Denford Software & Machines

Hello all

I tried my best to search and look for answer from the forum. I hate to ask without making any effort.
Long story short, I have a MiracPC and no windows based software to operate it.
I searched for answer and I think a boot disk could help.

DOS Bootdisk made and working, I can go to the DOS Operating system.
Then I take out the DOS Bootdisk and insert a "SELF MADE" Mirac Bookdisk"

I'm attaching the pictures to show my machine's plate and THE RESULT I captured from the screen.




Error code <50>, <128> came out after I executed autoexec.bat from Mirac directory.
I heard about .Go and .Opt and here they: (They are both copied from genius in this forum)

(.go)

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

(.opt)

AUTOERROR 0
DRAGMARKING 0
DISPLAYSIZE 3
NARROWSIMBOX 0
utils_menu_1 Dos Access
utils_go_1 dos
utils_menu_2 Turning Designer
utils_go_2 ldesign
mirac_sdevice machine
SRAMDRIVE 3
SHOWTOOL 0
-------------------------
safespindle 150
slave_encoder 2000
SLAVE_SPINDLEF 0.85
SLAVE_SPINDLELAG 35
lowspindle 100
highspindle 5000
-------------------------
mint_mfact 200
CHUCKCENTREX 10
moverangex 85
machineextentx 100
moverangez 150
machineextentz 200
-------------------------
SLAVE_ACCEL 120
HIGHFEED 3000
HIGHFEEDZ 3000
SLAVE_XDATUMFEED 1500
SLAVE_ZDATUMFEED 1500
-------------------------
SLAVE_ATC 2
mintool 1
MAXTOOL 8
-------------------------
SLAVE_PCHUCK 1
NOAIR 0
slave_thread 1
inspect 1
datumorder 1
SLAVE_IO 1
MIRAC.APP

Can anyone help and explain what went wrong, and if possible, can anyone send me a functional Mirac BootDisk to me?
I can provide more information if needed. Many thanks.

Don
Donatellotam@yahoo.com.hk

Hi,
Please try to reduce the size of images, those of us with mere 22" monitors can't see them properly!
It is also a real PITA for me to reduce them myself
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=597
Thanks!

Have you got the machine hooked up to the RS232 com: port 3 ?
This post may help with the .go settings
viewtopic.php?t=58

Denford Admin wrote:Have you got the machine hooked up to the RS232 com: port 3 ?
This post may help with the .go settings
viewtopic.php?t=58

Welcome, I should have thought of that. Resize done.

But no, I'm using com1 for the Mirac, and com2 for the Triac.
I tried Fanucl today, program starts and I can write a program, however, no luck to send that to Mirac.
I'm curious about the Fanucl could control my MIrac or not, as I saw it said offline program.
I have a strange feeling that may be Fanucl just can't make my MIrac move at all.
Anyone could tell me if I'm using the correct program? Does it able to control the Mirac?
Or should I be looking for different DOS software like Mirac or Flstep?

According to this viewtopic.php?t=738
You should be using Mirac software - according to an inpection sheet for a December 1994 it had a GSM controller.
This was the .opt and .go file for that machine: note that $3F8 4 MACHINE would put the machine connection on COM1: so you might want to remove the $3F8 4 COM1 entry

AUTOERROR 0
DRAGMARKING 0
DISPLAYSIZE 3
NARROWSIMBOX 0
utils_menu_1 Dos Access
utils_go_1 dos
utils_menu_2 Turning Designer
utils_go_2 ldesign
HIGHFEED 1200
SLAVE_XDATUMFEED 1200
SLAVE_ZDATUMFEED 1200
mirac_sdevice machine
{SLAVE_SPINDLEFACTOR 1.2
maxtool 8
mintool 1
dc_brake 0
(TCTYPE 2
MACHINEEXTENTZ 220
MOVERANGEZ 220
SLAVE_BANK 1

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

Denford Admin wrote:According to this viewtopic.php?t=738
You should be using Mirac software - according to an inpection sheet for a December 1994 it had a GSM controller.
This was the .opt and .go file for that machine: note that $3F8 4 MACHINE would put the machine connection on COM1: so you might want to remove the $3F8 4 COM1 entry

AUTOERROR 0
DRAGMARKING 0
DISPLAYSIZE 3
NARROWSIMBOX 0
utils_menu_1 Dos Access
utils_go_1 dos
utils_menu_2 Turning Designer
utils_go_2 ldesign
HIGHFEED 1200
SLAVE_XDATUMFEED 1200
SLAVE_ZDATUMFEED 1200
mirac_sdevice machine
{SLAVE_SPINDLEFACTOR 1.2
maxtool 8
mintool 1
dc_brake 0
(TCTYPE 2
MACHINEEXTENTZ 220
MOVERANGEZ 220
SLAVE_BANK 1

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

Thanks, Admin.
Your .Go and .Opt sample and post inspire me to do the modification.
Please find the following:

Machine connected to COM1 plus using QWERTY keyboards.

.GO

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

[Please find that QDENFORD.KBD 1 should be working with 18.2 0, instead of 18.2 $2F8 3]

.MACMIRAC

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM1
QDENFORD.KBD 1
18.2 0
EGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

[It should be same to the .GO file]

.OPT

IBM.RS2 2
$3F8 4 COM1
QDENFORD.KBD 1
18.2 0
EGA.CRT 0
MIRAC.APP

I can start the Denford Mirac DOS V2.25 after put the above three file into same directory.
Please feel free to contact me if anyone needs my disk.

However, I'm still trying to get familiar with the MIRAC DOS now, as the QWERTY keyboard is very unfriendly.
Will update everyone when I can handle the software and machine completely.

That's great - thanks for letting us know this information is helping. (We have very little experience of it here)

Hello Everything

Tired the MiracPC with Mirac.exe today. QWERTY is a bit ticky.
After homed the X and Z, you can press ALT plus J like everything said on the forum to change to JOG mode.
Pressing NUM LOCK keys "5" plus 2, 4, 6 or 8 could have the maximum Feed of 1200 for X +/- and Z+/-.
I believe the C or may be F could increase the override too max 150%.
I changed to one-step mode accidentally once and having the X and Z move in increment rate of 0.1 (or may be 0.01).
Still figuring out the correct key to change back to continue mode.
Anyway, end of my first report. Great experience of using DENFORD's product .

ps: I believe it could be better if I can get hands on the VRturning, Mirac.exe is a bit slow.