DNC and CNC setting for Siemens - Sinumerik 840D

Set the following parameters on the machine

Serial	1
Device	Standard
Device type	Universal
Protocol	RTS/CTS (Hardware)
Baud rate	9600
Stop bits	2
Parity	Even
Bits per character	7
Xon character	11
Xoff character	13
EOT	03
Leader/trailer	N
EOB	CRLF
Timeout	60
Format	Punch tape format

Set the following parameters on the PC

Serial port tab

Machine name	Siemens - Sinumerik 840D
Serial port	COM2 (or any free COM port)
Baud	9600
Data bits	7
Parity	Even
Stop bits	2

Data flow control tab

Use DTR	False
Use RTS	True
Require DSR	False
Require CTS	True
Set RTS	False
Set DTR	False
Software flowcontrol	None
Xon char	#11
Xoff char	#13

Data exchange format tab

Format mode	Uniform
Format parameters	Program start: % Program end: M30 Line start: Line end: #0D#0A Skip lines: ; Ignore characters: No characters for remove Remove blank lines: Yes Program name prefix: MPF Program starting characters in the file: No Program ending characters in the file: Yes

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