Sign Lab 5l.0 and Refine 721 Problems

[signboy 0]

Someone please help i have sign lab version 5.0 and a refine 721 plotter and the program ill not communicat with the plotter. I've used sign cut to cut basic stuff on the plotter through the usb port and it works fine but when i use a more advanced program like sign lab it doesn't communicate, what am i doing wrong iv'e tried changing the com port in the program and i am using the roland camm-1 pnc1000 driver and still nothing any info would be helpful...

my operating system is windows xp

[TaterNuts 3]

i am not familliar with that program but I can try to help...

you stated that you changed the com port in signlab???  do they match what Sign Cut uses?

check the baud rate in signlab, Refine defaults at 9600 baud... If the sign lab program trys using a diffrent speed it wont work... change sign lab to 9600 baud...

Goto www.cadlink.com, unless you already have it, Download the Redsail, RS720 plotter driver... and give that a shot... it worked for my signblazer elements program

[TaterNuts 3]

oh, and be sure to post if the Redsail driver works for you please.

[signboy 0]

Sign cut uses com 5 but when i open sign lab 5 com 5 doesnt exist what am i doing wrong i didnt change anything in the computer. as for the redsail driver it didnt seem to change and when i select the driver i change the com in the program to com 3 cause its the only on that doent give me an error saying port not avalable, also when i select the com 3 i change the baud rate on the plotter from 9600 al the way through all the setings tring every one and still nothing. also i dont know how to check the baud rate in sign lab program thanks in advance.

[kenimes 42]

The MH 721 would use the Roland PNC-1000 driver, not sure why CAMM1 would be in there also. Try setting to a different COM port. If your USB is using COM3, maybe manually change it to COM6 or something higher, then set it to that COM port in SignLab. It might be a simple COM port conflict.

[signboy 0]

it only goes to com 4 wher is com 5 and 6

[kenimes 42]

In your device manager or SignLab? I am unfamiliar with SignLab.

In DM, just right click on the COM port, then left click on properties. Then click on the Port Settings tab, then advanced. Change the port number here.