Software fails to connect to Compact Router
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Software fails to connect to Compact Router
My Software fails to connect to my Compact Router
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Serial ports and Software
Hi
Can you confirm the correct serial port pin out for connection to a compact router with NS card. Also are there any known issues with WIN XP and VR milling version 2.31?
Cheers
Can you confirm the correct serial port pin out for connection to a compact router with NS card. Also are there any known issues with WIN XP and VR milling version 2.31?
Cheers
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See this topic for a nice picture showing how the connections from PC to Baldor should be:
viewtopic.php?t=231
This is what you should have throughout all the adaptors and d-type bulkhead connectors - from one end to the other.
There are no issues with XP and VR Milling 2.31 as long as the Baldor is up to date....
There have been problems with RS232 communications to the older controls (with a RED segment display ) with NT,2000,XP where we have had to use a different RS232 device driver. If you are connecting to an old Baldor control (DenStep), then you should have the latest 2.1 EPROM fitted, and have control type set to 0 in machine parameters - control type 5 would give problems on an NT based operating system.
.... I've just seen that you have a NextStep ... so you shouldn't have any problem talking to the machine
viewtopic.php?t=231
This is what you should have throughout all the adaptors and d-type bulkhead connectors - from one end to the other.
There are no issues with XP and VR Milling 2.31 as long as the Baldor is up to date....
There have been problems with RS232 communications to the older controls (with a RED segment display ) with NT,2000,XP where we have had to use a different RS232 device driver. If you are connecting to an old Baldor control (DenStep), then you should have the latest 2.1 EPROM fitted, and have control type set to 0 in machine parameters - control type 5 would give problems on an NT based operating system.
.... I've just seen that you have a NextStep ... so you shouldn't have any problem talking to the machine