You'd have to get around the proprietary crap in the Fanuc servo amps and whatnot, methinks
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, 12:31 PM Rob C <rclandro...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
