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Installation Notes:        CSSDNC FILE SERVER

 

Introduction

This system is normally installed on a Drill Room File Server (Windows 95/98/ME) to communicate with machines or computers using Excellon DNC 1.3 protocol.  It is typically used with the Excellon UCS and CNC-7 controllers when a separate PC is not provided at the machine. 

Requires either  C:\SERVER\SYSTEM.DAT  or  C:\DRILL\DRLSYS.DAT  to locate drill/route files.

Works with both CSS jobs and individual files in different subdirectories.

Drill/route and job files normally kept in C:\SVFILES  may be in mapped subdirectory elsewhere on network..

Can handle as many COM ports as can be physically install in the computer. 

      

        Keyboard Entry                                         JobNumber$                              FileName$

        19tools\driltape.dat                                     19tools.job                              driltape.dat

        driltape.dat                                                 none                                      driltape.dat

        c:\svfiles\demojobs\driltape.dat                     none                                      Entire string

 

Installation From Floppy Disks

Insert disk #1 and run SETUP.EXE.   Install in C:\DNCSERV subdirectory

 

Starting Program - Manually

Command line driven ->  CSSDNC 2  (machine name)            Starts COM2:    

Example:  RUN C:\DNCSERV\CSSDNC 2 EX-200 #2             [COM Port = 2     Machine Name = EX-200 #2]

Starting Program From Batch File – Can created Icon on Front Page to Start CSSDNC Server

CSSDNC.BAT

C:\DNCSERV\CSSDNC 1  MK-4/CNC-4                        Start COM1 for MK-4/CNC-4

C:\DNCSERV\CSSDNC 2  Century 2001/CNC-7                Start COM2 for Century 2001/CNC-7

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C:\DNCSERV\CSSDNC n                                    Start on COM Port n