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Using the Port Debug Log in CIMCO DNC Max

May 1, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

If you've owned or worked with any CNC equipment, you know that issues come up from time to time. Sometimes these issues affect your Machine Data Collection or your program sending and/or receiving. CIMCO provides a very useful debug feature for these very cases. This quick tip shows you how to use debug to see what is happening with one of your machine ports to maybe get some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Debug, DNC, DNC Communications, DNC Max, How To

One Critical Option to Consider When Buying a New CNC Machine

March 28, 2017 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

New CIMCO Web MDC Client

CNC machines can be quite expensive, and they should be. They are complex machines often capable of the magical manufacturing duty of turning a piece of raw material into something more intricate with another purpose while maintaining extreme precision. The parts made on CNC machines are in every room of your home and business. Right under your nose right now, there are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Equipment, Manufacturing Tagged With: Advanced Manufacturing, CNC Controls, CNC Machine, DNC Communications, DNC Max, Equipment, Machine Data Collection, MDC-Max, Precision Manufacturing

How to Drip Feed using CIMCO DNC-Max or Edit

March 21, 2017 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

When Drip Feeding is Necessary Most new CNC controls are now Ethernet capable and support Windows networking for file transfer and offer plenty of room for storage. There are, however, a huge number of perfectly functional CNC machines out there with older controls that support only RS-232 for file transmission. We also see a number of machines where the company orders them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Hardware, Reference Tagged With: Buffered Input, CIMCO Editor, Direct Numeric Control, DNC Communications, DNC Max, Drip Feeding, Fanuc, Haas, How To, Moxa, Spoon Feeding

How to Lock the Reset Button on Moxa Nport Devices

April 29, 2016 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

Moxa 5110 Reset Button

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Security Tagged With: DNC, DNC Communications, DNC Max, How To, Howto, Moxa, Nport

Making Informed Decisions about Wireless DNC

February 3, 2015 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Wired and Wireless DNC

Wireless DNC, MDC and other shop floor devices have some great benefits. When you are considering the question of wired vs wireless, there are some potential issues that you will want to consider. The intention of this article is to help you make an informed decision on whether or not wireless has a role to play in your DNC, MDC or other similar solution. Wireless shop floor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: CNC, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, DNC Communications, Wireless, Wireless DNC

What CIMCO Editor Options do I Need?

May 28, 2014 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

CIMCO Editor is a very powerful tool that no CNC Programmer should be without. In addition to the Editor there are four options related to CIMCO Edit: CNC Calc (Simple 2D Cad/Cam) Mazatrol Mill and Turn Viewers Communications Port (1 included effective 1/1/2019) License Server (Optional/no charge effective 1/1/2019) Extend Your CIMCO Editor Investment with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO Editor, CNC-Calc, DNC, DNC Communications, Mazatrol Viewer

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