Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Takisawa Astroturn DTX-1 Retro Fit

LEE,
go to www.cnczone.com and search R2E4 and look for "drip fed"

also (copied this from somewhere)

There are actually 4 manuals for this machine R2E4 . Maintenance, parts,
programming, and operating. It sounds that you do not have the operating
manual. Search Ebay and machinemanuals.net as there was a BOSS
communicating kit for about 50 dollars including software. Port A is
used for editing and program transfer. Port B is for DNC and for program
transfer by software called EZLINK.
MDI executes a line of program and forgets it.
MDI STORE does the same but remembers it so you can build a program into
memory. It does have a help function where it prompts you for what it
needs but does not give enough detail.



Hope this helps

I am getting a R2E4 soon I hope. it is coming out of a school.
Happy Hunting
archie =) =) =)


Lee wrote:

> You guys may know what I am looking at here. I have a 1985 Bridgeprt
> R2G4 Series I with Fanuc 11MA controller. Lots of manuals but little
> discription of what I need to know.
>
> Trying to interface with a PC so I can write programs and send to CNC
> but everything is so old, I don't even know what I am looking for.
>
> I wish I could find a command on the controller that said, send
> program to PC, then I would know I am communicating.
>
> ALso, If I could just punch in Gcode in MDI Mode on controller and
> "SAVE AS" I could do some work.
>
> Are there any software updates for this stuff? Easy way to retrofit
> up 20 years?
>
> Any other user or owners groups??
>
> thanks Lee
>
>

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