VR Milling v5 controlling 2 machines or more

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VR Milling v5 controlling 2 machines or more

Post by Denford Admin » Tue 05 Dec , 2006 17:10 pm

VR Milling is capable of running two (or more) machines from a single PC.

This solution can be used to fix a recent problem where the students login changed the machine type to whatever they had used last, on the PC that was controlling the machine.

If you want to run 2 of the same type of machine from one PC, then you will have to create a new machine by copying some files.
For example, Compact 1000.ini
in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Denford\ConfigM
copy this and call it Compact 1000 2.ini
edit the machine list.ini in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Denford and add the new machine
(eg, Compact 1000 2=xxxxxxxx - copy the way it is for all the others)

To get VRMilling to use a different ini file, so that it remembers what the machine type should be (and not whatever the user last picked) ...

In C:\Program Files\Denford\VRMilling5 :-

copy VRMilling5.exe twice
rename them (eg, machine 1.exe AND machine 2.exe)
copy VRMilling5.ini
rename them (eg, machine 1.ini AND machine 2.ini)
Create shortcuts to these new EXEs (on the dekstop)

(the Ini files will now be copied to the users directory when you run each new exe for the first time - if you have tried to run the EXE without a valid matching INI file, it will have already done this so you will have to delete the ini file from docs+settings\username\app data\denford)

Run each exe in turn, select the machine you want for each shortcut
Open offsets and do a menu -> save as and save each offset file eg, as Machine 1.MOF
Then, using advanced mode on the offset menu, do a "load all" and pick Machine 1.MOF
Close vrmilling5 and see if the machine and offset file is correct



IF YOU ARE CONNECTING TO BOTH MACHINES VIA USB THEN....

You will then need to alter the NODE id on ONE of the machines from 2 to 3 using the latest easy upgrader-
Connect USB to ONLY ONE machine at this time - this will be node 3 - the other will stay as node 2
run easyupgrader
click check my machine
right click the image
select advanced...
password is ***** (PM or email me for this password !)
change nodeid to 3

Now change the parameters to make one machine talk to node 3 .....
run the vrmilling shortcut for this machine (eg machine 2):
goto menu setup -> setup machine parameters
password is denny
make sure its the correct machine
goto communications section
change node from 2 to 3
close vrmilling and re-run

Hope this makes sense :shock:

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