Denford Mirac PC wont connect

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by Denford Admin » Thu 29 Sep , 2011 9:10 am

It looks like your go file is set to use COM3 as the machine.
I've no experience of these files, but have a look at this post:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=58

Your .go file should look more like this (remove the comments):
$3F8 4 MACHINE (COM1=machine)
DENFORD1.KBD 1
18.2 $2F8 3 (COM2=tutor)

From the line "$3F8 4 COM1" in your file, I'm guessing that original used to be set to use COM1 for drip feed from another PC via RS232
And the machine was connected on COM3, tutor on COM2

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Sat 01 Oct , 2011 0:53 am

Thank you for the advice it was very very interesting.

I have made the changes and it looks right but for some reason it still will not connect.

here is what I have tried thus far since my last post.

editted Mirac .go to the following

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 MACHINE
Denford1.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

this didnt work, so I tried

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM 1
Denford1.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM 1
Denford.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 MACHINE
Denford.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 MACHINE
Denford1.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM 1
$3F8 4 MACHINE
Denford1.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM 1
$3F8 4 MACHINE
Denford.kbd 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

I also have 2 spare desktop tutors that work and switched them around with no luck.

Still get the error message Error <128> software aborted.

Funny thing though, I open FanucL and the RS232 drivers load, keyboard drivers load and VGA driver loads the program opens and I can write G code, it just wont transmit it to the machine. I know it was not made to run the MIRAC PC but can the OPT file be adjusted to make it work?

basically i will try anything.

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by Martin » Sat 01 Oct , 2011 5:32 am

Try this one.

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM1
$3E8 4 MACHINE
DENFORD.KBD 1
18.2 $2F8 3
VGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

Have you copied the drivers in to the mirac directory?

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Sun 02 Oct , 2011 5:02 am

no I hadn't

after putting them in it now loads the RS232 driver but I get the following errors

Error <151> RS232 driver not correctly installed
Error <181> software aborted

keep the ideas coming, i see light

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Sun 02 Oct , 2011 5:19 am

it wasnt loading the driver before.

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Wed 05 Oct , 2011 0:56 am

any other suggestions?

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by Martin » Wed 05 Oct , 2011 6:46 am

Can you post a screenshot of what files are in the Mirac directory?

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Sat 08 Oct , 2011 6:42 am

no problem.

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by jpmiller » Sat 08 Oct , 2011 7:26 am

Hi is the dongle fitted?

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Re: Denford Mirac PC wont connect

Post by cfmotorsports » Fri 14 Oct , 2011 4:41 am

I dont have a dongle.

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