rockcampbell
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2002
- Location
- kentucky
Machine Hardinge vmc1000II vertical machining center.
Control Fanuc OMD
The dreaded parameter loss situation. I left a vmc off for about 3 months and when powered back up it had lost its parameters. I wasn't too concerned because I have backup parameter and diagnostic (pmc) downloads for everything we have with a control.
I loaded up the parameters with no issue, it knows its a vmc again. I also loaded in the pmc data file and it looked like it was going in, blinking lsk then blinking input after the data started but the diag timers and the tool magazine stuff is still all zeros.
I have my set of manuals with the machine, we got it new around 2000. The manuals list the factory values for the diagnostic data I need so I was going to put it in by hand since the file I uploaded didn't seem to have everything.
With the control in MDI and PWE set to 1 I can't enter any data into the diagnostics, for example diagnostic 400 is the number of tools the magazine holds so it should be 20. I put the cursor on number 400 and type 20 then push input but 20 doesn't go in. Its as if there is a data lock on the
pmc stuff. That could be why my file didn't restore it all. Even if the file did restore I will have to tweak it for the pot number facing the spindle because the odds of that matching the file are not good.
Now for the big question I am here for:
Does anybody know if the pmc for a Hardinge vmc1000II has a data locking parameter beyond the PWE. I have other vmc's with the same control and different manufacturers and editing the timer data and tool changer data is not an issue in them.
Control Fanuc OMD
The dreaded parameter loss situation. I left a vmc off for about 3 months and when powered back up it had lost its parameters. I wasn't too concerned because I have backup parameter and diagnostic (pmc) downloads for everything we have with a control.
I loaded up the parameters with no issue, it knows its a vmc again. I also loaded in the pmc data file and it looked like it was going in, blinking lsk then blinking input after the data started but the diag timers and the tool magazine stuff is still all zeros.
I have my set of manuals with the machine, we got it new around 2000. The manuals list the factory values for the diagnostic data I need so I was going to put it in by hand since the file I uploaded didn't seem to have everything.
With the control in MDI and PWE set to 1 I can't enter any data into the diagnostics, for example diagnostic 400 is the number of tools the magazine holds so it should be 20. I put the cursor on number 400 and type 20 then push input but 20 doesn't go in. Its as if there is a data lock on the
pmc stuff. That could be why my file didn't restore it all. Even if the file did restore I will have to tweak it for the pot number facing the spindle because the odds of that matching the file are not good.
Now for the big question I am here for:
Does anybody know if the pmc for a Hardinge vmc1000II has a data locking parameter beyond the PWE. I have other vmc's with the same control and different manufacturers and editing the timer data and tool changer data is not an issue in them.
