thunderskunk
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2018
- Location
- Middle-of-nowhere
Hey Gents,
I've got a Robodrill with 16i-MB control on it, using Fanuc's own FTP across an embedded Ethernet connection directly connected into the desktop. Works great, but the organic memory is less than 1Mb. I tried using a PCMCIA adapter with an SD card, but the Methods guy said I've got the wrong one.
The main question is: What is a data server? Does it need to be an actual server with a server OS on it or can it be any old computer with disk space? Or does it have to be made by Fanuc to work with Fanuc? Does it have to even be a separate computer?
I've seen a lot of posts saying it's super easy to set up and use, but not much about the actual process. The ultimate goal here is to get bigger programs on the machine, so if I've missed something let me know. I would love to use HSM's CIMCO DNC, but it sounds like that won't work through the embedded Ethernet, only RS-232.
I've got a Robodrill with 16i-MB control on it, using Fanuc's own FTP across an embedded Ethernet connection directly connected into the desktop. Works great, but the organic memory is less than 1Mb. I tried using a PCMCIA adapter with an SD card, but the Methods guy said I've got the wrong one.
The main question is: What is a data server? Does it need to be an actual server with a server OS on it or can it be any old computer with disk space? Or does it have to be made by Fanuc to work with Fanuc? Does it have to even be a separate computer?
I've seen a lot of posts saying it's super easy to set up and use, but not much about the actual process. The ultimate goal here is to get bigger programs on the machine, so if I've missed something let me know. I would love to use HSM's CIMCO DNC, but it sounds like that won't work through the embedded Ethernet, only RS-232.