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=REVISION Information=
 
=REVISION Information=
  
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=NEW: LiteControl GUI Update=
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=NEW: LiteControl User Interface Update=
  
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The LiteControl now features the same updated GUI as the ProControl.  It also requires the the higher screen resolution of 1024 x 768.  (The older 800 x 600 is too low for the new software.)
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The [[LiteControl]] now features the same updated GUI as the [[ProControl]].  It also requires the the higher screen resolution of 1024 x 768.  (SMT and ATT are shifting away from the older 800 x 600 screen resolution - which is too low for the new software.)
  
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[[image:Cncbender_lite_mainscreen.jpg|400px|CNC Bender User Interface for LiteControl]]
 
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=NEW: Servo Module Programmable Switch Logic is now Controllable=
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=NEW: Splash / Version Screen Shows License Type=
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The [[I2T Servo Module]] is used on CNC Bender systems have a feature called '''"[[Programmable Limit Switch]]"'''.  A programmable limit switch is controlled by two positions along or around an axis.  The first position is the LOW and the second position is the HIGH.  The low and high values are floating point values.  There are eight programmable limit switches per servo axis.  The first use of this feature is the [[Tube-Support]] Up/Down setting.  See the Tube-Support Location section for an example and details for how to use the programmable limit switch values.
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CNC Bender can use one of four license models:
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* [[ProControl]] Full<br>
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* [[ProControl]] Offline<br>
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* [[LiteControl]] Full<br>
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* [[LiteControl]] Offline<br>
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During startup or display of the version screen, the license type is displayed.  For example, this shows the OFFLINE license type is running:
  
 
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=NEW: Tube Support Location is now Programmable=
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=NEW Option: CYCLE HOLD after POST-BEND JOG=
  
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The '''tube-support up/down location''' relative to the Feed axis can now be changed at the CNC Bender operator station.  It is changed in the '''[[InitAxes Processlist]]''' in the Low Level menu. Every time the axes are initialized, CNC Bender sets this value.  It can be changed by adjusting the [[COMDEF]] line: <tt>FeedAxisPLS5 = LSL0:0, LSU0:1500</tt>
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[[image:cncbender_bendoptions_cyclehold_after_postbendjog.jpg|350px|right|]]
  
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The LSL parameter is reserved for the '''Limit Switch''' Lower value.  This is where the output for the tube support switches to active.  The appropriate value is usually a Feed axis value of 0 units (millimeters).  The LSU parameter is reserved for the Limit Switch Upper value.  The appropriate value is the position to control at which forward feed position the tube support begins to drop.  The value is always indicated in millimeters.  Floating point values are allowed.  The integer value after the LSL or LSU indicates the index position of the CIO inside the COMDEF.  In this case, the index is 0, which is the first position in the list of CIO objects.
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The BEND OPTION cells contain a new [[Cycle Hold]] option that allows for tool clearance immediately after a [[Post-Bend jog]].<br><br>
  
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The [[CIO object]] is a SERVO MODULE COMMAND.  The [[Modbus OpCode]] for setting programmable limit switches is 2013 for the first axis in a card, and 2014 for the second axis in a card.  See the CIO library's "[[FeedAxisPLS5]]" CIO object to see how to setup a new CIO that an address any programmable limit switch.  The first word value controls which output to address:
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If ON, this option will insert a cycle hold in bend program.  The cycle hold is inserted immediately after the post bend jog that follows any bend.  Example: To place the bender in [[Cycle Hold]] after the first bend’s post bend jog, enable this option in the first bend option.
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Words 2 and 3 are set aside for the low value.  The LSL parameter stuffs values into these two words in a process list line.
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Words 4 and 5 are set aside for the high value  The LSU parameter stuffs values into these two words in a process list line.
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=CHANGE: Hardware Key Handling=
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There are new rules requiring hardware key setup for CNC Bender:
  
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The programmable limit switch values can be monitored using the I2T Module Interface software.  Use the Programmable Limit Switches feature. 
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<font size=4><b>REQUIRED PROGRAM ID</b></font>
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[[Hardware Key]]s used for CNC Bender now require an appropriate program ID in both the time-limited and the permanent [[hardware key]].<br><br>
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A [[program ID]] is a license number that resides in the [[Hardware Key]]s that indicate which of our software packages are allowed to run on the computer system.<br><br>
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This is now true of both TIME and PERMANENT keys.
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<font size=4><b>LiteCONTROL - <br><br>PERMANENT KEYS</b></font>
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LiteControl licenses are now linked to a single specific hardware key.  The setup of every PERMANENT KEYED LiteControl configuration file must be performed by Advanced Tubular before CNC Bender LiteControl will run.
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<font size=4><b>ProCONTROL - <br><br>PERMANENT KEYS</b></font>
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ProControl licenses are NOT linked to a specific hardware key, but the hardware key must contain a general ProControl license.
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<font size=4><b>TIME KEYS</b></font>
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Neither LiteControl or ProControl licenses are linked to to a single hardware key.  However, the hardware key must contain a setup for at least one of the four license types (see the previous topic).</td>
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 20 September 2007

CNC Bender User Interface for ProControl

Cncbender logo.jpg

Contents


REVISION Information

10-20070702, July 2, 2007


NEW: LiteControl User Interface Update

The LiteControl now features the same updated GUI as the ProControl. It also requires the the higher screen resolution of 1024 x 768. (SMT and ATT are shifting away from the older 800 x 600 screen resolution - which is too low for the new software.)

CNC Bender User Interface for LiteControl


NEW: Splash / Version Screen Shows License Type

Cncbender v10-20070702 splash procontrol full.jpg Cncbender v10-20070702 splash procontrol offline.jpg


CNC Bender can use one of four license models:

During startup or display of the version screen, the license type is displayed. For example, this shows the OFFLINE license type is running:




NEW Option: CYCLE HOLD after POST-BEND JOG

Cncbender bendoptions cyclehold after postbendjog.jpg
    The BEND OPTION cells contain a new Cycle Hold option that allows for tool clearance immediately after a Post-Bend jog.

    If ON, this option will insert a cycle hold in bend program. The cycle hold is inserted immediately after the post bend jog that follows any bend. Example: To place the bender in Cycle Hold after the first bend’s post bend jog, enable this option in the first bend option.




CHANGE: Hardware Key Handling

There are new rules requiring hardware key setup for CNC Bender:

REQUIRED PROGRAM ID


Hardware Keys used for CNC Bender now require an appropriate program ID in both the time-limited and the permanent hardware key.

A program ID is a license number that resides in the Hardware Keys that indicate which of our software packages are allowed to run on the computer system.

This is now true of both TIME and PERMANENT keys.

LiteCONTROL -

PERMANENT KEYS


LiteControl licenses are now linked to a single specific hardware key. The setup of every PERMANENT KEYED LiteControl configuration file must be performed by Advanced Tubular before CNC Bender LiteControl will run.

Cncbender v10-20070702 splash litecontrol full.jpg


ProCONTROL -

PERMANENT KEYS


ProControl licenses are NOT linked to a specific hardware key, but the hardware key must contain a general ProControl license.

TIME KEYS


Neither LiteControl or ProControl licenses are linked to to a single hardware key. However, the hardware key must contain a setup for at least one of the four license types (see the previous topic).




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