User manual

Notes:

The LANCNC does not support long Windows type file names. Use a DOS type

8.3 file format with the LANCNC. 8.3 filenames have at most eight characters,

optionally followed by a "." and a filename extension of at most three characters.

Deciding on a network configuration

There are several ways to design a network. Some knowledge and experience with

setting up networks is highly suggested. The simplest example shown below is of a peer-

to-peer network where there are only two devices connected. The other examples shown

below expand the number of computers and LANCNC possible on the network.

Using the simple peer-to-peer network is a good starting point when setting up a new

network or before integrating the LANCNC and CNC into a larger company network.

The following are the suggested manufacturers of routers and access points:

Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router F5D5231-4

Belkin Wireless G Router F5D7230-4 (this can be configured as an access point)

Belkin Wireless G Router P57612-G (this can be configured as an access point)

Example 1, Simple Peer-to-peer Network connection to the LANCNC

The diagram below shows a simple peer-to-peer configuration of integrating a computer

(i.e. desktop or laptop computer running Windows, MAC or Linux OS), the Calmotion

LANCNC controller and a CNC. This simple setup is good starting point when setting

up a new network or before integrating it into a larger company network.

The LANCNC has a factory default ftp server address of 192.168.2.111. Direct

connection to a Windows XP PC out of the box with an Ethernet cable can be achieved

by following the subsequent procedures:

1. Select Control Panel from the Windows Start button. The screen should look like

Figure 3 below.

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Calmotion

LANCNC

Computer

CAT5

Ethernet

CNC

DB25

RS-232

Serial