So at this point in time, I am really just looking for any advice or ideas that anyone can give me, or just plain tell me I am barking up the wrong tree. The other way I might be able to get useable data is to remove the EEPROM chip and store a dump of the chip, but I don't have the hardware or the knowhow for that at this point in time. As the picoscope software supports serial decoding I am hoping to be able to tap into the serial TX & RX lines, and pull useable data. I can hear Dave shouting at the screen now telling me to get a real oscilloscope, and not a toy. I only own basic diagnostic hardware, a few Uni-T DVM's, a PicoScope 2202 USB Oscilloscope. I have a feeling that I am jumping in the deep end of the pool with two lead boots on. I am looking to try and decode and reverse engineer the serial commands use with the MS-DOS based Mirac software, so that I can make a plugin that with work with the mach3 software. This is where I am wanting to try and go down another path. When other people have wanted to use the Mach3 software, they have ripped out all the old control hardware and replaced it with all new modern control hardware that can be interfaced to work with the Mach3 software. What I would like to be able to do is install Windows on the lathe PC and run a piece of software called Mach3 that will then be able to control the lathe. The lathe control software is MS-DOS based, and is also designed around educational environment so has a number of limiting factors. The lathe has a built in PC that run's Denford's own software to control the Mirac CNC Lathe via RS232 serial commands. A few months ago I got my hands on a 2nd hand Denford Mirac CNC Lathe (1990 model). I will now try and give you some back ground and details on what I am trying to do.
I am thinking about starting a serial decoding and reverse engineering related project. This is my 1st started topic here, so not really quite sure where I should post, so please feel free to move to where it is best suited, or boot me out on my arse if not welcome, lol.
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