Fanuc Series 16 / 18 / 21 Memory Backup Procedure

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Step 1: Set up your Personal Computer (PC) or laptop to receive data. (click here for information on
RS232 setup)
Step 2: Punch out NC Parameters as follows
Select EDIT mode.
Select PARAMETER screen by pressing [SYSTEM] key and
(PARAM) softkey.
Press (OPRT) softkey and ( > ) right
arrow softkey.
Press (PUNCH) softkey and (EXEC)
softkey.
Step 3: Punch out PMC Parameters as follows
Select MDI mode.
Turn on Parameter Write Enable.
Press [SYSTEM] key and (PMC) softkey.
Press (PMCPRM) and (KEEPRL)
softkeys.
Move the cursor to K17 and set bit 1 to
“1”.
Select EDIT mode.
Press (<) and then (>) soft keys.
Press (I/O) softkey to set parameters for
I/O operation
CHANNEL NO. = Press “1” and
[INPUT] keys.
DEVICE NAME = Press (FDCAS)
softkey.
KIND OF DATA = Press (PARAM)
softkey.
FUNCTION =Press (WRITE) softkey.
FILE NO =Press [-] [1] [INPUT] keys.
Press (EXEC) softkey.

Step 4: Punch out Pitch Error Compensation

data as follows
Select EDIT mode.
Select PITCH ERROR COMPENSATION screen by pressing [SYSTEM] key and (PARAM),
(>), and (PITCH) softkeys.
Press (OPRT) and (>) soft keys.
Press (PUNCH) AND (EXEC) softkeys.

Step 5: Punch out Custom Macro Variables as

follows
Select EDIT mode.
Display TOOL OFFSET screen by
pressing [OFFSET] key.
 Press (>) and then (MACRO) softkeys to display macro variable
screen.
Press (OPRT) and then (>) softkeys.
Press (PUNCH) and (EXEC) to output
variables No. 500 ~ 999.

Step 6: Punch out Part Programs as follows

Verify NC PRM 3202 bit 4 and bit 0 = 0. If “1”, 8000 and 9000 series programs are protected and
will not be output.
Select EDIT mode.
Select PROGRAM screen by pressing [PROG] key and (PRGRM)
softkey.
Press (OPRT) and (>) softkeys.
Key in “O-9999” to output all programs.
Press (PUNCH) and (EXEC) softkeys.

Step 7: Punch out Tool Offset Data as follows

Select EDIT mode.
Display to TOOL OFFSET screen by pressing [OFFSET] key and
(OFFSET) softkey.
Press (OPRT) and (>) softkeys.
Press (PUNCH) and (EXEC) softkeys.

Fanuc Series 16 / 18 / 21 Memory Restore Procedure

Depress EMERGENCY STOP button.

Verify correct communication parameters
from output procedure.
Step 1: Input CNC Parameters as follows
Display to PARAMETER screen by pressing [SYSTEM] key and
(PARAM) softkey.
Press (OPRT) and (>) softkey.
Press (READ) and (EXEC) softkeys.
Parameters will be input.
When input is complete, power the CNC
OFF and ON.
Parameter No. 1815 bit 5 set to “0” will disable an alarm 310 with an Absolute Pulse coder
system.

Step 2: Input PMC PARAMETERS as follows

Verify Parameter Write Enable = 1.
Press [SYSTEM] key and (PMC) softkey.
Press (PMCPRM), then (KEEPRL)
softkeys.
Move cursor to K17 and press [1], [0] and
[INPUT].
Select EDIT mode.
Press ( < ) and then ( > ) softkeys.
Press (I/O) softkey, and set parameters for
I/O operation.
CHANNEL NO=press [ 1 ] and [ INPUT ]
keys.
DEVICE NAME=press (FDCAS) softkey.
FUNCTION=press (READ) softkey.
FILE NO=PRESS [ 2 ] and [ INPUT ]
keys.
Press (EXEC) softkey to read PMC
parameters.

Step 3: Input PITCH ERROR COMPENSATION

data as follows
Select EDIT mode.
Verify Parameter Write Enable = 1.
Press [SYSTEM] key and (PARAM), ( > ),
and (PITCH) softkeys.
Press (OPRT) and ( > ) softkeys.
Press (READ) and (EXEC) softkeys to input
Pitch Error data.

Step 4: Input CUSTOM MACRO VARIABLES as

follows
Select EDIT mode.
Turn off the Program Protect key.
Press [PROGRAM] key and (PRGRM)
softkey.
Press ( > ) softkey.
Press [ O ] and [ 1 ] keys, then (READ) and
(EXEC) softkeys.
Select AUTO mode and execute program
O0001.
Verify variables were written to Macro
Variable table.
Delete program O0001.

Step 5: Input PART PROGRAMS as follows

Set the following parameters in MDI mode, if
necessary.
PRM 3201,bit 6 =1
PRM 3201, bit 1=0
PRM 3202, bit 4=0
PRM 3202, bit 0=0
Select EDIT mode.
Turn off the Program Protect key.
Press [PROGRAM] key and (PRGRM)
softkey.
Press ( > ) softkey.
Press (READ) and (EXEC) softkeys to read
part programs.

Step 6: Input TOOL OFFSETS as follows

 Select EDIT mode.
Turn off the Program Protect key.
Press the [OFFSET] key and (OFFSET)
softkey.
Press the (OPRT) and the ( > ) softkeys.
Press the (READ) and (EXEC) softkeys to
read in Tool Offsets.