I am trying to restrict access to several Fanuc (R-30iA) teach pendants.
I have the password option loaded onto the controllers. i have read the manual on the password setup. But what i'm trying to do is grant access with a badge scan instead of a password or an usb drive. We already have these badge scanners on alot of our machines so management is determined to use them for this function
This is a P-50iB running PaintTool and has the symbolic teach pendant. mainly I just want to restrict the Presets(Data Key) and of course the TouchUp function. But I wouldn't mind restricting everything if I have to. Due to certain safety issues, we need zero access granted to operators and those not authorized. So i'm looking for variables that can achieve this and I can just turn the variables on through BG Logic once the badge scan is accepted through the PLC. I've talked to the CRC at Fanuc but they said they dont know of a "disable editing" variable. After reading many threads here on RobotForum, I see that certain variables are very elusive and restricting access to certain keys has to be written out in the .xml file in the password configuration setup. That is fine. But I dont think I can write the setup file and then "access" it with a badge scan like I could with the actual password login.
So, I believe i would have to try to restricts what I can in the system variables and then turn those variables on and off with the BGLogic.
Ive "heard" of people restricting the editing through a variable. But have yet to "see" it. I know a lot of knowledge is here so I decided to ask if anyone here has any idea on how to achieve this. I want to use the password option, but instead of a password or an usb, I want to use an employee ID badge scan. The goal is only grant "editing" abilities to those with the correct badge