I have fully restored a Series I R2E4 to original electronics.
I have a need to use the "drip feed" method (DNC protocol) to work large programs.
I cannot find any documentation on the protocol. It's not just a matter of the correct COM port settings. I can communicate with the machine just fine, but I can never get the "DNC off" flag to turn to "ON", and I overflow the DNC buffer every time I try to send even one short block in the "load DNC" mode. (It's not flow-control, either, unless I'm missing something really basic).
Does anyone have documentation on the protocol? I can do the coding to build a software to do the work, but I need to know what to write.
Thanks,
LLoyd