[SteelCity]

Hey guys!

We've got a Spinner TC 42-MC lathe with a Fanuc 21i-TB control. The manual says the DNC mode is not active but we really want to run programs from memory card. In EDIT mode I can input or output programs from memory card but if I press the DNC button it really doesn't work. Any chance if it's possible to turn on this function? And how?

Thank you for helping us.

[zavateandu]

look at parameter 138 bit 7 to see if it is 1 (MDN)

[SteelCity]

look at parameter 138 bit 7 to see if it is 1 (MDN)

Thank you. I've checked and it was 0, but unfortunately nothing changed after I wrote it to 1. Any other idea?

[zavateandu]

if you can post the ladder file,i can help you
i am sure it has something more to activate like a keeprelay or data table bit

[drdos]

Try calling the program from the main memory. Have your program on your card (O1234 for an example). In memory mode run a program which calls the program on the card as a sub program. To do this you use M198 P1234