One of the features of this kind of software is that a companies CNC machines are put on a DNC network and some (I believe this one does) is to allow the operator to downwload a particular file from a server, Cadem s/w does this by storing a small file on the CNC machine which has the number of the file requested in it and when it is sent by the operator & recieved by the server program, the file is then transmitted to the machine. The operator first sends the request file out of the serial port and immediatly has to put his machine into the recieve mode and wait for the server to send it.
Cadem also has a free single user DNC program on their site.
Al
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design
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