FARO

Intro and History

FARO Technologies markets articulated measuring center arms and measuring software that can measure tube shapes. The software that is most used to measure tube shapes is FARO CAM2.

Supravision Network Protocol

Both the DOS and Windows versions of Supravision use several protocols. The most prominent is Supravision Network protocol. We commonly refer to this protocol as "SVNET." (We pronounce it "Ess"-"Vee"-"Net.") If you ever hear an Advanced Tubular employee use this term, you will know that we are referring top the Supravision Network Protocol.

Supravision Filename Standard

All Versions (3, 4, 5, and 6)

The Supravision filename uses the triple dollar sign (.$$$) for all filename extensions.

Older DOS Versions (3 and 4)

The DOS version of Supravision allowed long filenames by breaking the name into a series of sub folders. For example, this part: LONG PART NAME TESTED ON SV4 is saved as ...\parts\LONG&PAR.---\T&NAME&T.---\ESTED&ON.---\&SV4.$$$ on the systems using DOS versions 3 and 4. The actual filename is "&SV4.$$$." The rest of the filename is retained in the folder structure.

Windows Versions (5 and 6)

The newer Windows versions (5 and 6) of Supravision take advantage of the long filename capability of Windows. For example, this part: LONG PART NAME TESTED ON SV6.$$$ is saved as ...\parts\LONG PART NAME TESTED ON SV6.$$$

Converting Filenames with SVFILE

Our SVFILE Converter Software converts the older style filenames into Windows style filenames automatically.

See SVFILE for download information.

Articles Related to Supravision

Read about the SVout feature in CNC Bender: CNC Bender 10.0.6.0i - SVout Export Feature

External Links

[1] The Romer site shows this page for Supravision.