FANUC 16i MA - Makino Pro 3 data Server

[Greg Williams]

Hi All,

On a FANUC 16i MA - Makino Pro 3 data Server there is the option to setup 3 different host computers for the data server, we can change between the selected hosts by using the soft keys on the control panel.

Does anybody know if it is possible to change between the different host computers in the program by an Mcode, a parameter change or some other means?

[Guest]

That's a definite no. Sorry Greg. 

[geirsj]

Hi!

I use Fanuc Program transfer Tool.

There you have choices of setting up machines, to look both in catalog of the NC or the Dataserver, depending on your setup.

You can have the program on different computers, I do not know of the licence then, but I using only 1 computer at the time on it, I have ethernet cable installation

and get a machine list and see the programs on the machine and on my computer, a little old interface, but it does the job perfect of transferring programs back and forth.

 

Fanuc A08B-9510-J515 is the article number on the cd rom, it is not a costly solution, ( removed price due to Forum  guidelines, sorry to have price here in first place... )

I have 2 milling machines and 1 lathe in the setup, with fixed IP adresses, and you can have different setups of the directories of each machine.

 

Hope this helps at all, as it does not seems possible to do what you asked in first place.

Edited May 3, 2017 by geirsj
Got aware of the forum guideline of pricing

[Greg Williams]

Bugger, Do you know if can I upgrade it to an 8 digit program number?

I will look at the transfer tool geirsj

[geirsj]

Tried in my machine, parameter is not possible to edit by MDI, only CNC automatically, se attached image.

I guess you need an investigation  of the 8 digit number from your machine tool builder or fanuc representative to figure that out.

 

 

 

[Watcher]

16 hours ago, Greg Williams said:

Bugger, Do you know if can I upgrade it to an 8 digit program number?

I will look at the transfer tool geirsj

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[Guest]

I use the Program Transfer Tool as well. Nice utility.