Waiting on packet…
I have my unit plugged into a fanuc OM and when trying to retrieve a program, (cnc to usb) I get the box ready to retrieve information, pull up the desired program on my fanuc and hit “punch” it then appears with the “Waiting on packet” message on my box. Doesn’t go away. It worked before but now it only creates the file with no substance. Help is appreciated
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“Waiting on packet” indicates that current setting for flow control is set to X-modem. So that would be your issue since Fanuc does not support that flow control.
Go to Settings. Then to Flow Control, most like the Fanuc is set to use XON/XOFF, so choose SW XON/XOFF. Otherwise the other choice your machine is using is the HW RTS/CTS.
For the future, write down all the settings that work with each machine. Also, in Settings, choose Save Setting. This will allow a file to backup the current settings. The file will be saved on the USB disk in the INI directory. Any file name can be used.