Distributed Control System DNC software enables the user to organize their part programs into folders via a data base. The operator can switch between folders and standard directory operation. Machine status monitoring is also available if the customer chooses to connect the machine accordingly.

• Distributed Numerical Control CNC-DNC Software
• CNC USB using DNC USB hardware adapters, OmniDNC
• True Client/CommServer™ DNC Network for wired and wireless DNC
• Wireless DNC, Wired DNC and RS232 DNC Systems
• Shop Folder Part Library for paperless operations
• Fully supported Remote Call Down with Redirect
• Real Time reporting of machine activity
• Multi-Level login security for users
• Capable of concurrent drip feed to all machine tools
• Show File active window to display file transfer to control
• Compatible with Greco Systems’ ActiveDNC Server,e-DNC Hub, MTIC (BTR), CNC Minifile and CNC Station

 

CNC Software for DNC communications

WinDNC / DCS is a true distributed numerical control CNC software system that, architecturally, is the most flexible DNC software available on the market today. Conventional DNC software, originally designed in mid 1980s, are computer bound, locking DNC communications with the client DNC software used to control the DNC network. Not so with WinDNC. The distribution of Client Software and CommServer is completely flexible. ActiveDNC Server (DNC communication engine) can be distributed anywhere throughout the shop floor environment and connected to a common local area network (LAN). This is especially valuable with very large shop floors due to machine tools being great distances apart, even perhaps in different buildings. With ActiveDNC Server distributed on different computers strategically placed, or perhaps using the e-DNC Hubs, or both, WinDNC running on one or more other PCs brings the entire DNC network together. Your DNC Network Administrator will “love” that capability. Administrative duties can be performed from his/her personal workstation or perhaps from a distant remote location.

DNC communications

CNC DNC ( Distributed Numerical Control) with RS232 DNC brings many challenges for DNC communications. CNC DNC protocol varies from one machine tool manufacturer to another, requiring the DNC systems (specifically the DNC server) to make available the specific DNC protocol for a given machine. The DNC protocol may provide sophisticated handshaking for drip feed whereby the part program is sent to the CNC control and the machine executes the part program in real time. Drip feed is specifically useful when memory is limited on the CNC control. Greco Systems believes no other supplier of CNC software has the DNC protocol library offered with WinDNC and its associated DNC server.

Distributed Numerical Control / Direct Numerical Control

DNC systems entered the industry by coupling NC/CNC machine tools to mainframe and mini-computers as far back as the early 60s. At the time, the technology was coined the term Direct Numerical Control, meaning the machine tool control was connected directly to the computer. Special hardware was built to accommodate the connection between the two devices, enabling direct numerical control. The term Distributed Numerical Control was introduced when PCs became the dominate player in the DNC network environment. Distributed meaning many PCs distributing the load of the DNC server throughout the DNC network environment. Active-DNC server provides that distributed service, enabling targeted routing of its of its DNC system and CNC machine tools.

CNC USB and DNC USB

Modern CNC controls provide CNC USB ports to enable shop floor operations to load programs from a USB Thumb Drive. The CNC USB port will typically operate in the standard fashion provided by Microsoft Windows. Greco Systems offers its e-DNC HUB and OmniDNC to provide DNC USB to early controls that do not have this built-in capability. The OmniDNC can drive up to 8 machines from a single DNC USB Thumb Drive which easily plugs