I have a Johnford SV45 with a Fanuc 18-M control. We bought it about a year ago and had to let it set for a while. Back in the winter I lost all the Parameters because the backup battery died. So I got the parameters downloaded from my labtop using the RS232 port. Now I have time to mess with the machine and I can't get it to download a program. I'm using the same cable I used to download the parameters a while back and SDNC software to communicate. I go through all the process and when the controller flashes LSK I send the program and nothing happens at controller, it continues to flash LSK. Any suggestions on how to communicate through the RS232, that is how I communicate with my other machines.
Also this machine has a labtop with ethernet that came with it. I have not been able to get it to communicate. I have all the parameters set for RS232. DO you have to change any para to use this ethernet. It has a Black Box Mini 10 base T Transceiver hooked into the AUI CD27 slot inside the cabnet. ANd the computer has a hyperterminal setup to communicate through. I am not familiar with ethernet. I have been on the phone with FANUC and Black Box with not much luck yet.
Any help is greatly appreciated