Cimco to Mits FX20 wire

[savagkd]

Hi All,

I can't get Cimco to talk to my FX20.

Can any of you help me with the setup?

 

Thanx

 

Keith

[chris m]

Has anything talked to this machine in the past? If so start out with the Cimco settings [parity, baud rate, linefeed, etc] the same, turn all handshaking off, all start and end triggers off, and see what you get.

 

C

[Kannon]

savagkid,

settings from our fx10 (would think they would work)

Item contents setting

device fixed name rs2

port no. port 2 2

trn.speed 2400 3

stop bit 2 3

parity on no parity 0

even parity odd parity 0

chr length 8 3

term type eor 3

term code 1 hex 0

term code 2 hex 0

rewind code hex 0

handshake dc code system 3

dc parity with dc code even 1

dc2/dc4 out w/out dc2 w/o dc4 0

cr out invalid 0

eia out iso out 0

 

at computer;

ascii com1 baud rate 2400 parity even data bits 7 stop bits 2 handshaking software EOL delay 0.0

 

communication Cable

25 pin 9 pin

jumper4,5 jumper1,4,6

jumper6,8,20 jumper7,8

2--------------------------2

3--------------------------3

7--------------------------5

 

These are the settings that worked for us and I would like to thank Dustin Greeves for supplying us them from this forum. So if you wanted to start the counter webby on how this site has helped put a click in for me!

 

hope these work for you also!

[Kannon]

whoops that didnt work!

it took my spacing out, the last number you see in the column for machine settings is the number you enter at the machine.

sorry bout that!

[savagkd]

Thanks Guys,

I'll give it a try as soon as I dig out of this hole.

 

Thanx

 

Keith

[savagkd]

KANNON123

I gave your settings a try, now Iget an overrun error. We're getting closer. Yesterday I got no indication at all.

It works using Mastercam's communications. The only change to your settings is term type eor is at 1.

Any other ideas?

 

Thanx

 

Keith

[Kannon]

try slowing your baud rate down even more, we were getting that error and I believe we just had to slow the baud rate down more.

Give it a try and let me know

 

Kannon123

[savagkd]

I'm in a cut and can't change anything now but I'll try 1200 baud and let you know.

 

Thanx

 

Keith

[deeherk]

savagkd,

if you are sending a large program, you may have to slow baud down to lowest settings.. on our fa10, we can zoom em in at 9600, while our sx10 is at 300... hth..

dan

[savagkd]

Update: I had to drop the baud to 300. takes way too long. Think I'll just stick with MC comms at 2400 baud.

Unless someone can think of a way to get Cimco's baud up....

 

Thank you all for your help!

 

Keith

[Kannon]

savagkd,

here is the link to when we were having problems with our fx communication.

Maybe able to pull some ideas from here to help

http://www.emastercam.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...t=014909#000000

 

Good Luck,

Kannon123

[chris m]

Keith

 

If you had to slow the baud down that far I would say you have a handshaking problem of some kind. I'll forward this thread to the local Cimco studs here and maybe they'll chime in.

 

C

[savagkd]

Thanks Chris,

We are in the middle of remodeling the shop. When we move the wire I'll have them drive a ground rod and see if that helps.

 

Thanks to all

 

Keith

[Steve Landkamer]

Keith,

In CIMCO Edit go to the DNC Setup on the "Transmit" tab at the bottom right you have a "Delay before each line (ms)" setting. Set it to maybe 5 to begin with and adjust from there. If MC's COM works so should the CIMCO . I have found on drip feeds a delay is required almost. I have never had any of my customers have to drip feed a wire program before. You must have some monster files.

Good Luck,

Steve

[Shop Floor Automations-Predator SW]

Make sure your FIFO is disabled on your local comm port you are using. This is required. Also, a typical line delay is recommended for 10ms.

 

Depending on your cable quality and length, 4800 baud is standard. Anything less is probably your cable or distance issue. You could connect the machine directly to the network with a 1 port serial to ethernet device. Less then $200 buck and then you have a reliable CAT5 cable at the machine, with TCP/IP and 5 ft RS232 cable to allow you to scream the data in.

[savagkd]

Greg,

Can I contact you offline and try to work this out?

 

Thanx

 

Keith

[Anthony CIMCO]

savagkd - give us a call when you are freed up. You should have all the info, just need to figure out what the bottle neck is.

[Ying Jiang]

http://www.cimco.dk/support_transmission.php3