I first met with Bill Gaines in a conference room in Chico, California. He was showing me slides from a presentation on his efforts to improve the manufacturing industry through collaboration on challenges such as skills gaps in job candidates. It was Bill's presentation that inspired me to launch this podcast and I’m proud to have him as my first guest. During his … [Read more...]
Upgrading CIMCO MDM
If you landed on this article on your own, you may want to confirm the instructions are valid for your MDM installation, some newer versions have new features that require a little configuration such as Client Sets (see Changes in CIMCO MDM 9 for an example). We often generate content for our customers and share it for informational purposes on the website. If you did not land … [Read more...]
Moxa Nport Settings for DNC Max
CIMCO DNC-Max works with Moxa devices right out of the box. In most cases you only need to assign an IP address and assign that to the port in DNC-Max. There are occasions where some settings need to be tweaked and this article is for those occasions where we call on our customers to change these settings. Optional Moxa Nport Data Packing Settings If we have called upon … [Read more...]
How to change the default load and save path in CIMCO Editor 7 or 8
A CIMCO Editor user recently contacted us after they noticed the default load path, the one that CIMCO Editor uses when you click "Open" had changed. This was causing them to have to change it each and every time they went to open a file. Normally, a setting like this would automatically save to the last state, but there are times where this may not be the case. Also some users … [Read more...]
Migrating from CIMCO Edit V7 to V8
You've probably heard that CIMCO V8 is out, now many of you are eager to get to work using this latest version of CIMCO software. Many of our users do extensive customization to CIMCO Editor to maximize their productivity, those settings are completely compatible with the newer version. For today we will focus on upgrading V7 to V8 while keeping your current settings. The … [Read more...]
CIMCO Version 8 Released
The latest major version of the CIMCO Software suite has been officially released. The biggest improvements are in the MDC Max data collection, CIMCO Editor and the license management. The entire suite did receive significant improvements particularly with a still industry leading modern interface design as well as faster performance. CIMCO customers with active maintenance are … [Read more...]
CIMCO Version 8 User Interface
Back in 2006 when I started getting to know CIMCO Software, I noticed something that stood out. Their interface was clean and modern. It seems silly, but in the rapidly evolving software world, looks matter. It shows a company that is committed not to just providing a quality product, but one that cares that the user experience is up to date. Never mind the fact that CIMCO is … [Read more...]
Innovation, Industrial Internet of Things, and Makers
Discovering New Passions When you were growing up do you remember the first time you did something you went on to be passionate about? One great memory I have was a trip to the Colorado River in Arizona with friends. My friend's family owned two dirt bikes, and I had never been exposed to off road or motorcycles before. I spent countless hours on that trip buzzing around the … [Read more...]
How to Lock the Reset Button on Moxa Nport Devices
Recently we had a customer who had a number of ports go offline on their CIMCO DNC Max system. After doing some troubleshooting it was determined that all of the Moxa devices in question had been reset to the factory default IP Address of 192.168.127.254. This indicates that the reset button had been triggered. Once you've configured a Moxa NPort device for a critical DNC, bar … [Read more...]
CIMCO Version 8 License Management
Recently we shared the news that CIMCO is working on the release of version 8. We even shared a sneak peak of CIMCO Editor V8. Today we're going to take a look at the license file enhancements and management using the license file viewer. Convenient License Management via CIMCO License File Viewer In the brand new License File Viewer you will be able to manage all aspects of … [Read more...]