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  1. #1
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    Nov 2007
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    Newbie Needs Help

    Hello everyone. I am looking for some advice/guidance with a new (old) amchine our company just received. It is our first CNC machine, a Dyna Mechtronics 4800 with a Meldas 520 control. My issue is, what communication software is good to use?

    We use Solidworks to design, SolidCAM to program and spit g-code. I spoke with a guy at Mitsubishi and he said they recommend ProComm, which I found to be a discontinued software. Any others that work well, and have a relatively low learning curve?

  2. #2
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    Have you heard of a software call Preditor Editor? You can edit your program and you can also use it to send to the machine thru the RS232 port

  3. #3
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    I had seen it is passing, but was unsure of which one to choose. They have a few on the site, but the "Predator CNC Editor" is the version you recommend?
    I wouldn't be doing any actual editing of the code, just basic transmission and checks on the part as the machine is being run.

  4. #4
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    May 2008
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    Hi,
    Vega DATA-View supports USB and RS-232/422 serial transfers, shows the
    machine animation during file transfers, and supports point and click file mid-starts.

    Free fully functional demo copy available at www.vegacnc.com

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