Easy Fanuc CNC-Tool ID Interface - Introducing The Revolutionary Fanuc FAS Bridge Tool ID CNC Interface

The Fanuc FOCAS Automation Solution Bridge (formerly known as miLink) Tool ID interface enables easy integration between a Balluff tool identification system and Fanuc based CNC with minimal or no programming and no additional interfaces. The FASBridge interface is flexible and simple to configure - the programming has been put inside the box for you. Additionally, the FASBridge is industrially hardened for worry-free operation and reliability.

Reading a Tool ID tag with the FASBridge Tool ID interface requires:

    - No CNC Ladder Programming
    - No Macro Executers
    - And no C-Executers

The Fanuc FASBridge Tool ID interface is a bolt-on solution and requires no modifications to the Fanuc CNC programming to read a tool’s ID tag, cutting implementation time and costs drastically. It is configured using a built-in browser-based user interface which only requires a PC with an accessible Ethernet port and any of the latest W3C standard-compliant *browsers such as Firefox (*Microsoft® Internet Explorer® is NOT recommended at this time). The browser-based interface uses a simple template to allow the user to specify where the data is on the Tool ID tag, and where to transfer the data into the Fanuc CNC registers. The template file stores the definitions like a memory map. Once configured, the PC can be disconnected and is no longer needed for normal operation. This allows the FASBridge to operate as a black box solution, automatically and autonomously transferring data between the Balluff identification system and the Fanuc CNC.

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