cnc_download.exe

Purpose

Download one or more files from the PC to CNC memory. Each file may contain a single part program or a sequence of part programs.

Correct usage

C:\> cnc_download <nodenum> <pathnum> <filespec1> [<filespec2>] [<filespec3>]&ldots;

Usage defined


`<nodenum>`	Node number (configured HSSB card).
`<pathnum>`	CNC path. Enter one of the following.
	Value	Path
	0	None
	1	First
	2	Second
	3	Third
	4	Fourth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	5	Fifth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	6	Sixth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	7	Seventh	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	8	Eighth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	9	Ninth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	10	Tenth	Series 30i/31i/32i only
	If the CNC does not support multiple paths, enter 0.
`<filespec>`	File specification. Each file specification indicates a single file containing part program(s) to download. This may be a fully qualified filename or a filename in the current directory.

Example

The contents of each file is downloaded to CNC memory and displays success or failure status when it is complete:

C:\> cnc_download 0 0 c:\O0001.pp c:\O0002.pp c:\O0003.pp
Beginning download:
C:\O0001.pp: Success
C:\O0002.pp: File open failed
C:\O0003.pp: Success
C:\>

The O0001.pp and O0003.pp part program files have been downloaded and registered in CNC memory. The part program O0002.pp could not be opened and was not processed.

The following is a list of possible errors:

File not found.
Failed to open file for reading.
File contains bad program.
CNC write protect.
CNC out of memory.