Okuma communications

[dan m]

Hi all. I haven't posted here in a while. I started a new job running Okuma Lathes and they are definitly different from what i am used to. The problem I am having is I can save a program to the PC but when I try to load it back to the machine I get a message saying the file names do not match. I saved program ABC.min to the pc and the first line looks like

$ABC.min

so at the machine i push the read button than ABC.min and get the alarm i discribed above. I am sure i am missing something simple.

thanks in advance

[Superman]

Place a comma before the filename

 

note-- CN0: is the RS232C channel on the machine , and is not required if the default devices have been altered from TT: ( the papertape reader )

and the .MIN is not required as it is the default extension

 

ie

<PIP> <READ> CN0:, <WRITE> (the comma is a rename delineator, the program will come in as A.MIN)

or

<PIP> <READ> CN0:,ABC123.MIN <WRITE> ( the control will rename the incoming ABC.MIN file as ABC123.MIN )

or

<PIP> <READ> CN0:<WRITE> ( the program will come into the control as the $ABC.MIN filename string or as A.MIN if omitted )

[Greg Williams]

What is your control version? There is a parameter for Filename on/off

[Goldorak]

the first line should be "$ABC.min%"

and the last line should be "%" only

 

 

on oldre control (OSP5000 and below) the NC file folder is BB1:

[mig]

Anybody has an idea how to run statements like "if" ,when you using dnc connection on OSP-e100l control?

[DODGERFAN]

Hope this helps, this is our method

 

OKUMA PROGRAM TRANSFER

FROM MACHINE TO COMPUTER

#1 MAKE SURE COMPUTER TERMINAL IS SET TO THE DESIRED MACHINE NUMBER,

 

#2 FIND PROGRAM IN COMPUTER ( PROVEN/UNPROVEN FOLDER)

 

#3 IN THE CIMCO EDITOR, CLICK TRANSFER.

THEN RECIEVE

 

 

#4 PREP THE MACHINE FOR TRANSFER,

#4A CHOOSE THE MDI MENU,

#4B CHOOSE PIP

#4C CHOOSE PUNCH,

#4D TYPE IN THE PROGRAM # AND ADD.MIN

THEN TYPE ,TT;,

#4E HIT WRITE

 

#5 GO BACK TO THE COMPUTER AND MAKE SURE PROGRAM IS BEING

RECEIVED (IF NOT REPEAT 1 THRU 4)

 

#6 ONCE THE PROGRAM IS VISABLE ON THE COMPUTER YOU NEED TO

SAVE IT TO THE PROVEN FILE.

#6A SELECT FILE (TOP LEFT CORNER)

#6B SELECT FILE SAVE AS

#6C FIND THE PROVEN FOLDER

#6D CHOOSE CNC LATHES

#6E TYPE IN THE PROGRAM # AND .NC (EXAMPLE: LK564123NC)

#6F THEN SAVE

#6G AFTER PROVEN PROGRAM IS SAVED YOU MUST DELETE

THE UNPROVEN FILE

 

 

 

OKUMA PROGRAM TRANSFER

FROM COMPUTER TO MACHINE

 

#1 MAKE SURE COMPUTER TERMINAL IS SET TO THE DESIRED MACHINE NUMBER,

 

#2 FIND PROGRAM IN COMPUTER ( PROVEN/UNPROVEN FOLDER)

 

#3 IN THE CIMCO EDITOR, CLICK TRANSFER.

 

 

#4 PREP THE MACHINE FOR TRANSFER,

#4A CHOOSE THE MDI MENU,

#4B CHOOSE PIP

#4C CHOOSE READ,

#4D TYPE IN TT;’

#4E HIT WRITE

 

#5 GO BACK TO THE COMPUTER AND HIT ENTER

 

#6 ON THE MACHINE MONITOR YOU SHOULD SEE THE PROGRAM

NUMBER (IF NOT REPEAT STEPS 1 THRU 5)

 

#7 NOW THE PROGRAM IS IN THE MACHINE BUT NOT ACTIVE

YOU MUST CALL THE PROGRAM UP.

PROGRAM SELECT, * THEN CHOOSE PROGRAM NUMBER.

[Goldorak]

Anybody has an idea how to run statements like "if" ,when you using dnc connection on OSP-e100l control?

V1 is the user variable # from the parameter page

LE stands for less or equal

GE is greater or equal

EQ is equal

 

remember that the spaces are important in a if/goto sequence

and if the "V" is not correct , try "VC", some controller generations differs on that point but the "V"! should be good on the OSP100L

 

Try this:

 

V1=1 (define a value to user variable #1)

NA1 (reference number for the GOTO)

V1=V1-1 (arithmetics to calculate a new defined variable)

IF [V1 LE -10] NA2 (if the IF is true , the controls will read the NA2 and jump to the NA2 line if it's false, the control jump to the next line)

GOTO NA1 (return to top if the IF line is false)

NA2 (jump to this line if the IF line id true)

M02

[mig]

V1 is the user variable # from the parameter page

LE stands for less or equal

GE is greater or equal

EQ is equal

 

remember that the spaces are important in a if/goto sequence

and if the "V" is not correct , try "VC", some controller generations differs on that point but the "V"! should be good on the OSP100L

 

Try this:

 

V1=1 (define a value to user variable #1)

NA1 (reference number for the GOTO)

V1=V1-1 (arithmetics to calculate a new defined variable)

IF [V1 LE -10] NA2 (if the IF is true , the controls will read the NA2 and jump to the NA2 line if it's false, the control jump to the next line)

GOTO NA1 (return to top if the IF line is false)

NA2 (jump to this line if the IF line id true)

M02

Ok ,but it going to work if you using DNC ? My question was how to run this kind of programs in DNC mode ?

[Goldorak]

I don't think you can use any kind of if-goto variable using the DNC-B mode

 

if the program fit in the control, try using the B-Mtd (read directly from the MD0: file without using the buffer)

[Greg Williams]

Ok ,but it going to work if you using DNC ? My question was how to run this kind of programs in DNC mode ?

 

The answer depends of which DNC do you have And is the jump to position in the buffer, Do you have

DNC-A

DNC-B

DNC-DT

DNC-RT

[dan m]

Thanks for all the replies. i will give them a try in the morning and let you know how they work.

[dan m]

Superman what you suggest worked. Thanks for your help