Loading from floppy in to controler.

[Ken_Shea]

I seem to always have to fight loading my program from the floppy, part of this is due to senility or would that be
I don't know I forget.


Anyway, saving the file from the NC editor as o0009 (example) with no file extension. Is this not correct.
I get file not found alarm from the controller.
Twice tonight I loaded the floppy back into my PC and the disk was trashed.

Not a good sign I am afraid.

[Rekd]

(Just to make sure, we'll start with the basics) You enter the EXACT name of the file, with or without an extension, (I use .NCF), then press Disk Read.

Is the floppy in good condition? (If you put them next to electrical current/magnetic fields they will get damaged) The drives on the HAAS seem very particular about the floppies they read. Try a few others.

How old is the drive on the HAAS? Can you save programs or work offsets to the floppy? Is the drive dirty? Does it need to be replaced?

Got an RS232 cable?

Just a few things to consider.

'Rekd

[Ken_Shea]

Originally posted by Rekd
[B](Just to make sure, we'll start with the basics) You enter the EXACT name of the file, with or without an extension, (I use .NCF), then press Disk Read. [B]

This Haas controller requireds that the program begin with "O" (not zero) and no letters only numbers. In one place the book says oxxxx and another oxxxxx, neither seems to work .

Is the floppy in good condition? Yes, in appearence at least


The drives on the HAAS seem very particular about the floppies they read. Try a few others. This does seem to be an issue.

How old is the drive on the HAAS? The entire mill is less then a year old.

Can you save programs or work offsets to the floppy? Never tried.

Is the drive dirty? No

Does it need to be replaced? it shouldn't at this point, of course it is man made.

Got an RS232 cable? Been giving this a lot of thought as the drive has always given me trouble.


Thanks for the ideas, I will give another disk a try.

Ken

[wms]

Ken,

Tried to call but you must be working hard.


Try a capital O, not lower case 0. That is in your file header. So O1111 ( Not o1111 )


No period at end , unless you are using an extension.

Call if your need help. Here as always.

Ward

[Ken_Shea]

Still reads "File not Found"

It is saved on the disk as "O0009" no extension.

Here is part of the file header:
O0009
N10 (PART - )
N20 (FILE - C:\ONECNC-XP\MILL ROFESSIONAL\XFA\SPANNER.XFA)


Do I always need to change the file header default 00000 to the file name?
Don't recall doing that before.

thanks
Ken

[wms]

Ken,

Is there an % at the top of the file header?
I don't see one in your example.

[Jaguar]

PMFJI,

As long as the external filename conforms to the 8.3 dos rule the only thing that remains is for a percent sign at the top and the end of the file along with the correct OXXXXX NC name.

When you load the file the list program key will read the internal name and the external name will have been stripped off.


Example:
External name, tape.txt
Internal name, O12345


J

[Ken_Shea]

Yes there is, sorry, I cut it short to just show the file number.

Ken

[wms]

Ken,

Phone call!

[Ken_Shea]

Thanks for that information Jaguar.

Ken

[Jaguar]

Ken,

Did it work?

J

[Ken_Shea]

No nothing we tried fixed it so I just shut the thing down in preparation to call Haas service the following morning and see how good the warranty is.

Next morning I booted up the machine and bingo, the file loaded perfect so it must have been a software glitch. If this was a PC based unit I would have re-booted almost automatically but the Haas controller has been so stable I never gave re-booting a thought.

I did, as with all problems, pick up some useful information (Including yours) that has helped me understand the floppy loading better.

Thanks for checking on how it was going Jaguar.


Ken