General options

Use this dialog to configure general port settings.

Use the following dialog to configure basic port settings.

Use the following dialog to configure basic serial port settings. The serial port settings must match those selected on the CNC. Please refer to the CNC manual for further information.

General Options dialog

COM Port

Select the COM port from this list. In some cases, not all the port installed on the server are shown. This happens if the port is not installed correctly, or if the port could not be detected. Please refer to the on-line help for further information.

Baud rate

Select baud rate from this list Transmission speed, in bits per second. The speed must match that of the CNC.

Enable hardware handshake (RTS/CTS)

Check this field to enable hardware handshaking.

Stop bits

Select number of stop bits from this list

Data bits

Select the number of data bits from this list

Parity

Select parity mode

Transmit settings

Remove white spaces

Check this field to remove any white spaces (tabs and spaces) from the transmitted data.

Remove empty lines

Check this field to remove empty lines.

Convert to uppercase

Select this field to convert any transmitted data to upper case.

Remove comments

Check this field to remove program comments.

Keep spaces in comments

Check this field to keep white spaces inside comments.

Always drip-feed files larger than (bytes)

If the transmitted program is larger than the specified value, it will always be drip-fed.

Transmit Timeout (sec)

Use this field to specify the send/receive timeout.