Card Read Problems

[Kingz]

We recently purchase new a Puma 2500LSY and a DMV 3016L, Im new to programming (and new to machining) and am the programer for these new mahcines on featureCAM with Solidworks being our CAD package.

ok to the problem we got the mill (DMV) up and running using a flash card for down load the cnc text file, but on the Puma2500LSY with a Fanuc 18i-TB User input panel we are having problems, getting card read errors ect.... once in a blue moon they have gotton a program to load in, but they forgot how they got it to work. HELP PLEASE It would be nice to see this massive machine loaded with tones of extra toys to work.

[Al_The_Man]

I assume you tried another card? In the mean time do you have a RS232 port on it? most do, and you can use any PC to download until you get the Card read sorted.
Al.

[Kingz]

Yes I have tryed other cards, they all work in the other machines and have a few times in this one too(by mistake or something) and yess we are hooking up a RSR232 by the end of next month, but It would be nice to have this one chipping before then.

[Al_The_Man]

If its purchased new you should have all the manuals, also get the salesman that sold it to you to get it working. Thats the first course I would take.
Al.

[Jaguar]

Try formatting the CF card on the machine.

TM

[Petro]

Try using the smallest megabit card you have. Depending on how old the machine is larger cards don't always work. Also make sure the channel is set to 4 in the offset settings screen on the fanuc side

[cincron]

I have had similar problems with our TT2500SY and 2500SY:

1.) I thought it was "use the smallest MB possible card, but all the service/aplication guys have a 256mb or 512mb.

2.) I have found that having only *.TXT files out of folders helps the control to see the programs faster and easier. The machine cannot see folders.

3.) If these are hand written programs, like most of mine are, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE PERCENT SIGN AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END of the program. For some reason I do this alot...

%
O1234(PART PROGRAM)
BLAH..
BLAH..
BLAH..
M30(END)
%

Other then that, the CF card usually just works...

[Dawson]

We recently got a Daewoo 8035s with the Fanuc 18i control. One thing we learned right off the bat was not to shut off the machine with the card in the reader. This caused it to erase the card. Another thing is that you have to format it on the machine to make it work. I assume you already have the I/O channel set to 4 or you wouldn't be seeing the card at all. I've found that the card is alot more hassle than using a RS232 cable. Making a restart involves taking out the card, carrying it to a reader, editting the file, safely removing hardware, carrying the card back out, then finally get up and running again. With the RS232 cable you only need to walk back to the computer, make edits, and start running again. With a decent connection you will get the same throughput of code that the card offers.

[techman1]

To format memory cards on the machine, hit system hard key, pmc soft key, right arrow soft key, select I/O, Mcard, format, exec.

[dcoupar]

Don't know if this is what you're fighting, but I've had problems loading programs from the card if there was a blank line between the first % and the O number. The following won't load, but if I delete the blank line, it will.

%

O1234 (PROGRAM COMMENT)

[Alan B]

Most problems have been covered above. The puma you have should read the card OK. One cause of card error is a flat coin battery if your card uses a battery. The main problem people have with cards is when the PC they are using is still on Windows 98. If you delete a file the PC puts a recycle bin on the card then the machine can't read it and you have to re-format on the machine. XP doesn't appear to this problem but I always cut and paste to move programs rather than delete it's safer.
Alan B