I'm not going to be any help there either. Never tried to retrofit a Fanuc machine. But my understanding is the older the better for trying to retrofit. The newer all digital amps (they are more amps than drives because even the commutation is done in the control) with optical connections and wonky hi-res serial absolute encoders are all but impossible.
For PLC editing start by looking at the PLC, then try to make a change (make sure it is backed up first), Does your machine have a PC front end? (The machines I'm working with all have a PC running the user interface under Windows 2k or XP.) If so, check the HD for Fanuc software such as the "Ladder Editing Package". Our machines that don't have LEP you can look at and edit the PLC through the user interface pressing SYSTEM/PMC/PMCLAD. It is possible editing will be write protected, you might have to contact the machine manufacturer or the machine manuals, to get a password to unlock the write protection. Even when unlocked you will have to have the machine in MDI mode and set the PWE bit to allow editing (you should also probably have it in e-stop as well). Changes you make don't actually take effect until you save and reload the PLC. Be careful, you can truly screw something up messing around in there if you don't know what you are doing. Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -----Original Message----- From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 3:39 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: Fanuc 0M setup [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 at 08:32, Roland Jollivet <roland.jolli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also, if I want to ditch the controller at a later stage, are the > Fanuc servo drives interfaceable to EMC? Some are. Which isn't a very helpful answer, I suppose. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
