Setting Drip feed fanuc 6M

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Parameters 310 through to 313 are to set the comms protocol at the machine end. It will depend on the setting of parameters 340 and 341 as to which of these parameters apply.

The setting of 310 through to 313 is as follows:
Bit 5
0 = DC1 - DC4 control characters are not used
1 = DC1 - DC4 control characters are used

DC1 and DC3 are Xon Xoff characters respectively and bit 5 set to 1 will be used if software handshaking is used.

Bit 4
0 = 1 Stop Bit is used
1 = 2 Stop Bits are used
Set to 1

Bits 3 2 1 0
These bits are used to set the Baud Rate
1200 = 0111
2400 = 1000
4800 = 1001
9600 = 1010


Parameters 340 and 341 are used to set the Input /Output device respectively and the following settings apply:
0
Input : Tape Reader
Output: Facit Punch

1
I/O ASR33/ASR43
Set Parameter 310

2
I/O: Rs232
Set Parameter 311

3
I/O ASR33/ASR43
Set Parameter 312

4
I/O: Rs232
Set Parameter 313

Set 340 and 341 to 2 and use parameter 311

Machine Control Set Page Settings
I/O = 1
ISO Format = 1

Cable configuration for software handshaking is as follows:

Machine End--------------------------------PC End
Male DB25 connector-----------------Female DB9------DB25
1---Cable Shield-------------------------Not Connected
2--------------------------------------2---------------3
3--------------------------------------3---------------2
4
| Bridged
5

6
|
8 All Bridged
|
20

7--------------------------------------5--------------7

Using the above settings and cable configuration, set the PC software as follows

Handshake Method = Xon Xoff
Baud Rate to match the setting of the machine (try 4800 as a starting point - make sure the machine is set the same.

Data Bits = 7
Stop Bits = 2
Parity Bit = Even

Make sure that the program you're sending has a "%" at the start and end of the program. The transfer will not commence without this character at the beginning of the file.

To send and receive files, set the machine control to EDIT mode.
To DNC the machine (drip feed), set the control to TAPE mode.