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Get manufacturing flexibility without compromising your system’s reliability with eNETDNC’s Wireless DNC. eNETDNC’s Wireless DNC can connect all your CNCs or can be used in conjunction with an eNETDNC cabled DNC network system. In today's lean manufacturing environment, machine tools need to be more mobile. eNETDNC’s Wireless DNC solution enables CNC mobility without loss of DNC integrity.
Each CNC machine is connected to the network via a single port eNETDNC Wireless CNC Unit that converts the RS-232 to Ethernet. This is linked to a eNET Wireless Access Point that communicates to the network. The wireless option eliminates the cost of the running cable to each machine and allows customers to move machines throughout the shop with out changing the DNC system. For the machine shop that would like to have both options, one system can be configured to handle both communication methods. A eNET Wireless Access Point mounted in the ceiling or high point above the shop acts as communications hub for transmitting NC programs to individual machines on the floor. This strategically placed device, acts as an Ethernet client bridge, and transmits part programs to all CNCs having eNETDNC Wireless CNC Units. Transmission is good for up to 200 feet of line of sight. "A Machine shop cannot be lean without DNC" Operators access the eNETDNC system as if it were hardwired to the CNC, with no difference in how the DNC interface functions. The eNETDNC Wireless CNC Unit on each machine converts incoming NC programs from Ethernet data into RS-232 signals for input to the CNC's serial communications port. Drip-feeding long NC programs are not a challenge with the eNETDNC Systems. It is able to drip/spoon feed multiple CNC machines simultaneously. A key aspect of the eNETDNC software, which resides on the DNC server, is communicating with each individual machine. The single port eNETDNC Wireless CNC Units are designed to specifically work with the eNETDNC configuration which simplifies the entire system and therefore is a more reliable connection. This software allows the shop to assign a specific IP address on the DNC server for each of the CNC machine ports. This capability eliminates the need for a separate serial port server. 
Two key issues with wireless DNC are security and interference. The single port eNETDNC Wireless CNC Units was designed to convert the serial signal prior to transmitting thus allowing the wireless device to encrypt data at the point of transmission. The Ethernet to RS-232 converters decode the data before the file is passed to the CNC. The eNETDNC system uses a radio frequency within a bandwidth recently dedicated to wireless networks, which makes it immune to interference from other sources. The eNETDNC Wireless DNC System has security restrictions limiting the permissible IP addresses it will accept. No new machines can be added to the eNETDNC system unless a IP address is added to the DNC server. The system administrator can log onto the eNETDNC's operating system and change its directory of addresses. The eNETDNC system can be expanded to support an unlimited number of machines. Moreover, the machines can be moved at any time, and more machines can be added to the network without incurring new software expenses. Even older NC machine tools can be used within an eNETDNC Wireless DNC System. eNETDNC designs and builds BTR Interface Boards and factory hardened eNET e-Terminals thereby allowing older NC machine to be used with the eNETDNC Wireless CNC Units. The convenience of wireless technology without compromising reliability! For more information call JMR Systems Toll Free
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