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Originally I was looking at connecting via the 20mA current loop interface, which is connected through a
round Amphenol connector, that used to be connected to a teletype machine.
I was told by a Camsoft salesperson that this machine can be connected directly to RS-232 without any
special HW or cabling. All I need is one serial connector and one Amphenol connector. Catch is he would
only pass along the required information if I purchased their SW ($$$). Software was donated with the
CNC, so now I am just looking for anyone who may have the wiring diagram.
I was also told that the 20mA current loop does not work 100%, so that is even more motivation for me to
find the necessary RS-232 wiring.
We compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Competition
(www.usfirst.org) and the 2004 Robotics season starts tomorrow and we are in dyer need of getting this
machine connected to a PC.
Thank you for any help or information you may be able to provide. If you have any information that can
help, please contact me:
Brian Buonomo
Technology Teacher / 871 Team Leader
West Islip High School
1 Lions Path
West Islip, NY 11795
631-8932-3250 x224 Office
631-893-3269 Fax
b3@buonomo.org
The original owner was in today and gave me a nice little training session.
The only problem that I may have now is wether or not this machine does support RS-232, the owner was
under the impression that RS-232 was optional and I may need to use a 20mA current loop converter. at
about $60 from B&B Electronics, I'm not that upset.
I'm hoping to have everything setup and running sometime this week. I'll post the results when it is
working. Thanks again for all teh help guys.
Brian
c_nut
Search eBay for "Bridgeport RS232" and you should get this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=11805&item=3847422552&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
George W.
The rs232 with xon\xoff enabled is the importasnt part. I have Procomm so it should be fairly easy from
here.
We woke up a Dyna Mite 3000 lathe while I tried to get the info for the mill and that has been an
experience. The turret quit and after almost giving up on it the loose wire showed itself. Now the mill we
be on the front burner.
We also have a Dyna mill same age as the lathe any info on that? I do not even have a operation manual
on it. I do not hold out much hope for it as it was in a hanger for a few years and has some mositure
dammage on the electronics.
c-nut
pull the plug on one of the boards it is a k labeled i can not remember the one i did all that stuff .
I was also told some customer used Predator with File Block Feature that allowed a specific # of lines,
send a control character, like "K" and then send the rest of the data. You are welcome to download a copy
from our site and give it a try at no charge.
George
Thanks,
Jim
George