Networking HAAS

[jybute]

Hi there, been off for a while.

We are about to get another VF6 witch will make 3 VF6 and 1 VF4. Its time to network I believe. All machines have ethernet cards and are ready to go. I just dont want to spend 25 large on server software. Does anyone know of anyhting that is a little more affordable as far as software is concerned? And if not, am I going to have problems with windows Vista's network settings?

Please help

[Vega Bill]

The Haas control can be hooked up to your Windows network without any additional software. Haas has documentation on their web site for the basic connection.
The one security issue I ran into was that if the Windows firewall was NOT enabled the DHCP protocol would not recognize the Haas control and allow a connection.

If you are considering a serial DNC network, Vega DATA-View supports the Haas with both Xon/Xoff and XModem. It also supports file mid-starts with point and click start-up.
The DATA-Optimize is really impressive on the new Haas systems and can reduce cycle time of complex part surfaces by more than 50% and with a better surface finish.

There is a FREE fully functional demo at www.vegacnc.com

[Mr.Xtreme]

Bill,

Is there a trial for the Data optimize program.
Went there and seen a lot of stuff, but not that exact program?
Have an interest in it.

Paul

[Vega Bill]

Yes, there is a fully functional demo available at www.vegacnc.com
Go to the 'Downloads' page and select 'Download DATA-View Demo'

[Mr.Xtreme]

Thanks Bill,

I didn't realize the Data Optimize was under the program Data View.

[cjablonski]

If your machines have Haas' Ethernet Interface with or without the hard drive you can run your programs directly from a Windows PC or copy them to the control. You do not need any server software, you don't need to copy the files to the control allowing unlimited program size. I use a dedicated PC running XP because crashing and restarting this machine will cause the mill to stop.