MicrobicTomb
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2015
Hello everyone, I am really stumped on this one and hoping for some help.
What I have:
-Acramatic 950 with a 5-Axis vertical
-Focal*Point DNC software
-Serial 25-pin RS232 cable
- 2 422CFC converters (1 on each end of the cable) only on this machine.
First off, our DNC is connected to a 25-pin multi-port device which connects 3 other Acramatics and no problems with communications on them.
The problem: When you try to save a file/program it just says "Saving" with bar lines after it and will time out after awhile. Originally it was faulting for "Device Error - Framing" but after all my troubleshooting it's just the Saving issue now...
What I've done troubleshooting wise:
- Replaced both RS232-RS422 converters (We've had issues where these go bad and the program will still save but loading will just say 0 and never load.)
- Loopback tests on DNC multi-port and on the serial port for the Acramatic (both passed). *Cannot do loopback test through 422 converters due to design
- Ran temporary Cat5E cable with new 25 pin connectors in both Null Modem and Straight Through configurations
- Rewired both ends of original cable to standard RS232 Null Modem and removed the 422 converters
- Rewired cable back to original pinout for 422 converters and reinstalled converters
It doesn't matter if I have DTR and DSR jumpered on both sides or crossed together, still won't save.
My boss just ordered and wants to replace the cable, I don't think this is the issue but I'm at a loss.
Settings on the Acramatic and DNC sides for communications (matching other machines as well):
DNC:
Baud- 19200
End of Block- CR LF (default)
E.O.B. Nulls- 0
Data Type- ISO
Parity- EVEN
Handshake- RTS/CTS
Data Bits- 7
Stop Bits- 1
Acramatic:
Serial Device- DATALINE
Serial Port- AUX 1
Data Rate- 19200
Data Bits- -
Data Parity- EVEN
Stop Bits- 1
Add CR- YES
Protocol Level- RS-491 L1
CTRL CHAR Parity- YES
Leader Count/Suppress LF/Form Feed/Form Lines/Page Lines/Page Width- -----
What I have:
-Acramatic 950 with a 5-Axis vertical
-Focal*Point DNC software
-Serial 25-pin RS232 cable
- 2 422CFC converters (1 on each end of the cable) only on this machine.
First off, our DNC is connected to a 25-pin multi-port device which connects 3 other Acramatics and no problems with communications on them.
The problem: When you try to save a file/program it just says "Saving" with bar lines after it and will time out after awhile. Originally it was faulting for "Device Error - Framing" but after all my troubleshooting it's just the Saving issue now...
What I've done troubleshooting wise:
- Replaced both RS232-RS422 converters (We've had issues where these go bad and the program will still save but loading will just say 0 and never load.)
- Loopback tests on DNC multi-port and on the serial port for the Acramatic (both passed). *Cannot do loopback test through 422 converters due to design
- Ran temporary Cat5E cable with new 25 pin connectors in both Null Modem and Straight Through configurations
- Rewired both ends of original cable to standard RS232 Null Modem and removed the 422 converters
- Rewired cable back to original pinout for 422 converters and reinstalled converters
It doesn't matter if I have DTR and DSR jumpered on both sides or crossed together, still won't save.
My boss just ordered and wants to replace the cable, I don't think this is the issue but I'm at a loss.
Settings on the Acramatic and DNC sides for communications (matching other machines as well):
DNC:
Baud- 19200
End of Block- CR LF (default)
E.O.B. Nulls- 0
Data Type- ISO
Parity- EVEN
Handshake- RTS/CTS
Data Bits- 7
Stop Bits- 1
Acramatic:
Serial Device- DATALINE
Serial Port- AUX 1
Data Rate- 19200
Data Bits- -
Data Parity- EVEN
Stop Bits- 1
Add CR- YES
Protocol Level- RS-491 L1
CTRL CHAR Parity- YES
Leader Count/Suppress LF/Form Feed/Form Lines/Page Lines/Page Width- -----