Makino program output

[Guest]

I need to output a bunch of programs on our Makino, the problem, if I output as all, it comes out as 1 large program with everything inside/

 

Is there a parameter setting that anyone is aware of that will let the individual programs output without having to do each one manually?

[Colin Gilchrist]

By programs, do you mean individual Toolpath operations?

[specv]

are you downloading programs to a computer? or putting them in the data server on the machine?

[Guest]

Colin, yeah, complete part programs.

 

There's a TON of them in memory, I want to send them back to our computer, I have a working rs232 connection back to our computer

[specv]

hmm, we always send multiple programs to and from the computer from the front memory. If they are in the dataserver on the machine then you have to upload download each one. unless you have a pro 5 control.

[Guest]

Nope, no Dataserver on this machine

 

All in the front memory, if I output all O-9999 I get everything in 1 program

[specv]

Try O0001(or the first program in the register) - O9999

[Guest]

Nope, where the machine wants an F name or O name it gives me an error incorrect parameter

[Guest MTB Technical Services]

The 30i series is a little different on the I/O compared to older models.

 

If saving to a Memory card, you'll need to give it a 8.3 formatted filename

and then try entering the individual O program numbers without the O address, separated by a comma.

You may be limited to only being able to set the low and high O value.

It's been a long time since I've tried just a range of programs.

 

For RS-232 just skip the file name.

FWIW, the Fanuc help key will access the instructions for I/O.

 

You can also use something like TextWedge to separate the individual programs from the ALLPROGRAMS file.

I recently did that with a customer who used up the entire control memory.

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestions

 

I don't think I'm going to be able to get what I want

 

The Cimco editor can only handle 1 file at a time and has no "naming" ability like the DNC does

 

We need to get into some 3D work, then I'll have a MUCH easier time justifying a full blown DNC

[Brando]

if the makino fanucs are like the regular 18 or 30 controls maybe try the memory card and all i/o function(system menu), im pretty sure that outputs the o files separate

[Mick]

Shouldn't this be in the Machine Tool and Probing section? Jus' sayin..