A local Machine shop recently donated a very well kept Bridgeport Series 1 CNC (BOSS 5) Mill with teletype and tape reader. I have the original documentation and the machine is perfect working order (as far as I can tell manually)
Originally I was looking at connecting via the 20mA current loop interface, which is connected through a round Amphenol connector, that used to be connected to a teletype machine.
I was told by a Camsoft salesperson that this machine can be connected directly to RS-232 without any special HW or cabling. All I need is one serial connector and one Amphenol connector. Catch is he would only pass along the required information if I purchased their SW ($$$). Software was donated with the CNC, so now I am just looking for anyone who may have the wiring diagram.
I was also told that the 20mA current loop does not work 100%, so that is even more motivation for me to find the necessary RS-232 wiring.
We compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (
www.usfirst.org) and the 2004 Robotics season starts tomorrow and we are in dyer need of getting this machine connected to a PC.
Thank you for any help or information you may be able to provide. If you have any information that can help, please contact me:
Brian Buonomo
Technology Teacher / 871 Team Leader
West Islip High School
1 Lions Path
West Islip, NY 11795
631-8932-3250 x224 Office
631-893-3269 Fax
b3@buonomo.org