AVLDrive, AVLUtilities and AVLAdmin Software User Manual rev
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1. AVL Software gt AVLAdmin gt AV LDrive gt AV LUpdate User s Manual AVL Looms 2360 Park Avenue Chico CA 95928 6785 USA Ph 530 893 4915 Fax 530 893 1372 www avlusa com Version March 2014 AVL Softvvare User Manual Contents ALSO Wars spin 3 3 5701177 0 ii 6 Geers nana a ba 3 A ald n 3 b b ba 3 477 7 Ki b gt e ek plan 3 17 2 1511 1 nn b nna 4 1111111 4 P NRBEM BRE rr o s bi b ni 4 2000000 0 a a aaa adas nda dana lm ld daaa abdal 4 WA IDO IIBER abi 4 U 175 DON rr m a a n 2 110 5 6 72511115 077 RTT 6 250171 aaa 8 1711 00 m b s b um sl n 8 5111711017 A YA RUE PUSO PE 9 T01177 AAA O un ab r 9 17 RU 0 0000 9 17111001101 0 nun TET 10 Page 2 Revision June 2013 AVL Software Ni User Manual AVL Software Defined AVLAdmin Use AVLAdmin to set up your WiFi compatible loom contact AVL to help you determine if you loom is WiFi compatible on your WiFi network AVLAdmin s simple yet effective interface allows you to Find your WiFi network e Assign the passphrase for the loom Retrieve the Internet Protocol IP address e Name your loom for easy connection where more than one loom is connected to the WIFI network AVLDrive AVLDrive is loom control software that runs off WIF files Weaving Information File http www mhsoft com wif wif2. When selected the oncoming pattern reverses and the Reverse button is toggled to Forward Selecting Forward returns the loom to the normal weaving orientation Previous Jumps back one pick Zoom Moves your viewing image closer or further back Prev Current Next o Displays the pick number previous current and next Select 1 to jump forward a pick 1 to jump back a pick Select Go To to jump to a specific pick in the repeat Start End Displays the weaving range in your repeat The default is the entire range of picks in the WIF file Set Range may be used to change the repeat range Pick Counter Displays the total number of picks woven in the current session Use Reset to reset the counter to O Page 8 Revision November 2013 AVL Software Ni User Manual AVLDrive Using WiFi If this is the first time you are connecting via Wiki or if you have made changes to your WIFI configuration you will have just copied the loom s IP address from AVLAdmin and should proceed with step 1 Otherwise jump straight to step 4 1 Start AVLDrive 2 Click on Options and the following dialog box will appear 3 Paste the IP address for your loom in Loom Address using the keyboard keys CTRL and v then click on OK 4 Click on File from the AVLDrive main screen choose your WIF file and click on Op en es Would you like continue from where you left off or restart from the beginning Ly Continue or Restart File dia
3. html NOTE Nearly all of the design programs can produce the WIF files and there is a massive free database of WIF designs available at www handweaving net AVLDrive V2 connects to the loom using WiFi and requires no cables and no software installation AVLUpdate AVLUpdate allows the Little Weaver owner to remote update firmware without sending it back to the factory This is a major step forward in usability as it allows AVL to continue adding features and improving your weaving equipment Compatibility 1 Operating Systems a OS X 10 9 1 b iOS 7 0 6 c Windows 8 1 d Windows XP SP3 2 Browsers a Safari 7 b Firefox 27 c Chrome 33 d Opera 19 e Internet Explorer 11 Remote Updating At present only Little Weaver firmware can be updated by the user All other looms require the Compu Dobby processor or the Compu Dobby itself to be shipped to the AVL factory in Chico Page 3 Revision November 2013 AVL Softvvare Ni User Manual Getting Started Downloading and Installing the Software You will find AVLAdmin and AVLUpdate available for download on the AVL website at the following two locations hitp www avlusa com catalog software e hitp www avlusa com resourcesl library Download the file s to your computer by selecting the appropriate link for your operating system Apple Computers Two types of files are used to install AVL software on OS X One type the pkg file only needs to be insta
4. see your network in the dropdown list at first scan please press the scan button to scan again 2 Click on the name of your WiFi in the Network Name dialog box 3 Click on your WiFi password in the Passphrase field 4 Click on Apply and wait for the screen to update with the WiFi State displaying Connected 5 Click on Copy 6 Close AVLAdmin and disconnect the USB cable Your loom is now configured to operate nn Era a yaa c On WIFI AVL Administrator AVL Administrator di Ba 7 d bu 7 bat A ina Adres Aulerradlcaiy DATE kafi Acquire hioa DATE Acne E Ear Adde E qu uiia gd Cen rer Met di Enates Popes erm uen ANL ij can Pap n zcg4n ib prehactud Tha near pou qp recen ik prolecdiad Eh ey pie ared RUF BE 3 Pe pe br encryplbon ard Quien 3 Fares Rees Ante Please note that if the Wifi setting is enabled in AVLAdmin you will need to wait 60 seconds each time your loom is turned on while it searches for the Wifi connection If you plan to only connect your loom via a USB cable you may uncheck the Wifi setting in AVLAdmin and then click Apply to speed up the start time for your loom Page 7 Revision November 2013 AVL Softvvare Ni User Manual AVLDrive Basic Instructions AVLDrive Is designed to be intuitive and easy to use After setup you should be up and weaving in one step pick your weaving file 63146 w
5. if i E A AVLDrive Connected to AVLLoom Zoom By Version 4 5v0 8 Prev B AVLDrive main screen ME SER RES A A ESA E PEE p eee EEA NHANH ARN HANE with tabby pattern Oo eru umman a aa e c Ea m m 184 EM an ununun yy ununun a alm mam lan EM HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUHH BERS RE EE ER EE EE EE ER ERE E ii EVE EVE EE RR E HE HHHHHHEHHEHHHEHHHEHHEHHEMEHHH RRS ERE RRR ELE EHEBHEHEHEMHHEHH Pick Counter un a EEEEEEEEEEEEEN un ununununuuuuununuNuNUHEURENE Se a z HH HHHHHHHHHHHHUHHHEHUHHUEHEHHEHH HEHHHUHSHHHEHHHERHHEBREHEHHHHH BERBERS RRR un umguEEHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE K un anununununuuunuNMNENEHEREEE a a a R auunununununun File Options Pattern Previous File gt ns o LANCER REC iL Tu ZEE Dialog box for opening your WIF files Options Menu for assigning the loom s IP address Loom Address Show color bar checkbox Show drawdown in color checkbox change fabric scroll direction Fabric scrolls down checkbox select tabby to be used from a drop down library Tabby and edit save rename new Tabbys Tabby Pattern Inserts the selected Tabby from the Options menu When Tabby is selected the oncoming pattern is changed to your tabby and the Tabby button is toggled to Pattern Selecting Pattern returns the loom to your WIF pattern Reverse Forward Reverses the orientation of weaving within your WIF pattern
6. ing similar to Compu Dobby4 5v0 8 bin Select it then the Open button The status window will begin writing your new firmware When it is complete your dialog boxes will show AVLUpdate status dialog box 100 Complete Upload Success dialog box WARNING Do not disconnect the USB or terminate AVLUpdate windows until you hear your loom restart and perform a self test This will occur in approximately one minute after 100 bar is reached Disconnection prior to completion can cause partial file transfer and may require a factory re programming of the Compu Dobby processor Select OK Page 5 Revision November 2013 AVL Softvvare Ni User Manual AVLAdmin Connect your loom by USB power it on and start AVLAdmin The AVLAdmin dialog box will AVL Administrator 6557 li Acquire Addreks dultorradcaly DATE Er AddnekE AVLAdmin main screen Adi CR Hat owed GE aga Disp ina 44 C prre aoi Screen Terminology Loom Name Hostname assigned to your loom You may change this name which is a very useful thing to do if you have multiple looms on your network and wish to tell them apart Please note that the router hostnaming convention only allows A Z a z and 0 9 No other characters are allowed Current Address Internet Protocol IP address assigned to your loom If Acquire Address Automatically DHCP is checked this will be the address assigned by the router If the address reads 0 0 0 0 no address has been as
7. lled once as it provides the support for direct USB connections Once you have downloaded the AVL Support Library pkg file double click it to install the library There is no damage if you run it more than once Drag the other file type app files to your Applications folder Macs with OS 10 8 Mountain Lion and newer have an additional layer of security Gatekeeper that doesn t allow anything that hasn t been downloaded from the AppStore tm to be installed To bypass Gatekeeper right click on the icon for the downloaded application and choose open A dialog box will appear requiring confirmation After that has been done once Gatekeeper will not bother with it again Windows Computers On Windows there only one file One installs AVLDrive and the other installs the utility programs AVLAdmin and AVLUpdate Both of these files are Microsoft installer msi files To install just double click the file This will install the program s and add shortcuts to the Desktop To uninstall use the Control Panel Add Remove Software function Windows Executable Files These are the files that make it go e AVLAdmin exe un e AVLUpdate exe Path C users bob desktop avisw avidrive netusbdriver exe To start one double click on it Allow NetUsbDriver exe to communicate on these networks V Private networks such as my home or work network The first time you execute one of these files in uza Windows you may receive
8. log box 5 If this file was previously used you will see the following Selecting Continue continues at the pick following the last one woven in your previous session and selecting Restart EE sets the pattern to pick 1 decir Fabric scrolls down 6 Weave Tabby Odds and Evens M Troubleshooting The two keys to avoiding frustration and staying out of trouble with your loom and this software are New Rename s 1 Have patience for screens to update If Wifi per n comes is enabled in AVLAdmin you will need to wait for 20 seconds each time you start the Look In AVLDrive old iv loom while it searches for its connection See a the Wifi section ro ns 2 Restart the loom and software if you fail to o FL 40Htest wif Double Weave plain wif connect File Name 63146 wif Files of Type Weaving Information File wif Delays When first using the software Windows likes to take its time associating drivers and who knows what else Just wait until a screen pops up It might take twenty seconds or more but it will eventually pop up Lots of impatient clicking with the mouse Isn t going to help First time connection to the router through WiRi a takes even more time The process requires the oom to request an address from the router us Would you like continue from where you left off or
9. o address memory leakage and residual application drag Now all you Mac people can stop snickering 7 Windows Firewall may block you from accessing the program or ask you each time to run as Administrator If this happens you can change the permissions for the folder by finding the AVLUSA program folder usually under something like C Program Files x86 AVLUSA and then right clicking the AVLUSA folder and selecting Properties Once you re in Properties select the Security tab click Edit and give the appropriate users full control over the folder If all else fails call 1 530 893 4915 or email http www avlusa com contact us us to report the problem Page 10 Revision November 2013
10. restart from the beginning Page 9 Revision November 2013 AVL Softvvare Ni User Manual which takes its own sweet time This process may take a minute really only a minute though it seems more like thirty minutes Again you really should wait Updating firmware can also be along process And once more please please wait for it to complete Actual Troubleshooting This is pretty simple If you cannot get a connection it is probably either 1 Something is not plugged in I would never make that mistake oops forgot the USB cable 2 Something is not turned on See above 3 The communications got out of sync A brief explanation the loom needs to be in sync with the loom control software as a mechanism to avoid multiple computers connecting at once Sometimes communication termination messages are not conveyed and the loom is left hanging The best way to solve this is simply restart the loom and the AVL software Another quick note restarting the loom aka rebooting the loom means to turn it off at the power switch wait for at least fifteen seconds for the residual capacitance in the system to bleed off then turn the power switch on Check that you are getting a good Wifi signal Check that you have input the correct IP address of your Little Weaver Loom into AVLDrive Windows needs a reboot Seriously I m a Windows guy but even recognize that Windows computers need rebooting from time to time t
11. signed Copy Copies the assigned IP address to the Clipboard for use in AVLDrive Acquire Address Automatically DHCP When checked it allows the loom to acquire an address assigned by your router If unchecked the loom will use the Static Address value Static Address Allows you to assign an IP address Please note that your static IP should be within the subnet mask range of the router to be more readily visable And a word of caution avoid assigning a static address that falls in the router s dynamic range or you might create an address conflict WiFi State Identifies if your loom is connected by WIFI Enable Wireless Communications When checked it allows the loom to connect via WiFi If unchecked the loom will only communicate by USB Network Name ldentifles the available WiFi networks that he loom can sense Scan Initiates the loom to scan the airwaves for WiFi signals Passphrase The password used by the router to allow access There are three common types of security encryption commonly in use WEP WPA and WPA2 AVL supports WPA WPA2 or no passphrase based security protocols only Refresh Refreshes the read fields supplied by the loom including Loom Name and Current Address Apply Applies changes to check boxes Passphrase Loom Name and Current Address Page 6 Revision November 2013 AVL Software s User Manual Steps to connect via WiFi 1 Check Enable Wireless Communications and click on Scan Note if you do not
12. the following messages x een Select Allow access Yes or This program works correctly This program might require administrator privileges If this program did not run correctly try running the program as an ministrator Unknovvn Program r Unknovvn Publisher C Users Bob Desktop AVLSW test AVLAdmin exe un Program 517 Publishe wits ix ation Program name AVLUpdate ene Restart the program as an administrator File oriqir Hard drive on this computer This program vvorks correctly v Show details Change when these notifications appear Page 4 Revision November 2013 AVL Softvvare Ni User Manual Using the Software AVLUpdate If you received your loom before the latest firmware update you can use AVLUpdate to update your firmware Before running AVLUpdate you will need to download the latest firmware update file to your computer You can find the latest file on the AVL website at http www avlusa com resources library under Drivers and Firmware Click on the link and save the file to your computer Turn on your Compu Dobby Little Weaver and connect it to your computer using a USB cable When you start AVLUpdate two screens Compu Dobby pop up pl 096 i 4 5v0 6 AVLUpdate status dialog box AVLUpdate Open file selection dialog box Foes of Tyee Binary Firman n Fes sin In the Open window find your firmware file It will be named someth
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