Newbie- HURCO TO PC

[yarn]

First post and very new with cnc's. I am a student working in our lab on campus. We are using a hurco VM1 verticle milling machine. We are currently trying to connect the hurco to a pc just so that we can get G-code that we get from mastercam onto the hurco. The hurco is using ultimax and i know it will not suport USB. We also do have the ultinet option but I do not really know what that means or what it is. The system version is 2.36.04e
Editor type is Basic NC
System name is Mill-AVC
does anybody know any way to connect these 2. We would just like to be able to send programs to the hurco...if possible send files to the computer...and if possible view on the computer the part as it is being cut out. Mainly just being able to send the program to the hurco would be great.
thank you for the help
yarn

[jalessi]

Yarn,

Give Buddy Maughon a shout.

http://www.amtsinc.com/index.html

Welcome to the Zone.

Jeff...

[yarn]

do i have to pay for his services...i am a college stundent and have none..lol

[jalessi]

Yarn,

Buddy will answer your questions N/C however if you need parts most likely there would be a cost involved.

Jeff...

[KyleH2]

Hey I used a VM1 when I was in machining school as well. Great machine. You can setup a DNC with the Hurco but the fastest/easier way to do it is to use a pin/zip/thumb/whatever USB drive to transfer form the computer with mastercam to the VM1. Just plug it into the VM1's USB port. Of course this will only work if the VM1 you are using has a Winmax/Windows based controller

If it has the old dos based Max/Ultimax then you're stuck using the floppy drive that's on the side of the touch screen control. I don't know if you can even use the DNC features on the DOS but you may be able to plug an RS232 from the computer to the machine.

[yarn]

thank you...i emailed him and am waiting for a reply...does anyone else have any ideas?

[yarn]

yea we do not have the write stuff to use USB's. Currently the only way we can transfer stuff to the hurco is the floppy drive but that gets really old really fast. Do you know how to connect them with the rs232 cable

[KyleH2]

Nope and RS232 has always been finicky. Add the RS232 to USB converter on top of that (as most modern computers no longer have RS232) and you have lots of points of error. When I was using the DOS on the VM1 I used the floppy.

[yarn]

if the machine does not support USB then would a rs232 to USB converter even work...or would the machine just recognize it as a rs232 cable...and is a rs232 cable a 9 the 9pin cable..or is that the circle connection next to the 9 pin connection....sorry if that is confusing.

[judleroy]

Use the 9 pin. Check the manuels if available for cable diagrams and bit and parity settings. You may need a custom made cable. Hurco offers the diagrams in there troubleshooting section on there website under rs232 communication or something like that.

[yarn]

once i have it connected how do i veiw the hurco on the computer?...and where do i put in all these settings?

[jalessi]

Check this out:

http://www.wieland.us/cnc-erp/en/ind...artikel=678806