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John_B · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject: Fanuc 6M tool life management

I have an OKK with Fanuc 6M control. The machine's manual date back to 1984, in which there is no mention of tool life management, that is why I cannot put the counter to zero. Can any body help me please?

franke · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:49 pm Post subject:

Here is what I found. Hope it helps. Straigh out of the 6M-Model B manual.

"Pressing "DGNOS" button twice in any mode displays the first page of the tool life data on the CRT screen.
One page displays data on two groups. Pressing the "PAGE DOWN ARROW" button successively displays data on the following groups.
To change a life counter, select the "MDI" mode then;
Key in P#### and press input button.
The counter of the group at the current cursor position is preset to ####. Other data on this group remains unchanged.
Key in P-9999 and press input button.
All data executed so far, including *, of the current cursor position is cleared, providing the same effect as tool reset for the group."

mistux · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject:

Remember that Tool Life Management was a rare and exotic option in the early 80s. Something that only the biggest CNC users had. On 6's, much like Macro B, it was a factory installed hardware/software option that was VERY expensive. How times have changed, it's a software option now that many times is included as standard by many builders.

If your OKK doesn't have it, you can use the Macro b option (if present) to accomplish much the same thing.