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CIMCO DNC-Max v6 User Guide

1. Figure 4 9 Port log The port log contains log information for the selected port If there are more than 1000 log entries since the server was started only the last 1000 are shown To see older log entries you have to look in the log file There are two kinds of log entries Errors and Information Error entries are logged after a failed operation and are indicated with red text in the log Information entries are logged after the completion of a successful operation and are indicated with blue text You can change these colors from Setup Log Colors in the menu e Scroll The log will scroll so new entries are shown at the bottom of the list Check this field if you want to see the latest log entries e Show date The log displays the date of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off The date is always stored in the log e Show time The log displays the time of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off The time is always stored in the log 4 5 THE TERMINAL WINDOW 31 e Errors only Only errors are displayed in the log This function can be toggled on and off Both error and information entries are always stored in the log e Clear log Clear the contents of the log You can restart the administration client to bring back cleared log information or check the log file 4 5 The terminal window To see the data being transferred for a specific port click on the port in the port
2. 5 2 Rename a port 5 3 Delete a port 5 4 Start and stop ports 5 4 1 Stoppingaport 5 4 2 Starting a port 5 4 3 Restarting a port 5 5 Enable disable a port 5 5 1 Enabling a port 5 6 Send a file 14 a M PR AR QU eee sts 5 7 Send a file with advanced options 5 8 Receive a file 5 9 Pause atransmission 5 10 Restart a transmission 5 11 Stop a transmission 5 12 Specify feed data and non printable characters 5 12 1 Specifying multiple lines 5 12 2 Specifying environment variables 5 12 3 ASCII Table 6 Access control 6 1 Access control in the server 6 2 Access control in the administrator client 6 3 Administrator access 6 4 USEF access ce e ME EU 7 Serial communication overview 7 1 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 TLC RSE282 it a toe ea a 1132 CRSADD get aie Qs mue d s PASS RSA85 u i oe Ee daube LE Le 7 2 RS 232 layout for 9 pin connector 7 3 RS 232 layout for 25 pin connector 7 4 Standard RS 232 serial cable 7 5 How to build a loopback device 7 5 1 Loopback device for a 9 pin connector 7 5 2 Loopback device for a 25 pin connector CONTENTS CONTENTS 8 Using on
3. a E e gt 8 Hide Locate Back Forward Print Figure 8 4 Help buttons If you wish to print more than a few sections you should open the PDF ver sion of the on line documentation The PDF produces a much nicer printout The PDF version is located in the DNC Max Help directory Note You will need Adobe acrobat reader to open the PDF file INDEX Index About DNC Max 19 Add 18 Backup Configuration 12 Backup Server Configuration 19 Bytes Received 21 Bytes sent 21 Clear Log 12 Clear log 31 36 Clear Pause Request 51 Clear Queue 23 29 Clear queue 17 Clear Stop Request 56 Client menus 16 Configure 18 Configure Client 19 Configure Server 12 19 Contents 19 CPS LPS 21 CTS 20 Current line 21 Current receive directory 26 Current transmit directory 26 Delete 18 Different receive directory 25 Disable 18 Disk mode 28 DSR 20 DTR 20 Elapsed Time 21 Enable 18 Error 20 77 Errors 21 Errors only 31 36 File name 21 Handheld Terminals 18 Lines Received 21 Log On Log Off 19 Log Show Date 12 Log Show Time 12 Log Shows Errors Only 12 Machine Monitors 18 Manual or Remote Request mode 27 New receive directory 26 New transmit directory 26 Pause 23 Pause At Block Number 49 Pause At End Of Current Loop 50 Pause At Line Number 49 Pause At Next Tool change 50 Pause At Tool change 50 Pause Now 49 Pause Transmission 17 Port list
4. 5 12 SPECIFY FEED DATA AND NON PRINTABLE CHARACTERS 5 12 Specify feed data and non printable char acters This section describes how to specify feed data and non printable characters in DNC Max Feed data is the term used for any information sent or received by DNC Max that is not part of the actual file being transmitted The following is an example from the standard protocol configuration where the CNC requires a character followed by a ASCII 0 to signal end of transmission r Send at end of feed Send file al Send data ZSNUL send character Send number of times ASCII O 4 NUL y 0 Figure 5 19 Send at end of feed This also demonstrates how to specify non printable characters using the standard ASCII name NUL preceded by a You can also enter 10 to specify ASCII 0 But notice that the next time you open the configuration dialog this has been converted into NUL The ASCII names for all non printable characters ASCII 0 ASCII 31 and ASCII 127 are listed in section 5 12 3 If you need to specify a non printable character followed by one or more regular ASCII characters you must insert a space after the ASCII name Ex EOT stop the space character will not be sent To send a space after a ASCII name you must enter two spaces Note Pay attention when you enter data in multi line input fields like Send data above If you press enter the cursor will move to the next line a
5. gt Feedi 143 eedrate 143 9 E Direct mode In Out New Min Max 1000 1000 1430 0 2000 Absolute In Out New Min Max 10000 2000 2000 D 2000 Absolute Figure 4 11 Online adjustment of feedrate and spindle speed The feedrate is adjusted using the controls inside the Feedrate frame in the upper half of the dialog The feedrate controls are A slider three feedrate indicators In Out and New two fields to specify the minimum and maximum feedrates Min and Max a checkbox to select absolute adjustment and an emergency button red circle with white cross In addition to these controls the Apply button and the Direct Mode checkbox are shared between the feedrate and spindle speed controls e Feedrate slider The slider is used to adjust the feedrate There are two methods for adjusting the feedrate Indirect and Direct With the indirect method you should select the desired feedrate by moving the feedrate slider and the press Apply 4 6 THE FEED SPEED TAB With the direct method you just move the slider and the feedrate is changed immediately unless the selected port is configured not to insert feedrate information Send On Adjustment Send No Data in which case the feedrate is not changed until a new feedrate value is encountered in the input file By default the indirect method is used To enable direct mode check the Direct Mode field and press Apply If you select another po
6. 5 10 RESTART A TRANSMISSION 51 e Clear Pause Request If you have requested a pause at Line Number Block Number Next Tool change Tool change or End Of Loop and the specified pause point has not been reached yet you can cancel the pause request In the Pause At Line Number Block Number or Tool change dialogs you can press the drop down button to recall previous values as shown below Select line number EN Enter line number G 1001 100 Figure 5 10 Select line number using recent values Note Not all protocols support Pause Transmission 5 10 Restart a transmission This section describes how to restart a transmission Restarting a transmis sion requires user access Restart can only be used if the current transmission is paused For information on pausing transmissions please refer to section 5 9 e Restart From Current Position Restart transmission from where the transmission was paused e Restart From Beginning Of File Restart transmission from start of the file 52 5 DNC Max HOWTO e Restart From Line Number Use this option to restart from a specific line number If the requested line number is greater than the number of lines in the file an error is logged and the port remains paused Select line number eax Enter line number 1250 Help Cancel Figure 5 11 Select line number Restart At Block Number Use this option to restart from a
7. 16 Print File 18 Program name 21 Receive 23 29 Receive directory 26 Receive File 17 78 Receive Recent File 17 Rename 18 Restart 18 24 Restart At Block Number 52 Restart From Beginning Of File 51 Restart From Current Position 51 Restart From Line Number 52 Restart From Previous Tool change 52 Restart From Tool change 53 Restart Server 19 Restart Transmission 17 Restore Configuration 12 Restore Server Configuration 19 RTS 20 RX 20 Scroll 30 31 35 Select Servers 19 Send 23 28 Send File 17 Send File Advanced 17 Send from block number 47 Send from line number 47 Send from start of file 47 Send from tool change 47 Send Recent Files 17 Show CR LF 31 Show date 30 35 Show time 30 35 Specify receive directory 25 Specify transmit directory 25 Start 18 Status 22 Stop 18 24 29 Stop At Block Number 54 Stop At End Of Loop 55 Stop At Line Number 54 Stop At Next Tool change 55 Stop At Tool change 55 Stop Now 54 Stop Transmission 17 INDEX Tab sheets 16 Time Remaining 21 Transmission queue 24 29 Transmit directory 26 TX 20 View last file transferred 18 XOf 20
8. This section describes the Client menus Note All menus related to a specific port like Send Receive and Con figure Rename are also available in the port popup menu To activate the port popup menu click the right mouse button on a port in the port list 4 1 CLIENT MENUS 17 4 1 1 Send Receive The Send Receive menu is used for manual file transmission e Send File Send file manually For further information please refer to section 5 6 e Send File Advanced Send file with advanced options For further information please refer to section 5 7 e Send Recent Files Quick access to a list of files recently sent to the selected port If a file was previously sent with advanced options choosing that file from the recent menu will send it with the same options For further information please refer to section 5 6 and section 5 7 e Receive File Receive file For further information please refer to section 5 8 e Receive Recent File Quick access to a list of files recently received on the selected port For further information please refer to section 5 8 e Pause Transmission Pause current transmission For further information please refer to section 5 9 e Restart Transmission Restart current transmission For further information please refer to section 5 10 e Stop Transmission Stop current transmission For further information please refer to section 5 11 e Clear queue Clear file request q
9. 0 space and 12 volts 3 to 10 volts denotes a binary 1 mark The RS 232 and the EIA TIA 574 specification defines two type of interface circuits Data Terminal Equipment DTE and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment DCE 7 1 2 RS 422 The RS 422 specification defines the electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits RS 422 is a differential interface that defines voltage levels and driver receiver electrical specifications On a differential 69 70 7 Serial communication overview interface logic levels are defined by the difference in voltage between a pair of outputs or inputs In contrast a single ended interface for example RS 232 defines the logic levels as the difference in voltage between a single signal and a common ground connection Differential interfaces are typically more immune to noise or voltage spikes that may occur on the communication lines Differential interfaces also have greater drive capabilities that allow for longer cable lengths RS 422 is rated up to 10 Megabits per second and can have cabling 4000 feet long RS 422 also defines driver and receiver electrical characteristics that will allow 1 driver and up to 32 receivers on the line at once RS 422 signal levels range from 0 to 5 volts RS 422 does not define a physical connector 7 1 3 RS 485 RS 485 is backwardly compatible with RS 422 however it is optimized for party line or multi drop applications The output
10. 5 9 PAUSE A TRANSMISSION 49 5 9 Pause a transmission This section describes how to pause a transmission Pausing a transmission requires user access To pause a transmission on a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Send Receive Pause from the Client menu or press Pause on the Send Receive tab Then select when you want to pause e Pause Now Pause transmission immediately e Pause At Line Number Use this option to pause at a specific line number If the requested line number is already passed the transmission is paused immediately The specified line will not be sent Le if you specify Pause at line 100 only 99 lines will be sent Select line number A Enter line number 1250 Help Cancel Figure 5 7 Select line number e Pause At Block Number Use this option to pause at a specific block number If the requested block number is already passed the transmission will continue If your machine uses block numbers in the format N1234 you do not have to specify N Select block number L Enter block number 18020 gt Help Cancel Figure 5 8 Select block number 50 5 DNC Max HOWTO e Pause At Next Tool change Use this option to pause at the next tool change The server will pause the transmission just before the next line containing a tool change If a M6 style tool load command is used for this po
11. Table ASCII 0 to ASCII 32 62 5 2 ASCII Table ASCII 33 to ASCII 127 63 Tel DPIDRS 282 EE Ba oe a eS a ae 8 A ayes 71 7 2 20 pin R5232 Si t dee el ere eee bet A ae a 71 7 3 Standard RS 232 serial cable 72 IX LIST OF TABLES Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of DNC Max v6 DNC Max V6 is the latest version in a long line of proven DNC solutions from CIMCO Integration 1 1 What is new in DNC Max v6 DNC Max v6 includes a number of improvement over DNC Max v5 e New user interface The new user interface in v6 follows the latest standards for windows user interface design e Comprehensive on line help Now everything you need to know about functions that was previously contained in the reference manuals is on line and at your fingertips Stumped on a function icon F1 or the Help button It will take you right to the information you need e Remote administration Monitor and control your DNC servers from anywhere over a local network or Internet connection e Flexible configuration Add remove configure or migrate ports from one server to another while the server is running If you have a large number of identical CNC s just configure once and then distribute the configuration to all your DNC servers e Advanced standard protocol The new standard protocol contains a number of new features includ ing multiple auto receive and remote request configurations
12. field indicates the current receive directory If this field is disabled text is gray the receive directory specified in the port configuration is used To change the current directory press the folder button to the left or enter a directory name in the New receive directory field see below New receive directory Use this field to manually enter a new receive directory A list of previously selected directories is available from the drop down list When you have entered a valid directory or selected a directory from the drop down list you must press the directory apply button to the right Note If you enter an invalid directory the server will not be able to receive any files 4 3 SEND RECEIVE 27 4 3 3 Mazak Send Receive tab The Mazak protocol uses a special dialog that allows the operator to control both Mazatrol and ISO transfers The Mazak Send Receive dialog is shown below Note Manual operations require user access Send Receive m Hide Tabs Send Receive Log Terminal gt SSS 2 J Mazak control Current file C CIMCONCIMCOE dit6 S amples M azatrol M32_T ooldata mzk Send f Manual ISO transfer Cm GY Receive file C ACIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 15 11 2011 Mazak Log Send file C CIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2012 Mazak Log Receive E Send file CACIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples Mazatrol M32_Tooldata mzk SEE f A Send file C CIMCO CIMCOEdit
13. function and or location of this server ex Shop Floor West On the Directories tab select the root directory for this server The root directory is the base directory for all log files NC programs etc If you have all your NC programs on a singe disk or network drive choose this drive as the root directory If you have NC programs on multiple drives just choose one of the drives for now Check the Auto create directories at the bottom of the dialog Close the configuration by clicking OK For further information about server configuring please refer to the Installation Guide Starting the administrator client The next step is to configure the server to communicate with your CNC s This is done from the administrator client To start the ad ministrator client click on the Client button on the server console For further information about the administration client please refer to section 4 Setting up the first machine If this is your first installation two ports Machine A and Machine B will be listed in the administrator port list These are the default configurations installed by DNC Max If want to configure a machine that uses the standard protocol you can rename the first port You should choose a name that uniquely identifies the CNC e g the location of the CNC or the name of the operator To rename a port select Port Rename Port from the menu If you want to configure a machine that requires a special pro
14. line help 8 1 Using help in dialogs 8 2 Printing help information VI CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES List of Figures 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 5 1 5 2 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 DNC Max v6 setup program 7 DNC Max v6 server 8 DNC Max server console 11 Windows taskbar tray 13 DNC Max tray icon popup menu 13 DNC Max animating tray icon 13 The DNC Max administrator client 15 The DNC Max Client icon 15 Port list panna ie e a Bak i ee ee 16 Transfer status 20 Manual transmission 22 Directory selection 25 Mazak manual transmission 27 Mazak Send Receive tab in disk mode 28 Port log re oe ue FS LR RATE PURE NA RER A 30 Serial data terminal 31 Online adjustment of feedrate and spindle speed 32 VS ECO en rl STA a ok eee pean Oe ee a 35 Transmission and protocol debugging 36 Select servers dialog 37 Add server manually 39 Select which server the new port should be added to A1 Add port srna se ee PO he d dae Bo te 42 Rename p rt a A ee ee 43 Delete port
15. log off the DNC Max Client Please refer to section 6 for more information e Configure Client Click this option to open the Client configuration dialog In this dialog you can configure the DNC Max Client settings and select a language for menus Note Log entries are stored using the language selected on the server e Select Servers Select server to control For further information on selecting servers please refer to section 4 14 e Restart Server Use this option to restart the server when the configuration has changed or a problem is detected e Configure Server Click on this item to open the server configuration dialog Here you can configure the server settings and select a language for menus e Backup Server Configuration Click this option to backup the server settings e Restore Server Configuration Use this option to restore the server configuration 4 1 4 Help e Contents Display the on line help e About DNC Max Show version license information 20 4 DNC Max administrator client 4 2 Transfer status To see detailed information about the current transfer for a specific port click on the port in the port list and select the Transfer status tab The transfer status tab is shown below Send ls Receive Hide Tabs Transfer Status Send Receive mm Log m RX File name CRTs Current Line Program name EA ECTS Bytes Sent Elapsed Time DTA Lines Received nn Time Remaining
16. specific block number If the requested block number is not found an error is logged and the port remains paused If your machine uses block numbers in the format N1234 you do not have to specify N Select block number L cea Enter block number 18020 Help Cancel Figure 5 12 Select block number Restart From Previous Tool change Use this option to restart from the previous tool change The server will restart the transmission from the line containing the tool change i e the first line transmitted will contain a tool change and or tool load command depending on the port configuration If a M6 style tool load command is used for this port the server will restart the transmission from the line containing the tool load com mand If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command T010101 are on the same line the server will restart the transmission from that line 5 10 RESTART A TRANSMISSION 53 e Restart From Tool change Use this option to restart from a specific tool number The server will scan for the requested tool number from the beginning of the file if the tool is used multiple times transmission will be restarted from the point where the tool is first used If the requested tool number is not found the port will remain paused The server will restart the transmission from the line containing the tool change i e the first line transmitted will contain a tool change and or tool lo
17. will display List request Current line Current line number This number does not include lines sent before the start of the file i e feed data specified in the port configuration Bytes sent The number of bytes transmitted Lines Received The number of lines received Bytes Received The number of bytes received CPS LPS The overall transfer rate in Characters Per Second CPS and Lines Per Second LPS Program name Program name found during an auto receive or remote request opera tion Elapsed Time Elapsed time since start of transfer Time Remaining An estimate of the remaining time during a transmit operation Errors Number of errors registered for this transfer 22 4 DNC Max administrator client e Status Current port status Idle Send manual When the DNC is transferring a file to the CNC a progress bar is shown in the bottom of the tab indicating the progress of the current transfer 4 3 Send Receive The contents of the Send Receive tab depends on the protocol used by the selected port The Manual transmission dialog is used by ports that supports transfers where the program can be selected from the DNC server ex the standard protocol The Directory selection dialog is used by port that supports only remote requested operations ex Heidenhain protocol 4 3 1 Manual transmission You can use the Send Receive tab to send or receive files manually A manual operatio
18. 01 2012 14 52 56 Mazak Port stopped 16 01 2012 14 52 56 Mazak Starting port 16 01 2012 14 52 56 Mazak Port started successfully 16 01 2012 14 53 02 Mazak Sending ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 12 01 16 01 2012 14 53 10 Mazak ISO send completed C CIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 1 2 01 16 01 2012 14 53 10 Mazak Receiving ISO program C CIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 15 1 16 01 2012 14 53 32 Mazak Receiving ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 15 1 4 m Clear Log Ss E Show time Figure 4 12 System log If there are more than 1000 log entries since the server was started only the last 1000 are shown There are two kinds of log entries Errors and Information Error entries are logged after a failed operation and are indicated with red text in the log Information entries are logged after the completion of a successful operation and are indicated with blue text e Scroll The log will scroll so new entries are shown at the bottom of the list Check this field if you want to see the latest log entries e Show date The log displays the date of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off The date is always stored in the log e Show time The log displays the time of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off The time is always stored in the log 4 DNC Max administrator client e Errors only Check this field if only er
19. 1 1 The setup menu Clear Log Clear the contents of the log window If you clear the log you can still find old log information in the server log file Log Show Time Select this item to display the time of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off the time is always stored in the log Log Show Date Select this item to display the date of the logged event This function can be toggled on and off the date is always stored in the log Log Shows Errors Only Only errors are displayed in the log This function can be toggled on and off Configure Server Click this option to open the server configuration dialog In this dia log you can configure the server settings and select a language for the menus Backup Configuration Use this item to backup the server configuration Restore Configuration Use this option to restore the server configuration from a backup 3 1 2 The help menu Contents Open the on line help Visit CIMCO s Homepage Go to CIMCO Integration homepage if your computer is connected to the Internet About DNC Max Show version license information 3 2 TRAY ICON 13 3 2 Tray icon When the DNC Max server is running a small icon is shown in the taskbar program tray GI 15 17 Figure 3 2 Windows taskbar tray You can always open the server console by clicking the right mouse button on the DNC Max tray icon B this will activate the tray menu If the server console is hidd
20. 1 X3 5 lt CR gt lt LF gt NO600 GOO X35 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0610 GOO X800 Z800 MO5 M09 lt CR gt lt LF gt M30 lt CR gt lt LF gt z Figure 5 23 Result of sending feed data with no linefeed 5 12 2 Specifying environment variables You can also specify environment variables in feed data The example below is from the standard protocol and it demonstrates how to ensure that the 60 5 DNC Max HOWTO correct feedrate spindle speed and tool number is used when you restart transmission from any point F Send at restart feed Send character Send number of times Y Send data N1000 SACTIVETOOL M6 SFEEDRATE SPINDLESPEED Send file a Figure 5 24 Using environment variables in feed data For further information about environment variables please refer to the In stallation Guide 5 12 SPECIFY FEED DATA AND NON PRINTABLE CHARACTERS 61 62 5 12 3 ASCII Table 5 DNC Max HOWTO Decimal Hex Name 0 00 NUL 1 01 SOH 2 02 STX 3 03 ETX 4 04 EOT 5 05 ENQ 6 06 ACK 7 07 BEL 8 08 BS 9 09 HT 10 OA LF 11 0B VT 12 0C FF 13 0D CR 14 0E SO 15 OF SI 16 10 DLE 17 11 DC1 18 12 DC2 19 13 DC3 20 14 DC4 21 15 NAK 22 16 SYN 23 17 ETB 24 18 CAN 25 19 EM 26 1A SUB 27 1B ESC 28 1C FS 29 1D GS 30 1E RS 31 1F US 32 20 SP 127 7F DEL Table 5 1 ASCII Table ASCII 0 to ASCII 32 5 12 SPECIFY FEED DATA AND NON PRINTABLE CHARACTERS Decimal Na
21. 6 Samples Mazatrol M32_Tooldata mzk Stop Figure 4 7 Mazak manual transmission 4 3 3 1 Mazatrol transfers The contents of the upper half of the Mazak dialog depends on the configu ration of the selected Mazak port e Manual or Remote Request mode If the port is configured for Manual or Remote Request operations the operator can select the next file to transfer by pressing Send If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot select files located on the administration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server Note Press the arrow next to the Send button to show a list of recently selected files Note If the operator changes the current file from the CNC using remote request the current file field is updated 28 4 DNC Max administrator client e Disk mode If the port is configured for Disk mode operations the operator can change the current disk directory by pressing Select Disk If you are controlling a remote server the directories listed in the di rectory dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot select directories located on the administration computer unless the admin istration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The
22. CIMCO DNC Max v6 User Guide 2010 CIMCO INTEGRATION FEBRUARY 29 2012 II CONTENTS Contents Introduction 1 1 What is new in DNC Max v6 1 2 License information Installing DNC Max v6 DNC Max server 3 1 Server menus 444 44 dat prb A Ne pe a ws 3 1 1 The setup menu 3 1 2 The help menu 3 2 PAY ICON yale ek RE hat A A Ad ee a tn eh DNC Max administrator client Al Ghent menusi sof eke e See eee ee es Avy Te Send Receive ips fe ee eS Data ae ASD Oita eet ob Bei sec O ON ANS Setup re A Eb hue hee eA hd de td dido Help as ls co SAME A 42 Vrarister status eara 4 A de eh CS eA ee nn 43 Setid ReCeiVe o aial ee dE am Ee porn 4 3 1 Manual transmission 4 3 2 Directory selection 4 3 3 Mazak Send Receive tab 4 3 4 LSV2 manual transmission AA POLT AGE EUR MES Bi el ag AR EN enr aS 4 5 The terminal window 4 6 The Feed Speed tab AT System log aa we RONA a ae 48 Debugging O x 5 se 8 5 Tan we ilo Blea ke hoe wes Be tal 4 9 Controlling multiple servers 4 9 1 LED indicators 410 2 Buttons a e ek E a ee ar Oh Ste ee DN TIT IV 4 9 3 Adding servers manually 4 9 4 Disabling remote administration 5 DNC Max HOWTO 5 1 Add a new port
23. DNC Max v6 setup program 3 Select components Now follow the instructions on the screen If this is your first installa tion you should select the server installation If you have purchased a license for CIMCO Edit or wish to install an evaluation version of CIMCO Edit you should also select CIMCO Edit from the list 4 Copying your keyfile If you do not have a keyfile and wish to install an evaluation version just proceed to the next step If you have received a keyfile it should be copied to the DNCMax6 di rectory after the installation is completed If you have installed both DNC Max and CIMCO Edit the keyfile must be copied to the CIMCOEdit6 directory too 5 Starting the server for the first time When the installation is completed and you have copied your keyfile you are ready to start DNC Max for the first time Click on the DNC Max server icon on you desktop this will bring up the server console 2 Installing DNC Max v6 Figure 2 2 DNC Max v6 server When the server is started verify that your company name is shown in the Licensed to field on the server console if not you forgot to copy the keyfile to the DNC Max directory Note If you are running an evaluation version the license name is Demo version Server setup To configure the server select Setup Configure Server from the server console menu On the Server configuration tab enter a name for this server Choose a name that describes the
24. ED indicators The indicator next to the checkbox shows the current status of the server A Server is on line Light green E Server is stopped Dark green Eu Server is no licensed for remote administration Light yellow 37 4 DNC Max administrator client 4 9 2 Buttons e Select All Click on this button to select all servers on your local network or all ports available on the selected server s e Select None Click this button to deselect all servers and ports e Add If one or more servers are not shown in the list press this button to add them manually see below e Remove Remove selected server from list e Rescan Clear list and add all currently active servers e Help Show the on line help page e OK Accept selection 4 9 CONTROLLING MULTIPLE SERVERS 39 4 9 3 Adding servers manually If one ore more servers are not located on the same TCP IP sub net as the administrator client they cannot be auto detected If this is the case you must add these servers manually To do this click Add and enter the TCP IP of the DNC server in the dialog shown below Add Server 9 mues Server name or IP address m 192 168 0 123 Figure 4 15 Add server manually 4 9 4 Disabling remote administration To disable remote administration in one or more administration clients you must edit the administration client configuration file manually The administration client configuration file is l
25. EDSR Bytes Received EE Errors i mxo CPS LPS Status GB Error Figure 4 4 Transfer status On the left side of the tab are a number of lights indicating the current status of the serial port e RX Receive signal server is receiving data from the CNC e TX Transmit signal server is sending data to the CNC e RTS Ready To Send status from server to DNC e CTS Clear To Send status from CNC to server e DTR Data Terminal Ready status from server to DNC e DSR Data Set Ready status from DNC to server e XOff Transmission paused by XOff from CNC e Error One or more errors occurred during current transfer The right hand side of the transfer status tabs contains information about the current transfer 2 TRANSFER STATUS 21 4 2 File name When the DNC is transferring a regular file to the CNC this field contains the name of the file being transferred with full path During an auto receive operation this field contains the file name of the received program if auto receive is enabled and a valid program name is found in the incoming data In some cases depending on the port configuration partial or full path information is included During manual receive the filename with full path is shown If the DNC is transferring a directory list receive report etc this is indicated with a short description of the type of data being transferred Ex If the server is receiving a directory list request this field
26. IMCONDNCMax6 R00T Heidenhain New receive directory E lt Figure 4 6 Directory selection e Specify transmit directory When this field is checked the server will send files from the directory indicated in Transmit directory Current transmit directory field e Specify receive directory When this field is checked the server will receive files to the directory indicated in Receive directory Current receive directory field e Different receive directory Check this field to manually specify a receive directory that is different from the transmit directory 4 DNC Max administrator client e Transmit directory Current transmit directory This field indicates the current transmit directory If this field is disabled text is gray the transmit directory spec ified in the port configuration is used To change the current directory press the folder button to the left C1 or enter a directory name in the New transmit directory field see below New transmit directory Use this field to manually enter a new transmit directory A list of previously selected directories is available from the drop down list When you have entered a valid directory or selected a directory from the drop down list you must press the directory apply button to the right Note If you enter an invalid directory the server will not be able to send any files e Receive directory Current receive directory This
27. Name 2 Received Data RX 3 Transmitted Data TX 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Signal Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR 7 Request To Send RTS 8 Clear To Send CTS Table 7 1 9 pin RS 232 Note Only signals used for regular RS 232 communication are shown 7 3 RS 232 layout for 25 pin connector Pin Signal Name 3 Received Data RX 2 Transmitted Data TX 20 Data Terminal Ready DTR 7 Signal Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR 4 Request To Send RTS 5 Clear To Send CTS Table 7 2 25 pin RS 232 Note Only signals used for regular RS 232 communication are shown 7 4 Standard RS 232 serial cable To build a standard RS 232 serial cable you will need two 9 or 25 pin female connectors and a cable with 7 wires preferably shielded cable 72 7 Serial communication overview ConnectorA ConnectorB RX TX TX RX DTR DSR DSR DTR RTS CTS CTS RTS GND GND Table 7 3 Standard RS 232 serial cable If the cable is shielded you should use the shield as ground GND 7 5 How to build a loopback device A loopback is a device that sends the signal back trough the same port as it is sent out of It is used for testing purposes and is not used under normal operations To make a loopback device you will need a 9 pin or 25 pin male connector and three pieces of wire 7 5 1 Loopback device for a 9 pin connector e RX TX Connect pin 2 RX to pin 3 TX e DTR DSR Connect pin 4 DT
28. O Integration has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you NOTICE The accompanying software is confidential and proprietary to CIMCO Integration No use or disclosure is permitted other than as ex pressly set forth by written license with CIMCO Integration 1 2 LICENSE INFORMATION Copyright c 1991 2012 CIMCO Integration All rights reserved THIS SOFTWARE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS OF CIMCO INTEGRATION USE DISCLOSURE OR REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WIRITTEN PERMISSION OF CIMCO INTEGRATION DNC Max CIMCO Edit and the CIMCO Logo are trademarks of CIMCO Integration Microsoft Windows Win32 Windows NT and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 1 Introduction Installing DNC Max v6 To install DNC Max v6 follow the instructions below 1 Locate installation files If you received DNC Max v6 on a CR ROM open the DNC Max v6 directory on the CD If you received DNC Max via e mail save the DNC Max 6 file in a temporary directory 2 Run installation program Start the installation program by clicking on DNC Max v6 setup pro gram Figure 2 1
29. R to pin 6 DSR e RTS CTS Connect pin 7 RTS to pin 8 CTS 7 5 2 Loopback device for a 25 pin connector e RX TX Connect pin 3 RX to pin 2 TX 7 5 HOW TO BUILD A LOOPBACK DEVICE e DTR DSR Connect pin 20 DTR to pin 6 DSR e RTS CTS Connect pin 4 RTS to pin 5 CTS 73 74 7 Serial communication overview 75 Using on line help This section describes how to use the on line help system in CIMCO products 8 1 Using help in dialogs To get help for a particular dialog item click at the at the top of a dialog box as shown below ES Le Figure 8 1 Click the question mark This will change the cursor to an arrow and a question mark indicating that you are in Help Mode The new pointer is shown below 5 R Figure 8 2 The question cursor Now click on the item that you want further information about If help is available for the selected item a small window will popup displaying the help text If no help is available the general on line help is launched An example of a popup help is shown below When you select this option the editor will jump to the next difference after you have synchronised two differences Figure 8 3 The popup information You can also display the popup help by pressing F1 76 8 Using on line help 8 2 Printing help information If you wish to print just a single section of this on line help press the Print in the toolbar shown below
30. User If you try to send or receive a file on one of the ports located on server 4 you will be prompted for the user password USER4 If you try to configure a port or perform some other action that requires administrator access you will have to specify the correct administrator pass word for the server where the port is located If you are logged on as administrator on server 1 you will also be able to perform administrator task on server 2 since they use the same administrator password But you must specify the correct password if you attempt to perform administrator task on either server 3 or 4 68 6 Access control 6 3 Administrator access This sections contains a list of operations that requires administrator access For information on how to enable administrator access control please refer to the Installation Guide e Adding ports e Removing ports e Renaming ports e Changing port configurations e Stopping Starting ports e Enabling disabling ports e Start stop server e Changing server configuration Set server name Set server description Change user administrator passwords Change server directories Change log modes 6 4 User access This sections contains a list of operations that requires user access For information on how to enable user access control please refer to the Installation Guide Initiate manual file reception Initiate manual file transmission Pausing re
31. X35 Z 4 0 5900 TO060606 M03 M44 M08 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0540 G01 x15 F0 15 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0550 GOO X30 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0560 G00 Z 2 5 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0570 G01 x28 5 F0 08 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0580 G01 x27 5 2 3 95 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0590 G01 X3 5 lt CR gt lt LF gt NO600 GOO X35 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0610 GOO X800 Z800 M05 M09 lt CR gt lt LF gt M30 lt CR gt lt LF gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Figure 5 22 Result of sending feed data with linefeed If you do not want to send newline characters after the last line make sure that you did not press enter at the end of the last line To verify that no extra newlines have been entered click with the mouse in the input field below the last line you entered If the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line this indicates that you pressed Enter if you do not want a newline character press Backspace to delete it The result of sending the two lines where no newline is sent at the end of the second line is shown in the terminal window below N0500 G87 N0040 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0510 GOO X800 Z800 MO5 M09 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0520 MOD lt CR gt lt LF gt N0530 G97 X35 Z 4 0 5900 TOBO606 M03 M44 M08 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0540 G01 X15 F0 15 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0550 GOO X30 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0560 G00 2 2 5 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0570 G01 X28 5 FO 08 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0580 G01 X27 5 2 3 95 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0590 G0
32. ad command depending on the port configuration If a M6 style tool load command is used for this port the server will restart the transmission from the line containing the tool load com mand If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command T010101 are on the same line the server will restart the transmission from that line If your machine uses tool numbers in the format TO10101 you do not have to specify T but you must specify 010101 specifying only 01 will not find the correct tool if any Select tool eX Enter tool number Ey rom Figure 5 13 Select tool number In the Restart At Line Number Block Number or Tool change dialogs you can press the drop down button to recall previous values as shown below Select line number A Enter line number E 1001 100 Figure 5 14 Select line number Note Not all protocols support Restart Transmission 54 5 DNC Max HOWTO 5 11 Stop a transmission This section describes how to stop a transmission Stopping a transmission requires user access To stop a transmission on a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Send Receive Stop from the Client menu or press Stop on the Send Receive tab Then select when you want to stop e Stop Now Stop the transmission immediately e Stop At Line Number Use this option to stop at a specific line number If the reque
33. advanced backup feature and a new innovative solution for trigger configuration e Start restart transmission Start or restart a transmission from a specific line number block num ber or tool change In addition DNC Max will keep track of tool 1 Introduction changes and changes in feed rate and spindle speed to ensure that when you start or restart a transmission the correct tool and feed speed is used Dynamic feed speed adjustment On line NC parameter adjustment while transmission is in progress Allowing the operator to modify the feed and speed without modifying the NC program eliminating a common stop modify restart cycle Improved log facility DNC Max provides comprehensive logging of system activity and the ability to send status reports directly to CNC operators Access control Several levels of password protection limiting configuration and control options to key personnel 1 2 LICENSE INFORMATION 1 2 License information Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of CIMCO Integration The software described in this document may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license The purchaser may make one copy of the software for a backup but no part of this user manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording
34. alue in the Maz field and press Apply The maximum value must be between the minimum and maximum feedrate specified in the protocol configuration For further information please refer to the Installation Guide Emergency button The emergency button is used to cancel any changes in feedrate adjust ment If the selected port is configured not to insert feedrate information Send On Adjustment Send No Data the current feedrate adjust ment is not canceled until a new feedrate value is encountered in the input file For further information about the Send On Adjustment setting please refer to the Installation Guide 4 7 SYSTEM LOG 35 4 7 System log To see the system log information select the System log tab The system log contains general status information In addition to this all port errors are also logged on the system log duplicates of the error information logged on the port log tab Send Receive 9 Hide Tabs Feed Speed System Log Debug lt 16 01 2012 14 52 32 Mazak ISO send completed C CIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2 Scroll 16 01 2012 14 52 32 Mazak Programs in requested file Tool fill Show date 16 01 2012 14 52 32 Mazak Sending ISO program C CIMCOSDNCMax6 R00T Mazak Log 12 01 16 01 2012 14 52 40 Mazak ISO send completed C CIMCO DNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 1 2 01 2 16 01 2012 14 52 40 Mazak Receiving ISO program C CIMCOSDNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 15 1 Errors only 16
35. cription with 5 20 characters this way the de scription takes up less space in the port list and in log files etc 5 3 Delete a port This section describes how to delete a port Deleting ports requires admin istrator access rights From the administration client highlight the port you wish to delete by clicking in the port list Select Port Delete Port from the menu and enter the administrator password if required You will be prompted to confirm that you wish to delete the selected port 43 5 DNC Max HOWTO Notice e Are you sure you want to delete the port Heidenhain on server CIMCO D DNC Max serveur 1 Ns Figure 5 4 Delete port Press Yes to delete the port If you do not wish to delete the port press No Note If the selected port has a transmission in progress the dialog prompt ing you to confirm the deletion will indicate this 5 4 Start and stop ports This section describes how to start and stop a port Starting stopping a port requires administrator access rights When a port is stopped you cannot send and or receive files with the port and it will not respond to auto receive or remote request The serial port is released making it available for other ports or programs 5 4 1 Stopping a port To stop a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Port Stop Port from the administrator menu If a transmission is in p
36. cting Setup Select Servers from the menu This will bring up the server selection dialog shown below 4 9 CONTROLLING MULTIPLE SERVERS Select servers ports to control 9 aea v Name Address Description a Select All V CIMCO DNC Max serveur 1 Local DNC Server p CIMCO PC EE DNCSRVMEDION CX 7 EE LSsectNone v DNCSRYPEDRO PC 192 168 254 147 DNC Server on PEDRO PC DNCSRVARNEDELL 192 168 254 192 DNC Server p ARNEDEL Add DNCSAVTOMLAP 192 168 254 178 DNC Server on TOMLAP AAA m DNCSRYHP6550 192 168 254 192 DNC Server p HP6550 Remove m DNCSRVamedel17 192 168 254 192 DNC Server on amede117 m DNCSRVYINTIK 192 168 254 182 DNC Server on INTIK y Rescan v Ports on DNCSRVMEDION CXL1 By Group Select All W Age Default Group E V Deckel 4 Default Group wetect None Deckel 11 Default Group iv Heidenhain FE Default Group V Heidenhain LSV2 Default Group Y Machine Default Group v Machine B Default Group v Mazak Default Group V Auto add ports Figure 4 14 Select servers dialog A check mark M in the left column indicates that the administration client controls the server If the field is not checked O the server is not controlled by the administration client To toggle the check mark click with the left mouse button inside the black square 4 9 1 L
37. d and or receive files with the port and it will not respond to auto receive or remote request The serial port is released making it available for other ports or programs Disabled port are not started automatically when the server is started To enable a disabled port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Port Disable Port from the Client menu You will be prompted to confirm the disable operation If a transmission is in progress the confirm dialog will indicate this When the port is disabled the port status shows Disabled and all port related menu items are disabled 45 46 5 DNC Max HOWTO 5 5 1 Enabling a port To enable a disabled port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Port Enable Port from the Client menu When the port is enabled the port status will change to Idle Note If the port is disabled because of a license or configuration problem you cannot enable the port from Port Enable Port In this case you must solve the license or configuration problem first 5 6 Send a file This section describes how to send files manually A manual send operation is a file transfer from the DNC server to the CNC initiated manually from the Client program as opposed to an automatic transfer initiated by the CNC operator using the remote request feature Manual transmissions requires user access To send a file manually fr
38. d for all LSV2 based protocols Deckel Agie Heidenhain is the Stop button Pressing the Stop button stops the current transfer All other operations are only available from the control 29 4 DNC Max administrator client 4 4 Port log To see log information for a specific port click on the port in the port list and select the Log tab Send JE Receive le m Hide Tabs Send Receive Log El 16 01 2012 14 51 08 Port started successfully a 16 01 2012 14 51 27 Programs in requested file Tool fill 16 01 2012 14 51 34 Receiving ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 15 11 2011 16 01 2012 14 51 55 Programs in requested file Tool fill 16 01 2012 14 51 55 Sending ISO program C CIMCOSDNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2012 M 1 Errors only 16 01 2012 14 52 03 ISO send completed C CIMCONDNCM ax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2012 Mal v Show time 16 01 2012 14 52 03 Receiving ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 15 11 2011 16 01 2012 14 52 25 Sending ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 12 01 2012 M 16 01 2012 14 52 32 ISO send completed C CIMCO DNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2012 Ma 16 01 2012 14 52 32 Programs in requested file Tool fill 16 01 2012 14 52 32 Sending ISO program C CIMCONDNCMax6 RO0T Mazak Log 12 01 2012 M 16 01 2012 14 52 40 ISO send completed C CIMCOSDNCMax6 ROOT Mazak Log 12 01 2012 Ma m 0 Clear Log
39. e has been found this field shows and you can t use relative feedrate adjustment since there is no value to base the relative change on If you need to change the feedrate value while the In field shows you have to use absolute adjustment Out The Out field displays the current feedrate this is the same as the last feedrate value sent to the CNC 33 34 4 DNC Max administrator client If you are using direct mode this field shows the same value as the New field unless the selected port is configured not to insert feedrate information Send On Adjustment Send No Data in this case the Out field will not change its value to match the New field until a new feedrate value is encountered in the input file For further information about the Send On Adjustment setting please refer to the Installation Guide If no feedrate value has been sent to the CNC this field shows New The New field displays the result of the selected adjustment If the result is not available this field shows Min This field shows the minimum allowed feedrate To change the min imum allowed feedrate change the value in the Min field and press Apply The minimum value must be between the minimum and maximum feedrate specified in the protocol configuration For further information please refer to the Installation Guide Max This field shows the maximum allowed feedrate To change the max imum allowed feedrate change the v
40. ected port supports this and if the server is licensed for feed speed operations To send the selected file with the specified options press OK If you do not wish to send a file press Cancel To apply default settings press Default Note If you re send a file using the recent menu any option specified in the advanced dialog will be used for the re send operation 5 8 Receive a file This section describes how to receive files manually A manual received op eration is a file transfer from the CNC to the DNC server initiated manually from the Client program as opposed to a automatic transfer initiated by the CNC operator using the auto receive feature Manual transmissions requires user access To receive a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Send Receive Receive File from the Client menu or press Receive on the Send Receive tab Then select a name for the file that should be received in the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot send files located on the administration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it Note Not all protocols support Receive File
41. en minimized select Show from the menu If the server console is locked you can unlock it and vice versa To start the administrator client select Client Administration Figure 3 3 DNC Max tray icon popup menu If the server has one or more transmissions in progress this is indicated by the tray icon running a small animation where the lights on the CNC control are flashing Figure 3 4 DNC Max animating tray icon 14 3 DNC Max server 15 DNC Max administrator client The administrator client is the primary interface to DNC Max for monitoring server activities manually controlling transmissions and configuring ports The administrator client is shown below E E CIMCO DNC Max Client Licensed to DEMO NOT FOR RESALE CIMCO Integration babak Send Receive Pot Setup Help SA Machine B Default Group Port Offline Send le Receive le 1 Hide Tabs Transfer Status Send Receive Log 4 SS File name ETX CACIMCONCIMCOE dit64S amples IS0 MILL 2DEX1 NC CRTs Current Line Program name A macs Bytes Sent Elapsed Time DTR Lines Received 4 Time Remaining EDSR Bytes Received AAA Errors aay mxo CPS LPS Status meo AAA Administrator Figure 4 1 The DNC Max administrator client To start the administrator client click on the Client button on the server console or use the DNC Maz Client icon on the desktop A Figure 4 2 T
42. for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without prior written permission from CIMCO Integration 1 Introduction TERMS OF USE FOR SOFTWARE CIMCO DNC Max Date February 2012 Copyright 1991 2012 CIMCO Integration Software CIMCO DNC Max 6 x Notice CIMCO Integration reserves the right to make improvements to the CIMCO DNC Max Software at any time and without notice Software License You have the right to use the number of licenses of the enclosed program which you have bought from CIMCO Integration You may not distribute copies of the program or related documentation to any persons or companies You may not modify or translate the program or related documentation without the prior written consent of CIMCO Integration Disclaimer of all Warranties and Liability CIMCO Integration makes no warranties either express or implied with respect to the software its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to its quality and performance is with the buyer Should the CIMCO DNC Max software prove defective following its purchase the buyer and not CIMCO Integration its distributor or its retailer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair of correction and any incidental or consequential damages In no event will CIMCO Integration be liable for direct indirect or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software even if CIMC
43. he DNC Max Client icon 4 DNC Max administrator client The Client program consists of three parts menus port list and tab sheets e Client menus The menus are used to access all common DNC Max functions For a detailed description of the menus please refer to section 4 1 e Port list The port list contains a list of all ports that can be controlled by the administrator client To configure or control a specific port select the port from the port list by left clicking on the port this will highlight the selected port Time File El Default Group Machine A sul Group Send manual file contents 0 00 04 CA A2DEX1 NC YA Machine B Default Group Port Offline Figure 4 3 Port list The port list shows the port description current status remaining time when transmitting or elapsed time when receiving and the name of the file being transmitted without path e Tab sheets The tab sheets are used for monitoring and controlling the selected port The tabs are described in detail in the following sections If your DNC Max servers are licensed for remote administration you can control multiple servers from the same client For further information please refer to section 4 14 If you have enabled access control you should read the section on access control section 6 Note You can resize the dialog by dragging on the border or pressing the maximize button in the upper right corner 4 1 Client menus
44. ies your machines like the location of the CNC or the name of operator Only letters digits and spaces are allowed in the machine description The description can be 1 128 characters long but it is highly recommended that you choose a short description with 5 20 characters this way the description takes up less space in the port list and in log files etc 41 5 DNC Max HOWTO Add new machine ER x Configuration Machine Description Lathe on shop floor 4 Machine template configuration Template Server gt Heidenhain CIMCO DNC Max serve _ Machine CIMCO DNC Max serve Machine B CIMCO DNC Max serve Mazak CIMCO DNC Max serve Agie LSV 2 AgieTron AgieCut Mondo Agie LSV 2 Classic E volution Innovation AMC4 Plasma Cutter Binary Transfer Bridgeport Dripfeed protocol Brother QD 2 Brother QD 3 Deckel Dialog 4 LS V2 Template m Figure 5 2 Add port Then select a template configuration from the Machine template config uration drop list The list of templates contains all the machines you have configured and a list of default templates for different machine types If you are going to clone on of your existing configurations select the machine you wish to clone from the list otherwise select the default template that matches your machine The template also determines which protocol is used for the port i e if you select Heidenhain FE mode template the special Heidenhain pro
45. ile was previously sent with advanced options choosing that file from the recent list will send it with the same options For further information please refer to section 5 7 Note To send more than one file select multiple files from the File Send dialog using CTRL SHIFT Mouse click e Receive To receive a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and press Receive Then select a name for the file that should be received in the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server I e you cannot send files located on the administration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it For further information please refer to section 5 8 e Clear Queue To remove a specific entry in the Transmission queue highlight the entry and press Clear Queue To remove all entries press the arrow next to the Clear Queue button and select Clear All Requests from the popup menu e Pause To pause a transmission on a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking the left mouse button and press Pause This will pause the transmission immediately 24 4 DNC Max administrator client To access the adva
46. list and select the Terminal tab The terminal window is shown below Send le Receive gt m Hide Tabs Terminal Feed Speed System Log gt N624G2X 44 Y27 5R4 a E N626G1Y32 5 Show CR LF N628G3X 45 8Y34 3R1 8 N630G1X 47 6 N632Z10 F2000 N634G0Z50 N636M5 N638G91G28Z0 M9 N640G28X0 Y0O A0 N642M30 3 Clear Figure 4 10 Serial data terminal By default any incoming data is green and any outgoing data is blue e Scroll When this field is checked the terminal window scrolls when new data is added e Show CR LF Check this field to see linefeed characters ASCII 10 and ASCII 13 Note The display is updated at a regular interval 500 ms and not imme diately after data is received transmitted 32 4 DNC Max administrator client 4 6 The Feed Speed tab To change the feedrate and or spindle speed for a specific port click on the port in the port list and select the Feed Speed tab The feed speed tab is shown below You must have user access rights to change feed and or speed parameters If you are not logged on you will be prompted for the user password if required The following section describes how to adjust the feedrate The method for adjusting the spindle speed is identical to this Note All controls on this tab are disabled if the server is not licensed for feed speed adjustment Send le Receive le m Hide Tabs Terminal Feed Speed System Log
47. lready passed the transmission will continue and the server will try to locate the tool at a later point in the file The server will stop the transmission just before the line containing the selected tool If a M6 style tool load command is used for this port the server will stop the transmission just before next line containing a tool load command after the selected tool is found If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command TO10101 is on the same line the server will stop the transmission just before this line Select tool Me Enter tool number Ey Tomom Help Cancel Figure 5 17 Select tool number Stop At End Of Loop Stop the transmission at the end of current loop If the transmission is not a looped operation the request is ignored If any Send at end of loop data is specified in the standard protocol configuration it will not be sent 55 56 5 DNC Max HOWTO e Clear Stop Request If you have requested a stop at Line Number Block Number Next Tool change Tool change or End Of Loop and the specified stop point has not been reached yet you can cancel the stop request In the Stop At Line Number Block Number or Tool change dialogs you can press the drop down button to recall previous values as shown below Select line number WA Enter line number Bl 1001 100 Figure 5 18 Select line number Note Not all protocols support Stop Transmission
48. me Decimal Name Decimal Name 33 65 A 97 a 34 66 B 98 b 35 67 C 99 c 36 68 D 100 d 37 69 E 101 e 38 amp 70 F 102 f 39 1 71 G 103 g 40 72 H 104 h Al 73 I 105 i 42 i 74 J 106 j 43 75 K 107 k 44 a 76 L 108 l 45 77 M 109 m 46 y 78 N 110 n 47 79 O 111 O 48 0 80 P 112 p 49 1 81 Q 113 q 50 2 82 R 114 r 51 3 83 T 115 Ss 52 4 84 S 116 t 53 5 85 U 117 u 54 6 86 V 118 v 55 7 87 W 119 wW 56 8 88 X 120 x 57 9 89 Y 121 y 58 90 Z 122 Z 59 91 123 60 lt 92 124 61 93 125 62 gt 94 A 126 63 95 127 DEL Table 5 2 ASCII Table ASCII 33 to ASCII 127 63 64 5 DNC Max HOWTO Access control This sections describes how to configure and use access control Access con trol enables you to limit the number of persons that can configure and or control you DNC servers There are two levels of access control Adminis trator and User To enable access control you must specify a user and or administrator pass word in the server configuration For more information please refer to the Installation Guide If you have multiple servers and you have enabled access control you should specify the same password on all servers This is not a requirement but it makes it a lot easier to administrate and control your DNC servers 6 1 Access control in the server When the server is locked the only allowed operations are Start Client Show Help and About To l
49. n is a file transfer between the DNC server and the CNC initiated manually from the administrator program as opposed to an auto matic transfer initiated by the CNC operator using the remote request or auto receive features Manual transmissions require user access Send gt Receive lz m l Hide Tabs Send file 1 CACIMCONCIMCOEdIt6 Samples SO MILL Test NC y Receive file 1 C CIMCOEdit6 Samples ISO MILL HIGHSPEED NC GY Send file 1 C CIMCO CIMCOEdi t6 Samples ISO MILL 2DEX1 NC Send file looped Oof 5 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples 1SO MILL 2DEX1 NC Transfer Status Send Receive Loa Es Ea 4 4 Pause Restart Stop J Ea Figure 4 5 Manual transmission 4 3 SEND RECEIVE e Send To send a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and press Send Then select a file to send from the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot send files located on the adminis tration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it Press the arrow next to the Send button to show a list of files recently sent to the selected port If a f
50. nced pause functions press the arrow next to the Pause button For further information about the advanced pause functions please refer to section 5 9 e Restart To restart a transmission on a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking the left mouse button and press Restart This will restart the transmission from the point where it was paused To access the advanced restart functions press the arrow next to the Pause button For further information about the advanced restart functions please refer to section 5 10 e Stop To stop a transmission at a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking the left mouse button and press Stop This will stop the transmission immediately To access the advanced stop functions press the arrow next to the Stop button For further information about the advanced stop functions please refer to section 5 11 Note Pause restart and stop are only supported in the standard protocol Transmission queue If you select Send or Receive and a transmission is currently in progress on the selected port your request will be queued Queue transfers are shown in the list box on the left hand side of the transmission control buttons The transmission queue has three columns The first column Operation indicates the type of transfer e g Send From Block Number Receive File or Send file multiple times in a loop operation The second column Count shows the n
51. nd 57 58 5 DNC Max HOWTO server will send the specified data followed by a newline see below for further information An alternative solution to specifying NUL is shown below in this case only is specified in the Send data field and the ASCII 0 character is instead send using the Send character field r Send at end of feed Send file Send data Send character Send number of times ASCII 0 7 NUL y 1 Figure 5 20 Alternate solution to end of feed problem 5 12 1 Specifying multiple lines In all multi line input fields you can enter more than one line The following is an example from the standard protocol configuration where the CNC requires a line containing M30 followed by a line containing m Send at end of feed Send file es Send data M30 KA Send character Send number of times ASCII 0 NUL 0 Figure 5 21 Send multiple line at end of feed 5 12 SPECIFY FEED DATA AND NON PRINTABLE CHARACTERS Notice that the cursor is at the beginning of the next line following the line containing This happens if Enter was pressed at the end of the line After each line the server will send the newline character s specified for the port The result is shown in the terminal window below N0500 G87 N0040 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0510 GOO X800 Z800 MO5 M09 lt CR gt lt LF gt N0520 MOO lt CR gt lt LF gt N0530 G97
52. ocated in the installation di rectory CFG DNCAdm ini Open the configuration file in a text editor like CIMCO Edit or Notepad and locate the section USERCONFIG and change USERCONFIG LOCALONLY No To USERCONFIG LOCALONLY Yes 40 4 DNC Max administrator client DNC Max HOWTO 5 1 Add a new port This section describes how to add new ports to the DNC server You will need one port for every connected CNC The port configuration determines how the server should communicate with the CNC Adding a new port requires administrator access rights To add a new port select Port Add Port from the administration client and enter the administrator password if required If you are administrating more than one server you will be prompted to select which server the new port should be added to In this case select the server you wish to add the new port to and press OK The select server dialog is shown below If you do not have more than one server this dialog is not shown Select the server the new port should be added to Men gt M Name ES Description Address DNCSRYMEDION C DNC Server on MEDION CXL1 192 168 254 128 CIMCO DNC Max ser DNC Server p CIMCO PC PKs Cancel Figure 5 1 Select which server the new port should be added to Enter a description name for the new machine in the Machine Descrip tion field You should always use descriptions that uniquely identif
53. ock the server press the Lock button The Lock button then changes to Unlock to indicate that the server is locked Note If you loose your administrator password you will not be able to control the DNC server and you must contact CIMCO sup port for information on how to reset the administrator password If you have enabled access control you should also check the Lock console on startup option in the server configuration To unlock the server press the Unlock button Then select Administrator or User from the logon dialog shown below Logon to CIMCO DNC Max Server 1 MA Logon as ea Administrator z Cancel Figure 6 1 Logon dialog 65 66 6 Access control If access control is enabled for the selected user you must specify the correct password in the password field If access control is not enabled for the selected user the password field is grayed and you can just press OK to login When you are logged on as User it is possible to toggle the Log Show Time Log Show Date and Log Shows Errors Only options in the setup menu and start the administrator client All other menus and buttons are disabled grayed If you log in as administrator all operations are allowed For further information about the server console menus please refer to section 3 1 Note Even if access control is not enabled it is possible to lock the server This prevents that anyone inadvertently stops the serve
54. of the RS 422 485 driver is capable of being Active enabled or Tri State disabled This capability allows multiple ports to be connected in a multi drop bus and selectively polled RS 485 allows cable lengths up to 4000 feet and data rates up to 10 Megabits per second The signal levels for RS 485 are the same as those defined by RS 422 RS 485 has electrical characteristics that allow for 32 drivers and 32 receivers to be connected to one line This interface is ideal for multi drop or network environments RS 485 tri state driver not dual state will allow the electrical presence of the driver to be removed from the line Only one driver may be active at a time and the other driver s must be tri stated The output modem control signal RTS controls the state of the driver Some communication software packages refer to RS 485 as RTS enable or RTS block mode transfer RS 485 can be cabled in two ways two wire and four wire mode Two wire mode does not allow for full duplex communication and requires that data be transferred in only one direction at a time For half duplex operation the two transmit pins should be connected to the two receive pins Tx to Rx and Tx to Rx Four wire mode allows full duplex data transfers RS 485 does not define a connector pin out or a set of modem control signals RS 485 does not define a physical connector 7 2 RS 232 LAYOUT FOR 9 PIN CONNECTOR 71 7 2 RS 232 layout for 9 pin connector Pin Signal
55. om a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Send Receive Send File from the Client menu or press Send on the Send Receive tab Then select a file to send from the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server I e you cannot send files located on the administration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it Note Not all protocols supports Send File 5 7 Send a file with advanced options This section describes how to send files manually using the advanced send option To send a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Send Receive Send File Advanced from the Client menu This will bring up the send advanced dialog shown below Note Not all protocols support Send File Advanced 5 7 SEND A FILE WITH ADVANCED OPTIONS 47 Send file to port Machine B 9 aes Send file Filename nr CACIMCONCIMCOE dit6S amples ISO MILLAT est NC Send from Line Number Loop count O Infinite ine Nie ae Send before start of feed x Feedrate 100 Spindle speed 100 Q Q a ae CR Figure 5 6 Send file ad
56. r or change any con figuration options To unlock the server when no access control is enabled you do not have to specify a password in the login dialog 6 2 Access control in the administrator client If you start the administrator client by pressing the Client button in the server console you will be logged on to the server with the same permissions as you have in the server console Le if you are logged on at the server console as User you will be logged on as user in the administrator client as well If you start the administrator client from the start menu or desktop icon you are not logged on when the client is started The menus and buttons are not grayed in the Client if you are not logged on Instead the Client checks if the requested operation is permitted by the user currently logged on If not it prompts for the password required to perform the selected operation I e if you are logged on as user and selects Configure Port you will be prompted for the administrator password If you enter the correct password you are now logged in and any subsequent operations can be performed without entering a password If you are logged on and leave the computer you can press the Lock button to log off all servers If you are not currently logged on to any servers the Lock button is grayed If you are controlling multiple server from the same administrator client and all servers are configured to use the same password you will j
57. reason for this is that a directory must be visible from the server Note Press the arrow next to the Select Disk button to show a list of recently selected disk directories Mazak control Current disk directory C CimcoS DNCMax6 Root Mazak Select disk gt Figure 4 8 Mazak Send Receive tab in disk mode For further information please refer to the Installation Guide 4 3 3 2 ISO transfers The lower half of the Mazak manual transmission dialog is used to control ISO transfers The layout is similar to the standard protocol manual transmission dialog e Send To send a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and press Send Then select a file to send from the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot send files located on the adminis tration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it Press the arrow next to the Send button to show a list of files recently sent to the selected port 4 3 SEND RECEIVE e Receive To receive a file manually from a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and press Receive Then selec
58. rogress the following dialog is shown Stop port Machine B ax Machine B is not idle Do you wish to stop the port now or wait until it becomes idle Notice Press Cancel if you do not want to stop the port D Stop when port becomes idle Figure 5 5 Stop port warning 5 5 ENABLE DISABLE A PORT From this dialog you can choose to stop the port immediately or wait until it becomes idle If you do not wish to stop the port press Cancel When the port is stopped the port status shows Stopped and the Stop Port menu item is disabled 5 4 2 Starting a port To start a stopped port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Port Start Port from the administrator menu When the port is started the port status will change to Idle and the Start Port menu item is disabled 5 4 3 Restarting a port To restart a port highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button and select Port Restart Port from the Client menu If a transmission is in progress the stop port warning dialog shown above will be displayed When a port is restarted it will first be stopped then started The port status might change briefly to Stopped before returning to Idle 5 5 Enable disable a port This section describes how to enable or disable a port Enabling disabling a port requires administrator access rights When a port is disabled you cannot sen
59. rors should be shown in the log Both error and information entries are always stored in the log e Clear log Clear the contents of the log You can restart the administration client to bring back cleared log information or check the log file 4 8 Debugging You should only use the debug tab if you have been instructed to do so by the CIMCO support team The information available in the debug tab is only useful for qualified support personnel Note You can disable the debug tab from the setup menu for further information please refer to section 4 1 y Ce 0 ee ll N1206 4 264Y2 477 lt LF gt An vj Scroll 16 20 0 5 0647 N1210X4 431Y2 45 lt LF gt V Timestamps 1 0 0647 N1212x4 647 N1214X4 sed 4 4 Clear Log 647 22 207Y3 252 lt LF gt Save Log 47 2 G0Z50 lt LF gt _stopLog Stop Lo 647 N1226X4 9 ae Administrator al Lathe on shop floor B Aborting send C NcprglLathe on shop floor b 257835 2 nc Break count exceeded Figure 4 13 Transmission and protocol debugging 4 9 Controlling multiple servers If your DNC Max servers are licensed for remote administration you can control multiple servers simultaneously from the same administrator client over a TCP IP network connection The DNC Max Client will auto detect any server on your local network and add all ports found to the port list You can choose to limit the number of servers that should be controlled from the Client by sele
60. rt leave the feed speed tab adjust the max min values or press the emer gency button direct mode will be disabled Absolute When this field is checked the feedrate is adjusted in absolute mode When using absolute mode the feedrate is adjusted independent of the feedrate specified in the transmitted file When moving the feedrate slider the feedrate can be adjusted between the minimum and maximum values specified in the Min and Maz fields If this field is not checked the feedrate is adjusted in relative mode In relative mode the new feedrate is specified as a percentage value of the feedrate specified in the transmitted file Moving the slider in relative mode will adjust the feedrate from 0 to 300 of the value specified in the input file i e if the last value encountered in the transmitted file was 1200 the feedrate can be ad justed from 0 to 3600 The resulting value is also checked against the maximum and minimum values specified in the Min and Maz fields Le if the minimum value is 500 and the maximum value is 3000 the relative adjustment is limited to 500 3000 If this field is disabled grayed it is because absolute adjustment is dis abled for this port For information on how to enable disable absolute mode please refer to the Installation Guide In The In field displays the current feedrate with no adjustment this is the same as the last feedrate value found in the transmitted file If no feedrate valu
61. rt the server will pause the transmission just before the next line containing the tool load command If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command TO10101 is on the same line the server will pause the transmission just before this line Pause At Tool change Use this option to pause at a specific tool number If the requested tool number is already passed the transmission will continue and the server will try to locate the tool at a later point in the file The server will pause the transmission just before the line containing the selected tool If a M6 style tool load command is used for this port the server will pause the transmission just before next line containing a tool load com mand after the selected tool is found If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command TO10101 is on the same line the server will pause the transmission just before this line If your machine uses tool numbers in the format TO10101 you do not have to specify T but you must specify 010101 specifying only 01 will not find the correct tool if any Select tool 9 inom Enter tool number FT Ton Help Cancel Figure 5 9 Select tool number Pause At End Of Current Loop Pause the transmission at the end of current loop If the transmission is not a looped operation the request is ignored If any Send at end of loop data is specified in the standard protocol configuration it will not be sent
62. s s a sa a gone SE Du a eee ew a 44 Stop port warning 44 Send file advanced dialog 47 Select line number 49 Select block number 49 VII VIII 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 5 16 5 17 5 18 5 19 5 20 5 21 5 22 5 23 5 24 6 1 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 LIST OF FIGURES Select tool number 50 Select line number using recent values 51 Select line number 52 Select block number 52 Select tool number 53 Select line number 53 Select line number 54 Select block number 54 Select tool number 55 Select line number 56 Send at end of feed 57 Alternate solution to end of feed problem 58 Send multiple line at end of feed 58 Result of sending feed data with linefeed 59 Result of sending feed data with no linefeed 59 Using environment variables in feed data 60 Logon dialog s 3 2 eine Ps eR Ee eS 65 Click the question mark 75 The question cursor 75 The popup information 75 Help buttons s deis a Pe a dE 76 LIST OF TABLES List of Tables 5 1 ASCII
63. starting stopping transmissions Changing feedrate and spindle speed Note Anyone with administrator access also has user access Serial communication overview This section contains information about how to build a standard serial cable and loopback device 7 1 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 7 1 1 RS 232 Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS 232 This implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often re ferred to as RS 232 or EIA TIA 232 The IBM PC computer defined the RS 232 port on a 9 pin D sub connector and subsequently the EIA TIA ap proved this implementation as the EIA TIA 574 standard This standard is defined as the 9 Position Non Synchronous Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Bi nary Data Interchange Both implementations are in wide spread use and will be referred to as RS 232 in this document RS 232 is capable of operat ing at data rates up to 20 Kbps at distances less than 50 ft The absolute maximum data rate may vary due to line conditions and cable lengths RS 232 often operates at 38 4 Kbps over very short distances The voltage levels defined by RS 232 range from 12 to 12 volts RS 232 is a single ended or unbalanced interface meaning that a single electrical signal is compared to a common signal ground to determine binary logic states A voltage of 12 volts usually 3 to 10 volts represents a binary
64. sted line number is already passed the transmission is stopped immediately The specified line will not be sent I e if you specify Stop at line 100 only 99 lines will be sent Select line number A Enter line number 1250 Help Cancel Figure 5 15 Select line number e Stop At Block Number Use this option to stop at a specific block number If the requested block number is already passed the transmission will continue If your machine uses block numbers in the format N1234 you do not have to specify N Select block number L une Enter block number 18020 gt Help Cancel Figure 5 16 Select block number 5 11 STOP A TRANSMISSION Stop At Next Tool change Use this option to stop at the next tool change The server will stop the transmission just before the next line containing a tool change If a M6 style tool load command is used for this port the server will stop the transmission just before the next line containing the tool load command If the tool load command M6 and the tool change command TO10101 is on the same line the server will stop the transmission just before this line If your machine uses tool numbers in the format TO10101 you do not have to specify T but you must specify 010101 specifying only 01 will not find the correct tool if any Stop At Tool change Use this option to stop at a specific tool number If the requested tool number is a
65. t a name for the file that should be received in the file dialog If you are controlling a remote server the drives and files listed in the file dialog are those visible to the server Le you cannot send files located on the administration computer unless the administration computer has one or more shared drives that are accessible from the server The reason for this is that a file must be visible from the server for the server to be able to transmit it e Clear Queue To remove a specific entry in the Transmission queue highlight the entry and press Clear Queue To remove all entries press the arrow next to the Clear Queue button and select Clear All Requests from the popup menu e Stop To stop a transmission at a specific port highlight the port in the port list by clicking the left mouse button and press Stop This will stop the transmission immediately Transmission queue If you select Send or Receive and a transmission is currently in progress on the selected port your request will be queued Queue transfers are shown in the list box on the left hand side of the transmission control buttons The transmission queue has two columns The first column Operation indicates the type of transfer e g Send or Re ceive The second column File lists the names of the files to be transferred Note You can queue a maximum of 32 transfers 4 3 4 LSV2 manual transmission The only function available on the Send Receive tab use
66. tocol is used When you have entered a description and selected the correct template con figuration press OK If the server is licensed for this port the port configu ration is shown next If the server is not licensed i e the number of ports is exceeded or the selected protocol is not valid for this server you will receive an error message Note If you have a number of identical machines start by completing the configuration for just one of them When you have tested the configuration and determined that it works correctly Add new ports for the remaining machines and use this configuration as template for the remaining configu rations 5 2 RENAME A PORT 5 2 Rename a port This section describes how to rename a port Renaming ports requires ad ministrator access rights From the administration client highlight the port you wish to rename by clicking in the port list Select Port Rename Port from the menu and enter the administrator password if required This will bring up the rename dialog shown below The current description is initially shown in the New machine description field Change this to the new description and press OK If you do not wish to change the description press Cancel Rename machine A Rename Machine New machine description Lathe on shop floor B une Figure 5 3 Rename port The description must be 1 128 characters long but it is highly recommended that you choose a short des
67. tocol like Heidenhain or Mazak delete the two ports shown in the list To delete a port select Port Delete Port from the menu Then add a new port by selecting Port Add Port For further information on how to add new ports please refer to section 5 1 You are now ready to configure the machine Note If your license only allows one port only a single machine is shown 9 Opening the configuration dialog To configure a port select the port in the port list by clicking the left mouse button Then select Port Configure Port from the menu This will open the configuration dialog 10 Basic port settings For now just select the correct serial port settings for this machine When you are done press OK at the bottom of the dialog For further information on protocol configuration please refer to the Installation Guide 11 Testing the configuration You are now ready to start transferring data between the DNC server and the CNC Depending on the type of protocol selected you can either send a file to the CNC from the administrator program using the Send Receive menu or request a program from the CNC Many CNC s requires special settings to function correctly If you are unable to send and or receive data it is probably because additional configuration is needed For further information on protocol configuration please refer to the Installation Guide 10 2 Installing DNC Max v6 DNC Max server DNC Max V6 consists of t
68. ueue for the selected machine For further informa tion please refer to section 4 3 18 4 DNC Max administrator client Print File Print a file Select a file and print it directly View last file transferred View Edit the last file transferred 4 1 2 Port The Port menu is used for controlling the ports To control a specific port click on the port name with the left mouse button in the port list this will highlight the selected port Stop Stop port For further information please refer to section 5 4 Start Start port For further information please refer to section 5 4 Restart Restart port For further information please refer to section 5 4 Enable Enable port For further information please refer to section 5 5 Disable Disable port For further information please refer to section 5 5 Configure Configure selected port For further information please refer to the Installation Guide Add Add new port For further information please refer to section 5 1 Delete Delete port For further information please refer to section 5 3 Rename Rename port For further information please refer to section 5 2 Handheld Terminals Use this option to monitor handheld terminals Machine Monitors Select this item to add and configure machine monitor ports 4 1 CLIENT MENUS 19 4 1 3 Setup The setup menu is used for configuring the administrator client e Log On Log Off Use this option to log on or
69. umber of times the file should be transferred If you have requested a looped transmission only in the standard protocol this column also contains information about how many times the file should be sent and the current transfer number Le if you have requested to send a file 5 times and the server is currently sending the third iteration the count column will show 3 of 5 The third column File lists the names of the files to be transferred 4 3 SEND RECEIVE 25 For further information about looped transfers please refer to section 5 7 Note You can queue a maximum of 32 transfers 4 3 2 Directory selection If the selected port only supports transfers using remote request and auto receive ex Heidenhain then the Send Receive tab can be used to specify the directory that should be used when sending and or receiving files To enable manual selection of directories you must select Manual or Both in the Transmit directory and or Receive directory settings in the port configu ration For further information please refer to the Installation Guide Directory selection requires user access Send E Receive EJ a Hide Tabs Transfer Status Send Receive Loge it Transmit directory Y Specify transmit directory Current transmit directory C CIMCONDNCMax6 R00T Heidenhain New transmit directory v Different receive directory X E E Receive directory Current receive directory C C
70. ust have to specify the password the first time you attempt to perform a restricted operation 6 2 ACCESS CONTROL IN THE ADMINISTRATOR CLIENT 67 If you are controlling multiple servers from the same administrator client and some servers are configured with different passwords you will have to specify the password the first time you attempt to perform a restricted operation on each of the servers For a complete list of operations that requires user or administrator access please refer to section 6 4 and section 6 3 Note Operations that are not linked to a specific port or server like chang ing terminal colors are allowed even if you are not logged on Example Suppose you have 4 servers DNCSRV1 DNCSRv6 e DNCSRV1 Administrator password ADMIN and user password USER e DNCSRV2 Administrator password ADMIN and user password USER e DNCSRV3 Administrator password ADMIN3 and no user password e DNCSRv6 Administrator password ADMIN4 and user password USER4 You have started the administration client from the console of DNCSRV2 where you are logged on as User You can then send receive files and perform other user operations on servers 1 3 without entering a password because you are already logged on with user password USER on server 2 and you can also control ports on server 1 and 3 because they either use the same user password or have no user password access control disabled for
71. vanced dialog From the advanced dialog select the file to send by pressing the folder button or select a previously transmitted file from the drop down box Then select the starting point in the file from the Send From drop down list e Send from start of file When sending from start of file you can send the file multiple times by specifying a loop count greater than 1 e Send from line number Enter the start line number in the Line Number field e Send from block number Enter the start block number in the Block Number field If your machine uses block numbers in the format N1234 you do not have to specify N Note If the selected block number is not found no data will be send Check the port log for further information e Send from tool change Enter the start tool number in the Tool Number field If your machine uses tool numbers in the format TO10101 you do not have to specify T but you must specify 010101 specifying only 01 will not find the correct tool if any 48 5 DNC Max HOWTO Note If the selected tool number is not found no data will be send Check the port log for further information If you wish to send some data before the start of the transmission specify this in the Send before start of feed field For further information on specifying start of feed data please refer to section 5 12 In addition to this you can specify an initial feedrate and or spindle speed if the protocol used by the sel
72. wo programs the server shown below and the administrator client The server program handles communication with the CNC s and must be running at all times It is recommended that you start the server from the Startup folder If you start the server minimized you can bring up the server console from the tray icon see section 3 4 F CIMCO DNC Max Server Licensed to DEMO NOT FOR RESALE CIMCO Integration S Setup Help HESIMCO CIMCO DNC Max Server V 6 01 09 Copyright 1992 2010 CIMCO Integration 1 5 Licensed to DEMO NOT FOR RESALE CIMCO Integration Server name DNCSRYT510 12 39 32 Server connected to NC Base at localhost 12 39 33 DMG Starting port 12 39 33 DMG Port started successfully 12 39 33 DMG Directory re scan scheduled 12 39 33 Machine 4 Starting port 12 39 33 Machine 4 Serial port offline 12 39 33 Machine B Starting port 112 39 331 Machine A Serial nort offline 4 m 7 Scroll Restart Server Stop Server Lock Hide Administrator A Active ports 0 3 0 00 11 Clients 0 Transmitted 0 Received 0 Figure 3 1 DNC Max server console The top of the server window shows the program version the server name and license name Just below is the server log window The server log window contains information about server activities 3 1 Server menus This section describes the server menus 11 12 3 DNC Max server 3

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