Floppy Connect 2.0 Installation and Operation Guide for Haas

Floppy Connect 2.0 Installation and Operation Guide for Haas

Overview

The Floppy Connect 2.0 emulator replaces your existing floppy drive & acts as if it were never removed. This article is for a Haas CNC machine only. 

USB Flash Drive Requirements

  1. USB flash drive that is 32GB or less; SFA recommends 8 or 16GB drives

Connecting Cables


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Looking at the rear of the Floppy Connect 2.0, the smaller power connector is on the left, and the larger data connector is on the right. 
  1. The power cable plugs into the power connector with the two wires closest to the data connector
  2. The ribbon cable plugs into the data connector with the red or blue pin 1 wire closest to the power connector

Installing the Floppy Connect 2.0

  1. Power down machine and follow lock out tag out procedures
  2. Remove the existing floppy drive and unplug both power and ribbon cables
  3. Plug in the ribbon cable ensuring the red (or blue) pin 1 wire on the ribbon cable is connected to the left side of the data connector
  4. Plug in the power cable
  5. Put the Floppy Connect 2.0 in place of the old floppy drive and fasten any screws
  6. Power up the Haas 

Formatting the USB Flash Drive

  1. Review How to format a USB flash drive for Floppy Connect 2.0 for detailed instructions on this step

Operating the Floppy Connect 2.0 with a Haas

Loading USB Directory

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This will create a program on the Haas, O08999, that will contain the contents of the USB flash drive. It also serves as a test method to confirm the Floppy Connect 2.0 works.
  1. Press LIST PROG button
  2. Press F4 button; accept any prompts to overwrite
  3. The Floppy Connect 2.0 R/W LED should turn on; this indicates the file is being read from the USB flash drive
  4. Press EDIT button to open the newly loaded program "O08999" DIR LIST
  5. Notate the file to load into memory, you must include the extension

Loading Files (Floppy Connect 2.0 > Haas)

  1. Plug in USB flash drive
  2. Type in the full program name, including extension if it exists e.g. 1234.NC
  3. Press F3 button
  4. The Floppy Connect 2.0 R/W LED should turn on; this indicates the file is being read from the USB flash drive
  5. Once you see "Floppy Done...", press LIST PROG button and open the program

Saving Files (Haas > Floppy Connect 2.0)

  1. Plug in USB flash drive
  2. Press LIST PROG button
  3. Highlight the program you wish to save out; press SELECT PROG button
  4. Type in a filename; this can either be the current program number or a new filename
  5. Press F2 button
  6. The Floppy Connect 2.0 R/W LED should turn on; this indicates the file is being written to the USB flash drive
  7. Once you see "Floppy Done..." and R/W LED is off, you can unplug the USB flash drive and take to a computer to confirm it saved correctly

Troubleshooting

  1. Review Floppy Connect 2.0 LED Statuses
  2. “Flpy name req” error means a filename was not entered before pressing F2 to save file to the USB flash drive; try again but type in a filename before pressing F2
  3. Contact SFA for additional troubleshooting