e-Knifeholder Interface User Manual
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1. Available Addresses Represents knifeholder addresses not configured to display on the main screen If adding a knifeholder to the system choose the next available address from Available Addresses If reinstalling a replacement manually set the address to match the knifeholder you are replacing Itis not necessary to set the address for a new knifeholder equipped with the auto addressing feature See Knifeholder Address page 3 5 for information about manually setting the address on the DIP switch inside the knifeholder Update Status Checks all knifeholders and identifies their presence in the system Beam Configuration Represents knifeholders installed on the guide bar and displayed on main screen Continued on next page www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A MENUS Auto configuration www maxcessintl com Q Auto Configure Caution This button resets beam configuration to include only knifeholders identified as present in the system OK Saves changes and exits dialog box Close Exits dialog box without saving changes Apply Saves changes without exiting dialog box Help Accesses online help files The Auto Configure process a queries the knifeholders on the beam to identify the addresses used in communications based on the Scan Option selections and then b associates each knifeholder s physical position on the beam with its position on the interface screen 1 Atth2. TIDLAND SLITTING SOLUTIONS ee ts MAXCESS Tidland e Knifeholder User Interface Guide For use with the Tidland e Knifeholder Installation Operation and Maintenance Manual Part No 767660 ln rie MAXCESS rh oo O0O 0O35in 0O O35in O OS35in Sibs Sibs Sibs Sibs EN Class Il and III MI 771975 1A Software Revision 1 2 5 CONTENTS DEMO MODE 1 1 MAIN SCREEN 2 1 ISLAM al OI ICON a 2 2 Blade detallista 2 4 Setting blade life parameters 2 5 setting malh screen para Mete Sinai 2 6 A ORe aT oR aR PT OER OE OER POE ECON Pa nS CPN eae mE 2 6 Overland 2 7 SIde FONO 2 7 Main Sere en UEC OTS id 2 8 MENUS 3 1 OD NC Soo oro 3 1 setting GAIUS ana lan quad NN A A 3 2 Manage Tec SiN NA 3 3 CONTO rado Miss a 3 5 nitenolder address al 3 5 Setting th address ori ne a D al ce Lot 3 6 Address ll 3 7 e oo REO A a tee ee eh eee 3 9 BOISSONS dd dd 3 10 PASS WOTd ATOS a ae is st ii 3 11 Operator acc iria ta da o dido nv 3 11 Maintenance naar 3 12 DIAGNOSIS co nn 3 12 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY 4 1 www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 1 2 DEMO MODE Demo mode Demo mode is used only to demonstrate system operation using on screen knifeholder icons The option to operate the system in Demo mode is available only if no serial ports or knifeholders are detected during startup During normal operation the system will start up in system mode not Demo In ord
3. Main screen The e Knifeholder software is used to Set knifeholder parameters overlap or side force Allow remote operation engage disengage retract Troubleshoot a knifeholder The main screen components 1 Menu bar access other parts of the e Knifeholder software 2 Icons that represent each knifeholder 3 Title bar 4 Adjustable blade overlap and side force parameters 5 Update optional applies values and adjusts the knifeholder during slitting operation 6 Apply saves new values in the knifeholder operator must disengage and engage to use new values 7 Knifeholder engage buttons 8 Optional separate trim or split trim contol Recipe Defaut gt 5 Knteno der ALL oe A a 0 035 Side Force 11 CLASS tt Pragrar www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Knifeholder icons Knifeholder status is represented by different icons on the main screen The green dot on the knifeholder icon indicates that the knifeholder is in the Green run position The gap between the knife and the anvil represents a disengaged knifeholder The color of the knifeholder number indicates the state of the knifeholder WHITE the knifeholder has been disengaged at the user interface i GRAY the knifeholder has been disabled at the user interface Check the Blade Details for that knifeholder to change its state RED the remote engage signal operator
4. if loss of communication U1 BR W N ae Changed Modbus communication to compile with various Tidland software 7 Changed OPC multiplier in pattern transaction from 1000 to 10000 resolution now Same as sending and reading data 8 N A for e Knifeholders Prevent Knife Selection algorithm from rewriting file if not actually moving slitters 9 Added ability to log configurations of new e Knifeholders to the OEM terminal 10 Modified internal calibration limits for class Il e Knifeholder 11 Adjusted text size when using metric units smaller Version 1 2 2 October 10 2013 1 Fixed issue that prevented beam ordering under some circumstances 2 Added new Scan Options tab to Configuration dialog 3 Added address list to OEM Terminal dialog Version 1 2 1 October 1 2013 1 After auto configuration the software will not enter beam ordering mode if no new knifeholders that support beam ordering were detected 2 Added support for Unicode character sets 3 Fix bug with serial port scan at program startup Version 1 2 0 September 25 2013 1 Completed e Knifeholder auto addressing Now functions with old knob style and keypad style e Knifeholders For keypad style e Knifeholders includes a physical beam ordering process Version 1 1 20 September 14 2013 1 Added Spanish and Portuguese languages 2 Bug fix for using applying auto side force change Now it updates the screen properly www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI
5. e Knifeholder axis files Must download to be effective Will prevent operation when external engage is off This prevents e Knifeholder from getting confused and stuck Must have external engage signal present to operate e Knifeholder Version 1 1 14 June 28 2012 1 Added QB to motor program This allows a delay between down and side stroke movements to prevent system over current problems Default is 400ms Set to 1ms for original speed and for few e Knifeholders 2 Fix bug in Class Il axis 2 motor program that references a not defined variable 3 Update to Visual Studio 2010 Version 1 1 13 April 5 2012 1 If the KHInfo is enabled in the settings file the screen will use a more dynamic approach to the way the knife information is displayed Large and small systems will be able to use this feature and not have issues with the text overlapping other text or images on the screen 2 Updated more code in the common libraries Version 1 1 12 February 14 2012 1 Updated common software library Should have no effect on e Knifeholder portion Version 1 1 11 January 30 2012 1 Added the ability to switch languages in Windows 7 Previously the software relied on the host OS for the primary language www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 4 5 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY 2 Added more German translations Version 1 1 10 January 25 2012 1 On an update or Apply of e Knifeholder settings side force and over
6. not engaged Remote Engage Input to engage or disengage the knifeholder typically a relay located in the Power Supply Cabinet Must be on for the knifeholder keypad to operate Software Enabled Must be on for the knifeholder keypad to operate If the software has been disabled in the Blade Details dialog box this will be off red Engage State Represents state of the knifeholder engaged green or disengaged red Overlap Touch Side Stroke Touch Captured during calibration units motor counts Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 4 5 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY Software revision history Version 1 2 5 December 17 2013 1 Added ability to show labels for trim knives Version 1 2 4 December 8 2013 1 Changed many files to be Unicode compatible 2 Moved Engage button from upper right to bottom center Added ability to have trim control and split trim control buttons 3 Bug fix for new Class Ill e Knifeholder side force scale was defaulting to use Class Il scale 4 Fix for program crash if no settings file exists Version 1 2 3 October 31 2013 1 Added ability to download firmware to new e Knifeholder Version 1 2 3a included a fix for the download process Added WriteError flag to OPC data Changed serial communication to handle binary data per 1 above Changed Knifeholder detail dialog upper right to handle new e Knifeholder type Communication error will stay indicated red e Knifeholder icon instead of blink
7. station or PLC is off The green dot on the knifeholder icon indicates that the knifeholder is in the Green run position The knife is engaged to the anvil no gap and ready to slit The knifeholder number is WHITE Eo D The red dot on the knifeholder icon indicates that the knifeholder is in the Red retract position The knife is retracted away from the anvil www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A MAIN SCREEN The yellow dot on the knifeholder icon indicates that the knifeholder is in the Yellow setup calibration position The knife will cycle through the calibration process I 0 0351in The text above or to the right of the icon represents the Sibs current settings of that knifeholder Top value overlap in inches or mm EE Bottom value side force in pounds or kilograms The Tidland logo is displayed in the upper left corner of the main screen Clicking anywhere near the Tidland logo will reset the knifeholder selection to ALL www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Blade details To view Blade Details for any knifeholder on the system press click its icon on the Main Screen Blade Details ES KruteHolder 1 Overlap 0 035 Side Force 5 000 Blade L e Hours ol Use 00 Alarm Se ing 700 0 Cutside Right Unlocked Pa Example Information is displayed for Knifeholder 1 Overlap depth of the knife below the anvil when engag
8. 1 A 3 12 Manage recipes continued Recipe edit commands www maxcessintl com Default Resets the recipe to the factory set default Copy All Copies the value last selected overlap or side force to the entire column Select a Knife Position row to copy all values overlap and side force in that row to all knifeholders Close Exits the Recipe Manager without saving changes Changing an Overlap or Side Force Value High side force against minimal blade overlap can cause poor slit quality and may cause the knife to ride up on top of the anvil ring Use caution when setting the combination of parameters Click on the overlap or side force value for knifeholder you wish to change and type in the new value If the touchscreen option is enabled enter the new values using the number keypad See also Adjusting parameters Page 2 4 Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Configuration Knifeholder address If adding a knifeholder to the system choose the next available address from Available Addresses page 3 7 If reinstalling a replacement set the address to match the knifeholder you are replacing Itis not necessary to set the address for a new knifeholder with the auto addressing feature When you add or remove a knifeholder you must also reconfigure the beam page 3 8 Accessing the address switch Remove the knifeholder side cover to access the switch Class Ill
9. 7719751 A 4 5 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY 3 Changed blade details to show the word Knifeholder instead of the channel name Version 1 1 19 August 31 2013 1 Added support for latest generation of e Knifeholders in internal calibration dialog 2 Added support for automatic addressing in configuration dialog 3 When scanning for manually addressed units the software will stop searching after trying 10 subsequent addresses without getting any responses 4 Corrected issue with coloring of e Knifeholder numbers on main screen Colors in order of priority red means remote engage turned off gray means the unit is disabled via software and white means normal operation Version 1 1 18 July 10 2013 1 Added ability to set knives to be used in pattern Engage Disengage will only move the knives that are enabled for movement 2 Incorporated common library resources into e Knifeholder software Version 1 1 17 May 1 2013 1 Added ability to cycle engage disengage from OEM terminal Tidland access only Version 1 1 16 December 11 2012 1 Added touch motor counts for overlap and side touch to diagnostics screen in maintenance Version 1 1 15 September 18 2012 1 Changed initial dialog asking about starting demo mode so default Yes starts program in system mode Pressing Enter now starts in system mode not demo mode by default 2 Added password access control Includes operator access configuration screen 3 Change to
10. DIP switch location www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Setting the address 1 Orient the knifeholder so that the DIP switch pin 1 is on the left as illustrated 2 Find the corresponding number for your knifeholder in the table below With a small flat blade screwdriver carefully move each switch to the correct OFF or ON position OFF 0 ON 1 1 2 o 1 3 1 0 4 o o 5 6 o 1 7 1 10 8 o o 1 9 10 0 1_ 111101 121 0 0 13 1410 1 1511 0 16 0 0 17 18 0 1 191 1 0 www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Address tab For use by System Administrator when adding removing or replacing a knifeholder Knifeholders must be configured on the beam in order to be displayed on the main screen and affected by parameter changes ipren ij Acoress Scan Optons Pot Selector Pespeort anc Logs Operstor Access Avmtatie Addresses Beam Corfquron i 0 ox 642 we BLE Knifeholder address de Pf O gt rio i nas gt ex L Pr eyi Physical position of A pie pe ew wie 4 ex 212 eH 5 knifeholders on the 07 La ola 6 ei x das dE beam 3 Su eins P AL LE 5 E Knifeholder not e 05 ol T ex ex dr fa present in system e e es WY ez ex Oo 2 FA LEE Os Knifeholder present Do Pb es in system a A Update Sut Aso Corfgure Os Coso Heb
11. November 28 2009 1 Speed up knife updating some Still needs to be faster for more knifeholders 2 Fixed bug when increasing number of knifeholders the Address and Address2 fields in settings file were not updated properly during auto config 3 Internal calibration modified to use cartridge Still may require more changes in the future 4 Prevent new knifeholders from zeroing out the internal slope and offset values Z6 and Z9 Version 1 0 2 May 27 2009 1 Added Knifeholder troubleshooting hold jog down during power up 2 Modified program to download Knifeholder program during startup www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 4 5 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY Added Knifeholder address configuration Includes auto configuration or manual Changing the number of beam knives will change how many are installed on the system Added diagnostics mode to help troubleshoot Knifeholder functionality Fixed bug bad directory path when accessing Axis1 txt and Axis2 txt Version 1 0 1 January 18 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fixed double click on engage button causing button to be out of sync with the Knifeholder Knifeholders now update automatically including reading switch positions Includes main screen German and French translation Added capability in demo mode to change switch position on knifeholder Added additional com port validation Modified default file directory to inclu
12. auto in your knifeholders See Address Table on page 3 5 Select Manual Scan if your system has older knifeholders addressed 1 63 Adjust the address range based on the number of knifeholders on your beam Select Automatic Scan for new knifeholders addressed Auto 1 Contienen uz Address Scan Optens Pon Selection Password and Logs Operator Access Manual Address Scan Options 2 Scan for manual addresses Search for addresses in this range 63 Automate Address Scan Options gt Scan for auto addresses OK Close Help www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Configuration tab continued Port selection tab Main Screen gt Options gt Configuration Select which port the software will use to communicate to the knifeholders e Configuration Address Port Selection Choose a Port COM1 M Baud Rate 38400 www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Configuration continued Password and logs Operator access Note www maxcessintl com Main Screen gt Options gt Configuration If a password is not enabled default everyone has access to all functions Enable Separate Login Click this box to set up a password so that logging in is required to make administrative changes Show Error Log Displays error log for diagnostic purposes Contact Maxcess Technical Service for assistance b Cities 3 Address Scan Ogons Fon Selecton Passw
13. blade cartridge and cant key for this knife on the system Do you wish to proceed The blade on the Main Screen icon will change visually but you must physically reverse the blade cartridge and the cant key on the actual knifeholder If the 360 blade guard cartridge is installed you will need to also reverse the actuator assembly See the Tidland e Knifeholder User Manual Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Main screen parameters The upper right hand corner of the Main Screen Recipe Sample2 1 3 a Knifeholder ALL ome we Update Overlap 0 035 Side Force gt 2 Apply Vertical scrollbar Horizontal scrollbar Visual indicator for overlap and side force Note The engage button location varies See page 2 6 Recipe Collection of values assigned to each knifeholder Select an existing recipe from this drop down list or go to Options gt Manage Recipe to edit or create a new recipe Entering a new value overlap or side force on the Main Screen overrides the recipe and removes the recipe name from the box Knifeholder Select an individual knifeholder or ALL to which values will be applied continued on next page www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 771975 1 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Main screen parameters continued A www maxcessintl com High side force against minimal blade overlap can cause poor slit quality and may cause the e Kn
14. de Files where log and help files are stored Removed extra port number from settings file Fixed bug that prevented touch pad side force from opening after applying knife parameters New software created June 2007 v1 0 www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Tel 1 360 834 2345 Fax 1 360 834 5865 sales maxcessintl com www maxcessintl com INDIA Tel 91 22 27602633 Fax 91 22 27602634 india maxcessintl com www maxcess in EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Tel 49 6195 7002 0 Fax 49 6195 7002 933 sales maxcess eu www maxcess eu JAPAN Tel 81 43 421 1622 Fax 81 43 421 2895 japan maxcessintl com www maxcess jp CHINA Tel 86 756 881 9398 Fax 86 756 881 9393 info maxcessintl com cn www maxcessintl com cn KOREA TAIWAN AND SE ASIA Tel 65 9620 3883 Fax 65 6235 4818 asia maxcessintl com 2013 Maxcess
15. de detail for e Knifeholders installed on the system When knifeholder icon is clicked a dialog box opens up and displays Knifeholder location Overlap Side force Blade life hours and alarm setting and Cut side Version 1 1 5 May 23 2011 1 Added ability to automatically detect e Knifeholders type Class 2 or Class 3 at startup and when the user runs Auto Configure from within the Configuration dialog box 2 Adjusted timing of commands to e Knifeholders for better control of unspecified data Version 1 1 4 May 13 2011 1 Fixed internal calibration load cell readings to work with new serial library 2 Fixed bug in Axis 2 files from version 1 1 3 Version 1 1 3 April 29 2011 1 e Knifeholder program changes to work better for multi groove anvil rings Ql variable can now be set for a value half stroke plus an amount Used to be QM maximum side engagement www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 4 5 SOFTWARE REVISION HISTORY Version 1 1 2 March 22 2011 1 Added ability to store recipes of knifeholder settings A recipe is a collection of overlap and side force settings for each knifeholder 2 Code now uses common components with other Tidland software 3 Update to common components fixed several potential issues with old software Version 1 1 1 December 14 2010 1 Updated First Knife Left First Knife Left was in the settings file but was not functioning Changing the settings file now c
16. e beam add replace or remove a knifeholder 2 Click Auto Configure A progress bar will appear 3 When all knifeholder addresses are identified you may be prompted to set the Beam Order Knifeholders with LEDs will be blinking 4 Go to the knifeholder beam a Starting with knifeholder 1 press any button on the keypad b The knifeholder LED will stop blinking 5 Continue across the beam in order pressing a button on each knifeholder until all LEDs have stopped blinking 6 Click OK to accept beam order 7 Click Apply to save the new configuration You can cancel the process at any time If you press a knifeholder button out of sequence you must cancel the process and then repeat Autoconfigure If you cannot physically access the entire beam you can rearrange the list order in the dialog box to match the physical position of knifeholders on the beam 1 Complete Steps 1 2 and 3 above and click OK or Cancel The LEDs will stop blinking 2 In the Beam Configuration dialog box click and drag the knifeholder rows to arrange the knifeholders in order Tidland e Knifeholder MI 771975 1A 3 12 Configuration continued Scan options Main Screen gt Options gt Configuration The Auto configuration function uses the Scan Options selections to minimize the amount of time used to identify and configure the beam order to match the main screen Select a scan option based on the address settings manual or
17. ed Side Force amount of pressure that the knife blade applies to the anvil when engaged Hours of Use how many hours the blade has been in use Alarm Settings number of hours at which operator will be notified that blade is dull Cut Side side of blade being used for cutting Unlocked Locked enables disables the knifeholder the knifeholder number will be gray on the Main Screen If a knifeholder is engaged when this switch is toggled to the locked position it will disengage and retract The Main Screen knifeholder icon will turn to a bronze color when the blade has exceeded the hours of use for which it was set www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Setting blade life parameters www maxcessintl com Press click the Hours of Use button to reset Do this when a new blade is put into service l Warning e Would you like to reset the time for this blade Yes resets Hours of Use to zero No return to Blade Details dialog box Press click the Alarm Setting button to enter in hours the expectant life of the blade bharra Sat thing x Blade Use Aam in Hour 700000 OK Save Cancel return to Blade Details dialog box Press click the Cutside button to switch the knife to anvil contact point from one side to the other Tidland e Knifeholder Are you sure you want to change the cutside for this knife You must REVERSE the knife
18. er to start up in system mode the system must pass two tests It must 1 Detect one or more serial communication ports and 2 Detect at least one knifeholder Detecting the serial communication ports Checking Com Ports x Currert Port COMBS Cancel Detecting a knifeholder e Checking for Hardware X Currert Knilehcider 1 Cancel www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 1 2 DEMO MODE Demo mode continued If no serial ports or knifeholders are detected you will be given the choice to enter Demo mode Auto Mode Detection Channel not detected Yes Start program in System Mode Mo Start program in Demo Mode Cancel Exit program Cancel Yes starts the program in System Mode default Select No to demonstrate software operation without controlling the actual knifeholders To confirm operating mode note the name in the title bar located at the top of the display screen Tidland e Knifeholder Demo TEA When in Demo mode the title bar will include the text Demo in its name This mode allows the knifeholder icons to operate on the screen but will not control actual hardware Tidlande Knifeholder nd When in System mode the title bar will show only the name of the application This is the mode for normal operation and allows control of the knifeholders displayed www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN
19. ersed If installed on your system the remote engage switch must be ON for the user interface to engage and disengage any knife If the switch is OFF the knifeholder number will be red If a knifeholder has been disabled by the software it will not respond to the engage command The knifeholder number will be gray Check Blade Details to make changes to individual knifeholder status Using the engage disengage button Choose a specific knifeholder by clicking its icon or use the Knifeholder drop down list Click the button to extend and engage the knives for slitting When the system detects the knifeholders are engaged the button changes to the disengage state To disengage the knifeholder s Choose a specific knifeholder by clicking its icon or use the Knifeholder drop down list Click the button to disengage and retract the knives When the system detects the knifeholders are disengaged the button changes to the engage state www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Main screen buttons continued Trim engage buttons optional Depending on the features enabled by your administrator you may be able to control the trim knives separately from the center knives and or individually You will see one of these two trim button icons E y Separate trim button You can engage disengage the trim knives separately from the center knives with this button Both trim knives will e
20. es entered are not automatically saved as a recipe About recipes page 3 3 About parameters page 2 4 If the overlap is changed you must calibrate the knifeholder Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Main screen menus The menu bar is located in the upper left corner of the main screen Use the Exit option in the e Knifeholder menu to close the program Tidland e Knifeholder Derr eXnifeholder Options Help Exit The Options menu contains the following Tidland e Knifeholder Demo e Knifeholder Options Help Configuration p 3 5 Maintenance p 3 12 Configuration Maintenance Set Units p 3 2 ael Set Units N beli Manage Recipe u on A ee Set Language p 3 2 b Set Language gt Manage Recipe p 3 4 The Help menu allows access to the online help The About window contains the version and copyright notice for the software amp Tidland e Knifeholder Demo e Knifeholder Options Help Help Topics ee About A www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Selecting units Set Units provides English or Metric options Imperial parameters inches and pounds per foot Metric parameters millimeters and kilogram force e Tidland e Knifeholder Demo e Knifeholder Options Help Configuration Maintenance a Se Set Units M y Select Inches Pounds units SetLanguage gt Select mm kilogram units Ma
21. hanges the orientation of the knives on the screen 2 Fixed problem when downloading and other send and read on port for IMS motors There was a problem because IMS ending character is a gt sign Problems could be encountered because the code could also contain a gt sign 3 Also fixed communication problem when sending commands to e Knifeholders This was causing bad values to be read from e Knifeholders Version 1 1 0 November 3 2010 1 New Serial communication library Faster communication 2 Fixes problem with power cycle and e Knifeholder software being in sync and able to control e Knifeholder engagement Version 1 0 6 August 17 2010 1 Added shop project configuration for setup testing of e Knifeholders at Tidland 2 Additional Internal Calibration changes to write data on demand 3 Added ability to update overlap and side stroke while engaged NOTE Anvil should be turning to prevent damage to blade Version 1 0 5 March 19 2010 1 Internal Calibration fixes and integration to Tidland systems 2 Updated terminal window to use ESC key to exit properly Version 1 0 4 January 25 2010 1 Knife holder program now accesses class 2 and class3 for IMS motor program Settings file enum type must be set for class2 or class3 with ElectType 2 Axis files have been changed from Axis to C2Axis or C3Axis 3 The Internal calibration for class 2 now prints a label and writes knife information to a file Version 1 0 3
22. ifeholder blade to ride up on top of the anvil ring Use caution when setting the combination of parameters Overlap The depth of the knife below the anvil when engaged This is the vertical movement represented by the visual indicator on the Main Screen Change the value by clicking in the box labeled Overlap or use the vertical slider bar scroll down to increase overlap value Note Tidland recommends an overlap of 030 0 8 mm Side Force The amount of pressure that the knife blade applies to the anvil when engaged The amount of force is represented by the right facing arrow in the visual indicator Change the value by clicking in the box labeled Side Force or by using the horizontal slider bar high force mt low force Overlap and or Side Force boxes will display dashes when individual knifeholder configurations vary from each other See Main Screen Buttons page 2 6 Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Main screen buttons Engage disengage knifeholders Button locations vary In this example the buttons are below the anvil ring icons at the bottom of the screen Your system may be configured with the button in the upper right corner 9 y 4 A it The engage disengage button is configured to show the action that will occur when the button is pressed green will engage red will disengage If the system has a vertical web path the arrow direction is rev
23. lap the main UI thread pauses and waits until the settings are updated before resuming E Knifeholders on the screen will no longer blink red or show any other abnormalities 2 The software now can display the current running parameters of each e Knifeholder Location based on web path and amount of e Knifeholders installed on the system 3 If the user clicks on the Recipe Manager item in the Options menu the current running values are automatically transferred to the screen to ease creation of recipes 4 Added more thread protection for transferring data to the e Knifeholders 5 Added delay for save and reset to e Knifeholders to allow time for hardware to reset 6 Added translated German strings to the software Version 1 1 9 November 30 2011 1 Language strings updated Recipe strings added 2 E Knifeholder objects moved to a Common folder for incorporation into other software systems Version 1 1 8 November 2 2011 1 Added Calibrate feature to main screen default is to not show button Allows calibration of e Knifeholders from PC remotely instead of using yellow position at the e Knifeholder Version 1 1 7 October 14 2011 1 Removed getting software enable from e Knifeholder during updating of blade data files This process slowed down screen updates 2 Fix bug in blade details that could cause program to crash when exiting Version 1 1 6 June 8 2011 1 Added blade life tracking of installed e Knifeholders 2 Added bla
24. nage Recipe Er OR _ Selecting language Set Language allows you to change the language of the user interface Current options are English French and German Tidland e Knifeholder Demo e nifeholder Options Help Configuration Maintenance Set Units SetLanguage w English Manage Recipe French German Vs www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 7719751 A 3 12 Manage recipes Recipe commands www maxcessintl com Main Screen gt Options gt Manage Recipe A recipe is a collection of values overlap and side force assigned to each knifeholder Open the Recipe Manager to view the current values for each knifeholder If there are no saved recipes the system displays the factory set default recipe don hina x Hecipe Name Sample Recipe Racpe Sample has been loaded me Open Kaile Position Overlap Sade Force 1 0 095 5 Deiete 2 0 035 5 3 0 035 5 5 0 035 5 save 5 0 035 5 6 0 035 5 Set Current 7 0 035 5 5 0 035 5 9 0 035 5 10 0 035 5 Echting Detail Copy All Close Open Access and retrieve saved recipes Delete Deletes the currently displayed recipe To delete a saved recipe press click Open to retrieve the saved recipe and display it in the Recipe Manager Press click Delete Save Opens the Recipe directory Enter a new recipe name and press click Save Set Current Overwrites the saved recipe being displayed in the Recipe Manager Tidland e Knifeholder MI 771975
25. ngage disengage together U U Split trim buttons You can engage disengage the trim knives separately from the center knives with this button Both trim knives will engage disengage together by pressing the center section of this triple button Press the right and left sections of this triple button to engage disengage the right and left trim knives independently of each other www maxcessintl com Tidland e Knifeholder MI 771975 1 A 2 1 MAIN SCREEN Main screen buttons continued Update Apply A www maxcessintl com Applying values to the knifeholder In the upper right corner of the screen Recipe Sample a ES Kniteholder 2 J oy Overlap 0 035 Update Cc Side Force 11 Apply Update If enabled on your system the Update button adjusts the knifeholders to the new values while in the engaged state For information about this option call Maxcess Apply If a recipe name appears in the Recipe box the Apply button applies the recipe settings to the knifeholder s If the Recipe box is blank the button applies the values shown on screen to the knifeholder s The button is deactivated if the overlap and side force values are already the same as the knifeholder s Once the values are applied to the knifeholders you must disengage and re engage the knifeholders in order to use the new values The values will be stored permanently in the knifeholder even if you lose power Note Any new valu
26. ord and Logs Operator Access Admristator Login Enable Separate Login Od Pesaword Paro Password Confirm Password Diem Logs Show Error Log one Heig Main Screen gt Options gt Configuration When Separate Login is enabled the administrator can select which functions the operators can access In the example below operators can access all functions nm Cartaya abit td Acdress Scan Optons Pon Selecton Password and Logs Operator Access Ability chenge values tom Main Screen Access Manage Recipe Access Confguratan 7 Acces Menterence OK Cosa Heip When selected for operators Access to Configuration is limited to Address Scan Options and Port Selection tabs They cannot set up or change passwords or the access options Tidland e Knifeholder MI 771975 1A 3 12 Maintenance Diagnostics www maxcessintl com Main screen gt Maintenance gt Diagnostics Select a knifeholder from the dropdown list to view its current settings Green ON Red OFF Meri e X Diagnostics Which Kade 1 Valves Overlap 0 035 inputs Side Force 5 Contact Home Up Dn Home Side Stroke External Engage Software Enabled EB o Engage State EN OK Close Help Contact Connection exists between blade and anvil On blade and anvil are touching Home Up Dn Home sensor for vertical stroke On blade is retracted Home Side Stroke Home sensor for side stroke On side stroke
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