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What would you be willing to pay for RS232 communication software to run on Microsoft XP to communicate with RS232 at virtually any HAAS CNC and maybe some Fanuc systems that provided the following capability:
1. Software would be started at the computer, and left running continuously.
2. Any programs to be used at the CNC would be placed at a known location in the computer.
3. A known location in the computer would exist for receiving programs or data from the CNC.
4. From the CNC screen you could specify one or more files to be sent to the CNC, and initiate the send operation from the CNC.
5. At anytime you could from the CNC send programs or data to the computer.
There are obviously saturation problems at the computer that would limit effective simultaneous use of a large number of channels.
In a sense this question relates to exercise, cost of time, convenience, laziness, elasticity of demand, distance between computer and CNC, and other factors.
This question is not about whether you would like this capability, but what would you actually be willing to pay for this function.
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