How to Transfer CNC programs by rs232

[@robertoesquivel3023]

I have followed your video and It has been helpful, finally I can transfer my programs to my old machine! Thanks for sharing!

[@jaycrook1076]

I know my response is several months old, but thank you for posting this. Also, love the Kitamura My-1 in the background. I just bought 2 used Kitamura My-2 with APC's. I realized at this exact moment, as I was writing my first program for the machine, that I no longer have a computer with a 9 or 25 pin serial port. I don't mind hand entering a short program but when they get longer it's a complete drag. Thanks again, Jay.

[@lockgessner]

your welcome, it was a real head banger sorting all this having never done it. Glad I could help someone. Wish mine was a my-2 the 7.5hp spindle can be a bit of a drag from time to time...

[@jaycrook1076]

Hi Lock. I bought the cable and Null modem as suggested along with downloading the Smart DNC software. Everything worked! Thanks again.

[@retrounit7082]

Hey, thanks! Appreciate that you shot a video based on my question!

[@lockgessner]

I saw your post and had been contemplating do it, so I decided to get off my butt... Thanks for watching!

[@azmr]

Awesome Video thanks for the info

[@andrewmasonwerdna]

page directory is probably down then left or right id imagine at the 1/2 page at bottom, if multi pages, or Alt/ shift function available on a cnc?

[@giova2927]

Hi I would monitoring an old.cnc machine OM series a sigma vc1000 and i would have some idea

[@rob7439]

I legit have the same cable set up with null modem adapter and it works fine once i figured out the parameter settings

[@lockgessner]

Hey thanks for watching, Your comment sub has pushed me to edit and publish some of the hundreds of hours of footage I have(I lost interest for a bit there.) It took me a minute to get this figured out but once I figured out my machine getting it to work for a buddies hardinge sv lathe was pretty easy.

[@davidmartin2320]

So is this a null modem adaptor. Good video very informative.

[@James-oy6pb]

what dnc software are you using?

[@lockgessner]

Smart DNC 2015, it is a free software, I'm sure theres better ones but it hasn't failed me yet.

[@RussianBearTu95]

Thanks for the video, I'm working in a machine shop and boss recently had me build him a plasma CNC table and I retrofitted an 1980ties mill to modern Acorn controller , he just recently asked me If I can figure communication between a computer and 2000s era Fanuc control CNC lathe that has serial port on it. This probably saved me lots of research time , thank you for that. one question , the file you make for the CNC mill , are they usually .txt or .gcode ? Also how much memory are those old controllers supposed to have to store all those programs do you know? Thanks!

[@lockgessner]

Glad it helped, I always save as .txt. As far as memory that highly variable even within the same control type on same machine; it depends entirely on the bean counter that ordered it… for example my mill has the high speed machining option but the basic memory of 156kbytes(makes a lotta since right🙄) but could have been ordered with something like 4x the memory if my memory serves me correct… it also was ordered with the basic 4 work offsets instead of the upgrades which could be up to 156 sets which again was pretty dumb considering this machine has two pallets…

[@MohammadAli-wi1nj]

how can i contact you? any email?