all right here is how i do it, btw this is long so sorry
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as for connecting to the compact 5 that
appears to be where you are getting a little hung up. I have not
been able to connect with anything but freenclink and here are the
directions, this should work for any nc linking software, and if you
cant find nclinkfree let me know i'll get it out there somewhere, it
should be available from onecnc, but i can never find it on thier
site.
inside the nc software set it up in this manner
set your com port to whatever one you want to use
baud = 300
data bits 7
parity = even
stop bits = 1
xon/xoff not checked
dtr/dsr not checked
rts/cts not checked
first lines and last lines = 100(0)
i dont know why it's that way but it needs it there
timing line delay (msec) = 0
ignore line prefix = (
add to end of line = "select CR+LF"
ok, now that the options are set how to get the file over there
turn on emco cnc
start nclink free on the computer
on the emco press the "H/C" button
then hit the "inp" button
then type '66'
then "inp" again
a screen should come up rs232 operation etc....
then hit "inp" again
the screen should say load program
now go back to the computer and load up your program
you want to send over in nc link
go to utilities, then send
do not mess with the settings and click on the start button
the emco screen will say "program being loaded" and once done it will
have the program up on the screen
now go over to the emco and hit the start button
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good luck and if you have any questions let me know and i'll try and help.