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FANUC CNC Connection Configuration

To configure a connection to a FANUC device, navigate to Connectivity -> PLC -> FANUC CNC in the navigation tree as depicted below:

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The page provides an overview of the currently configured connections including its Name, its IP Address, its connection Status and its Enabled status.

Column Name Information Details
Name Connection name as defined at creation time
IP Address IP address or host name of device
Status Status of connection
  The connection status can be Connected if the connection to the device is established or Disconnected if there is no connection to the device
  The connection status is dynamically updated every 2 seconds.
Enabled Configuration status of the connection
  Possible values are Enabled or Disabled.
  Note:
  Clicking the current configuration status icon triggers a state toggle: Enabled -> Disabled respectively Disabled -> Enabled

From the title bar of the connection overview table a new connection can be added and existing connections can either be edited or deleted.

Adding a new connection and editing an existing connection, both open an identical page. The only difference is, that for an existing connection the Connection Name property cannot be changed.

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The configuration parameters are described below:

Parameter Name Default Value Description
Connection Name <empty> Connection name as it will show up in the connection overview page
    The connection name has to be unique and can only be assigned when adding a new connection.
    Note:
    The following characters are not supported in the Connection Name field: # ^ < > / $
Enabled Enabled Instructs dataFEED edgeConnector FANUC CNC to either Enable (checked) or Disable (unchecked) the currently configured connection.
Txt-File   ASCII text file defining the symbols for the individual PMC variables
Address <empty> Address of the target device. This is either an IP address or a hostname.
Select Address Spaces AllConnection Destination aggregation address space used to store the address space corresponding to this connection
  AddressSpace It is possible to create additional aggregation address spaces by filling in the desired address space name in the input field and clicking the Add button. All available address spaces are visible in a list and can be selected as destination address space for the OPC UA Client connection by checking the corresponding checkbox.
    For more details about the OPC UA Server functionality and configuration please refer to the OPC UA Configuration page.