Chapter 18 Remote Openpcs (Only For Cnc - Fagor CNC 8060 Installation Manual

REMOTE OPENPCS (ONLY FOR
CNC 8065).
The CNC can work with its own PLC, with a remote OpenPCS or with both. The OpenPCS
must be installed at an external PC that may be connected to the CNC through a network
or crossed cable. The CNC must be running and with the IEC option active in order to
communicate with the OpenPCS and be able to execute the remote PLC program
(IEC-61131).
Configure the CNC to use the remote PLC.
Machine parameter PLCTYPE selects the type of PLC to be used; the Fagor one, the
standard IEC-61131 or both. The following table shows who is affected by the startup (RUN)
and stop (STOP) of the PLC depending on this parameter as well as the status of the mark
PLCREADY.
PLCTYPE
IEC
IEC+Fagor
Fagor
Create the hardware module of the remote OpenPCS.
The information needed by the OpenPCS to generate the proper PLC for the CNC is in the
folder c:\cnc8070\fagor\plc\openpcs of the CNC itself. The folder contains a script that must
be copied and executed at the work PC. This scripts creates the hardware module for that
the PLC program will be compiled for and it also creates a network connection for
downloading the program at the CNC, monitor it and debug it.
RUN STOP
IEC Fagor IEC
Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No
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PLCREADY
Fagor IEC Fagor
No ON - - -
Yes ON ON
Yes OFF ON
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