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Floppy Drive - Installation

AD0033

Applies to machines built from: January, 1995

Introduction

This procedure tells you how to install and connect a floppy drive in the control pendant. A floppy drive lets you add programs to the control and manage programs between different machines. 

Machine Compatibility:

  • machines built before 2010

 

Document Applies to these Parts:

[A] 25-7610 QTY: 2 BRACKET FLOPPY DRIVE MNT

[B] 33-6210A QTY: 1 CABLE, 210 FLOPPY DRIVE DATA 19.0 FT

[C] 33-6860G QTY: 1 CABLE, 860B +5VDC FLOPPY DRIVE

[D] 41-1500 QTY: 2 BOLT, PPHS 8-32 X 3/8

[E] 45-2016 QTY: 4 WASHER #6 WHT NYLON 1.00OD X .147ID

[F] 49-1697 QTY: 4 SLCS M3 X 6 W/NYLON

[G] 69-0350 QTY: 1 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 3-1/2 SRVC USE 32-0350

[H] 70-0010 QTY: 1 CBL TIE BLK 3.9 LG NYLON 6.6

Floppy Drive - Installation

1

Push [POWER OFF].

Set the main circuit breaker to the OFF position.

Lock the main circuit breaker. Use an approved lock with an approved safety tag.

2

Remove the control pendant rear cover [2].

Remove the (2) screws [1] from the floppy drive cover plate on the right side of the control pendant. Remove and discard the cover plate.

Install the FLOPPY DRIVE [G] into the slot with the eject button closest to the front of the control pendant. Secure the drive in place with the (2) screws from the block-off plate.

 Note: If the data and power cables are installed in the pendant, go to section "Floppy Drive - Operation Test".

3

Open the control cabinet door and remove the PCB stack cover [1]. Find the video/floppy PCB. It is the second PCB in the stack on the top left side of the control cabinet.

Connect the DATA CABLE [B] to J12 on the video/floppy PCB. Connect the grounding cable to J11. Connect the POWER CABLE [C] to J10.

 Note: The connector socket locations can be different from the illustration.

4

Pull the cables through the control arm [1] and into the control pendant.

Connect the data and power cables to the FLOPPY DRIVE [G].

Floppy Drive - Operation Test

1

Enable Parameter 209:21 FLOPPY ENABLED (set to 1).

 Note: Mill software version 11.02 and higher, and lathe software version 4.04 and higher, require an unlock code to enable the floppy drive. For more information refer to the machine activation section on the Portal, or contact Haas Service.

Make sure the floppy drive operates correctly.

Copy a program from the control onto a floppy disk. Read the directory on the Floppy with a PC. If the floppy drive does not operate correctly, contact Haas Service for assistance.

Install the control pendant rear cover.