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Created by: KYLEB77 at: 2/11/2013 9:15 PM (3 Replies)

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2/11/2013 9:15 PM	Rate (0)
KYLEB77 Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	Hopefully this is a good place to ask... I'm looking for a piece of user friendly software for the purpose of writing cutting tool information to an RFID chip. We currently do not have a presetter that can do this so using 3rd party software is an option if available. Anyone have any recommendations? FYI. Our machine has an 840d controller so the RFID format must comply..
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APC Tech Team Posts: 391 Rating: (50)	Hello, basically you need some software that transfers the tool data from NC memory to RFID chip and vice versa. Siemens has a product that helps to implement this task, named TDI Ident Connection. It transfers tool data between NC and a configured DB in the PLC. Then you need to write your own PLC code to transfer tool data between this DBand the RFID reader/writer, which is usually connected to the machine via Profibus or Serial interface RS-232. TDI Ident connectionintegrates itself in the HMI-Advanced and can be configuredvia.ini files. A prerequisite is Tool Management functionality (tool magazines instead of the simple tool list) on the 840D. Here is a link to the manual http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/28733140 Of course there are also third party products andsome manufacturers of RFID systems for machine tools offer their own software for SINUMERIK.
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2/12/2013 3:22 PM	Rate (0)
KYLEB77 Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	I shoud have explained in further detail. The machine is already setup to transfer data to and from Tool Management. We have a tool presetter located in a different room, away from the machine. We need the ability to write tool setup information to a chip during tool setup. Then the operator brings the tools over to the machine, loads the tools into the machine by reading the chip at the machine. So this need is seperate from the machine.
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Pee El Sea Gold Member Joined: 1/19/2008 Last visit: 10/2/2024 Posts: 992 Rating: (64)	Hi, I guess you've tried the manufacturer of the setter. As long as you can get the tool dimensions from the setter into a computer it is not difficult to write a visual basic program to write to the tool chip. I've worked with a company called Nikken at www.nikken-world.com (Elbo Setters) who have supplied a setter and customised tool chip software for a project using 840D. I specified the format on the tool chip myself though. Pee

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