Mastering Fanuc Focas: Programming Techniques for CNC Machines – Part 5 (Activate / Start Program)

This is the fifth video in the Fanuc Focas Tutorial series. In this episode, we learn how to read a list of programs from a Fanuc CNC, how to activate the program, and then how to start the program directly from your software. This comes in handy when making a job manager or a custom HMI.

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Focas Resources:

Fanuc Documentation: https://www.inventcom.net/fanuc-focas-library/program/cnc_exeprgname
https://www.inventcom.net/fanuc-focas-library/program/cnc_rdprgnum

GitHub: https://github.com/versex799/ReadFanucProgramDemo

Fwlib32.cs: https://github.com/versex799/FanucFocasTutorial/blob/master/FanucFocasTutorial/fwlib32.cs

Also Check out:

Fanuc Focas Pt. 6 (Read Alarms): https://hierthinking.com/2023/04/27/fanuc-focas-tutorial-part-6/

Fanuc Focas Pt 4 (Read Prog Name): https://hierthinking.com/2023/03/30/fanuc-focas-tutorial-part-4/

Fanuc Focas Pt 1 (Introduction): https://hierthinking.com/2022/07/14/fanuc-focas-tutorial-part-1/