i would like to know how to start/commissioning the fanuc cnc control from install and powering on the machine, do you need start with every software from fanuc?
Am I understanding correctly that without those options there is not a way to communicate with the control by ethernet? We have a CRX robot and literally all we need to do is tell the control to close the jaws on the spindle. We can do the rest with the robot. Just seems crazy to do all that work for such a small thing.
Separate thing you could do is change the solenoid that control the fixture, to be robot controlled. By that I mean the wiring to the solenoid goes to the DO/DI board on the CRX on the door that swings open. I recently did a project with a CRX/Robodrill and have some experience with controlling fixtures wired directly to the robot. Currently working on 3x EDM/LR Mate 200iD/7L cells where the robot controls the fixture directly.
I am just seeing this comment. Great question. This is ONE way to get this job done. It makes a really nice way to communicate from an Allen Bradley PLC to a Fanuc CNC. From a CRX you could use IO Link, or digital IO wired directly to and from the CNC/Robot. Or you could do some other protocols, but IO Link or Digital IO is the simplest. We've used Digital IO successfully for simple cells, which most Cobot applications would fit into... K.I.S.S. Ethernet IP allows a TON of IO transfer for automatic tool comps, automatic program selection, mill position, robot position, etc... Most applications don't truly need Ethernet IP.
