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1. ab Verschnitt pen gn Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 14 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Dispensing When pressing Dispense Aurora sends the necessary dispense commands to the dispenser driver It also monitors if the dispenser driver is responding When there is no response detected the dispenser driver is most likely not fully started yet and the message below is shown The dispenser driver is not responding and may not be started Do you want to wait a little longer Enter m e Cancel When the driver detects the dispense request it can start the dispense automatically or show a message to prompt for operator action Please place Can Type 5kg Amount 1000 g Product Magicolor Base Kein WARNING Unknown components found G4 Add these manually After the dispense has finished the driver typically notifies the operator about this prompting him to remove the finished Can from the dispenser etc Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 15 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Information Simulated Dispense finished Please remove the Can NOTE Some canisters need to be refilled soon NOTE The nozzlecap needs to be cleaned soon In case Return ink management is used Aurora automatically checks b2. Alternatively a QuickSelect text for OwnFormulas can be made with ONLY a number using field F_FORMULA_ID_CHK Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 35 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Database installation details When installing the database engine as explained in Installation and file locations just follow the directions on screen select your preferred language agree with the licence agreement and further keep all default choices For completeness all dialogs that will be shown during the installation process are listed below NOTE Windows typically shows two warnings about the dangers to install new software on your PC Make sure you have sufficient privileges and allow the software to be installed f Select Setup Language x te Select the language to use during the installation jB Setup Firebird C6 g gp mm wm wm Sn orl 53 Welcome to the Firebird Setup Wizard This will install Firebird 2 1 1 17910 Win32 on your computer it is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 36 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual j Setup Firebird License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this INTERBASE PUBLIC LICENSE Modi
3. Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Finding formulas by color When you formulas contain color information typically encoded as L ab data Aurora supports finding formulas by just choosing the color you are looking for You can open the Find by color window from both the Formula book and Own formulas window Just click Find WITHOUT entering any search text in the current selection field Note that nothing will happen if the database doesn t contain color information In the Find by color window below click on the optimal color panel or on Choose color to specify the color you re looking for As a standard Aurora searches for any formula regardless of the formula s product or base Optionally you can specify to find only formulas having a specific product and or base In configurations not using products and bases as Is common in the printing industry the product and base fields can be reconfigured to e g substrate material and substrate finish This allows to find the correct formulas even for semi 7 la oo W 7 E g m T 3 Be HEHE EE EE See EE MEEDE EE HRnggn EE EENET EE Aangepaste kleuren definieren gt gt Annuleren Tint has Rood i 240 Groen E Keulen Helder E Blauw fiaz Aan aangepaste kleuren toevoegen transparent inks where the the substrate significantly influences the appearance The found colors are listed and sorted by the color matching accuracy D
4. Fill amount 0 50 Kg f Level Certified Service F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 25 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Settings By clicking Settings in the main window the main Aurora configuration parameters can be viewed and set depending on the security level of the current user See Main Window on how to change the current user SS Aurora Settings General Layout Formulas General Units Language z Colorants unit Gram Program name Aurora Colorants decimals 2 Save confirmation Display for 0 50 s ak age Milliliter Dispense confirmation Display for 0 50s ES aS Gram y Large amounts decimals 0 Options Default Can count 1 ke Production New G L P Edit Delete General General Here you can select the language program name special branding and confirmation feedback General Units Select the units and the number of decimal places to be used by Aurora e Colorant unit Used for the colorants in a formula NOTE The selected unit type volume or weight must match the way the formulas are stored in the database Ink formulas are typically stored by weight paint formulas by volume e Large volumes unit Used for total formula amounts Can sizes etc when specified by volume e Large weights unit Used for total formula amounts Can sizes etc when specified by weight Full Engineering B V Last
5. The text or all of the fields except one would NOT be printed To print the pipe symbol itself create an empty segment Note prints II lt TAB n gt Tab to postion of tabstop n n in range 1 9 lt CAPS n gt Capslock state for text following on current line n is 1 for All Capital letters 0 for for all Small letters empty or anything else for unchanged letters lt STYLE xxx gt Text style for text following on current line XXX 1S any combination of B U I and S for Bold Underline Italic S and StrikeOut lt REPL1 xyyy gt Replaces the first character x with the following characters yyy case insensitive for text following on current line lt FONTSIZE pts gt Font size in points Each line starts with default font size lt FONTNAME xxx gt Font name Each line starts with default font name lt ASCII xxx gt print any Extended ASCII symbol xxx must be in the range 0 255 S xxx examples 169 153 128 Note Values may depend on font lt DATE xxx gt Print datettime formatted as specified by the xxx format string e g d mmm yyyy hh nn ss When xxx is omitted the date is formatted to Windows ShortDate format no time displayed lt FIELD xxx gt Aurora specific database fields exclude the xxx Values F_COLLECTION Formula details for Std formulas only F_NAME Formula name F PRODUCT F_BASE F_CANNAME
6. en Ese E F9 Cancel OK Based on the information provided and the scale readings Aurora calculates the remaining content of the originally dispensed formula and updates the display accordingly When the operator clicks OK and confirms the double check dialog below the Can Is ready for use as Return Ink in future dispenses The operator should now store the Can at the location just entered Confirmation Please verify that Can type is 5 kg The lid IS present on the Can Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 21 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Changing the details of previously stored return ink is done similarly to creating a new one by entering the ID of the Can as specified on its label In the window below you see that here you can also delete the Can from stock by clearing the location or weight To only change the location or Can type without having to re weigh the Can use the checkbox below the storage place field Be Aurora Return Ink Return details Storage place Change location or Can type only Total weight 2512 kg Content 3 087 kg wv Lid is present on the Can Note Clear location and or weight to delete this can Can ID 111509 ye Can type 5 0 kg R2 Property Value S O Can type 5 0 kg Can weight 0 309 kg Lid weight 0 114 kg Form
7. service and configuration Notations used in this manual Label A label referring to a configurable name of a directory file etc lt Key gt A key on the keyboard like lt Shift gt lt Ctrl gt etc Button A button in the software like OK Cancel etc Can Tot better differentiate between a Can to dispense in and the verb can a Can to dispense in is capitalized User interface tips e Lists are only shown when applicable When no list items are available the list is hidden by an image This allows for customization and focuses the user on the remaining selection fields e The fastest way to select a formula is by using the keyboard o When typing the first few letters of a formula field Aurora highlights the first valid entry in the list o Press lt Arrow Up gt lt Arrow Downs gt to highlight the previous next item in the list WITHOUT having to click on the list first o Press lt Enter gt or double click a highlighted item to select it Aurora automatically selects the next field o Fields with only one possible item are automatically selected moving on to the next field e Use lt Esc gt to close a window and return to the previous window e Buttons can be clicked or activated by the keyboard key s displayed in the corner s of the button The currently active button and or the button under the mouse cursor is highlighted in green Inactive buttons are greyed and cannot be selected Je ra
8. 45 State Ready Location RI2 Amount 4994 q Amount Black 80 90 g Cyan 98 88 g Diamond F Medium 1865 76 g F PI Additive 576 81 g Yellow 2371 65 g F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 24 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Maintenance By clicking Maintenance in the main window Aurora opens the dispenser driver s Service Window This allows the operator to perform all dispenser maintenance service and configuration tasks supported by the dispenser driver Typical tasks are e Canister filling Purging Nozzlecap cleaning Dispenser reset Etc Close the dispenser driver s Service Window to return to Aurora Note that some drivers do not respond to dispense requests when their Service Window is opened As an example the Service Window of Full s Dispenser Manager is shown below RULL Dispenser Manager Simulated Canister filling Maintenance Service Configuration Notes Canister selection Size Current content 28 00 L Canister 01 28 00 L Paste 21206 ROT 28 00 L X55001 DECKWEISS 10 00 L 71101 GELB a 10 00 L 10 00 L X6001 TRANSPAR 28 00 L 10 00 L 71400 SCHWAN 10 00 L Z1350 GR N 10 00 L Z1300 BLAU 10 00 L o Z1102 GELB 10 00 L Z1150 ORANG 10 00 L Z1200 ROT 10 00 L Z1206 ROT 10 00 L Z1250 VIOLE 10 00 L Z1201ROT E 10 00 L Canister filling Z1202 ROT a 10 00 L i Canister size 10 00 L F5 Fill Canister Current content 6 81 L
9. Dispensing Software User Manual Dispenser InterfaceDir Specify the same directory both in Aurora and the dispenser driver software for storing interfacing files like dispense commands UDCP compliant drivers automatically link to the correct directory Installing the database engine Aurora uses Firebird as the SQL database engine Typically Firebird is already installed on the dispenser PC when supplied by Full When installing Aurora on a new PC follow the procedure below Locate the Firebird installer for your operating system and start it Typically this is the file Firebird 2 5 2 26539 0 Win82 exe or Firebird 2 5 2 26539 0 x64 exe located in the Aurora directory The digits in the filename specify the version Do not install a version lower than the version specified above Follow the directions on screen select your preferred language agree with the licence agreement and further keep all default choices See Database installation details at the end of this manual for a complete overview of all dialogs that will be shown during the installation process NOTE Windows typically shows two warnings about the dangers to install new software on your PC Make sure you have sufficient privileges and allow the software to be installed Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 6 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Main Window After starting Aurora the main window shown below appea
10. F_AMOUNT Total formula amount in ml or gram depends on grav vol unit type used in the S Aurora configuration without unit F F_HISTORY_GRP1 Main group used for history formula for Return Ink Labels only F HISTORY_GRP2 Sub group used for history formula for Return Ink Labels only P BISTORY LOC Return Ink location for Return Ink Labels i only FE CUSTOMER Formula details for Own formulas only F_ZIPCODE Formula details for Own formulas only F FORMULA Di ID of the current Std or Own formula F_FORMULA_ID_CHK Idem incl EAN ITF type checkdigit S Aurora v1 2 1 2 F_HISTORYCAN_ID F_HISTORYCAN_BARCODE_ITF Formula details for Std and Own formulas Note Field F_HISTORYCAN_BARCODE_ITF is only of use when used in combination with lt FONTNAME I120F5TXT gt F_PNM1 F_PNM9 Name of 1st 9th paste in the formula E En E EE Code of Ist 9th paste in the formula F_PQU1 F_PQU9 Quantity Unit of lst 9th paste in the formula Right aligned to fit largest amount F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 34 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual PRINTING ANY TEXT AS A BARCODE Use either lt FONTNAME AdvC3 9b gt and install ADVC39B_ TTF low F lt FONTNAME AdvC39c gt and install ADVC39C_ TTF medium lt FONTNAME AdvC3 9d gt and install ADVC39D_ TTF high lt FONTNAME 3 of 9 Barcode gt and install 30F9
11. Lid weight are important when weighing in Return ink e The Size is used to check if a dispense would fit in the specified Can Also especially important when using Return ink Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 32 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Defining Custom Labels All labels are stored in the Labels directory A label definition file has extension lbl The internal format is similar to a Windows ini file and can be edited with Notepad or any other text editor Best use the existing labels as examples and starting point for the definition of your own custom labels The latest and most detailed information of the Aurora Label Format is always described in English in the file Label Definition specifications and example txt in the Labels directory Also other information about specific printer settings can be found in this directory For your convenience the current version of Label Definition specifications and example txt is added below Aurora Label definition specifications and example Lines starting with are comment only and ignored by Aurora WARNING Since Aurora v1 2 2 8 The first character of the label file specifies it s use This is to make the selection of correct predefined labels easier for the user S Standard formulas Recipe book formulas imported from an external DB O Own formulas formulas created and edited in Aurora R Return ink label created wh
12. TTF Add a before after the text to signal start end of a valid barcode S Example 7 Linel lt FONTNAME AdvC39c gt lt FIELD F_COLLECTION gt lt FIELD F_NAME gt 7 8 MAKING A QUICKSELECT STRING Full Engineering B V When entering specific text in the first field of the formula selection window you can specify multiple fields at once This is typically used in combination with a barcode to select an entire formula with a single barcode scan Optionally you can add the F_CANNAME to quickly select the amount as well For the Own formula s a formula is typically defined by F_CUSTOMER TE ZIPCODE and F_NAME For the Std formula s a formula is typically defined by F_COLLECTION TE PRODUCT and F_NAME The format of the QuickSelectText is lt TI gt lt C1 gt lt F1 gt lt Cn gt lt Fn gt Where lt T gt S for a Std Formula O for an Own Formula S the separator for the fields the field values should NOT contain any symbols lt Cn gt A single character specifying which field is contained in this position ICT F_CUSTOMER Z F_ZIPCODE G IR COLLECTION i e Group P F_PRODUCT N F_NAME A F_CANNAME i e Amount F F FORMULA Di ID of the standard or own formula depending on lt T gt Example Line 9 lt FONTNAME AdvC39c gt OSC lt FIELD F_CUSTOMER gt Z lt FIELD F_ZIPCODE gt S N lt FIELD F_NAME gt SA lt FIELD F_CANNAME gt
13. When the specified Can had encountered an error during its previous dispense the operator is warned that the formula in it may not be completely dispensed and may choose to accept the Can or not Wains E The dispense of this Can may be INCOMPLETE Are you sure you want to continue Esel Cancel F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 20 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual After a Can has been selected Aurora displays the Can s details which were stored immediately after the Can was dispensed The Can should now be placed on the scale which is monitored continuously by Aurora note that the can s weight can also be entered manually The operator can now e enter the location at which the Can will be stored e check if the Can type is correct and update it when needed e specify if the lid of the Can is already on the Can or not which influences the weight on of the content Aurora Return Ink Return details EE Se Property Lvaiue Can ID 11525 5 0 kg Can type 0 309 kg 0 114 kg EE 2945C LEL10032 12234 8 12234 Product Mirage Jee Base DiamondBases Content 1 500 kg ee E Base 0 000 kg Total weight 4 250 kg Black 15 00 g Content 3 827 kg Cyan 675 00 g Diamond F Medium 540 00 g wv Lid is present on the Can F Pl Additive 180 00 g Violet 90 00 g
14. increase decrease it using lt Arrow Up gt lt Arrow Down gt or select other part of the date using lt Arrow Left gt lt Arrow Right gt Main group of the dispensed formula Formula name Storage location of the dispensed Can Typically used for return ink management Note that The history window can also be configured to show the formula s Sub group if Location is not used Include Cans that are scheduled for dispense but have not yet been dispensed Include Cans that have been successfully dispensed without any errors Include Cans that had errors during dispense Return ink storage only ONLY show Cans from the return ink storage These Cans all have BE Select a storage location assigned Cans that are currently reserved to be used for a job instead of dispensing a new Can are marked as Res In the Location column Filter ID Date dispensed formula Group 1 01 10 2013 23 12 2013 Formula Location o M Scheduled T F5 Enter v Ready Clear Find wv Failed M Return Ink storage only 11528 11527 11526 11525 11523 11522 11521 11520 11519 11518 11517 11516 11515 11514 11513 a a Ei X X X X Fi x X Fi X X Fi x 309 formulas found LC Location ba 23 12 2013 19 43 STD 144 ORANGE LEL10013 T 2 50 17 10 2013 08 47 STD 286C ZWAN LEL10054 5 00 17 10 2013 08 33 STD 281 BLUE MQF41819 3 50 2945C LEL10032 1 50 17 10 2013 08 03 F 485 RED MQF3
15. ng v FS di F3 Import i fi ense F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 3 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual e The sorting order of most lists can be changed by clicking on the column title Clicking again on the same title reverses the sorting order e Some lists support the selection of multiple items by holding lt Ctrl gt or lt Shift gt while clicking an item e Buttons attached to a numeric input field decrease increase the value of the field with an appropriate amount typically 1 Keep lt Cirl gt pressed when clicking the button for fine adjustments typically 0 1 Keep lt Shift gt pressed when clicking the button to take 5x larger steps typically 5 e When editing colorant amounts See Edit Formula and Manual Dispense you can move to the next colorant with either lt Enter gt or lt Arrow Down gt Move to the previous colorant with either lt Shift gt lt Enter gt or lt Arrow Up gt Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 4 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Installation and File locations Installation Aurora is mainly installed by simply copying the complete file structure to hard disk After this only the database engine needs to be installed as described below The location of the UDCP dispenser driver is automatically detected when registered see the Dispenser Manager software manual for details Below Root refers to the Root directo
16. provided by the colorant supplier The formulas in the Formula Book database can be changed by the user but will then be saved in the Own Formulas database Therefore the Formula Book database can be easily updated to the latest version without losing customer specific modifications E Aurora Formula Book Collection Collection Product lt Undefined gt Name Base Select a formula as described in the user interface tips section of the introduction Formulas are grouped in Collections so Collection is presented as the first field of selection When only one Collection exists this is selected automatically and the next Product field is activated or also automatically selected when only one exists etc Note that the field captions can be changed in the settings screen to any text you desire Collection Product Name and Base are merely the defaults The list covering the right part of the window is dynamically linked to the active field showing all selectable items On top of the Windows standard behaviour Aurora supports scrolling selecting in this list WITHOUT leaving the active selection field This means that while typing in the selection field or moving the cursor there with lt Arrow Left gt lt Arrow Right gt you can highlight another item in the list with lt Arrow Down gt lt Arrow Up gt lt Page Down gt lt Page Up gt and select the highlighted item w
17. to allow certain users i e the lab to define dispense and test new formulas while other users i e production can t see or select these formulas Only after the Released checkbox of a formula has been checked the formula is available for all users Note that in most configurations all users see all formulas so Released does not need to be set for each formula Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 19 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Return Ink Management Before a Can of return ink can be selected as the starting point for a new dispense See Dispensing it needs to be weighed and stored This is done by the Return Ink management window When a Can with left over ink is returned from the presses and you want to make this available for re use click Return Ink in the main window In the window below enter the ID of the returned Can which is printed on the Can s label and press lt Enter gt Typically this ID is also printed on the label in the form of a barcode in which case scanning this barcode is sufficient for the Can to be recognised by Aurora Alternatively mixed return ink can be scanned with a spectrometer and then imported here with the import icon on the right of the Can ID field Note Place the Can on the scale AFTER clicking Return Ink in the main window B Aurora Return Ink Return details cop J a Can type w Esc Ei si Cancel OK
18. 0 kg l D D Green EE Green MQF4234 1 090 kg l Delete Delete Orange Orange MQF4234 1 130 kal PI Additive PI Additive MQF33 1 110 kg l ee Primrose Primrose MQF4233 1 120 kg l ES Rhodamine Rhodamine MQF4 1 130 kg l ween DiamondBases ID Rubine WE Rhine MOF4734 1 150 kall sealer New Cantypes E Name JI Seel Wel Lid weight 15000 g 2 0 kg 2500 g 74g 33g Delete 2 5 kg 3100 g 90 g 30g 5i 30 0kg 30000 g 656 g 100 g Edit 6500 g When Standard formulas a Recipe book is used all formula details are typically imported from a customer database In this case it is not needed allowed to make any changes in the Settings Formulas Window because otherwise the synchronisation with the customer database would be lost Therefor typically many formula details are hidden when a Recipe book is used Above all editable formula settings are shown Colorants Products Bases and Cantypes can all be created new edited and deleted When an item is still used in the database it can t be deleted so the formula database can t be accidentally corrupted i E Colorants E details e Make sure the Code is EXACTLY the same G mmm S as in the dispenser driver Code Orange WEEN SS a If not the dispenser driver will typically report GR Se Cancel an Unknown component when dispensing a Ze formula containing this colorant e Import allows to import all colorants from the Full Dispenser Manager Cantypes e The Weight and
19. 9378 16 10 2013 17 31 F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Mixed Return Ink 576 LEL10119 B2 16 10 2013 17 21 Mixed Return Ink 573 LEL10118 B2 4 43 16 10 2013 16 45 F 383 LEL10065 RI2 4 99 16 10 2013 16 35 Manual Dispense 0 20 16 10 2013 16 11 Mixed Return Ink 385 LEL10117 2B 5 30 16 10 2013 15 16 F 383 LEL10065 3 50 16 10 2013 15 03 Manual Dispense 1 01 16 10 2013 12 26 Manual Dispense 0 40 16 10 2013 11 57 Manual Dispense 0 01 16 10 2013 11 52 Manual Dispense 0 01 16 10 2013 11 42 Manual Dispense 0 01 total amount 902 76 kg D F2 KH Esc Details Back Page 23 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Click Find or press lt Enter gt to find all filtered Cans The number of found Cans and their combined content is shown below the list The maximum number of Cans can be configured to avoid incomprehensibly long lists If the list is limited in this way it is noted below the list To reset all filters to their defaults click Clear Click Details or double click on a line in the history window to see all details of the Can as shown below The formula amounts are the actually dispensed amounts if the Can has been already dispensed and if this is supported by the dispenser Use Print if you need a new or exrra label for the Can E Utsiorv details 11521 Name 383 LEL10065 Group 1 F Group 2 DC Location RI2 Product Mirage Base DiamondBases Can type 2 0 kg Created 16 10 2013 16
20. E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Updated up to Aurora version 1 2 2 8 Contact information Full Engineering BV Frankweg 65 2351PD Nieuw Vennep NL www fuell engineering com General info fuell engineering com 31 252 222012 phone 31 848 827985 fax Service Service fuell engineering com 31 252 222012 phone 31 848 827985 fax Sales Sales fuell engineering com 31 252 222012 phone 31 848 827985 fax Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 1 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Content STATE OGUICH OWN E 3 Notations used in i Vun En TM 3 SOM MM CT AGC HEEN 3 Installation and Edert 5 NGI INE OW E 5 SICH OG OU a a E E A 5 aiamaa ee AA E A N E E E 7 Selva te E H OWN er lU EE 11 Finding f rmulas Dy lt COION EE 13 Manual DIS PENSE isisa a E AS 14 Ne In e D 15 Formula ENG Scheatce etait eenceme cette S 18 Return Ink ManagGemMe nt cccccccscsesseeseeeseeesseeseeeseeeseeeaseeaseeaseeaseeaseoaseosseosseasecaeeseeeaeeoaes 20 alle GE 23 MaN El Cesc esate E ea te eee sec wenn N 25 ll e A E E E A points ire wanes mr sete ne sc ewe eee seu ee cae E E E emeen eel 26 Eat E EE 26 WETTER E nt E 26 aner Ee 27 General Options arriti enina iania i aA kaAi a ASEA Ei aai aeDA EAD EERA RN 28 Dispenser UD 29 DIS DONS Ee 29 Ay OU ne LE 31 PAV OUI He EE EN Layout Field name overdes esse eeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeneeeas 31 La
21. are available xX Esc Select one to place on the dispenser and dispense only the missing components KH Ei Enter Abort Ignore Use See Return ink Management for further details Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 17 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Formula Editing When editing and saving any formula it is always saved as an Own Formula Therefore the selection fields that can be specified are of the Own Formula type using two groups with customizable names like Customer and Reference B Aurora Edit Formula Customer Reference Name Product Base M Released Amount Cans 1 Remark V Color Black b PlAdditive b Primrose Rhodamine 11 80g gt Rubine violet lt WarmRed 4b Yellow em fp Cyan Diamond F Medium Diamond Medium F PI Additive SH fe Just select specify or modify all fields and colorants as desired Here too the selection list at the right top is hidden by a configurable image when not needed When specifying the total formula amount and confirming it with lt Enter gt three different events can occur depending on the database configuration e Colorant quantities remain the same This means that when the total formula amount is e g doubled and the total amount of colorant stays the same the percentage of colorant in the formula is halved This is used in the paint configuration where the
22. ble Select one if you want to use it instead of dispensing a new Can Esc KH d Enter Abort Ignore Use Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 16 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Use 2 Add missing components to an existing return ink Can Return ink Cans are found that contain some of the needed components but never more than needed in a Can that is big enough for the entire dispense This means that after adding the missing component amounts such a Can can be used instead of dispensing the entire formula anew The sorting order of the list is so that the best matching Cans are at the top of the list lf the operator wants to use one of the Cans with returned ink as the starting point for the new dispense he should get the Can from the specified location select it in the list and click Use Aurora will then subtract the ingredients already in the selected return ink Can from the current dispense so only the missing colorants amounts will be added Return ink Cans used in this way receive a new label with new description and ID The Original Can is marked as being used for this new dispense and are removed from stock Click Ignore to ignore the suggested use of return ink and dispense new ink Click Abort to cancel the dispense without reserving any return ink Can F Re use returned ink for new dispense 2 175 kg 5CC 12 09 2013 14 14 Returnink Cans containing SOME of the needed components
23. efore every dispense if there is usable returned ink in stock Two types of use are possible 1 Exact formula match 2 Add missing components to an existing return ink Can Use 1 Exact formula match Return ink Cans are found that exactly match the formula to dispense Note that Aurora compares this on actual ingredients to allow formula name changes and allows for small configurable differences to support dispending tolerances The sorting order of the list is so that the best matching Cans are at the top of the list The sorting order of the list is so that the oldest Cans are at the top of the list The operator selects the Can he d like to use and clicks on Use below to use all or some of this ink instead of dispensing new ink Return ink Cans used in this way are marked as reserved until they are weighed in again or deleted in the return ink management window While a return ink Can is reserved it is not suggested for use in new dispenses Using the History window you can find out which return ink Cans are still reserved Click Ignore to ignore the suggested use of return ink and dispense new ink Click Abort to cancel the dispense without reserving any return ink Can G Re use returned ink for new dispense Di Conmenml Formula Location ate _ 11242 1 308 kg 109 YELLOW CONC MQF41868 RI2 03 10 2013 00 01 11357 3 437 kg 109 YELLOW CONC MQF41868 RI 10 10 2013 11 52 Returnink Cans with an EXACTLY matching formula are availa
24. elta E Scroll through the list to see the formula colors in the Formula color panel for comparison with the optimal color you re looking for Double click a line or click Use formula to return to the formula selection window with the selected formula Find by color Qotimal color _Customer ee Full Engineering B V Product Lat products gt d Base lt All bases gt FOortula olor 2945C LEL10032 383 LEL10065 Last modfied 03 01 2014 F7 Choose color Fa Use formula KH Esc Cancel KEEN 103 1525 Page 13 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Manual Dispense To dispense some additional colorants or a new formula not in any database yet Manual Dispense can be used Here you just enter the exact amount of each ingredient After that you can immediately dispense it or save it as an own formula for later selection and dispense See Edit Formula and Dispensing for further details Clear clears all amounts allowing you to define a new formula Back returns to the main window S ch 020 G11 Weiss a sis G12 Schwarz i 12 009 G2 Gelb 23 00g oh G3 Orange wm spa G4Rot Les dh G5Rot ano G6 Rosa Tech G7 Violett em ab G Blau m db Got Gr n
25. en storing leftover returned ink ae Ne Ne Ne Ne ae Ne Ne ae Ne a Printer specify which printer to use for labels leave empty to use the default printer ATTENTION For some Dymo printers you MUST set the label type in the printerdriver Windows Start Printers Right click printer Default settings Advanced Set Paper size PrintQuality highest graphics ATTENTION For some Dymo printers you MUST set the printer as the DEFAULT printer to correctly use the defined label type Name DYMO LabelWriter 450 landscape L or portrait P default mode Orientation L Defaults used unless specified otherwise in the text section below default values Times New Roman 10pts spacing 50 1 10mm FontName Arial Combination of B U I and S to switch on Bold Underline Italic and StrikeOut Note that StrikeOut may not be supported by all printers e g BI is Bold tItalic FontStyle FontSize 10 Linespacing 84 Layout Label size in 1 10mm LabelWidth 700 LabelHeight 540 Margins in 1 10mm used for text MarginLeft 50 MarginTop 0 Postions in 1 10mm from left margin of label TabStops 0 9 are supported TabStop1l 280 TabStop2 400 TabStop3 500 Image Image file located in images directory When empty no image is displayed File Logo only bmp Ofset in 1 10mm of Left Top image corner from left top of label regardless of margins Left 0 Top 80 image is scaled with this perc
26. ense the selected formula To make small custom modifications to a formula click Edit The modified standard formula can then be dispensed and or saved as an own formula See Edit Formula and Dispensing for further details lt can be configured to automatically print a label during dispense With Print you can manually print additional labels for the formula Back returns to the main window NOTE To start selecting a new standard formula best use Clear instead of Back Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 10 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Own Formulas The Own Formulas database contains all custom made formulas When updating the standard formulas database the own formulas remain unchanged Own formulas can be created by e Changing a standard formula e Saving a manual dispense formula e Importing a new formula from a photo spectrometer B Aurora Own Formulas Job 1 Job Assembly Product Name Base SCH Back Delete r el E ra Dispense i U Selecting an own formula is similar to selecting a standard formula see there for more details Only the grouping is not based on a single collection
27. entage when printed ScalePct 100 Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 33 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Text ExtraLineSpacel 40 Linel Name lt TAB 1 gt lt STYLE B gt lt FIELD F_NAME gt lt ASCII 153 gt Line2 lt STYLE UI gt Collection lt STYLE gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIBLD F_COLLECTION gt Line3 Product lt TAB 1 gt lt STYLE B gt lt FIELD F PRODUCT gt Line4 Base lt TAB 1 gt lt STYLE BUI gt lt FIELD F_BASE gt ExtraLineSpace5 240 Line5 lt TAB 3 gt lt FONTNAME I120F5TXT gt lt FONTSIZE 36 gt lt FIELD F_HISTORYCAN_BARCODE_ITF gt ExtraLineSpace6 168 Line6 Created lt TAB 1 gt lt FONTNAME COURIER gt lt DATE d mmm yyyy gt Line lt FIELD F_PCD1 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU1 gt Line8 lt FIELD F_ PCD2 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU2 gt Line 9 lt FIELD F _ PCD3 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU3 gt Linel0Q lt FIELD F_PCD4 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU4 gt Linel1l lt FIELD F_PCD5 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU5 gt Linel2 lt FIELD F_PCD6 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU6 gt Linel3 lt FIELD F_PCD7 gt lt TAB 1 gt lt FIELD F_PQU7 gt E Sse EE fields in Line Tex EE ee Separates the lines in ordered segments In each segment the fields are NOT ordered To make sure one field is printed before the other place it in different segments Each segment can contain only ONE field OR printable text
28. fications used by a Contributor and the Modifications made Contributor 1 3 Covered Code means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination of Y accept the agreement Ido not accept the agreement j Setup Firebird Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Firebird Database Server 2 1 This document is a guide to installing this package of Firebird 2 1 on the Windows platform These notes refer to the installation package itself rather than Firebird 2 1 in general In addition these notes are primarily aimed at users of the binary installer It is assumed that readers of this document are already familiar with Firebird 2 0 If you are evaluating Firebird 2 1 as part of a migration from Fb 1 5 you are advised to review the Fb 2 0 documentation to Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 37 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual j Setup Firebird a Setup will install Firebird into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files Firebird Firebird_2_1 At least 1 4 MB of free disk space is required E nalish j Setup Firebird Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to con
29. field but 2 group fields are provided The naming of these fields is configurable and can be e g Job and Assembly Customer and Zipcode etc Next to the buttons already explained in the standard formulas two extra buttons are available e Import looks for the presence of a photo spectrometer formula export file When found this formula is loaded into the Edit Formula window for further editing and or saving into the own formula database e Delete allows deleting the currently seleted formula from the own formulas database Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 11 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual When a formula has been selected it s details are shown in the window below and it can be dispensed edited etc just like a standard formula See Edit Formula and Dispensing for further details f Aurora Own Formulas Job Macintosh Assembly w o Product Mag icolor Name Power marker Base Kein a elie est Find Import cul Needs high accuracy during dispense for small amounts Fal T FB Clear w Ese By e a Enter x F9 Back Geier Prit Edit Dispense F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 12 41
30. ht action Weight Shows the last read weight on the scale Connect Saves the Type and Connection settings and tries to connect to this scale Note that the scale settings therefor do not need Apply to be saved Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 29 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Tare Tare set to zero the current weight displayed by the scale Weigh Read the current weight displayed by the scale To verify that you are connected to the correct scale place a small weight on the scale and verify the reading using Weigh Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 30 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual SS Aurora Settings General Layout Formulas Images Behind formula details limages aurora 3 jpg Behind selection list limages aurora art jpg Labels Standard Formula label SES F1 Name Labels per dispense fo F2 Product Own Formula label OwnFormula 101x54 EN LE i F3 Base Labels per dispense fo Return Ink label Returink 101x54 EN LE SE F1 Customer Labels per dispense fo F2 Reference Window size Formula Book Standard width 1366 F1 Collection Standard height 768 F2 Number Maximize main window Maximize other windows V Place windows in left top corner Layout Images Customize your version of Aurora by selecting e g your company logo or advertisements as the images hiding the lists when no
31. ith lt Enter gt Typically you select an item by typing the first 2 or 3 characters Aurora automatically scrolls the first item starting with these characters into view and highlights it You then move a short Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 9 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual distance down to find the item of choice and press lt Enter gt to select it automatically moving to the next field This allows for very fast selection of formulas To find an item based on text in the middle of the item type the text and click Find When you click Find WITHOUT any text in the active field the Find by color window is opened see Chapter Finding formulas by color To clear the previously selected fields and restart from the first field click Clear As soon as a formula has been selected the formula details are shown in the left bottom of the window The colorant amounts are shown as percentages while the amount is unknown and in volume or weight after the amount has been specified It can also be configured to hide the exact colorant amounts for certain users to keep the formulas secret Aurora Formula Book Collection E Trend Product Magicolor Name 021C Base Kein mi Fal T F5 Find Clear Amount 500 g Cans i G3 Orange G4 Rot G5 Rot G11 Weiss After all details are specified Dispense is highlighted so just press lt Enter gt again to disp
32. modfied 03 01 2014 Page 26 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual General Users Create new edit and delete users here Aurora checks that at least one user exists without a password which is used as the default upon program start Aurora also checks that at least one user exists with user editing rights Identification j e User name Admin e Password wem ee Ki ZC W Mask Password Cancel General level Administration level Certified expert sl service level Advanced use e Main buttons Formula Book Disabled el Own Formulas Active el Manual Dispense Active Return Ink Hidden si Maintenance Active el settings Active el History Active el Detail buttons Edit Formula Active el W Show detailed paste amounts in formula Hide formulas not yet released for production To make the setting of the many detailed access rights easier two general levels are used The Service level specifies access to features having to do with the dispenser The higher the knowledge of people regarding the dispenser s service and configuration the higher their Service level should be This level is automatically used when opening the dispenser s Service Window The Administration level specifies access to all dispenser independent settings such as formula management price calculation label printing program layout etc Both Administration and Service level can be set to one of the settings below Si
33. mplified use Virtually no setting can be changed and only the most important features and settigns are shown Use this for users that are easily confused by too much information Normal use Virtually no setting can be changed but most features and settings can be viewed This allows the user to see e g if a label should be printed before dispense etc Advanced use Virtually no setting can be changed but virtually all features and settings can be viewed Foreman Basic settings that are easily understandable after a short introduction can be changed and all settings can be viewed Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 27 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual e Trained service All settings that are explained during a typical service training can be changed and all settings can be viewed e Certified service Virtually all settings can be changed and viewed Used exclusively for very experienced administrators servicemen e Full Control Virtually identical to Certified service with some additional testing features for the development team Each of the main function buttons and some other detail function buttons can be enabled or disabled for each user To disable a button it can be completely hidden or shown in a disabled state Show detailed paste amounts in formula can be unchecked to hide the exact component amounts of the formulas to keep these secret for unauthorised people Make su
34. on or click Back if you want to review or change any settings C Program Files Firebird Firebird_2_1 Setup type Full installation of Server and development tools j Setup Firebird Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Firebird 2 1 1 Windows Build o Introduction o Intended Users o Known Issues o Features in this release all platforms o Installation o Reporting Bugs Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 40 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual j Setup Firebird Completing the Firebird Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Firebird on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Start Firebird Service now After installation What Next Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 41 41
35. re to disable editing formulas for these users also Hide formulas not yet released for production can be checked so that these users can only select dispense formulas that have been tested optimised and then released by the lab General Options Default Can count Generate order info Show Own Formula ID Back to main window Full Engineering B V When left blank the number of Cans to dispense must be specified before each dispense Set this to 1 or more to skip this during most dispenses Only when another number of Cans is needed you can override this during dispense Use ONLY when the dispenser supports buffering multiple dispense requests before starting to dispense Typically used for dispensers with automatic conveyers Show the unique ID and check dot of each Own Formula Typically used in combination with auto selecting formulas by scanning a barcode from an order form When set Back always returns to the main window immediately instead of to the previous window Typically used in combination with auto selecting formulas by scanning a barcode from the main window Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 28 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Aurora Settings General D Dispenser M Layout Formulas UDCP Universal Dispenser Communication Protocol Driver program D Data R Software DM DM_exe COMMAND File D Data R Software DM UDCP cmd_dat BUSY File D Data R Software DM UDCP bus
36. rs providing access to all available functionality Aurora i APRIL Return Ink Formula Book date Thursday September 12 2013 1 23 PM Depending on the user that is logged in buttons can be active disabled visible but deactivated or hidden To change the user click on the current user shown in the left bottom of the main window Then specify the user and password in the window shown below User Production Password The users can be created and edited in the settings window There must always be one user defined without a password This is the default user that is automatically logged in upon program start Make sure this user does not have too many rights Depending on the configuration it is possible to select a certain formula immediately from the main window by scanning a barcode See Defining custom labels on how to configure this Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Note that in case the database engine has not yet been installed or one of the formulations databases is not found the error Database could not be started is shown Follow the directions on screen and when necessary ask the network administrator for assistance Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 8 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Formula Book The Formula Book contains the typically large quantity of standard formulas usually
37. ry in which all Disoenser Manager related files are stored As a standard this is C Fuell but it can be any directory where all users have full read and write access IMPORTANT The Program Files directory on Windows Vista and above has NO write access for all users and is therefore not allowed File Locations All directories within the Root follow the naming scheme as specified below Directories with configuration specific names are specified as Label Further below the standard name for each Label is specified Directory structure Root Aurora Data Images Labels Languages Spectro InterfaceDir Dispenser DriverDir Dispenser InterfaceDir Standard label names Root C Fuell Dispenser DriverDir gt DM Dispenser InterfaceDir UDCP Spectro InterfaceDir Gretag Main programs and locations d Aurora exe Aurora program Located in the Aurora directory iS Firebird 2 5 xxx exe Database engine installer v2 5 2 or higher Needs to be started only once during installation See Installing the database engine below Typically located in the Aurora directory fo DM exe Dispenser Manager The dispenser driver for the Full VX and HX dispensers Like any UDCP compliant driver the default behaviour of Aurora is to automatically start this each time Aurora is started Located in Dispenser DriverDir Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 5 41 E Aurora
38. t in use Layout Labels Select one of the predefined labels to be used when dispensing standard or own formulas and when weighing in Return Ink The number of Labels per dispense specifies how many labels are automatically printed during each dispense Note that Print in the dispense windows always prints 1 label of the specified type when clicked regardless of the number specified here See Defining Custom Labels for information on how to create your own labels Layout Field name overrides All formula field captions can be customised Name Product and Base are used for both Standard and Own formulas The other fields are exclusive to Own or Standard formulas When not overridden the default captions are used e g Customer and Reference for Own formulas Layout Window size Set the window sizes to be used by Aurora depending on your monitor resolution and personal preferences Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 31 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Formulas SS Aurora Settings General E Layout Colorants Products Name Code ___Deensity D D Black aa MQF4234 1 260 kal New New Cyan Cyan MQF4234 1 110 kal Diamond F Medium Diamond F Mediu 1 110 kal Es Si Diamond Medium Diamond Medium 1 080 kal Edit Edit F Pl Additive F PI Additive MQF33 1 110 kal Fast Warm Red Fast Warm Red M 1 04
39. tinue Server components Classic Server binary Super Server binary Developer and admin tools components 4 Client components Current selection requires at least 20 8 MB of disk space E nglish Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 38 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual j Setup Firebird Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts A Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Firebird 2 1 Win32 Dont create a Start Menu folder E nalish j5 Setup Firebird Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing Firebird then click Next Use the Guardian to control the server Run Firebird server as Run as an Application Run asa Service Start Firebird automatically everytime you boot up Install Control Panel Applet Copy Firebird client library to lt system gt directory Generate client library as GDS32 DLL for legacy app support Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 39 41 Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual j5 Setup Firebird Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Firebird on your computer Click Install to continue with the installati
40. total amount of colorants in the formula represents typically only around 10 of the total formula amount The rest is prefilled base paint e Colorant quantities are scaled In this case the amounts of all colorants is automatically multiplied with the same factor so that the total colorant quantity becomes the same as the total formula amount This is used in the ink configuration where all ingredients of the formula are dispensed without the use of prefilled Cans e The user is prompted to choose between the options above Esc de IS F4 Ei F9 Dispense F ll Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 18 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual 2 Cap Color definition CIE L ab color definition E E CIE L 58 75 OK O CIE a 60 0000 KD sc fa CIE b 68 0000 Cancel EI Whitepoint reference used D D65 Noon Daylight observed at 10 degrees D Origine solor Tit 72 Rood a Intensit 216 Groen 204 KleuriEffen Helde Dn Blauw nm Annuleren Aan aangepaste kleuren toevoegen To allow finding formulas by color later the user can enter the formula color by first selecting the color checkbox and then click the color panel or CIE L ab button The color can then be selected from a color box left window above or by entering the exact L ab values right window above For best color matching performance calibrate your monitor at least once a year Released Aurora can be configured
41. ula 363 GREEN MQF38681 Product Mirage Base DiamondBases Content 3 876 kg Base 0 000 kg Black 82 17 g Cyan 379 46 g Diamond Medium 1083 73 g Pl Additive 447 68 g Yellow 1882 96 g KH Esc Ei F9 Cancel OK Just before dispense Aurora automatically checks if there is usable returned ink in stock See chapter Dispensing for further details on how to re use the returned ink See chapter History for further details on how to obtain an overview and specific details of the returned ink stock Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 22 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual History In the history window you can find all Cans that have been selected for dispense Typically these Cans are already dispensed but in case the dispenser supports buffering multiple dispense requests to dispense later some Cans may only be scheduled for dispense To find anything in this large data collection several filters are supported ID Date Group 1 Formula Location Scheduled Ready Failed Each dispensed Can receives a unique ID that can be printed on the label This is used for return ink management tracing back dispensed materials etc You can search on a range of ID s or on a single ID e g by scanning it s barcode To find e g the Cans dispensed last week etc set the start an end date Set the date using the pull down calendar or click on a day month or year and
42. y fig RESULT File D Data R sottware DM UDCP result_dat Ww Automatically start dispenser driver when Aurora starts Scale Type Kem FKB 65kg g e Connection Comi sf Connect Status OK a Weight E Tare P F7 Weigh Ei Fa VK Esc Apply Close Dispenser UDCP This shows the specification of the files used for interfacing to the dispenser driver Read only for most users Here you can also select if the dispenser driver should be started automatically by Aurora at start up Typically check this except when the driver is already automatically started by Windows Dispenser Scale select the scale used by Aurora here This scale is mostly used for Return Ink weighing The Dispenser Manager and most other dispenser drivers use their own scale for calibration or dispense checking Make sure that when multiple scales are used all scales use a DIFFERENT comport At start up Aurora automatically re connects using the scale specifications saved here Type Select the type of scale to use from the list of supported scales This setting is saved and activated when Connect is clicked Level Trained Service or higher is needed to change this setting Connection Select the physical comport to use or set to 0 cleared to simulate the scale This setting is saved and activated when Connect is clicked Level Foreman or higher is needed to change this setting Status Shows the result of the last Connect Tare or Weig
43. yout Window eze 31 POr Saas sacesscscncescaecutceanaeaseaneesdcenacisesesaasaaaes E E EE E 32 POSTING CUStOM Labels sioa aa aa a ae 33 Database installation GOLAN S vive cccdecvesausceseentduensnedeuswsseadenvetevcecweuedsseueanvendesceddenvensvcecweneviacues 36 Full Engineering B V Last modfied 03 01 2014 Page 2 41 E Aurora Dispensing Software User Manual Introduction The Aurora software allows the management of large collections of formulations used in dispensing paint ink and other substances It supports both the paint specific use of Cans prefilled with base paints and the ink specific return ink management Aurora communicates to most retail and industrial dispensers using the industry standard UDCP protocol and allows importing newly created formulations from several photo spectrometers Customer specific protocols can be added upon request Aurora has been developed by eMeeuw and is continuously extended in close cooperation with Full Engineering Aurora seamlessly integrates with Full s Dispenser Manager to get the best out of Full s VX and HX dispensers providing the following functionality e Very user friendly operator interface Selection and dispensing of large formula collections Create new own formulas manually or by importing from a photo spectrometer Print labels manually or automatically during dispense Weigh in and reuse return ink Seamless integration with the Dispenser Manager for dispenser maintenance
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