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In the following dialog box, input a destination folder and file name of the Excel file to be made.

NOTE

1 The extension of the file name must be "xls" (Excel book format). Any other

extension is ignored and it is changed to "xls".

2 When making a new file is failed, the message box "A trouble diagnosis

message file cannot be made." is displayed with one of the following messages
about the cause of that failure.
-  The specified file name is not correct.
-  The specified file has already existed.
-  (Destination folder) is not found.
-  Files in (destination folder) cannot be written.
-  The disk space in (destination folder) is not enough to make a new file.

Click the [OK] button, a Excel file will be made as the specified name in the specified folder.

The trouble diagnosis messages can be input by opening the new Excel file.

18.5.5.4

Structure of the file to input trouble diagnosis messages

Three are 2 sheets in the Excel file to input the trouble diagnosis messages.

[Overall] sheet

・・・

The sheet for overall operations and settings

[Guidance] sheet

・・・

The sheet for inputting message strings

Fig.18.5.5.4 (a)

- Structure of [Overall] sheet

In the [Overall] sheet, you can make the trouble diagnosis messages by using the following operation
buttons from (1) to (3).
And, you can switch the display language in sheets and change the settings for multi-languages.

Fig.18.5.5.4 (b)

(2)

(1)

(4)

(5)

(3)

(6)

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- Overview for each items

Item

Name

Description

Reference

(1)

Input Guidance Data

Displays the [Guidance] sheet to input the trouble diagnosis
messages.

Chapter

18.5.6.1

(2)

Check Input Data

Checks all input data on the [Guidance] sheet as to checking
for the range of number, the invalid letter and so on.

Chapter

18.5.6.2

(3)

Make Memory Card
File

Makes a CNC readable memory card format file from input data
in the [Guidance] sheet.

Chapter

18.5.6.3

(4)

Display Language

Switches the display language for sheets by selecting a
language and pressing the [Apply] button. Either Japanese or
English can be selected.

－

(5)

Result of Check

Displays the result of check for all input data.

Chapter

18.5.6.2

(6)

Multi-Languages

Changes the settings to input messages for multi-languages.

Chapter 18.5.7

- Structure of [Guidance] sheet

In the guidance sheet, you can input numbers and messages for each alarm or operator message.

Fig.18.5.5.4 (c)

- Overview for each items

Item

Name

Description

Reference

(1)

Guidance Table 1

The table to input numbers and titles for alarm or operator
message.

Chapter
18.5.6.1

(2)

Guidance Table 2

The table to input questions and instructions to an operator for
alarm or operator message.

Chapter
18.5.6.1

(3)

Jump to Page

Switches the display between the guidance table 1 and 2.

－

(4)

Check Input Data

Checks input data for each guidance table.

Chapter
18.5.6.2

(5)

Set Line Number

Adds or deletes lines by a number specified in the combo box
at the bottom of the guidance table 1 or 2.
Note that all line number in the guidance table is from the
minimum 30 to the maximum 2000.

－

(5)

(4)

(1)

(2)

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18.5.6

Making Trouble Diagnosis Messages

Make the trouble diagnosis messages by using the following operation buttons in order from (1) to (3) on
the [Overall] sheet.
The brief of making procedure is as follows:

Fig. 18.5.6 (a)

(1) Input Guidance Data

Displays the [Guidance] sheet to input trouble diagnosis messages.

(2) Check Input Data

Checks all input data on the [Guidance] sheet

(3) Make Memory Card File

Makes a memory card format file from input data in the [Guidance] sheet.

The details for each operation are as follows:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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18.5.6.1

Input Guidance Data

By clicking the [Input Guidance Data] button on the [Overall] sheet, the [Guidance] sheet will be
displayed.
Input data on the guidance table 1 and 2 according to the descriptions of the next section.
The data that is input on each guidance table is displayed on the trouble diagnosis guidance screen as the
following figure.

Fig. 18.5.6.1 (a)

Table 18.5.6.1 (a) Display item of trouble diagnosis guidance screen

Display Item

Description

Classified code

Classified code and number for the current alarm or operator message

Title

Title for the current alarm or operator message

Probable cause

Cause of the current alarm or operator message

Guidance message

Confirmation to determine cause of an alarm, or an instruction about an operator
message

NOTE

The character that can be displayed on the CNC screen can be used for each
display item. As for details, refer the following manuals.

Series 0

-MODEL F Plus USER’S MANUAL (Common to Lathe

System/Machining Center System) (B-64694EN)
“APPENDIX F. CHARACTER-TO-CODES CORRESPONDENCE TABLE “

Classified code

Title

Probable cause

Guidance message

Input items on the guidance table 1

Input item on the guidance table 2

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- About input data in the guidance table 1

Table 18.5.6.1 (b) Description of items in the guidance table 1

Item

Description

Content of item

Num. of letters

(1)

Kind

Input a kind for an external alarm, a macro alarm or an operator
message.
Specify one of the following strings.

: External alarm

: Macro alarm

: External operator message

NOTE

If a kind other than above is input, checking input data is failed.

2 English capital
letters

(2)

Number

Input a number for an external alarm, a macro alarm or an operator
message.

Within 4 digits

(3)

Classified
Code

Input 2 types of code, "Code 1" and "Code 2".
"Code 1 – Code 2" is displayed at the first line on the trouble diagnosis
guidance screen.

Code 1

Input a classified code for an alarm or an operator
message.

Within 2 letters (1
in multi-bytes
letters)

Code 2

Input a number for an alarm or an operator messages.

Within 16 letters
(8 in multi-bytes
letters)

NOTE

It is not necessary to make each classified code to be the same
as (1)kind and (2)number.

A character string "NC" is reserved as the code 1 of CNC
alarm. Do not use "NC" as the code 1.

(4)

Title

Input a string displayed at the second line on the trouble diagnosis
guidance screen.

Within 32 letters
(16 in multi-bytes
letters)

(5)

Probable
Cause

Input a string displayed at the "Probable cause" part on the trouble
diagnosis guidance screen.

Within 32 letters
(16 in multi-bytes
letters) per line
(maximum 3
lines)

(6)

Message ID

Input an ID of a message displayed on the "Guidance Message" part
of the trouble diagnosis guidance screen at first when an alarm occurs.
Ex.

The first guidance message for the external alarm message
alarm No.1000

：

EX1000A

NOTE

As for the message ID, see the description of the next
description " About input data in the guidance table 2".

Within 8 letters
(English capital
and numerical
letters)

(7)

Additional
information
(Reserved)

Do not input in the item.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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- About input data in the guidance table 2

Table 18.5.6.1 (c) Description of items in the guidance table 2

Item

Description

Content of item

Num. of letters

(1)

Message ID

It is a string to identify to one of the guidance messages in (2).
Ex.1. The first message ID for the external alarm No.1000

EX1000A

Ex.2. The second message ID for the external alarm No.1000 :

EX1000B

NOTE

The character string that starts by "M"+"Number" is not used as
message ID. Because this shows the destination of the jump of
the machine side to guidance table 2 from the guidance table
for the CNC alarm. Therefore, do not use the character string
that starts by "M"+"Number".

Within 8 letters
(English capital
and numerical
letters)

(2)

Guidance
Message

It is a message displayed on the "Guidance Message" part of the
trouble diagnosis guidance screen. Input a question, an instruction and
so on to an operator.

NOTE

When the guidance message is shown on the trouble diagnosis
screen, a new line code is inserted to the message per 32
letters (16 in multi-bytes letters) automatically.
If you want to insert a new line code at a free position, input
"¥n" that is not included as the number of letters.

Moreover, the line number of the message is within 4 including
the above automatic new line.

Within 128
letters (64 in
multi-bytes
letters)

(3)

Next Message
ID

Input a message ID that is jumped to when pressing the soft key [Yes]
or [No] for each question of guidance message.
Input "-1" when there is no message ID to be jumped.

Within 8 letters
(English capital
and numerical
letters)

(4)

Notes

Free notes can be written.

18.5.6.2

Checking input data

By clinking the [Check Input Data] button on the [Overall] sheet, all input data on the guidance sheet will
be checked as to the range of number, the number of letters, the invalid letter and the line number of
strings.

After the check is completed, the string of the [Result of Check] on the [Overall] sheet is changed from
"Unchecked" to "OK".

NOTE

After "OK" is displayed, it might return to "Unchecked" by editing on the
[Guidance] sheet again.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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If the check is failed, the string of the [Result of Check] is changed to "NG" and a name of sheet and
guidance table where an error occurs is shown in a cell under the [Result of Check].

The guidance table where an error occurs is displayed by clicking the name of the guidance table.

Fig. 18.5.6.2 (a)

In the guidance table, the color of an error cell is changed to green and an error message is attached to the
error cell as a commnet of the cell like the above figure. The list of the error messages is as follows:

Input a number.

The value is out of range (n to m).

Input a string within n characters (m in multi-bytes characters).

The line number is over limit n.

The message referenced by the ID is not found.

The kind(s) cannot be specified.

※

m and n are numbers, s is a string

NOTE

1 The input data can be checked for an individual guidance table by clicking the

[CHECK] button displayed at the top of the guidance table.

In this case, the result of the check is displayed under the [CHECK] button like
the following figure.

2 In case that errors occurs on two or more guidance tables, the [Result of Check]

on the [Overall] sheet shows the name of the guidance table where the first
error occurs. As for the result of check for each guidance table, see the display
under the [CHECK] button.

Moreover, the color of the cell changes into light blue when the character string that shows the destination
of the jump of the machine side to guidance table 2 from the guidance table for the CNC alarm is input to
message ID.

Example )

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18.5.6.3

Making a memory card format file

By clicking the [Make Memory Card File] button on the [Overall] sheet, the following dialog box will be
displayed.

Fig. 18.5.6.3 (a)

Make a CNC readable memory card format file as follows:

1

Input a folder name where you want to make a file in the [Destination folder].

Input a file name that you want to make in the [File name].
" GUI_USR.MEM " is input by default.
When you input a file name without its extension, the extension "MEM" is added to the file name
automatically.

Click the [OK] button.

After making the file is completed, the message box "Making the memory card format file is completed."
will be displayed.

NOTE

1 The available file name is a short file name with alphabetic and numerical letters

(8.3 MS-DOS format).
Other name format cannot be read by CNC.

2 If a file having the same name as the specified one has already existed in the

destination folder, the file always will be overwritten.

3 When making the memory card format file is failed, the message box "The

memory card format file cannot be made." is displayed with one of the following
messages about the cause of that failure.
- The input data have not been checked on (sheet name) – guidance table (1

or 2)

-  There are error(s) of the input data on (sheet name) – guidance table (1 or 2)
-  The specified file name is not correct.
-  (Destination folder) is not found.
-  Files in (destination folder) cannot be written.
-  The disk space in (destination folder) is not enough to make a new file.

By loading the file to CNC with the CNC BOOT function, the trouble diagnosis message can be
displayed on the trouble diagnosis guidance screen when the relevant external alarm, macro alarm or
operator message happens.

NOTE

As for the CNC BOOT function, see the following manuals.

Series 30

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-B MAINTENANCE MANUAL (B-64485EN) ”APPENDIX C.

BOOT SYSTEM”

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