dnc from android tablet

[ptimachine]

are there any apps for android that support rs232 transfer directly from a tablet or smartphone using a mini USB to serial adapter? everything I see is basically a remote to control the networking in your shop so you don't have to walk back and forth from computer to machine and the tablet isn't actually doing the transfer. I don't have my machines networked that way. I'm still doing it the old fashion way, carrying a laptop to the machine. This suits my purpose just fine, but I would just rather have something a little more compact. full DNC and backplotting would be a plus, but not necessity.

 

[dstryr]

are there any apps for android that support rs232 transfer directly from a tablet or smartphone using a mini USB to serial adapter? everything I see is basically a remote to control the networking in your shop so you don't have to walk back and forth from computer to machine and the tablet isn't actually doing the transfer. I don't have my machines networked that way. I'm still doing it the old fashion way, carrying a laptop to the machine. This suits my purpose just fine, but I would just rather have something a little more compact. full DNC and backplotting would be a plus, but not necessity.

USBCNC | Calmotion

 

[RC Mech]

The USB to serial adapters are hit & miss with quality, and there are a few threads about this on here. I personally have never had a regular USB to serial adapter work on a control- using a computer with a dedicated com port was the only way to circumvent the issues. I suspect with mini-USB you'll find the same.

The linked interface will read from a solid state drive and write to a serial port, not necessarily read from a tablet/phone as though it was a solid state drive. Best to contact them first.

 

[rnmmhunter]

USBCNC | Calmotion

Just buy yourself a few used laptops for cheap and leave them at the machine. Ebay

 

[Vancbiker]

The USB to serial adapters are hit & miss with quality, and there are a few threads about this on here. I personally have never had a regular USB to serial adapter work on a control- using a computer with a dedicated com port was the only way to circumvent the issues.

I had to try 3 different USB to serial adapters before finding one that worked 100% of the time. MOXA is the brand that I found works. Spent ~$100 on adapters and several hours on each one trying to make the others work. PITA.

 

[rwbaldwin]

The MCT U232-P9 (Philips Chipset) also works reliably.

 

[brooklynn]

Try CNC Data Transfer from Google Play. It is exactly what you need.

 

[brooklynn]

You can use "Easy CNC Data Transfer". It is for various platforms. e.g. MS Windows, iPhone, macOS and Android.