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PredatorCNCEditor

ThePredatorCNCEditorisastandaloneapplicationthatincludes:

CNCEditor-dozensofCNCintelligenteditingcommands,MicrosoftWord

compatiblemenus,toolbar,andshortcutkeys.

FileCompare-Integratedfilecomparewithsynchronizedscrollingandlineby

lineedit/changereview.

DNC-Send,receive,n

tsan

unlimited1numberofdifferentCNCmachineswithappropriatehardware.

Backplotter-GraphicallyverifyCNCcodebyquicklybackplottinganyCNC

ts1-4viewports,eightpredefined

views,zoomin,zoomout,nyviewandquicklyaddgraphicsto

yourtupsheets.

JETCAMJET-TermDNCTerminalSoftware

JET-TermDNCterminalsoftware

deliversaneasy-to-uyetpowerfulDirect

NumericalControlsolutionforyourshop

floor.

UrscantakeadvantageofJET-Term’s

powerfulyeteasytougraphicalinterface,

whichallowsmultiplesimultaneous

downloadingofNCfilestomachinetools-

lectamachine,lectafileandclick

otecontrolfeaturewithin

JET-Termallowsittobedirectlycontrolled

byyourmachinetool*.Real-timestatus

monitoringkeepsyouinformedofthe

progressofalloccurringdownloads.

JET-Termalsoprovidesawiderangeofotherfeatures,allowingtheurtointeractivelyviewa

mple,nestsfromJETCAMExpertcanbe

displayed-theurcantheneitheridentifycomponentsonthenestbyindicatingapartonthenest

ors,DXF

imagesofnestsandjoblists/FMSinformationareinstantlyavailableatalltimes.

gboxallowsallcommonparameterstobequickly

configuredforeachmachine(t,baudrate,parity,handshakingetc)togetherwith

moredetailedconfigurationoptionssuchasremotecontrol,blocktermination,specialtermination

alsospecifyyourpreferredNCEditortoallowfor

immediateeditingofNCcodeasrequired.

»XpertDNC™shopfloorCNCcommunications

::Availablein1,2,4,8,16,24,32,48,64,96or128Portswithorwithouthardware.

(FullProductcodelisting)

Simultaneouscommunication

ssionswithupto128CNC

machinesfromasinglePCat

speedsofupto230,400baud

usingtheTurboExpressPort

RS-232boardwithXpertDNC

/2forWindowsandthe

ComtrolRocketPortboardsfor

alloftheotherXpertDNC

nalrver

badRS-232solutionis

availablealsousingComtrol

VS1000&VS1100modules.

::DNCnetworkconfiguration

TheDNCnetworkcaneitherbetupina"STAR"configuration,witheachCNCdirectly

connectedtothecentralDNCcomputer,eliminatingswitchboxes(eithermanualor

electronic)ORa"HUB"configurationcanbeud,withashop

floorhubthatiscentrallylocatedto

minimizeRS-232cablingdistances.

::Client-ServerArchitecture

ClientServerisisanoptionthatallowsmultipleXpertDNCClientstocontrolone(ormore)

XpertDNCServersoveraTCP/ecanbenttoanyMachineatanytime!

::ComtrolEthernetBadhardware

TheComtrolVS1000terminalrverhardwareconsistsofhubsmountedinthemiddleofthe

shopfloorwith4,8,16,orupto64RS-232portsperHubthatareconnectedtoanNetBIOS

NCrunningunderWindowsNTcanuthe"virtual"COMportsoverthe

antageisshorterRS-232cablingandcentralizednetworkmanagement.

Multiplehubscanbeudforlargeshopinstallations.

::NEWFile

tilitystartedfrom

theXpertDNCinterfacethathasbeenengineeredtomakethetediousprocessofcomparing

“Changed”filesuploadedfromtheCNCcontroltotheir“Original”filesontheDNCsystem

mucheasier!

::EasyconnectionstoLAN’sandUNIXsystems

SeveralXpertDNCforWindowsnodescanbeconnectedoverPC-LANnetworkssuchas

connectiontoUNIX

systemsisoverTCP/IPsupporteddirectlyinWindows95andWindowsNT.

::Restart–4newways

AllowstheDNCoperatortostartaprogramfromanypointinthefile.i.e.,toolbreakage.

Restartcanbeaccomplishedin4paratewaystogiveCNCoperatorsthemaximumamount

offlexibility.

::Sub-ProgramExpander

SubExpanderisanewDNCfeaturewhereXpertDNCcanSendaMainprogramand

automaticallyexpandouttheSub–-programis

sub-programsandsubprogramloopingare

supported.

::SendingOptions

FromtheManualSendingscreen,youcannowtaBlockSkipswitchtoskiplinesthatbegin

withtheBlockDeletecharacter,andaSingleBlockswitchthatwillallowyoutondone

blockatatime.

::RemoteuploadsanddownloadsdirectlyfromtheCNCcontrol

RemotemodeisauniquefeaturethatallowstheCNCoperatortoupload,download,orrun

theCNCcontrolinadirect("dripfeed")DNCmoderightfromthecontrolitlfwithout

isveryflexible;thefilescanbeonthelocalDNC

computeroronanynetworkdriveyouhaveaccessto.

::TheCNCoperatordoesthis...

To"get"afileattheCNCcontrol,theCNCoperatorcreatesasimple2to3lineRemote

"Command"

operatorthen"punches"outthisfileandtsupthecontrolto"read".XpertDNCreceivesthe

filerequest,findsthefile,efilesatthe

DNCcomputer,theCNCoperatorjustpunchesthefileanditisautomaticallynamed,saved,

andstoredinthecorrectfolder.

::RemotendsbackDirectoryListings

TheCNCoperatorcanoutputaRemote"Command"programwiththecharacters"RMTDIR"

andtheDNCsystemwillndbackalistingofalloftheprogramsavailablefordownloading

intheformofaCNCprogramitlf.

::Remoteus"long"filenames

Remotefullysupports32bitoperatingsystem"long"

"Classic"8.3formatfilenamesstillworktoo.

::RemoteletsyouRestartprograms

RemotealsoallowsyoutoRestartaprogramfromtheCNCcontrolwhenatoolbreaksduring

direct(dripfeed)heCNCoperatorstopstheflowofdatahendsasmall

programbacktotheDNCsystemtotellittobackupagivennumberoflines,backuptoan

arkisapre-tcodeintheCNCprogram,

usuallyatatoolchangewhereyoucanrestartaprogram.

::Remoteletsyoustartaprogramatanypoint!

RemotenowsupportsndingaBlockNumber,Bookmark,orcodeforanumberofRepeats

beforetherequestedfilenamesothatyoucanskipforwardtostartthefileatapointother

thanthetopofthefile.

::Ur-Profiles

Passwordprotectionofupto15differentXpertDNCfunctionscanbetupforindividual

mple,toguardagainstunauthorizededitingofCNCprogramsorchangingof

machinetups.

::LongFileNames

255characterfilenamesarefullysupported,finedfile

typescanbeeasilyaddedbyfileextensiontotheoperatingsystemRegistry,allowingthe

doubleclickinginWindows95orWindowsNTExplorerforopeningtheapplicationorprinting

files.

::EventLogs

XpertDNCkeepsanon-goingeventlogforeverymachinecontrollerconnectedtothePCas

wellasanoverall"System"ntLoggivesaviewofyouroverallshop’s

tiesonaperiodicbasisandyoucanalsoethespecificeventsforeach

MachineConnection.

::VirtualMemoryEditor

VerylargeCNCcodeprograms(upto64MB)l

memoryisfast:an8MBCNCprogram(450,000lines)isloadedandreadytoeditin5

conds,andtherearenoartificiallimitationstothenumberoflinesinanCNCprogram.

::ColorSchemes

Urdefi

suppliedcolorschemesorcreateyourowncustomones.

::FileCompare

FileCompareeasilyshowsallofthechangesbetweendifferentrevisionsofCNCcode

programscanbecomparedbacktotheoriginalCAMgeneratedprogram

foreasyanalysisof"actual"programrequirements.

::Renumber

also

renumberbyaur-definedincrement(1,5,10etc.)andifneededitcanwraparoundat

N9999andstartagainatN1.

::Integrated3DBackplotting

Displae

CNCprogramandthepictureautomaticallyupdates!GraphicsaresupportedusingOpenGL

standardswithdynamiczoom,pan,ltoolpathscanbeeasilyshownwith

ovesareshownas

dashedlinesandeachtoolshowsasadifferentcolor

::GraphicalCutandPaste

MultiplefilescanbeopeninTheEditorconcurrently,andgraphicalCutandPasteeasilyswaps

blocksofCNCcodebetweentheopenfiles.

::AutoSpacing

AutoSpacinginrtsspacesbetweenCNCcode"words"yaddspaces

backintoCNCprogramsreceivedfrommachinetoolsthattypicallystripallspacesonoutput.

::Projects

AllowsthelinkingofmultipleCNCprogramsandotherdocumentstogethertomanagelarge

sCNCprograms,eswithembedded

graphics.