
FANUC Series 16i/18i/21i-MA/MB/TB TOOL MANAGEMENT FUNCTION A-78614EN
2002.08.08 Edition 04
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2.3 Multipath system and compound system
Multipath system
The tool management data and the magazine management table are common
to all path. But the spindle position table and wait position table are
individual at each path.
When the spindle position or the wait position at each path will be specifed
as the magazine through PMC window, the magazine number is depend on
the following table.
spindle position
1
st
2
nd
3
rd
4
th
1
st
path 111(11) 112(12) 113(13) 114(14)
2
nd
path 211 212 213 214
3
rd
path 311 312 313 314
wait position
1
st
2
nd
3
rd
4
th
1
st
path 121(21) 122(22) 123(23) 124(24)
2
nd
path 221 222 223 224
3
rd
path 321 322 323 324
(Notice)
The spindle position and the wait position at the 1
st
path can be
specifed not only 111 or 121 but also 11 or 21.
Tool management data
• Tool type number of each tool, Tool life state, Tool compensation number, etc.
• Tool pair number is one of 64/240/1000
Magazine management table
• This table shows the relations of between the magazine, the pot
and the tool management data number
• Maximum number of magazine is 4
1
st
path 3
rd
path2
nd
path
Wait position table
121 to 124 (21 to 24)
Spindle position table
111 to 114 (11 to 14)
Wait position table
221 to 224
Spindle position table
211 to 214
Wait position table
321 to 324
Spindle position table
311 to 314