The inexpensive variants WinPC-NC Light and WinPC-NC Economy control the motor output stages directly via an LPT printer interface on the PC without any additional hardware.
WinPC-NC Light and WinPC-NC Economy can control not only the usual clock/direction signals for motor control but also the widely used SMC stepper motor cards. These are operated directly with the current patterns for the motor windings.
The variant WinPC-NC USB has a comparable functionality to WinPC-NC Economy, but does not require a built-in LPT interface. WinPC-NC USB can therefore also be used on modern computers, notebooks or netbooks. WinPC-NC USB is delivered with the small USB box ncUSB and a USB cable.
The motor is controlled in the USB module and is therefore largely independent of Windows and its background processes and programs. The generated step frequencies are up to 80kHz for interpolated trips. With WinPC-NC USB you are well equipped for the future and independent of LPT interfaces in the PC.
WinPC-NC USB also offers no restrictions on the equipment of the computer and can be used on most currently available Windows operating system versions.
WinPC-NC Professional with external axis controller CPU also meets all requirements for industrial applications. By outsourcing all time-critical real-time functions to the axis controller, it runs absolutely stable, reproducible and is completely independent of system influences, other installed programs or programs running in the background.
WinPC-NC Professional is successfuly in use for more than 4000 times worldwide since over 15 years and proves its reliability and accuracy in various applications every day. The supplied axis controller is available in various designs and optionally with signal adapters, additional input/output modules or external keypads for a convenient machine setup. It is connected to the Windows PC with a serial connection cable or connected to a USB-serial adapter and then completes its control tasks completely reliably and independently.
The most important new features of the new version 3.0
A modern and revised user interface with typical Windows 10 layout, modern buttons, menus and dialogs has been completely redeveloped. The new OpenGL graphics display offers full 3D graphics with intuitive 360° rotation, continuous zooming and moving with the mouse wheel or mouse movements.
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Live position tracking of the machine position in the graphic display.
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Display option for empty paths as light gray lines.
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Show and hide the old contours according to newly calculated toolpaths with the CAM functions.
Color combinations can now be selected and set as styles in the parameters themselves. Several dark and machine-panel-like templates are also included. Button, menu, window and font sizes can be adjusted in several levels to the monitor size used.
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Completely new parameter structure and distribution, better grouping of setting options according to logical functions and components and thus increased clarity. However, the known and familiar designations, functions and dependencies where retained, so that no great training and no new learning is necessary.
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Separation of basic settings for one-time settings or all specifications during the initial commissioning of the machine and project-related parameters that are always dependent on the loaded file or the job execution.
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Intuitive help via the F1 function key and the right help for every situation or input option. In addition, the comprehensive manual can be displayed and searched completely using an installed PDF reader.
The well – known and proven CNC control program WinPC – NC is available in four different versions with different functional scope.
Here is a WinPC-NC version comparison.
| Light | Economy | USB | Prof | |
| Signale und Ansteuerung | ||||
| Ansteuerung der Maschine | LPT (LPT1) |
LPT (LPT1+LPT2) |
USB 2.0 kleine Box |
serieller Achsencontroller |
| Eingänge für Signale | 5 | 10 | 10 | bis 256 |
| Zusatzausgänge | 4 | 8 | 8 | bis 256 |
| Motorstromabsenkung | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ein/Ausgänge frei zuordbar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Industrie taugliche 24V Signale | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Takt/Richtung Signale mit versch. Adaptern oder Verstärkern | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Spindel Analogausgang | – | 8Bit-PWM | 8Bit-PWM | 0-10V PWM |
| Toggle-Signal als Sicherheitsfkt. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Echtzeit unter Windows, Stabilität | gut | gut | sehr gut | sehr gut |
| Abhängig von Hintergrundprozessen | ja | ja | nein | nein |
| Max. Schrittfrequenz (kHz) | 12 | 24 | 80 | 40 |
| Ansteuerbare Achsen | 3 (XYZ) | 4 (XYZ TABC) | 4 (XYZ TABC) | 4 (XYZ TABCUVW) |
| Erforderliche Hardware und Betriebssystem | ||||
| Betriebssystem | XP/VISTA/7 nur 32 BIT | XP/VISTA/7 nur 32 BIT | XP/VISTA/7/ 8/10 32/64 BIT | XP/VISTA/7/ 8/10 32/64 BIT |
| Min. Anforderung PC | Pentium Athlon DUAL QUADCORE >1,4GHz |
Pentium Athlon DUAL QUADCORE >1,4GHz |
Pentium Athlon DUAL QUADCORE >1GHz |
Pentium Athlon DUAL QUADCORE >1GHz |
| Erforderliche Schnittstellen | LPT | LPT und USB | USB 2.0 | COM oder USB-Seriell Adapter |
| Anpassung an die Mechaniken, Einstellmöglichkeiten | ||||
| Achsauflösung einstellbar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geschw./Rampen einstellbar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Testfkt. für Mechanik und Signale | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Umkehrspiel pro Achse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verschiedene Rampenprofile | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Synchonisation mit Eingangsignalen | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Individuelle Rampenprofile ladbar | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Datenformate, Importfilter | ||||
| HPGL, PLT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bohrdaten, Excellon, Sieb&Meyer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIN/ISO mit Unterprogrammtechnik | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multicam 2D und 3D | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISEL NCP | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Postscript, Vektorformationen, EPS/AI | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |