I agree with tsutt, Ethernet is nice.
How large are your programs? If you expand the memory to its max, about 16MB, then you can load a program of about 12MB into the run mode. It has its advantages and disadvantages. Of course it is nice to be in the run mode because it has extra features like stopping and pulling the tool away mid stroke and it checks the entire program for syntax and links before you start to run. Also your problem of the control locking up will likely go away. The down side is it takes a a couple minutes to load such a large program and I think the read ahead feature is different in run than it is in DNC.
Dave |