M Code Alias Fanuc Parameter 6080

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

M Code Alias Fanuc Parameter, to change this parameter you need to go to the setting screen in MDI.

Put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today children we are going to change the parameter that allows us to alias an M code to a 9000 series program.

Bits n Bobs

When counting the bits in parameters you count from right to left so the first one on the right is bit 0 or sometimes known as #0

Alias What the fuck is an Alias?

Well to use an alias you have to know a bit about Macro programming

Now if you don’t it’s probably going to be best if you go and play with your Xbox.

But if you do know about macro (and you don’t need to know much).

It means you can write a program to do something and use your own special M code to call it.

M Code Alias Fanuc Parameter

So for example if you were to put 384 in parameter 6080.

If you program M384 you would be directed to program 9020.

Parameter 6080 is the M code for program 9020
Parameter 6081 is the M code for program 9021
Parameter 6082 is the M code for program 9022
Parameter 6083 is the M code for program 9023
Parameter 6084 is the M code for program 9024
Parameter 6085 is the M code for program 9025
Parameter 6086 is the M code for program 9026
Parameter 6087 is the M code for program 9027
Parameter 6088 is the M code for program 9028
Parameter 6089 is the M code for program 9029

Now program 9020 could look like this.

09020 (M384 Macro)
M9 (Turn off Coolant)
M5 (Stop Spindle)
G40 (Cancel Cutter Compensation)
G80 (Cancel Canned Cycle)
G90 (Absolute)
G0 G53 X0 (Return X To Tool change Position)
G53 Z0 (Return Z To Tool Change Position)
(Any Old Shit You Want to Do)
M99

M Code Alias Fanuc Parameter

So when you program M384 in MDI or from a program it jumps into program 9020 and does all that lot.

There is just no end to the stuff you can do with this. I’m not telling you anymore cos I need the work and probably couldn’t handle the competition.

That’s it away you go.

Parameters You may Need to Change

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3102 Unlock Programs

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

Oh Yea By The Way

If you want to learn macro programming look no further.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favor take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

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Clear MDI Screen Fanuc Parameter 3203

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Clear MDI Screen Fanuc Parameter, to change this parameters you need to go to the setting screen in MDI. Now put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today we are going to change the parameter that allows us to clear the MDI screen by pressing reset.

If you set parameter 3203 BIT 7 (MCL) to a 1 then when you press reset your MDI screen will be cleared.

Clear MDI Screen Fanuc Parameter 3203

Ever thought how annoying it is when you want to do a tool change and you type

T01 M6;
M30;

Then later you want to do the same thing but the MDI screen has cleared. Help is at hand.

This was me in fancy dress when i was younger.

Anyway all you need to do is tinker with bit 7 (#7)

That means it will either clear when you press reset or just stay there waiting for you.

Please note you will need an M30 at the end of your MDI program for this to work.

Bits n Bobs

When counting the bits in parameters you count from right to left so the first one on the right is bit 0 or sometimes known as #0

Parameters You may Need to Change

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

Visit this guy if you don’t have a manual.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favor take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this post or need CNC Counselling then contact me.

Or call us

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Unlock Programs Fanuc Parameter 3202

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Unlock Programs Fanuc Parameter, first of all you’ll need to go to the setting screen and change the parameter write box to a 1.

Programs 9000 to 9999 are used for things like probing, tool-change and all sorts of other important things.

So beware back em up ASAP.

These programs along with 8000 to 8999 can be locked so no one can mess with them.

3202 if NE9 is 1 then programs 9000 to 9999 can’t be deleted or edited.

3202 if NE8 is 1 then programs 8000 to 8999 can’t be deleted or edited.

Once you’ve finished don’t forget to lock the 9000 programs back up and turn off that parameter write switch.

Unlock Programs Fanuc Parameter 3202

So you might want to use this yourself if you have a sub program in your machine that you use quite often and you don’t want anyone messing with it.

Don’t forget when this parameter is set to stop you editing the programs  you can’t read them in and out either. That means you can’t back them up until you unlock them.

Parameters You may Need to Change

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favour take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this post or need CNC Counselling then contact me.

If you want to learn to program CNC Milling Machines

Look no further Contact CNC Training Centre

Decimal Point Fanuc Parameter 3401

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Decimal Point Fanuc Parameter, to change this parameters you need to go to the setting screen in MDI. Now put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today we are going to change the parameter that allows us to program with or without a decimal point.

Decimal Point Fanuc Parameter

If you set parameter 3401 BIT 0 (DPI) to a 1 then you can input numbers like a calculator.

X5000 will be taken as 5000mm

If you set parameter 3401 BIT 0 (DPI) to a 0 then your numbers will be taken as microns..

X5000 will be taken as X5  (in other words 5000 microns you would need to program X5000. to get 5000mm

X5000000 would also work

This should make it work. If it doesn’t then maybe you should call the Samaritans.

Decimal Point Fanuc Parameter Why?

It doesn’t really matter how you set this it’s entirely up to you. What I would recommend is that you make all your CNC machines behave in the same way.

Teach everyone to always input a decimal point and then if it’s needed then you got it.

Parameters You may Want to Change

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3102 Unlock Programs

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

This guy has more CNC Manuals than you can shake a stick at.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favor take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this post or need CNC Counselling then contact me.

If you want to learn to program CNC Milling Machines

Look no further Contact CNC Training Centre

G Code Alias Fanuc Parameter 6050

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

G Code Alias Fanuc Parameter, to change this parameters you need to go to the setting screen in MDI.

Put a 1 in the parameter write box.

Today children we are going to change the parameter that allows us to alias a G code to a 9000 series program.

G Code Alias Fanuc Parameter

So for example if you were to put 384 in parameter 6050 then if you program G384 you would be directed to program 9010. (See the list below the program)

09010 (G384 Macro)
M9 (Turn off Coolant)
M5 (Stop Spindle)
G40 (Cancel Cutter Compensation)
G80 (Cancel Canned Cycle)
G90 (Absolute)
G0 G53 X0 (Return X To Tool change Position)
G53 Z0 (Return Z To Tool Change Position)
(Any Old Shit You Want to Do)
M99

So when you program G384 in MDI or from a program it jumps into program 9010 and does all that lot.

Parameter 6050 is the G code for program 9010
Parameter 6051 is the G code for program 9011
Parameter 6052 is the G code for program 9012
Parameter 6053 is the G code for program 9013
Parameter 6054 is the G code for program 9014
Parameter 6055 is the G code for program 9015
Parameter 6056 is the G code for program 9016
Parameter 6057 is the G code for program 9017
Parameter 6058 is the G code for program 9018
Parameter 6059 is the G code for program 9019

There is just no end to the stuff you can do with this.

I’m not telling you anymore cos I need the work and probably couldn’t handle the competition. This bloke seems to know more than me about all this macro shit so go and visit him.

Don’t come crying back to me cos I wont have you on my site again.

The Bonus

Because you didn’t go I’ll tell you more….

You can alias programs to M codes and G codes.

Whats the difference?

When you alias a G code you get to pass parameters to it.

It’s like when you call a canned cycle for example when you call G81

G81 R1. Z-10. F100.

This would tell the machine to drill a hole 10mm deep. Well that Z figure of -10 is a parameter being passed to the cycle.

So when you program a special G code that jumps into a 9000 series program you can send information with letters.

With an M code sadly you can’t

Some More Interesting Parameters

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3102 Unlock Programs

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favor take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this post or need CNC Counselling then contact me.

If you want to learn to program CNC Milling Machines

Look no further Contact CNC Training Centre