3 Button Display Universal unit with a Fadal control
If you have a Calmotion unit with the 3 button display like these shown below, but need to use with a Fadal CNC 88HS, CNC 88, Multiprocessor or CNC 32MP controls. (Basically any Fadal control that uses the ENTER NEXT COMMAND) then find the instructions below:
NOTE: Use only Calmotion cables. Do NOT add a Null modem cable.
To put a file in Fadal memory:
1. enter at the ENTER NEXT COMMAND the TA,1 command
2. select the USB to CNC on the USBCNC unit
3. select the file to send
4. press start on the USBCNC unit
To save a file to USB from Fadal memory:
1. the current program will be saved
2. select the CNC to USB on the USBCNC unit
3. Let USBCNC select a file name
4. press start on the USBCNC unit
5. enter at the ENTER NEXT COMMAND the PU,2 command
To DNC:
1. select the DNC on the USBCNC unit
2. select the file to DNC
3. press start on the USBCNC unit
4. enter at the ENTER NEXT COMMAND the DNC command
Fadal commands:
DNC for drip feeding programs
DNCX for drip feeding programs using Xmodem
TA,1 for "tape input" to receive files
PU,# for "tape output" to punch files
# functions:
0 to save program, tool and fixture data
1 to save tool and fixture only
2 to save program only
3 to save all programs in Fadal memory
Calmotion Unit SETUP
BAUD RATE = (What the setting in SETP says)
DATA/PAR/STP = 7 EVEN 1
FLOW = SW XON/XOFF
EOB DELAY = NO DELAY
EOB CHAR CR LF
START TX = none
END TX = none
START RX = AUTOMATIC
Calmotion Unit SETUP if DNCX Xmodem is to be used:
BAUD RATE = (What the setting in SETP says)
DATA/PAR/STP = 8 None 1
FLOW = Xmodem
EOB DELAY = NO DELAY
EOB CHAR none/Binary
START TEXT = none
END TEXT = none
START RX = AUTOMATIC