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#### MachineDefinition - Interface Tab

MachineDefinition dialog box – Interface tab

Interface Type – This list allows you to specify the interface type to use when connecting to the NC machine. You can select one of these types:

- Serial

- Ethernet

- HSSB (Fanuc proprietary High Speed Bus)

- Test

- File

The interface type is based on the NC machine interface available. You will usually use the same interface type that you use to load cutting programs onto your NC machine. If you don't use a communications interface, then select Serial from the list. Most machines support the serial interface type.

This value is set to Ethernet (with the FOCAS or HSSB option) for Fanuc controllers or Ethernet (with the HMI Advanced option) for Siemens controllers.

Connect Text – This box allows you to specify strings required to connect the server channel to the NC machine. Default text strings are supplied for common interfaces.

For example, for the serial interface, the connection string would read: COM1,9600,N,8. For Ethernet interfaces, the connection string contains the IP address of the control. For HSSB interfaces this contains a string indicating the controller type. For File interfaces, this contains a directory to which some other application drops journal files for processing.

Configure the Connect Text for ethernet (e.g. “192.168.0.1 8193”) for the same IP address and port number as defined in the control. This is found in the DDE_CONF.txt file for Siemens controllers or in the Parameter pages for Fanuc controllers..

Line Terminator – This list allows you to select the line terminator to use when generating the NC program.

<LF> - An ASCII Linefeed character is appended to each line. LF characters advance the cursor one line below the current line without moving the position of the cursor horizontally.

<CR> - An ASCII Carriage Return is appended to each line. CR characters cause the cursor to move to the beginning of the current line.

<CR><LF> - A Carriage Return and a Linefeed are appended to each line. This will cause the cursor to move to the beginning of the next line.

Set to LF.

Percent Signs (%) need to mark file start/end - If this box is checked the NC programs generated by PC-DMIS will have a percent sign at both the beginning and the end of the file. Some systems require this when files are uploaded to the control.

This should be unchecked.