HMI for Fanuc Robot

[Roboguy]

Has anyone used the GE Quick Panel for a HMI on a R-30iA robot controller?

[Mtech]

I'm going to jump in here with some more info from other forum post. Roboguy is wanting to attach this quick panel directly to the fanuc controller by ethernet. Basically like a UOP type control but with no PLC in between. Never done this so I am worthless at this point. He also wanting to run some PMC programming to control cell clamp devices at separate operator stations. Again I can be of no assistance as this is not my preferred method of programming.Sorry for butting in but I am sure someone will be help here.

[Roboguy]

Thank you MTech.  I am hoping someone has done this in the past and can give me some things to look out for.  I am more familiar with ABB robots.  This is my first Fanuc so this is all new to me. 

[Jim Tyrer]

I had this info salted away, and it took awhile to remember where I had put it, sorry.

I'm not sure about the specific QuickPanel model, however I can tell you that any HMI that support SNPX (serial) and/or SRTP (Ethernet) can communicate with the R-J3.

To get the Fanuc to talk SNPX and/or SRTP requires a PAC to activate the SNPX option. Fanuc says absolutely nothing about SRTP anywhere, but it seems to work fine. We verified this fairly recently with a late model QuickPanel.

Oddly, we've been asking Fanuc for about 5 years for HMI support, and they NEVER MENTIONED this.

We stumbled on it; it seems that the magic word is SNPX, rather than QuickPanel, GE Fanuc, or HMI.