USB & LAN Connect - Haas Classic Control

USB & LAN Connect - Haas Classic Control

Overview 

This article is for USB and/or LAN Connect hardware and includes settings, parameters, and instructions to communicate to Haas with Classic Haas Control.

Controls

  1. Classic Haas Control (2016 and older or any Haas with a RS232 port)
Warning
Notate or take a picture of any parameters before you change them

Connections

  1. Physically connect the USB/LAN Connect to the Fanuc control 
    1. Connect black 8-pin cable to bottom of the USB/LAN Connect 
    2. Connect tan 25-pin adapter to black 8-pin cable on the other end 
    3. Connect gray 4-pin cable from screen into board (if using internal USB/LAN Connect) 
    4. Remove yellow and silver gender changer from tan 25-pin adapter; plug into machine serial port 
    5. Attach USB stick or SD card to unit 
  2. Plug the power supply into the USB/LAN Connect 
    1. Screen should come on once powered 

Standard Transfer Speed Parameters

USB/LAN Connect Settings

Info
USB/LAN Connect has three buttons, left, middle, and right. Depending on the screen, these can either be softkeys that reference a digital button on the screen or up (left), down (right), and select (middle) buttons. 
  1. Press Setup from the main menu 
  2. Press Baud Rate
    1. Select "9600"
  3. Press Data/Par/Stp (Data/Parity/Stop bits) 
    1. Select "7, even, 2"
  4. Press Flow Control
    1. Select "SW XON/XOFF"
  5. Press EOB Delay (End-of-block delay) 
    1. Select "No Delay"
  6. Press EOB Char (End-of-block character) 
    1. Select "CR LF"
  7. Press Start Tx (Transmission start character) 
    1. Select "None"
  8. Press End Tx (Transmission end character) 
    1. Select "None"
  9. Press Start Rx (Receive start character) 
    1. Select "Automatic"
  10. Scroll down and press Okay

Haas Parameters

  1. Press SETNG GRAPH button
  2. Press Page Down button until you find “RS-232 Ports” or a similarly named page (varies by Haas model year)
  3. Set Baud Rate Select to "9600"
  4. Set Parity Select to "Even"
  5. Set Stop Bit to "2"
  6. Set Synchronization to "DC Codes"
  7. Set RS-232 Data Bits to "7"
  8. Set Leader to Punch to "None"
  9. Set EOB Pattern to "CR LF"
  10. Set Add Spaces RS232 Out to "Off"

High-Speed Transfers (XMODEM) Parameters

Alert
Not all Haas Classic Controls support XMODEM. To check, proceed to the Haas Parameters section and see if Synchronization has the option for "XMODEM". If not, the control does not support XMODEM. 

USB/LAN Connect Settings

Info
USB/LAN Connect has three buttons, left, middle, and right. Depending on the screen, these can either be softkeys that reference a digital button on the screen or up (left), down (right), and select (middle) buttons. 
  1. Press Setup from the main menu 
  2. Press Baud Rate
    1. Select "115,200"
  3. Press Data/Par/Stp (Data/Parity/Stop bits) 
    1. Select "8, none, 1"
  4. Press Flow Control
    1. Select "XMODEM"
  5. Press EOB Delay (End-of-block delay) 
    1. Select "No Delay"
  6. Press EOB Char (End-of-block character) 
    1. Select "CR LF"
  7. Press Start Tx (Transmission start character) 
    1. Select "None"
  8. Press End Tx (Transmission end character) 
    1. Select "None"
  9. Press Start Rx (Receive start character) 
    1. Select "Automatic"
  10. Scroll down and press Okay

Haas Parameters

  1. Press SETNG GRAPH button
  2. Press Page Down until you find “RS-232 Ports” or a similarly named page (varies by Haas model year)
  3. Set Baud Rate Select to "115200"
  4. Set Parity Select to "None"
  5. Set Stop Bit to "1"
  6. Set Synchronization to "XMODEM"
  7. Set RS-232 Data Bits to "8"
  8. Set Leader to Punch to "None"
  9. Set EOB Pattern to "CR LF"
  10. Set Add Spaces RS232 Out to "Off"

Sending and Receiving Programs

Send to CNC

  1. From CNC Machine Control 
    1. Press LIST PROGRAM button
    2. Press END to highlight "ALL"
    3. Press RECV or RECV RS-232 button
  2. From USB/LAN Connect 
    1. Start at the main menu 
    2. Press USB to CNC on the USB Connect, or File to CNC on the USB LAN Connect
      1. For USB LAN Connect only, choose USB Files (USB flash drive) or SD Files (FTP)
    3. Find the program you want to send, then press the middle button 
    4. Press Start
    5. Program will now be sent into the machine

Receive from CNC

  1. From USB/LAN Connect 
    1. Start at the main menu 
    2. Press CNC to USB on the USB Connect, or CNC to File on the USB LAN Connect
      1. For USB LAN Connect only, choose USB Files (USB flash drive) or SD Files (FTP)
    3. Press Start
  2. From Machine Control 
    1. Press LIST PROGRAM button
    2. Using the cursor, select the program you with to send
    3. Press SEND or SEND RS-232 button

Drip Feed (DNC) to CNC

  1. From CNC Machine Control 
    1. Press MDI DNC button (first press puts it in MDI mode)
    2. Press MDI DNC button (second press puts it in DNC mode)
    3. Press CYCLE START button
  2. From USB/LAN Connect 
    1. Start at the main menu 
    2. Press DNC on the USB/LAN Connect
    3. Find the program you want to send, then press the middle button 
    4. Press Start
  3. From CNC Machine Control 
    1. Press CYCLE START button

Additional Resources

For general installation and operating instructions, refer to the appropriate guide for your hardware model.

USB LAN Connect Pendant Model

  1. USB LAN Connect Installation Guide
  2. USB LAN Connect Operation Guide.

USB Connect Portable Model

  1. USB Connect Operation Guide