PCIN, Data transfer NC - PC - Service, Support
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1. Zparameter PCIN Expand PC format file filename with DIR in a main directory startdirectory More information in section 3 6 EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR Example 6 shows an application Read in data from NC and expand PC format file filename with DIR in a main directory startdirectory This is a combination of the commands DATA_IN PC FORMAT section 3 6 and EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR section 3 6 Generate a PC Format file filename of a complete directory startdirectory More information in section 3 6 COLLECT PC FORMAT Generate a PC Format file filename of a complete directory startdirectory and transfer it to the NC This is a combination of the commands COLLECT PC FORMAT section 3 6 and DATA_OUT PC FORMAT section 3 6 Overwrite existing files on NC Same function as CANCEL in the menu SPECIAL More information in section 3 5 parameter 0 Overwrite OFF parameter 1 Overwrite ON When PCIN is called up the XON XOFF mode is activated with the following settings XON character 11 hex XOFF character 13 hex parameter 0 Hardware control with RTS CTS parameter 1 wait_xon true send_xon true parameter 2 wait_xon true send_xon false parameter 3 wait_xon false send_xon true parameter 4 wait_xon false send_xon false Timeout of serial interface Same function as TIMEOUT in the menu V24_INI More information in section 3 1 parameter 0 Monitoring OFF parameter 1 to 99 Monitoring time between one2. be stored When a binary file is read in which is permissible via the V24_INI menu data transfer can only be terminated if the time monitoring responds or by depressing the ESCAPE key If several main or sub programs are transferred PCIN creates a directory with the name FILENAME DIR which is displayed when the integrated text editor is called up The received data can be viewed on the screen in a special data transfer window if the parameter for DISPLAY is set to ON in the SPECIAL menu 3 3 Data transfer from the PC to the NC DATA_OUT 12 After the DATA_OUT menu item has been selected the name of the file whose data is to be transferred to the NC is entered and confirmed If a filename is not entered or only a partial input with and or character a description is provided in the operating system documentation and transfer acknowledged an overview is displayed with the current directories from which one or several filenames can be selected with the cursor and the key combination ALT T Remark The control sequence ALT T is called up as follows Press the ALT key keep depressed depress key T and release release the ALT key The selected files are then designated with a star symbol at the left They can be de selected again using ALT T The selected files are then transferred in one go If ETX was activated either via a parameterized program call or via the V24_INI menu with ETX ON then transfer of
3. files With PCIN it is possible to create an archive data file with the names of data files to be transferred Extension of these data files is ARV Overview of the functions NEW ARCHIV APPEND ARCHIV EDIT ARCHIV TRANSFER ARCHIV TRANSFER DIRECTORY NEW ARCHIV Installation of a new archive 1 Input of archive file name 2 An overview is displayed from which one or several filenames can be selected with the key combination ALT T 3 Prompting a directory entry in the overview with ENTER changes to that directory for further selection 4 ENTER Key closes the selection and installs the new archive 18 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 APPEND ARCHIV EDIT ARCHIV TRANSFER ARCHIV TRANSFER DIRECTORY PCIN Append additional data files to an existing archive 1 Select the archive filename 2 Mark the additional datafiles with ALT T 3 Close input with ENTER Key Edit an archive datafile with the integrated text editor or another preselected via EDITOR PATH editor of the users choice Select an archive datafile and transfer it to the Numerical Control All actual parameters of the serial port are valid Select a dictionary and transfer it to the Numerical Control It is possible to specify a filter for example MPF Then only the main program files with the extension MPF are selected and transferred All actual parameters of the serial port are valid 3 8 Terminating the p
4. in a particular archive are displayed after the DIRECTORY PC FORMAT function has been selected and a filename of an archive file has been entered or selected Simultaneously the DIR COL file is set up in the current directory which includes this list The user may rename the list The following error message is displayed if it does not involve an archive file This file does not have the SINUMERIK PC format Archives can be expanded in two ways All files can be transferred into a single directory or can be deposited in the PC with the same directory structure as in the NC Expanding an archive in only one directory After the EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR menu item has been selected all files independent of their position in the NC directory structure are stored in the current directory The current directory can be defined via the FILE CHANGE DIR menu If the directory was incorrectly selected all expanded files should remain in the PCIN catalog then they can be removed with the DOS command DEL 0 as their name extension starts with 0 also refer to the SINUMERIK 840C Operators Guide Section 6 6 If files with the same name exist in different directories in the NC it is important to decide which overwrite mode is selected Remark Names of programs and other files of the MMC of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC may be as long as 30 characters which exceeds the 8 characters for DOS filenames Therefore the name is shortened to its
5. of the disk Generating PC format files It is possible to combine several files to form a PC format file after selecting the menu item COLLECT PC FORMAT There are two possible ways to do this FILELIST KATALOG COMPLETE First enter a filename with the extension COL This file includes an assignment list with the elements Filename in the PC gt path filename in the MMC area of the NC using this a PC format file in the NC which can be transferred can be generated with the name TRANSFER MMC Individual files must not be copied through an intermediate buffer but can be directly transferred to the appropriate sub directory in the NC MPF123 gt MMC 001 USER 005 LOCAL 063 TEIL1 064 MPF123 013 for a part program MPF123 which is to be transferred into the NC catalog USER LOCAL TEIL1 as MPF123 In this case the gt symbol ensures re naming The NC directories are designated with the normal slash and not with the backslash further each line should be terminated with a semicolon The last DIR COL file generated under the menu item DIRECTORY PC FORMAT can be selected as help This is already modified when called up for this purpose so that the gt character is located at the beginning of the line and the line is correctly terminated with a semicolon After the assignment lines have been entered you will be asked whether the data is to be stored and linked with a PC format file This file with the desi
6. ETX 03h Activating Flow Control pein XO Hardware Control RTS CTS XON character 11 hex XOFF character 13 hex pein X wait_xon true send_xon true pein X2 wait_xon true send_xon false pein X3 wait_xon false send_xon true pein X4 wait_xon false send_xon false Turbomode pein MO ON pein M I OFF Timeout pcin Z0 disabled pein Zx enabled x seconds Binary file pcin NO OFF pcin N7 ON Overwrite existing files on NC pcin W0 OFF pein W ON Transfer of complete directory without filter to NC pein Ddirectory Transfer of complete directory with filter to NC pcin Ddirectory filter Transfer of a file list All files contained in the file list pcin Lfilelist named filelist are transferred to the NC Expand PC format file filename with DIR in a main pein Rfilename startdirectory directory startdirectory Read in data from NC and expand PC format file pein Sfilename startdirectory filename with DIR in a main directory startdirectory Expand PC format file filename without DIR in a target pcin Qfilename targetdirectory directory targetdirectory Generate a PC Format file filename of a complete pein Tfilename startdirectory directory startdirectory Generate a PC Format file filename of a complete pein Ufilename startdirectory directory startdirectory and transfer it to the NC Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 21 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCI
7. Further contrary to the basic catalog this can accomodate as many files as required of course limited by the floppy disk capacity Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 3 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN Saving against overwriting 08 96 Catalogs for example on a floppy disk in drive A can be set up on the operating system level with the MD or MKDIR commands even while PCIN is running within the framework of the file functions The program can be protected against accidental deletion or overwriting using the MS DOS command ATTRIB R PCIN EXE 2 3 Setting up on hard disk Sub directories Modify AUTOEXEC BAT Saving against It is practical to create a dedicated catalog for PCIN when setting up on the hard disk all program floppy disk files can then be copied into this Sub directories can be set up here for the various data types Directories can be set up at the operating system level using the MD or MKDIR commands even while PCIN is running within the framework of the file functions if for example programs cycles machine and setting data or archives for SINUMERIK 840C and MMC 100 of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC are to be separately stored This set up for PCIN on the hard disk is only a recommendation The type of data administration used is dependent on personal preferences and should not be unnecessarily restricted by an application program PCIN allows catalogs to be created and processed in up to 7 leve
8. IN release 4 is a universal program for data transfer between SINUMERIK controls and industrial standard PCs via the serial COM1 and COM 2 interfaces under the MS DOS operating system In addition to the standard data transfer and parameterizing functions PCIN release 4 offers an integrated text editor for processing programs and additional functions for handling archive files for SINUMERIK 840C and MMC 100 of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC The interface parameterization can be selected for an actual data transfer and can be stored permanently on the data medium used English French or German can be selected for the user interface of the program even during operation The operator control interface can be easily understood All functions can be selected via the menu bar with pull down menus and using the cursor keys With function key F1 a context sensitive help function can be called I m PCIN VERSION 4 41 c SIEMENS AG 1993 96 COM1 9600 NONE 8 1 RTS Select language V24_INI DATA_IN DATA_OUT FILE SPECIAL PC FORMAT ARCHIV_FILE EXIT DISPLAY ON NC_DIR ON CANCEL OFF FILEOPT OFF SOUND ON COLOURS EDITOR PATH DEFAULT DIRECTORY LANGUAGE STATUS OFF VERSION Select with gt ESC Cancel ENTER Accept Fig 1 1 Screen division of the PCIN program release 4 illustrated here when choosing a language System information with the current data transfer parameters are
9. N 5 22 Index A add CR at end of line APPEND ARCHIV archive overview assignment line assignment list AUTOEXEC BAT B background color back up copy baud Baud rate binary file blank screen C cable diagrams CGA resolution CHANGE DIR Change directory check DSR CLF program number COLLECT PC FORMAT Command code COMnumber configuration commands configuration file copy data files Create directory D Data bits data transfer cable DATA_IN DATA_IN PC FORMAT DATA_OUT DATA_OUT PC FORMAT default directory delete a file delete CR at end of line DIR COL directories DIRECTORY PC FORMAT DOS filenames 14 19 16 17 17 14 anv 11 13 13 11 14 17 MO 13 13 11 12 15 12 16 15 13 14 16 16 483 73 403 E EDIT edit archive Editing a file editor command set end with M02 or M30 end of text character ETX ETX code EXIT with END 08 96 13 19 13 20 10 10 5 19 EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR 16 EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR Expanding archives F filename FILENAME DIR foreground color G generating PC format files I Initialization initialize XON XOFF mode Installation Interface initialization L language selection Load file into the editor M machine data ZERO MAKE DIR menu bar MMC 100 102 MODE COMx monochrome laptop monochrome monitor multiple files 16 18 16 12 14 17 nNwiimn o 14 13 15 20 N
10. SIEMENS SINUMERIK 800 PCIN Data transfer NC PC Software release 4 User s Guide Edition 08 96 Manufacturers Documentation SIEMENS Introduction Installation SINUMERIK 800 Funktion overview PCIN Data transfer NC PC Software release 4 Application notes Index User s Guide Manufacturers Documentation Valid for Control Software release SINUMERIK 800 Edition 08 96 SINUMERIK documentation Printing history Brief details of this edition and previous editions are listed below The status of each edition is shown by the code in the Remarks column Status code in the Remarks column A New documentation Unrevised reprint with new Order No C Revised edition with new status If factual changes have been made on the page since the last edition this is indicated by a new edition coding in the header on that page Edition Ident Nr Remarks 11 94 483 73 403 A english version 10 95 483 73 403 Cc 08 96 483 73 403 Cc Other functions not described in this documentation might be executable in the control This does not however represent an obligation to supply such functions This publication was produced with WinWord V 6 0 with a new control or when servicing We have checked that the contents of this document correspond to the hardware The reproduction transmission or use of this document or its contents is not and software described Nonetheless differences might exist and the
11. The NC SINUMERIK 840D stores programs cycles without CR at the end of a line Some editors as the internal editor need a CR character for editing This command adds the necessary CRs to the line feeds LF Remark This option is not necessary for the DOS Editor EDIT COM Complementary action to ADD CR For SINUMERIK 840D it is not necessary to remove all CRs because they are accepted but it will save memory space 3 5 Special functions DISPLAY NC DIR CANCEL FILEOPT SOUND COLORS EDITOR PATH 14 Special configurations of the PCIN data transfer program can be set in this menu which are stored in the PCIN SYS file when the program is exited and which are re activated when called up again A short explanatory text to the menu item is displayed after selection at the lower edge of the menu ON Data coming and going to the NC can be tracked in a data transfer window on the screen OFF Data is not displayed during transfer This setting can be practical for binary files Independent of the setting of this parameter at each data transfer the filename is displayed to the left and the display to the right at the upper edge of the data transfer window X bytes sent from Y bytes Value X indicates the already transferred characters and Y the complete length of the file to be transferred ON When reading in several NC programs a directory filename DIR of the transferred files is set up OFF No directory f
12. X go to the end of a page CTRL I Tabulator go to the next column position which can be divided by eight Delete CTRL H or BACKSPACE character to left of cursor CTRL G or DEL character to right of cursor CTRL T next word CTRL Y complete line CTRL Q CTRL Y up to the end of the line Insert CTRL M or ENTER insert new line cursor is positioned in the new line CTRL N insert new line cursor remains in the current line Other functions CTRL W Scroll the display one line down CTRL Z Scroll the display one line up CTRL V Change between OVERWRITING ans INSERT Terminate editor The editor is terminated using CTRL K CTRL D or ESCAPE 20 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN 4 3 Configuration commands an overview Function Meaning Batch parameter Output of data file filename pein Ofilename Input of data file filename pein Ifilename Setting parameters of the serial interface with the pein PCOMnumber baudrate parity data bits stop following assignments bits COMnumber to 2 baudrate 1 to 12 gt 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 parity 1 to 5 gt space odd mark even none data bits 5 to 8 stop bits 1 to 2 Call editor for data file filename pein Ffilename Preset for monochrome screen with VGA resolution pein BPG730 PG730 Preset for monochrome screen with CGA resolution pein BLCD Activating ETX pein EO deactivated pein E1 activated with
13. and 99 seconds for succeeding characters Data transfer is aborted when this time is exceeded Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 7 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN Examples 08 96 The following examples are intended to illustrate the use of the configuration commands when calling up PCIN Example 1 Calling up PCIN on the PG730 for a light background black text and flashing selection bars PCIN BPG730 Example 2 Calling up PCIN with the following interface setting COM2 port 19200 baud even parity 7 data and 2 stop bits PCIN P2 9 4 7 2 Example 3 Calling up PCIN with an interface setting as in example 2 and calling up the selected editor and loading the UPROG 002 file PCIN P2 9 4 7 2 FUPROG 002 Example 4 Calling up PCIN with transfer of all data files of directory MACHINE in drive C of the PC to the NC PCIN Dc MACHINE Example 5 Calling up PCIN with transfer of all main programs in directory MACHINE in drive C of the PC to the NC PCIN Dc MACHINE MPF Example 6 Calling up PCIN and expanding the data files from ARCHIVE DAT corresponding to the original directory structure into the directory treasure on drive D PCIN RARCHIVE DAT d treasure QO 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 8 96 PIN 3 Function overview The individual PCIN functions are subdivided into 8 function groups corresponding to the logical procedure for
14. ave to be set here which are offered in a submenu XON XOFF ON XON XOFF operation enabled OFF no XON XOFF operation XON Character Character to start a transmission Works only for enabled XON XOFF operation Standard character for DC1 Device Control 1 XON is 11 HEX This is the default value XOFF Character Character to stop a transmission Works only for enabled XON XOFF operation Standard character for DC3 Device Control 3 XOFF is 13 HEX This is the default value DONT WAIT FOR XON WAIT FOR XON When reading in the program waits for an XON from the NC DONT WAIT FOR XON XON character has no effect DONT SEND XON SEND XON At data output XON is sent until the connected partner responds with XON DONT SEND XON No XON is sent END_W_M30 ON When during reading in a string M02 or M30 is detected communication will stop This is only valid for the setting BINFILE OFF OFF M02 and M30 have no effect ETX ON Atthe end of DATA_OUT to the NC an additional end of text character is transmitted Detecting an ETX character during DATA_IN from the NC stops the transmission OFF No ETX character is transmitted or detected Switching from OFF to ON opens an additional box for input of an ETX character in HEX format Remark This function is not recommended for binary files They may contain ETX characters in their data TIMEOUT VALUE 0 Monitoring is disabled VALUE 1 99 A monitoring time between one and 99 s
15. d after the PC FORMAT menu has been selected DATA_IN PC FORMAT DATA_OUT PC FORMAT DIRECTORY PC FORMAT EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR COLLECT PC FORMAT Transfer of archives from the NC to the PC After the menu item DATA_IN PC FORMAT has been selected the filename in which the archive is to be stored must first be entered and the filename transfer acknowledged If a filename was not entered or only a partial entry with and or and the transfer was confirmed an overview of the current directories is displayed from which a filename can be selected using the cursor PCIN then waits for the archive to be transferred Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 15 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN DATA_OUT PC FORMAT DIRECTORY PC FORMAT Expanding archives EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR 16 08 96 Transfer of archives from the PC to the NC After the menu item DATA_OUT PC FORMAT has been selected the TRANSFER MMC filename is displayed as presetting which can be replaced by a different filename If a filename is not entered or only a partial entry with and or and the transfer was confirmed an overview of the current catalog is displayed from which a different directory can be selected with the cursor or a filename with ENTER Data transfer starts after a transferrable file has been selected Provides an archive overview A list of all the files
16. data transfer These groups are quickly reached using the pull down menus Initialization of the serial interface Data transfer from the numerical control to the PC Data transfer from the PC to the numerical control Processing and administering files Special functions Transfer and handling of data files in PC format Transfer and handling of archives End of program The menus are selected via the ENTER key individual menu items are selected using the cursor control keys T and UP and DOWN Parameters can be modified using the cursor control keys lt and gt RIGHT and LEFT If several parameters are available for selection a sub menu is displayed Menu selection can be aborted using the ESCAPE key 3 1 Initializing the serial interface The parameters of the computer serial interface on which PCN runs can be set using the V24_INI menu COM NUMBER 1 or 2 These are the standard serial ports COM1 and COM2 BAUD RATE 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 When selecting the baud rate the restrictions imposed by the computer or the interface card used should be observed these are specified in the Instruction Manual PARITY SPACE 0 ODD uneven parity MARK 1 EVEN even parity or NONE no parity STOP BITS 1 or 2 stop bits DATA BITS 5 6 7 or 8 data bits Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 9 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN 08 96 XON XOFF SETUP 5 parameters h
17. directory is displayed after it has been selected with ENTER Select the required directory or drive using the cursor keys and transfer with function key F2 Either English French or German user screens can be selected in a sub menu However the help text is only in German ON Display status of control lines CTS RTS and DTR DSR of the active RS 232 port OFF No such display Outputs the release number of the PCIN program 3 6 Special functions for PC Format DATA_IN PC FORMAT Functions are provided in the PC FORMAT menu which are provided to handle archived files in the format for SINUMERIK 840C PC and MMC 100 102 of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC SINUMERIK 840C and MMC 100 102 of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC provide the possibility of storing directories and files in archive lists to support data back up i e a list of all important files and directories can be stored under names defined by the user and this in turn can be output en block to an external device Archive list handling at the NC is described in more detail in Section 6 SERVICES of the SINUMERIK 840C and 840D FM NC Operators Guide The PC format can be selected as output format for archive lists All available data can be output in the PC format PC format data includes all of the information regarding from which path or directory the data was read out When reading in they are re loaded in the same fashion A selection field with special functions for the PC format is displaye
18. econds can be set here which defines the maximum time between individual characters when reading data into the PC Data transfer is aborted when this time is exceeded 10 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN BIN FILE ON All received characters are stored i e there is no delay until a character is received indicating the start of valid data Read in can only be aborted using the ESCAPE key The same is true when sending data to the NC OFF ASCII files are accepted Remark If the DISPLAY parameter is set to ON in the SPECIAL menu screen display switched in then the internal loudspeaker sounds when binary files are being transferred dependent on the transferred data even if the parameter for SOUND is at OFF in the SPECIAL menu If this is not desired set DISPLAY to OFF Data transfer can be tracked by the characters which are displayed at the upper edge of the now empty data transfer window TURBOMODE ON Higher data rate by means of Blocktransfer of data Suppressed screen output Reduced keyboard scanning OFF Normal operation DONT CHECK DSR CHECK Signal for data set ready DSR is effective A missing signal stops communicatioon DONT CHECK DSR has no effect NC SEA 850 880 This is a help display which shows the SINUMERIK 850 880 settings for V 24 interfaces The setting data of other interfaces is displayed using the RIGHT LEFT cursor keys WIRELAYOUT Th
19. first characters The original filenames are stored in a data file COL with full length Therefore they are available for retransmission Example The data file with the name N_MY_FIRST_MATNPROGRAM_MPF is shortened to MY_FIRST MPF The string _N_ and _MPF don t appear at the user interface they are part of the file management Expand with transfer of the directory structure Files in the archive can be stored in the same directory structure as in the NC by selecting the function EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR It should be noted that the directory structure in the NC has a specific depth The part programs e g in the 4th directory level are stored in Fig 3 1 In order not to exceed the maximum DOS 64 character path string it is not permissible that this archive is unpacked for example in a directory at the 6th level 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 COLLECT PC FORMAT Example of an assignment line Transfer PCIN MMC 001 MMC 001 USER 005 2a MMC 001 USER 005 LOCAL 063 MMC 001 USER 005 LOCAL 063 MPF1 013 MMC 001 USER 005 LOCAL 063 MPF2 013 Fig 3 1 Example of part program in 4th level Prior to expansion it is necessary to specify a main directory for the following directory structure With this method it is possible to store various data files for example from different NCs in separate directories
20. gnation TRANSFER MMC can then be transferred to the control using the function DATA OUT PC FORMAT in the PC FORMAT menu Programs and other files can only be transferred in the directories which are generally accessible to the user for NC operator control If an attempt is made to Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 17 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN COLLECT PC FORMAT FROM FILELIST 08 96 transfer data into the Siemens branch this is rejected with the system error message 106 or 154 This function collects data files which are expanded with EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR It is possible to select an existing data file COL which is modified in the following manner Each line begins with a gt Symbol followed by the file name and terminated by a semicolon All generated list data files have the extension COL Example Direct storage of the user memory module ASM of the SINUMERIK 840C in english language The list ASM COL contains the following line ASM AIH gt MMC 001 USERS 005 NCK 008 ENGLISH 008 ASM 018 COLLECT This function collects data files which are expanded with PC FORMAT FROM EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR KATALOG In a user defined main directory the program generates a data file COMPLETE TRANSFER MMC which contains all files even from the subdirectories The INFO file MMC 01 TEMP 003 DTSINF 001 contains the file names of the selected data files 3 7 Special functions for archive
21. is is a help display which shows the wiring of the appropriate data transfer cable The schematically displayed cable diagrams show cables for SINUMERIK 800 25 pin submin D connector and for SINUMERIK 840D FM NC 9 pin submin D connector The cable illustrated on the left corresponds to types 6FC9 344 4RO whose connector is equipped with pins on the PC side They are therefore suitable for the COM connection for the PG 730 and PG 750 programming units The cable illustrated in the center corresponds to types 6FC9 344 4TO whose connector is equipped with sockets on the PC side They are suitable for standard PCs with 9 pin COM connection The cable illustrated on the right corresponds to types 6FX2 002 1AA01 0 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 11 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN 08 96 3 2 Data transfer from the NC to the PC DATA_IN Binary files Multiple files After the DATA_IN menu item has been selected the file name into which the read in data is to be stored is entered and the correct filename confirmed Data transfer is then automatically started and runs until it is terminated with the reception of 40 HEX00 characters the ETX character the character sequence M02 M30 the time monitoring responds or the user terminates it himself with the ESCAPE key In the latter case it cannot be guaranteed that data transfer was complete and therefore a prompt asks whether the data which was transferred is to
22. le list named filelist are transferred to the NC Setup Turbomode parameter 0 OFF Normal operation parameter 1 ON Higher data rate by means of Blocktransfer of data Suppressed screen output Reduced keyboard scanning Switch ON OFF Binary file parameter 0 OFF ASCTII files are accepted parameter 1 ON For transfer of binary files Abort of transfer only via ESCAPE key or activated ETX character The file with the name filename is output via the serial interface This command sets the interface parameters with the following assignment when PCIN is called up whereby the parameters are separated by commas 1 for COM1 2 for COM2 1 for 110 baud 7 for 4800 baud 2 for 150 baud 8 for 9600 baud 3 for 300 baud 9 for 19200 baud 4 for 600 baud 10 for 38400 baud 5 for 1200 baud 11 for 57600 baud 6 for 2400 baud 12 for 115200 baud 1 for SPACE 0 2 for ODD 3 for MARK 1 4 for EVEN 5 for NONE 5 6 7 8 are possible 1 2 are possible The characteristic values of the PC used should be observed when setting the baud rate especially for higher data transmission rates Expand PC format file filename without DIR in a target directory targetdirectory More information in section 3 6 EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 Sfilename Startdirectory Tfilename Startdirectory Ufilename startdirectory W parameter Xparameter
23. located in the uppermost line The menu bar is located beneath this with the pull down menus to select individual functions via the ENTER key Depending on the particular situation a working or transfer window is displayed the actual path and file information appears at its upper edge The displayed dialog panel is provided for operator prompting Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 1 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN 08 96 To use the program only basic knowledge is required regarding the computer and the operating system If questions arise refer to the computer User Manual and the operating system documentation 1 2 Version overview Version 4 4 Note for PCIN 4 4 The special functions for PC format EXPAND PC FORMAT WITHOUT DIR EXPAND PC FORMAT WITH DIR COLLECT PC FORMAT are now useful for the MMC 102 of the SINUMERIK 840D FM NC The functions are suitable for usual archives MMCARC and for Start Up archives MMCIBN The type of numerical control or the type of MMC are detected automatically 2 48373403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN 2 Installation The program floppy disk provided should be write protected and a back up working copy made The original floppy disk should be stored in a safe place and only the working copy should be used The following files are stored on the program floppy disk PCIN EXE Program file for PCIN release 4 PCINGERM HLP Hel
24. ls For example it is also possible to keep the PCIN program on floppy disk and only store the data on the hard disk If PCIN is to be called up from a different directory or drive then the path instruction should be entered into the AUTOEXEC BAT file The program can be protected against accidental deletion or overwriting using the overwriting MS DOS command ATTRIB R PCIN EXE 2 4 Configuration Certain parameters are pre set for the PCIN program when supplied e COMI 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity e Dark blue background yellow foreground and red bars Monochrome These colors refer to colors for a color monitor When a monochrome monitor is monitor used it is possible that these colors are displayed in identical grey tones In this case the PCIN program can be immediately called up with parameters for screen display This is described in Section 2 5 The serial interface can be modified via the V 24_INI menu Section 3 1 and other characteristic values such as screen display via the SPECIAL menu Section 3 5 Data file for Such a setting can be stored in a PCIN SYS configuration file which can be configuration automatically generated when the PCIN program is exited 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN 2 5 Calling up the program Calling up with parameters Configuration Calling up the program is simply typing PCIN from the DOS command line When calling
25. n 12 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 N Names of programs NC DIR network software NEW ARCHIV O Output file P Parity path of ext editor PC FORMAT PCIN EXE PCIN SYS PG 730 PRINT program floppy disk pull down menus R release number S SAVE CONFIGURATION Y N Saving against overwriting Screen pre setting selection bar color Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 16 14 20 18 14 15 em ePWW MW Ww 15 A 14 send XON setting data SINUMERIK 840C SINUMERIK 840D FM NC sound status of control lines Stop bits Store data in the file Sub directories system error message System information System requirements T terminate with ALT X timeout transfer archive transfer directory transfer of archives transfer window TRANSFER MMC turbo mode W wait for XON working copy X XON XOFF SETUP XON XOFF operation PCIN 19 10 19 19 15 1 14 11 10 10 10 23
26. nochrome laptop LC displays with CGA resolution This call up parameter is recommended if the screen is blank after PCIN has been called up without parameters BPG730 Pre setting for monochrome laptop LC displays with VGA resolution such as the PG 730 SIMATIC programmer This setting provides black text on a light background with flashing bars The setting can be modified in the SPECIAL menu and can be stored when the program is exited so that it only has to be specified when first called up Ddirectory Transfer of complete directory without filter to NC see example 4 Ddirectory filter Transfer of data files defined by filter to NC see example 5 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 5 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN Eparameter F filename Nfilename Lfilelist Mparameter Nparameter Ofilename PCOMnumber baud rate parity data bits stop bits COMnumber Baud rate Parity Data bits Stop bits Qfilename targetdirectory Rfilename startdirectory 08 96 The command activates deactivates the ETX code with ETX 03 hexadecimal parameter 0 ETX not active parameter 1 ETX active When PCIN is called up the pre set editor is called and the file with the name filename is loaded The cursor is located at the first file character Data read in via the serial interface is stored in the file with the name filename Transfer of a file list All files contained in the fi
27. og by making an extension to this designation or he can set up any particular directory PRINT Prints out a selected file via the first parallel interface LPT1 An entry field preset with the current catalog appears after selecting PRINT using the ENTER key the required file name can be specified With a partial name e g using all appropriate files are displayed in a selection window The file to be printed out is selected using ALT T and is sent to the first parallel interface LPT1 with ENTER No printer control commands are output Only a line break is inserted after a maximum of 80 characters Machine data is output in four columns DELETE Deletes one or several files in the selected directory An entry field preset with the last processed file is displayed after selecting DELETE using the ENTER key This can be replaced by a new filename This is then deleted with ENTER When a partial name is entered e g using all appropriate files are displayed in a selection window All of the files to be deleted are selected with ALT T and deleted using ENTER Before each individual file is finally deleted you are asked to confirm that you really wish to delete that file COPY Copy data files First input of filename of source file then input of the destination file name Copy to file Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 13 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN ADD CR DELETE CR 08 96 CR carriage return
28. one or more files is terminated with the ETX character 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN 3 4 File functions The following functions are provided in the FILE menu EDIT Editing a file CHANGE DIR Change directory MAKE DIR Create directory PRINT Printing a file DELETE Delete a file COPY Copy data files ADD CR Add CR carriage return at end of line DELETE CR Delete CR carriage return at end of line EDIT Processing a file with the integrated text editor or another text editor whose path and complete name can be set up in the SPECIAL menu Internal text editor The integrated text editor is selected using EDIT and operates with a command set which is essentially compatible to WORDSTAR word processing program An overview of the control sequences is given in section 4 2 CHANGE DIR After CHANGE DIR has been selecting using the ENTER key an overview of the directories and drives which can be reached from the current directory is displayed Go to the required directory using the cursor keys and change into the selected directory using the ENTER key This selected directory which is located in the header line of the selection field can be transferred with function key F2 and is valid e g for editing a file as presetting MAKE DIR An entry field appears after selecting MAKE DIR with the ENTER key in which the actual directory is listed The user can define a new sub catal
29. or several transferred files ON Ifa program is to be transferred to the NC whose name already exists in the NC then the NC file is automatically deleted before data transmission by initiating CLF program number only for SINUMERIK 805 810 820 850 and 880 OFF The NC file with the same name is not overwritten ON When reading in machine data those with zero contents are not stored OFF Machine data is stored independent of their contents ON The PC emits a brief acoustic signal at the end of data transfer OFF No acoustic signal is emitted at the end of data transfer A sub menu is displayed here where background foreground as well as selection bar colors can be selected using the RIGHT LEFT cursor keys In addition to steady state colors for the selection bars flashing and underlined displays are possible which is especially recommended for monochrome monitors If a different text editor is used other than the integrated text editor then the complete path and name with name extension for executable programs COM or EXE of the other text editor should be entered in the input field Example of an editor EDIT COM in directory DOS on the hard disk D D DOS EDIT COM 483 73 403 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 DEFAULT DIRECTORY LANGUAGE STATUS VERSION PCIN A directory can be selected here after program start An overview of directories which can be reached from the current
30. p text in German README TXT Note for PCIN 4 4 2 1 System requirements The PCIN program release 4 can be installed on any computer which has the following specifications Industrial standard PC or AT Standard graphics card Hercules CGA EGA VGA 3 5 floppy disk drive 1 44 MB Approx 200 Kbyte free memory for program memory for a file to be processed e Hard disk Depending on the particular application the program can generate the following files PCIN SYS File in which the PCIN configuration is stored DIR COL Collect file which can be used to assemble the file in the PC format and which contains the directory of the last expanded file in the PC format COL Collect file for the user to assemble the file in the PC format TRANSFER MMC Collect file which contains the linked files in the PC format and which can be transferred to the SINUMERIK 840C control or the MMC 100 of SINUMERIK 840D FM NC ARV Archive file in PCIN 2 2 Installation on floppy disk Setting up on The working floppy disk can be immediately used with the PCIN program PCIN floppy disk supports the hierarchic file structure catalogs or directories from MS DOS also on floppy disk Directories It is recommended that PCIN program files are left in the basic catalog and that dedicated catalogs are created for the various data types such as programs cycles machine data or archives The main advantage is that the data can be better organized
31. refore we permitted without express written authority Offenders will be liable for damages cannot guarantee that they are completely identical The information contained in All rights including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or this document is however reviewed regularly and any necessary changes will design are reserved be included in the next edition We welcome suggestions for improvement Siemens AG 1994 All rights reserved Subject to change without prior notice Ident Nr 483 73 403 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany 08 96 PCIN 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Short description 1 2 Version overview 2 2 Installation 3 2 1 System requirements 3 2 2 Installation on floppy disk 3 2 3 Setting up on hard disk 4 2 4 Configuration 4 2 5 Calling up the program 5 3 Function overview 9 3 1 Initializing the serial interface 9 3 2 Data transfer from the NC to the PC 12 3 3 Data transfer from the PC to the NC 12 3 4 File functions 13 3 5 Special functions 14 3 6 Special functions for PC Format 15 3 7 Special functions for archive files 18 3 8 Terminating the program 19 4 Application information 20 4 1 Interfaces and networking 20 4 2 Control sequences of internal editor 20 4 3 Configuration commands an overview 21 5 Index 22 Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 i SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN 08 96 PCIN 1 Introduction 1 1 Short description PC
32. rogram The program can be exited in two ways 1 Terminate with ALT X from the main menu without any request 2 EXIT with the END menu and the requests ARE YOU SURE Y N SAVE CONFIGURATION Y N The configuration is saved in a new or existing datafile PCIN SYS It contains parameters which are valid for the next call of PCIN Siemens AG 1993 All Rights Reserved 483 73 403 19 SINUMERIK 800 PCIN BN PCIN 08 96 4 Application information 4 1 Interfaces and networking DOS command Bypassing the serial interface or parameterizing with the DOS command MODE MODE COMx COM can result in erroneous operation at read in If the following error message is displayed CTS RTS not wired then the MODE command should be removed and the computer re booted Network driver If the PC has a network card and the above error message is displayed when reading in data then the network software should not be called up 4 2 Control sequences of internal editor Control sequences The integrated text editor operates with a command set which is essentially of internal editor compatible to WORDSTAR Cursor control CTRL S one character to the left CTRL D one character to the right CTRL E one line back CTRL X one line forward CTRL A one word back CTRL F one word forward CTRL R one page back CTRL C one page forward CTRL Q CTRL S go to the start of a line CTRL Q CTRL D go to the end of a line CTRL Q CTRL E go to the start of a page CTRL Q CTRL
33. up the PCIN program it is possible to specify configuration commands with parameters which are used to adapt to specific hardware environments or allow PCIN to be flexibly called up in BATCH files The configuration commands are separated from program names by a blank They commands start with a slash followed by the command code and the parameters associated with the particular command You may generally combine all command codes They are treated from left to right in the command line Between command code e g O and parameter ore ASCII string no blank is allowed If there exists a data file PCIN SYS its parameters are loaded first These parameters may be overwritten by the following batch parameters PCIN command code parameter Command code Action B Screen pre setting D Transfer of complete directory E ETX code F Load file into the editor I Store data in the file L Transfer of a file list M Preset Turbomode N Switch ON OFF Binary file O Output file P Interface initialization Q Expand PC format file without DIR R Expand PC format file with DIR S Read in data from NC and expand PC format file with DIR T Generate a PC format file of a complete directory U Generate a PC format file of a complete directory and transfer it to the NC W Preset overwrite mode X Initialize XON XOFF mode Z Preset timeout mode Parameter Dependent on the command The individual configuration commands BLCD Pre setting for mo
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