Yes. Haas CNC’s can communicate to Predator DNC Software using serial RS232 connection or FTP.
Haas FTP is also supported through Predator DNC to enable faster communication. Each Haas control can be configured in the software and can be configured for any method.
Predator DNC communicates up to 115K baud rate to the Haas using Xmodem and hardware handshaking.
Every Predator installation is built using Microsoft Windows Installer technology. There is extensive documentation available on Microsoft’s website.
The following primary command line options are available:
/i Installs or configures a product
/f Repairs a product, has 10 options
/a Administrative install on the network
/x Uninstalls a product
/j Advertises a product
/l Specifies the log file path
/p Applies a patch
/q Sets the user interface level
/y Calls API register server to install
/z Calls API register server to uninstall
A sample command line option for repairing a CNC Editor installation is as follows:
msiexec /i “predator CNC editor v6.0.msi” /fv
Predator uses a Rainbow Sentinel SuperPro key. This key is in the form of USB key. All software applications are licensed with a SIM and as such the SIM should be insured as property, for the actual cost of the software.
No. Currently, the product is designed as an application that runs on a Windows platform.
Mobile applications for Android and Apple phones and iPads are not developed. A customer can create their own applications using other applications if desired since there are APIs and open databases available.
Predator PDM is a paperless manufacturing driven Production Data Management tool. The software is designed to organize and control many facets of the shop floor.
CNC programs, setup sheets, safety procedures, quality documents, and others are under your control. Supports paperless shop floor operation with integration for CNC Communications and Machine Monitoring.
Predator PDM controls manufacturing driven processes and best practice workflows from manufacturing, quality, programming and other areas to the shop floor.
Only the approved, released and authorized files are delivered to the shop floor operators and setup personnel to ensure the proven files are machines. For ISO9000, ITAR, and other standards demanded by customers, Predator PDM is a solution to meet the manufacturing document control requirements.
Predator PDM supports an unlimited number of documents and support for numerous file types to be managed and viewed on the shop floor.
With the built-in viewing capability from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Predator leverages the built-in plug-in viewers supported and allows for continued upgrade path as new versions of file types are released.
For example, if Adobe released a new format or version of PDFs, Predator automatically embraces this compatibility with the new plug-ins from Internet Explorer. A variety of files are supported for document control such as: Word, Excel, PDF, NC, TXT, STL, MPEG, TIFF. JPEG, and hundreds more.
As a manufacturer, you need to abide by legal code 21 CFR 820.40 – establishing and maintaining procedures to control documents (more info). As a business, you need to keep tax documents and any related records for anywhere from three to seven years. Employment records need to be kept for a minimum of a year and payroll records kept a minimum of three years.
There are over 140 permissions for control and management of who has access to files, approval process, released, un-released, rollback or pending files.
All security follows Microsoft standards for assigning permissions to users and groups. Two versions of Predator PDM are available for purchase, PDM Administrator, and PDM Client. Predator PDM Administrator allows for all control, configuration, and assignment of the security roles.
Yes. Predator PDM Client is used to view the proven, released and authorized manufacturing documents to the shop floor operator and setup users. Once a user logs into Predator PDM with the username and password, the documents are displayed on the shop floor PC.
The operator can then deliver the NC program to the CNC machine via Predator DNC Software as well as collect real-time data on machine utilization from Predator Machine Monitoring Software. Any other files related to the part can be viewed on the shop floor terminal providing a paperless environment.
Yes, Predator DNC supports long filenames, long directory names, names with spaces, shared network drives, and UNC names.
Refer to the following examples:
Predator DNC can also automatically name your files when uploading to the server. They can be “auto-named” using their O-number, a user-chosen name, the first comment in the file, and so on.
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