PC Configuration - Flowline D

Auteur avatarGareth Green | Dernière modification 12/11/2019 par Gareth Green en cours de rédaction

PC network configuration of the Flowline following a "full windows upgrade". This replaces both the MH side PC, as in Flowline B plus the saw side PC.

Summary

Setup follows the format of [[1]] with two independent machines with independent control systems. In FlowlineC, the saw side ACEPC is replaced with a similar PC to the MH side. Depending on the year of the upgrade, these could be Windows XP, 7, 8.1 or 10 machines. The Saw side PCgenerally maps a drive and runs its control software from a shared directory on the MH side computer.


Both PCs have a network port and are connected through a 5 port switch located in the MH cabinet

Folder Structure
MH Setup Files Saw Setup Files MH Front End Software Saw Front End Software
*.mul initialisation files
c:\
*.saw initialisation files
d:\
written in vb.net
c:\multi\winmulti.exe
written in vb.net
d:\winStugaSawVB.exe

Location of folder structure of MH side and saw side can be changed in the local masterdir.saw. See https://stuga.dokit.app/wiki/Masterdir_File


PCs

Historically, these PCs could be one of a number of different hardwares

  • ACER Revo (Windows XP, 7, 8.1)
  • Gapton or Netmatters supplied "CNC" machine


Netmatters CNC PC.png

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