CNC Bender v12-20100820

NEW - Servo Status Grid Now Always Visible on Main Screen

The status of up to 20 servo axes are now displayed at all times in a grid on the top of the screen. Whenever the states change, the grid cells color changes to either grey, green, or red.

NEW - BIG Messages

For important events, CNC Bender now displays large messages for short periods of time. This lets operators clearly know what the control needs them to do next.

NEW - Press ENABLE to Jog

Some of our OEM Partner controls require that the operator press the ENABLE button to Jog. CNC Bender can be set in Low Level to require an ENABLE button for all jogging. If the ENABLE button is not pressed when the joy stick is moved, then the "Press ENABLE to Jog" message appears on the screen.

ENHANCED - CNC Processor CPU Usage DECREASED 60%

CNC Bender was optimized so that CNC Bender / CNC Processor CPU Usage was dropped by an average of 60% without any degradation in bender performance. The typical CPU usage during - even during bending - is now from 8 to 25%, with periodic spikes to 35%. Before Optimization: 75 to 80% After Optimization: 8 to 25% This optimization has the benefit of causing CNC Bender user interface to run much more quickly.

NEW - KEY Switch to EDIT Feature

CNC Bender can now be setup in Low Level to require that a Key be inserted and switched to the EDIT mode on an operator station to allow an operator to edit data on the screen. The only exception is password entry and the Low Level menu - which requires a password to enter.
Setup the feature in the low level menu - general dynamic options:

NEW - MANDREL LUBE with TIMER in FOUR OPTION LISTS

The new Mandrel Lube With Timer option allows operators to lube the mandrel for a period of milliseconds from the LOAD to START motion from any FEED from any ROTATE from any BEND
Setup the feature in the low level menu - general dynamic options by naming the secondary process list names:

NEW - EMBEDDED TUBE SUPPORT in CNC PROCESSOR

This feature allows CNC Bender's PROCESSOR to control when the tube support is lifted or dropped - and if the drop should be confirmed with an input. Enable Feed Position for Output Down CIO Name of Tube Support Output Down Feed Position for check Input Down CIO Name of Tube Support Input Down

CHANGES - CNC Processor Configuration File

The following additions have been made to the configuration file: Smart Inspect Logging Settings for enhanced logging over TCP/IP connections Loop interval changes	ADD these to the CNCProcessor.cfg file: [Smart Inspect Logging] Enabled=0 Logging Method=TCPIP Filename=c:\cnc\logs\cncprocessor.sil TCPIP Address=192.168.0.190 [Loop] Main Loop Interval=0.100 Background Read Servo Loop Interval=0.100
Thee items on the right can be removed from the configuration file. They are no longer used in CNC Processor.	REMOVE these from the CNCProcessor.cfg file: [Loop] Power Off Manual Mode Pause=250 Power On Manual Mode Pause=250 Cycle Hold Pause=100 [PRIORITY] Master Loop Priority=10000

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