Sending NC program to the CNC

[Tesla77]

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.


What does ProE have?





Thank you


Tesla77

 

[jcrook]

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?


Jay.

 

[umairzameer]

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.

 

[ToolDude]

Tesla,


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.

 

[Tesla77]

It looks like we will need to purchase Predator DNC being that seems to be what most are using today.


Thank you

 

[Freecat]

You can use procomm plus


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.

 

[troudt]

We use a free program called NCLink
http://www.onecnc.net/general/dnc_request.htm
It works fine. The only problem is it doesn't work on 64bit os.
On that system we use predator or the free NCnet Lite.
http://cadem.com/dnc.htm