If you wish to configure the settings for the communication between the PC and a selected machine, you can do it in two ways:
If you select DNC Setup from the Transmission menu, this window will appear:
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DNC Setup dialog. |
If there are several machines connected to the computer, you can select which machine to communicate with or configure.
Here you select the communication protocol for the selected machine. The Standard Serial protocol and the FTP Client protocol are available in CIMCO Edit V8.
Shows in shorthand the most important of the machine settings.
Example: COM1, 9600, 7E2 (Port: COM1, Baud rate: 9600, Data bits: 7, Parity: E (even), Stop bits: 2). Example: cimco@192.168.254.231 (Username: cimco, CNC IP Address: 192.168.254.231).
Shows a list of different machines types defined in the Global Setup, which can be used as templates (e.g. Heidenhain, ISO Milling, ISO Turning, etc.)
Click this button to enter the configuration dialog for the selected machine.
Click this button to rename a machine configuration.
Click this button to add a new configuration. The following window appears:
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Add a new DNC machine. |
Enter the name and machine template for the new machine, and then click OK. Click Cancel to cancel the operation.
Click this button to delete a configuration. You will be prompted if you really want to delete the machine configuration.
Click this button to execute the new settings and close the configuration dialog.