Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RS-232 port?

> yes ,the RS232 is a prety common way to get programs into these older

controls

> you can use just about any terminal program that can send and recieve

plain

> ASCII text on the PC serial port ,the old terminal program from win3.1

works

> well ,hyperterm from win9x CAN work but its a pain to use

Do the terminal programs send the information to the lathe's controller as
little packets? The Syntellect controller details says it'll take up to 99
blocks of information. What does it mean by block, how does a block relate
to a line?

> the hard part is finding the documentation for the control
> some of them use non standard pinouts others need a null modem cable
> and some use a straight thru cable (the null cable is the best bet )
> and the controls sometimes use strange port settings like 7E2 with

hardware

> flow control

The manual that came with the lathe has piccy's of the control cards in it
that may be of some use with that, I haven't really looked in depth at them
yet. One thing I noticed is that the control for this machine is apparently
huge. There is a box about the size of a desktop under it with fans all over
it. I'm praying this box will fit on my window ledge, then I can have my CNC
lathe right next to my bed so's I can watch it work while I'm going to bed.
:)

John H.