
C.BOOT SYSTEM APPENDIX B-63945EN/02
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C.1.2 Starting the Boot System
In ordinary system activation, the boot system automatically transfers
files from Flash ROM to DRAM in the background.
The user is not aware of this operation. However, the boot system
must be operated manually, from menu screen, when maintenance is
to be carried out or when the Flash ROM does not contain a required
file.
(1) In system maintenance, for example, to replace a file in ROM
Operation : Turn the power on by simultaneously pressing the
two soft keys at the right end. If no soft keys are provided as with
a touch panel, use MDI numeric keys 6 and 7.
1234567
After an FROM ID and other items are displayed on the CNC
screen, releasing the key brings you to the SYSTEM MONITOR
screen.
(2) When the flash memory does not contain a file required to start
the CNC
Immediately after the CNC is turned on, the boot system starts
transferring files from Flash ROM to DRAM. If, for some reason,
a file required to start the CNC (NC BASIC) is not in Flash
ROM or has been destroyed, the boot system is automatically
started.
C.1.3 System Files and User Files
The boot system organizes files in Flash ROM into two main groups :
system files and user files. These two file types have the following
characteristics :
System files
CNC and servo control software provided by FANUC
User files
PMC sequence program (ladder), P-CODE macro program, and other
user-created files