I really don't want to go there. Retrofitting a Fanuc machine is much more involved because of how their servos work. Besides Fanuc's motion control is a bit better.
Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -----Original Message----- From: Rob C <rclandro...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 12:28 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT Fanuc! [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. rip it out an put linuxcnc in? is it possible to build a plugin replacement controller? On Fri, 16 Jul 2021, 17:20 Feral Engineer, <theferalengin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The 180i is an earlier windows version of a Fanuc, so I'm sure it's > got some quirks 😅 > > Phil T. > The Feral Engineer > > Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at > www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer > > Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: > www.patreon.com/theferalengineer > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 12:14 PM Todd Zuercher <to...@pgrahamdunn.com> > wrote: > > > I need to voice some frustration. So pardon the OT post > > > > Fanuc is making me pull my hair out. You'd think a cnc control > > built within the last 20 years could handle switching between G20 > > and G21 > modes! > > It's a flippin command line code that can be issued in a file for > goodness > > sakes! > > > > We bought a used machine that was being used in G21 mode. And I've > > been banging my head on this thing for a week. Can't figure out why > > all of > the > > work coordinates are so screwed up, reset them and then they are > > messed > up > > again, G91G28 commands won't work and keep over traveling (but > > G90G53 > does) > > and the home positions keep moving around. Turns out its all > > because a stupid Fanuc 180iM control built in 2003 can't handle > > switching between > G21 > > and G20 modes without 3 power cycles, a couple of parameter changes > > and completely resetting all the work coordinate systems settings. > > FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even Mach3 can do this right! If this is the > > case why even have G20/G21 available as a G-code! It should only be > > a parameter setting that can't be changed from a file. This is even > > more annoying > than > > G92 or jogging a paused program, at least a power cycle can fix > > those > screw > > ups. > > > > Todd Zuercher > > P. Graham Dunn Inc.<http://www.pgrahamdunn.com/index.php> > > 630 Henry Street > > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
