Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] LPKF 101 Help wanted !

Hi Björn

from the little documentation I've seen on the LPKF machines they seem to use
a variation of the HPGL plotter language

you might want to look into the EaglePCB program to find more info ,I've
used the outlines.ulp included with Eagle to do the isolation (has an hpgl
option) and from the user files section of the download page there is a
utility for drilling on the lpkf machines
( ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/pub/userfiles/ulp/lpkf_drl.ulp )
you could run a few tests with it to see what the output format is and try to
match it from the other programs

HTH
Brian

On Saturday 19 January 2002 14:30, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Today I finnaly received an old LPKF 101 (1985) pcb-milling machine. The
> kit i complete with software and hardware. Now I want to replace the old
> CAD software and use it with modern GERBER output layout programs as for
> example PADS or OrCad. Can anyone recommend a tooolchain (from gerber,via
> isolation to controlling the machine) that will work ? How does the
> serial-protocol between PC and the motor control box look like ?
>
> /Björn