Fanuc 16/18i Series Tip - Dataserver

[crazy^millman]

I will have to hold that under my hat for a while but it will be intresting.

[HEAVY METAL]

i just started playing aroun with our new hsm (bought used) with the fanuc control-OM model -c and the tool changer has hung up when trying to make a tool change. I think it might be something like what james was talking about with the stage tool deal. now i'm tring to get the arm to go back it is stuck at the spindle right now. anyone ran into this before

[HEAVY METAL]

How do you changer the keep relay setting?

[Tim Aydt Prototek Engineering]

James Have used this myself, it is very awesome. I am pretty sure we had a flash card. You can pick these things up at Best Buy. This little puppy was on an A66. I loved that machine. Renishaw laser, and measurement probe. It was SWEET!!!!

[Tim Johnson]

Heavy,

Was your door interlock key turned to invalid? Been there, done that! Look around the changing arm for a screw to turn manually. Ours is about 2' below the arm and uses a hex wrench.

[HEAVY METAL]

Tim i will have a look

thank you

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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[Storkman]

James what do you do the get the info on the flash card?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

If your PC has a flash card reader it is essentially a "removable drive". Same as with a laptop. You insert it into the slot and your PC "sees" the Card. You have to "stop" the card before you remove it from the slot though.

 

Great Avatar storkman.

 

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[Storkman]

Thanks James. I guess I need to get a flash card reader as well to try this. We have about 5 machines with 16i controllers.

 

 

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Great Avatar storkman

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Thanks James.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

If you have plug and pray OS (Win 95/98/ME/2k Pro/XP) you don't need anything elaborate. If you have NT... you'll need some extra software.

 

If you have any questions...

[Storkman]

I have XP. I have a flash card reader in my all in one hp printer. I wonder if that will work?

[Storkman]

James, are you able to view the program at the machine and edit? Or do you have to edit it and copy it back on the media?

[TheePres]

WHOAAA!!!!

That link to 1gig ATA card lists price at $1200 !!

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

You have to edit it and copy it back on the media.

[Storkman]

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That link to 1gig ATA card lists price at $1200 !!

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Yea but who needs 1 gig of space? They have a 16mb one for $60. Thats far more than I would ever need.

[Oppiz]

Can you jump ahead to different N blocks while running off the card?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

No. Running off a card is not a perfect situation but it does beat the tar out of DNC for the speed alone. It has limitations and that's one fo them.

[Oppiz]

I post a program to my hard drive, then open it in Cimco edit making sure everything correct. I then save it to the card. Sometimes when I get out the machine the file's not on the card. So I go back to my PC and it has an alarm about file not saved to removable disc. Whats happening? Am I pulling the card too quick? Do I need to close Cimco before pulling card?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...Am I pulling the card too quick?...

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If you're stopping the card before you pull it out, no.

 

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...Do I need to close Cimco before pulling card?...

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Yes.

 

HTH

[altaeng]

does anyone know how to setup ethernet on 18im control?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

You'll need to contact Fanuc for that. There's some proprietary Hardware invloved as well as some options.

 

HTH

[crazy^millman]

One thing to add to this to get 1 gig of memory is to use a Type 2 PCMCIA adapter with a 1 gig Flash Memory card. You need to also get a USB flash Memeory Reader/Writer. The adapter was $18.00 US and the Reader/Writer was $15.00 US. The Memory can cost $120.00 but we got the 512mb on sale for $50.00 with a $20.00 rebate. We have been able to use this on 2 of our 16i controls and the Robodrill we are still figuring out. So for about $150.00 US you can have 1 gig of memory for you Fanuc Machines. Thanks to James and Roadhog for their help and sharing. Great to know people is what I always say.

[?Mark]

Any tips like that for fanuc 16 C series ??

Recently tried to do away with special tooling for a particular job by means of surface toolpath, but the code barely fit in the Mori's memory (only 126k)...

 

Regards, Mark

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Mark, the Fanuc 16/18 A, B, and C series can;t do this. You'll need to buy a Dataserver. A VERY wise investment if you ask me. It's like a few grand for GIGS of space.

 

HTH