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How do you send a NC program after you Post Process the CL file? Does Pro_NC come with a communication program? I used to use Mastercam and they used Cimco it was a part of MasterCam.
Hi Tesla,
I don;t think pro-e has a built in communications module. We use Predator with a wireless setupo now. It previously was hard wired. If you're a smaller shop, I would look at a lap top with some inexpensive communicaton software via the 9-pin serial port on the laptop to the rs2323 port on the machine.
Did you ever get the letter "T" resolved when engraving?
Hi Tesla,
Pro-E does not come with the communication module.
You have to use communication module that comes with the
machine. Generate machine specified (post-processed) file
and load through the communication module.
We have 4 cnc machines 3 of which are connected to our network for program communication. The oldest has just rs232 ports so we use PredatorDNC softwareto send programs to it. I think there are some free dnc programs on the internet that will work for sending programs to your machine.
Here is a Host setup for a Fanuc control using RS232:
CURRENT SETTINGS FOR PROCOM PLUS
MORI SEIKI SH-40
FANUC SERIES 18M CONTROLLER
<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />
TERMINAL EMULATION: ANSI BBS
PROTOCOL: ASCII
DATA OPTION: <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">NORMAL</st1lace></st1:City>
SCRIPT: NONE
CAPTURE: NONE
BAUD RATE: 19200
PARITY: EVEN
DATA BITS: 7
STOP BITS: 2
COM: ACTIVE COM PORT
NO HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL
NO SOFTWARE FLOW CONTROL
NO DROP DTR TO HANG UP
Client settings will need to be set correctly as well.
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