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6.11 DATA SERVER (MAINTENANCE) SCREEN
The Data Server (Maintenance) screen is used to format (initialize) the
data server board built-in hard disk, check for hard disk errors, switch
data server modes, or display error examination data.
Display items
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• CURRENT MODE, BUFFER MODE, and FTP MODE
Displays the current data server mode.
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• EMPTY COUNT
Displays the number of times that buffer data became empty during
transfer of an NC program from the data server board to the CNC. This
item is initialized to 0 at power-on. Subsequently, this item is
incremented whenever the conditions are satisfied. When DNC
operation or DNC operation by a subprogram call (M198) is being
performed, this item may be incremented. This indicates that data
supply from the data server board to the CNC is insufficient.
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• TOTAL SIZE
Total byte count when a single NC program is transferred from the data
server board to the CNC
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• READ POINTER and WRITE POINTER
Pointers used to manage the internal buffer for supplying an NC
program between the data server board and CNC