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To check the communication settings
4. Communication problems are the most frequent errors. Therefore, we
have included a step-by-step procedure for you to use to reset the
computer's serial communication settings to match the cutter's factory
default settings and run a test cut.
7. Boot-up your computer.
8. Switch on the cutter.
9. After the start-up routine is finished, install a knife or pen in the tool
head, select the proper tool and load a sheet of material which is at
least 4.75" X 4.75" (12 x 12 cm).
10. Make sure the cutter shuffles the material and verify that the cutter is
online
.
11. On the host computer go to the MS-DOS prompt (c:\>).
If another environment (for example: Windows) is automatically loaded
after booting up, quit this application before continuing.
12. Verify to which of the host computer’s communication ports your cutter
is connected (COM1, COM2).
13. If your computer and cutter are linked with a serial interface (COM1 or
COM2), type the following command.
MODE COM1: 96,n,8,1,p (If your cutter is connected to COM1)
or
MODE COM2: 96,n,8,1,p (If your cutter is connected to COM2)
then press <ENTER>
The command above will change your computer’s serial communication settings
to match the cutter’s factory default communication settings. These settings are:
9600 BAUD, NONE parity, 8 data-bits, 1 stop bit.
14. Using any text editor, create a file called TEST.PLT with the following
contents
(To start the DOS editor you can type: edit TEST.PLT <ENTER>):
IN;
SP1;
PA0,0;
PD0,4000,4000,4000,4000,0,0,0;
PU2000,2000;
CI2000;
SP0;
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