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Operator Manual: Tecnologie e Prodotti Per L'automazione

This document provides an overview of the WSC machine configurator tool and graphic user interface. The machine configurator tool allows the user to define machine limits, axes, and devices. The graphic user interface contains a title bar, command bar, axis and devices bar, and work area. It allows the user to edit and execute program lists, create rail and suction cup positions, monitor machine status, and send commands.

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Operator Manual: Tecnologie e Prodotti Per L'automazione

This document provides an overview of the WSC machine configurator tool and graphic user interface. The machine configurator tool allows the user to define machine limits, axes, and devices. The graphic user interface contains a title bar, command bar, axis and devices bar, and work area. It allows the user to edit and execute program lists, create rail and suction cup positions, monitor machine status, and send commands.

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WSC

Version 3.6.0

Operator manual

Tecnologie e Prodotti per l'Automazione


This documentation is property of TPA S.p.A. Any unauthorized
duplication is forbidden. The Company reserves the right to modify the
content of the document at any time.
Table of C ontents I

Table of Contents

1 Description 1
2 Machine configurator tool 2
2.1 Limits List 2
2.2 Axis List 2
2.3 Devices List 3

3 Configurations 4
3.1 Settings 4
Global Settings 4
List Settings 5
Bench Settings 6
ToolBar Settings 8
3.2 Fictitious field management 8
3.3 Mirror mode management 9

4 Graphic user interface 10


4.1 Title Bar 10
4.2 Command Bar 11
4.3 Axis and Devices Bar 18
4.4 Work Area 19

5 Execution lists 20
5.1 List graphic user interface 20
5.2 List layout 21
5.3 Lists editing 21
Keyboard C ommands 22
Mouse C ommands 22
Select a cell 23
Modify cell data 23
Rows selection and deselection 23
5.4 Display during list execution 23
5.5 Work Bench 24
Rails and suction cups placement 25
Rails and Pods Multi-placement 27
Rails and Pods Placement Report 28
Print Data 29
5.6 Laser use 29
Enable the system 29
Settings 30
C ommands 31
Results 32
IPC C ommunication 32

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Description 1

1 Description
This manual describes the WSC Graphic User Interface, which allows the machine user to make good use
of the WSC application features.

More specifically, we will describe all the processes to:


Edit and execute program lists.
C reate a position for Rail and Suction cups for the execution list.
C heck the machine status, possible errors and possible emergencies.
C heck the status of the main machining devices.
Send commands to the machine.

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2 Machine configurator tool


Before describing the WSC environment, we would like to describe the application needed for the
machine configuration. A right machine configuration is essential for the WSC program to work.

DbConfEdit main form

By means of this tool, you can define the devices that compose the machine and that you want to
manage by the dashboard control within the WSC .

For each machine you can define 3 groups:

• Limits List
• Axes List
• Devices List

2.1 Limits List


This unit contains the definitions of the machining. For each working group you should define their own
axes (X, Y, Z, B, C ); for each axis you should proceed to set the limits of motion, speed, acceleration
and deceleration, repeating the same data set in the axes calibration in Albatros.

2.2 Axis List


In this section you should define all the information required for the view mode of axis coordinates such
as measure units, number of decimal places. Also in these settings, the correspondence with the
parameters set in Albatros is essential.

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2.3 Devices List


In a way very similar way, as for the axes, you can define and manage also other physical devices
available in the machine: Digital inputs/outputs, analog outputs, Flag Bit and Flag switches, variables.

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3 Configurations
It's necessary to make a reference to the configuration of the working environment, before describing
what the user interface of the application WSC is.

3.1 Settings
Through the Settings menu you can access the associated window which is divided in three sections:
• Global Settings
• List Settings
• Bench Settings

Global Settings

Global Settings form

This first section allows us to set the general characteristics of the application, especially the graphical
features of the main window and the interaction of the WSC with other software environments.

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List Settings

List Settins form

This section allows you to set the general characteristics of the list on the graphic settings and the layout
of the display for some data in the same list.

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Bench Settings
The management of display settings of the bench is split in “Bench C olors” e “Drawing Options”.

Bench Setting form

In this sub-section, you can select the colors used exclusively by the graphical component while
representing the workbench.

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Bench Settings form

In this sub-section, you can enable the items and set some features that will be drawn by the graphic
component while representing the workbench.

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ToolBar Settings

Toolbar Settings form

In this section you can hide some of the buttons on the ribbon bar. By hiding the buttons, their
functionalities will not be available in the WSC .

3.2 Fictitious field management


In this section you can define a set of fictitious field. This work field may be the normal field translated or
it may have different properties from the original normal field, such as the information of the mirror and
references in push or pull.

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Fictitious Field management form.

3.3 Mirror mode management


In this form you can disable the Mirror mode of the those field whose Mirror mode is usually enabled. For
example, in the following figure the Mirror mode of the “A” field is disabled.

Mirror Mode Management form

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4 Graphic user interface

WSC main form

Like other programs in the suite, also the dashboard WSC is characterized by a graphical user interface
divided into different areas.

1 – Title Bar contains the name of the opened file in the active window, that
represents the title of the same, and some buttons.
2 – Command Bar contains all buttons to select the functionality of the application.
3 – Axis and main devices bar here axis coordinates, error and alarm messages, main
devices of the machine are displayed. From here you can also launch some functions, such as machine
movement or view of the synoptic data tables.
4 – Work Area contains the opened lists.

4.1 Title Bar


The title bar contains
• the application title;
• the buttons to manage the main form;
• the buttons to manage the machine working cycle.

Title bar

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1 2 3 4 5

Title bar layout

Each field in the figure 11 has the following features:

No. Content Description

1. C ommands Start, Stop, End and Home Position buttons,

2. Title contains the name of the active application followed by the name of the
open file in square brackets.

3. Minimize it is a button reducing the form in size of an icon. If the window has
been minimized, this button is replaced by a button representing one only window; by selecting this
button, the window is enlarged.

4. Maximize this button maximizes the dimension of the form.

5. Quit this is a button to close the application

4.2 Command Bar

Command Bar

The C ommand bar is made of sections split according their functionality type:

Modify
Show
Work Bench
Automatic
Options
Tools

New

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* C lick on the button displayed here.

Open an empty work list.

Open

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Open a work list previously saved.

Save List

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Save the selected work list.

Save List as

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Save with name the selected list.

Save All

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Save all opened work lists.

C ut Lines

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Remove the selected lines from the work list.

C opy Lines

* C lick on the button displayed here.

C opy the selected lines from the work list.

Paste Lines

* C lick on the button displayed here.

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Paste the lines previously cut or copied.

Select All

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Select all lines of the work list.

Deselect All

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Deselect all lines of the work list.

Add Line Before

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Add new lines above the selected one.

Add Line After

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Add new lines below the selected one.

Save Standard Pods C onfiguration

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Save the file of standard pods configuration.

Save C ustomer Pods C onfiguration

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Save the file of customer pods configuration.

Load Standard Pods C onfiguration

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Load from file standard pods configuration.

Load C ustomer Pods C onfiguration

* C lick on the button displayed here.

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Load from file customer pods configuration.

Listo of Suction C ups

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the suction cups list.

Programs List

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the programs list executable by the machine.

Sequences

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the sequences order.

Work Plain

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the graphic preview of the work plain.

Axes and Main Devices

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the area in which are shown axes quote and main devices of the machine.

Messages

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the messages notified by Albatros..

C ycle Errors

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the cycle errors notified by Albatros.

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System Errors

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide the system errors notified by Albatros.

Albatros

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show or Hide Albatros form.


MDI Windows

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Set the MDI Windows mode.

Pan

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Move the graphic object into the preview

Zoom In

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Increase the zoom scale.

Zoom Out

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Decrease the zoom scale.

Zoom Window

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Increase the zoom scale of the selected area.

Zoom Previous

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Return to the previous zoom scale.

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Zoom All

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Return to the initial zoom scale.

View Pods Position

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show the pods position form.

Drow Selected Programs

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show the selected program on work bench graphic preview.

Drow Selected Programs (Only through operations)

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Show only through operations of the selected program on work bench graphic preview.

C omputing Automatic Pods Positioning

* C lick on the button displayed here.

C ompute the automatic pods position.

Dynamic Pods Posizioning

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Enable or disable the dynamic pods positioning.

Start

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Starts the working cycle.

Stop

* C lick on the button displayed here.

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Suspending the working cycle.

End

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Terminate the working cycle.

Simulation

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Simul the execution of working cycle.

Setpoint

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Starts the setpoint of the machine.

Toggle Start Line

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Set or reset the start line into the work list.

Toggle End Line

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Set or reset the end line into the work list.

Enable Line

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Set the execution of the program of the selected line.

Disable Line

* C lick on the button displayed here.

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Set the not-execution of the program of the selected line.

Verify List

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Make a preliminary optimization of all programs in work list.

Debug

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Enable the writing of WSC log file.

Mirror field settings

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Open the mirror field setting form.

Impostazioni Aree Fittizie

* C lick on the button displayed here.

Open the fictitious fields setting form.

All these commands are added to those in the Tools section. This section is fully configurable by the user.
In this section you can create shortcuts for opening other applications.

4.3 Axis and Devices Bar

Axis and Devices bar

This area is divided into three parts; on top the axes coordinates and below the messages are displayed.
On the right-hand side there is an area in which the devices of the machine are shown, according on how
they have been configured through the DbC onfEdit application (please, see the beginning of this
manual).

It’s important to acknowledge that, thanks to this interface, the user can interact with the devices of the
machine and can control the movement of the axes.
If you double-click the display showing the axis coordinates, the platform to move this axis opens. To
move the axis, remember to hold down the "C trl" key.

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Axis Movemente platform

4.4 Work Area


In this area one or more windows can be opened, each of which contains a list of execution and the
corresponding placement of rails and suction cups.

Work Area

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5 Execution lists
The execution of the work programs is realized by means of a List of execution. It’s made up of rows and
columns, each containing information on how to run the program on each line. Each row of the list allows
you to set information and data or parameters needed to run a program. Each information is placed in a
dedicated column; the number of the columns changes according to the application. However, the
column with the name of the program is always available.
The WSC application associates to each list a work bench, in which the correct position of rails and
suction cups, created for every single list, is stored.

5.1 List graphic user interface

Open list in Wsc

1- Program name and enabling Area


composed of three columns allowing you
• to select the program;
• to set the execution enabling process;
• to set the drawing enabling process on the work bench below.

2- Parameters Area
is composed from the columns containing the parameters relating the execution of the program.

3- Buttons Area
consists of three buttons that allow you to access immediately to commands still available in the

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command Bar. The buttons are:


[ New ] creates a blank line under the current one
[ Cut Lines ] deletes all selected rows.
[ List ] adds a list to an existing list.
Repetition This is an editable field where you can set the number of repetitions of the list.

4- Pods-Programs-Sequences Area It is made of three tabs, the first of which contains the
graphical representation of the suction cups to be used
to compose the work bench. If the number of suction
cups available for each type is greater than zero, you
can drag within the bench the single suction cups,
using Drag&Drop and place them correctly. The second
tab offers the possibility of adding programs to be
executed by dragging them directly on the work bench;
the third tab last displays the sort sequences of
machining. To take advantage of this feature it is
essential that the piece has been optimized with "Sort
Sequences". During the selection of the various
elements in the sequence, the preview of the bench will
highlight the selected item.
5- Mouse Quote Area contains the coordinates of the mouse, when it moves
on window of the work bench.

6- Working bench field contains a graphical representation of the working


bench with the positioning of rail and suction cups. It is
associated with the execution list

5.2 List layout


The list is made of a certain number of columns that are implemented by the manufacturer according to
the type of machine.

List layout example

The example in figure 18 shows a list layout in which the columns are configured as follows:

Draw If enabled, the program will be drawn on the work plain below.
Esec If enabled, the program will be executed by the machine.
Name Program name to be executed.
Num Program repetition of the program.
Executed Piece Program repetition already made.
Field Program execution field; it is made up of a selection list, from which you can
withdraw the indication to be added in the combobox.
Piece Rotation Piece rotation in degrees; it is made up of a selection list, from which you can
withdraw the indication to be added in the combobox.
L, H, T Piece Dimensions (Length, Height, Thickness). They can be changed directly in
the list.
Comment Program description
Time Program execution time.

However, it is important to emphasize that this is only an example and that it might correspond to a
totally different layout for each different machine.

5.3 Lists editing


Next to the commands previously described, there are additional shortcuts for the list data editing.

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Keyboard Commands
In the following descriptions we will often use these terms:

Current cell is the cell which you can edit and it is highlighted by a different color. It is also
surrounded by a dotted line.

Current row is the line where you will find the current cell.

Selected rows are distinguished by the respective lowered selection buttons. They are highlighted by a
different color. In this case if the current cell is in one of these rows, it takes on the color of the row and
it is surrounded by a dotted line.

The available keys to work on the list are as follows:

Key Description

The cell above becomes the current


The cell below becomes the current
The cell on the right becomes the current
The cell on the left becomes the current
PgUp Scroll up one page in the list
PgDn Scroll down one page in the list
Home Points to the first cell in the row
Fine Points to the last cell in the row
C trl+Up C reate a blank row above the current one, the new row becomes the
current
C trl+Down C reate a blank line below the current one, the new row becomes the
current
C trl+Right Scrolls right visible columns
C trl+Left Scrolls left visible columns
C trl+PgUp Points to the last cell in the column visible on the left
C trl+Down Points to the last cell in the column visible on the left
C trl+Home Points to the first cell in the first row
C trl+End Points to the last cell in the last row
Shift+Up Extend the selection / deselection of the rows above the current
Shift+Down Extend the selection / deselection of the rows below the current
Shift+Right Points to the cell to the right of the current
Shift+Left Points to the cell to the left of the current
F2 Enables the editing of the current cell
Enter C onfirm the changes made in the current cell
Esc Discard the changes made in the current cell
Other ASC II characters Are placed in the current cell

Mouse Commands
The mouse is the most effective way to operate on the list. Possible actions are as follows:

Action Position Description

C lick C ell Select cell


C lick Row’s button Select / Deselect row
Shift+C lick Row’s button Select / Deselect rows
Double C lick “Program Name” cell Show san open file dialog to select the program
file you should open.

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Select a cell
To point to a cell, making it the current one, you can take the following steps:

* Move the mouse cursor on the requested field and then click;
* Use the UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT arrows key;
* If the number of rows is greater than the number the window list is able to read, scroll the list using
the PgUp and PgDn keys or the scroll the bars of the window with the mouse

Modify cell data


To change the contents of the current cell, the cell must be in Edit mode. So, the cell loses its dotted
lines. If you want to change, you can take one of the following steps:

* Press the F2 function key. The text is aligned to the left, the cursor is positioned immediately after the
last character in the cell and the part of the text already in the cell will be highlighted in a different color.
Now, you can modify the contents of the cell.

* Press the keyboard corresponding to the data that you wish to enter. In this case the previous contents
of the cell is removed and replaced by what you are inserting.

* Press the ENTER key to accept the changes and exit the Edit mode. The same result is obtained by
acting so as to point to another cell.

* The Edit session can be aborted by pressing the ESC key; in this case, the changes made get lost.

NOTE: During the execution of the list some rows may not be changed; this depends on the application
and it changes according to the same application.

Rows selection and deselection


A row can be selected or deselected both from the keypad or the mouse, better from this latter. You can
operate on multiple selected rows, for example for cutting, pasting, moving and grouping in this way
rows that were not continuous, and else besides.

1. Point to the row you wish to select by clicking on its selection radio button; the button sinks.
2. Holding down the SHIFT, click the last row you want to select.

5.4 Display during list execution


During the execution of the program on the list, some events may occur giving rise to three different
kinds of messages that can be displayed in Axis and Main Devices bar.
System Errors these are serious errors that interrupt the execution of the program, they are
marked in red; the description of these errors can be found in a dedicated
manual.
Cycle Errors are errors that occur during the execution of the program. However, they
generally allow the program to continue after the removal of the error. They
are marked in yellow.
Messages warning messages or information, appearing in special situations during the
program execution, or reports of request for intervention by the operator;
they do not stop the execution of the program.

All the errors occurred since the system has been activated can be displayed in a window that can be
opened by a mouse double-click on Axes bar and main devices or by the three commands of the Display
menu described later.

Display errors /messages

* Select from the Display menu one of the options (System errors, Cycle errors.
Messages)

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Figure 28: Errors and Messages summary windows.

Errors/Messages window appear where in each row following data are specified:
Date & Time time and date when the error occurred.
Description error description.
Code error message number.
On the bottom three buttons (Messagges, Cycle errors and System errors) appears and mark the
kind of the displayed message/error. By clicking one of those with the mouse, the group of the
corresponding messages will be displayed.
On the right there are the Empty button to cancel the messages and the Exit button to close the
window.

5.5 Work Bench


The Work Bench is the graphical environment for the Interactive C onfiguration and Placement of
clamping panel pressure difference bench, made of Rails and C ups.

It allows, according to the execution list of the panels, the full view of the Bench, highlighting the various
recalled panels, their true position and the specific processing requirements; in this way the user can
move the rails and the individual cups and determine they correct positioning.

At this stage the operator can decide how to “populate” the individual rails, according to the available
number of each type of suction cups, because he is able to visualize, in the graphic representation, the
available spaces and any constraints.

The final target is to allow an optimal positioning of the rails/suction cups that, on the one hand, ensures
the proper sealing of the panels and, on the other hand, it does not cause interference between the
clamping devices and the working tool, in particular with regard to the feed-through machining.

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Graphic preview for Rails and Suction cups Placement

The figure shows a typical representation in the graphic Placement page.


Alongside the representation of the bench the different types of suction cups are graphically listed (in
available number) to be drawn on for the selective equipping of each rail.
The control is merely visual, where the user can zoom in defined areas, for a more precise control of
the respective positions.

At the end of the Placement session, the system provides a set of information in order to perform the
corresponding manual (based on metric scales) or automatic positioning for machines arranged for this
function.

This information includes:

• The video representation of the actual coordinates of Rails and Suction cups.
• Text print with coordinates and outfit.
• The transfer of the coordinates to the remote displays (if used on the machine).
• The transmission of information to the PLC of the C NC , if the machine is arranged for the
automatic handling.

Rails and suction cups placement

According to the list of panels and their areas of work, the system will display these panels by means of
the graphical representation of the programmed processing and the rails will be displayed without suction
cups and grouped to the right and left side of the workbench.

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Initial placement

So, in this interactive phase, the Programmer provides according to this order:

• To arrange and place the suction cups on each rail (Drag & Drop with the mouse), taking them from the
"stock" of cups on the left of the graphic area (the number of the available suction cups will automatically
decrease).

• Once the suction cup has been applied, this can be selected; clicking with the right mouse button, the
operator can recall a menu to perform the following operations:

• With the mouse select a rail at a time (click within the rail, but outside the suction cup area) and drag it
toward X (lengthwise). The movement is automatically stopped when the rail touches an adjacent one!

• If you click a rail with the right mouse button, you can recall an operation menu to perform the
following operations:

More specifically, the "Park Pods" command brings all the suction cups of the selected rail to a parking
position, while the "Park Rails" command performs the above operation for each rail and then brings all

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the rails in a parking position.

• Select and move, in Y, with the same technique, the various suction cups: also this movement is
stopped, when the suction cup touches an adjacent suction cup.

• Repeat these steps until you reach the desired positioning. If needed, check, possibly using the the
zoom function, that a suction cup (its bounding box dimensions) and some type of feed- through working
do not overlap!

• If needed, by calling the "Rail Description" box, you can request to view the characteristic data
completely, and also to program directly the suction cup coordinate to place them in a very precise way.

Pod description form

Rails and Pods Multi-placement


Rails and suction cup positioning may be associated with the panel and not to the list:
for each panel you can also define up to max. 5 placement of rails and suction cups.
To create a new position just click the header row of the selected list with the right mouse button. The
context menu appears as below:

Selecting a placement, the current position will be used to create the selected position; all the following
changes will concern the active positioning only, always identified in the header line list, as follows:

The transition from one position to another will always be implemented by the command "Set BenchX
Positioning" and a position will be deleted by the "Reset BenchX Positioning" command in the same
contextual menu.

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Rails and Pods Placement Report


You can recall the Report on the overall placement of the Rails/Suction cups, selecting from the View
menu the Show pods position option, where the information are given as follows:

For each Rail


1. X coordinate positioning
2. Number of the applied suction cups
3. Overall dimensions in X

For each suction cup in each rail


4. Suction cup type
5. Y positioning coordinate
6. Y coordinate of the base positioning
7. Dimensions
8. Orientation ( 0-90-180-270)

Rails and Pods Positioning report form

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Print Data
The operator can print on paper data and information on the placement of the suction cups.

* Select the command Print Data

Through this command you will get a printed report, as in the picture below:

Report print preview

5.6 Laser use


For some types of machines, some manufacturers use a system to place rails, suction cups and panels,
consisting of a graphic representation of the machine work bench by means of a laser.

To take advantage of this technology, next to the laser system with which to the machine can be
equipped, the software license on the dongle is essential.

Enable the system


The laser system is activated through the parametric bench available in the WscTecnoManager
application, in the tab for the parameterization of the bench.

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Laser activation in WscTecnoManager

Settings

Through the menu in the WSC and after enabling the system, you need to set the graphics and the serial
port for communication with the real laser.

You can access these settings from the "Options" menu by selecting "Setting Serial Laser" and "Setting
Laser".

Serial Port Com PC – Laser Settings

The communication settings consists of configuring one of the C OM ports of the PC to send the HPGL file
that the laser will project .
You can define some essential parameters for the projection of HPGL files on the machine working bench.

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Graphics Laser Settings

Through the form as above you can:


• Set the X and Y dimensions for the scale reduction of the file to be projected.
• Define offset dimensions in X, Y and Z.
• Define the system model Laser.
• Enable the sending by the C OM port of the file.
• Select what items you wish to show.
• C ustomize the saving paths of the files on Hard Disk.

Commands
After enabling the system and after the verification of the presence of the software license, will appear
on the command bar the following buttons.

Send To Laser

HPGL file is generated in the directory configured and, if activated, will open the serial communication
with the laser system, which will project on the work plain, the information sent.

Laser OFF

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Turn off the system by turning off the laser.

Results
An useful tool to view the HPGL local files is the "HpglViewer" in "View" menu after selecting the "HPGL"
option.

HPGL files viewer

The window "HpglViewer" is made of a graphic area in which what the laser system will project is
represented and an area containing the information read from the generated HPGL file.

As you can seen in the example above, the laser projection system will project only the suction cups
that are actually located under the panel to be worked.

IPC Communication
The laser system can be managed through the GPL programs, by means of the IPC communication.

This communication between GPL and WSC environments, for the management of the laser system, is
made by two commands, as follows:

Operator manual
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- MS_HPGLTOLASER = 260:
send the program to the laser, on condition that a list in “Start” mode is available. In the fourth line the
number of the concerned row must be indicated (the first row has index 1). This command is not
managed in the "lite" version. The second and third lines are not significant.

- MS_OFFLASER = 261:
turn OFF the laser. This command is not managed in the "lite" version. The other three lines are not
significant.

For more information, please read the configuration and communication manual of WSC .

Operator manual
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17/07/2014

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