William, I'm posting your questions to the SmartCAM list server as well since they may have a better answers than I.
> Q: Can I wire both machines to a single serial connector? A. I am not familiar with USB to serial adapters, but offhand I don't think you can split a RS232 connection. You can however split a USB connection using a USB hub. This may allow you to run 2 USB to serial adapters. > Q: Can I use the communicate program to send a program from one computer that is not connected to the machines through the computer that is wired to the machines? A. The Communicate program, as well as all the serial communication software I'm familiar with, can only address the Comm ports at the local machine. Thus Communicate must be installed on the PC that is wired to the machine tool. ============================================= Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.highsteel.com> http://www.highsteel.com ============================================= -----Original Message----- From: William Ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: turning planner Hi Fred, Thanks for help on the Planner, I checked the Turn.ini and everything was O.K. Then I checked the josrpt folder and the files were installed but had no data. So I corrected that. I have a couple of questions maybe you can answer, I have two cnc's one lathe and one mill, I'm using a switchbox to direct the code to the machines and I want to get rid of the switchbox. Q: Can I wire both machines to a single serial connector? I will be using the USB to serial cable for the notebook. Second, I program the lathe and mill on two different computers that are networked, Q: Can I use the communicate program to send a program from one computer that is not connected to the machines through the computer that is wired to the machines? I want to do this so my other programmers can send the code without me having to send it for them. I hope the second question is clear. Thanks for any help you can give William Ray ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
