Gerber P2C™ 600
User’s Manual
Interface
SECTION 4
INTERFACE
4.1. INTRODUCTION
This section describes the signal connections for communication between your
cutter and the host computer. When connecting the cutter to the host
computer, always proceed as follows:
1.
Refer to the documentation provided with your cutting/plotting software,
and check the recommended cabling specifications.
If your cutter is not specifically listed in the documentation, use the
cabling specified for the Houston Instrument DMP-60C cutter.
2.
If the documentation does not contain specific cabling instructions, use
the Gerber cable specifications recommended for your computer.
Gerber P2C 600 cutters come with either Serial and Parallel connectors, or
Serial and USB connectors. In either case, if both ports are connected at the
same time, that port which receives data first will stay active and the other will
be deactivated. The deactivated port can only be reactivated by restarting
the cutter.
Connecting more than one of the communication cables to the cutter at a
time can result in communication errors.
4.2. RS232 INTERFACE NOTES
4.2.1. SYSTEM SETUP
This section explains the process of configuring the serial port on your computer
so that it will communicate with the cutter. This method applies only if serial
(not USB or Parallel) is the chosen means of communication and requires that
the computer is using the WIN95 or newer operating system.
!
To set up your serial port, proceed as follows:
1. Press the “Start” button and select “Settings”, continued by “Control Panel”.
Click the “System” icon and select the “Device Manager” tab. Right-click
the port that is connected to the cutter and click “Properties.” Select the
“Port Settings” tab to set the port settings.
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