Ncboot 32

 

Operating Manual for NCBOOT32.EXE Purpose  Ncboot32.exe is provided to maintain the following functions.  Ncboot32.exe BOOT function function (Maintain the N s!stem data" Bac#up the th e $%&M" etc.' )* menu of N +ispla! of N power,on screen +ispla! of N alarm screen %econnection on the communication failure •

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$tart up the registered application program using data window librar! &utomatic showing BOOT-)* screen at next N start (in case of $3//i-30/i-32/i'

Installation On the installation of the 1$$B drivers" Ncboot32.exe is copied onto the $!stem $!stem32 32 folder of indo indows ws NT-2///-) NT-2///-).. %efer to the %eadme2.txt for detailed description for the driver installation.

Start up  Ncboot32.exe  Ncboo t32.exe will start up automaticall!" and sta! resident in th thee s!stem tra!" tra!" when the i indows ndows starts up. (4xample5 Ncboot32.exe icon is located on center.'

Termination t is not necessar! to terminate Ncboot32.exe. f !ou want to terminate Ncboot32.exe" right,clic# the icon on the s!stem s!ste m tra! and clic# "End" on the pop,up menu. hile the window of Nc Ncboot32.exe boot32.exe is opened" the "End" menu cannot be selected.

Start seuen!e 6ou can select the start se7uence using the rotar! switch on the N main )B (in case of $3//i-30/i-32/i'" or  1$$B board of N side. n case of ) integrated t!pe i,series" this rotar! switch is located on the main )B. n case of connecting to an $3//i-30/i-32/i )o )osi siti tion on 5 Ma Maint inten enanc ancee mode mode )o )osi siti tion on /5 No Norm rmal al mode mode )osit )osition ion 45 45 &s!n &s!nchr chronou onouss mo mode de n case of connecting to a N except for $3//i-30/i-32/i )o )osi siti tion on /5 Maint Mainten enanc ancee mode mode )o )osi siti tion on 05 No Norm rmal al mode mode )osit )osition ion 25 &s!n &s!nchr chronou onouss mode mode n case of connecting to a )ower Mate )o )osi siti tion on /5 Maint Mainten enanc ancee mode mode )osit )osition ion 05 &s!n &s!nchr chronou onouss mode mode $tart se7uence of the maintenance mode 0. ait ait until th thee connectio connection n with N N iiss made made succes successfu sfull! ll!.. 2. +isp +ispla! la! th thee BOOT BOOT scre screen en.. 3. +isp +ispla! la! th thee )* )* sc scre reen en.. 8. +ispla! +ispla! the N N powe power, r,on on sscr creen een"" 9. nitiali nitiali:e :e the wor# wor# area area of the O& O&$2 $2 librar librar! !. ;. nvo#e nvo#e the regi registe stered red applica application tion progra programs. ms.  Open N &) $ pecifications version 2'

 

E'planation of ea!$ N!(oot32.e'e )indo) ? 6ou have to use Mouse to open the Ncboot32.exe window.

Status )indo) The status window will be opened b! double,clic#ing the icon on the s!stem tra!" or clic#ing "Open" of the pop,up menu which appears when !ou right,clic# the icon.

"Node"5 "Name"5 "Bus"5

Node number   Node name (+e (+efine fined d previousl previousl! ! at the the 1$$B 1$$B contr control ol pa panel nel aapplet pplet on i indow ndowss NT-2/ NT-2///-) //-)'' 1a 1ard rdwa ware re stat status us (/5 (/5on onne nect ctio ion n erro error" r" 05 05o onn nnec ecti ting ng''

"Status"5 $o $oft ftw ware are ssta tatu tuss (1ex (1exad adec ecim imal al'' n case of connecting to an $3//i-30/i-32/i Bit25 Bit25 BOOT BOOT has compl complete eted d Bit35 Bit35 ) )* * has has comp complet leted ed

Bit85 1ardware 1ardware switch switch position position / Bit95 +ispla! +ispla! 3/ line liness in )*-N )*-N  s!stem s!stem alarm window window Bit@5 Bit@5 N N s!stem s!stem al alarm arm occur occurss n case of connecting to a N except for $3//i-30/i-32/i Bit05 1ardware 1ardware switch switch position position 0 Bit25 Bit25 BOOT BOOT has compl complete eted d Bit35 Bit35 ) )* * has has comp complet leted ed Bit85 1ardware 1ardware switch switch position position 2 Bit95 nternal displa! displa! interfac interfacee is used used ($ ($09/i 09/i onl!' onl!' Bit;5 onnected onnected on the 1$$ 1$$B B )ort 2 Bit@5 Bit@5 N N s!stem s!stem al alarm arm occur occurss n case of connecting to a )ower Mate Bit25 Bit25 BOOT BOOT has compl complete eted d Bit35 Bit35 ) )* * has has comp complet leted ed Bit85 1ardware 1ardware switch switch position position 0 Bit;5 onnected onnected on the 1$$ 1$$B B )ort 2 Bit@5 Bit@5 N N s!stem s!stem al alarm arm occur occurss *Pop up t$is )indo) on !ommuni!ation error+5 f this box is chec#ed" this window will pop up on communication error. *Close+5 lose this window. thee opti optional onal setting setting window window.. *Settings...+ 5 Open th *&(out...+5 Op Open en the the vers versio ion n infor informa matio tion n wind window ow..

 

Optional setting )indo) %egister the application programs which invo#ed after the initiali:ation of the wor# area for the O&$2 librar!" using this window window.. n case of $3//i-30/i-32/i" !ou can set also whether the BOOT-)* screen screen is invo#ed or not at the next N start.

*Node+5 *Ne)...+5 *,emo-e+5 *Edit+5

$ele $elect ct node node ffor or re regi gist ster ering ing the ap appli plica catio tion n progra programs ms.. The ap appli plica catio tion n prog progra rams ms fo forr the se sele lect cted ed no node de are listed in the list box. %egist %egister er ne new w applic applicatio ation n program program.. f th thee path strin string g cont contains ains th thee spa space ce cchara haracter cter"" path sstrin tring g will be enclosed b! the double,7uotation" automaticall!. %em %emov ovee th thee sel selec ecte ted d llin ine. e. 4d 4dit it the the sele seleccte ted d li line ne for for the co com mmand mand line line arg argum umen ents ts.. The st strring ing =A =Ad= d= in the the arg argum umen entt wil illl converted to the related node number. f !ou want to use the =A= character" charact er" write it as =AA=.

4xample' hen !ou want to invo#e the Basic Operation )ac#age 0 for the node after the initiali:ation of the wor#  area for the O&$2 librar!" edit the command line li ne as follows. "C:\Program Files\Basic Operation Package 1\WinBOP32.e 1\WinBOP32.exe" xe" /Noe!

n case case of $3//i-30/i-32/i" "Boot Option" tab is available at the Option setting window.

hen !ou chec# the chec# box that is located left side of the N name that is not shown with gra! color" at next N start" corresponding BOOT-)* screen screen will be invo#ed regardless of the setting of rotar! switch. This setting is effective onl! once the chec# will be cleared automaticall! b! Ncboot32.exe.

 

BOOT )indo)

$ele $elect ct the boar board d ffro rom m th this is lis list" t" if if the the ssub ub boar boards ds ex exis ist. t. *Board+5 *Settings...+ 5 hang hangee the ffile ile loc locati ation. on.

$elect the memor! card on N or the t he folder of ). 6ou 6ou ma! change th thee file location at an! time. "Memor Card on CNC"5 spec specif ifie iess tthe he memo memor! r! ca card rd slot slot of N N  sid sidee 0. *+,mounted t!pe N 5 *eft side slot of the +ispla! unit 2. $tand,alone t!pe N without +ispla! unit 5 $lot on the N control unit 3. $tand,alone t!pe N with +ispla! unit 5 *eft side slot of the +ispla! unit (C (C+i +isp spla! la! unitD means means the *+ *+ unit unit tha thatt does does not not have have the ) func functi tion" on" at the the ab abov ovee expla explanat natio ion.' n.'

sp speecif ifie iess tthe he fol old der of ) ) "%older"5 n case of using the card slot of the N with ) function" or the )&N4* i" select "%older" and choose the driver  name given to the memor! card b! indows.

 

Maintain t$e sstem data 6ou 6ou can ha handle ndle the th e N s!stem data (ontrol software" *adder program" etc.' on this window window..

*/oad...+5 *Sa-e+5 *C$e!0+ 5 *1elete+ 5

The file file se selec lectio tion n window window wi will ll open open $el $elect ect the ffile ile to be be lo loade aded d to  N. N. $av avee th thee sele leccte ted d N s! s!sste tem m data data to th thee fil ilee. Eeri rif! f! th thee sel selec ecte ted dN N  s! s!stem stem da data ta.. +ele lete te th thee sseele leccte ted dN N  s! s!ste stem dat data. a.

On $09/i" in case that the NFs Boot function is ;/@-4 or former" when !ou want to update the >ser software made b! the Machine Tool Builders (i.e. *adder program" Macro executor program"  language executor program'"  please delete the corresponding old >ser software software before w writing riting from ) side. The files to be cared are as follow follows. s. )M,NB/&" )M,NB/B" )M,NB/" )M,NB/+" )M,NB/4" )M,NB/" )+0M29;G" )+0M/.9M" )+0M0./M" )+0M0.9M" )+0M2./M" )+0M3./M" )+0M8./M" *B >$4% 

 

Ba!0up,estore t$e S,&M 6ou 6ou can bac#up an and d restore the $%&M data on N on tthis his window.

*Ba!0up+ 5 *,estore+ 5

Bac# Bac#up up th thee $%& $%&M M to th thee ffil ile. e. %est %estor oree the the $%&M %&M fro from m the the file file..

The filename center window shows the operating The is decided according as thestatus. $%&M si:e. Therefore" Therefore" !ou cannot rename it. n cas casee of $3 $3//i//i-30/i 30/i-32/ -32/i" i" the N has a functi function on that the con conten tents ts of $%& $%&M M are bac# bac#ed ed up into %O %OM M automaticall!. (at BOOT software software ;/0,/< or later' On the ) side operation" the automaticall! saved data can be restored into the $%&M. $%&M. hen *&utoBa!0up...+ button is pressed" the following window is displa!ed.

$elect one of the saved images at "Name" and press *,estore+  button" and then the corresponding $%&M data will  be restored.

 

%ile operation 6ou 6ou can ha handle ndle the th e files on the memor! card on N side or at the ) folder" on this window window..

*1elete+ 5 *%ormat+5 *,efres$+5

+elete the selected file. or ormat mat the memor memor! ! car card. d. This This button button is ena enable bled d when when !ou ssele elect ct the CCMem Memor! or!  ard ard on N ND D b! *Settings...+  button. %efresh %efresh the file file list. list. )ush )ush this button button w when hen !ou !ou cchange hange the mem memor! or! card or the fl flopp! opp! dis#.

 

IP/ )indo)

The contents of this window are different depending on the model of N. Operate according to the menu.

CNC sstem sste m alarm )indo)

This window appears when the N s!stem s!stem alarm occurs.

 

Notifi!ation of SSB !ommuni!ation error to t$e appli!ation program hen Ncboot32.exe detects the 1$$B communication error and the re,establishment of the 1$$B communication"  Ncboot32.exe sends the message to all the application under execution. n order to use this message at the  Ncboot32.exe application program" it should register =&N>,1$$B,OMM>N&TON= message b! %egisterindowMessage  beforehand  befor ehand and handle the t he message b! ind indow)ro ow)roc. c. The parameter" w)aram" of the message indicates the 1$$B communication status. w)aram H / ommunication error occurs This shows the 1$$B communication stops at the th e hardware level. w)aram H 0 ommunication re,established This shows the 1$$B communication is re,established and +ata window function becomes usa usable. ble. The parameter" l)aram" indicates the node number.

E'ample $tep 0 %egister the message when the application program starts up. n this example" the message + is saved to the global variable" gIu1ssbMsg" b! nitnstance. BOO# C$%&pp::'nit C$%&pp::'nit'nstance() 'nstance() * g+,-ss$sg ! egisterWino egisterWino0$essage("F&NC-BCO$$N'C 0$essage("F&NC-BCO$$N'C&4'ON")5 &4'ON")5 : :

$tep 2 1andle the message. The message message is sent to the top,leve top,levell window" window" not to the child window. window. f the received received mess message age is matched with the message + + saved at the above above $tep $tep 0 and the node number is the ones that is used at the application program" the  process for for the 1$$B com communication munication error or re,establishment of the 1$$B communication should be executed. n this example" we assume the global variable" gIuM!Node" holds the node number being used. #6#4 C$%7lg::Wino0Proc C$%7lg::Wino0Proc('N4 ('N4 message8 WP&&$ 0Param8 #P&&$ lParam) * i9 (message !! g+,-ss$sg  lParam !! g+,$%Noe) * s0itc; (0Param) * case