Okuma OSP-200 TC Connection

[Dimensional Machine]

Question to the Okuma gurus:

 

On my Okuma, I can set up many TC connections however you can only ever use the first one, what's with that.

Any ideas, or is it a bug/oversight.

 

On my Fanuc I can set up several FTP hosts, and change easily.

[Greg Williams]

You should be able to set them all up, TCA, TCB etc etc

 

If you use a schedule file then it can call the programs from anywhere

 

PSELECT HD0:\O6001.MIN

PSELECT TCC:DIR1\O6004.MIN

PSELECT TCB:DIR1\DIR2\O6009.MIN

PSELECT TCA:ROUGH.MIN

PSELECT ROUGH2.MIN

PSELECT MD1:FOLDER-3\START.MIN

[Dimensional Machine]

I can set them all up no problem.

 

I do not use the schedule file function; I simply want to be able to select the file.

Using the TC I am only able to see the first connection setup there is no option to change to a different TC.

[mig]

do you mean osp-p200?

[Greg Williams]

Does the manual mention anything about this? Do you have DNC-DT?

[Dimensional Machine]

Yes it is a OSP-P200

 

The manual mentions noting about this only how to set up the TC connection

 

Using the DIR DISPLAY, I can select TC and that is only the first TC connection in the list, no option to choose another defined TC connection.

 

Not sure about the DNC-DT, I simply transfer using TC to the memory and run from there; I can load a 2Gb file so I have yet to need DNC.

It would be nice to connect to my other TC connections to get the file from a different programming computer, I realize that I can use a central location and store the files there, but If I can set up multiple TC connections.... I guess they expect you to use this schedule business.

 

Fanuc lets me set up several FTP sites and connect to them at will by simply changing hosts.

[Greg Williams]

You could always go the other way and share the MD1 directory on the machine, Have you programmers map a drive to this shared folder and then have you programmers directly dump the programs into the MD1 directory. I know it is possible if you run a schedule file and I am sure there is a solution with program call, but I do not have a machine or a manual to test it on

[YoDoug®]

Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V on the windows side of the control. You could even set V-keys for shortcuts to your desired drives.