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Optional Wireless Pack
The optional dnc4U wireless pack allows you to send and receive
files direct to your wireless devices (or RS232 to ethernet
devices) rather than having to use the normal PC computer
com port and RS232 wires. dnc4U sends and receives files using
standard TCP/IP protocol directly, it does not need to use
com port-director software.
One of the most powerful aspects of the wireless pack is dnc4U's
ability to perform DNC transfers simultaneously to your CNC
machines. (The standard dnc4U system is single transfer at
a time). You can have up to 64 wireless devices and talk to
all 64 simultaneously, although the more DNC you have the
more resources and more powerful PC/Memory is required.
A typical simple wireless network consists of a wireless hub
and a series of wireless nodes, each wireless node replacing
the com-port in a typical wired DNC system. The benefits of
a wireless are many, including the ability to quickly move
your DNC system when CNC machines are moved etc.
If you have the wireless pack installed, then you will see
an extra tab on the dnc4U properties page. You should install
the wireless pack to wherever you installed dnc4U
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IP Address
The IP Address is a unique number on your network that defines
exactly where it is located. It follows the standard dot convention,
for example 192.168.1.1
If you enter anything into this box,
then sending via the wireless network takes priority over
the standard RS232 com port, if you leave it empty, then transfer
is via the standard RS232 com port route. This is in effect
how you decide which method to use.
Buffer Clear Time
Basically dnc4U sends the data to the network, which buffers
the data and sends it on to the wireless device. If the buffer
fills up, then this is the time that dnc4U will wait before
asking if you wish to continue or cancel.
PING
Conventionally, you would "PING" a device with some
data to see if it's online. If you receive a response, then
the device is online.
TELNET
Telnet is one way that you can configure your wireless device.
Typically, you would need to setup the RS232 protocol such
as baudrate, parity etc, it's IP address and such as security
features, network hub settings and all manner of things.
MONITOR
If you load the dnc4U Monitor, it will constantly ping the
network device and show you graphically which devices are
on-line or off-line.
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