[Meccbell]

I'm looking for a good and reliable DNC program running under Linux Ubuntu.
Anyone can help me ?

Thanks.

[NEATman]

Do you mean EMC for Linux?
http://www.linuxcnc.org/

NEATman

[Meccbell]

Do you mean EMC for Linux?
http://www.linuxcnc.org/

NEATman

Hmmm...
that's a Machine Controller Software, not a communication sw. Maybe contain some communication features, but it's not exactly what I looking for.

Now I use DNC Server from I-Logic http://www.i-logic.com/dncserver.htm
It's a wonderful and reliable product, but next month we will migrate the shopfloor PC to Ubuntu and I need an equivalent solution.

In any case, many thanks to you.

[andycarter]

Just out of curiosity:

What is the reason for moving to linux on the shopfloor PC when you have a system that you are currently happy with?

[ghyman]

Predator (http://www.predator-software.com/dnc.htm) clams it acts as a 'gateway' between CNCs and multiple flavors of servers, including GNU/Linux.
Not sure that means it will run on a GNU/Linux machine, but I'd ask them... they have an excellent system.

Or...

Run "Wine" (http://www.winehq.org/) on the Ubuntu box, that might still allow you to use your existing Windows software.
'Might', because Wine uses native calls instead of Windows'; I don't know for certain if it supports I/O calls...

But, Wine is free... I'd load it into Ubuntu, and try your existing software through it first.

[skullworks]

Where I work we have 4 PC on carts used to upload files into the machines.

They are all old Boxes still running W95 and a older version of Preditor.

None of the machines are actualy run in DNC mode. (Almost all are Lathes)

I'm sure it would not take too much to write a Linux version of something like the old Procomm program.

(and I also run 2 Ubuntu boxes here at home.)

[IanS]

easyDnc now runs on Ubuntu linux.

We just did a port of the easyDnc software from Windows to Linux and MacOS
http://www.dnc-x.com

We're the software authors but (for linux) it's free software so I hope the mods don't think we're spamming the forum.

[smabhyan]

Someone suggested me in CNCZone about minicomm. This is the software, part of Linux system.

At Command Prompt type minicomm.

The software will start working.

[migueln]

easyDnc now runs on Ubuntu linux.

We just did a port of the easyDnc software from Windows to Linux and MacOS
http://www.dnc-x.com

We're the software authors but (for linux) it's free software so I hope the mods don't think we're spamming the forum.

I downloaded easyDnc but I'm having many problems in the communication. The serial port is well configured but the "Port Scan" and the manual configuration of the port don't work. When I open other communication softwares like minicomm the CNC detects a signal, but with easyDnc it cannot detect a signal. Can you help me?