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Computer Numerical Control Products

Open CNCMachining Status Monitor Package

Operator's Manual

GFZ-63364EN/03 August 2000

GFL-001

Warnings, Cautions, and Notesas Used in this Publication

WarningWarning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages, currents,temperatures, or other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or maybe associated with its use.

In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment, aWarning notice is used.

CautionCaution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken.

NoteNotes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding andoperating the equipment.

This document is based on information available at the time of its publication. While effortshave been made to be accurate, the information contained herein does not purport to cover alldetails or variations in hardware or software, nor to provide for every possible contingency inconnection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Features may be described herein whichare not present in all hardware and software systems. GE Fanuc Automation assumes noobligation of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made.

GE Fanuc Automation makes no representation or warranty, expressed, implied, or statutorywith respect to, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, sufficiency, orusefulness of the information contained herein. No warranties of merchantability or fitness forpurpose shall apply.

©Copyright 2000 GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.

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This manual includes safety precautions for protecting the user and preventing damage to

the machine. Precautions are classified into Warnings and Cautions according to their

bearing on safety. Also, supplementary information is described as Notes. Read the

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes thoroughly before attempting to use the machine.

� Read this manual carefully, and store it in a safe place.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING

Applied when there is a danger of the user being injured or when there

is a danger of both the user being injured and the equipment being

damaged if the approved procedure is not observed.

CAUTION

Applied when there is a danger of the equipment being damaged, if the

approved procedure is not observed.

NOTE

Notes is used to indicate supplementary information other than

Warnings and Cautions.

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General Warnings and Cautions

The following warnings and cautions describe the safety precautions related

to the use of CNC units. It is essential that these precautions be observed by

users to ensure the safe operation of machines equipped with a CNC unit.

WARNING

1. Before operating the machine, thoroughly check the entered data.

Operating the machine with incorrectly specified data may result in

the machine behaving unexpectedly, possibly causing damage to

the workpiece and/or machine itself, or injury to the user.

2. Never attempt to machine a workpiece without first checking the

programmed value, compensation value, current position, and

external signal settings. Also, never attempt to machine a

workpiece without first checking the operation of the machine.

Before starting a production run, ensure that the machine is

operating correctly by performing a trial run using, for example, the

single block, feedrate override, or machine lock function, or by

operating the machine with neither a tool nor workpiece mounted.

Failure to confirm the correct operation of the machine may result

in the machine behaving unexpectedly, possibly causing damage

to the workpiece and/or machine itself, or injury to the user.

3. Ensure that the specified feedrate is appropriate for the intended

operation. Generally, for each machine, there is a maximum

allowable feedrate. The appropriate feedrate varies with the

intended operation. Refer to the manual provided with the

machine to determine the maximum allowable feedrate. If a

machine is run at other than the correct speed, it may behave

unexpectedly, possibly causing damage to the workpiece and/or

machine itself, or injury to the user.

4. When using a tool compensation function, thoroughly check the

direction and amount of compensation.

Operating the machine with incorrectly specified data may result in

the machine behaving unexpectedly, possibly causing damage to

the workpiece and/or machine itself, or injury to the user.

5. The parameters for the CNC and PMC are factory-set. Usually,

there is no need to change them. When, however, there is no

alternative other than to change a parameter, ensure that you fully

Failure to set a parameter correctly may result in the machine

behaving unexpectedly, possibly causing damage to the workpiece

and/or machine itself, or injury to the user.

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CAUTION

The operator’s manual on the Machining Status Monitor Package does

not cover the functions and operation of CNCs. For details of the

functions and operation of a CNC, refer to the operator’s manual for the

CNC.

NOTE

� Command programs, parameters, and variables are stored in

nonvolatile memory in the CNC. Generally, the contents of memory

are not lost by a power on/off operation. However, the contents of

memory may be erased by mistake, or important data in nonvolatile

memory may have to be erased because of recovery from a failure.

To enable the restoration of data as soon as possible if such a

situation arises, always make a backup of the data.


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Warnings and Cautions Relating to theMachining Status Monitor Package

This manual explains the warnings and cautions related to the Machining

Status Monitor Package. Before using the package, read this manual

thoroughly to ensure that you are familiar with all the Warnings, Cautions,

and Notes.

The next page summarizes the points to be noted when using the Machining

Status Monitor Package. Note that these points are not explained in the body

of this manual. Therefore, read this part carefully before attempting to use

the package.

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Important Notice

The following summarizes the points to be noted when using the Machining

Status Monitor Package. Before attempting to use the Machining Status

Monitor Package, read the following carefully:

CAUTION

�If a worksheet containing a macro definition is copied, the Machining

Status Monitor Package will not operate normally. If the Machining

Status Monitor Package does not operate normally after a worksheet

has been copied, terminate then restart the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

�If a worksheet containing a macro definition is deleted, the Machining

Status Monitor Package will not operate normally. If the Machining

Status Monitor Package does not operate normally after a worksheet

has been deleted, terminate then restart the Machining Status

Monitor Package.

�If the name of a worksheet referenced by the Machining Status

Monitor Package (a worksheet automatically created by the

Machining Status Monitor Package) is changed, the Machining

Status Monitor Package may fail to operate normally. If the

Machining Status Monitor Package does not operate normally after a

worksheet is renamed, restore the original worksheet name,

terminate the Machining Status Monitor Package, then restart it.

�Whenever MS Excel is placed in the input wait state during

monitoring or log data output, all the monitoring and log data output

operations are halted. During normal operation of the Machining

Status Monitor Package, all monitoring and log data output

operations are halted in the states listed below. Do not leave such a

state as is for an extended period.

• Cell input wait state

• When a screen for setting the cell display format, "Format

Cells," is displayed.


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CAUTION (continued)

• When a screen for which the title is "Microsoft Excel" is

displayed (for example, the screen displayed when a

worksheet is deleted)

� This manual describes as many reasonable variations in usage as

possible. It cannot, however, address every combination of features,

options, and commands that should not be attempted. If a particular

combination of operations is not described, therefore, it should not be

attempted.

B-63364EN/03 PREFACE

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PREFACE

Thank you for purchasing the Machining Status Monitor Package.

The Machining Status Monitor Package is designed to monitor the program

operation status of CNC machines, the number of processed parts and so forth,

and output log data.

The Machining Status Monitor Package is designed to run under Microsoft

Windows. This manual does not explain the basic common operations of

Windows. Users who are using Windows for the first time should first read the

documentation provided with Windows to become familiar with the basic

operation of Windows.

Read this manual thoroughly to ensure the correct use of the Machining Status

Monitor Package.

Microsoft, Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

Machining Status Monitor Package Features and Restrictions

The Machining Status Monitor Package has the following features:

Features�The machining status monitor package outputs the logging data in the form

of Microsoft Excel (hereafter, MS Excel). As a result, the list total function

and the graphic display function etc. of MS Excel can be used.

�The running results of the program and the number of processed parts can

be monitored and output as the logging data.

�The data acquired from the CNC machine and the logging data output can

be customized.

�Maximum number of CNC machines to be monitored

･HSSB version

CNC machines up to eight can be monitored at the same time. (In the

personal computer connected with the High Speed Serial Bus)

･Ethernet version

CNC machines up to thirty-two can be monitored at the same time.

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The following restrictions are imposed on the Machining Status Monitor

Package:

Limitations�This software is the add-on software which runs with Microsoft Excel 97

or Microsoft Excel 2000. Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 is

required for the execution of this software.

Please purchase Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 by the

customer yourself, separately.

�This software is available on a personal computer connected with the High

Speed Serial Bus (HSSB) type 2, FS160i/180i/210i with PC function and

the Intelligent Terminal type 2, Intelligent Terminal 3, and a personal

computer connected to the FS16i/18i/21i/15i via the Ethernet. This

software cannot be used on the MMC-IV, a personal computer connected

with the HSSB type 1 or the Intelligent Terminal type 1.

� This software supports the following CNCs:

• FS160i-M/T, FS180i-M/T, FS210i-M/T, FS150i-M

• FS16i-M/T, FS18i-M/T, FS21i-M/T, and FS15i-M connected to a

commercially available personal computer via the High Speed Serial

Bus Type 2, or the Ethernet.

NOTE

� When the program which does not have O-number is run on the DNC

operating mode, the program results and the number of processed parts

cannot be correctly monitored.

� When the relations between a main program and the number of

processed parts are not registered in the machining status monitor

package, the number of processed parts cannot be correctly monitored.

� The maximum number of CNC machines which can be monitored at the

same time might be limited by the performance of the personal computer.

� As for the Ethernet version, the maximum number of CNC machines

which can be monitored at the same time might be limited by the

condition of the Ethernet communication.


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Contents of the Product Package

This product package software consists of the following:

�Floppy disks (HSSB version)

FANUC Open CNC Machining Status Monitor Package

(A02B-0207-K780#EN07)

�Floppy disks (Ethernet version)

FANUC Open CNC Machining Status Monitor Package (FOCAS1/Ethernet)

(A02B-0207-K782#EN07)

NOTE

Read the Release Note (README.TXT), provided on the first floppy disk

of the product package. It provides detailed information on this product

package and information not described in the operator’s manual.


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Organization of This Manual

This manual is organized as follows:

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Explains the general precautions which must be observed to ensure safety

when using the Machining Status Monitor Package.

PREFACE

Briefly explains the features of the Machining Status Monitor Package.

Also explains how to use information on the usage of the Machining Status

Monitor Package, including this manual.

1 SETUP

Explains how to set up the environment for using the Machining Status

Monitor Package and how to prepare the Machining Status Monitor

Package for use.

2 BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Provides basic information with which the user should be familiar before

attempting to use the Machining Status Monitor Package.

3 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED AND

DELETING REGISTERED CNC MACHINES

Explains how to register a CNC machine to be monitored and how to

delete a registered CNC machine.

4 SETTING THE GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR MACHINING

STATUS MONITOR PACKAGE

Explains how to set the general parameters for the Machining Status Monitor

Package, and also explains the meanings of these parameters.

5 SETTING AND REGISTERING DATA FOR EACH CNC MACHINE

Explains how to set and register data for each CNC machine, and also

explains the meanings of the data items.

6 MONITORING CNC MACHINES AND OUTPUTTING LOG DATA

Explains how to start and terminate CNC machine monitoring and how to

handle exceptions generated during log data output.

APPENDIX

Provides supplementary information to be read as required, such as

examples of registering monitor items and log output items.


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Notation Conventions

The following explains the notation conventions used in this manual:

�Menu, command, screen, and worksheet notations

Example Explanation

[File] menu Menu names are enclosed in brackets

[].

[Setting...] Command names are enclosed in

brackets [].

[Log Output Item] Screen Screen names (displayed on the title

bars) are enclosed in brackets [].

[Monitor Information] worksheet Worksheet names (displayed as sheet

titles) are enclosed in brackets [].

<OK> button Command buttons on the screens and

worksheets are enclosed in angle

brackets <>.

�Key notations and operation

Example Explanation

[Enter] key Key names are enclosed in brackets [].

[Ctrl]+[Tab] keys When keys are to be pressed and held

down sequentially, the keys are

indicated by connecting them with +,

as shown on the left.

Direction keys The [→], [←], [↑], and [↓] keys are

collectively called the direction keys.

�Mouse operations

Example Explanation

Click Pushing and releasing a mouse button

immediately.

Double-click Clicking a mouse button twice in quick

succession.

Drag Moving the mouse while holding down

a mouse button, then releasing the

button at a desired location.

�Folders

This manual collectively refers to directories and folders as folders.


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�Sample worksheets and screens

The worksheets and screens shown in this manual are examples of the

standard system supplied by FANUC. Note that the screen layouts and

displayed file names may vary with the equipment being used and according

to customization.

�CNCs

Unless otherwise specified, FS160/180/210 denotes the FS160i/180i/210i-

M/T and FS16i/18i/21i-M/T connected to a personal computer via the High

Speed Serial Bus Type 2, or the Ethernet.

And FS150 denotes the FS150i-M and FS15i-M connected to a personal

computer via the High Speed Serial Bus Type 2,or the Ethernet.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

SAFTY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................... s-1PREFACE ................................................................................................................................... p-1

1 SETUP ................................................................................................................................. 11.1 SET UP (HSSB VERSION).................................................................................................................... 2

1.1.1 Environment ................................................................................................................................. 2

1.1.2 Installing the Machining Status Monitor Package ........................................................................ 4

1.1.3 Uninstalling the Machining Status Monitor Package.................................................................... 5

1.1.4 Updating the Machining Status Monitor Package ........................................................................ 7

1.2 SET UP (ETHERNET VERSION) ......................................................................................................... 8

1.2.1 Environment ................................................................................................................................. 8

1.2.2 Installing the Machining Status Monitor Package ........................................................................ 10

1.2.3 Uninstalling the Machining Status Monitor Package.................................................................... 11

1.2.4 Updating the Machining Status Monitor Package ........................................................................ 13

2 BASIC KNOWLEDGE ...................................................................................................... 142.1 STARTING AND TERMINATING THE MACHINING STATUS MONITOR PACKAGE ................. 15

2.1.1 Starting the Machining Status Monitor Package .......................................................................... 15

2.1.2 Terminating the Machining Status Monitor Package ................................................................... 17

2.2 SCREEN CONFIGURATION AND TERMS......................................................................................... 18

2.3 BASIC OPERATION.............................................................................................................................. 20

2.3.1 Selecting a Worksheet .................................................................................................................. 20

2.3.2 Inputting Data to a Cell................................................................................................................ 21

2.3.3 Scrolling a Worksheet .................................................................................................................. 22

2.4 OPERATION FLOW AND WORKSHEET OUTLINE ......................................................................... 24

3 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED AND DELETINGREGISTERED CNC MACHINES ................................................................................... 273.1 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED AND DELETING

REGISTERED CNC MACHINES (HSSB VERSION).......................................................................... 28

3.1.1 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored and Deleting Registered CNC Machines ............. 28

3.1.2 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored .............................................................................. 30

3.1.3 Deleting CNC Machines Not to Be Monitored............................................................................ 33

3.1.4 Reregistering Deleted CNC Machines......................................................................................... 37

3.2 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED AND DELETING

REGISTERED CNC MACHINES (ETHERNET VERSION) ............................................................... 39

3.2.1 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored and Deleting Registered CNC Machines ............. 39

3.2.2 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored .............................................................................. 41

3.2.3 Deleting CNC Machines Not to Be Monitored............................................................................ 44

3.2.4 Registering CNC Machines as the Target to Be Monitored......................................................... 46

3.2.5 Unregistering CNC Machines from the Target to Be Monitored ................................................. 48

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4 SETTING THE GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR THE MACHINING STATUSMONITOR PACKAGE...................................................................................................... 504.1 SETTING THE GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR THE MACHINING STATUS MONITOR

PACKAGE .............................................................................................................................................. 51

4.1.1 Setting Data for Log Data Output Files ....................................................................................... 53

4.1.2 Setting Monitor and Log Items to Be Referenced for CNC Machine Registration...................... 58

5 SETTING AND REGISTERING DATA FOR EACH CNC MACHINE ...................... 605.1 SETTING PARAMETERS FOR EACH CNC MACHINE .................................................................... 61

5.1.1 Specifying whether to Start a Monitor Automatically at Startup.................................................. 63

5.1.2 Setting the Monitor Data Sampling Interval ................................................................................ 65

5.1.3 Setting Log Data Output File Data for Each CNC Machine ........................................................ 67

5.1.4 Setting the Destination of Error Occurrence Information ............................................................ 71

5.2 REGISTERING TARGET ITEMS FOR MONITORING AND LOG DATA OUTPUT........................ 75

5.2.1 Monitor Items and Log Output Items........................................................................................... 78

5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor Items and Log Output Items ............................. 104

5.2.3 Inserting Rows into Monitor Items and Log Output Items........................................................... 122

5.2.4 Facilitating Registration and Modification by Displaying Assistance Lists

(Monitor Items and Log Output Items) ........................................................................................ 125

5.2.5 Facilitating Registration and Modification by Displaying Assistance Lists (Log Output Items).. 127

5.2.6 Deleting Rows from Monitor Items and Log Output Items.......................................................... 139

5.3 REGISTERING MACHINING PROGRAM INFORMATION.............................................................. 142

5.3.1 Machining Program Information.................................................................................................. 144

5.3.2 Inserting Rows into Machining Program Information.................................................................. 147

5.3.3 Deleting Rows from Machining Program Information................................................................. 149

6 MONITORING CNC MACHINES AND OUTPUTTING LOG DATA........................ 1516.1 DISPLAYING THE CNC MACHINE MONITOR STATUS ................................................................. 152

6.2 STARTING MONITORING CNC MACHINES .................................................................................... 154

6.2.1 Starting the Monitoring CNC Machines Manually ...................................................................... 155

6.3 STOPPING THE MONITORING OF CNC MACHINES ..................................................................... 157

6.3.1 Stopping the Monitoring of CNC Machines from the Machining Status Monitor Package ......... 158

6.3.2 Stopping the Monitoring of CNC Machines from the Log Data Output File ............................... 160

6.4 OUTPUTTING LOG DATA................................................................................................................... 161

6.4.1 Notes on Outputting Log Data ..................................................................................................... 162

6.4.2 Outputting Error Occurrence Information.................................................................................... 163

6.4.3 Handling Exceptions that Occur during Log Data Output ........................................................... 165

APPENDIXA SYSTEM DATA WORKSHEETS .................................................................................... 169B EXAMPLES OF REGISTERING MONITOR ITEMS AND LOG OUTPUT

ITEMS.................................................................................................................................171

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1 SETUP

This chapter explains how to set up the environment required to operate the

Machining Status Monitor Package and how to prepare the Machining Status

Monitor Package for use.

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1.1 SET UP (HSSB VERSION)

This section describes the information related to the setup of the HSSB version

of the Machining Status Monitor Package.

See Section 1.2, "SET UP (ETHERNET VERSION)," for the explanations

about the setup of the Ethernet version of the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

1.1.1 Environment

The execution environment of the Machining Status Monitor Package is shown

below.

♦Personal computer

A personal computer connected with the High Speed Serial Bus (HSSB)

type 2

FS160i/180i/210i with PC function

Intelligent Terminal type 2, Intelligent Terminal 3.

�The necessary environment for execution is as follows:

In case of Windows 95

• 75MHz Pentium or higher processor

• 16MB memory or more

In case of Windows NT 4.0



In case of Windows 2000 Professional



�The commendable environment for execution is as follows:







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�The necessary free space of hard disk is as follows:

20MB free space or more

♦Required software

Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000

Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 must be executed normally on

the above-mentioned computer.

NOTE

Please purchase Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 besides the

Machining Status Monitor Package.

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1.1.2 Installing the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure

1. Insert the disk (A02B-0207-K780#EN07-1) into the floppy disk drive.

2. Click the Windows [Start] button.

3. Select [Run…].

4. Enter <drive-name>:SETUP, then click the <OK> button. (<drive-

name> is the name of the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive.)

5. Perform installation by following the prompts displayed on the screen.

NOTE

Before the Machining Status Monitor Package can be installed, the High

Speed Serial Bus driver must be installed and set up according to the

operating environment. For details, refer to one of the followings:

�Personal computer connected to the High Speed Serial Bus Type 2,

FS160i/180i/210i having personal computer functions, or Intelligent

Terminal Type 2, Intelligent Terminal 3

- Release Note (README.TXT) on the driver library floppy disk

(A02B-0207-K730#ZZ07-1)

- Release Note (README.TXT) on the drivers disk (A02B-0207-

K791#ZZ07-1)


K792#ZZ07-1)


K793#ZZ07-1)

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1.1.3 Uninstalling the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure


2. Click [Settings], then [Control Panel].

3. Click [Add/Remove Programs].

The [Add/Remove Programs Properties] screen appears.

4. Select Machining Status Monitor Package.

5. Click the <Add/Remove…> button.

The uninstall function starts, asking you whether you really want to

uninstall the Machining Status Monitor Package.

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6. To uninstall the Machining Status Monitor Package, click the <Yes>

button.

Subsequently, the uninstall function will display several prompts, such as

whether to delete the shared files. Perform uninstallation by clicking

<Yes> or <No> as required.

When the Machining Status Monitor Package has been uninstalled normally,

it is deleted from the Windows program menu.

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1.1.4 Updating the Machining Status Monitor Package

To update the Machining Status Monitor Package, you must uninstall the old

one before installing the new one.

But all items that you have customized will be lost by this procedure and the

Machining Status Monitor Package will be restored to the initial setting. So

copy old “Machining Status Monitor Package.xls” as the backup before

uninstalling the old one. Then paste up the items that you have customized on

the worksheets of the new one after updating the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

“Machining Status Monitor Package.xls” usually exists in the following folder.

C:\Program Files\Fanuc\Machining Status Monitor Package\Machining

Status Monitor Package.xls

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1.2 SET UP (ETHERNET VERSION)

This section describes the information related to the setup of the Ethernet

version of the Machining Status Monitor Package.

See Section 1.1, "SET UP (HSSB VERSION)," for the explanations about

the setup of the HSSB version of the Machining Status Monitor Package.

1.2.1 Environment

The execution environment of the Machining Status Monitor Package is shown

below.

♦Personal computer

A personal computer connected to FS16i/18i/21i/15i via the Ethernet.

�The necessary environment for execution is as follows:










�The commendable environment for execution is as follows:





• 200MHz Pentium II or higher processor



• 333MHz Pentium II or higher processor


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�The necessary free space of hard disk is as follows:

20MB free space or more

♦Required software

Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000

Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 must be executed normally on

the above-mentioned computer.

NOTE

Please purchase Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 2000 besides the


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1.2.2 Installing the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure

1. Insert the disk (A02B-0207-K782#EN07-1) into the floppy disk drive.


3. Select [Run…].

4. Enter <drive-name>:SETUP, then click the <OK> button. (<drive-

name> is the name of the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive.)

5. Perform installation by following the prompts displayed on the screen.

NOTE

The Machining Status Monitor Package is realized using socket

communication (TCP/IP communication) with the FANUC Ethernet

board. Before starting to use this function, check the following items by

referencing the FANUC Ethernet Board Operator’s Manual (B-

63354EN).

• TCP/IP setting at the personal computer

• Setting of the FANUC Ethernet board and FOCAS1

(DNC1)/Ethernet function at the CNC

• Network connection between the personal computer and the CNC

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1.2.3 Uninstalling the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure


2. Click [Settings], then [Control Panel].

3. Click [Add/Remove Programs].

The [Add/Remove Programs Properties] screen appears.

4. Select Machining Status Monitor Package (Ethernet).

5. Click the <Add/Remove…> button.

The uninstall function starts, asking you whether you really want to

uninstall the Machining Status Monitor Package.

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6. To uninstall the Machining Status Monitor Package, click the <Yes>

button.

Subsequently, the uninstall function will display several prompts, such as

whether to delete the shared files. Perform uninstallation by clicking

<Yes> or <No> as required.

When the Machining Status Monitor Package has been uninstalled normally,

it is deleted from the Windows program menu.

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1.2.4 Updating the Machining Status Monitor Package

To update the Machining Status Monitor Package, you must uninstall the old

one before installing the new one.

But all items that you have customized will be lost by this procedure and the

Machining Status Monitor Package will be restored to the initial setting. So

copy old “Machining Status Monitor Package E.xls” as the backup before

uninstalling the old one. Then paste up the items that you have customized on

the worksheets of the new one after updating the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

“Machining Status Monitor Package E.xls” usually exists in the following

folder.

C:\Program Files\Fanuc\Machining Status Monitor Package\Machining Status

Monitor Package E.xls

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2 BASIC KNOWLEDGE

This chapter provides the basic information with which the user must be

familiar before attempting to use the Machining Status Monitor Package.

� Following explanation is described for the HSSB version, but this is

applicable also to the Ethernet version.

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2.1 STARTING AND TERMINATING THE MACHINING STATUSMONITOR PACKAGE

This section describes how to start and terminate the Machining Status Monitor

Package and provides notes on starting it.

2.1.1 Starting the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure


2. Click [Program].

3. Click

[Machining Status Monitor Package] :HSSB version

[Machining Status Monitor Package (Ethernet)]:Ethernet version

to start it.

If the MS Excel macro virus protection option is not enabled, the

Machining Status Monitor Package starts immediately.

Otherwise, the following message appears:

4. Click the <Enable Macros> button.

The Machining Status Monitor Package screen shown below appears.

NOTE

If you click the <Disable Macros> button or <Do Not Open>

button, the Machining Status Monitor Package will not start

correctly.

Follow the procedure described in Section 2.1.2, "Terminating

the Machining Status Monitor Package," then retry the start

procedure.


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2.1.2 Terminating the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure

1. Click [File], then [Exit]. Alternatively, click the button in the upper

right corner of the screen.

When no CNC machine is being monitored, the Machining Status

Monitor Package screen is cleared from the screen, and the Machining

Status Monitor Package terminates.

Otherwise, the following message appears:

2. To terminate all the monitoring operations and terminate the Machining

Status Monitor Package, click the <Yes> button. All log output files are

saved, then the Machining Status Monitor Package terminates.

To continue CNC machine monitoring, click the <No> button. In this

case, the Machining Status Monitor Package does not terminate.


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2.2 SCREEN CONFIGURATION AND TERMS

This section explains the screen configuration and the names of the items

displayed by the Machining Status Monitor Package. The Machining Status

Monitor Package runs under MS Excel, as shown below.

Explanation

�Menu bar

Used to initiate commands such as [File] and [Edit], and so on.

�Worksheet

Worksheets are used for inputting and editing data with MS Excel. They

are basically groups of cells configured in a row/column arrangement. For

details of cells, see the description below. The operation of the Machining

Status Monitor Package is based on worksheets.

�Worksheet name tabs

Worksheet name tabs are displayed at the bottom of the worksheet. The

name of the displayed worksheet is indicated. To select a worksheet to be

manipulated, click the worksheet name tab. For an explanation of how to

select a worksheet, see Section 2.3.1, "Selecting a worksheet."


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�Cell

The part of a worksheet where a column and row intersect is called a cell.

Cells correspond to positions on a one-to-one basis. For example, the

position where column A and row 4 intersect is referred to as cell A4. To

specify this cell position with the Machining Status Monitor Package,

specify as “A4”. This cell position specification format is called the A1

format.

A cell being used for the current operation, such as data input, is indicated

by a bold frame.

When working with the Machining Status Monitor Package, input data into

the cells of each worksheet. For an explanation of how to input data into

cells, see Section 2.3.2, "Inputting Data to a Cell."

�Scroll bar

The scroll bar scrolls the cells of a worksheet. For an explanation of how to

scroll a worksheet, see Section 2.3.3, "Scrolling a Worksheet."

NOTE

Only the screen parts and their names that are required by the Machining

Status Monitor Package are explained in this manual. For details of the

MS Excel screen configuration, refer to the manuals provided with MS

Excel, the online Help, and so forth. In the subsequent explanations of

procedures in this manual, MS Excel operations other than the functions

used by the Machining Status Monitor Package are not explained. For

details of the operation of MS Excel, also refer to the manuals provided

with MS Excel, the online Help, and so forth.

NOTE

The Machining Status Monitor Package can handle cell positions only in

the A1 format mentioned above. The Machining Status Monitor Package

cannot handle cell positions specified in R1C1 format. If column headers

are numeric as shown below, however, cells are referenced in R1C1

format.

If cell positions are indicated in R1C1 format, click [Tools], then

[Options…], and remove the check mark from the [R1C1 Reference

style] check box in the [General] panel display format group box.


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2.3 BASIC OPERATION

This section explains the basics of using the Machining Status Monitor Package.

With the Machining Status Monitor Package, processing is performed by

repeatedly selecting a worksheet and inputting data into its cells.

2.3.1 Selecting a Worksheet

Select a worksheet to be used for operation.

Procedure

1. Click the sheet name tab of the desired worksheet.

If the sheet name tab of a desired worksheet is not displayed on the screen,

click the button, located on the left side of the sheet name tabs, to

display the sheet name tab of the target worksheet. Then, click it.


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2.3.2 Inputting Data to a Cell

Input data to a cell. In the following example, data is input into "Reference

CNC Number of Monitor & Log Item:" on the [Parameter(Common)]

worksheet. The example assumes that the worksheet has already been selected.

Procedure

1. If the cell into which data is to be input has not been selected (not

indicated with a bold frame) yet, click the cell. In this example, click

cell B14. If the cell into which data is to be input is not actually on the

screen, display the cell by applying the procedure explained in Section

2.3.3, "Scrolling a Worksheet."

2. Enter data from the keyboard. In this example, we want to enter 2.

Pressing the [Enter] key submits the input data.


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2.3.3 Scrolling a Worksheet

If a desired cell is not displayed, it can be displayed by scrolling the worksheet.

In the following explanation, the worksheet is assumed to have been selected.

Procedure

1. Use the vertical scroll bar (located on the right side of the screen) or

the horizontal scroll bar (in the lower right part of the screen) to

display a desired cell.

NOTE

Until the [Enter] key is pressed in step 2, MS Excel awaits the input to

the cell. If CNC machine monitoring and log data output are

performed in parallel with cell input, all the CNC machine monitoring

and log data output operations are halted while MS Excel is in this wait

state. Therefore, do not leave MS Excel in the cell input wait state for

an extended period.


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When using the vertical scroll bar, for example, perform the

following:

• To scroll vertically by one line only, click or .

• To scroll vertically by one page, click the scroll bar.

• To scroll to an arbitrary position, drag the scroll box.


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2.4 OPERATION FLOW AND WORKSHEET OUTLINE

This section explains the operation flow from the customization of the

Machining Status Monitor Package to the acquisition of specific monitor data

to log data output. The section also outlines the worksheet used for each

operation step. Before customizing the Machining Status Monitor Package,

stop the monitoring operation.

Flow of operation and worksheet to be handled

<1>Registration and deletion of CNC machines to be monitored

Register the CNC machines to be monitored to the Machining Status

Monitor Package, or delete the CNC machine which has been registered.

• Worksheet name

CNC machine registration

<2>Setting concerning whole of machining status monitor package

Set the parameters concerning whole of the Machining Status Monitor

Package, such as output format of the logging data file.

• Worksheet name

Parameter (Common)

<3>Setting and registration of the data of each CNC machine.

Set and register the parameters, monitoring items, output items as the

logging data, to each CNC machine.

<3>-1 Setting of parameters of each CNC machine

• Worksheet name

Parameter(********)

<3>-2 Registration of monitoring items and output items as the logging

data.

• Worksheet name

Monitor,Log(********)

<3>-3 Registration of machining program information.

• Worksheet name

Program(********)

Each worksheet exists for each CNC machine and each CNC

machine name is set in "********" of the above-mentioned

worksheet name. You can set and register the data for each CNC

machine when that CNC machine is not monitored even if other

CNC machines are monitored.


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<4>Execution of monitoring of CNC machine and output of log data

• Worksheet name

Monitor information

The basic operation flow is shown above. This operation sequence,

however, need not always be followed. Each operation in the above

flow may be performed in any sequence at any time. On each

worksheet, defaults are set. When no modification is made to the

worksheets, CNC machine monitoring and log data output can be

performed directly.

Outline of each worksheet

�[CNC Machine Registration] worksheet

This worksheet is used to register and delete the CNC machines to be

monitored. Since CNC machines are registered automatically when the

Machining Status Monitor Package is started, the user normally does not

have to work with this worksheet. For details of the [CNC Machine

Registration] worksheet, see Chapter 3, "REGISTERING CNC

MACHINES TO BE MONITORED AND DELETING REGISTERED

CNC MACHINES."

�[Parameter(Common)] worksheet

This worksheet is used to set the general parameters related to the

Machining Status Monitor Package. For details of the

[Parameter(Common)] worksheet, see Chapter 4, "SETTING THE

GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR THE MACHINING STATUS

MONITOR PACKAGE."

�[Parameter(*****)] worksheet (*****: CNC machine name)

This worksheet is used to set the parameters for a CNC machine. For

details of the [Parameter(*****)] worksheet, see Section 5.1, "SETTING

PARAMETERS FOR EACH CNC MACHINE."

�[Monitor, Log(*****)] worksheet (*****: CNC machine name)

This worksheet is used to register monitor items and log output items for a

CNC machine. For details of the [Monitor, Log(*****)] worksheet, see

Section 5.2, "REGISTERING TARGET ITEMS FOR MONITORING

AND LOG DATA OUTPUT."

�[Program(*****)] worksheet (*****: CNC machine name)

This worksheet is used to register machining program information for a

CNC machine. For details of the [Program(*****)] worksheet, see Section

5.3, "REGISTERING MACHINING PROGRAM INFORMATION."


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�[Monitor Information] worksheet

This worksheet is used to specify the start and end of monitoring for a CNC

machine. For details of the [Monitor Information] worksheet, see Chapter

6, "MONITORING CNC MACHINES AND OUTPUTTING LOG

DATA."

NOTE

Do not change the name of a worksheet. If the worksheet name

of a worksheet explained above or a log output destination

worksheet is changed, the Machining Status Monitor Package

may not operate correctly. If a worksheet name is changed by

mistake, and the Machining Status Monitor Package cannot

operate correctly, restore the original worksheet name, then

terminate and restart the Machining Status Monitor Package.

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3This chapter describes how to register CNC machines to be monitored and how

to subsequently delete registered CNC machines.

REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TOBE MONITORED AND DELETINGREGISTERED CNC MACHINES

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3.1 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED ANDDELETING REGISTERED CNC MACHINES (HSSB VERSION)

This section describes the information related to registering CNC machines and

deleting registered CNC machines about the HSSB version of the Machining

Status Monitor Package.

As for the Ethernet version, see Section 3.2, "REGISTERING CNC


CNC MACHINES (ETHERNET VERSION)".

3.1.1 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored and DeletingRegistered CNC Machines

Procedure

1. Select the [CNC Machine Registration] worksheet.

The [CNC Machine Registration] worksheet appears.

NOTE

CNC machines can be registered, and registered CNC machines can be

deleted, only when the monitoring of all CNC machines is stopped.

During the monitoring of a CNC machine, the message shown below

appears on the worksheet. At this time, never modify the value selected

in the monitor combo box, nor the cell values of the worksheet.


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2. Change the selection item in the monitor combo box of the CNC machine

to be deleted or reregistered.

The <Save> and <Cancel> buttons appear.

3. Click the <Save> button to execute the change.

Click the <Cancel> button to cancel the change.

If another worksheet is selected after the monitor combo box selection is

changed, the message below appears.

Click the <Yes> button to execute the change.

Click the <No> button to abandon the change.

Click the <Cancel> button to return to the [CNC Machine Registration]

worksheet.

Explanation

For details of CNC machine deletion and reregistration, see the subsequent

sections.


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3.1.2 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored

CNC machines to be monitored are automatically registered according to the

setting of the driver for the High Speed Serial Bus when the Machining Status

Monitor Package is started. When registering an additional CNC machine to be

monitored, terminate the Machining Status Monitor Package, then change the

setting of the driver for the High Speed Serial Bus.

When the Machining Status Monitor Package is started, the CNC machine

registration status is as follows:

� When the Machining Status Monitor Package is started for the first time

after being installed

The node names of those CNC machines that are managed by the driver of

the High Speed Serial Bus are automatically recognized. The node names

are used as the CNC machine names in the Machining Status Monitor

Package. Those CNC machines are automatically registered as the CNC

NOTE

�The [CNC Machine Registration] worksheet cannot be used to add,

modify or delete those CNC machines that are managed by the driver

of the High Speed Serial Bus. Set the driver of the High Speed Serial

Bus to add, modify, or delete CNC machines. For an explanation of

how to set the driver of the High Speed Serial Bus, refer to one of the

followings.

- Release note (README.TXT) on the driver library floppy disk

(A02B-0207-K730#ZZ07-1).

- Release note (README.TXT) on the drivers disk (A02B-0207-

K791#ZZ07-1).


K792#ZZ07-1).


K793#ZZ07-1).

�When setting the driver of the High Speed Serial Bus, use the following

conventions to assign node names to CNC machines:

• A unique node name must be assigned to each CNC machine.

• The following characters cannot be used:

/ : \ [ ] * ? , ; " < > |

If a specified node name does not satisfy the above conventions, the

CNC machine name in the Machining Status Monitor Package will be

"NC-*" (*: Serial number).


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machines to be monitored. For each CNC machine, parameter settings,

monitor items, log output items, and the machining program information

registration worksheet are created automatically. If a node name includes a

character that cannot be used with the Machining Status Monitor Package,

the CNC machine name in the Machining Status Monitor Package becomes

"NC-*" (*: Serial number). The restrictions imposed on node names are

described in Notes, above.

If two CNC machines are connected according to the setting of the driver of

the High Speed Serial Bus, for example, the [CNC Machine Registration]

worksheet is as follows:

In the above status, the default values are set on the setting and registration

worksheet of each CNC, so that each CNC machine can be monitored. To

monitor these two CNC machines, no operation is required on this

worksheet.

When a CNC machine is connected by setting the driver of the High Speed

Serial Bus but is not to be monitored, delete the CNC machine. For details

of CNC machine deletion, see Section 3.1.3, "Deleting CNC Machines Not

to Be Monitored."

To reregister a CNC machine again after it has been deleted, perform CNC

machine registration. For details of CNC machine reregistration, see

Section 3.1.4, "Reregistering Deleted CNC Machines."

� When the Machining Status Monitor Package is started after being

terminated at least once.

1) When a node name connected by setting of the driver of the High

Speed Serial Bus is modified

The CNC machine name registered in the Machining Status Monitor

Package is automatically updated to the modified node name. The

parameter settings, monitor items, log output items, and machining

program information registration worksheet name of the CNC

machine are automatically updated according to the modified CNC

machine name. If a node name includes an invalid character, a CNC

machine name is automatically created in the same way as when the

Machining Status Monitor Package is started for the first time.


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2) When a CNC machine is additionally connected by changing the

setting of the driver of the High Speed Serial Bus

If a CNC machine is added, it is automatically registered at Machining

Status Monitor Package registration as a CNC machine to be

monitored. The parameter settings, monitor items, log output items,

and the machining program information registration worksheet of the

CNC machine are created automatically. If a node name includes an

invalid character, a CNC machine name is automatically created in the

same way as when the Machining Status Monitor Package is started

for the first time.

3) When a CNC machine is deleted by changing the setting of the driver

of the High Speed Serial Bus

If a CNC machine is deleted, the monitor combo box displays "CNC

Not Found" as shown below.

The settings and registration worksheet of the deleted CNC machine

remain undeleted, but the CNC machine is no longer monitored. To

monitor the deleted CNC machine, terminate the Machining Status

Monitor Package. Next, change the setting of the driver of the High

Speed Serial Bus, then reregister the CNC machine.

To delete the CNC machine from the Machining Status Monitor

Package, apply the procedure described in Section 3.1.3, "Deleting

CNC Machines Not to Be Monitored."


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3.1.3 Deleting CNC Machines Not to Be Monitored

A CNC machine can be deleted in the following cases.

�When a CNC machine is registered as a CNC machine to be monitored

With the Machining Status Monitor Package, those CNC machines that are

connected by the setting of the driver of the High Speed Serial Bus are

automatically registered as CNC machines to be monitored. For a CNC

machine to be monitored, parameter settings, monitor items, log output items,

and machining program information registration worksheets are created, thus

consuming memory space. When a CNC machine is not to be monitored,

delete that CNC machine. The settings and registration worksheet for the

CNC machine are deleted, thus saving memory space.

A CNC machine is monitored if "Execute" appears in the monitor combo box

as shown below.

A CNC machine that has been deleted in the above state can be reregistered

by applying the reregistration procedure. Even if a CNC machine is

reregistered, the data existing before the deletion, such as the parameter

settings, monitor items, log output items, and machining program

information registration worksheet, cannot be restored. For an explanation

of CNC machine reregistration, see Section 3.1.4, "Reregistering Deleted

CNC Machines."

�When a CNC machine has been deleted by changing the setting of the driver

of the High Speed Serial Bus

If a CNC machine is thus deleted, the parameter settings, monitor items, log

output items, and machining program information registration worksheet of

the CNC machine are not deleted automatically. The parameter settings,

monitor items, log output items, and machining program information

registration worksheet can all be deleted manually, however, thus saving

memory space.

A CNC machine has been deleted from the management of the driver of the

High Speed Serial Bus if "CNC Not Found" appears in the monitor combo

box as shown below.


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A CNC machine deleted in the above state cannot be reregistered with the

Machining Status Monitor Package. To reregister such a CNC machine,

terminate the Machining Status Monitor Package, then change the setting of

the driver of the High Speed Serial Bus. For an explanation of CNC machine

registration, see Section 3.1.2, "Registering CNC Machines to Be

Monitored."

Procedure

�Deleting a CNC machine to be monitored


2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box for the CNC machine to

be deleted from "Execute" to "Do Not Execute."


3. Click the <Save> button.

The confirmation message below appears.


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4. Click the <Yes> button.

Then, click the <OK> button for all the displayed messages.

The <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear, indicating the

completion of CNC machine deletion.

NOTE

If a CNC machine is deleted, the following message appears when the

worksheet is deleted:

In response to this message and subsequent messages, click all <OK>

button. If you inadvertently click the <Cancel> button, delete the

worksheet by selecting [Edit] then the [Delete Sheet] command under

MS Excel.


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�Deleting a CNC machine for which "CNC Not Found" is indicated


2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box from "CNC Not Found"

to "CNC Delete."






The node number, CNC machine name, and monitor combo box

setting of the CNC machine are deleted from the [CNC Machine

Registration] worksheet.




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3.1.4 Reregistering Deleted CNC Machines

A CNC machine that has been deleted from the Machining Status Monitor

Package and for which "Do Not Execute" is indicated in the monitor combo

box can be reregistered by means of registration. By reregistering a CNC

machine, the registration worksheet and settings are re-created for that CNC

machine so that the CNC machine can be monitored. When the registration

worksheet and settings are re-created, however, the Machining Status Monitor

Package defaults are set; the settings and registration worksheet data existing

before the deletion of the CNC machine are not restored.

Procedure


2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box for the CNC machine to be

reregistered from "Do Not Execute" to "Execute."





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The <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear, indicating the completion

of CNC machine reregistration.


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3.2 REGISTERING CNC MACHINES TO BE MONITORED ANDDELETING REGISTERED CNC MACHINES(ETHERNET VERSION)

This section describes information related to registering CNC machines and

deleting registered CNC machines about the Ethernet version of the Machining


As for the HSSB version, see Section 3.1, "REGISTERING CNC


CNC MACHINES (HSSB VERSION)".

3.2.1 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored and DeletingRegistered CNC Machines

Procedure



NOTE

CNC machines can be registered, and registered CNC machines can be

deleted, only when the monitoring of all CNC machines is stopped.

During the monitoring of a CNC machine, the message shown below

appears on the worksheet. At this time, never modify the value selected

in the monitor combo box, nor the cell values of the worksheet.


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2. Change the selection item in the monitor combo box of the CNC

machine to be deleted or be as a target to be monitored.




If another worksheet is selected after the monitor combo box selection is

changed, the message below appears.



Click the <Cancel> button to return to the [CNC Machine Registration]

worksheet.

Explanation

For details of CNC machine deletion and registration, see the subsequent

sections.


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3.2.2 Registering CNC Machines to Be Monitored

In case of the Ethernet version, you have to register the CNC machine that is

connected via the Ethernet and monitored, by the following procedure

explicitly.

Procedure



2. At the [CNC Machine Registration] worksheet, input IP address in the

column of IP ADDRESS and Port number in the column of Port No. A

host name can be input in IP ADDRESS. And select the column of CNC

Type, then the CNC Type combo box appears. Select a CNC type.


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3. After selecting a CNC type, select the column of Monitor. The monitor

combo box appears. Select "Execute" or "Do Not Execute".



The CNC machine is automatically registered as the CNC machine to be

monitored. For the CNC machine, parameter settings, monitor items,

log output items, and the machining program information registration

worksheet are created automatically.

In case that a “host name” is specified for the IP ADDRESS, if the host

name includes the character that is not accepted as the host name, the IP

ADDRESS in the Machining Status Monitor Package becomes "NC-*"

(*: Serial number).

When you don’t want to register the CNC machine, click <Cancel>

button. Input items will be discarded.

NOTE

� When you assign the CNC machine by the “host name” at IP

ADDDRESS, use the following characters for the “host name”:

•Alphabet, A ... Z

•Numerical number, 0 ... 9

•Hyphen

If the “host name” has the other characters than listed above, the IP

ADDRESS in the Machining Status Monitor Package will be "NC-*" (*:

Serial number).

� A unique host name and IP address must be specified to each CNC

machine.

� When you set the CNC type, select the correct CNC type according

the CNC machine to be connected. If CNC type is different from the

connected CNC type, the CNC machine registration must be deleted

and registered again.


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Explanation

When <Save> button is clicked, parameter settings, monitor items, log

output items and the machining program information registration worksheet

are created automatically, even if the item ,"Execute" or "Do Not Execute",

is selected.

But when "Do Not Execute" is selected, the CNC machine is not registered

into [Monitor Information] worksheet, and it is not recognized as the target

of monitoring.

As for the detail of CNC machine registration at [Monitor Information], see

Section 3.2.4, "Registering CNC Machines as the Target to Be Monitored "

and 3.2.5, "Unregistering CNC Machines from the Target to Be

Monitored".


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3.2.3 Deleting Registered CNC Machines Not to Be Monitored

Procedure



2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box to "Do Not Execute."

for the CNC machine to be deleted.






The IP address, port number, CNC type and monitor combo box

setting of the CNC machine are deleted from the [CNC Machine

Registration] worksheet.


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NOTE

If a CNC machine is deleted, the following message appears when the

worksheet is deleted:

In response to this message and subsequent messages, click all <OK>

button. If you inadvertently click the <Cancel> button, delete the

worksheet by selecting [Edit] then the [Delete Sheet] command under

MS Excel.


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3.2.4 Registering CNC Machines As the Target to Be Monitored

A CNC machine that has been registered in the Machining Status Monitor

Package and for which "Do Not Execute" is indicated in the monitor combo

box, can be registered in the [Monitor Information] worksheet and recognized

as the target to be monitored.

At the CNC machine registering, if "Execute" was selected at the monitor

combo box, the CNC machine is already registered in the [Monitor

Information] worksheet.

Procedure



2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box for the CNC machine from

"Do Not Execute" to "Execute".





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The <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear, the registration of the CNC

machine is added to the [Monitor Information] worksheet.


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3.2.5 Unregistering CNC Machines from the Target to Be Monitored

A CNC machine that has been registered in the Machining Status Monitor

Package and for which "Execute" is indicated in the monitor combo box, can be

deleted from the [Monitor Information] worksheet, and recognized as the target

not to be monitored.

At the CNC machine registering, if "Do Not Execute" was selected at the

monitor combo box, the CNC machine is not registered in the [Monitor

Information] worksheet, and not recognized as the target to be monitored.

After this operation being performed, the CNC machine’s parameter settings,

monitor items, log output items, and the machining program information

registration worksheet are not deleted.

Changing the setting of the monitor combo box for the CNC machine to

"Execute" and Clicking <Save> button in the [CNC Machine Registration], the

CNC machine can be registered in the [Monitor Information] worksheet and

recognized as the target to be monitored, again.

Procedure



2. Change the setting of the monitor combo box for the CNC machine from

"Execute" to "Do Not Execute."



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The <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear, the registration of the CNC

machine is deleted from the [Monitor Information] worksheet.

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4This chapter describes how to set the general parameters for the Machining

Status Monitor Package, as well as the meanings of those parameters.

SETTING THE GENERALPARAMETERS FOR THE MACHININGSTATUS MONITOR PACKAGE

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4.1 SETTING THE GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR THEMACHINING STATUS MONITOR PACKAGE

This section describes how to set the general parameters for the Machining


Procedure

1. Select the [Parameter(Common)] worksheet.

The [Parameter(Common)] worksheet is displayed.

2. Change the desired parameter check boxes and cell values.




NOTE

The general parameters for the Machining Status Monitor Package can

be set only when the monitoring of all CNC machines is stopped. During

the monitoring of a CNC machine, the message shown below appears

on the worksheet. At this time, never modify the values selected in the

check boxes nor the cell values on the worksheet.


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If another worksheet is selected after the parameters have been changed, the

following message appears.



Click the <Cancel> button to return to the [Parameter(Common)] worksheet.

Explanation

For the meanings of the parameters, see the descriptions on the following

pages.


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4.1.1 Setting Data for Log Data Output Files

For the simultaneous monitoring of multiple CNC machines and log data output,

one of the following log data output methods can be used:

1) The log data for all CNC machines is output to a single log data output

file.

2) The log data for each CNC machine is output to a log data output file

assigned to that CNC machine.

The following data is set for parameter setting:

• Selection from the two log data output methods described above

• Automatic save interval, output style for transition from one month to the

next, output file name, output folder name, and so forth when the log data

for all CNC machines is output to a single file

• Whether to prohibit overwriting when a new log data output file is created

If you select output of the log data for each CNC machine to a log data output

file for each CNC machine, a log data output file name, output folder name, and

so forth are set for each CNC machine in the log data output file setting. For an

explanation of log data output file setting for each CNC machine, see Section

5.1.3, "Setting Log Data Output File Data for Each CNC Machine."

Procedure


2. Set the parameters, "Log Data File Output Format" and "Create New

Log File."

For details of the setting method, see Explanation, below.

When a parameter is changed, the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons appear.


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The change is executed, after which the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons

disappear.

Explanation

�Specification of a log data output destination for each CNC machine

When multiple CNC machines are monitored simultaneously, and log

data is output, whether to output the log data of each CNC machine to a

separate file can be specified. It is recommended that the log data for a

given CNC machine be output to a file assigned to that machine. Doing so

allows log data output files to be managed for each CNC machine, and

prevents a log data output file from becoming too large to handle. The

default method outputs log data to a file assigned to each CNC machine.

When log data is to be output to a file assigned to each CNC machine,

ensure that a check mark is placed in the check box as shown below.

The following queries, related to parameter setting, become invalid and

disappear:

• Log data file output style used when a transition is made from one

month to the next

• Automatic save interval for a log data output file

• Log data output file name

• Log data output folder name

In this case, set the above parameters in log data output file setting for

each CNC machine. For log data output file setting for each CNC

machine, see Section 5.1.3, " Setting Log Data Output File Data for

Each CNC Machine."

When outputting the log data for all CNC machines to a single file, clear

the check mark from the check box, as shown below.


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The parameters below become valid and appear:

• Log data file output style used when a transition is made from one

month to the next

• Automatic save interval for a log data output file

• Log data output file name

• Log data output folder name

�Specification of a log data output file used when a transition is made from

one month to the next

This parameter is valid only when the log data for all the CNC machines is

output to a single file. When a transition is made from one month to the

next month, specifying this parameter allows a separate log data output

file to be prepared. This means that log data can be output to a separate

log data output file for each month. It is recommended that log data be

output to a separate log data output file for each month. Doing so allows

log data output files to be managed for each month, and prevents a log

data output file from becoming too large to handle. The default method

outputs log data to a separate file assigned to each month.

When outputting log data to a separate file assigned to each month, place a

check mark in the check box as shown below.

If a transition has been made from one month to the next when log output

items registered as monitor items and log items are output, the current

log data output file is closed after being saved to an external storage

device. Then, log data is output to a new log data output file. A

character string representing year/month information is added to each

log data file name. For details of the log data output file names, see

"Specification of log data output file names," below.

When outputting log data on other than a month-by-month basis, clear the

check mark from the check box, as shown below.

Even when a transition is made from one month to the next, the same log

data output file continues to be used. A character string representing


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year/month information is not added to the log data output file names.

For details of the log data output file names, see "Specification of log

data output file name," below.

� Specification of an automatic save interval for a log data output file

This parameter is valid only when the log data for all CNC machines is

output to a single file. This parameter specifies the automatic save interval

for a log data output file. The units are minutes, and a value from 0 to

44640 can be set. The contents of a log data output file are saved to an

external storage device at intervals of the specified value. If 0 is specified,

automatic saving is not performed during monitoring. The default is 60

minutes.

� Specification of log data output file name


output to a single file. This parameter specifies a log data output file name.

The standard Windows restrictions are imposed on the naming of files.

The default file name is "LOGFILE."

The actually created log data output file names are as follows:

• When log data is output to a separate file for each month

A character string representing year/month information is added to a

file name set with this parameter. When the specified file name is

"LOGFILE," for example, the following log data output file names are

created:

LOGFILE(1998-4).xls: Log file for April, 1998

LOGFILE(1998-5).xls: Log file for May, 1998

• When log data is output on other than a month-by-month basis

A file name set with this parameter is used as a log data output file

name.

When a specified file name is "LOGFILE," for example, the following

log data output file name is used:

LOGFILE.xls

If an attempt is made to create a new log data output file, but a file having

the same name already exists and the setting of "Create New Log File" is

such that overwriting is prohibited, a log data output file name with a serial

number suffixed is created as indicated below.


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LOGFILE(1998-5).xls : Existing log data output file having the same

name

LOGFILE(1998-5)-1.xls : New log data output file for May, 1998

�Specification of log data output folder names


output to a single file. This parameter specifies a log data output folder

name. The standard Windows restrictions are imposed on the naming of

folders. The default file name is as follows:

Folder where the Machining Status Monitor Package is placed +

"\Logdata"

�Specification of whether to prohibit the overwriting of an existing file

If an attempt is made to create a new log data file, but a file having the same

name already exists, this parameter specifies whether to prohibit

overwriting of the existing file. When this parameter is specified to

prohibit overwriting, a log data output file is created with its file name

suffixed with a serial number. When the specification of this parameter is

such that overwriting is allowed, the contents of the existing file are

deleted automatically. It is recommended that overwriting be prohibited to

protect the existing files. The default is such that overwriting is prohibited.

When prohibiting the overwriting of a file having the same name, place a

check mark in the check box as shown below.

When enabling the overwriting of a file having the same name, clear the

check mark from the check box as shown below.

NOTE

When the overwriting of a file having the same name is not

prohibited, the contents of the file are lost.


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4.1.2 Setting Monitor and Log Items to Be Referenced for CNC Machine Registration

When a CNC machine that has been deleted is reregistered, a monitor and log

registration sheet is created for the reregistered CNC machine. To this sheet,

the data on an existing sheet is copied as the default data. You can set a CNC

machine number as the reference source of the default data .

This setting is available only for the HSSB version.

Procedure


2. In the cell on the "Reference CNC Number of Monitor & Log Item:" line,

set the CNC machine number to be referenced.

For details of the CNC machine numbers, see the Explanation below.

When the number is changed, the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons appear.


The change is executed, then the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons

disappear.


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Explanation

�Reference CNC Number of Monitor & Log Item

Set the number of the CNC machine whose data is to be referenced as the

default data to be registered on the monitor and log registration sheet that is

created when a CNC machine is reregistered. Specify a CNC machine

number registered in the Machining Status Monitor Package. If a CNC

machine having the specified number does not exist, the default data for

the Machining Status Monitor Package is referenced. By default, the

monitor and log registration sheet data for the first CNC machine is

referenced.

5. SETTING AND REGISTERING DATA FOR EACH CNC MACHINE B-63364EN/03

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5This chapter explains how to set and register data for each CNC machine and

describes the meaning of that data.

SETTING AND REGISTERING DATAFOR EACH CNC MACHINE

B-63364EN/03 5. SETTING AND REGISTERING DATA FOR EACH CNC MACHINE

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5.1 SETTING PARAMETERS FOR EACH CNC MACHINE

This section explains how to set the parameters for each CNC machine.

For each CNC machine, a worksheet for setting parameters for that CNC

machine is provided. The worksheet name is as follows:

Worksheet name: "Parameter(" + CNC Machine Name + ")"

For example, for a CNC machine having the name "FS160-1," the worksheet

name is:

Worksheet name: "Parameter(FS160-1)"

The following explanation assumes the CNC machine name to be "FS160-1."

Procedure

1. Select the [Parameter(FS160-1)] worksheet.

The [Parameter(FS160-1)] worksheet appears.

NOTE

Parameters can be set for each CNC machine only while the monitor for

that CNC machine is stopped.

While the CNC machine is being monitored, the following message

appears on the worksheet. At this time, do not change the value of any

cell on the worksheet or the selection made in any checkbox.


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2. Change the values in the checkbox and cells for the parameters to be

changed.


3. To apply the changes, click the <Save> button.

Otherwise, click the <Cancel> button.

If the setting of "Output Worksheet Name:" under "Error Information

Output" is changed, worksheets may be added and deleted when another

worksheet is selected.

For details of setting the parameters under "Error Information Output," see

Section 5.1.4, "Setting the Destination of Error Occurrence Information."

If another worksheet is selected after parameters have been changed, the

following message appears:

To apply the changes, click the <Yes> button.

Otherwise, click the <No> button.

To return to the [Parameter(FS160-1)] worksheet, click the <Cancel> button.

Explanation

For details of the parameters, see the description below.


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5.1.1 Specifying whether to Start a Monitor Automatically at Startup

The monitor for each CNC machine can be started automatically when the

Machining Status Monitor Package is started.

In case that monitoring items and log output items has been fixed, by setting the

parameter described in this section so that the monitor is started automatically

at startup, simply starting the Machining Status Monitor Package starts the

monitoring.

Procedure


(This worksheet is for setting the parameters for a CNC machine named

"FS160-1.")

2. Click the "Automatic Monitor Start" checkbox under "Start Up Option"

to specify whether to start the monitor automatically at startup.

For details of the data to be specified, see the explanation below.

When the setting of the checkbox is changed, the <Save> and <Cancel>

buttons appear.

NOTE

Even if the monitoring for the CNC machine is set up such that it starts

automatically at startup, the monitor will not be started in case that the

monitor and log output items for that CNC machine contain errors.


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The change is applied and the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear.

Explanation

� Specification of whether to start the monitor automatically at startup

To start the monitor automatically at startup, place a check mark in the

checkbox, as shown below:

From the next time the Machining Status Monitor Package is started, the

monitor for that CNC machine will be started automatically.

If the monitor is not to be started automatically at startup, remove the

check mark from the checkbox, as shown below:

By default, the monitor is not started automatically.


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5.1.2 Setting the Monitor Data Sampling Interval

The Machining Status Monitor Package obtains, from a CNC machine, the data

for the monitor items registered on the monitor and log item registration sheet

to output log data. It is possible to set the time interval at which the data to be

monitored from the CNC machine. The same time interval is applied to all

monitor data received from the CNC machine.

NOTE

� If the sampling interval of the monitoring data is set short, more accurate

data can be acquired from correspondence CNC machine. However, if so,

more CPU time is consumed and other applications do not work properly.

� It is not guaranteed the sampling of the monitoring data is executed every

specified sampling interval. The sampling interval might be longer than the

specified value when some processes which require the heavy CPU power

are executed on the Machining Status Monitor Package or other

applications.

� In case of monitoring the standing up and down of the machine signals, it is

not possible to acquire the correct monitoring data if the time between the

standing up and down of the signal is shorter than the sampling interval of

the monitoring data.

Sampling interval

When the monitoring is done like as above, standing up and down of the

signal cannot be detected.

� For the Ethernet version, the real sampling interval might be longer than the

specified one according to the condition of the Ethernet communication

traffic, so it is not guaranteed the sampling of the monitoring data is

executed every specified sampling interval.

In the following condition, the number of machine signals to be acquired is

about twenty.

CPU: Pentium 166MHz

The sampling Interval: 1 sec.

The condition of Ethernet connection: one PC + one CNC

When the sampling time is over, an error log is output (Only first occurring).

Set the appropriate interval according to the operating environment and use.


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Procedure


(This worksheet is for setting the parameters for a CNC machine having

the name "FS160-1.")

2. Set the desired value in the cell in the "Sampling Interval:" row.

For details of the data to be specified, see the description below.

When the value is changed, the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons appear.


The change is applied and the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons disappear.

Explanation

� Monitor data sampling interval

Set the time interval at which monitor data is to be obtained from the CNC

machine.

･HSSB version

A value between 0.1 and 60.0 seconds can be set.

･Ethernet version

A value between 1.0 and 60.0 seconds can be set.

The default is 1.0 second.


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5.1.3 Setting Log Data Output File Data for Each CNC Machine

If multiple CNC machines are monitored simultaneously to output log data, the

following log data output methods can be specified:

1) Output log data for all the CNC machines to a single log data output file

2) Output log data for each CNC machine to a separate log data output file

for that CNC machine

For the parameter setting in this section, the following data is set:

• Output style when a new month begins, automatic saving interval, output

file name, output folder name, and so on, for the log output file of the CNC

machine in case that the log data is set to be output to a separate file.

Procedure


(This worksheet is for setting parameters for a CNC machine with the name

"FS160-1.")

2. Set the following parameters: "Log Data File Output Format," "Log

Data Output File Name:," and "Log Data Output Folder:."


NOTE

These parameters are effective only when the general parameters for

the Machining Status Monitor Package are set so that log data for each

CNC machine is output to a separate file. When the parameters are set

so that log data for all CNC machines is output to a single file, these

parameters are not displayed.

For an explanation of setting the parameters so that log data for all CNC

machines is output to a single file, see Section 4.1.1, "Setting Data for

Log Data Output Files."


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When parameters are changed, the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons

appear.


The changes are applied and the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons

disappear.

Explanation

�Specification of the log data file output style to be assumed when a new

month begins

This parameter is effective only when log data for each CNC machine is

output to a separate file.

It is possible to use a new log data output file when a new month begins, so

that log data is output to a separate log data output file for each month.

It is recommended that log data be output to a separate file for each month

because the log data output files for the individual months can be

managed separately. In addition, this prevents a log data output file from

becoming excessively large and hence hard to handle.

By default, log data is output to a separate file for each month.

To output log data to a separate file for each month, place a check mark in

the checkbox, as shown below:

If a new month begins while the log output items registered through

monitor item and log item registration are being output, the current log

output file is saved to external storage and closed, then log data is output

to a new log data output file.

A character string indicating the year/month is added to a log data file

name.

For details of the log data file names, see the explanation of log data

output file names, below.

If log data is not to be output to a separate file for each month, remove the

check mark from the checkbox, as shown below:


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The log data output file does not change when a new month begins.

A character string indicating the year/month is not added to the log data

file name.

For details of the log data file names, see the explanation of log data

output file names, below.

�Specification of the interval for automatic saving of the log data output

file



Set the interval for automatic saving of the log data output file. A value

between 0 and 44640 minutes can be set. The log data output file is saved

to external storage at the specified intervals. If 0 is set for the automatic

save interval, automatic saving is not performed during monitoring.

The default is 60 minutes.

�Specification of the log data output file name



Set the log data output file name. The restrictions imposed on the file

name are the same as those imposed by Windows.

The default file name is "LOGFILE."

The file names of the actually created log output files are as follows:

• When log data is output to a separate file for each month

A character string indicating the CNC machine name and the

year/month is added to the file name set for this parameter.

For example, if the CNC machine name is "FS160-1" and the

specified file name is "LOGFILE," the following log data output file

names are used:

LOGFILE(FS160-1)(1998-4).xls: Log file for FS160-1 for

April 1998

LOGFILE(FS160-1)(1998-5).xls: Log file for FS160-1 for

May 1998

• When log data is not output to a separate file for each month

A character string indicating the CNC machine name is added to the

file name set for this parameter.

For example, if the CNC machine name is "FS160-1" and the

specified file name is "LOGFILE," the following log data output file

name is used:

LOGFILE(FS160-1).xls


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When a new log data file is created, if a file with the same file name exists

and the setting of "Create New Log File" is overwrite prohibited, a

character string indicating an additional number is added to the end of the

log data file name.

LOGFILE(FS160-1)(1998-5).xls: Existing file having the

same name

LOGFILE(FS160-1)(1998-5)-1.xls: Newly created log file for

May 1998

�Specification of the log data output folder name

This parameter is effective only when the log data for each CNC machine

is output to a separate file.

Set the name of the output folder for log data files. The restrictions on the

folder name are the same as those imposed by Windows.

The default folder name is as follows:

Folder where the Machine Status Monitor Package is placed +

"\Logdata"


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5.1.4 Setting the Destination of Error Occurrence Information

If an error occurs while a CNC machine is being monitored, such as a failure to

obtain monitor data from the CNC machine, error occurrence information is

output to a worksheet. It is possible to set the name of the worksheet to which

error occurrence information is to be output, as well as the output position on

the worksheet.

Procedure


(This worksheet is for setting parameters for a CNC machine having the

name "FS160-1.")

2. Set the desired data in the cells in the "Output Worksheet Name:" and

"Output Top Cell:" rows under "Error Information Output."


When data is changed, the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons appear.


The changes are applied and the <Save> and <Cancel> buttons

disappear.

If the setting of "Output Worksheet Name:" is changed, the following message

may appear when another worksheet is selected:


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When the <OK> button is clicked, worksheets are added to or deleted from

the Machining Status Monitor Package according to the change in "Output

Worksheet Name:." Subsequently, click the <OK> button for every

worksheet deletion confirmation message.

NOTE

Before a worksheet is deleted, the following message appears:

Each time this message appears, click the <OK> button.

When the <Cancel> button is clicked, choose [Edit] from MS Excel, then

the [Delete Sheet] command to delete the worksheet.

When this message appears, monitoring and log data output are

interrupted for all CNC machines. Do not leave this message displayed

for an extended period.


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Explanation

�Specification of the error information output worksheet name

Specify the name of the worksheet to which the error occurrence

information generated while the CNC machine is being monitored is to be

output.

If an error occurs, error occurrence information is output to the worksheet

in the log data output file that has the worksheet name specified here.

The worksheet name can consist of up to 31 characters. The following

characters cannot be used.

/ : \ [ ] *

The default worksheet name is "Error Information."

If a new error information output worksheet name is specified, the

following error information output worksheet is created automatically. On

the automatically created error information output worksheet, item headers

are set one row above that specified in "Output Top Cell:" of error

information output, described later.

An error information output worksheet that is no longer referenced by any

CNC machine as a result of changing the error information output

worksheet name is automatically deleted from the Machine Status Monitor

Package.

�Specification of the top cell of the error information output

Specify the position of the top cell on the error information output sheet to

which the first error information is to be output. For example, if the first

error information is to be output to column 1 on row 4 of the worksheet, as

shown below, specify "A4."

The subsequent error occurrence information is added to the rows of the

error information output sheet.

NOTE

If error occurrence information cannot be output to the error information

output worksheet, it is output to the error information output worksheet of

the Machining Status Monitor Package.

For an explanation of the output of error occurrence information, see

Section 6.4.2, "Outputting Error Occurrence Information."


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The default output position is "A4."


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5.2 REGISTERING TARGET ITEMS FOR MONITORING AND LOGDATA OUTPUT

This section explains how to register monitor items and log output items.

For each CNC machine, a worksheet for registering monitor items and log

output items is provided. The worksheet name is as follows:

Worksheet name: "Monitor, Log(" + CNC Machine Name + ")"

For example, for the CNC machine name "FS160-1," the worksheet name is:

Worksheet name: "Monitor, Log(FS160-1)"

The following explanation assumes the CNC machine name to be "FS160-1."

Procedure

1. Select the [Monitor, Log(FS160-1)] worksheet.

The [Monitor, Log(FS160-1)] worksheet appears.

NOTE

Monitor items and log output items can be registered for a CNC

machine only when the monitor for the CNC machine is stopped.

While the CNC machine is being monitored, the following message

appears on the worksheet. At this time, do not change the value of any

cell on the worksheet.


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2. Change the values in the cells for the monitor and log data to be changed.


3. To apply the changes, click the <Save> button.

Otherwise, click the <Cancel> button.

If the name of the worksheet to which log data is to be output is changed, the

following message may appear, asking whether to add and delete worksheets

when another worksheet is selected.

When the <OK> button is clicked, worksheets are added or deleted

according to the change. Subsequently, click the <OK> button for every

worksheet deletion confirmation message.

NOTE

Before a worksheet is deleted, the following message appears:

Each time this message appears, click the <OK> button.

When the <Cancel> button is clicked, choose [Edit] from MS Excel, then

the [Delete Sheet] command to delete the worksheet.

When this message appears, monitoring and log data output are

interrupted for all CNC machines. Do not leave this message displayed

for an extended period.


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If another worksheet is selected after registered data has been changed, the

following message appears:

To apply the changes, click the <Yes> button.

Otherwise, click the <No> button.

To return to the [Monitor, Log(FS160-1)] worksheet, click the <Cancel>

button.

Explanation

For an explanation of the monitor items and log output items, and how to

register them, see the description below.


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5.2.1 Monitor Items and Log Output Items

1. Overview

In the Machining Status Monitor Package, you can customize the

monitoring data of the CNC machine and the data for logging output.

The data group which specifies the data acquired to monitor the CNC

machine is called "Monitoring item."

And, the data group which specifies the data which is output as the logging

is called "Logging output item."

The output of the logging data is specified by the following steps.

<1> Register the data acquired from the CNC machine or the personal

computer as the monitoring items.

<2> Register the name of the worksheet where the data specified at above

<1> is acquired and output as the logging data, and the cell position,

etc. as the logging output items.

Register one monitoring item or one logging output item to the one line of the

worksheet, respectively. The monitoring item or the logging output item

consists of the multiple elements, which are called "Member."

The members which are used for the monitoring items and the logging output

items are as follows.

Member name Description

Item type Shows the kind of the monitoring item and the logging output

item. You can use only the item type which have been prepared

in the Machining Status Monitor Package. The item types are

divided into 2 groups, one for the monitoring item and one for

the logging output item.

As for the monitoring item, different item types are prepared for

the different monitoring data. Refer to "2. Item type" in this

paragraph for the item type included in the Machining Status

Monitor Package.

Item name In case of the monitoring item,

Shows the name representing that monitoring item.

In case of the logging output item,

Shows the worksheet name where the logging data is output.

Condition In case of the monitoring item,

Shows the condition for acquiring the monitoring data.


Shows the output condition of logging data.


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Member name Description

I/O type In case of the monitoring item,

Shows the type of acquiring monitoring data(acquire the

current or acquire the differential value).


Shows the type of outputting the logging data(overwrite

output or additional output).

Real value In case of the monitoring item,

Shows the area where the raw data from the CNC machine or

the personal computer is stored.


This member does not exist.

Output value In case of the monitoring item,

Shows the conversion formula which converts the data stored

at "Real value" to the output value.


Shows the calculation formula which specifies the position of

the monitoring item where the logging data is acquired.

Address In case of the monitoring item,

Item type: Machine Signal

Shows the address of the acquired machine signal.

Item type: Machining Results

Shows the area where the processed part name acquired

from the machining results is stored.


Shows the destination cell for the logging data.

Data type In case of the monitoring item,

Item type: Machine Signal

Shows the data type of the acquired machine signal (long

type, word type, byte type, and bit type).

Item type: Machining Results

Shows the area where the machining process name

acquired from the machining results is stored.


This member does not exist.

Refer to "3. Item type and member’s content" in this paragraph for each

member’s detail.


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2. Item type

Item types prepared in the Machining Status Monitor Package and its

function of the each item type are as follows.

Item type Function

Machine Signal The value of an arbitrary machine signal of the CNC

machine (long type, word type, byte type, and bit type)

is acquired.

Log Output Output worksheet of logging data, output cell position

etc. are specified.

Date Current date is acquired from the personal computer.

Week Current day of the week is acquired from the personal

computer.

Time Current time is acquired from the personal computer.

Calculate The calculated value is acquired.

Machining Result The machining results (processed part name,

machining process name, and number of processed

parts) are acquired from the data registered in the

machining program information about the program

running in the CNC machine.

O Number(Current) O number of the program which is on execution or

executed last is acquired from the CNC machine.

O Number(Main) O number of the main program which is on execution

or executed last is acquired from the CNC machine.

Sequence Number Sequence number in the program which is on execution

or executed last is acquired from the CNC machine.

Parts Total The total number of processed parts is acquired from

the CNC machine.

Parts Required The required number of parts to be processed is

acquired from the CNC machine.

Parts Count The number of processed parts is acquired from the

CNC machine.

Power On The power on time is acquired from the CNC machine.

Operating Time The operating time is acquired from the CNC

machine.

Cutting Time The cutting time is acquired from the CNC

machine.

Free Purpose The free purpose time is acquired from the CNC

machine.

Cycle Time The cycle time is acquired from the CNC machine.


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The item types are divided into the following groups.

�Monitoring item

All item types except "Log Output"

�Logging output item

"Log output"

NOTE

�When in the DNC operation mode, the correct main program number

cannot be acquired at item type "O Number(Main)".

� In case of the following item types, the Machining Status Monitor

Package cannot acquired the correct monitoring data unless the CNC

machine has the proper options and ladder program.

• Item type

Parts Total, Parts Required, Parts Count, Power On, Operating

Time, Cutting Time, Free Purpose, Cycle Time

• Necessary options and ladder program

Options

Machining Time, Parts Count

Ladder program

Ladder program to count the total number of the processed parts

and the number of the processed parts.


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The effective member for each item type is as follows.

Member

Item type

Item

Name

Con-

dition

I/O

Type

Real

Value

Output

Value

Add-

ress

Data

Type

Machine Signal O O O ∆ O O O

Log Output O O O × O O ×

Date O O O ∆ O × ×

Week O O × ∆ O × ×

Time O O O ∆ O × ×

Calculate O × × × O × ×

Machining Result O O × ∆ O ∆ ∆

O Number (Current) O O O ∆ O × ×

O Number (Main) O O O ∆ O × ×

Sequence Number O O O ∆ O × ×

Parts Total O O O ∆ O × ×

Parts Required O O O ∆ O × ×

Parts Count O O O ∆ O × ×

Power On O O O ∆ O × ×

Operating Time O O O ∆ O × ×

Cutting Time O O O ∆ O × ×

Free Purpose O O O ∆ O × ×

Cycle Time O O O ∆ O × ×

O : Effective (it is necessary to set the data)

∆ : Effective (it is not necessary to set the data)

× : Not used

At the registration of the monitoring item and the logging output item, you

specify the key word for the item type and set the value to the cell of the

required members(marked with "O" at the above table).

Refer to "3. Each item type and member’s content" in this paragraph for the

content of the member of each item type.

3. Each item type and member’s content

The content of the member of the item type and its setting example are as

follows.

(1) Machine Signal

The value of an arbitrary machine signal of the CNC machine (long type,

word type, byte type, and bit type) is acquired.

�Item name

Set the name by which the character of this monitoring item is shown. The

item name becomes the key word for referring to the output item on the

registration auxiliary screen of the logging output item.


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�Condition

Set the condition formula to acquire the monitoring data of this

monitoring item from the CNC machine. When the condition is set,

the data acquisition is executed if the condition formula is satisfied

(=TRUE).

When the condition is not set, the data acquisition is executed at every

sampling interval of that CNC machine.

The format of the condition formula follows to the grammar of MS

Excel. For instance, when the monitor data is acquired only when the

value of cell F6 is larger than 0, set the following condition formula.

= F6>0

Refer to the manual and help of MS Excel for details of the format of

the condition formula of MS Excel.

And you can use the special logical functions prepared in the

Machining Status Monitor Package for the condition formula. Refer

to "4. Special logical functions of the Machining Status Monitor

Package" in this paragraph for the special logical functions of the


�I/O type

Set the acquisition method to get the monitoring data of this

monitoring item from the CNC machine. The relation between the set

value and the acquisition method is as follows.

0 : The current value is acquired

The current value of the specified monitoring data is acquired.

1 : The differential value is acquired.

When the acquisition condition is not set at "Condition", the

differential value of the current value against the value of the

monitoring start time(= current value - value of start time) is

acquired.

When the acquisition condition is set at "Condition", the

differential value of the current value against the value which

was acquired when the condition was satisfied(= current value

- value when the condition was satisfied) is acquired. The value

is acquired only when the condition formula is satisfied.

�Real value

It is not necessary to set the value.

The monitoring data from the CNC machine is stored. The type of the

stored data depends on the setting of "Data type."


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�Output value

Set the calculation formula to convert the "Real value" into the

"Output value", or the display format of outputting as the logging

data.

• Calculation formula

The format of the calculation formula follows to the grammar of

MS Excel. For instance, when the position of the cell of the

acquisition value is E6 and the acquisition value should be output

as it is, set the following calculation formula.

= E6

Instead, when the value by a factor of 10 over the acquisition value

should be output, set the following calculation formula.

= E6*10

Refer to the manual and help of MS Excel for details of the format

of the calculation formula of MS Excel.

• Display form

The display format of the cell where this "Output value" is output as

the logging data is specified using the formatting function of MS

Excel.

Refer to "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor

Items and Log Output Items" for setting method of the display

format.

Refer to the manual and help of MS Excel for details of the display

format of MS Excel.


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�Address

Set the address of the acquired machine signal. The address is set in

the following format.

Set the figure of four digits by which the address value of

the acquired machine signal is indicated. The address

value which can be acquired is different depending on the

type of the address and the kind of PMC. Refer to the

manual of corresponding CNC machine for details.

Set one alphabet character by which the type of the

address of PMC is indicated. The character which can be

set and the relation of the type of the address are as

follows.

G: Signal from PMC to CNC

F : Signal from CNC to PMC

Y: Signal from PMC to machine

X: Signal from machine to PMC

A: Message demand

R : Internal relay

T : Variable timer

K: Keep relay

C : Counter

D: Data table

For instance, in order to acquire the machine signal of the following

address, set as follows.

Address type: Signal from CNC to PMC

Address value: 1

F0001

�Data type

Set the data type of the acquired machine signal. The relation between

a set value and the data type is as follows.

3 : Long type

2 : Word type

1 : Byte type

0 : Bit type(Bit-0)

-1 : Bit type(Bit-1)



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Setting example

The setting example for monitoring the following machine signal is

illustrated below.

Monitor data : Counter signal of CNC machine (Address:C0000).

Data type : Long type

Condition : When the value changes

I/O type : Current value

Output value : Real value*1000

(2) Log output

The output of the logging data is specified by setting the output item as

the logging data, the cell position of the item at the destination, the

output worksheet name, and so on.

�Item name

Set the worksheet name where the logging data is output. The

worksheet name is up to 31 characters. However, the following

characters cannot be used.

/ : [ ] *

�Condition

Set the condition formula to output the logging data When the

condition is set, the logging data is output if condition formula is

satisfied (=TRUE).

When the condition is not set, the logging data is output every



Excel. For instance, when the log data output only when the value of

cell F6 is larger than 0, set the following condition formula.

= F6>0




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�I/O type

Set the output method of outputting the logging data. The relation

between the set value and the output method is as follows.

0 : Overwrite output

Always the logging data is overwritten to the specified output

cell

1 : Additional output

The logging data is output downward from the specified output

cell

<Log data output worksheet>

A B

Specified top 1 Index 1 Index 2

cell position 2 Log1-1 Log2-1

3 Log1-2 Log2-2

4 Log1-3 Log2-3

NOTE

If you set the following conditions for outputting the logging data, the

logging data is accumulated in the worksheet of the logging output within a

short time.

Condition : None

I/O type : Additional output

When the logging data cannot be output because the logging data is too

much accumulated, the Machining Status Monitor Package creates the

new logging data output file and then continues to output the logging data.

Consequently many logging data output files are created in a short time

and the problems such that the capacity of the external memory device

becomes insufficient may occur.

Please set the condition so that the logging data output is reduced to

minimum when the logging data is output as the adding style.

In case that the logging data is output as the overwriting style, you are

recommended so as to set condition to prevent the decrease of the

performance of the Machining Status Monitor Package.


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It is impossible to output the logging data of different logging

output item to the same line on the worksheet. For instance,

when the following logging output items are set, the log is

output as follows.

Log output item 1: Additional outputs to cell A3 and B3

under condition A.

Log output item 2: Additional outputs to cell C3 and D3

under condition A.

<Log data output worksheet>

A B C D

3 Log11-1 Log12-1

4 Log21-1 Log22-1

5 Log11-2 Log12-2

6 Log21-2 Log22-3

�Output value

Set the cell position of the monitoring item where the logging data is

acquired, by the calculation formula.

NOTE

One purpose of the additional outputting the logging data to the worksheet

is that list-sum-up function of the MS Excel is applied on the worksheet.

The list of the MS Excel is illustrated as follows. It has the index on the top

of the line and the same kind of data is registered under index.

With this type of list, you can do the advanced analysis using the sum-up

function of the MS Excel. However, some list management function of the

MS Excel, such as Filter, can use only on one list per one worksheet at a

time. So, making one list per one worksheet is recommended for the list

data of logging output.

Refer to the manual or the help file of MS Excel for the list of MS Excel and

details of the total function.


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The format of the calculation formula follows the grammar of MS

Excel.

Only the cell position can be described and only the operator, "+" can

be used. For instance, in order to get the value from the cell position

F6 of the monitoring item, set the following calculation formula.

= F6

• • • Get the value of cell F6 as the logging data

In order to get multiple data as the logging data, set following formula

using the operator, "+".

= F6+F7+F8

• • • Get the value of cell F6, F7 and F8 as the logging data



�Address

Set the output cell position for the logging data by the calculation

formula.

The format of the calculation formula follows the grammar of MS

Excel.

Only the cell position can be described and only the operator, "+" can

be used. For instance, in order to output the first logging data specified

at the "Output value" to the cell position A2, set the following

calculation formula.

= A2

• • • The first data specified at "Output value" is output to the

cell position A2 as the logging data

In order to output multiple logging data to multiple position, set

following calculation formula using the operator, "+".

= A2+B2+C2

• • • The first data specified at "Output value" is output to the

cell position A2 as the logging data, and the second output

to position B2, and the third output to position C2


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It is necessary to set the same number for the output position

specified at "Address" with the number of outputs specified at

"Output value"



Setting example

The setting example for outputting the logging data which is acquired

from the monitoring item is illustrated below. Refer to "(1) Machine

Signal" for setting the monitoring item.

Output worksheet name : Value of counter

Cell position for output : Counter1 = A2, Counter 2= B2

Condition : When either value of counters changes

I/O type : Overwrite output

(3) Date, Time

• Date

The current date is acquired from the personal computer.

• Time

The current time is acquired from the personal computer.

�Item name

Set the name by which the character of this monitoring item is shown.

The item name becomes the key word for referring to the output item

on the registration auxiliary screen of the logging output item.

�Condition




(=TRUE).






= F6>0


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�I/O type




0: The current value is acquired


1: The differential value is acquired.




acquired.






�Real value


The monitoring data from the personal computer is stored. This data

consists of the serial value for date, and the double precision of 8 byte

for time. It can be added and subtracted

�Output value



data.


The format of the calculation formula follows to the grammar of MS

Excel. For instance, when the position of the cell of the acquisition

value is E6 and the acquisition value should be output as it is, set the

following calculation formula.

= E6


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= E6*10



• Display form



Excel.

Refer to "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor Items

and Log Output Items" for setting method of the display format.


format of MS Excel.

Setting example

The setting example for monitoring the following data from the

personal computer is illustrated below.

Monitor data : Current time

Condition : None (Acquire at sampling intervals)


Output value : = Real value

(4) Week

The current day of the week is acquired from the personal computer.

�Item name




�Condition




(=TRUE).




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= F6>0








�Real value


The monitoring data from the personal computer is stored. The data is

stored in 1 byte integer representing the day of the week. The

correspondence on the value and the day of the week is as follows.

1 : Sunday 5 : Thursday

2 : Monday 6 : Friday

3 : Tuesday 7 : Saturday

4 : Wednesday

�Output value



data.



Excel. For instance, when the position of the cell of the acquisition

value is E6 and the acquisition value should be output as it is, set the

following calculation formula.

= E6



= E6*10




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• Display form



Excel.


format of MS Excel.

Setting example

The setting example for monitoring the following data from the

personal computer is illustrated below.

Monitor data : Current day of the week

Condition : None (Acquire at sampling intervals)


(5) Calculate

The calculated value is acquired.

�Item name




�Output value



data.



Excel. For instance, in order to add the value of cell position F6 and

F7 where the monitoring data are stored, Set the following


= F6+F7

When the alarm number is being monitored and it is stored to the

cell position F6, in order to output data including the character

string, such as "Alarm(number : OOOO)", set the following


="Alarm(number : " &F6& ")"


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• Display form



Excel.




format of MS Excel.

Setting example

The setting example for outputting the string data, such as "Counter

number =OOOO", from cell F6 is illustrated below.

(6) Machining Results

The machining results (processed part name, machining process name,

and number of processed parts) are acquired from the data registered in

the machining program information about the program running in the

CNC machine.

�Item name




�Condition




(=TRUE).

NOTE

It is impossible to output the machining results(processed part name,

machining process name, and number of processed parts) to the logging

data if the machining information is not registered.

Refer to "5.3 Registering Machining Program Information" for registering

of machining program information.


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= F6>0








�Real value


The processed part count acquired from the machining program

information is stored. The data is 2 byte integer.

�Output value



data.




acquisition value is E6 and the acquisition value should be output as

it is, set the following calculation formula.

= E6

NOTE

Specify the termination of the main program for the timing for acquiring the

monitoring data specified at the condition of item type "Machining

Results". Otherwise, It is not possible to acquire the machining results

correctly.

Refer to "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor Items and

Log Output Items" for setting example of "Machining Results" monitor

data.


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= E6*10



• Display form



Excel.

Refer to "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor

Items and Log Output Items" for setting method of the display

format.


format of MS Excel.

�(Address)


The processed part name acquired from machining program

information is stored.

When processed part name should be output as the logging data, set

this cell position.

�(Data type)


The machining process name acquired from machining program

information is stored.

When machining process name should be output as the logging data,

set this cell position.

Setting example

The setting example for outputting the machining results(the

processed part name, the machining process name, and the number of

processed parts) as the logging data when the program is terminated is

illustrated below.

Refer to the figure of "Monitor items and log output items to be

registered" of "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor

Items and Log Output Items" for the end condition of the program.


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(7) O Number(Current), O Number(Main), Sequence Number, Parts Total,

Parts Required, Parts Count, Power On, Operating Time, Cutting Time,

Free Purpose, Cycle Time

• O Number(Current)

O number of the program which is on execution or executed last is


• O Number(Main)

O number of the program which is on execution or executed last is


• Sequence Number

Sequence number in the program which is on execution or executed

last is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Parts Total

The total number of processed parts is acquired from the CNC

machine.

• Parts Required

The required number of parts to be processed is acquired from the

CNC machine.

• Parts Count

The number of processed parts is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Power On

The power on time is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Operating Time

The operating time is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Cutting Time

The cutting time is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Free Purpose

The free purpose time is acquired from the CNC machine.

• Cycle Time

The cycle time is acquired from the CNC machine.


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�Item name




�Condition




(=TRUE).






= F6>0



NOTE

�When in the DNC operation mode, the correct main program number

cannot be acquired at item type "O Number(Main)".

� In case of the following item types, the Machining Status Monitor

Package cannot acquired the correct monitoring data unless the CNC

machine has the proper options and ladder program.

Refer to the manual of CNC machine for details of these data.

• Item type

Parts Total, Parts Required, Parts Count, Power On, Operating Time,

Cutting Time, Free Purpose, Cycle Time

• Necessary options and ladder program

Options

Machining Time, Parts Count

Ladder program

Ladder program to count the total number of the processed parts

and the number of the processed parts.


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�I/O type




0 : The current value is acquired


1 : The differential value is acquired.




acquired.






�Real value


The monitoring data from the CNC machine is stored.

The stored data is as follows.

• O Number(Current), O Number(Main), Sequence Number, Parts

Total, Parts Required, Parts Count

The data is 4 byte integer.

• Power On, Operating Time, Cutting Time, Free Purpose, Cycle Time

This data consists of the serial value for date, and the double precision

of 8 byte for time.

�Output value



data.


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acquisition value is E6 and the acquisition value should be output as

it is, set the following calculation formula.

= E6



= E6*10



• Display form



Excel.




format of MS Excel.

Setting example

The setting example for outputting the main program number as the

logging data when the program is started is illustrated below.

Refer to the figure of "Monitor items and log output items to be

registered" of "5.2.2 Example of Registering and Changing Monitor

Items and Log Output Items" for the start condition of the program.

Monitor data : Main program number

Condition : Start of the program



4. Special logical function of the Machining Status Monitor Package

In the Machining Status Monitor Package, the following logical functions

are prepared for the condition formula for acquiring monitoring data

outputting the logging data.


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Function

name

Interface, Description, and Example

F_ISON Interface:

F_ISON(Cell position)

Description:

At the data on the cell specified by the argument, when the value

acquired at this time increases than the value acquired at previous

sampling, this function returns TRUE.

Otherwise, and the argument is not a numerical value, this function

returns FALSE.

In case that the sampling interval is set long, this function may not

return the correct value. Refer to "5.1.2 Setting the Monitor Data

Sampling Interval" for the relation between the sampling interval

and the monitoring data.

Example:

The cell F6 has the monitoring data of machine signal in the bit type,

and you want to get the rising state

(0 → 1) for the logging data output, set the following condition

formula to the "Condition".

= F_ISON(F6))

F_ISOFF Interface:

F_ISOFF(Cell position)

Description:


acquired at this time decreases than the value acquired at previous



returns FALSE.





Example:


and you want to get the down state

(1 → 0) for the logging data output, set the following condition

formula to the "Condition".

= F_ISOFF(F6)


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F_ISCHG Interface:

F_ISCHG(Cell position)

Description:


acquired at this time is different from the value acquired at previous



returns FALSE.





Example:


and you want to get the change state for the logging data output, set

the following condition formula to the "Condition".

= F_ISCHG(F6)

5. Order of registering the monitoring item and the logging output item

In case that one monitoring item refers the value acquired from other

monitoring item between multiple monitoring items with the conditions, it

is necessary that the referred monitoring item is registered before the

referring one.

Monitor item N Condition 1

Monitor item N+1 *****************

Monitor item N+2 Condition 2(depends on the value of monitoring

item N)

B-63364EN/03 6. MONITORING CNC MACHINES AND OUTPUTTING LOG DATA

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6This chapter explains how to start and stop the monitoring of CNC machines,

and how to handle exceptions that occur during log data output.

� Following explanation is described for the HSSB version, but this is

applicable also to the Ethernet version.

MONITORING CNC MACHINESAND OUTPUTTING LOG DATA

6. MONITORING CNC MACHINES AND OUTPUTTING LOG DATA B-63364EN/03

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6.1 DISPLAYING THE CNC MACHINE MONITOR STATUS

This section explains how to display the status of CNC machine monitoring.

Procedure

1. Select [Monitor], then the [Information] command.

Alternatively,

Select the [Monitor Information] worksheet.

The [Monitor Information] worksheet appears.

Explanation

The combo box which indicates CNC machine names and their monitor

status appears. The items displayed in the monitor combo box indicate the

monitor states listed in the table below.

Displayed item Monitor state

Executing Monitoring of the corresponding CNC machine is being

performed normally.

Stop Monitoring the corresponding CNC machine is stopped.

Power Off When monitoring of the corresponding CNC machine started,

the power to the CNC machine was off or the power to the

CNC machine was turned off during the execution of

monitoring.

When the power to the CNC machine is turned on, the

displayed item changes to Executing.

"Power Off" is equivalent to an HSSB communication error at

a High Speed Serial Bus driver, or an Ethernet communication

error at Ethernet connection environment.


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Starting or stopping the monitoring of a CNC machine can be specified by

selecting an item in the monitor combo box.

For an explanation of how to start and stop monitoring, see the description

below.


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6.2 STARTING MONITORING CNC MACHINES

In order to start-up the monitoring the CNC machines, there are two methods as

follows.

�Manual

Start the machining of the CNC machine by selecting the item on the

monitoring combo-box of the [Monitor Information] worksheet.

For an explanation of how to start the monitoring of CNC machines

manually, see Section 6.2.1, "Starting the Monitoring CNC Machines

Manually."

�Auto

Specify the parameter, then you can start the monitoring of the CNC

machine when the Machining Status Monitor Package is invoked.

To automatically start the monitoring CNC machines at startup, set the

corresponding parameters as explained in Section 5.1.1, "Specifying

whether to Start a Monitor Automatically at Startup," and restart the


NOTE

It is impossible to change the CNC machine registration and the settings of

parameter(common) after starting of monitoring the CNC machines.

The data registered to each CNC machine can be changed when the

monitoring the CNC machine is stopped.


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6.2.1 Starting the Monitoring CNC Machines Manually

Procedure

1. Choose the [Monitor Information] worksheet.

2. Change "Stop," displayed in the CNC machine monitor combo box, to

"Start."

To start the monitoring all CNC machines for which "Stop" is displayed,

click the <Start All Monitors> button.

The <Apply> button appears.

3. Click the <Apply> button.

"Stop," displayed in the monitor combo box, changes to "Executing" or

"Power off," and monitoring starts.

"Executing," displayed in the monitor combo box, indicates that

monitoring of the corresponding CNC machine is being executed

normally.

"Power Off," displayed in the monitor combo box, indicates that the

power to the corresponding CNC machine is off. When the power to the

CNC machine is turned on, "Power Off," displayed in the monitor


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combo box, changes to "Executing."

If an error other than power-off occurs in the CNC machine when an

attempt is made to start monitoring, monitoring is not started.

If an item in the monitor combo box is changed, then another worksheet is

chosen without clicking the <Apply> button, the following message appears:

Click the <Yes> button, to execute the change.

Click the <No> button, to abandon the change.

Click the <Cancel> button, to return to the [Monitor Information] worksheet.


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6.3 STOPPING THE MONITORING OF CNC MACHINES

In order to terminate the monitoring the CNC machines, there are two methods

as follows.

�From the Machining Status Monitor Package

Terminate the monitoring the CNC machines by selecting the items of the

[Monitor] menu bar, or monitoring combo-box of the [Monitor

Information] worksheet of the Machining Status Monitor Package.

For an explanation of how to stop the monitoring of CNC machines from

the Machining Status Monitor Package, see Section 6.3.1, "Stopping the

Monitoring of CNC Machines from the Machining Status Monitor

Package."

�From logging data output file

Terminate the monitoring the CNC machines by selecting the items of the

[Monitor] menu bar of the logging data output file.

For an explanation of how to stop CNC machines from the log data output

file, see Section 6.3.2, "Stopping the Monitoring of CNC Machines from

the Log Data Output File."


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6.3.1 Stopping the Monitoring of CNC Machines from the Machining Status Monitor Package

Procedure

To stop the monitoring of CNC machines from the [Monitor] menu bar:

1. Choose [Monitor], then [End] of the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

The [Monitor Information] worksheet appears.

The monitoring of all the CNC machines currently being monitored

ends, and "Executing," displayed in the monitor combo box, changes to

"Stop."

To stop the monitoring of CNC machines from the [Monitor Information]

worksheet:

1. Choose the [Monitor Information] worksheet.

2. Change "Executing" or "Power Off," displayed in the CNC machine

monitor combo box, to "Stop."

To stop the monitoring of all CNC machines for which "Executing" or

"Power Off" is displayed, click the <Stop All Monitors> button.

The <Apply> button appears.


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3. Click the <Apply> button.

The monitoring of CNC machines ends, and "Executing" or "Power-

Off," displayed in the monitor combo box, changes to "Stop."

If an item in the monitor combo box is changed, then another worksheet is

chosen without clicking the <Apply> button, the following message

appears:

Click the <Yes> button, to execute the change.

Click the <No> button, to abandon the change.

Click the <Cancel> button, to return to the [Monitor Information]

worksheet.


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6.3.2 Stopping the Monitoring of CNC Machines from the Log Data Output File

Procedure

1. Choose [Monitor], then [End] of the log data output file.

The [Monitor Information] worksheet for the Machining Status Monitor

Package appears.

The monitoring of all the CNC machines currently being monitored ends,

and "Executing" or "Power Off," displayed in the monitor combo box,

changes to "Stop."


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6.4 OUTPUTTING LOG DATA

This section provides notes on outputting log data and how to handle

exceptions that may occur during log data output.

When the monitoring of CNC machines starts, log data is output according to

the registered monitor items and log output items.

The following provides notes on outputting log data, the output format of error

occurrence information, and how to handle exceptions that occur during log

data output.


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6.4.1 Notes on Outputting Log Data

NOTE

�Do not edit the log data output file during log data output.

If the user wishes to edit the log data output file, stop the

monitoring of all CNC machines, open the log data output file

using a program such as MS Excel independently of the

Machining Status Monitor Package, and edit it.

� If MS Excel is in the input wait state during the execution of monitoring or

the output of log data, the monitoring of all CNC machines or the output of

log data is halted.

Do not leave MS Excel in any of the following states for an extended

period:

• A cell is awaiting input.

• The screen for setting the cell display format, "Format Cells," is

displayed.

• The screen whose title is "Microsoft Excel" (for example, the

following worksheet delete screen) is displayed.


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6.4.2 Outputting Error Occurrence Information

If an error such as monitor data not to be obtained from a CNC machine occurs

during the monitoring of CNC machines, error occurrence information is

output to a worksheet. The user can set the name of the worksheet to which

error occurrence information is to be output and the position of the first error

information output cell using parameters set for each CNC machine.

For an explanation of how to set the name of a worksheet to which error

occurrence information is to be output, and the position of the first error

information output cell, see Section 5.1.4, "Setting the Destination of Error

Occurrence Information."

The output format of the error occurrence information is as shown below:

As shown above, if an error occurs, the error information is output to the row

immediately below the last error information row.

The following items are output in the error occurrence information. Some

items may not be output, depending on the nature of the error.

• Error occurrence date and time

• Location of error

• Cause of the error

• Auxiliary message

• Names of the file and of the worksheet on which the error occurred

• Numbers of the row and of the column on which the error occurred

• Name of the CNC machine on which the error occurred


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NOTE

� Error occurrence information is usually output to the error occurrence

information output sheet of the log data output file. If error occurrence

information cannot be output to the log data output file (such as when the

log data output file cannot be created), however, it is output to the error

occurrence information output sheet of the Machining Status Monitor

Package.

The name of the error occurrence information output sheet of the Machining

Status Monitor Package is "Common Error Output Sheet."

� Error occurrence information is added to the error occurrence information

output sheet and stored on the sheet. Storing error occurrence information

consumes memory area. therefore, regularly deleting unnecessary error

occurrence information is recommended. Deleting error occurrence

information during the monitoring of CNC machines is not effective

because the next error occurrence information is output following the last

line before deletion. Open the log data output file using a program such as

MS Excel independently of the Machining Status Monitor Package and

delete the error occurrence information. The user normally need not delete

the error occurrence information of the error occurrence information output

sheet (worksheet name: "Common Error Output Sheet") of the Machining

Status Monitor Package because the information is output from the first row

again each time the monitoring CNC machines starts. Stop the monitoring

of all CNC machines before deleting the error occurrence information.

� In the Ethernet version, some error logs are outputted in [Common Error

Output Sheet] worksheet when a monitoring is started.


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6.4.3 Handling Exceptions that Occur during Log Data Output

The method of processing the exception when the following errors occur at the

logging data output is described.

�When the Machining Status Monitor Package cannot output the log data to

the log output file.

It is caused by the case such that the system memory runs short when the size

of the logging data output file becomes huge. For this case, processed as

follows.

<1> The logging data output file is saved on the specified folder and then

closed.

<2> The new logging output file is created. For the name of this file, the

number which is attached to the previous file name plus one is

assigned.

<3> The Machining Status Monitor Package continues to output the

logging data to the new file.

�When the Machining Status Monitor Package cannot save the logging output

file to the specified folder.

It is caused by the case such that the hard disk capacity runs short. For this

case, processed as follows.

<1> The Machining Status Monitor Package stops the monitoring of all

CNC machines.

<2> In order to specify the saving destination for the un-saved logging

output file, the following dialog box is displayed.

<3> Specify the destination folder and click the <Save > button.

If you do not save the file, click the <Cancel> button. And contents

of the logging output file is lost.

APPENDIX

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A SYSTEM DATA WORKSHEETS

The system data worksheets are used to define and store data related to the


The following describes the types and names of system data worksheets and

outlines the data.

�Default data definition of monitor and log item registration

Worksheet name

SYS_RGMNT_DEFAULT

Outline of data

The default data of the monitor and log item registration is defined. The

monitor and log item registration defined in this worksheet is used as the

default data for the added monitor and log item registration sheet in the

following cases:

• When the monitor and log item registration sheet for the first CNC

machine is added when the Machining Status Monitor Package is

started.

• When the CNC machine having the number specified by "Reference

CNC Number of Monitor & Log Item:" in the [Parameter(Common)]

worksheet is not found during the reregistration of a CNC machine.

For an explanation of the "Reference CNC Number of Monitor & Log

Item:," see Section 4.1.2, "Setting Monitor and Log Items to Be

Referenced for CNC Machine Registration."

NOTE

If the contents of a system data worksheet are modified, the

Machining Status Monitor Package may not operate normally.

Do not modify the contents of any system data worksheets.

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�Storage of system data

Worksheet name

SYS_WORK_WORK

Outline of data

Data related to this system is stored when the Machining Status Monitor

Package terminates.

�Definition of message data

Worksheet name

SYS_MESSAGEDT

Outline of data

Message data used by the Machining Status Monitor Package is defined.

B-63364EN/03�� B. EXAMPLES OF REGISTERING MONITOR ITEMS AND LOG OUTPUT ITEMS

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BThis appendix explains registered data by using the following examples of

registering monitor items and log output items:

1) Default monitor and log output items of the Machining Status Monitor

Package

2) Log data output of number and used time of each tool used in the program

For details of the monitor and log output item data, see Section 5.2.1, "Monitor

and Log Output Items."

For an explanation of the registration of the monitor and log output item data,

see Section 5.2.2, "Examples of Registering and Changing Monitor Items and

Log Output Items."

1) Default monitor and log output items of the Machining Status Monitor

Package

The following log data items are output as the default monitor and log

output items:

�O number and sequence numbers of the program being executed

�Main program operation data (start date and time, end date and time,

main program number, execution time, cutting time, and noncutting

time)

�Data related to machining according to the main program (end date

and time, processed part name, machining process name, processed

part count, and main program number)

EXAMPLES OF REGISTERING MONITORITEMS AND LOG OUTPUT ITEMS

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For the default monitor and log output item data, the start and end times of

the main program are assumed to be the timings at which the "Cycle Start

Lamp signal (STL)" and "Feed Hold Lamp signal (SPL)" are in the states

as shown in the figure below:

STL signal

SPL signal

Start time End time

Start and end times of the main program

The following explains the registered data on each line.

�Line 6

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the O number being executed or last

executed [Item Type: O Number (Current)] is obtained from the CNC

machine at each sampling [Condition: None], and the obtained value is

used as the output value [Output Value: =E6] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "O No." [Item Name: O No.].

NOTE

�The following option is required to obtain correct cutting and

noncutting times:

• Machining Time, Parts Count option

�To output the processed part name, machining process

name, and processed part count as log data, machining

program information must be registered separately. For an

explanation of how to register machining program

information, see Section 5.3, "REGISTERING MACHINING

PROGRAM INFORMATION."


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�Line 7

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the sequence number being executed

or last executed [Item Type: Sequence Number] is obtained from the

CNC machine at each sampling [Condition: None], and the obtained

value is used as the output value [Output Value: =E7] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "Sequence No." [Item Name:

Sequence No.].

�Line 8

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the machine signal [Item Type:

Machine Signal] of bit 5 [Data Type: -5] at address F0000 [Address:

F0000] is obtained at each sampling [Condition: None], and the

obtained value is used as the output value [Output Value: =E8] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "STL" [Item Name: STL].

�Line 9


Machine Signal] of bit 4 [Data Type: -4] at address F0000 [Address:

F0000] is obtained at each sampling [Condition: None], and the


The name of this monitor item is "SPL" [Item Name: SPL].

�Line 10

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the main program number [Item

Type: O Number (Main)] is obtained from the CNC machine at the start

of the main program

[Condition: =AND(F_ISON(F8),NOT(F_ISOFF(F9)))], and the


The name of this monitor item is "Main Program No." [Item Name:

Main Program No.].

The program start condition according to the monitored values of the

STL and SPL signals can be expressed in words as follows. (For the

start condition, see the figure, "Main program start and end times" in this

section.)

Rising edge of the STL signal (0 → 1)

and

Other than falling edge of the SPL signal (1 → 0)

The conditional expression of this status is the expression described

above because the STL signal is monitored in cell F6 and the SPL signal

is monitored in cell F7.


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If the value of this conditional expression is TRUE, monitor data is

obtained.

For details of MS Excel computational expressions, refer to the MS

Excel manual and the online help.

F_ISON and F_ISOFF, described above, are logical functions specific

to the Machining Status Monitor Package. For an explanation of these

logical functions, see item 4 in Section 5.2.1, "Monitor Items and Log

Output Items."

�Line 11

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the date [Item Type: Date] is

obtained from the personal computer at the start of the main program



The name of this monitor item is "Date (Start)" [Item Name: Date

(Start)].

For an explanation of the condition, see the explanation of line 10

because the condition is the same as that for the monitor item on line 10.

�Line 12

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the time [Item Type: Time] is

obtained from the personal computer at the start of the main program



The name of this monitor item is "Time (Start)" [Item Name: Time

(Start)]



�Line 13

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the date [Item Type: Date] is

obtained from the personal computer at the end of the main program

[Condition: =AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))], and the


The name of this monitor item is "Date (End)" [Item Name: Date

(End)].

The program end condition according to the monitored values of the

STL and SPL signals can be expressed in words as follows. (For an

explanation of the end condition, see the figure, "Main program start and

end times" in this section.)


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Falling edge of the STL signal (1 → 0)

and

Other than rising edge of the SPL signal (0 → 1)




�Line 14

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the time [Item Type: Time] is

obtained from the personal computer at the end of the main program

[Condition: =AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))], and the


The name of this monitor item is "Time (End)" [Item Name: Time

(End)].

For the condition, see the explanation of line 13 because the condition is

the same as that for the monitor item on line 13.

�Line 15

The increment value [I/O Type: 1] of the cutting time [Item Type:

Cutting Time] during execution of the main program [Condition:

=OR(F8>0,F9>0)] is obtained from the CNC machine, and the obtained

value is used as the output value [Output Value: =E15] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "Cutting Time" [Item Name: Cutting

Time].

The program executing condition according to the monitored values of

the STL and SPL signals can be expressed in words as follows. (For an

explanation of the program executing condition, see the figure, "Main

program start and end times" in this section.)

STL signal ON (= 1)

or

SPL signal ON (= 1)





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� Line 16

Calculation is performed [Item Type: Calculation] using the

computational expression [=(Date(End)(cell F13)+Time(End)(cell

F14))-(Date(Start)(cell F11)+Time(Start)(cell F12))] is calculated, and

the result is used as the output value [Output Value: =(F13+F14)-

(F11+F12)].

The name of this monitor item is "Executing Time" [Item Name:

Executing Time].

Addition and subtraction can be performed for date and time data as

described above because the data is stored as 8-byte double-precision

data indicating the date and time.

�Line 17


computational expression [=Executing Time(cell F16)-Cutting

Time(cell F15)], and the result is used as the output value [Output

Value: =F16-F15].

The name of this monitor item is "Non-Cutting Time" [Item Name:

Non-Cutting Time].

�Line 18


computational expression [=Blank(cell E18)], and the result is used as

the output value [Output Value: =E18].

The name of this monitor item is "Dummy Data" [Item Type: Dummy

Data].

�Line 19

The current value [I/O Type: 0] of the machining result (processed part

count) [Item Type: Machining Result] is obtained from the personal

computer at the end of the main program [Condition:

=AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))], and the obtained value is

used as the output value [Output Value: =E19] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "Machining Result" [Item Name:

Machining Result].

For the condition, see the explanation of line 13 because the condition is

the same as that for the monitor item on line 13.

At the end of the main program, the processed part name and machining

process name obtained together with the processed part count are stored

in cells G19 and H19.


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� Line 20

When either the O number or the sequence numbers of the program

being executed [Output Value: =F6+F7] changes [Condition:

=OR(F_ISCHG(F6),F_ISCHG(F7))], the numbers are overwritten [I/O

Type: 0] in cells B2 and B3 [Address: =B2+B3] of the sheet named

"Executing Program" [Item Name: Executing Program].

The above conditional expression is used for the condition "if either the

O number or the sequence numbers changes" because the O number is

monitored in F6 and the sequence number is monitored in F7.

�Line 21

Program number 0 and sequence number 0 [Output Value: =F18+F18]

are overwritten [I/O Type: 0] in cells B2 and B3 [Address: =B2+B3] of

the sheet named "Executing Program" [Item Name: Executing

Program] at the end of the main program

[Condition: =AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))].



� Line 22

The start date and time, end date and time, main program number,

executing time, cutting time, and non-cutting time [Output Value:

=F11+F12+F13+F14+F10+F16+F15+F17] are additionally output [I/O

Type: 1] from cells A3, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and H3 [Address:

A3+B3+C3+D3+E3+F3+G3+H3] of the sheet named "Program Result"

[Item Name: Program Result] at the end of the main program

[Condition: =AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))].



� Line 23

The end date and time, processed part name, machining process name,

processed part count, and main program number [Output Value:

=F13+F14+G19+H19+F19+F10] are additionally output [I/O Type: 1]

from cells A3, B3, C3, D3, E3, and F3 [Address:

A3+B3+C3+D3+E3+F3] of the sheet named "Machining Result" [Item

Name: Machining Result] at the end of the main program [Condition:

=AND(F_ISOFF(F8),NOT(F_ISON(F9)))].




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2) Log data output of number and used time of each tool used in the program

The tool number is output starting at F0026 of the machine signal from

CNC to PMC with a long value. This tool number and used time are

monitored and output as log data.

The following explains the registered data on each line.

� Line 6


Machine Signal] in the long value [Data Type: 3] starting at address

F0026 [Address: F0026] is obtained at each sampling [Condition:

None], and the obtained value is used as the output value [Output Value:

=E6] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "Tool No." [Item Name: Tool No.].

� Line 7

The increment value [I/O Type: 1] of the time [Item Type: Time]

during which the monitored tool number in use is the same (no change)

[Condition: =NOT(F_ISCHG(F6))] is obtained, and the obtained value

is used as the output value [Output Value: =E7] as is.

The name of this monitor item is "Used Time" [Item Name: Used

Time].

� Line 8

When the tool number changes [Condition: =F_ISCHG(F6)], the tool

number and used time [Output Value: =F6+F7] are additionally output

[I/O Type: 1] from cells A4 and B3 [Address: =A4+B3] of the sheet

named "Used Tool" [Item Name: Used Tool].


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A sample log output is shown below:

(When the log is output, the lines for outputting the used time log are

started one line before the lines for outputting the tool numbers. As

the result, the tool number lines are adjusted to their corresponding

used time lines. The used time output to the first line (line 3) has no

meaning.)

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INDEX

C

Cell

Cell .................................................................................19

A1 format........................................................................19

R1C1 format ...................................................................19

Inputting data to a cell ....................................................21

D

Deleting

Deleting CNC machines.............................................33,44

Reregistering deleted CNC machines .............................37

E

Environment .......................................................................2,8

Error

Outputting error occurrence information ......................163

Setting the destination of error occurrence information..70

I

Installing the machining status monitor package ..............4,10

M

Machining program information

About machining program information.........................144

Registering machining program information ................142

Menu bar..............................................................................18

Monitor data sampling interval ............................................65

Monitoring

Registering CNC machines as the target to be monitored

.............................................................................................46

Displaying the CNC mahine monitor status..................152

Starting monitoring CNC machines ..................63,154,155

Stopping the monitoring of CNC machines ...157,158,160

Unregistering CNC machines from the target to be

monitored.............................................................................48

Monitor items and log output items

Example of registering and changing monitor items and

log output items................................................................. 104

Facilitating registration and modification by displaying

assistance list ..................................................................... 125

Registering target items for monitoring and log data

output ............................................................................ 75

O

Operation flow and worksheet outline................................. 24

Outputting a log data

Handling exceptions that occur during log data output 165

Notes on outputting log data ........................................ 162

Specification of a log data file used when a transition is

made from one month to the next........................................ 55

Specification of a log data output desitnation for each

CNC machine ...................................................................... 54

Specification of an automatic save interval for a log data

output file ............................................................................ 56

Specification of the log data output file name ................ 56

Specification of the log data output folder name............ 57

Specification of whether to prohibit the overwriting of an

existing file.......................................................................... 57

P

Parameter

Setting parameter for each CNC machines..................... 61

Setting the general parameter for the machining status

Monitor Package ................................................................. 51

R

Registering

Registering CNC machines ....................................... 30,41

S

Scroll bar ........................................................................ 18,23

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Starting

Being enables macros .....................................................15

Specifying whether to start a monitor automatically at

startup ..................................................................................63

Starting the machining status monitor package.............. 15

Special logical function of the machining status monitor

Package..............................................................................101

T

Terminating the machining status monitor package.............17

U

Uninstalling the machining status monitor package..........5,11

Updating the machining status monitor package ..............7,13

W

Worksheets

[CNC Machine Registration] worksheet ........................ 25

[Parameter(Common)] worksheet .................................. 25

[Parameter( )] worksheet ................................................ 25

[Monitor.Log( )] worksheet............................................ 25

[Program( )] worksheet .................................................. 25

[Monitor Information] worksheet................................... 26

System data worksheets................................................ 169

Worksheets..................................................................... 18

Worksheet name tabs...................................................... 18

Scrolling a worksheet ..................................................... 22

Selecting a worksheet ...................................................... 20

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