
APPENDIX 8 TOOL FOR CHANGING MESSAGE DATA (CHGMES)
APPENDIX 8 TOOL FOR CHANGING MESSAGE DATA (CHGMES)
This function is a tool(CHGMES) for easy changing the message data incorporating sequence
program of FANUC PMCs .
This tool extracts only message data from Handy file format file.
The message data in CNC(PMC) can be replaced with this extracted data, if both message data
size are the same.
This tool is usefull when it is necessary to use some message data files in one ladder program.(For
example: Supporting multi-lingual message.)
c Method of Message size Check >
(1) Memory map information is output when the source program is compiled.
Please check each symbol top address of the original changing ladder and the ladder for
changing to be the same value.
(2) This tool for changing the message data execute with the “compare file”, then this tool
execute the same check of the message data size.
c Applied PMCs >
FANUC PMC-MODEL RAlIRA2!RA3iRB/RB2/RB3/RBWRC/RC3/RC4/NB
1. PROCEDURE OF THE MESSAGE DATA CHANGING
(1) Load the basic message ladder file of handy file format to the NC by using the memory card or
floppy disk on the PMC input!output operation ([I/O] screen).
(2) Input the “CHGMES” command with the message data for changing and dummy ladder
file(handy file format).
(3) The message data on the NC is changed by loading the output file of this tool on the PMC
input/output operation ([I!01 screen).
2. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
It is necessary to use following operating environment for this tool.
(1) Memory
235Kbytes or more main memory is required when activating this function without FAPT
LADDER.
(2) Temporary files
This function generates following temporary files for work area on the drive/directory which
is set by environmental variable “TMP” of PC-DOS.
This function generate temporary files on the route directory of current drive when
environmental variable “TMP” is not set.
It is necessary to free max.65KBytes disk space for these temporary files.
$TMPD.T-‘, $TMPW.T”
(“= 00-99)
(These temporary files are deleted by this function automatically.)
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