FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
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Enter the startup parameters for this link:
Example of calling parameters:
-Px for interface (x: 1...9)
-Bxxxx for baud rate (xxxx: 1200... 115200)
-Cprot for protocol (prot: FE, ME_SND, ME_RCV, EXT_SND, EXT_RCV, LSV2)
-Ncontrol for control model (control: "POSITIP", "CNC PILOT", "MANUAL PLUS", "MILL PLUS", "ND XXX", "TNC 122", "TNC 124", "TNC 131", "TNC 135", "TNC 145", "TNC 150", "TNC 151", "TNC 155", "TNC 223","TNC 232", "TNC 234", "TNC 2500B", "TNC 246", "TNC 306", "TNC 355", "TNC 360", "CONTOUR", "TNC 370", "TNC 310", "TNC 410", "TNC 400", "TNC 406", "TNC 407", "TNC 415", "TNC 416", "TNC 425", "TNC 426", "TNC 430"
Example of target:
"C:\Programme\HEIDENHAIN\TNCremoNT 2.0\TNCserver.exe" -P2 -B19200 -CFE "-NTNC 415"
Note: The program path and any parameters containing spaces must be typed in quotation marks.
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How can I use TNCremoNT to exchange data with the MANUALplus?
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The TNCserver function of TNCremoNT is responsible for exchanging data with the MANUALplus, Mill Plus, CNC Pilot and other controls for which data transfer is activated at the control. You can start the TNCserver from the menu point Extras/TNCserver in TNCremoNT, or directly via the program call which can be reached via the Start menu (Start/Programs/HEIDENHAIN Applications/TNCserver 2.0).
Then select the folder containing your program files. Activate the "configuration" switch to go into configuration dialog and select the correct control. You can select from various protocols to match your control. For the MANUALplus, select "Send Data I/O" or "Receive Data I/O". After selection of the interface and the data transfer rate, the configuration is complete and you can exit the configuration dialog with OK.
Since the file name in the data I/O protocol is not explicitly requested, you must click the File button in the TNCserver to select the file that you wish to transmit or in which the received data are to be saved.
On the control, set the machine parameters for Device 1 according to the following list:
900 1 1:RS232
901 38400 baud rate
903 1 Stop bits
904 0 Number of zeros
905 1 1: Data code ISO (7-bit even parity)
906 1 Automatic code recognition
907 0 Flow control: 0: RTS/CTS 1: RTS/CTS + XON/XOFF
908 1 DTR control (Mill Plus)
909 1 DTR control (Manual Plus)
Switch to the data transfer mode and select the file group into or out of which you want to transfer the files.
Select Device 1 (or 2 or 3 if in the machine parameters you have configured another device for the TNCserver).
Press the "output" soft key on the control.
Press the "Read in" soft key on the control.
Press the "Start" button in the TNCserver application.
On the TNCserver the message "Waiting for prompt" must appear in the status box of the status display. If instead "No connection" appears, then you probably have an incorrect cable connection (you need a transposed serial cable, also known as a null modem cable).
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On a serial connection without the automatic baud-rate recognition option, the connection is not completely rebuilt with all the required access permissions and settings after the reset. Presumably this error will be fixed in Build 224. If you switch on automatic baud-rate recognition, you will be able to continue the restore process as desired.
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You can create program shortcuts for TNCremoNT, and enter a call line in the Properties of the shortcut (see the manual). In Version 2.0 you can use the command line switch -W<working directory> to specify a starting directory for the PC, and -R<TNC working directory> for the control.
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This possibility is available starting in Version 2.0. Although you need to change the Registry in order to use it. Start Regedit and locate the key \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HEIDENHAIN\TNCremoNT. Create a new text string entry with the name TextEditor. The content of the text string is the editor call. For example: "C:\Program files\UltraEdit\Uedit32.exe".
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The read-in routine cannot read the pallet file if it is write-protected (P in the first line). Remove the write-protect attribute before transferring the file from the PC, or if the file is already on the PC, use a text editor to delete the ‘P’ at the end of the first line (including the blank space).
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Version 1.1 of TNCremoNT does not yet have all the functions included in TNCremo for DOS. These functions are implemented in Version >= 2.0. This version is already released. Please contact our sales office for an upgrade. You also can download a shareware version from the service section of our homepage www.heidenhain.de