How do you enable external axes in FANUC configuration?

• A. In the axis or external axis settings, enable the axis group and assign controllers.
• B. By disabling all axis groups to avoid conflicts.
• C. By editing the tool offset only.
• D. By using the I/O test page only.

Answer: (A)

Enabling external axes starts with turning on the external axis group in the configuration and associating the correct controllers to that group. In FANUC, you must go to the axis or external axis settings, enable the external axis group, and assign the controllers that drive those axes. This establishes the linkage between the robot’s motion system and the external drives, allowing the robot to command and jog those axes.

Disabling all axis groups wouldn’t enable anything; it would effectively turn off motion. Editing the tool offset affects tool length compensation, not axis activation. The I/O test page checks sensors and I/O signals, not axis configuration.