TRIAC COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE ( . TRI file extension)

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TRIAC COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE ( . TRI file extension)

Post by hpdrifter » Wed 01 Nov , 2006 18:58 pm

HI

I have attempted to use the Industrial Editor to communicate with my 1986 TRIAC with no success. (I keep getting the ERROR No. 1010).

I have had great success using the TRIAC software loaded on this site and am able to upload and download programs.
The problem I have is that all saved programs have the file extension . TRI & .TRS. The code generation software I am using creates .NC or .DXF files. Does anyone know how to convert between them?

Also my TRIAC has the 12" monitor missing. Can I just use a TV monitor?
I would like to use a PC monitor is this possible?

Thanks in anticipation.

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Post by davidimurray » Wed 01 Nov , 2006 20:32 pm

1986 - would that be a North Eastern Electronics controller (PNC3)? We use the Triac (not the industrial editor) software at work and that works just fine.

I assume that these .TRI & .TRS files are just text files? If so, in dos type -
rename c:\filename.nc filename.TRI

DXF files are drawings so you will not be able to input them directly to the machine. You will need to create the g-codes from the DXF files using your CAM software.

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Post by Denford Admin » Wed 01 Nov , 2006 21:03 pm

RE the Monitor - I doubt one of todays monitors would work.
I mean to photograph some of the old monitors we have knocking around as soon as I get a minute - maybe there will be a Triac one in there :?:

They will go into the classifieds section, and because we don't know if they work, will just want to cover post and packing.

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Post by hpdrifter » Wed 01 Nov , 2006 23:31 pm

I have tried renaming the NC files to .TRI files.
Although it made them visible within the TRIAC offline software it did not appear to want to load them.

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Post by davidimurray » Thu 02 Nov , 2006 9:24 am

Try using the Triac software here -
http://www.denfordata.com/downloads/dos ... FTWARE.zip
The files for this editor are simply text files with a .pnc extension on them.

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Post by hpdrifter » Thu 02 Nov , 2006 12:07 pm

I am using the software in the file named TRIAC from this source.
The files here do have the extension TRI & TRS not pnc as you suggest.
Any other ideas?

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Post by davidimurray » Thu 02 Nov , 2006 12:47 pm

Try using the attached software - this should work wiht .pnc extensions

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Post by hpdrifter » Thu 02 Nov , 2006 17:40 pm

Thanks Dave

I think this appears to have solved the problem.

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Post by davidimurray » Fri 03 Nov , 2006 21:28 pm

Hi

I may have come across a monitor for your Triac. Found one in the stores of one of other depts at work. It looks identical to the one on the Triac so I will try and see if it works. With a bit of persuasion I might be able to get the guys to part with it. Drop me a private message for more details and I can try and take some pics if your interested.

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Post by Mr Magoo » Sat 04 Nov , 2006 12:14 pm

Just for info...

The Triac PNC external video output provides a 'normal' composite video output signal.

So any small TV or monitor that has a 'Composite video in' connector should work (this is usually a phono connector on the back of the monitor marked 'video in').

(and don't be fooled by the 'aerial socket' type connector used at the back of the Triacs electrics - it's not a UHF telly signal coming out of there - it's composite video!)

Not sure about America - I don't know if the 50Hz / 60Hz difference would mean a USA composite video monitor would work OK or not.

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Post by Denford Admin » Mon 06 Nov , 2006 0:49 am

David - can you post a pic on here so I can see if we have one in our pile of old monitors ?

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Post by davidimurray » Thu 09 Nov , 2006 0:06 am

Hi Andy

Pic attached. Note that the monitor I have found is A green on green as opposed to a green on black that is on our Triac here. Apart from that the casings, connections etc are identical.
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Post by Denford Admin » Thu 09 Nov , 2006 15:04 pm

Yep - we have one marked faulty 1998 - see the classifieds to get it for spares / repair

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