Thanks for all the replies. I'll know more when I get the machine. The agent will probably do the mod, but even then I'm hesitant. If he screws up I'm the one sitting with a big anchor...
I think I'll use it as-is for a few months, learn more, then take the leap. Roland On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 at 22:16, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > I forget what version of the Fanuc Controllers this applies to, but > there were some controllers that had a compact flash slot on the front. > The compact flash slot was used to load and read out the PLC program > logic and the other controller settings. The programming was done > offline on a laptop and the logic was written to the compact flash > module, then the module was used to load the controllers memory. > It was awkward. > You needed a $$ license to run the software. > This was years ago, but the Fanuc tech guy was charging way over $200/hr > to make changes. > Dave > > On 10/20/2020 10:49 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > > On 10/20/2020 02:29 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote: > >> Also, if I want to ditch the controller at a later stage, are the Fanuc > >> servo drives interfaceable to EMC? > >> > > Can you say what servo amps you have? The oldest Fanuc had standard > > analog velocity servos, but instead of a DC tachometer, they > > synthesized the tach signal from the encoder. Some machines had the > > tach in the motor but didn't use it, so it could be set up to use the > > existing tach. This applies to the brush motor (yellow cap) series. > > > > Later units had brushless motors (red cap) and the servo amps were > > supplied 6 separate PWM signals, one for each transistor. That uses > > up a lot of PWM outputs. > > > > Jon > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
