Re: DYNA 2400 SOFTWARE

---Hi Jeff,

On your comments about the battery, one can be had from ACCESS
BATTERY, 1-800-373-3301, COST AT $32.75 EA.+ U.P.S. Battery part
#BCX72PC,and they are for most of the Dyna 2xxx,3xxx,4xxx, controls.

The battery solider on the PCB,so those that are weak hearted, have
someone do it for you! I have not received my batterys yet,I will let
the GROUP know what happens after----? I also been having some
strange results, GHOST?
david pontes
mrdavidpontes@...

In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_birt2000" <birt_j@e...>
wrote:

> There are built in API calls you can make but then you would have

to

> build your own class to do it all. I don't know how other forms of
> communication are handled. I found the correct post file on
> Mastercam educational web site. One problem was the formatting of
> arc instructions like:
>
> 248 ZERO AT
> 249 X 1.3670
> 250 Y 2.1056
> 251 GR a-006.515
> 252 >REF COODS
>
> The post file I was using added a GO before the X after a ZERO AT
> which did not work. The one I'm using now formats correctly as

shown

> above. Now for the really wierd part. It works great while in
> program execute mode, downloading the whole thing (less than 900
> lines) at once. In line execute mode it flips out and makes huge
> radii (like a couple inches). I called Dyan and the guy was

helpfull

> but seemed to think it was hardware related. He suggested checking
> the battery on the controller. It's a 3.9V battery, which

evidently

> causes problems when it gets down to 3.6 volts. The battery is low
> and I've yet to find one.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, bank haam <y2kknight@y...>
> wrote:
> > On Mastercam Version 9.0 a post processor file call MPDYNA24.PST
> should work with the Dyna 2400 mill. I would able to run all code
> generated from it and of course due to the 900 lines limitation

from

> the old Dyna, you would need to split the code into two files if it
> exceed 900 lines. On dot.net case wouldn't it make sense that the
> Dot.Net.Class covesr all communcation (modem,tcpip,port...etc..)
> aspect ? If it doesn't, MicroSoft done a lousy job of investing

and

> developing this Dot.Net technology. More power to you Jeff and

keep

> going...
> >
> > Best Regard,
> >
> > BL
> >
> > jeff_birt2000 <birt_j@e...> wrote:
> > The problem I was having was with the Class I am using to talk to
> > the serial port. (.NET has no built in Class for this) The string
> > method included doesn't work the way I though it should, so not

I'm

> > reading one charecter out of the buffer at a time and that works
> > ok. This has highlighted the need to include a log file feature
> > that logs responeses recieved for each line as it's sent out. The
> > Dyan controller just resets itself on some errors leaving you
> > wondering where it was at in the code. This may also allow one to
> > resume at a certain spot in the code.
> >
> > The big problem now is genertaing good code over 900 lines to

test

> > it with. I can't seem to find the correct post processer file for
> > MasterCam and the Dyna 2400c controller. Seems to flip out on

some

> > of the GR a moves.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, bank haam
> > wrote:
> > > Jeff,
> > >
> > > Dyna expecting a line feed after a line of code. It doesn't
> > sends signal back to your computer (I monitored this process on

the

> > R232 breakout box). It's waiting for codes and increment on the
> > controller as data being sent from your program. The rate is 2400-

8-

> > 1, if this help. On MasterCam you can start from 000 and

increment

> > the step +1 on the post process.
> > >
> > >
> > > net> wrote:
> > > I just added the serial cable wiring diagram out of the Dyna

2400

> > > mill book to the DynaComm folder in the files section. It's a
> > > standard cable with CTS and RTS wired together. I also

confirmed

> > > today that DynaComm will work on Win98-XP but you must have
> > the .NET
> > > framework installed. It's about a 23MB free download from
> > > Microsoft. I've got a line execute mode partially working, I

just

> > > don't seem to be getting any data back from the Dyna saying

it's

> > > ready for the next line of code. When this is working it will
> > allow
> > > programs longer than 900 lines to be run by feeding them one at

a

> > > time from the computer. I've also notice that MasterCam
> > > automatically starts the line numbers over at 000 when you go
> over
> > > 900.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
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