FANUC Series 30i/300i/300is-MODEL A. Machining Center System. User's manual - page 170

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8.3.5 

Inputting/Outputting Custom Macro Common Variables 

 
Custom macro common variables can be input and output using the 
ALL IO screen. 
 

Inputting custom macro common variables (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [MACRO] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [N READ]. 

5 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“MACRO.TXT” is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the custom macro common variables, and 
“INPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Inputting custom macro common variables (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [MACRO] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [MACRO]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [N READ]. 

4 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“MACRO.TXT” is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the custom macro common variables, and 
“INPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the horizontal soft key 
[CAN]. 

 

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Outputting custom macro common variables (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [MACRO] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [PUNCH].   

5 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “MACRO.TXT” is 
assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the custom macro common variables, and 
“OUTPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Outputting custom macro common variables (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [MACRO] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [MACRO]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [PUNCH].   

4 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “MACRO.TXT” is 
assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the custom macro common variables, and 
“OUTPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the horizontal soft key [CAN]. 

 

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8.3.6 

Inputting and Outputting Workpiece Coordinates System 

Data 

 
Workpiece coordinates system data can be input and output using the 
ALL IO screen. 
 

Inputting workpiece coordinate system data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [WORK] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [N READ]. 

5 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“EXT_WKZ.TXT” is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the workpiece coordinate system data, and 
“INPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Inputting workpiece coordinate system data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [WORK] appears. 
Press veertical soft key [WORK]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [N READ]. 

4 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“EXT_WKZ.TXT” is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the workpiece coordinate system data, and 
“INPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the horizontal soft key 
[CAN]. 

 

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Outputting workpiece coordinate system data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [WORK] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [PUNCH].   

5 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “EXT_WKZ.TXT” 
is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the workpiece coordinate system data, and 
“OUTPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Outputting workpiece coordinate system data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [WORK] appears. 
Press veertical soft key [WORK]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [PUNCH].   

4 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “EXT_WKZ.TXT” 
is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the workpiece coordinate system data, and 
“OUTPUT” blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the 
read operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the horizontal soft key [CAN]. 

 

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8.3.7 

Inputting and Outputting Operation History Data 

 
Operation history data can be output on the ALL IO screen (with 
function key 

  for 15-inch display unit). 

Only output operation is permitted for operation history data. 
The output data is of text format.  So, to reference the output data 
you must use an application that can handle text files on the personal 
computer. 
 

Outputting operation history data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [OPERAT HISTRY] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [PUNCH].   

5 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “OPRT_HIS.TXT” 
is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the operation history data, and “OUTPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Outputting operation history data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the function key 

. 

2 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [OPERAT HISTRY] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [OPERAT HISTRY]. 

3 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel or enter 
state emergency stop. 

4 

Press the horizontal soft key [PUNCH].   

5 

Set the file name to be output. 
If the file name is omitted, default file name “OPRT_HIS.TXT” 
is assumed. 

6 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the operation history data, and “OUTPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears.To cancel 
the output, press the horizontal soft key [CAN]. 

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8.3.8 

Inputting and Outputting Tool Management Data 

 
Tool management data can be input and output using the ALL IO 
screen. 
 

NOTE 

1  For multi-path systems, place all paths in the EDIT 

mode before performing input and output 
operations. 

2  The format used is the same as the registration 

format of the G10 format. 

 

Inputting tool management data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [TOOL] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [N READ]. 

5 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“TOOL_MNG.TXT” is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the tool management data, and “INPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Inputting tool management data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [TOOL] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [TOOL]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [N READ]. 

4 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“TOOL_MNG.TXT” is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the tool management data, and “INPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the horizontal soft key 
[CAN]. 

 

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Outputting tool management data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [TOOL] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [PUNCH].   

5 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the output file name is omitted, default output file name 
“TOOL_MNG.TXT” is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the tool management data, and “OUTPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Outputting tool management data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [TOOL] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [TOOL]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [PUNCH].   

4 

Set the file name to be output. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the output file name is omitted, default output file name 
“TOOL_MNG.TXT” is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts outputting the tool management data, and “OUTPUT” 
blinks in the lower right part of the screen. When the read 
operation ends, the “OUTPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the output, press the horizontal soft key [CAN]. 

 

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Inputting magazine data (for 7.2/8.4/10.4-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

Press the soft key [MAGAZINE] on the ALL IO screen. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

4 

Press the soft key [N READ]. 

5 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“MAGAZINE.TXT” is assumed. 

6 

Press the soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the magazine data, and “INPUT” blinks in the 
lower right part of the screen. When the read operation ends, the 
“INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the soft key [CAN]. 

 

Inputting magazine data (for 15-inch display unit) 

Procedure 

1 

On the ALL IO screen, press the vertical soft key [NEXT PAGE] 
until vertical soft key [MAGAZINE] appears. 
Press the vertical soft key [MAGAZINE]. 

2 

Press the EDIT switch on the machine operator’s panel.   

3 

Press the horizontal soft key [N READ]. 

4 

Set the name of the file that you want to input. 
Type a file name, and press the horizontal soft key [F NAME]. 
If the input file name is omitted, default input file name 
“MAGAZINE.TXT” is assumed. 

5 

Press the horizontal soft key [EXEC]. 
This starts reading the magazine data, and “INPUT” blinks in the 
lower right part of the screen. When the read operation ends, the 
“INPUT” indication disappears. 
To cancel the input of the program, press the horizontal soft key 
[CAN].