DNC Setup

If you wish to configure the settings for the communication between the PC and a selected machine, you can do it in two ways:

If you select DNC Setup from the Transmission menu, this window will appear:

DNC Setup dialog.

Machines

If there are several machines connected to the computer, you can select which machine to communicate with or configure.

Configuration

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Protocol

Here you select the communication protocol for the selected machine. The Standard Serial protocol and the FTP Client protocol are available in CIMCO Edit V8.

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Port information

Shows in shorthand the most important of the machine settings.

Example: COM1, 9600, 7E2 (Port: COM1, Baud rate: 9600, Data bits: 7, Parity: E (even), Stop bits: 2). Example: cimco@192.168.254.231 (Username: cimco, CNC IP Address: 192.168.254.231).

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Machine Type

Shows a list of different machines types defined in the Global Setup, which can be used as templates (e.g. Heidenhain, ISO Milling, ISO Turning, etc.)

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Setup

Click this button to enter the configuration dialog for the selected machine.

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Rename

Click this button to rename a machine configuration.

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Add New

Click this button to add a new configuration. The following window appears:

Add a new DNC machine.

Enter the name and machine template for the new machine, and then click OK. Click Cancel to cancel the operation.

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Delete

Click this button to delete a configuration. You will be prompted if you really want to delete the machine configuration.

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OK

Click this button to execute the new settings and close the configuration dialog.