
FANUC Series 16i/18i/21i-MA/MB/TB TOOL MANAGEMENT FUNCTION A-78614EN
2002.08.08 Edition 04
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Search sequence of tool
Tool kind number (T) instructed by the program is retrieved and the tool is
retrieved while sequentially checking the content of the registration data
from the first of the tool control data numbers. The search means in NC in
that case is as follows.
o
invalid
Is the tool management data valid ?
(Is Bit 0 RGS of tool information set as “1” ?)
Yes
valid
Yes
editin
Editing tool ?
(tool management data number blink ?)
o
no editin
o
not same
Is tool type number (T) the same number ?
Yes
same
o
not re
istered
Registered in the magazine ?
(magazine number is not “0” ?)
Yes
re
istered
o
not tar
et
Search target magazine ?
(PRM No.13003#0 to #3 is set to “0” ?)
Yes
tar
et
Yes
re
istered
Registered in spindle or wait position
in other path ?
o
not re
istered
Yes
not mana
ed
o
not tar
et
Search target ?
(Is tool information bit 4 SEN set to “1” ?)
Yes
tar
et
Search end
o
mana
ed
Is tool life state "tool not managed" ?