Fanuc C-Executer Operating Manual
B-62443EN-3/03E
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1. Overview
FANUC Series 16/18/16i/18i C Executor enables to add the Machine Tool [5]
Builder's original screen into FANUC Series 16 and to customize screen
displaying and operation interface of CNC software. It is possible to
replace arbitrary screens of CNC with user application's screen. The user
application program about screen displaying and operation interface is
developed using general C language just like ordinary PC's application
program developing. The executable file which is developed by the Machine
Tool Builder is built in CNC unit. The user program which is compiled on PC
is stored in flash ROM of CNC unit, and it is read into CNC's memory by
CNC's start-up procedure, then, executed on C Executor.
Application
program is
Application program stored in CNC software and the user application
is developed on PC. flash ROM. program is executed simultaneously.
+------------+ +----------------------------------+
| +--------+ | | |
| | MS-DOS | | | Series 16/18/16i/18i | [5]
| | PC | | | |
| +--------+ | |----------------------------------|
+------------+ +--------+ | User | C library | CNC |
+--------------+ | Memory | | Application | | Soft |
| == == | -> | Card | -> |----------------------------------|
+--------------+ +--------+ +----------------------------------+
|
|
+--------------------------+
| +----------+ oooooo |
Machine Tool Builder's | o |.... | oooooo |
original screen is | o |....... | oooooo |
displayed | |....... | oooooo |
| |----------| oooooo |
| +----------+ |
| o o o o o |
+--------------------------+
(CRT/MDI unit)