DNC and CNC setting for Fanuc O
These settings are for the DNC Precision software only. They may not work with other software.
Fanuc O-T - Machine parameters
Set the following parameters on the machine
| Press the [Parameters] button for parameters settings |
| Press the [PAGE DOWN] button and select the 'Settings 2' submode |
| Set the 'MODE SELECT' switch to 'MDI' |
| Set the 'NO PWE' parameter to 1 and press the 'Input' button. After changing parameters below, change this value to 0 again |
| Select the 'Settings 2' submode |
| Set I/O = 1 |
| With help of 'PAGE DOWN' and 'PAGE UP' buttons change bits in the following parameters. Please, don't change bits that didn't print in the table below |
| #002 (stop bit and data format) |
| bit 0 | 0 (1 stop bit) |
| bit 2 | 0 (RS232) |
| bit 3 | 1 (ASCII) |
| #0552 (baud rate). Set this parameter = 9 |
| Baud | Parameter value |
| 2400 | 9 |
| 4800 | 10 |
| 9600 | 11 |
| 19200 | 12 |
| #0038 (IO device) |
| bit 1 | 0 |
| bit 2 | 1 |
| bit 4 | 0 |
| bit 5 | 1 |
| bit 6 | 0 |
| bit 7 | 1 |
| #0051 (Parity) |
| bit 1 | 1 (Yes) |
| #0055 (Additional parameters) |
| bit 0 | 1 (ASCII) |
| bit 1 | 0 (CR) |
| bit 2 | 0 (Protocol A) |
| bit 3 | 0 (RS232) |
Set the following parameters on the PC
Serial port tab
| Machine name | Fanuc O-T |
| Serial port | COM2 (or any free COM port) |
| Baud | 2400 |
| Data bits | 7 |
| Parity | Even |
| Stop bits | 2 |
Data flow control tab
| Use DTR | False |
| Use RTS | False |
| Require DSR | False |
| Require CTS | True |
| Set RTS | False |
| Set DTR | False |
| Software flowcontrol | None |
| Xon char | #11 |
| Xoff char | #13 |
Data exchange format tab
| Format mode | Uniform |
| Format parameters | Program start: %
Program end: %
Line start:
Line end: #0A#0D#0D
Skip lines:
Ignore characters: No characters for remove
Remove blank lines: No
Program name prefix: :
Program starting characters in the file: No
Program ending characters in the file: No |
Fanuc O-TC - NC settings
Set the following parameters on the machine
| Press the [Parameters] button for parameters settings |
| Press the [PAGE DOWN] button and select the 'Settings 2' submode |
| Set the 'MODE SELECT' switch to 'MDI' |
| Set the 'NO PWE' parameter to 1 and press the 'Input' button. After changing parameters below, change this value to 0 again |
| Select the 'Settings 2' submode |
| Set I/O = 1 |
| With help of 'PAGE DOWN' and 'PAGE UP' buttons change bits in the following parameters. Please, don't change bits that didn't print in the table below |
| #002 (stop bit and data format) |
| bit 0 | 0 (1 stop bit) |
| bit 2 | 0 (RS232) |
| bit 3 | 1 (ASCII) |
| #0552 (baud rate). Set this parameter = 9 |
| Baud | Parameter value |
| 2400 | 9 |
| 4800 | 10 |
| 9600 | 11 |
| 19200 | 12 |
| #0038 (IO device) |
| bit 1 | 0 |
| bit 2 | 1 |
| bit 4 | 0 |
| bit 5 | 1 |
| bit 6 | 0 |
| bit 7 | 1 |
| #0051 (Parity) |
| bit 1 | 1 (Yes) |
| #0055 (Additional parameters) |
| bit 0 | 1 (ASCII) |
| bit 1 | 0 (CR) |
| bit 2 | 0 (Protocol A) |
| bit 3 | 0 (RS232) |
Set the following parameters on the PC
Serial port tab
| Machine name | Fanuc O-TC |
| Serial port | COM2 (or any free COM port) |
| Baud | 2400 |
| Data bits | 7 |
| Parity | Even |
| Stop bits | 2 |
Data flow control tab
| Use DTR | False |
| Use RTS | False |
| Require DSR | False |
| Require CTS | True |
| Set RTS | False |
| Set DTR | False |
| Software flowcontrol | None |
| Xon char | #11 |
| Xoff char | #13 |
Data exchange format tab
| Format mode | Uniform |
| Format parameters | Program start: %
Program end: %
Line start:
Line end: #0A#0D#0D
Skip lines:
Ignore characters: No characters for remove
Remove blank lines: No
Program name prefix: :
Program starting characters in the file: No
Program ending characters in the file: No |
Null modem cable, without handshake
PC, 9pin, DB9M | CNC, 25pin, DB25
Null modem cable, with full handshake
PC, 9pin, DB25M | CNC, 25pin, DB25
Null modem cable, without handshake
PC, 25pin, DB25M | CNC, 25pin, DB25
Null modem cable, with full handshake
PC, 25pin, DB25M | CNC, 25pin, DB25
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