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Control Heidenhain TNC through the serial port or Ethernet (TCP/IP)
The SuperCom Heidenhain Library enables data communication with a Heidenhain TNC. The data communication can be established using serial lines or TCP/IP protocol.
The SuperCom Heidenhain Library almost hides the complexity of the data communication to a Heidenhain TNC and provides functions that perform the most wanted tasks by using simple function calls.
SuperCom establishes the connection to the Heidenhain TNC directly via the serial port or the TCP/IP protocol stack.
The whole data communication is running transparently using high-speed functions achieving rapid results.
Controlling many connections concurrently is supported and that is common to SuperCom.
The library includes high-speed functions for file transfer to and from the Heidenhain TNC (send, receive), list, create or delete directories, rename or delete files, read TNC configuration data, read and write absolute memory etc.
Following a short list of some functions:
| HN_SetConfig | Configure the SuperCom software and/or the remote TNC |
| HN_GetCurrentDir | Retrieve the information about the TNC's current directory |
| HN_ChangeDir | Change the TNC's current directory |
| HN_MakeDir | Create a directory under the current directory |
| HN_RemoveDir | Removes a directory |
| HN_FileExists | Check if a specific file name exists on the TNC |
| HN_CopyFile | Create a copy of a specific file on the TNC |
| HN_DeleteFile | Delete a specific file on the TNC |
| HN_RenameFile | RenameFile a specific file on the TNC |
| HN_ReceiveFile | Retrieve a file from the TNC (Download, incl. Events and Progress-Information) |
| HN_SendFile | Transmit a local file to the TNC (Upload, incl. Events and Progress-Information) |
| HN_ChangeFileAttr | Changes a files attributes on the TNC |
| HN_SetFileTime | Changes a files time stamp on the TNC |
| HN_GetTNCDateTime | Retrieve the date & time information of the TNC |
| HN_SetTNCDateTime | Set the date & time information of the TNC |
| HN_ReadMemory | Access memory area to read information of the TNC |
| HN_WriteMemory | Access memory area to alter information on the TNC |
| HN_GetSystemParam | Retrieve the TNC configuration |
| HN_ActivateAndRun | Activate and run the specific program file |
| HN_GetRunInfoEx | Provides DNC state information |
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Special Features:Handle directories and files. Transfer files. Query Active Program, Errors, Execution Mode, Program Status, Overrides Values, Machine up time, Machine running time, Tool Info, Axes config & position, Cutter location, DNC Mode, Spindle Speed, Temperatures, and more. Read/Write memory locations, markers, counters, inputs, outputs, timers, ... |
The SuperCom Heidenhain Library implements the protocol functions using a SuperCom communication library (serial or TCP/IP) and the SuperCom LSV/2 protocol module* that provides a stable data communication link.
The SuperCom library provides fast and rock solid functions to extract information and control one or more TNC machines. It enables the software developer to control many connections to different TNC machines simultaneously. It enables to query information by different ways thus increasing the amount of information to extract. Also, the amount of information supported and returned by the different TNC machines differs.
There is only one API to learn! The same functions and parameters used with serial, TCP/IP or ISDN type of connections.
*Included with this library.
What to order?
The SuperCom Heidenhain Library needs a SuperCom communication layer for the data transfer (Serial and/or TCP) e.g. SuperCom Serial for Windows, SuperCom Suite for Windows. The SuperCom communication layer is responsible for establishing connections and low level data transfer.
* The SuperCom LSV2 Protocol Module is included with the SuperCom Heidenhain Library.
Favorable combinations 
Hardware requirements
Heidenhain TNC with a serial port interface (serial LSV/2 protocol link) or Ethernet (TCP/IP) interface.
An Option 18 is not required/used.
License Information
Executables developed using the SuperCom library can be distributed royalty free. More..
Supported compilers
C#, C/C++, C++ Builder, Delphi, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Visual Basic NET, VBA, LabView, FoxPro, PowerBuilder and other Windows programming tools (MS .NET ?).
Extensive collection of samples for C#, C/C++, Delphi, Visual C++, Visual Basic (VB6), Visual Basic NET are included. More..
A flexibel and portabel library for use in Windows 
or Linux 
application*.
* Please select the specific Windows or Linux products codes.
