Paul,
That is pretty much what we do now (less the paper tape
)
As I understand it the haas is capable of reading instructions through the rs232 port real time (subject to the limitations of RS232). I am trying to get my control to send the instruction via rs232 to the haas. There by eliminating the separate program and manuscript for the haas. I think I have the answer, but I am waiting on a call from our machine distributor.
This would also allow me to make better use of my programming systems capabilities.
Dave