I just upgraded to 4.1 and I notice that in the Setup screen the
cursor blows right by the drive enable and drive disable options so
that I can not select them. There must be something simple going on
but I can't figure it out. There are no hot keys indicated either.
The manual basically restates the function rather than indicating the
magic incantation or whatever. Anyone got a tip? It would be handy to
use this so I can give the drives and motors a break without exiting
the program.

Alright I found it. Had to enable it in I/O lines configuration.
Works fine..

Hello everyone, I got tired of sorting through posts in Yahoo groups and decided
to create a
full-blown forum designed specifically for machinists. There are separate
categories for
machining questions, projects, CAD, politics, and a whole lot more. It's also
completely free.

It should prove to be a great nucleus for the online machining community. It's a
new site and
I'd love to hear any feedback you may have. Here's the url:

www.chipsandswarf.com

Hope to see you there!

Jim
Dana Point, CA

I don't have internet at home, only at work.  To avoid having to go to
a relative's or the local library to download TurboCNC, I'd prefer to
get the software and manual on CD.  Does anyone know who sells it that
way?

Be careful on your typing bud.  In your announcement you posted a URL and there
is a space between your last period and com.  Hopefully everyone will be able to
figure it out but some may not.
 Swing that Axe
And let the chips
fall where they may.
Bob




________________________________
From: kettletrigger <kettletrigger@...>
To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 7:11:10 PM
Subject: [turbocnc] Chips and Swarf forum


Hello everyone, I got tired of sorting through posts in Yahoo groups and decided
to create a
full-blown forum designed specifically for machinists. There are separate
categories for
machining questions, projects, CAD, politics, and a whole lot more. It's also
completely free.

It should prove to be a great nucleus for the online machining community. It's a
new site and
I'd love to hear any feedback you may have. Here's the url:

www.chipsandswarf. com

Hope to see you there!

Jim
Dana Point, CA






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "rsiletzky" <rsiletzky@...> wrote:
>
> I don't have internet at home, only at work.  To avoid having to go to
> a relative's or the local library to download TurboCNC, I'd prefer to
> get the software and manual on CD.  Does anyone know who sells it that
> way?
>
Hi,

I'm afraid TCNC is not retailed anywhere AFAIK. Depending on where you
are I might be able to send you a CD with the material you need.

Please Note! I will not be including any source code as you need to be
a paid-up member to have access to this. Only the freely available
material would be included.

There are a number of versions, do you know which one you need?

Regards

David

David, and All,
TurboCNC IS NOT Freeware - IT IS Shareware.  Just because it can be
downloaded without charge, regular users are expected to register and
pay for it, following which they can than get to download the source
code.

Distributing it to others without permission may be a legal violation.

Read about it here: http://www.dakeng.com/software.html

John


--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "dgoadby" <david@...> wrote:
>
> --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "rsiletzky" <rsiletzky@> wrote:
> >
> > I don't have internet at home, only at work.  To avoid having to
go to
> > a relative's or the local library to download TurboCNC, I'd
prefer to
> > get the software and manual on CD.  Does anyone know who sells it
that
> > way?
> >
> Hi,
>
> I'm afraid TCNC is not retailed anywhere AFAIK. Depending on where
you
> are I might be able to send you a CD with the material you need.
>
> Please Note! I will not be including any source code as you need to
be
> a paid-up member to have access to this. Only the freely available
> material would be included.
>
> There are a number of versions, do you know which one you need?
>
> Regards
>
> David
>

Hi John,

The Overview section of my 3.1a manual says "TurboCNC is open-source
shareware. With a $20 registration fee, the source code will be
emailed to you and you can do anything you want with it except
redistribution..."

Although I am registered I was only offering to copy the standard
downloadable executables and documentation to "rsiletzky". Usually
with shareware you are allowed, and often encouraged, to copy the
material providing you ensure the recipients are given the software
unaltered etc and with any shareware notices. This is usually ok as
the software will have built-in limitations or cripples that come into
play after a certain number of use or time period. The fact that Dave
does not believe in cripples is our good fortune.

In any event, I was going to check it was ok with Dave before actually
proceeding.

As this person could freely download it onto a memory stick in an
anonymous internet cafe (if he had access to one) without even having
to register then I cannot see what the difference would be to me doing
it and sending him a CD. Of course, in gratitude, he might even
register and send Dave some money!

Regards

David


--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "cncnovice" <crcitser@...> wrote:
>
> David, and All,
> TurboCNC IS NOT Freeware - IT IS Shareware.  Just because it can be
> downloaded without charge, regular users are expected to register and
> pay for it, following which they can than get to download the source
> code.
>
> Distributing it to others without permission may be a legal violation.
>
> Read about it here: http://www.dakeng.com/software.html
>
> John
>
>
> --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "dgoadby" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "rsiletzky" <rsiletzky@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't have internet at home, only at work.  To avoid having to
> go to
> > > a relative's or the local library to download TurboCNC, I'd
> prefer to
> > > get the software and manual on CD.  Does anyone know who sells it
> that
> > > way?
> > >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm afraid TCNC is not retailed anywhere AFAIK. Depending on where
> you
> > are I might be able to send you a CD with the material you need.
> >
> > Please Note! I will not be including any source code as you need to
> be
> > a paid-up member to have access to this. Only the freely available
> > material would be included.
> >
> > There are a number of versions, do you know which one you need?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David
> >
>

David,
I hope I did not offend you - such was certainly not my intent.  I
was just reacting to the words "the freely available material" in
your post.

I'm sure that there are probably many who use TCNC without paying,
and I have seen some postings on other sites that plainly stated that
it was free.

We are indeed indebted to Dave K. (as well as to others who worked
directly with him) for all of his long hours spent on his program.

My Best Regards,
John



--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "dgoadby" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> The Overview section of my 3.1a manual says "TurboCNC is open-source
> shareware. With a $20 registration fee, the source code will be
> emailed to you and you can do anything you want with it except
> redistribution..."
>

I cut and pasted the URL exactly as shown and it worked, maybe it got
fixed.
BTW, the human code is a real PITA, the worst I've ever seen. Took me
ten tries to get it right. Reminds me of taking one of those color
blindness tests with the numbers on the cards. I've always passed
those with flying colors...no pun intended.


--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, Robert Corder <corderbo1@...> wrote:
>
> Be careful on your typing bud.  In your announcement you posted a
URL and there is a space between your last period and com.  Hopefully
everyone will be able to figure it out but some may not.
>  Swing that Axe
> And let the chips
> fall where they may.
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: kettletrigger <kettletrigger@...>
> To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 7:11:10 PM
> Subject: [turbocnc] Chips and Swarf forum
>
>
> Hello everyone, I got tired of sorting through posts in Yahoo
groups and decided to create a
> full-blown forum designed specifically for machinists. There are
separate categories for
> machining questions, projects, CAD, politics, and a whole lot more.
It's also completely free.
>
> It should prove to be a great nucleus for the online machining
community. It's a new site and
> I'd love to hear any feedback you may have. Here's the url:
>
> www.chipsandswarf. com
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Jim
> Dana Point, CA
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I certainly did not mean to cause any hard feelings here with my
request. The cost was never the issue.  I was trying to see if
anyone knew of a vendor that sold TurboCNC on a CD as my working
computer runs an early version of Win98 which can't even read thumb
drives because I've never downloaded the drivers.  It can read CDs.
Some shareware people have separate sales operations because the
creator doesn't want to be bothered with the marketing of the
goods.  This does not seem to be the case with TurboCNC.

I've been in touch with Dave Kowalczyk who has agreed to send me a
copy on CDs.

Pax!

--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "cncnovice" <crcitser@...> wrote:
>
> David,
> I hope I did not offend you - such was certainly not my intent.  I
> was just reacting to the words "the freely available material" in
> your post.
>
> I'm sure that there are probably many who use TCNC without paying,
> and I have seen some postings on other sites that plainly stated
that
> it was free.
>
> We are indeed indebted to Dave K. (as well as to others who worked
> directly with him) for all of his long hours spent on his program.
>
> My Best Regards,
> John
>
>
>
> --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "dgoadby" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi John,
> >
> > The Overview section of my 3.1a manual says "TurboCNC is open-
source
> > shareware. With a $20 registration fee, the source code will be
> > emailed to you and you can do anything you want with it except
> > redistribution..."
> >
>

Good deal bud...
 Swing that Axe
And let the chips
fall where they may.
Bob




________________________________
From: capt2ron <capt2ron@...>
To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 9:48:25 AM
Subject: [turbocnc] Re: Chips and Swarf forum


I cut and pasted the URL exactly as shown and it worked, maybe it got
fixed.
BTW, the human code is a real PITA, the worst I've ever seen. Took me
ten tries to get it right. Reminds me of taking one of those color
blindness tests with the numbers on the cards. I've always passed
those with flying colors...no pun intended.

--- In turbocnc@yahoogroup s.com, Robert Corder <corderbo1@. ..> wrote:
>
> Be careful on your typing bud.  In your announcement you posted a
URL and there is a space between your last period and com.  Hopefully
everyone will be able to figure it out but some may not.
>  Swing that Axe
> And let the chips
> fall where they may.
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: kettletrigger <kettletrigger@ ...>
> To: turbocnc@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 7:11:10 PM
> Subject: [turbocnc] Chips and Swarf forum
>
>
> Hello everyone, I got tired of sorting through posts in Yahoo
groups and decided to create a
> full-blown forum designed specifically for machinists. There are
separate categories for
> machining questions, projects, CAD, politics, and a whole lot more.
It's also completely free.
>
> It should prove to be a great nucleus for the online machining
community. It's a new site and
> I'd love to hear any feedback you may have. Here's the url:
>
> www.chipsandswarf. com
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Jim
> Dana Point, CA
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Pax,
It certainly wasn't you that caused any hard feelings; indeed, if any
were caused, it would have been from my post, which, in hindsight, I
should probably have worded better.  At any rate, I am happy that you
were able to connect directly with DakeK to get what you needed.

Best Regards,
John Champlain



--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "rsiletzky" <rsiletzky@...> wrote:
>
> I certainly did not mean to cause any hard feelings here with my
> request. The cost was never the issue.  I was trying to see if
> anyone knew of a vendor that sold TurboCNC on a CD as my working
> computer runs an early version of Win98 which can't even read thumb
> drives because I've never downloaded the drivers.  It can read CDs.
> Some shareware people have separate sales operations because the
> creator doesn't want to be bothered with the marketing of the
> goods.  This does not seem to be the case with TurboCNC.
>
> I've been in touch with Dave Kowalczyk who has agreed to send me a
> copy on CDs.
>
> Pax!
>

Dave,
You say you don't like the UI.
Would it be worth while having someone else do the UI. independently of TCNC??
Another words you do TCNC with the existing UI, and say some user who's a
programming guru (not I ) do the user interface but let them charge for it so
it's worth their time.
the only thing that would need to happen would be a way to interface your code
to the new UI.
I'm not sure this is possible, or if you like the idea but just a thought.
Victor


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Dave Kowalczyk
   To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:29 AM
   Subject: [turbocnc] Re: Version 4.2 of TurboCNC


   Slavko:

   I read you load and clear. Is there something in particular you
   really want to see in the new version?

   I've been working pretty intensely on the CV stuff lately. As it
   turns out it's actually not all that complicated. The tricky part is
   making sure not to have a buffer underrun in all cases. As in a lot of
   things, flexibility is actually strength here.

   Most of the reason I work on TCNC days is for the enjoyment of it; I
   like solving math puzzles. I've never been really happy with the
   interface since the beginning - the ideal software should be so easy to
   use that you don't even notice that you're "using software". But for
   the most part it's pretty mature.

   Work has been ultra-slow in my shop (as it has been for a lot of you
   I imagine) so I've had a lot more time to devote to it.

   I loathe giving out dates, but I've been shooting for year-end with
   this version. This holiday season is the first in a while that I won't
   be traveling, so I'll have a solid week off of work to polish things up.

   -Dave Kowalczyk

   --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, Slavko Kocjancic <eslavko@...> wrote:
   >
   > Hello...
   >
   >
   > What is the relase date of Version 4.2 of TurboCNC ??
   >
   > We are waiting so long!
   >
   >
   > Slavko.
   >





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On DAK web site www.dakeng.com Dave has posted some more info
on Version 4.2.
    Jack




--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "Victor Faria" <victorf57@...> wrote:
>
> Dave,
> You say you don't like the UI.
> Would it be worth while having someone else do the UI. independently
of TCNC??
> Another words you do TCNC with the existing UI, and say some user
who's a programming guru (not I ) do the user interface but let them
charge for it so it's worth their time.
> the only thing that would need to happen would be a way to interface
your code to the new UI.
> I'm not sure this is possible, or if you like the idea but just a
thought.
> Victor
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Dave Kowalczyk
>   To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:29 AM
>   Subject: [turbocnc] Re: Version 4.2 of TurboCNC
>
>
>   Slavko:
>
>   I read you load and clear. Is there something in particular you
>   really want to see in the new version?
>
>   I've been working pretty intensely on the CV stuff lately. As it
>   turns out it's actually not all that complicated. The tricky part is
>   making sure not to have a buffer underrun in all cases. As in a
lot of
>   things, flexibility is actually strength here.
>
>   Most of the reason I work on TCNC days is for the enjoyment of it; I
>   like solving math puzzles. I've never been really happy with the
>   interface since the beginning - the ideal software should be so
easy to
>   use that you don't even notice that you're "using software". But for
>   the most part it's pretty mature.
>
>   Work has been ultra-slow in my shop (as it has been for a lot of you
>   I imagine) so I've had a lot more time to devote to it.
>
>   I loathe giving out dates, but I've been shooting for year-end with
>   this version. This holiday season is the first in a while that I
won't
>   be traveling, so I'll have a solid week off of work to polish
things up.
>
>   -Dave Kowalczyk
>
>   --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, Slavko Kocjancic <eslavko@> wrote:
>   >
>   > Hello...
>   >
>   >
>   > What is the relase date of Version 4.2 of TurboCNC ??
>   >
>   > We are waiting so long!
>   >
>   >
>   > Slavko.
>   >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thanks for the information.

Looks good! Should be a pretty nice christmas. Hehe.

--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "oerehak" <oerehak@...> wrote:
>
>    On DAK web site www.dakeng.com Dave has posted some more info
> on Version 4.2.
>    Jack
>
>
>
>
> --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "Victor Faria" <victorf57@> wrote:
> >
> > Dave,
> > You say you don't like the UI.
> > Would it be worth while having someone else do the UI. independently
> of TCNC??
> > Another words you do TCNC with the existing UI, and say some user
> who's a programming guru (not I ) do the user interface but let them
> charge for it so it's worth their time.
> > the only thing that would need to happen would be a way to interface
> your code to the new UI.
> > I'm not sure this is possible, or if you like the idea but just a
> thought.
> > Victor
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Dave Kowalczyk
> >   To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:29 AM
> >   Subject: [turbocnc] Re: Version 4.2 of TurboCNC
> >
> >
> >   Slavko:
> >
> >   I read you load and clear. Is there something in particular you
> >   really want to see in the new version?
> >
> >   I've been working pretty intensely on the CV stuff lately. As it
> >   turns out it's actually not all that complicated. The tricky
part is
> >   making sure not to have a buffer underrun in all cases. As in a
> lot of
> >   things, flexibility is actually strength here.
> >
> >   Most of the reason I work on TCNC days is for the enjoyment of
it; I
> >   like solving math puzzles. I've never been really happy with the
> >   interface since the beginning - the ideal software should be so
> easy to
> >   use that you don't even notice that you're "using software". But
for
> >   the most part it's pretty mature.
> >
> >   Work has been ultra-slow in my shop (as it has been for a lot of
you
> >   I imagine) so I've had a lot more time to devote to it.
> >
> >   I loathe giving out dates, but I've been shooting for year-end with
> >   this version. This holiday season is the first in a while that I
> won't
> >   be traveling, so I'll have a solid week off of work to polish
> things up.
> >
> >   -Dave Kowalczyk
> >
> >   --- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, Slavko Kocjancic <eslavko@> wrote:
> >   >
> >   > Hello...
> >   >
> >   >
> >   > What is the relase date of Version 4.2 of TurboCNC ??
> >   >
> >   > We are waiting so long!
> >   >
> >   >
> >   > Slavko.
> >   >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

If you read the FAQs about TurboCNC, you will find that Laptops are
specifically not recommended because of PP voltage compatabilities as
well as interrupts that might lose or gain steps for you.....
I agree its always worth a try though if an old Laptop is sitting
around doing nothing!! Though do not be too surprised if problems arise.
Use an accurate DVM or a good Oscilloscope and measure the signal
levels coming off your Parallel Port, they may be well under 5 volts....
You can either build yourself a simple interface (only needed for the
"Outgoing" signals, or if a PCMCIA slot is fitted, buy a Printer Port
card for that slot, but I give no guarantees and make sure that it
will run under DOS, eg. you have DOS drivers available......that might
be a problem today.....unless its an old card and the drivers are
still with it!!!
Some really old Laptops actually have a 5 volt Printer Port.....
A simple interface using TTL schmitt triggers will bring the outputs
to 5 volts, its probably the easiest way too.....
Have fun.

http://www.transdigital.net/ this PCMCIA card works under DOS, but you
will have to find the PCMCIA drivers for DOS somewhere else. I had
trouble finding some for my Libretto 100CT, but now it works perfectly.

I have heard about lots of people having problems with laptops, so it
might not be the best way to go.

--- In turbocnc@yahoogroups.com, "andrew.mathison"
<andrewdavid.mathison@...> wrote:
>
> If you read the FAQs about TurboCNC, you will find that Laptops are
> specifically not recommended because of PP voltage compatabilities as
> well as interrupts that might lose or gain steps for you.....
> I agree its always worth a try though if an old Laptop is sitting
> around doing nothing!! Though do not be too surprised if problems arise.
> Use an accurate DVM or a good Oscilloscope and measure the signal
> levels coming off your Parallel Port, they may be well under 5 volts....
> You can either build yourself a simple interface (only needed for the
> "Outgoing" signals, or if a PCMCIA slot is fitted, buy a Printer Port
> card for that slot, but I give no guarantees and make sure that it
> will run under DOS, eg. you have DOS drivers available......that might
> be a problem today.....unless its an old card and the drivers are
> still with it!!!
> Some really old Laptops actually have a 5 volt Printer Port.....
> A simple interface using TTL schmitt triggers will bring the outputs
> to 5 volts, its probably the easiest way too.....
> Have fun.
>

On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:08 PM, das_innere_ich wrote:

> http://www.transdigital.net/ this PCMCIA card works under DOS, but you
> will have to find the PCMCIA drivers for DOS somewhere else. I had
> trouble finding some for my Libretto 100CT, but now it works
> perfectly.

Be careful with that card. Unless they've changed the design since I
bought one three or so years ago, it requires that +5 volts be
available at the PCMCIA connector. The HP notebook computer that I was
using at the time only supplied the 3.3 Vdc, so the card didn't work
in THAT computer - although it did work properly in other notebooks
that happened to have a parallel printer port on them. :)

> I have heard about lots of people having problems with laptops, so it
> might not be the best way to go.

The major issue is the voltage used as logic 1, and whether or not the
motor drive that you chose is compatible with that voltage. The older
notebook computers work every bit as well as the older desktops. But,
at some point the notebooks transitioned over to a logic 1 = 3.3
volts; that's when the problems started.

Jerry Jankura
So many toys.... So little time....

Group,
For what it is worth,
I have been successfully using Toshiba laptop computers (435CDS and
510CDT models?) for over five years now for my CNC routers, and I
have used three different stepper motor driver boards (Gecko
201s/210s, Xylotex, and Brewington), with absolutely no interface
problems between the computer PPort and the stepper driver boards,
and I have never experienced lost steps or problems traced back to
the computers themselves.

I do now use Bob Campbell's BO board on my big router (with three
Geckos), but only for the ease of connecting the limit and home
switches.

The laptops are basically Win98 computers which can easily run
in "pure DOS" mode.

I use TCNC 3.2x, but I have also tested 4.x on them (I don't like it
yet - my problem - not DaveK's); I still prefer TCNC 3.x and its
interface.

I still see Toshiba laptops available on eBay from time to time at
very reasonable prices.  Please don't bid against me (citrusguy).

Hope this helps.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All,
John Champlain

Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do that.

Thanks,
Mike

Locate your executable icon (the one that starts your CNC program), right click
on it and click on 'Copy' in the little window that opens. Now go to the 'Start'
button in the lower left hand corner of your desktop screen and right click on
it.  Left Click on Explore All Users in the little window that opens and a
larger window will open showing a portion of the tree on your hard drive.  In
that window the 'Start Menu' will be hi-lighted and directly underneath it will
be a line called 'Programs'.  Left click on the little plus sign beside it and
an expanded view of 'Programs’ will be shown, one of which will be 'Startup'. 
Left click on 'Startup and a little window will open.  Place your cursor
anywhere in that window and right click and then click on 'Paste'.  The icon you
selected at the start of this long explanation will appear in that little window
and now every time you start your computer up, the program you put in there will
automatically start.  All of this is predicated on your using the Windows
operating system.  I'm sure that some of the computer geeks out there have a
better way of doing this procedure but this is the one I have used over the
years.

Regards,

Bob





To: turbocnc@...: mcinq1970@...: Thu, 18 Dec 2008
20:33:07 +0000Subject: [turbocnc] Load program on startup



Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do
that.Thanks,Mike





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Turbo cannot be run in Windows.

Tracy

Fred Savage wrote:
> Locate your executable icon (the one that starts your CNC program), right
click on it and click on 'Copy' in the little window that opens. Now go to the
'Start' button in the lower left hand corner of your desktop screen and right
click on it.  Left Click on Explore All Users in the little window that opens
and a larger window will open showing a portion of the tree on your hard drive. 
In that window the 'Start Menu' will be hi-lighted and directly underneath it
will be a line called 'Programs'.  Left click on the little plus sign beside it
and an expanded view of 'Programs’ will be shown, one of which will be
'Startup'.  Left click on 'Startup and a little window will open.  Place your
cursor anywhere in that window and right click and then click on 'Paste'.  The
icon you selected at the start of this long explanation will appear in that
little window and now every time you start your computer up, the program you put
in there will automatically start.  All of this is predicated on your using the
Windows operating system.  I'm sure that some of the computer geeks out there
have a better way of doing this procedure but this is the one I have used over
the years.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>
> To: turbocnc@...: mcinq1970@...: Thu, 18 Dec 2008
20:33:07 +0000Subject: [turbocnc] Load program on startup
>
>
>
> Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do
that.Thanks,Mike
>
>
>

From the manual page 39


Command Line Options

The format of TurboCNC's command line is as follows:
turbocnc [inifile] [-tools toolfile] [-run partfile]
[-m] [-quick] [-nopos] [-debug]


No options are required on the command line in which case TurboCNC
will attempt to load the default configuration (.ini) file, and the
default tool file (if specified in the configuration file).

The options are:

inifile a valid configuration. TurboCNC will load this file and
configure itself as specified. This is very handy for individuals
using their computers to control several different systems (one at
any one time) or with multiple configurations for the same system.
The file must have the extension .ini.

-tools toolfile will attempt to load the specified tool file
containing tool and fixture offsets.

-run partfile skips all menus and starts machining the part.

-m starts TurboCNC in the monochrome mode. This is persistent between
starts as this setting is stored in the turbocnc configuration file.

-quick skips the wait for keypress at the end of the startup screen,
and proceeds directly to the main menu.

-nopos prevents TurboCNC from saving the positions and backlash sense
of the axes when you exit the program. The TurboCNC configuration
file will not be written on exit, thus the old positions will be
preserved. This is useful for those performing tests that run the
parts file without a machine connected.

-debug writes debugging information and error messages to the
debug.txt file located in same directory as TurboCNC.

NOTE: all files can be specified in file name (turbocnc.ini) or
path/file (c:\cnc\turbocnc.ini) format. The filenames are limited to
the DOS 8.3 format. See your operating system's instructions for the
DOS 8.3 equivalent if you use programs that generate long file names
to prepare your G-Code..






At 03:33 PM 12/18/2008, you wrote:
>Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do that.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>
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Bob,

Thanks, but I am using DOS and I want to have TCNC open with a part file already
loaded inside TCNC.

Thanks,
Mike




________________________________
From: Fred Savage <anonzonefly@...>
To: TurboCNC <turbocnc@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:59:07 AM
Subject: RE: [turbocnc] Load program on startup


Locate your executable icon (the one that starts your CNC program), right click
on it and click on 'Copy' in the little window that opens. Now go to the 'Start'
button in the lower left hand corner of your desktop screen and right click on
it.  Left Click on Explore All Users in the little window that opens and a
larger window will open showing a portion of the tree on your hard drive.  In
that window the 'Start Menu' will be hi-lighted and directly underneath it will
be a line called 'Programs'.  Left click on the little plus sign beside it and
an expanded view of 'Programs’ will be shown, one of which will be 'Startup'. 
Left click on 'Startup and a little window will open.  Place your cursor
anywhere in that window and right click and then click on 'Paste'.  The icon you
selected at the start of this long explanation will appear in that little window
and now every time you start your computer up, the program you put in there will
automatically
  start.  All of this is predicated on your using the Windows operating system. 
I'm sure that some of the computer geeks out there have a better way of doing
this procedure but this is the one I have used over the years.

Regards,

Bob





To: turbocnc@...: mcinq1970@...: Thu, 18 Dec 2008
20:33:07 +0000Subject: [turbocnc] Load program on startup



Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do
that.Thanks,Mike





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Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. I missed it in the manual.

Thanks again,
Mike




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From: Art Eckstein <art.eckstein@...>
To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:26:47 AM
Subject: Re: [turbocnc] Load program on startup


From the manual page 39

Command Line Options

The format of TurboCNC's command line is as follows:
turbocnc [inifile] [-tools toolfile] [-run partfile]
[-m] [-quick] [-nopos] [-debug]

No options are required on the command line in which case TurboCNC
will attempt to load the default configuration (.ini) file, and the
default tool file (if specified in the configuration file).

The options are:

inifile a valid configuration. TurboCNC will load this file and
configure itself as specified. This is very handy for individuals
using their computers to control several different systems (one at
any one time) or with multiple configurations for the same system.
The file must have the extension .ini.

-tools toolfile will attempt to load the specified tool file
containing tool and fixture offsets.

-run partfile skips all menus and starts machining the part.

-m starts TurboCNC in the monochrome mode. This is persistent between
starts as this setting is stored in the turbocnc configuration file.

-quick skips the wait for keypress at the end of the startup screen,
and proceeds directly to the main menu.

-nopos prevents TurboCNC from saving the positions and backlash sense
of the axes when you exit the program. The TurboCNC configuration
file will not be written on exit, thus the old positions will be
preserved. This is useful for those performing tests that run the
parts file without a machine connected.

-debug writes debugging information and error messages to the
debug.txt file located in same directory as TurboCNC.

NOTE: all files can be specified in file name (turbocnc.ini) or
path/file (c:\cnc\turbocnc. ini) format. The filenames are limited to
the DOS 8.3 format. See your operating system's instructions for the
DOS 8.3 equivalent if you use programs that generate long file names
to prepare your G-Code..

At 03:33 PM 12/18/2008, you wrote:
>Is it possible to load a NC program on startup? If so how would I do that.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>
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Hi!
Is it possible to run ordinary AC servo units instead of steppers?
If so, how does the interface look like between turbocnc PC and AC
servo?

Thanks!
/Bert

Finished my HobbyCNC Controller and CNC Router.  I was given a nice old
desktop with Windows98SE and can run TCNC in the DOS box in Windows.
When I reboot in DOS Mode the program runs fine, but it doesn't send
any signals to the parallel port.  Fkeybit is the same.  Is there a
driver for the parallel port that i need to add for DOS startup?

You have to run turbo in a clean DOS boot. It will not run in a DOS
window. There is no parallel port driver required. However, the port
needs to be set correctly in the BIOS.

Tracy

Chrismo_98 wrote:
> Finished my HobbyCNC Controller and CNC Router.  I was given a nice old
> desktop with Windows98SE and can run TCNC in the DOS box in Windows.
> When I reboot in DOS Mode the program runs fine, but it doesn't send
> any signals to the parallel port.  Fkeybit is the same.  Is there a
> driver for the parallel port that i need to add for DOS startup?
>
>

On Dec 20, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Tracy Presnell wrote:

> You have to run turbo in a clean DOS boot. It will not run in a DOS
> window. There is no parallel port driver required. However, the port
> needs to be set correctly in the BIOS.

Actually, TurboCNC will run in a DOS box under windows, but you won't
like the results. If you're running the box within Windows 98 (or
windows 3.1, for that matter) you'll find that the step pulse stream
sent to your motor drive is not robust. That is, there will be some
significant gaps between pulses cause by Windows internal
housekeeping. The end result - you'll either have to run extremely
slowly or you'll stall the motors.

With Windows XP, it's a different story. XP will not allow TurboCNC to
toggle the I/O port so you'll never send step or direction signals to
the motor drive, although everything will look as if it's working.

In DOS, you can also get into problems if you have any kind of memory
manager - HIMEM.SYS or EMM386 to name a few - running. Both of these
managers tap into the interrupt structure to do some of their work and
will disrupt the pulse stream.

The bottom line - if you want a good, clean pulse stream, boot
directly into DOS and use NO memory managers other than the one that's
supplied by Borland and loaded automatically when you load TurboCNC.

Hope this helps clarify things....

Jerry Jankura
So many toys.... So little time....