In a recent Thread I asked for help in identifying an old (approx 1995) router:
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/engra...ld-router.html
The Thread has got some images of the machine and an image of a sample code file.
ZASto kindly replied with a hint that the NC code was plotter based.
I have done some searching, but I am unable to get a handle on how to interpret the code files still on the machine.
ZASto suggested that PU = Pen Up and PA = Plot Absolute, and they seem reasonable.
But how do I interpret the complete lines: PU0,33600,-200; PA0,33600,0 etc ?
Is this:
- Pen Up, go to cords 0,33600,-200,
- Move absolute to cords 0,33600,0 etc
The 33600 number could be 336.00 mm as that would fit on the machine, and perhaps '-200' is 2.00 mm upwards from home.
Just need suggestions on where to get language descriptions that might apply.
I recognize that the future of this machine is likely to be a complete revamp of the control software, but right now we just want to get it working so that any problems can be identified.
Thanks in advance for any assistance,
John