USB & LAN Connect - Sodick Mark XXI, XV, and EX21

USB & LAN Connect - Sodick Mark XXI, XV, and EX21

Overview 

This article is for USB and/or LAN Connect hardware and includes settings, parameters, and instructions to communicate to USB & LAN Connect - Sodick Mark XXI, XV, and EX21 controls. 

Controls

  1. Mark XXI
  2. Mark XV
  3. EX21
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 

Parameters and Settings

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 "4800"
  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

Sodick Parameters

  1. Press DIAG softkey
  2. Press MACHINE
  3. Press SERIAL SCREEN
  4. Set the following parameters:
    1. Timer to "000"
    2. Parity to "ON"
    3. DCI or Serial Set to "OFF"
    4. Start Bit to "1"
    5. Stop Bit to "2"
    6. Character to "7"
    7. Even/Odd to "Even"
    8. Code Control to "ON"
    9. DC1 to "11" H = "ON"
    10. DC3 to "13" H = "ON"
    11. STX to "OFF" (regardless of number)
    12. ETX to "OFF" (regardless of number)
    13. ACK to "OFF" (regardless of number)
    14. NAK to "OFF" (regardless of number)
    15. ET to "OFF" (regardless of number)
    16. CHECK SUM to "OFF"
    17. BCC SET to "OFF"
    18. BLOCK SKIP to "OFF"

Sending and Receiving Programs

Send to CNC

  1. From CNC Machine Control 
    1. To save the current part program, press the Save top softkey
      1. Enter a new filename if desired, then press OK
    2. Press New top softkey
    3. Press OK
    4. Press Edit right-side softkey
    5. Press Next bottom softkey
    6. Press Serial In bottom softkey
    7. Press OK
  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 Edit right-side softkey
    2. Press Next bottom softkey
    3. Press Serial Out bottom softkey
    4. Press OK

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