Re: Bridgeport Boss 4 /Remex tape reader

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., doug king <evelle97530@y...> wrote:

>
> Thanks,Joe.Now.How do I know which line is which on the local

port?I am getting 6 conductor rs232 line,and I know how to hook it
to my 'puter,but which line goes where on the port side?(on the
machine)Are they numbered corresponding to the numbers like on a
db25?Thanks!

> wantulok <joe@w...> wrote: --- In

CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "evelle97530" wrote:

> > I purchased a beautiful,low hour mill,but now I have to figure

out

> > how to make it purrrrr.It has 2 ribbons coming out of the
> control,1
> > connects to a bundle of blue wires that go to the 'x' card,I
> > think,and 1 goes to the tape reader,I sincerely believe...The
> control
> > has 2 ports in front ,as well.They are round ,and I heard they
> were
> > actually the rs232 hookup ports(one of them).I have

Mastercam,and

> the
> > machine is powered by a Teco /Westinghouse freq drive.I am not
> THAT
> > dumb,but I have an excuse...My mommy dropped me when a hot chip
> got
> > caught in her collar.Now this was a LONG time ago,before the
> > laws,but......
>
> If the boss4 is anything like the boss 5, it has 2 rs232 ports,
> marked local and remote. You can hook a pc up to the local port,
> and send the machine NC code once you put it in edit mode from the
> user panel. On the boss 5, there is a bank of dip switches on the
> card that connects to the ports. This bank has 8 switches that
> control baud rate, 4 switches for each port. I think max baud is
> 19200. Using a program like bobcad, you can send your nc code
> directly to the machine. The bauds must match, and to get that to
> happen, you may have to experiment some. The boss5 echos question
> marks (?) when it doesnt understand.
> Once the code downloads properly, you need to hit the clear toggle
> switch, and the machine should be ready to cut.
>
> Hope this helps.
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I have that info, but need to look it up. The hookup is kinda
weird. Let me get back to you.