have happened.
Has any other Fanuc 18i-user experienced anything like this?
Ideas? Thoughts ? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
emexcee380