NCT Group NCT 100T manual Modes of Automatic Operation, Automatic Mode, Program Execution in DNC

8.1Automatic Mode

8 Modes of Automatic Operation

The modes of automatic operation are:

Automatic

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Manual Data Input

8.1 Automatic Mode

Program execution in automatic mode can only be done upon power-on state of the machine, i.e. when there is no EMG (emergency stop) state in the rightmost field (general NC state) of status bar.

If the machine is mounted with NCT machine control board the automatic mode can be

switched on by pressing button.

The automatic mode is the operation mode, executing part programs. The part program to be executed can be in the memory of control, as well as in external device, e.g., in a computer. Whether the program to be executed is to be loaded from the memory or from an external device, can be determined, after selecting DIRECTORY screen. After pressing the action

menu key RUN action menu must be selected. Afterwards the process corresponds to

what have been discussed in chapter Program directory actions. If the program is executed from

the memory, caption AUTM can be seen in the first field of status bar (first operation mode state), while in case of an external de- vice it is the caption AUTD (DNC). The number of the program, selected for automatic execution appears at the end of line containing the name of the current general displaying area.

8.1.1 Program Execution in DNC

DNC connection is realized through RS-232C serial interface. Keep an eye on setting the same parameters (baud rate, number of stop bits ect.) on both the transmitter and the receiver side. There may be three kinds of DNC connection.

Simple connection is realized between control and external device upon selection of action DNC of RUN menu. The connection has no protocol, the data can be sent by any serial port driver.

In case of selecting action DNC NCT, program dnc-plus.exe (product of NCT Kft) needs to be

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