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1. The three options beginning Set to refer to status Click the desired status All work orders selected will be set to the same status and the dialog will close er Comment Material Thickness Width Total linear ft Remaining 1 0000 0 7500 0 0000 68 5800 An tise iania ee 34 2900 Delete row Delete all e Refresh 747 13 4 Set to Released status 7006 na Set to Permanent status Set to Permanent released status Fig 18 Destination tabs At the bottom of the Scheduler application window are tabs corresponding to the TigerStops defined for this system These are destination tabs Fig 19 When the status of work orders is changed to RELEASED they are moved to their destination tabs Unreleased work orders are at the Unreleased tab which is what you see when the Scheduler application window first opens TD Unreleased Frame saw Fig 19 Once work orders have been released they are visible at the controller TigerLink Interface Working with the Toolbar Toolbars are a great shortcut to commonly used features To invoke the action of the toolbar buttons click with the left mouse button on the tool you need 21 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual If you are not sure which tool you need place the mouse pointer on top of a button without clicking and a tool tip will remind you what the button does Fig 1 Working with the drop down Menus To choose a menu item just click on it with the mouse OR hold down the
2. ys N Oo O E gt 1 From your Windows desktop click Start select Settings and Control Panel Fig 1 When the Control Panel window opens Fig 2 select Administrative Tools 3 When the Administrative Tools window opens Fig 3 click Services to start it and when the Services Local window opens scroll down to PAI TigerServer Administrative Tools JD IX e ex BD sea Es roes Pi Address EN Administrative Tools Name Size Type Date Modified 2KB Shortcut 9 2 2002 10 31PM 8 21 2003 6 35 PM File and Folder Tasks si Rename ths fie GH Move this file IN Copy this file n ch this fie to the Web Emai this file X Delete this fie Network ODE Stop the Sel y Network DDE DSDM EE AE By Network Location A Eg NT LM Security Sup NVIDIA Driver Heb Ey Office Source Engine PAI Tee dy Performance Logs Bees Ss Plug and Play By Portable Media Seri Retri By Print Spooler Load By Protected Storage Prov B Qos RSVP Prov SR Remote Access Aut Fig 3 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual 4 Select PAI TigerServer If the service is currently running Fig 4 you will have the option of stopping the service If the service is not currently running you will have the option to start the service u Services PAI TigerServer Name SB Net Logon stop the service Ry NetMeeting Remote Ba Network Connections Ry Network DDE y
3. 1 type D SETUP If your CD drive is not designated by D change the drive letter in the command line above substituting the drive letter you are using Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you D SETUP Fig 1 5 When you have typed the appropriate command line click OK After the files are copied from the CD to your computer SETUP searches the computer hard drive for signs of known cut listing programs If one is found SETUP will ask if you want that program to be set as the default and program will apply it accordingly 6 SETUP does not automatically install TigerServer You will be asked if you would like it installed At the dialog box Fig 2 click Yes to install TigerServer TigerLink 5 2 User Manual P Fora single computer TigerServer is required If youhave more than one computer you can use the TigerServer already installed Do you want to install the TigerServer Fig 2 7 Installation is concluded The reboot dialog box appears Fig 3 You should click Yes unless you have a good reason to delay the reboot For example you should not have any other programs open and running when you reboot your computer Then click Finish to complete the process and restart your computer You MUST restart your PC to complete the installation of TigerServer and to allow TigerLink to function properly TigerLink InstallShield Wizard The compu
4. Besides looking at the version numbers use this screen also to check to see whether debug mode is turned on or off 99 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual About TigerLink 12909 NE 95th Street Vancouver WA 98682 360 254 0661 Copyright c 2004 2006 Precision Automation All Rights Reserved tigerlink EXE 5 2 0 2 TSG DLL 5 2 0 2 TSM DLL 5 2 0 2 TSRGR DLL 5 2 0 2 tsren dil 5 2 0 2 Debug mode is on Fig 46 About TigerLink window with Debug On How to turn debug mode OF F Hold down the Alt key and hit the F10 key on your computer keyboard This is a toggle to turn debug mode ON or OFF TigerLink Fundamentals Registry entries WARNING Editing the registry can seriously damage your computer system Do not edit the registry manually unless you are very sure of what you are doing The registry entries for TigerLink are located in HKLM Software TigerStop Product Manager Version 1 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE _ Software TigerStop Product manager Version 1 0 Configuration AppPath String The application path FirstRun String Flag 1f the app has run for the first time or not LastFileOpened String Path to the last file opened Configuration CutlistExtension String The extension for the job files CutlistProgram String The name of the cut list program 100 Debug Definition EnableRefresh EnableSplash Fade JobFromFile Lang file Language PrintEnable PrintLabel RefreshTime ResourceDLL Sequence Ser
5. enter lengths or positions and number of cuts per length or cycles per position into TigerStop memory either manually at the controller or by means of data download to create a cut list PT Permanent push feed mode TigerStop cut list method where material is push fed by the TigerStop into the saw and the finished parts come out on the outbound side of the saw blade pusher the yellow flip away stop when used in push feed mode R ramps rate of acceleration and deceleration RD Released read only a data field that can only be viewed but not edited reboot to restart your computer registry a database used by the Windows operating system to store configuration information right click menu using a mouse to select data right clicking the mouse will open a menu of options available for the selection root directory the directory that includes all other directories simply represented by S Salvage part from the Clear Length that was unusable by the optimizer possibly included in Waste but potentially usable in a new cut list scale the number of encoder pulses equal to 1 1000 inch of movement also a measurement between two points generally a long and short measurement on a TigerStop scale a TigerStop perform a scaling adjustment on a TigerStop scale factor the value of the scale parameter found in the motion menu serial port an interface on a computer system with which information is transferred in or out one bit at
6. to send that language to the selected TigerStop s controller A progress bar will appear to show the progress of the language send operation Drag and copy work cell values You can make a column of cells have the same value For example you may have a work order to which you ve added a group of new lines of data Fig 1 EXNCutbsts Y KKKKK Bottom Rad 1 3ACHERR 174 Am 1 2500 615000 15 FT_ 0 7500 E Cutists t KKKKK Bottom Bal 1 3 4CHERR 12 217 1 2500 50 0000 15 FT 0 7500 E Cutists K KKKKK Bottom Ral 1 3 4CHERR 173 31 1 2500 365000 15 FT 0 7500 E Cutets K KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 3 4 CHERA 171 1 171 1 2500 24 5000 15 FT 0 7500 New part 1 Au CHERRY 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERA 3 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 New part 1 3 4 DEER 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 Fig 1 Ma am Suen 1 enn A ww nen Filling in all of the columns with values would be tedious Select the cell into which you want to start inputting new values Type in a value for the cell Fig 2 63 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Filename JOB 7 PART S OUANTITYI MATERIAL DM CAE SEC WIDTHI2 LENGTH 4 TOTAL_FT THICKNESS 1 E Cutiste t KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 VACHERR 14 4171 1 2500 61 5000 15 FT 07500 2 ENCufstV KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 VA4C
7. voor D Toolbar D Status bar e Toolbar Shows or hides the toolbar e Status bar Shows or hides the status bar Work order Select a function in the Work order drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking The Sort function is toggled on or off using a check mark box If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window 23 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Print preview Delete work order Write comment Sort Change number e Print Prints the currently displayed work order e Print preview Shows the user a preview of what the print would look like e Delete work order Deletes the current work order e Write comment Writes a comment to be saved with the current work order e Sort Enables or disables the work space sorting functions e Change number Allows the user to change the work order number e Change key value Allows the user to change the value of a key field Send Select a function in the Send drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking You can also select some of the functions with keyboard shortcuts If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window Send Label Options F Send Ctrl U Language e Send Sends the active work orders to TigerServer e Language Allows the user to send a language file to the controller Add Select a function in the Add drop down menu b
8. ALT key and press the underscored character of the menu item For example ALT F opens the File menu To view all the drop down menus in rapid succession just click on anyone of them and then glide the cursor across the others As the cursor moves over a menu item the drop down will automatically display Fig 2 i Fie Edit View Work order Add Send Label Options Help Continue to Drop Down Menus File D D D Meme J08 PAAT Working with the grid context Menu Pozi If the grid is populated the user can access a drop down context menu by right SE teel clicking the mouse with any cell selected on the grid area Changes made using a pose are context menu function will affect and be referenced to the cell selected es add column Continue to the Grid Context Menu pap RE Prope d Delete work order Fig 3 What is a work order A work order is the file that contains the list of parts to be processed Files from cut listing software job files are converted into the work orders seen in TigerLink See also File Requirements A work order can also be manually created in TigerLink The work order is displayed inside the work space after it has been sorted through the Part Select process The work order contains individual tabs for similar parts Each tab has independent properties and can be edited or deleted individually In the TigerLink main window parts are displayed in rows lines with column headers These headers are obtained from th
9. Cancel cancels the new tab and exits the dialog 76 TigerLink Reference Rename Tab The Rename dialog Fig 14a is opened by clicking Options Tab and Rename tab in the Item Part sorted by PART dialog box Fig 14b Fig 14a Fig 14b ES E tem Part sorted by PA Options tab Add new Delete tab Frame tide tab Part lis Show tab The Rename dialog has the following parts 1 The box labeled Type in the new name for tab is where you rename an existing tab 2 OK accepts and saves the new name 3 Cancel cancels the rename and exits the dialog Delete Tab To delete a tab click Options Tab and Delete Tab in the Item Part sorted by PART dialog box Fig 15a A message asking you to confirm the delete command appears Fig 15b Fig 15a Fig 15b Confirm delete EM item Part sorted by PA Confirm deletion action Add nen bi Sort gt Rename tab Are you sure you want to delete the tab ME Hide tab Part lis Show tab You will be able to undo this action The Confirm delete dialog has the following parts 1 Yes will delete the tab 2 No cancels the delete command and exits the dialog Configure the view The Configure the view dialog Fig 16 is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu Click on Options and then move the cursor over Advanced which will display a drop down containing three
10. F PAINT 7 C Program F PAINT Fig 1 There are 3 ways you can add a comment to your work order e Use the Work order drop down menu and click Write comment Fig 2 e Click the Add comment button in the properties window Fig 3 e Click the write comment button on the toolbar Fig 4 Change number Change key value Door Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig A S When you use one of the above methods to add a comment the Write comment window will open Fig 5 35 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Write comment This is a comment Fig 5 Write your comment in the window and click OK Fig 6 Your comment will be displayed in the properties window Fig 6 for the work order Change a work order number To change a work order number you must first have a work order open in the work space Fig 1 Morkordes Add Send TigerLink 5 2 Print DA Af SP MY Print preview Delete work order Write comment Sort Fienome JOB PAAT QUANTITY MATERIAL AMCAB 1 SE job Raced 2 vu 29 3 Change number 2 CWropanF DEMO job Rased 1 MIE u 4 3 C ProgramF DEMO eb Raced 2 17142 1018 UI Fig 2 Change key value Fig 1 Click on the Work order drop down menu and then on Change number Fig 2 Renumber work order Renumber work order Fig 3 The Renumber work order window opens Fig 3 Check the Apply to just this work list box Type a new number f
11. Fig 37 Configure TigerStop Fig 38 Config Misc settings Party Set aie rane zk Comment A Dicc With Tem Remar nna oi Gon ite Dun ie Te geg eem Des et Geisen b s Comet ied Mires Uh extent beggen wi em n Zeie Pon Deed Dew ET EE RI an D Mm Amen Re E se MOER MEE 2E EE ee 1 pe vam en nene E 1O mp pen A maen MEE mmm as Dem remm pe 7 ME ben de Oem MEE Lamm 2307 1 mm am hee Agee E mp ppm 7 mp MOON MEE tame mn V Ni mee ne fon HOER iam EE PRES e TE ban beem RK y PORO JO 20 e um Seman SN t NG Na WOEL A immon ee 1 VC AE hem hese gt Fig 39 Status drop down Fig 40 Released priorities SC eet ra eben A Con rg mp Ple Darde eg Tt ge i N ben 1 ee MOE rm 10 leo HAN 8 EZ GI hee Paar e Me t poora wn mn em vm ren Fer 9 D ten poamus rons a toam em en Pee 9 D Yoon tm ap mz zu O em Em hem Foz Mo Fig 41 Overdue work order EE id 66 TigerLink Reference Fig 43 TigerLink bug report Fig 44 TLink feature request TigerLink Splash Screen When TigerLink first starts up a splash screen is displayed that contains various options Fig 1 cTigerstop LOTES Fig 1 The options shown in the splash screen are as follows 1 Continue This opens the TigerLink Main Window 2 www tigerstop com This links to the TigerStop corporate web site 3 Exit This closes TigerLink without using it 4 Scheduler This opens Scheduler 5 Help This opens the TigerLink 5 1 User Manu
12. Fig 42 Scheduler Toolbar has the following tools 1 Down Arrow moves the selected work order DOWN in priority Up Arrow moves the selected work order UP in priority Circular Arrows refreshes the data same as hitting F5 Bug Icon opens the Bug Report form A BR DM Light Bulb opens the Feature Request form 6 Question Mark opens Help TigerLink Bug Report The TigerLink Bug report form Fig 43 is opened from Scheduler s main application window using the Help drop down menu Click on Submit bug report and the TigerLink Bug report form will open The TigerLink Bug report form can also be opened from the TigerLink main window using the Help drop down menu This is provided to the user so any bugs in the software can be documented and submitted to TigerStop for correction Et TigerLink bug report Message Plain Text i Bile Edt Weu Insert Format Tools Actions Help el 4 PMDevTeam tigerstop com Subject TigerLink bug report i Issue Properties Title Progress status Submitted Type of change BR Bug Report Version Originator name Your name here Originator email Your email address Originator phone Your phone optional Issue Description As much of a detailed description as you can goes here Fig 43 TigerLink bug report has the following auto generated texts 96 TigerLink Reference To auto fills TigerStop s development team email address Subject auto fills T
13. File configuration browse for data file 1 Chek on the Browse button to locate your data file Select a typical file from your production data program Sick Next Browsing for your data file Fig 18 File Configuration browse for data file screen 1 lets you look for the file you want to use When you find it it will automatically fill in the window labeled Browsing for your data file 2 You can also enter a path and file name manually into the window 3 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration delimiter Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration browse screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the select delimiting character screen Fig 19 79 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual File configuration select delimiting character Ls D Lup on L sees Loes _cancel_ Fig 19 The File Configuration select delimiting character screen has the following parts 1 The window labeled Line of data from your file displays a line of data from the file that was selected at the previous screen The selection cursor is shown above highlighting the comma after JOB lt moves the selection cursor one character to the LEFT gt moves the selection cursor one character to the RIGHT Up displays the previous line in the data file Dn displays the next line in the data file LU
14. PART field Fig 5c MM tem Part sorted by PA Options E 1 JOB Sort gt Filename 2 PART JOB Frame n 3 QUANTITY i 4 MATERIAL Part lis QUANTITY MATERIAL 5 RMCAB 12 901 RMCAB 6 SEC EN sr 7 WIDTH 18 96 WIDTH Ee 22 87 LENGTH a 28 5 TOTALFT 9 TOTALFT THICKNESS 10 THICKNESS Cutlist Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab Settings Fig 6 Cutlist configuration specifically refers to what work order program you will be using Use the drop down combo box to find your software type Six other settings are also accessed at this tab See the explanations below Fig 6a Configuration Fig 6a The Settings tab of the Configuration window has the following parts 1 The drop down combo box labeled Work order program displays the name of the cut listing software you are using or your custom configuration 71 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Show splash screen check box turns the splash screen display at start up on or off Show tooltips check box turns interactive tool tips on or off Show upload dialog check box turns on a dialog box when uploading files to TigerServer Metric check box if checked will display ALL dimensions in metric units Use job number from file check b
15. Pastes the contents of the clipboard e Delete row Deletes the selected work order e Delete all work orders Deletes all the work orders on the current tab e Set release status Sets the selected work order to RELEASED status e Set permanent status Sets the selected work order to PERMANENT status e Set permanent released status Sets the selected work order to PERMANENT RELEASED status View The View drop down menu lets the user show or hide the toolbar and the status bar A check mark placed in the box makes the item show Unchecking the item hides it Tools Help Toolbar iv Status Bar Command Window Refresh FS e Toolbar Shows or hides the toolbar e Status bar Shows or hides the status bar e Command Window Allows the user to send commands directly to TigerStop e Refresh Refreshes the displayed data Tools The Tools drop down menu lets you configure the program in various ways Scheduler File Edit View Help OT e Configuration Opens the configuration dialog Help Select a function in the Help drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking 29 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual About Scheduler Submit bug report Submit feature request e About Scheduler Displays the About dialog e Submit bug report Opens a dialog box in which the user can communicate with TigerStop about bugs found in the program e Submit feature request Opens a dialog box i
16. Registry entries enres eea de s 100 Directory structure soa n e Ee aoe e 101 Filter fles EO EE NE a a EE EE EE EL NE SS 101 EE RE Re EE A 102 Workorder number oc iese Ese Ese KA es A ld 103 ES AE SE EE EE ORE EE N EE EE EE EE IE 103 CUESTION A A ee a ee Ve Ee aid 104 deele ee cir N asa 105 ES MEE EA AL NR EL MR EE os bat N EO E T DE N 109 Glossary csv comma separated values file extension Cut Cabinet Vision cut list file extension ni configuration information file for MS Windows applications file extension rs record set file extension tsc TigerStop cut list file extension A amplifier the electronic device that drives TigerStop located inside the motor box application the saw or other equipment used as the primary tool with TigerStop ASCII Acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange Pronounced ask ee ASCII is a code for representing English characters as numbers with each letter assigned a number from 0 to 127 B bug a malfunction in software C Cabinet Vision a drawing program used by the woodworking industry to generate visual depictions of the finished product as well as cut list files calibration the routine that is run to tell TigerStop its distance from zero which is the location of the saw blade or the zero reference point on other equipment character delimited data fields usually divided by commas character string a series of characters manipulated
17. a time contrast parallel port xi TigerLink 5 2 User Manual set list the list of cuts the optimizer plans to take out of a Clear Length set point mode TigerStop cut list method where material is manually fed into the saw toward the TigerStop and the finished parts come out between the flip away stop and the saw blade software level Level 1 Basic Level 2 TigerSet Level 3 Optimizer Level 4 Label printing software set a group of programs that work together to achieve the desired objective Solution a preliminary list of Pieces to be cut from a Clear Length spreadsheet a set of data arranged in rows and columns in which some cells contain raw data numbers or words and others formulas representing calculations such as the total of a range of numbers SRS software requirements specification Start Menu the green start button in the lower left corner of your Windows XP desktop Stock Length the total length of material to be processed stop the yellow flip away stop attached to the TigerStop carriage string a contiguous sequence of symbols or values For example in TigerLink a maximum of 255 strings can be transmitted T tail cut material removed from the trailing end of a board not included in Clear Length to square up the last Piece finished part and remove potential end Defects splits target the position TigerStop is moving to TLS short for any version of TigerLink 5 0 tool any material proce
18. combo box Fig 39b q 99 MA 94 TigerLink Reference PR Permanent release PP Permanent pending Fig 39b Scheduler Status drop down 6 RD Released This work order can be viewed at the destination TigerStop controller 7 PT Permanent This work order will not be automatically deleted by the program after it is run but will remain in memory at Permanent Pending status 8 UR Unreleased This work order cannot be viewed at any TigerStop 9 PR Permanent Released This work order can be viewed at ANY TigerStop on the system 10 PP Permanent Pending The state of a Permanent work order after it has been processed It can be set to PR status to process it again Back to Configure Miscellaneous settings or continue to more Scheduler topics Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Released priorities The Scheduler main window displays work orders in spread sheet fashion assigning priority to them in the order which they were released Fig 40 Priorty Workordername Work order Comment Material Thickness Width Total linear ft Remaining linea ft Yield Release date Datedue Partgroup Destination Status 1 24438 Doors 1 24438 34 CHERRY 0 0000 20000 2 6042 2 6042 O 62812005 6 28 2005 Dors Framesaw RD sl 2 2438 Frames 2 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 25000 25417 2 5417 O dam 6 28 2005 Frames ba aa RD v 3 24438 Doors 2 24438 34 CHERRY 0 0000 25000 7 8125 7 8125 O 6 28 2008 6 28 2005 Doce
19. enables automatic refreshing of data in the time set Refresh interval drop down combo box lets you set the time in minutes for auto refresh Server name displays the name of the computer that is running TigerServer OK accepts and saves any changes MP WN Cancel exits the screen without saving Back to Configure TigerStop or continue to more Scheduler topics Status drop down Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Status drop down The Scheduler main window displays work orders in spread sheet fashion Fig 39a Priority Work order name Work order Comment Material Thickness Width Total linear ft Remaining linear ft Yield Release date Date due Part group Destination Status 8 24438 Frames 1 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 1 2500 2 5417 2 5417 0 Frames Framesaw v UR y 0 24438 Doors 2 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 2 5000 7 8125 7 8125 0 Doos FramesaW UR 0 24438 Frames 2 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 25000 2 5417 2 5417 0 Frames Framesaw gt UR 0 24438 Doors 1 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 2 0000 2 6042 2 6042 0 Doors Framesaw UR Fig 39a Scheduler main window 1 UNRELEASED work orders have Priority 0 column 1 See Released priorities Work orders can be searched for at the TigerStop controller by work order number column 3 Comments can be entered for work orders column 4 Destination can be changed per work order column 14 Status can be changed per work order using the Status column 15 drop down
20. mi vi 43 si eS 5 Laot Merven L d voer er ae id reen de et Ear nd Cabres orie E Omar A tore E wide dee ld non Dr er Verg Anc Pieke de Ze taciones Lee Fig 33 ET re The Label Designer main window in Layout Preview mode If the user has previously opened a file that file will be used to get sample data to populate the fields If the Label Designer is in Layout Preview mode this will be shown The Label Designer can show the user a fairly good representation of what the label will actually look like when printed Scheduler Main Window icon Work order Comment Material Thickness With Total ke ft Femareg ines ft viid Release date Date dye Part group Destination Status 24430 AA CHERRY 0 0000 2 5000 7 8125 240 N4 CHERRY 0 0000 2 0000 2 6042 2 MM We CHERRY 0 0000 2 5000 2 5417 238 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 1 2500 2 5417 7 0125 2 4042 2 5417 2 5417 0 91 Doors Doors Frames Frames Frame saw UR Frame san e UR e Frame syu UR e Frame saw UR TigerLink 5 2 User Manual The Scheduler main window has the following parts 1 At the top the drop down menus File Edit View Tools Help 2 Below the drop down menus a toolbar 3 At the bottom left of the screen destination tabs 4 The spread sheet window displays the work orders Back to Starting Scheduler or continue to more Scheduler topics Warning Command window Configure TigerStop Configure Miscellaneous settings Status dro
21. number stos sesse prota 40 Work order number 112
22. of the cut listing software you are using or your custom configuration 2 Show splash screen check box turns the splash screen display at start up on or off 3 Show tooltips check box turns interactive tool tips on or off 4 Show upload dialog check box turns on a dialog box when uploading files to TigerServer 5 Metric check box if checked will display ALL dimensions in metric units 6 Use job number from file check box if checked uses the job number from your job file otherwise a random number is used 7 The Select background color drop down gives you alternate colors to use in TigerLink screens Fig 6b Custom opens another dialog box which lets you specify a custom color Default EE E BERBER EES PERE AUN NOA y Eu BRBOBUBOSBOU Custom Fig 8b 73 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Printing Configuration Printing configuration is set up on a per tab basis at the Item Part sorted by PART screen Fig 9 This screen displays whenever you open a job file EE tem Part sorted by PART PIE Options E Source Work TigerLink 5 2 Frames Part list Adjustable Sheli Back Bottom Bottom Rail Bottoms Center Center Rail Corner Back Selected parts Adjustable Sheli Back Bottom Bottom Rail Bottoms Center Center Rail Corner Back Fig 9 The Item Part sorted by PART dialog is where label printing is configured 1 The Enable
23. orders to Active or Inactive Unchecked Inactive Inactive work orders are not sent to the TigerServer 3 The check box labeled Show dialog shows or hides the dialog box 4 OK accepts the selections made sends them to TigerServer and opens the Scheduler main window 5 Cancel cancels any selection changes and exits the dialog Language The Language dialog Fig 30 is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Send drop down menu Click on Language and the Language dialog will open Language Frn460b4 lang dose spanish460 lang Gei H Fig 30 The Language dialog has the following parts 1 The language window will display a list of available language files 2 Primary language radio button selects the highlighted language as the primary language 3 Secondary language radio button selects the highlighted language as the secondary language 4 OK uploads the selected language file to TigerStop and leaves the dialog open when complete 88 TigerLink Reference 5 Close uploads the selected language file and then closes the dialog afterwards 6 Cancel cancels the language upload and closes the dialog 7 Destination drop down combo box selects which TigerStop to send the language file to 8 Browse lets the user browse another directory to find language files Label Designer main window The Label Designer main window Fig 31 is opened from TigerLink s main applic
24. screen has been cut off to save space 43 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual TigerLink 5 2 E BR 7 Fie Edt View Workorder Add Send Label Opbors Help dy A E El Norman gt w o m mn D x gt Fig 1 pon Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration ORI EAS al Tigerlink 5 2 Gd oorrirrisrie Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open Select the Settings tab Fig 3 Click the check box labeled Metric to change the display to metric units Fig 4 Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Fig 3 Fig 4 The values displayed in the key fields will now be expressed in metric units Fig 5 In the properties window there will also be a visual indicator that the display is in metric Fig 6 44 How do 1 width deel with f fract Length de Length Ia Thickness Th 1 381000 1 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 381000 1 ie 774 7000 30 1 2 19 0500 0 1 381000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 381000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 381000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 38 1000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 381000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 38 1000 11 2 774 7000 301 2 19 0500 0 1 WINN 1179 77A FANN 20172 19 nnn N Fig 5 Change to inches TigerLink s default measuring system is inches If you have changed the display to metric units you can change it back to inches At the T
25. that cause this error e The first thing is that the printer is printing as it should but the fields it is printing are blank If the fields are supposed to be blank turn the printer off e If you really do want labels to be printed the most likely reason that the labels are not printing correctly is that the printing configuration is not correct e Ensure that the printing is enabled in the configuration AND you have specified the label file to be printed What happened to the xxx field in the label designer Did you change it It used to be there and now it gone e No We did not change the field 106 Troubleshooting e The field names for the label designer are taken from your cut list definition file If the field was there and now it s gone the user most likely changed the field to something else 107 Index A About Tigerl ink racistas ds 107 108 Add Comment EE ER ES foes GE oat 38 Addis LE aa 27 do E E E 38 Add MEE ida 84 C Change A RE Re ee 49 ET nani 66 Metric D AAA cette tasted ah EED 47 Work Order Destination iese sesse es se se 41 Work Order Number AAA 40 dT iS EE N 40 A A OE RE 41 Charito ER 47 Changia E 49 CHANG n 66 Change My Cut List Program 54 Change TigerLink s Language iese esse se 45 A A en ee ee De 92 Command Window iese see ee ee ee ee 101 Comment GE EO EE 38 Comment IR Dee ie 38 Configuration nu 81 Configuration sins 81 Configuration browse 87 Configura
26. the status column The status of a group can also be changed be selecting multiple work orders and using a right click menu which is explained in detail below Prity Workonder nare Werk order Conrest Materia Thekress With Totaling ft Rernaning bear Yield Release dite Die due Pat gap De retre Status HIR Franes 5 DES Jok Lmm pm nmn enen 0 Fores Fiesta UR H IS Pan 4 10156 MO 1 0000 prp 00000 3 2900 D Dages Parts D I el lo HUIS Fraves 3 11156 194 Oe 1 0000 pr pm Dm 0 Frares fra z n gt UR sl 6 11035 fraen 2 11156 LE Pre LOO AE AU aver a fores fressa UR H IS Pass 1 11135 MO 1 0000 07500 0000 eR TUE D fame Frame sm UR 20 Starting and Running TigerLink Selecting multiple work orders Left click and drag the mouse to select two or more work orders Fig 17 Ele Edt Yew Took Hep 31013 Piety Workorder reme Work order Corre Materia Thdress Wath Totallinna ft Rersaining bear ft Wied Rekasa date Die due Patgop Dedroticn Stabs D MES Frames 11135 Ama AO ER SEED 0 Frees Frawesm UR lo UES Pass 11155 17500 0 0000 4 2900 9 froen Paan gt UR gt lo UIER fraes 3 11138 BO 11000 QINI 0 frees fravesm UR D LUIS Raws 2 DIS R500 BEE om 0 Frores Fatsa UR 0 DIS faxen 1 11195 07500 10000 22706 0 Frares Frawesen gt UR Fig 17 Changing the status of multiple work orders After selecting multiple work orders right click the mouse and the right click menu will appear Fig 18
27. with Level 3 software 3 Currently an available Com Port is required with a 232 serial interface Future releases will allow for alternative connections TigerLink 5 2 User Manual 4 Connect to the controller using a DB9 serial cable See Fig 1 below for the cable pin out 5 A serial extender may be required if the distance between the computer and the TigerStop is greater than 50 feet For more information on the serial extender see the Serial Extender product guide in the TigerStop Manual 4 6 2 Here s what is needed to run Windows XP Professional 1 PC with 300 MHz megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended 233 MHz minimum required single or dual processor system Intel Pentium Celeron family or AMD K6 Athlon Duron family or compatible processor recommended 2 128 megabytes MB of RAM or higher recommended 64 MB minimum supported may limit performance and some features 1 5 gigabytes GB of available hard disk space Super VGA 800 x 600 or higher resolution video adapter and monitor CD ROM or DVD drive Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Sir MP CN Serial Cable Pin Out Fig 1 Pin Signal MEE TigerLink File Requirements TigerLink file requirements are as follows The file type must be an ASCII text file The file must be character delimited We recommend using the comma as the delimiter The length value must be in decimal format example 123 456 Th
28. 1 You can select a destination TigerStop in this window if desired Selecting the destination here will assign the same destination to ALL the work orders at this tab MM tem Part sorted by PART Frames Part list Bottom Rail Bottom Rail Left Stile Left Stile Mullion Mullion Rail Rail Right Stile Right Stile Top Rail Top Rail Fig 11 Each tab can be assigned to separate destinations The destination TigerStop can be changed for each work order individually in other areas of the program Let s assign our destination TigerStop now The drop down combo box Fig 12 will list all TigerStops defined for this system If you have only one TigerStop or if only one has been defined there will only be one destination in the drop down Click on the TigerStop named Chop Saw to select it as the destination 18 Starting and Running TigerLink E tem Part sorted by PART W ii g PIN Bottom Rail s gt Fig 12 Left Stile Click OK to accept your selection This tab will be saved and displayed every time you open this dialog box TigerLink takes the information from the previous step and extracts the parts from your work order Selected parts Bottom Rail Left Stile View your work order in the main application window The main application window now displays the parts in spreadsheet fashion Fig 13 eo um um kb AUNE zi mr AE ET z E vn z TIETE N Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta
29. 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 00000 0 7500 Let go the mouse button and the value will populate from the starting cell to the last cell you stopped at Fig 4 Filename JOB PART S QUANTITY MATERIAL RM_CAB_ e WIDTH 2 LENGTH 4 TOTAL FT THICKNESS 1 E Cutlste KKKKK Beton Ral EE AER 1 2500 61 5000 15 FT 0 7500 2 Ettel KKKKK Bottom Ral 1 VACHERA 12 217 1 2500 50 0000 15 FT 0 7500 3 ENCutistsiK KKKKK Bottom Rai 1 V4CHERR 173 317 1 2500 365000 15 FT 0 7500 A E Dutlsts K KKKKK Beton Ral 1 V 4CHERR I 1 171 1 2500 245000 15 FT 0 7500 5 New pat 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 00000 0 7500 KA New pat 1 3 4 CHER 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 KS New pat 1 3 4 CHERA 3 1 2500 00000 0 7500 KS New pat 1 3 4 CHERA 3 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 ER New part 1 V 4CHERR 3 1 2500 oam 0 7500 wm New part 1 3 4 DEER 3 1 2500 000 0 7500 ETA New pat 1 3 4 CHER 1 2500 00000 0 7500 Fig 4 2 New pat 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 64 TigerLink Reference Screen Shot Library Screen Shot Visual Directory Screen shots are images of the screens displayed in TigerLink and Scheduler Fig 1 TLS Splash Screen Fig 4 Navigation Bar Fig 13 Add Tab Fig 14 Rename Tab Fig 11 TigerStop Configuration K Confem deleten acten Are you sre you want do delete Me wd You wi be ebie te ando thes emon Cm e Fig 15 Delete Tab TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Me BE EN AA ER a E Fig 36 Command window Fig 35 Warning
30. 7692 Frames 1 Fig 1 e The first number is a number chosen at random Could be any number If the user has chosen to have the job number be the work order number then the first part of the work order number will be that identifier e The second section is the TigerStop or section that the work order has been assigned to In this case we have a TigerStop that is name Frames which probably in somewhere in a frames section of the work place e The last part of the work order number is a sequential number identify the order in which the work order was created This work order number is from the first work order that was created Log files What is a log file e A log file is an aid to troubleshooting but it may not lead you to the exact problem It will narrow the scope greatly though e Log files are created by date in the form of mdyyyy e Log files from previous days are deleted by TigerLink How and when is a log file created While debug mode is on toggle ON and OFF using Alt F10 each function that is called writes an entry into the log file when it begins and when it ends This can slow down execution of the program so use debug mode sparingly Each entry into the log file is day and time stamped so we can follow the execution of the program and narrow down where the defect problem could be If the program crashes in the middle of a function call that function will record that it began but there will not
31. 985 2861 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings ELECTRONICS gt cd Progran Files TigerStopNI igerLink T ig rServer Fig 2 Once you have successfully changed to the TigerServer directory Fig 3 start TigerServer in debug mode TigerServer debug a O x icrosoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2688B 1 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2861 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings ELECTRONICS gt cd Program FilessTigerStopyTigerLinkxTig erServer Progran Files TigerStopNI igerLink TigerServer gt icrosoft Windows XP Version 5 1 268B lt C gt Copyright 1985 2801 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings ELECTRONICS gt cd Program Files TigerStopNI igerLink Tig rServer Progran FilesNTiger StopNTigerlinkNTiger Server liger Server debug Fig 4 If the TigerServer is currently running the service will be temporarily suspended while the debug is running icrosoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2688B lt C gt Copyright 1985 2861 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings ELECTRONICS gt cd Program Files TigerStopNI igerLink T ig erServer Program Files TigerStop I igerLink T igerServer gt ligerServer debug Debugging PAI TigerServer Stopping Current Service Current Service has been stopped Debug service starting ligh priroity set TigerServer started TigerServer ver B 58B2 Opening Commi Commi opened as Frame saw baud 115208 Fig 5 Press the ESC to exit the p
32. A A lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration length Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration delimiter screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the select the length column screen Fig 20 Highlight the length column by clicking on it then click Next gt gt 80 TigerLink Reference D File configuration select the length column 1 Highlight your length column 2 Click Next Note Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through your data file You may need to do this if you have header information in your file Data from your file 108 PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RM CAB WIOTH TLENGTH TOTAL Data up KKKKK Bottom Rad 1 3 4 CHERR 1 4 1 25 61 5 15 FT KKKKK Bottom Rad 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2 1 25 50 15 FT Data down gt Next gt gt Cancel Fig 20 The File Configuration select the length column screen has the following parts 1 Up displays the previous line in the data file 2 Down displays the next line in the data file 3 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration quantity Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration length screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the select the quantity column screen Fig 21 Highlight the quantity column by clicking on it then cli
33. HERR 12 2171 1 2500 500000 15 FT 0 7500 3 E Cutlets K KKKKK Bottom Rail 1 VACHERR 13 317 1 2500 365000 15 FT 0 7500 4 ENCutlsts K KKKKK Bottom Rai 1 VACHERR 171 Im 12500 245000 15 FT 0 7500 SI New pat 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 6 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 07500 El New part 1 3 4 CHERAB d 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 SS New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 a New part 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 00000 0 7500 10 New part 1 Au CHERR 1 2500 oo 0 7500 u New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 Fig 2 12 New part 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 When the mouse cursor changes from a cross to a pointer hold down the control key then LEFT click and drag the box outline to where you want the value to span to Fig 3 Fiename JOB 7 PART S QUANTITY MATERIAL RM_CAB_ SEC_ Tee LENGTH 4 TOTAL_FT THICKNESS 1 ENCuetsV KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 VACHERA 14 417 61 5000 15 FT 0 7500 2 ENCwetsV KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 VA4CHERR 152 217 12500 50 0000 15 FT 0 7500 3 E Cutlste K KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 3 4CHERR 13 317 1 2500 365000 15 FT 0 7500 A Etat KKKKK Bottom Bai 1 3 4CHERR 171 117 1 2500 245000 15 FT 0 7500 KS New part 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 00000 0 7500 HE New pat 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 al New part 1 va CHEREE 1 2500 00000 0 7500 D New part 1 3 4 CHERA 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 ESA New part 1 3 4 CHERRY 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 1 New part 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 nm New part 1 374 CHERA 7 1 2500 0 0000 0 7500 Fig 3 12 New part
34. I text file one string per line and numbered This is an excerpt from the English language file 1 English 2 Pwr off to reset 3 SYSTEM ERROR 4 4 SYSTEM ERROR 1 5 SYSTEM ERROR 2 6 SYSTEM ERROR 0 The first line of any language file is the name of the language itself Each line thereafter represents a message that the controller will display at some point Create a new language file To create a new language file follow these steps 1 Use this hyperlink to the English language file and when prompted to Open or Save choose Save Save it on your computer to this location C Program files TigerStop TigerLink language files 3 Rename the file with your language for example for Danish you could call it dan460 lang 4 Translate the terms that you want into your language Some terms are best left as is 1 Keep in mind that there is a limited space for the display which is 16 characters wide including spaces 2 Inthe English language file some of the character strings fit in 8 character slots others in 16 character slots 3 Any English character string with at least 9 characters can be up to 16 characters long 4 If your translated string is too long it will be truncated 61 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Upload your new language file to the controller TigerLink 5 2 Language eng460 lang Frn460b4 lang spanish460 lang o O Language Fig 2 Fig 3 To upload your new language file to the con
35. Network DDE DSOM Restart the service Ry Network Location A SR Network Provisionin SANT LM Security Sup Rp Office Source Engine a PAI TigerServer Be Performance Logs 4 Collects pe Enablesac Started Retrieves t Loads files Started idem Pure sd Fig 4 Possible communication conflicts If you are using another peripheral such as a digital camera that downloads to the same port as TigerServer you must stop TigerServer to be able to use the other peripheral TigerServer then must be restarted Both actions can be done using the links Stop the service and Restart the service Fig 4 Make sure TigerServer 1s running correctly TigerServer has a debug mode built into it To see the commands that TigerServer is acting on from your Windows desktop click Start select Run and when the Run dialog opens Fig 1 type cmd in the run box and click OK m Type the name of a program Folder document or gt Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open cmd v Cancel Browse Fig 1 48 How do I This will start a command shell session similar to a DOS window Fig 2 Most of the old DOS command set is available Change to the TigerServer directory The default installation path is cd Program files TigerStop TigerLink TigerServer Your installation path may differ N Ill Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 268B 1 lt C gt Copyright 1
36. Simei nna Ee 56 Save Work Order ie n ER Ee gie 35 SAVE ER EE ee Ee ee 35 Scheduler SEATED ilatina 31 A DA AS NG De 31 A aaa 31 Scheduler Interface tdi 31 Scheduler Main Wundow 99 Scheduler Loo Bat i s reses ected eene 104 Screen Shot Visual Directory ooooccoccccnoccccnnns 71 A CO 26 Olas 92 Starting Schedule ius i 31 SEAT ELI ee AS 31 STATS italianas 50 Status drop down EE 103 Stop Tiger cinco 50 System Reourements sesse esse ee ee see 6 T TigerLink Install Bicis Ne Ge eege t 9 A N Ske yaks 1 A EE t 1 Tiger A A De ee EG 9 TigerLink bug report 104 TigerLink feature reest 106 TigerLink Interface siii idas 24 TigerLink Main Wundouw 74 TigerLink Splash Screen 73 TigerServer Configuration sesse esse ese ee 82 111 TigerStop Configuration iese sesse es see se 83 Tools Menu israr ostenii 33 Turn Label Printing On 57 U Uninstalling Tee mk esse sesse see ee ee 11 Unsupported Language sees ee se ee ee ee ee 61 upload Verify work Orders iss Sessie tea 96 upload ER EE NE 96 V Verify work orders upload E 96 Verify work Orders susse ses tees ve es se gede ee ese 96 view COMPUTE iii ee eN red sk de ge de GR E a dee 85 GE 26 il nda 85 VIEW Ment dd ts 33 W Welcome ati ER EE RE AN 1 Work Order DA e e des ere 35 nd 35 Work EE 26 Work Ordet EE EE 35 Work PA i En ee 35 Work Order Destination Change esci ob 41 Work Order Destnaton 41 Work order number COME ui e reese See 40 Work order
37. TL M 0 TigerLink Version 5 2 User s Manual August 2006 Cut List On Demand TigerLink 5 2 Fle Edt View Workorder Add Send Label Options Hep PONT Ae GUN HE C Progam F19 TigerServer 1 Select a program to install CTigerStop TIGERLINK www tigerstop com Contact information TigerStop LLC Assembly Plant 12909 NE os St Vancouver WA 98682 Tel 360 254 0661 e Fax 360 260 0755 e Website www tigerstop com e Email service Otigerstop com O 2006 TigerStop LLC Dr igerStop fast and accurate Table Of Contents 111 O vil Geles CAUCE il 1 troducing TeerLink AAA see ac RE ee eee Ge a tated a Ee ea 1 New Features Teter mk E 2 Oyerview of TigerLink 5 2 EE EE OE OE EE EE EE OE EE 5 System Requiem A 5 TreerLink E CG 6 T stalline Testi ia 7 A OE OR eae ee 7 a E pate ody nie eo ee ee 7 nstallatipa We WSO OR aislada lc sisi 8 Uninstalling Testi A id 9 Starting and R nning NEE atea Li Quick Start ees ES DE GE RD De GN N De N Ge ee Ge ED ged 11 Merkel aia EE EE EE RE e ON ins 21 What 18 4 e 22 Drop Down Men s in 22 A e e E E EE 22 E D 23 il ARE EE EE EE OE A RO 23 Ke doe EE N EE 23 A 24 A N EE EE N EE EE 24 E EE RR OE sasuaced uuipoae tasusaddanahadeddasbiwadeaapedes 24 e 25 EE EE EE AE EE EE 25 Gid context ER ES EE ee A 26 R a TEE 27 sie oa de ER A EE E se OE NE 27 Staring SENSE US EE EG GR EG GR ie EG DR Reg Ge GE GE Ge uae ei Ged a 21 Scheduler EN 28 Drop Down MERS
38. Ya Ya Ta Ta Ta Fig 13 Just as in any spreadsheet the headers are labeled to show you properties of the work order and the cells of the spreadsheet display the parts grouped by the same width thickness and species The light blue cells are key fields that cannot be changed at this screen You can however edit the values in the white cells of the work order here Send your work order to TigerServer Click Send since we do not want to edit anything Fig 14 19 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Fig 14 Verifying the work orders to send to TigerServer The Verify work orders to upload dialog box opens Fig 15 to let you have another chance to send work orders You can uncheck work orders that are not quite ready to go to the TigerServer If you want to bypass this dialog box in the future uncheck Show dialog Work orders with an INACTIVE status are NOT sent to TigerServer Verify work orders to upload Frames E 2 25 X Alder MS X Alder Fig 15 When you have made your selections click OK and TigerLink will send the work orders to TigerServer and start the Scheduler The Scheduler application window The Scheduler application window opens Fig 16 The status of all work orders is set to UNRELEASED as shown in the farthest column on the right as UR The default application window is actually on the Unreleased tab Fig 19 The status of any work order can be changed by using the drop down combo box in
39. ab On a first install the screen should be blank no TigerStops configured Click Add from the buttons to the right of the screen Configuration WI The Add TigerStop dialog box will open Fig 4 TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters _Comport Name Baudrate Machine type C Add TigerStop 115200 v x Fig 3 Fig 4 38 How do I 1 From the Comport drop down combo box Fig 5 select the Comport that the TigerStop is hooked up to 2 Inthe Name text box give the TigerStop an appropriate name such as Frame saw Fig 6 3 From the Baud rate drop down combo box select the baud rate that EXACTLY matches the baud rate setup for that TigerStop The baud rates MUST match exactly If the controller baud rate has not been changed from factory default it will be 115200 4 From the Machine type drop down combo box Fig 7 select either push feed or set point Pattern would be considered push feed If the TigerStop will be processing optimized work orders check the Optimize box Fig 8 Click OK to close the dialog box and save your set up Add TigerStop Add TigerStop Cent w Fig 5 Fig 6 Add TigerStop Frame saw Comi v Frame saw 115200 v y Push feed Set point K Fig 7 Fig 8 Edit my TigerStop parameters At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to sa
40. abinetSolutions CSV EL Design Shutters csv El Doorlister CSV Gah KKKKK CSV Gh Pattern Systems csv Test csv Files of type test files csv v Ll Open as read only Fig 8b Select the job file you want by clicking on it Its name will appear in the File name drop down Click Open to accept the file Select the parts you want to process The Item Part sorted by PART dialog box opens Fig 9 Notice that the dialog has created a tab for us The tabs let you group parts that logically belong together Select ALL the parts in the part list by clicking gt gt See Fig 11 for the result 16 Starting and Running TigerLink E tem Part sorted by PART Tab 1 Part list Bottom Rail Left Stile Mullion Rail Right Stile Top Rail Fig 9 Rename the tab containing your job file data Click the Options drop down and click Tab to access tab related actions Fig 10a a t DigerLink 5 2 Fig 10a Bottom Rail Click Rename tab to give the tab a more appropriate title Another dialog box opens Fig 10b Here we are simply renaming the tab to Frames to indicate that these parts belong to our frames group Click OK 17 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual EM tem Part sorted by PART Options Tab 1 Part list Selected Bottom Rail ME Left Stile Mullion Rail Right Stile Fig 10b Top ba Select a destination TigerStop for your work order Now we have a Frames tab Fig 1
41. al 6 Show splash This box is checked to display the splash screen as a default TigerLink Main Window Clicking on Continue at the TigerLink splash screen opens the main window Fig 2 67 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Properties window Work space gt Status bar Navigation bar The various parts of the main window shown above are as follows 1 The menu bar contains various functions and options as drop downs 2 The toolbar contains various tools for working in the main window 3 The navigation bar contains buttons for four primary actions 4 The properties window displays work order properties 5 The work space is where work orders are displayed and manipulated 6 The status bar shows the current status of the main window Properties Window At the top of the main screen is an area called the properties window Fig 3 C Program Files TigerStop Ti Fig 3 The various parts of the properties window excerpted above are as follows 1 The Work order window displays the work order Just used for tracking purposes 2 The Active check box sets the work order to be Active checked or Inactive unchecked Active work orders are sent to TigerServer Inactive work orders are not sent to TigerServer 3 The Destination window is a drop down displaying TigerStops on your system It will display the TigerStop to which the current work order is assigned The destinat
42. as a group CLD Cut List on Demand TigerLink 5 0 clipboard software holding area where cut or copied data is placed until you paste it into a file command line typed commands that operate a program control key two bottom row corner keys of a computer keyboard marked Ctrl used in combination with other keys to perform special functions current status what TigerStop is doing right now custom link software application for creating job files other than oft the shelf commercially available cut listing programs Customer Service contacts 360 254 0661 x238 Mon Fri 7am 4pm PST West Coast service Otigerstop com vii TigerLink 5 2 User Manual cut list a list of lengths or positions and number of cuts per length or cycles per position stored in TigerStop memory either entered manually at the controller or downloaded from a computer cut listing software software which generates cut lists from data in CAD or other design programs D data entry style measurement systems in which cut list data is entered decimal format fractions expressed in tenths hundredths thousandths etc after a decimal point decrement subtracting from piece count number of cuts per length one at a time Defect undesirable material included in Stock Length but not in Clear Length descriptors the first 8 characters of the first 2 description fields under Print Order in TigerLink s Data Manager destination tab tab in the Scheduler app
43. ation window using the Label drop down menu Click on Design a label and the Label Designer main window will open riera robe Manager Prop x Manager werking Dole Oud a TM 4 Material F Part Name Length j Width e oe AS Fig 31 The Label Designer main window has the following parts 1 The label image in the large window in the upper right is a visual representation of what the label printer will print 2 Below the label image window is a list of the fields are available to print How to add a field to the label Drag the name of the variable that is to be printed from the list of fields on to the label Then drag and drop the field to position the print field where you want it to be printed on the label Label Designer layout mode The Label Designer main window in layout mode Fig 32 displays the Layout tab above the field list window in color 89 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual SE Material le milf A Part Name E Width__dec A Length__dec cido 14 sah Fig 32 Lesse The Label Designer main window in Layout mode Label Designer layout preview The Label Designer main window in preview mode Fig 33 displays the Layout Preview tab above the field list window in color 90 TigerLink Reference E Some wood f Part name Right Stile Width dec 1 5 i Length dec 30 5 oes a Properts x 3 ER o mi
44. background color of the program from the default orange to any of several colors such as triage blue Fig 6 Changing the color here changes it everywhere Make work order and job file number the same At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space TigerLink 5 2 Ef j OD AO U wn Fig 1 JOR Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration 31 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual al TigerLink 5 2 Adel corrir Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open at the Cutlist program tab Click on the Settings tab Fig 3 You will see a check box labeled Use job number from file Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Check the check box to use the job file number as the work order number Click OK to save the change Click Cancel to exit without making a change 1 2 a 4 If you do not want the job file number to be the same as the work order number leave the box unchecked Turn label printing on and off At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space 52 TigerLink 5 2 OR AS Fig 1 S Label printing is turned on or off on a per cut list basis at the Part Item sorted by PART screen Fig 2 which opens whenever you open a job
45. be a corresponding entry that the function exited Needless to say that when debug mode is turned on the log file can grow very large very quickly The best thing to do is to turn the debug mode on right before the problem occurs and then turn the debug mode off That will keep the log file down in size and only provide the information that we really need The easier it is to go through the log file the quicker it will be to solve the problem This is an excerpt from a log file 103 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual 7 7 2005 10 55 52 End of CProductManagerView OnBnClickedGrabFile 7 7 2005 10 56 5 CMainFrame OnWindowPosChanging 7 7 2005 10 56 5 CProductManagerView SetupButtons 7 7 2005 10 56 5 End of CProductManagerView SetupButtons 7 7 2005 10 56 5 End of CMainFrame OnWindowPosChanging 7 7 2005 10 56 5 CMainFrame OnWindowPosChanging 7 7 2005 10 56 5 CProductManagerView SetupButtons 7 7 2005 10 56 5 End of CProductManagerView SetupButtons 7 7 2005 10 56 5 End of CMainFrame OnWindowPosChanging Cut list files The cut lists are saved in the cut list directory with a tsc extension The file is a binary file unsuitable for viewing in notepad or other text viewers Along with the tsc file an rs file is created that contains the cut list data for the tsc file The rs file is a plain ASCII text file that we write ourselves whenever a cut list is saved The rs file is read into the program database when the user wan
46. better If there is nothing after the sign do not worry the data would come from one of your cut list files if you had previously opened one Notice that the field box has resizing handles on it Grab the lower right handle and resize the field so you can see the entire field Fig 9 eme rods Manager ProjectProdect Manager working Del aut Vert h 204099 X AE we 7w N O Length dec 30 5 Fig 9 le s Repeat for all of the fields that you want to appear on the label You will probably want to Save As using another filename so you can keep a clean copy of the original label Be sure to save your label Also be sure to set this label file as the one you want printed in the Printing configuration Configure a custom job file If the user is not using off the shelf cut listing software but instead uses spreadsheet or other software to generate a cut list TigerLink has a built in utility that customizes the way that TigerLink reads job files It s a simple process and needs to be done only once unless the file structure changes 60 How do 1 To configure a custom job file use the File Configuration Wizard A complete step by step guide to this utility begins at Fig 17 File Configuration Wizard in the TigerLink Reference Screen Shot Library Change the language in the controller For TigerLink versions 5 1 and later only The TigerStop controller display messages are character strings residing in a plain ASCI
47. ble click Add Remove Programs removed Click the Remove button to uninstall TigerLink If TigerLink does not show in the list or if the automatic uninstall fails uninstall TigerLink manually Starting and Running TigerLink Quick Start The TigerLink desktop icon To start TigerLink 5 2 double click the TigerLink icon found on your desktop or locate it in the TigerLink subgroup in the Start Menu under Programs If it is there select the icon hold down the LEFT mouse button and drag the icon out on to your desktop The result of this action will be to create a shortcut of TigerLink on your desktop The TigerLink splash screen When TigerLink first starts up a splash screen is displayed that contains various options Fig 1 Fig 1 cAigerstop LIZ The options shown in the splash screen are as follows 1 A A AN Fo Continue This opens TigerLink www tigerstop com This links to the TigerStop corporate web site Exit This closes TigerLink without using it Scheduler This opens Scheduler Help This opens the TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Open the main TigerLink window the first time Click Continue to open the main application window Fig 2 11 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual a TigerLink You are currently using the default profile TigerLink is currently set to use the default profile The default profile is a very simple profile that will allow you to start working wi
48. ck Next gt gt File configuration select the quantity column 1 Highlight your quantity column 2 Click Next Note Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through your data file You may need to do this if you have header information in your file Data from your file 308 PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RM CABs LENGTH TOTAL Data up KKKKK Bottom Rail 3 4 CHERR 1 4 61 5 IS FTA aa id KKKKK Bottom Rai 3 4 CHERR 1 2 50 15 FT Data down gt Fig 21 The File Configuration select the quantity column screen has the following parts 81 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual 1 Up displays the previous line in the data file 2 Down displays the next line in the data file 3 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration select job Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration quantity screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the select the job column screen Fig 22 This is an OPTIONAL step Highlight the job column by clicking on it then click Next gt gt File configuration select the job column os PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RM CAB SEC Bottom Rail 1 3 4 CHERR 1 4 1 1 Bottom Rail 1 3 4 CHERR 1 2 1 1 Fig 22 The File Configuration select the job column screen has the following parts 1 Up displays the previous line in the data file 2 Down displays the next line i
49. d in the lower window Fig 4 List of variables E e Variables Job_number Wal number Room number Cabinet number uantity of item Width_dec Width _ fraction Length der Lenath_fraction Thickness__dec 481 Thickness fraction Fig 4 Drag and drop fields from variable list to design window To print a field simply drag and drop that field from the list of variables in the lower half of the label designer into the design window in the upper half Adjust field size JAKI Manage TE ru en os 87 54 OS Ga 43 01 desonlensalarnab ore aarde se ef EN Fig 5 13 14 13 4 ow dossal snrteserionnsh s as they will display on the label 9 Hi G Si h 0 114 45 68 dr 1 14 14 14 AT 14 14 2 11 a PEPE E He nt E vide VEER EO N Dia When you have dragged the field over the label design area you will a marquee bounding box for that field Fig 5 At this point you can resize the field or you resize it after you locate its final position on the label 58 Display the field name by releasing the mouse button ci ro bc Manage Tose Margo een ka te OM paz Gede wr t 0590399 tee 7 07 e e x LA 01 06 Ga 0 144 45 GS OF D 14 12 VY 14 14 14 i7 14 14 2 ta w D ma pos abe ar sbe mechs zs sa as alee da sr semen hees mde TO AA TEEN PERE TE OE A PROP ODE VET PROE PS PG Pas Deal 1 zi id J lo pat J bad 33 k amp CR ila si Is S NM EI f 3 ry si Gd g al e E E Lengt
50. e original file with the headers of sort columns highlighted Sort columns cannot be edited or updated All other information can be modified Drop Down Menus File Select a function in the File drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking You can also select some of the functions with keyboard shortcuts If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window 22 Starting and Running TigerLink Grab job Ctrl G New work order Open work order Save work order Exit e Grab job Allows the user to open a job file e New work order Creates a new blank work order e Open work order Opens a previously saved work order e Save work order Saves the current work order to a file for later retrieval e Exit Exits the application Edit Select a function in the Edit drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking You can also select some of the functions with keyboard shortcuts If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete row Ctrl D Delete column Ctrl M e Cut Cuts whatever is selected to the clipboard e Copy Copies the selected to the clipboard e Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard View The View drop down menu lets the user show or hide the toolbar and the status bar A check mark placed in the box makes the item show Unchecking the item hides it en
51. e quantity field must in integer format If a quantity field is not specified TigerLink will assume a quantity of 1 per line All the data for one cut must be in one row example material 123 456 1 There must be a carriage return at the end of every line of data Installing TigerLink gt Select a program to install Concept TigerLink is installed the same way you install any other Windows application You will insert the installation CD into your computer s CD ROM drive If auto play is enabled the installation will automatically start If auto play is not enabled you must run the setup manually The following instructions will step you through the installation process Installation The TigerLink installation program SETUP EXE is a Windows program It is located in the root directory of the TigerLink CD Windows XP Professional must be loaded as the operating system before TigerLink can be installed Before installing see also System Requirements 1 Power up your computer and let it go through its routines When your Windows desktop appears you are ready to install TigerLink 2 Insert the TigerLink CD into the CD ROM drive When the CD is inserted into the CD ROM with Windows XP Professional running the program should start automatically and run through the installation steps If it does not try re inserting the CD or continue at step 3 3 From the Start Menu select Run 4 In the Run dialog box Fig
52. eously e Once the work order has been scheduled for processing it can be accessed at the TigerStop controller TigerLink 5 2 User Manual With a continuous connection between TigerStop and the local PC there is practically no limit to the number of work orders that can be processed and sent to TigerStop See also System Requirements File Requirements New Features TigerLink 5 2 Compared to TigerLink 3 2 TigerLink 5 2 is a major upgrade from TigerLink 3 2 TL5 was re written from the ground up with a new interface that includes an integrated label designer for label printing purposes With TES you only have to create a link to TigerStop once not over and over again as in the previous 3 2 version Cut list values can be directly edited within TL5 as well as configured to communicate with one or more TigerStops Along with TigerLink the product package includes a program called Scheduler With Scheduler you can set work order priorities decide which work orders go to which TigerStop monitor the progress of a work order and much more Compared to TigerLink 5 1 The Optimize check box was moved from the top of the main screen to the Options TigerLink configuration drop down At the TigerStop tab the Edit button opens a dialog that hosts the Optimize check box This works the same way as in TigerLink 5 1 The option Change name has been removed from the Work Order drop down menu in the TigerLink main wi
53. er then sends that data to the controller In reality however the data is really sent to TigerServer even though it is visible from the controller It is important to know that the controller does not actually contain any cut list information yet The work orders that are sent to TigerServer are initially set to UNRELEASED status Work orders must be set to RELEASED status before TigerStop can view or download them Once work orders have been set to RELEASED status the machine operator can view a list of available work orders at the controller by pressing PRGM gt PRGM This lets the machine operator scroll through a list of all available work orders in order of the priority each work order was set to Priority 1 work orders will be viewed first With a work order selected pressing START gt START will cause the controller to download that work order from TigerServer The machine operator can then run the work order as usual Keeping work orders stored in TigerServer allows the user to have virtually unlimited numbers of work orders rather than be limited by controller memory as in the past Once the first work order has been processed the machine operator is ready to process the next available work order System Requirements 1 To use TigerLink the following is necessary 1 An IBM PC or compatible running Microsoft Windows XP Professional See 2 below for what is needed to run Windows XP Professional 2 The TigerStop must be enabled
54. erLink uses to populate the Item Part sorted by PART window Each tab that is created will be saved as a different file Upon entering the Parts select dialog all of the filter files are read the tabs created and the parts are displayed The structure of the file is very simple Note that the lines in the files are not numbered The numbers below are just used for illustration purposes This is an example filter file 1 Frames 101 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual 2 Frame saw 3 Bottom rail 4 Top rail 5 Rail What does it mean Line 1 is the name of the tab as the user named it In this case Frames Line 2 is the destination TigerStop if the user has assigned a destination If a destination has not been assigned then this line will be blank Lines 3 4 and 5 are the parts that the user has previously selected that are used to populate the selected parts side of the Parts select window Profiles A profile is what is used by TigerLink to read the various kinds of data files The profile is stored in an ini file as plain ASCII text A typical profile looks like Custom Name Custom HeadersInFile 1 Delimiter Extension csv Headers FilenamelJOBIPARTIQUANTIT YIMATERIALIRM CAB ISEC IWIDTHILENGTHITOTAL FTITHICKNESS NumberOfColumns 10 IgnoreComma 0 IgnoreBlanks 1 IgnoreNonData 1 EnableNoise 0 NoiseLevel 3 Length LENGTH Quantity QUANTITY Job JOB Filters No filters selected Visible 11111111111 What does
55. erations opposite of local viii Glossary global head and tail cuts front and back End Trims set by parameters in the Operation menu and applicable to ALL cut lists GUI graphical user interface H head cut material removed from the leading end of a board not included in Clear Length to square up the board for the first Piece finished part and remove potential end Defects splits HKEY_Local_Machine settings for hardware operating system and installed applications home end the end of the TigerStop fence farthest away from the saw or application machine opposite of zero end a functional designation of the TigerStop home routine the start up routine completed by all TigerStops a five stage process that confirms TigerStop parameters at every power ON hot keys another name for the GoSet function which stores programmable lengths behind key combinations 1 to 99 1 O input output idle end alternate older term for far end inbound movement a movement of the stop towards the zero point the saw or other equipment increment a TigerStop push feed mode in which a single length is pushed over and over again integer format whole number ips inches per second J job file raw data generated by cutlisting or other software that TigerLink will transform into a work order K kerf the width of the cut made by a saw blade relating to width of the carbides or teeth key field a field that you use to sort data a
56. erver 7 Verify that the work orders were set to RELEASED status in the Scheduler 2 This problem has also been seen when the computer contained more than one copy of TigerServer Search the computer for TigerServer exe and delete the extra copies There was a problem reading the input file The information displayed may not be correct Check the source file for errors This error means that TigerLink has encountered some kind of error while reading your job file If TigerLink displays a partial listing of your file then you probably have a character in one of the fields that is causing the read operation to terminate prematurely The most likely cause for this error is a double quote character CSV files generally denote character strings within double quotes For example 105 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual DRAWER SIDE 2 1 2 WHITE MELAMINE 1 1 1 1 4 125 22 L 0 WHITE PVCU ESA EA MO PORN Pr The character strings are contained within double quotes e g DRAWER SIDE while numbers do not have quotes around them TigerLink strips the quote characters out of the strings while processing the job file because the quotes are not needed Now what would happen if a quote character was inside one of the strings 1 2 WHITE MELAMINE Here we have added a double quote character indicating that the material is 1 2 inch in one of the dimensions TigerLink reads the line and begins parsing the data out We know that
57. file MM tem Part sorted by PART Frames Selected parts Bottom Rail Bottom Rail Left Stile Left Stile Mullion Rail Right Stile Top Rail Fig 2 Check the box Enable printing to turn label printing on Uncheck the box to turn label printing off Print a different label file At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space 53 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual TigerLink 5 2 500 20M wn Fig 1 Label files are specific to a job file so to print a different label file you must open its job file To open a job file use the File drop down menu and click Grab job Fig 2a or click the Grab job button on the navigation bar Fig 2b Grab job Ctrl G New work order Open work order Save work order ay Fig 2a The Grab job window will open Fig 3 54 Grab job Look in Cutlists My Recent Documents My Computer File name abvis Files of type Cabinet Vision files D out x My Network C Open as read only Fig 3 In this example we are working with a Cabinet Vision file Notice that only Cabinet Vision files file extension cut are displayed Click Open The Item Part sorted by PART window called the Part Select window in TigerLink 5 1 opens Fig 4 E item Part sorted by PART Frames Part list Selected
58. gerStop operational length the range of movement of a TigerStop optimize get the most out of your material in the least amount of time optimized cut list set point or push feed cut list which is run in optimize mode which divides each available Clear Length into finished parts with the least amount of Waste P parallel port an interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel that is on more than one wire contrast serial port parameter value found in a TigerStop menu which controls the movement operation or functioning of the machine pattern mode TigerStop cut list method where consistent stock lengths are push fed through a saw to produce repeating sets of finished parts PC personal computer PET Precision End Trim parameter in the operation menu used only in precision end trim optimizing controls the distance the stop must move to cut out a split in the end of a board Glossary Piece finished part in a cut list cut out of the Clear Length piece count the number of Pieces needed at a given length PLC programmable logic control populate automatically fill in a field with data port an entrance to or exit from a data network or a connection point for a peripheral device position error in TigerStop scaling the difference between the long position and the long measure values PP Permanent Pending PR Permanent Released Product manager the original name for TigerLink 5 program
59. gerStop to your configuration Edit lets you edit the TigerStop information SN A Delete deletes the selected TigerStop from your configuration 75 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Filters Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab Filters Fig 12 Configuration THICKNESS Fig 12 The Filters tab of the Configuration window has the following parts 1 A listing of the available fields to filter the data with is displayed on the left 2 A listing of the data filters you select will appear on the right 3 gt adds the selected filter to the window on the right 4 gt gt adds ALL the filters to the window on the right 5 lt removes the selected filter from the list on the right 6 lt lt removes ALL the filters from the list on the right Add New The Add tab dialog Fig 13a is opened by clicking Options Tab and Add new in the Item Part sorted by PART dialog box Fig 13b Fig 13a Fig 13b Add tab E EM item Part sorted by PA MIO Adanen Sort gt Rename tab Delete tab se Hide tab Part lis Show tab The Add tab dialog has the following parts 1 The box labeled Enter a name for the new tab is where you name your new tab 2 OK accepts and saves the new tab 3
60. h d e en ec Fig 6 Mia Pa wa When the mouse button is released the field name will be displayed Fig 6 With the field selected grab the border of the field box The cursor will turn into a movement cursor E when you are in the right position While you hold the left mouse button down you will be able to move the field around on the label When you are satisfied with the position of the label release the mouse button Final positioning of the label fields xi Manager ada Manager berk rg Del s Hie GM pe Ghee ew E 04099 Apr 7 be wa ta x a oz 05 Ga 83 pe 45 E EI 3 14 12 1 1214 14 14 LT D 14 D ZA mm BO D pech Siess LT N N DOT SE DE OE OE NO iodo an leren la OT OP rra dr sn sien ae Pa 3 E 4 Py E Lenath dec L da bad 3 a Be ps 2 pul si Is sil D s i oa 23 nh o Fig 7 pre Deg Mal 24 The field will print on the real label just as it appears on the virtual label To see how the label will look when printed on a printer switch to the layout preview mode Fig 8 59 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual K ld OLan CTE x hiepamce Cadar e d ME ee wrote Lora D N ED vaar E Fear 0 EE EN a mae PI For net E tea nate ED Orit E waa ED wan sawr im Aura a sz 3 mv Fee Dekret ne m AA rachas tacion Fig 8 EKEN Ted IM DO tree 0 0 ER d ke ase The field will be displayed as it would appear on a real label along with actual data to help with positioning the field
61. he File Configuration Custom Link screen has the following parts 1 An empty window in which you enter a name for your custom link 2 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration Finish Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration Custom Link screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the File Configuration Finish screen Fig 28 Clicking Finish at this screen saves your work and exits Bi File configuration finish Fig 28 The File Configuration Finish screen has the following parts 1 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or save your work and exit by clicking Finish 87 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Verify work orders to upload When you click Send in the navigation bar of the TigerLink main application window the Verify work orders to upload dialog box opens Fig 29 to let you have another chance to send work orders You can uncheck work orders that are not quite ready to go to the TigerServer If you want to bypass this dialog box in the future uncheck Show dialog Work orders with an INACTIVE status are NOT sent to TigerServer Verify work orders to upload Frames 2 25 X Alder MS X Alder Fig 29 The Verify work orders to upload dialog has the following parts 1 The name of the part group is shown outdented 2 The check boxes set the work
62. i 1 What fields in your data best define your workflow Example To create separate work orders by material type width and thickness you will select the three fields that indude this data 2 Once the fields that define your parts have been selected the main menu s Part Select Screen will allow you to create separate work orders differentiated by part Refer to the file configuratioin tutonal for more information Note If your work orders have only one material type you may not need to select any sort options Experiment with thus option selecting different sorts to determine the best use of this feature for your unique workflow Name Use as filter PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RM CAB SECe WIDTH 29 190080 lt lt Back Next gt gt Cancel Fig 24 The File Configuration Choose your sort screen has the following parts 84 TigerLink Reference 1 Check boxes in the Use as filter window if checked will use the column in the Name window as filters 2 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration key fields Clicking Next gt gt at the Choose your sort screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the Select key fields screen Fig 25 Le File Configuration select key fields Fig 25 The File Configuration Select key fields screen has the following parts 1 The window on the left
63. igerLink bug report Title is where you write a brief descriptive title of the bug Progress Status should be left alone Type of change already filled in leave alone NOA PM E Version is where you put the version number of the software that has the bug The version number is found in the About dialog 7 Originator name is where you enter the name of the person making the report 8 Originator email is where you enter the email address of the person making the report 9 Originator phone is where you enter the phone number of the person making the report 10 Issue description is where you describe the bug When making a bug report give as much information as possible Include the steps required to replicate the problem as well as any error messages encountered To simply say Doesn t work or It s broke will not give us anything to work with If we cannot replicate the bug you are experiencing we cannot solve it TigerLink Feature Request The TigerLink Feature request form Fig 44 is opened from Scheduler s main application window using the Help drop down menu Click on Submit feature request and the TigerLink Feature request form will open The TigerLink Feature request form can also be opened from the TigerLink main window using the Help drop down menu This request form is provided to the user so suggestions for improvements in the software can be documented and submitted to TigerS
64. igerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space TigerLink 5 2 j OD AO U ML N Fig 1 Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration Sdri seiprirmarit Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open Select the Settings tab Fig 3 Uncheck the check box labeled Metric to change the display back to inches Fig 4 45 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Configuration x Configuration Fig 3 Fig 4 The values displayed in the key fields will now be expressed in inches Fig 5 In the properties window there will also be a visual indicator that the display is in metric Fig 6 15000 11 2 30 5000 301 2 07500 075 15000 11 2 30 5000 301 2 07500075 1 5000 11 2 30 5000 301 2 0 7500 0 75 1 5000 11 2 305000 301 2 og 0 75 1 5000 11 2 305000 301 2 0 7500 0 75 15000 11 2 305000 301 2 07500 075 1 5000 11 2 305000 301 2 07500 075 1 5000 11 2 305000 301 2 0 7500 075 1 5000 11 2 305000 301 2 HI 0 75 1 5000 11 2 30 5000 301 2 07500 0 75 15000 11 2 305000 301 2 em 0 75 Fig 5 Start or stop TigerServer TigerServer can be manually started and stopped 46 How do 1 e Network Connections Sy Printers and Faxes O Help and Support dd Taskbar and Start Menu Pr va Control Panel D Switch to Category View Fig 1 Fig 2 D
65. ion TigerStop tab The Misc tab was eliminated These functions moved to the Settings tab Show the splash screen checkbox Show tooltips checkbox Show upload dialog checkbox Functionality is the same Configuration THICKNESS Filters tab Getting Started Overview of TigerLink 5 2 TigerLink 5 2 modules and how they work TigerLink is one module of a software set designed to get your job files from the PC to the TigerStop controller as easily and quickly as possible Briefly these are the other modules TigerServer is a Windows service routine that is always running in the background of your PC TigerLink sends your working data to TigerServer which stores it so it can later be made available at the TigerStop controller Scheduler is used to manipulate the working data stored in TigerServer At the TigerStop controller the machine operator can view all of the working data stored in TigerServer Within the Scheduler program the user can release work orders to one or more TigerStops delete work orders change the priority of work orders etc The Scheduler can also provide work order status feedback from a given TigerStop Fig 1 TigerLink takes the data generated by the user s cut list program Cabinet Vision Cabnetware etc and transforms it into something that the controller can understand While the data is in TigerLink the user is able to edit it The us
66. ion of a work order can also be assigned or changed here 68 TigerLink Reference 4 Linear is a Read Only field that shows the total linear feet of material needed to fulfill the work order 5 The Open files window will display a list of the files that were used to obtain the work order data 6 The Add comment button lets you add a comment that is saved with the work order and displayed to the machine operator Navigation Bar In the left pane of the main screen is the navigation bar Fig 4 Fig 4 The 4 buttons in the navigation bar shown above are as follows 1 Grab Job opens a dialog that allows the user to browse to and open a job file 2 Send sends the active work orders to TigerServer 3 Scheduler opens the Scheduler application 4 Print prints the currently displayed work order Item Part sorted by PART The Item Part sorted by PART window Fig 5a opens from the Grab job window when you are in the process of opening a work order 69 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Fig 5a E ltem Part sorted by PART Frames Part list Selected parts Bottom Rail Bottom Rail Left Stile Left Stile Mullion Mullion Rail lt Rail Right Stile Right Stile Top Rail Top Rail The various parts of the Item Part sorted by PART window shown above are as follows The tabs along the top of the window are Part group tabs There is only one tab Frames in
67. it mean Name is the name of the profile HeadersInFile the data files contain the header information Delimiter the field delimiter that the file uses Extension the file extension for the job files Headers a listing of the fields headers NumberOfColumns the number of fields that are in your job file IgnoreComma tells the parser to ignore commas embedded within the data 102 TigerLink Reference IgnoreBlanks tells the parser to ignore blank lines IgnoreNonData tells the parser to ignore lines that contain more fields than the NumberOfColumns EnableNoise tells the parser to limit the amount of data that is to be displayed NoiseLevel Tells the parser the number of blanks fields that are allowed to be displayed Lines of data that contain this number or more empty fields will be ignored Length the name of the field that contains the length information Quantity the name of the field that contains the quantity of the items Job the name of the field that contains the job number data Filters is the name of the field or fields that will be used to filter the data KeyFields the fields that the will be used to uniquely identify the cutlist Visible is an indication if the column will be visible or not 1 show the field 0 do not show the field Work order number There are 3 parts of the work order number Fig 1 to help identify it from other work orders Work order 1
68. language TigerLink will take the text from this file for display Design a label layout The Label Designer main window Fig 1 is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Label drop down menu Click on Design a label Fig 2 and the Label Designer main window will open TigerLink 5 2 E BR Fle Edt View Workorder Add Send Label Options Hep DAI EU l 500 NEE 56 How do 1 a TigerLink 5 2 Ta Ca rigprirrizrie MO Filename JOB PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RMCAB 4 Fig 2 Blank default label osa aa We as sa SS AA A RK eu OF 6 04 Os os 4 Ge os Y it if 1 14 14 14 17 18 19 2 2 D A AA A A A A AA sn seenen DE OO ed zen A ole ees lame ahasi i 3 61 01 vn Pees Pees Paves Fe sesde vaar ed 04 Gs 07 04 OS Ga AS PA PA A A 7 gt i Ox 18 13 12 12 salsas cha AA ajoa Fig 3 The label designer will open a blank default label Fig 3 if this is your first label otherwise it will open the label that is set in your printing configuration 57 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual The size of the labels for a 2 printer is 2 20 wide by 1 25 high If you have a 4 printer you will have to adjust the size of the label See the Label Designer tutorial for how to do this The items under List of variables are the fields you can use to print your labels All the fields that you are working with will be displaye
69. lication window where released work orders can be viewed dialog box an interface between software and user in which the user is asked to make a selection or type the data in a field download copy data usually an entire file from a main source to a peripheral device drive end alternate older term for motor end drive letter a letter designating a drive on your computer E End Trim material removed from the leading or trailing end of the Stock Length English measuring system based on inches 12 inches 1 foot ethernet a frame based computer networking technology for local area networks LANs event an action or occurrence detected by a program such as user actions clicking a mouse button or pressing a key or system occurrences running out of memory etc Excel MicroSoft spreadsheet program often used to generate cut lists F factory password an unchangeable password used to access restricted menus or functions far end the end of the TigerStop fence farthest away from the motor box opposite of motor end a physical designation of the TigerStop field a space allocated for a particular item of information a collection of fields is called a record filter a pattern through which data is passed only data that matches the pattern is allowed to pass through the filter FSNS Factory Settings Not Saved an error message received on controllers G global a parameter affecting all relevant TigerStop functions or op
70. lists the filters you selected at the previous screen 2 The window on the right is where you select up to three filters to be key fields 3 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt Main Screen Display Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration key fields screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the Main Screen Data Display screen Fig 26 It is at this screen that you select which fields will appear in TigerLink s main window 85 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Fig 26 The File Configuration Main Screen Display screen has the following parts 1 2 The window on the left lists the fields in your job file The window on the right is where you select which fields will be visible at TigerLink s main window All the check boxes in the white window are checked by default Uncheck any box to remove the field from the main window In the example Fig 26 two fields have been unchecked lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt File Configuration Custom Link Clicking Next gt gt at the Main Screen Display screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the File Configuration Custom Link screen Fig 27 It is at this screen that you add a name to your custom link 86 TigerLink Reference Bu File configuration Name your Custom Link Fig 27 T
71. lso called a sort key index or key word keyboard short cut controller key combinations held down together to access menus or operations L language file a text file loadable into the controller that contains most of the display texts available for English Spanish French German and Dutch leading end the end of the material that enters the saw first the front end of a board level group of available options loaded into TigerStop ix TigerLink 5 2 User Manual local a parameter affecting only the specific TigerStop function or operation to which it is applied opposite of global local head and tail cuts front and back End trims set for the current cut list ONLY M M5 menu the kerf parameter menu material set defined as same wood species width and thickness used to group parts for processing menu a list of available options parameters or operations accessed at the controller metric units millimeters as displayed at the TigerStop controller min max limits the close and far limits of TigerStop travel mode method of operation motor end the end of the TigerStop fence closest to the motor box opposite of far end a physical designation of the TigerStop move the simplest TigerStop function enter a position press START and the stop moves to the position entered N non warranty no longer covered by TigerStop warranty O offset distance or displacement operating range the range of movement of a Ti
72. misionista 73 A NO 74 PES Sr e COMM AUTO RO 74 TigerStop COME SUL ALON A A ER ee dees Oe ee Re Se it 75 Filters Configuration ti da ER GEE ee He Eg a 76 Add WEE 76 Rename Ha SE SE EE EE A DE eg 77 RS EE HE EE EE dios litis 11 Conta E OR RE EE OE OE EE N EN a oea 11 File onfiguration Wivard A enti ie E E A 78 BUSCO LAO ee 79 File Configuration de literario tido bola 79 File Configuration lento ninia ia ideas A E Ee egg ee de sede 80 File Contig ratiom UA sectas 81 Bile Confisuration select Oia 82 Table Of Contents Create Column Head usina 83 Choose UU o 84 Ele Conti aura ton keys o 85 Main Screen Display AR OE ER N EE RE 85 File Configuration Custom EINK ses Gest SR Oe Ge oe sede ey a a Ee eN Ge GE GE 86 Ele Configuration EE 87 VELL work orders ee WEE 88 Pi EE RE RENE N IE ELE EE EE EE NN 88 Label Designer main Window siese Ek eN ria Re We de dy se drid EENS Ee GR due 89 Label Designer YOU mode Es DE iO ee 89 kabel Destener layout pre VIEW ida 90 Scheduler Main WindOW 000 e ne 91 WV ATTN IN tds 92 Command NIDO O A i EE a eae 92 Contigo Tacto ke ESE iris 93 Configure Miscelanea Int 94 StAtUs LOPD RE EE EE ias 94 LE ee 95 Overdue work DI A ee A ee AAA e 95 Seheduler Toolbar viii A ii 96 did EEN EE 96 Wiser ink Feature Request E 97 o tik se EG ER N OE ROG SE AE EE EG ER GE ER GR Ge EG Rete Tere 99 About TiserLink ss EE EE SE ee ee GE Ge doit 99 Tigerl ink Fundamentals iii REGSE SG Ede eg EA Gede Se ge va eg Sa ek Rd deidad 100
73. more options Click on Configure view and the Configure the view dialog will open 77 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Fig 16 Configure the view M M M rd M O O M M M M TOU BU N HE pa pa VD 00 h O Column name Filename JOB PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RMCAB SEC WIDTH LENGTH TOTALFT THICKNESS The Configure the view dialog has the following parts 1 2 5 6 7 File Configuration Wizard Column name lists available field names Column check boxes if checked the column will be visible in the work space if unchecked the column will not be shown in the work space The Up arrow moves the column up in the order of display Up is equal to moving the column to the LEFT in the work space The Down arrow moves the column down in the order of display Down is equal to moving the column to the RIGHT in the work space Restore default restores the view to the original display setup OK accepts the selection Cancel cancels the selection and exits the dialog box The File Configuration Wizard is a series of help screens To get to it you start at TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu Click on Options and then move the cursor over Advanced which will display a drop down containing three more options Click on File configuration and the File Configuration Wizard Introduction screen Fig 17 will open Who should use the File C
74. n lets you use the field names from your cut list data as the column headers or create new column headers Fig 23a The File Configuration Create Column Headers screen has the following parts 1 Check box labeled Use my field names if checked will use the field names assigned by your cut listing software Fig 23b if unchecked you can enter new names on the appropriate lines in the Name window on the right If you do assign new names when you re done clicking Next gt gt saves and exits this screen 2 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt 83 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Use my field names for column headers Data Name JOB JOB PART PART QUANTITY QUANTI MATERIAL MATERIA RM CAB RM CAB SEC SEC WIDTH WIDTH Fig 23b Choose your sort Clicking Next gt gt at the Create Column Headers screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the Choose your sort screen Fig 24 This screen lets you create separate work orders for your original job file data based on sorting criteria you choose E Choose your sort TigerLink allows you to create separate work orders to accommodate your unique workflow This will allow you to segment your workflow by material or department for example Work orders can be separated by any crtena Common examples include matenal Type Width Thickness Creating separate work orders
75. n the data file 3 Asample of what your work order number might look like if it is numeric is displayed below the data window 4 The starting number of sequential work order numbering is displayed in a field below the data window The arrows at the starting number field let you decrement lt 1000 or increment gt 1000 the starting number 5 lt lt Back returns you to the previous screen Cancel exits the program or continue by clicking Next gt gt Using sequential work order numbering If you select the job column a sample of what your work order number might look like if it is numeric is displayed below the data window and sequential numbering is DISABLED TigerLink captures only the first six digits of your work order number and they must be numbers TigerLink discards any letters If your work order number consists of letters only it will display as 0 Fig 22 If you do NOT select the job column TigerLink will use a sequential number to identify work orders starting with 1000 By not selecting the job column and enabling sequential numbering you can use an auto generated sequential number or you can insert a number of your choice in the starting number box as the starting number of a sequence 82 TigerLink Reference Create Column Headers Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration select job screen takes you to the next screen of the wizard the Create Column Headers screen Fig 23a This scree
76. n which the user can communicate with TigerStop about ideas for new features in the product 30 How dol Save a work order To save a work order for future use use the File drop down menu and select Save work order Fig 1 Grab job Ctrl G New work order Open work order Save work order Exit Fig 1 and your work order will be saved Fig 2 TigerLink A Saved C source workiproduct manager projectiproduct manager working Cutlists 4624 Doors 3_11888 tsc Fig 2 Load a work order To load a previously saved work order into the work space Fig 1 TigerLink 5 2 ak HEER EE YN Fig 1 ph use the File drop down menu and click Open work order Fig 2 31 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Save work order Exit Fig 2 The Select a Work Order file dialog box Fig 3 will list all of the work orders saved on the system Select a Work Order file 17618 Doors 1 11922 tse Fig 3 Select the work order file that was previously saved Fig 4 and click OK Select a Work Order file 17618 Doors 1 11422 te Fig 4 Your work order is read in and displayed Fig 5 Notice that a part group tab Doors was also automatically created 32 How do 1 Open a job file To open a job file use the File drop down menu and click Grab job Fig 1 or click the Grab job button on the navigation bar Fig 2 Edit View Work o
77. ndow The File configuration screen select the job column has been modified The Report function found in the View drop down menu in TigerLink 5 1 has been moved This exporting feature of TigerLink which lets you dump server information into a csv file is now located in Scheduler in the File drop down menu Significant layout changes occurred in the TigerLink configuration dialog screen accessed from the main window at the Options drop down menu The original 7 tab structure was reduced to 5 tabs There were no changes to four tabs TigerStop TigerServer Language and Filters A new fifth tab Settings was introduced for some of the functions in the three tabs that were eliminated The grid below is a guide to the changes Configuration TigerServer SC Filters i Cutlist program tab Language tab TigerServer tab TigerLink 5 1 Configuration Print __TigerStop Misc Cutlist program Language name s Fites Tigerserver E Cutlists E Getting Started Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Comport Name Baud rate Machine type C TigerLink 5 2 The Cutlist program tab was eliminated These functions moved to the Settings tab Work order program drop down combo box Use job number from file check box Metric check box Source directory box with browser was eliminated This showed location
78. ntinue to open the main application window Fig 2a The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space 12 Starting and Running TigerLink TigerLink 5 2 Fig 2a Configure TigerLink First thing to do is configure the application to your work environment Along the top of the main application window is a row of drop down menus Fig 2b Below the drop down menus is a toolbar Fig 2c Fig 2b Click Options to open the drop down Fig 3 Click TigerLink configuration 4 di l del corrini rit Fig 3 Select your default cut listing software The Configuration dialog box will open Fig 4 There are five tabs across the top to organize the configuration of TigerLink functions The Settings tab is where you select the cut listing software you want to use as your default from the drop down combo box labeled Work order program 13 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Fig 4 If your software is not listed or if you use Microsoft Excel to generate your cut lists you will have to configure TigerLink to interpret your files manually For this example we are selecting Cabinet Vision as our default cut listing software Fig 5 Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Cabinet Solutions Cabinet vision Fig 5 Add the TigerStops you will be communicating with The next thing that TigerLink needs to know is the TigerS
79. oes Ee Ge ES Ee EG Oe Eeer 28 lol SEE EA EE EE N AE AE N DE EL EE ON 28 Er A N N EE EO EE OE N EE 28 VIEW EE EE EE E EE 29 die AE PA OE EE NE EE N EIE IE 29 1 EE EE ve EE ts te een 29 How do Tee EE EE EE EO a 31 Save A WOLK OTLET A EE E OE EE EE EAN 31 Load WORK order o ata 31 An e EU EER OT OE a EE GETOER 33 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Add a comment to a work Order ni adriana 34 Change amp work order CEET 36 Change a work order destination ninia illa dt 37 Config re my cr ad 38 Edit my TigerStop ET 39 Charo Hiserl E dit e do ad e adan ER ES 41 Change to metrie units tania 43 Chance LOMTICHES eebe 45 Start or stop TigerSeryer TEE 46 Make sure TigerServer is running correctly drid 48 Change my Cubist prorrata alta taa 50 Make work order and job file number the game 51 Turn label printing On Md ra iii 52 Printa different label Hie EG e e RS 53 Get TigerLink to display in an unsupported language esse see ee ee ee ee ee GR ee GR Re GR ee Re ee 56 Desiena la be Eye Ge OE EN OES ME OE dni 56 Configure a CUStOM JOD ME ses SE Ge Ee dan 60 Change the language in the controller dd De ee ued En Eege 61 Drag and copy work cell values nr iii 63 RES ink EE EE 65 Screen Shot iD as a tan OE EE 65 Screen A AAA EG GE A A O 65 REENEN 67 LEI MA MO de de 67 Properties WINdOW RE OE E EE N ON HOT 68 Nayigati n ER ER EE di 69 env Baresoricd BY BART GE N ee Ge ee ee hon GE ee ED 69 EM 71 Language Configura ir Arana ZEN 72 Settings Co
80. of job files Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Fitters English Frangais Language tab Configuration Printing TigerStop Mer Filters Cutlist program Language TigerServer Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Localhost TigerServer tab TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Configuration Cutlist program Language TigerServer Printing TigerStop Mise Filters D C Source Work Product Manager ProjectiProdu a The Printing tab was eliminated These functions moved to the Item Part sorted by PART window Printing is off drop down combo box changed to Enable printing checkbox Label file to print box with browser changed to Label file box with browser Functionality is the same Select background color X Printing tab Configuration E Cutlist program Language ll TigerServer Printing TigerStop Misc 1 Des a TigerStop tab Configuration X Cutlist program Language TigerServer Printing TigerStop Misc Filters Misc tab Configuration E Cutlist program Language TigerServer Printing TigerStop Misc Filters vailable filters Selected filters Filename JOB PART QUANTITY MATERIAL THICKNESS Filters tab Configurat
81. onfiguration Wizard Anyone who is NOT using off the shelf cut listing software 78 TigerLink Reference File Configuration Wizard Introduction This job file wizard allows you to link to data from unique programs STOP before you go further check to see that your program is not listed in the standard defaults To access the standard defaults follow these steps 1 Click Cancel on this screen 2 Click on Options in the main TigerLink screen 3 Select TigerLink Configuration 4 Fre Configuration click on the drop down list in the Work Order Program tab select your program 5 Follow prompts to complete your selection If your program ts not listed in the standard defaults you can create a custom link using this wizard Click Next to begin creating your custom link or Cancel to exit the wizard Cancel Fig 17 File Configuration Wizard Introduction screen This is just an opening screen It gives you instructions on backing out of it so you can check the standard defaults When once you have checked to see that the program you use to generate cut lists is NOT listed in the standard defaults you come back to this screen and continue by clicking Next gt gt As usual Cancel backs you out of this screen File Configuration browse Clicking Next gt gt at the File Configuration Wizard screen takes you to the first screen of the wizard the browse for data file screen Fig 18 D
82. oocccnoncccnnno 10 Installing Tiger AK iaa 9 A tava 9 Introducing MASSING AA A tess 1 Introduce Viandas 1 J Job File OPEREER e E 37 JOD File acacia 37 Job File Number Same a 56 Job File Number tas 56 L Label irere egene eeneg 27 Label Designer layout mode 98 Label Designer layout preview i e esse esse see 98 Label Designer main window sssssseseseeeeseee 97 Label Layout DESTE EE ci 61 Label Lat tions eN Ee EES ER 61 Language O A ee Gee Go sa Tn 66 EF ii AE EE Ee 66 PsA SWAG AE OE e EE ane 96 Language Contfeuraton sesse esse esse ee se ee 80 Load 110 Work Order veria isis 35 E EE N EE AE a 35 Log s ui ti 112 M Main Screen Display esse esse se ee ee ee 93 Make Sure TigerServer Is Running Correctly 53 Make Work Order iese sesse Ne dese eed seek Se 56 MERWE usa paa 32 Metric Units Change EE gana Sues deta pS EE N De GE ee 47 Metric Ehr CHE 47 N Navigation Bart jssesas sedes esse esse es se ges Reese 76 WISEN 2 O LR EE E 57 open Job Bile eener 37 EE 37 OPTIONS esans tet GE E e 27 Overdue work order 104 dye RR RE RE 5 P ee Ede ED ee oe eg De ee 76 Printing Configuration ER EE AE 81 Different Label File ositos 58 PENAS e id 58 A EE OE OE EE EG 81 A nc tues ES Ge N Ee 111 Properties Wimdow sesse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee 75 Q QUICK Sartori aia eases hs 13 R Registry Entri s asinti 109 Released EELER is ic 104 Rename Tabs tasa 84 Requirements 7 S Same Job File Number nociones 56
83. or the work order in the box Fig 4 and click OK 36 How do 1 TigerLink 5 2 Fig 5 S ANA St The number of the work order has been changed Fig 5 Notice it can be a number or a name Change a work order destination To change a work order destination you must first have a work order open in the work space Fig 1 Joe PAAT QUANTITY MATERIAL RMCAB 1 EMProgamif20EMO job Base 2 12 2348 A 2 CiProgramF 30EMO job Raised 1 172 1834 A 3 CVProgamF 3OEMD job Rated 2 112 we A Fig 1 Click on the Destination drop down combo box Fig 2 and then select a new TigerStop destination from the list Fig 3 Doors Frame saw e dec width deel Width fract Fig 2 enn 3404 Fig 3 25m gt 1 4 The destination for this work order changes to your new selection Fig 4 Filename JOB PART QUANTITY MATERIAL RMCAB 1 EPoganfOEMO job Base 2 vu 238 3 2 CiProgramF 30EMO job Raised vu 1834 A 3 C ProgamFI0EMO pb Raised 2 17112 we A 37 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Configure my TigerStop At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space TigerLink 5 2 SPOnnnewn a Fig 1 Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration Adel oorrirrierie Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open Fig 3 Select the TigerStop t
84. osest to the saw or application machine opposite of home end a functional designation of the TigerStop zero point the precise location of the saw blade or the zero reference point on other equipment used with TigerStop xiii Getting Started Welcome to the TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Your e nelp operator s guide to TigerLink from Tiger top Introducing TigerLink 5 2 TigerStop is pleased to introduce TigerLink 5 2 TigerLink 5 2 is the essential tool for sending work orders to all the TigerStops in your shop Its intuitive interface familiar work environment and versatility make it the standard for any manufacturer that desires maximum efficiency and increased productivity In short TigerLink 5 2 is the software solution that makes your business more profitable Key Benefits TigerLink is easy to install easy to set up and easy to use e When TigerLink is first installed on your PC it will automatically search for the most popular cabinet and cut listing software programs in the market today Once a program is detected any new job file that is opened in TigerLink will automatically be sorted based on that program s defaults e TigerLink lets you modify and even create work orders within the program e After the work order is completed and ready to be processed the Scheduler is used to manage work flow allowing each work order to be scheduled for production and sent to multiple saws areas or plant stations simultan
85. ox if checked uses the job number from your job file otherwise a random number is used 7 The Select background color drop down gives you alternate colors to use in TigerLink screens Fig 6b Custom opens another dialog box which lets you specify a custom color Sr A A Default EE E BERBER EES mE g f pmp imi E e ME EN EO Custom Fig 6b Language Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab Language Fig 7 Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Fig 7 The Language tab of the Configuration window has a single drop down combo box 1 Current language displays the default language of communication English 2 Select a new language from the drop down list Current alternate languages espa ol francais 72 TigerLink Reference Settings Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab Settings Fig 8a Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Fig Sa The Settings tab of the Configuration window has the following parts 1 The drop down combo box labeled Work order program displays the name
86. p down Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Warning 1 The Warning window Fig 35 is opened from Scheduler s main application window using the View drop down menu Click on Command Window and the Warning window will open Warning Fig 35 The Warning pop up has these features 1 You must enter the password 81550 in the box at the lower left in order to continue 2 Click Yes to continue to the actual Command window 3 Click No to exit the program Back to Scheduler Main Window or continue to more Scheduler topics Command window Configure TigerStop Configure Miscellaneous settings Status drop down Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Command Window The Command window Fig 36 opens when you enter the password and click Yes at the Warning window 92 TigerLink Reference Command Fig 36 The Command window has these parts 1 A list of available TigerStops appears in the drop down combo box next to Connect 2 Connect connects to the TigerStop selected in the drop down combo box 3 Click Send to continue 4 Click Close to exit the program Back to Warning or continue to more Scheduler topics Configure TigerStop Configure Miscellaneous settings Status drop down Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Configure TigerStop The Configure TigerStop window Fig 37 is opened from Scheduler s main application window
87. parts Bottom Rail Bottom Rail Left Stile Left Stile Mullion Mullion Rail Rail Right Stile Right Stile Top Rail Top Rail Fig 4 SE TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Place a check mark in the Enable printing check box and using the browse button look for the label file that you want to print Click OK to accept the file or Cancel to exit without saving your selection Get TigerLink to display in an unsupported language If your language is not supported by TigerLink you can change TigerLink to display whatever language you want provided you are willing to translate the terms yourself Only Roman fonts not Greek Cyrillic or Asian fonts are supported Here s how ls Open the language files directory see Directory Structure and locate the file named English Ing Make a copy of this file and save it This will ensure that you do not accidentally lose the English language file Open English Ing using Window Notepad or any other text editor Listed in this file are all the various phrases that must be translated for display by TigerLink Save As under a new name that identifies your language e g Dansk Ing Translate the phrases into your language Make sure you keep them about the same length as the English original otherwise you may find the text truncated cut off in some locations 6 When you are finished Save the new language file Select your new file as the new
88. printing check box if checked label printing will be enabled if unchecked label printing will NOT be enabled 2 The Label file box displays the name and path of the label file to print 3 The button opens a file browse window to select a different label file TigerServer Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab TigerServer Fig 10 74 TigerLink Reference Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Fig 10 The TigerServer tab of the Configuration window has the following parts 1 The network computer name of the computer that is running TigerServer is displayed in the box labeled Name of the computer hosting TigerServer 2 The button opens a list of the computers on the network allowing you to choose a computer to run TigerServer TigerStop Configuration The Configuration dialog is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Options drop down menu and selecting TigerLink Configuration When the Configuration dialog opens click the tab TigerStop Fig 11 Configuration Fig 11 The TigerStop tab of the Configuration window has the following parts 1 The spreadsheet window displays information for all configured TigerStops Add lets you add a new Ti
89. rder 4 Grab job Ctrl G New work order Open work order Save work order Exit Fig 1 ES Fig 2 The Grab job window will open Fig 3 Grab job Look in Cutlists 3 4796 3 4804 My Recent 12 4833 Documents Is Cabvis Is table File name ps Files of type Cabinet Vision files cut C Open as read only My Network Fig 3 In this example we are working with a Cabinet Vision file Notice that only Cabinet Vision files file extension cut are displayed Click Open The Item Part sorted by PART window called the Part Select window in TigerLink 5 1 opens Fig 4 33 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual E tem Part sorted by PART Options ll Frames Part list Selected parts Bottom Rail Left Stile Mullion Rail Right Stile Top Rail Bottom Rail Left Stile Mullion Rail Right Stile Top Rail Fig 4 The parts from the job file you just opened will be displayed on the left Parts that you have previously selected will appear on the right If you have previously selected a destination TigerStop for these parts that will be saved and displayed too Click OK and TigerLink will process the data Add a comment to a work order To add a comment to a work order you must first have a work order open in the work space Fig 1 34 How do 1 TigerLink 5 2 ER ale ASTAIN 6 C Program
90. rogram 49 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Change my cut list program At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space TigerLink 5 2 d BR Fie Edt View Workorder Add Send Label Options Help ha AZ Norman SPOnnnewn Fig 1 ON Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open at the TigerStop tab Fig 3 Click on the Settings tab Fig 4 You will see a drop down combo box labeled Work order program This means cut list program Configuration binet Solutions Cabinet vision Kitchen Consultants Partner Pak Pattem Systems Superdoor Window Maker 50 How do 1 Fig 3 Fig 4 1 Click the drop down to view cut list programs available Fig 4 2 Select a different program Fig 5 and click OK to save the change 3 Click Cancel to exit without making a change Configuration EN Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Work order program DX Show the splash screen Cabinet Solutions v Show tooltips C Metric D i Show upload dialog CT Use job number from file Fig 5 Fig 6 Change TigerLink s background color Incidentally at the settings tab you can change the
91. s Framesaw RD 4 24438 Frames 1 24438 AJA CHERRY 0 0000 1 2500 2 5417 25417 O dat 6 28 2005 Frames Framesaw v RD Fig 40 Scheduler main window showing Released priorities 1 Priority can be manually changed in column 1 2 Status of work orders with priorities greater than O will always be RD or PR Back to Status drop down or continue to more Scheduler topics Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Overdue work order The Scheduler main window displays work orders in spread sheet fashion assigning priority to them in the order which they were released Any work order beyond its Due date will display in RED Fig 41 Hog Work ceder name Work ode Comment Material Thickness Width Total linear ft Remaining inea ft Yield Release date Date due Part group Destination Status 24433 Doors 1 2443 34 CHERRY 0 0000 2 0000 2 6042 2 6042 D ti aas 16 21 2005 Doors Frame saw RD 2 24433 Frames 2 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 2 5000 2 5417 2 5417 D 6 28 2005 6 28 2005 Frames Frame sam RD 3 24433 Doors 2 24438 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 2 5000 7 8125 7 8125 0 6j28j2005 6 28 2005 Doors Frame sem RD 4 24433 Frames 1 243 3 4 CHERRY 0 0000 1 2500 2 5417 2 417 0 6 28 2005 6 28 2005 Frames Frame saw RD Fig 41 Scheduler main window showing Released work order beyond its Date due Back to Released priorities or continue to more Scheduler topics Scheduler Toolbar 95 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Scheduler Toolbar tory
92. s much information as possible The more information that is included the more likely it is that the feature would be done in accordance with the user s wishes The description should answer these questions What Why and How e What is the feature that you want to be implemented e Why do you want the software to do this e How do you want the software to do this 98 TigerLink Reference If a feature request does not give us enough information to evaluate 1t for development it will simply not be accepted About TigerLink Debug Off The About TigerLink screen Fig 45 is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Help drop down menu and clicking About TigerLink Besides looking at the version numbers use this screen also to check to see whether debug mode is turned on or off About TigerLink 12909 NE 95th Street Vancouver WA 98682 360 254 0661 Copyright c 2004 2006 Precision Automation All Rights Reserved tigerlink EXE 5 2 0 2 TSG DLL 5 2 0 2 TSM DLL 5 2 0 2 TSRGR DLL 5 2 0 2 tsren dil 5 2 0 2 Debug mode is off Fig 45 About TigerLink window with Debug Off How to turn debug mode ON Hold down the Alt key and hit the F10 key on your computer keyboard This is a toggle to turn debug mode ON or OFF About TigerLink Debug On The About TigerLink screen Fig 46 is opened from TigerLink s main application window using the Help drop down menu and clicking About TigerLink
93. ssing machine that is used with TigerStop tool tips pop up explanations of what a button or other tool does appearing when you pass the cursor over the tool toolbar also called a button bar a tool bar is a row of icons that operate like buttons within a program trailing end the end of the material that exits the saw last the back end of a board U UI user interface upcut saw a circular saw concealed inside the tool except when it jumps up to make a cut upload transmit data from a computer to a bulletin board service mainframe or network UR Unreleased user interface the junction between a user and a computer program a set of commands or menus through which a user communicates with a program d velocity the constant speed at which TigerStop travels from point to point version release number of software loaded into TigerStop xii Glossary virtual W Waste material the optimizer was unable to use including kerf from the Clear Length some of which can become Salvage work order a list of cut lengths or positions sent to TigerStop for processing contrasted with job file work order program another name for cut listing software working length the length of TigerStop travel between its minimum and maximum limits the range of movement which names the TigerStop For example TigerStop10 has a range of movement of 10 feet between its minimum and maximum limits Z zero end the end of the TigerStop fence cl
94. ter must be rebooted for the changes to take effect Setup has completed installing TigerLink The computer must be rebooted or the TigerLink application may not work correctly O No will restart my computer later Click Finish to exit TigerLink setup lt Bach Cancel Fig 3 Installation Troubleshooting This topic provides information on common problems and their solutions Please read this topic before contacting Installation Support Program will not run Confirm the computer meets the minimum system requirements See System Requirements Program runs but has errors If you are unable to view TigerLink or are experiencing other program errors follow this procedure 8 1 Installing TigerLink Uninstall TigerLink See Uninstalling TigerLink 2 Re Install See Installing TigerLink For More Information http www tigerstop com tech html provides help with installation or other issues you may have and includes all the latest downloads to your software Uninstalling TigerLink These procedures are effective only if TigerLink is installed using the TigerLink Setup program To uninstall TigerLink from the Windows XP Professional desktop environments 1 2 3 4 Click Install Uninstall Then select TigerLink from the list of programs that can be automatically 5 Click the green Start button in the lower left corner of your Windows XP Professional desktop Select Settings gt Control Panel Dou
95. th TigerLink now You also have the option of configuring your own set of rules to make TigerLink read your job files To use the default profile you can simply enter the information into the grid as fit were a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Or you can use Microsoft Excel to build your work orders See the default csv file in the TigerLink Example files folder for an example Click Use default to use the default profile Click Select other to select an alternate work order profile Click Decide later to continue on without making any changes EE Casona Cosa Fig 2 The pop up advises TigerLink is currently set to use the default profile The default profile is a very simple profile that will allow you to start working with TigerLink now You also have the option of configuring your own set of rules to make TigerLink read your job files To use the default profile you can simply enter the information into the grid as if it were a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Or you can use Microsoft Excel to build your work orders See the default csv file in the TigerLink Example files folder for an example Select a profile You select a profile by clicking one of the three buttons at the bottom of the pop up e Click Use default to use the default profile e Click Select other to select an alternate work order profile e Click Decide later to continue on without making any changes Open the main TigerLink window Click Co
96. the comma separates the data fields so we find the first comma and the subsequent double quote character Those characters are expected to be there Now right after the 2 we find another double quote character but we do not have an expected comma afterwards TigerLink does not know what to do with that situation so 1t displays the error message Removing the extraneous double quote character 1 2 WHITE MELAMINE should cause TigerLink to read the file normally again What is error 3265 Error 3265 means that we tried to read a value from the database that does not exist TigerLink reads the label print data from the database and sends that information along with the work order e We get an error 3265 when the field names in the database and the fieldname in the label file do not match e Disabling the printing in the configuration will work around the problem See figure 9 e You can open the label designer and delete the offending field from the label Make sure that the label file in the print configuration is the correct label file Also the label designer cannot process quite a few characters The legal character set for the label designer is a z A Z period and _ underscore Any of the illegal characters are supposed to be replaced with an underscore which may or may not cause the text on the screen to appear strange Why does my label print nothing but an or just blank labels There are a couple of things
97. the example The Destination drop down combo box is where you select the TigerStop that will process these parts The Enable printing check box is where you turn label printing on and off The Label file box is where you select where to send the label data The left scrolling window is the Part list and shows all the parts in the job file The right scrolling window is the Selected parts list and shows only the parts you select for the work order gt adds any part selected from the Part list to the Selected parts list gt gt adds ALL parts in the Part list to the Selected parts list lt removes any part selected from the Selected parts list 10 lt lt removes ALL parts from the Selected parts list Options menu Tab The Tab menu Fig 5b contains five options affecting tabs Fig 5b Options 1 Add new adds a new tab to the dialog box MM tem Part sorted by PA 2 Rename tab lets the user enter a new name for an existing i tab nich es 3 Delete tab permanently DELETES the tab and ALL its Gees tab contents Delete tab 4 Hide tab removes the tab from the display but does NOT Hide tab delete it Se 5 Show tab lets the user restore a hidden tab to the display 70 TigerLink Reference Options menu Sort The Sort menu Fig 5c lists the fields in the user s data file that can be selected to display in the Parts list window Usually this will be the
98. tion Custom Link eee eee eee 94 Configuration delimiter iese see see ee se ee 87 Configuration Finish ees esse es se ee ee ee ee 95 Configuration key Delde A 93 Configuration length ees ee ee ee ee ee ee 88 Configuration quantity ees esse se ee ee 89 Configuration select job 90 Configuration Wizard sees ee se ee ee 86 109 Configure Custom JOD Ple errada 65 la AE EE eae 85 ON 65 Configure casa 85 Configure Miscellaneous settings 102 Configure My TigerStop iese see see ee ee 42 Configure Ti gerStoptasccsdeess RE Ese 101 Controller cities i leh leeks 66 Copy Work Cell Values ees ee se ee ee ee 68 Create Column Header 91 Custom Job File COMP BUTE iese NGB reel de ede Ge dee 65 Custom Job Ple serna 65 VE AE EE eos 113 Cutlist Configuration enee 78 D MIC US ias 108 Debug off i 107 Design Label Layout ennn aa 61 Dia 61 Different Label File rh EE 58 Different Label Ple inci tds 58 Directory structure sesse Se Ge idas 110 Display A EG EG EE ee Ee 61 Display nia RE 61 Pie ARE OE EE IE RE NE 68 E e E LO OR EE NE 25 Edit Menu isi sees ED Ee SEA 32 Edit My TigerStop Parameters esse es sees se 43 F Filtet A ON 110 Filters Confeuraton 83 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual G Get TigerLink Display iii 61 E inlei oo ER ee Ee 61 Grid Context Menu esse siek Ges HE 28 H oo EE RE OE Oe 28 Help Ma 33 l Inches 6 RR OE dicta 49 A 49 Installation Troubleshooting oooo
99. tions Help gt 8 4 BI E Norman A y 0030 UI He LH Fig 1 Sg Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration al Tigerlink 5 2 1 File Edit View Workorder Add Send Label Options Help Advanced eel corre Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open Fig 3 Select the Language tab You will see a drop down combo box displaying the current language Fig 4 Configuration Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Fitters Fig 4 1 Click the drop down to view languages available Fig 5 Select a different language Fig 6 and click OK 3 TigerLink will automatically display when refreshed texts in the selected language Fig 7 French 42 Configuration Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Fig 5 Fig 6 Fichier diter Afficher Ordre de travaux Ajouter Envoyer tiquette Options Aide Filename PART QUANTITY MATERIAL 2DEMD kb Raised 2 17122 2 3 8 3 4 C Program F 3DEMO job Raised 171 2 183 4 172 C Program F 3DEMO job Raised 2 171 2 1018 1 2 C Program F 3DEMD job Top 1 17 1 2 2 3 8 374 Fig 7 Change to metric units TigerLink s default measuring system is inches You can view your cut list data in metric units At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the
100. top for review 97 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual S TigerLink feature request Message Plain Text File Edit View Insert Format Tools Actions Help E VAB us i isend Accounts ES PMDevTeam tigerstop com Subject TigerLink feature request Issue Properties Title Progress status Submitted Type of change FR Feature Request Version Originator name Your name here Originator email Your email address Originator phone Your phone optional Issue Description As much of a detailed description as you can goes here Fig 44 TigerLink feature request has the following auto generated texts 1 To auto fills TigerStop s development team email address Subject auto fills TigerLink feature request Title is where you write a brief descriptive title of the feature 2 3 4 Progress Status should be left alone 5 Type of change already filled in leave alone 6 Version is where you put the version number of the software that has the bug The version number is found in the About dialog 7 Originator name is where you enter the name of the person making the report 8 Originator email is where you enter the email address of the person making the report 9 Originator phone is where you enter the phone number of the person making the report 10 Issue description is where you describe the feature you would like to see When making a feature request give a
101. tops that you will be communicating with The TigerStop tab is where you set this up Select the TigerStop tab On a first install the screen should be blank no TigerStops configured Click Add from the buttons to the right of the screen Fig 6 14 Starting and Running TigerLink Configuration TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters Comport Name Baudrate Machine type C Fig 6 The Add TigerStop dialog box will open Fig 7 1 From the Comport drop down combo box select the Comport that the TigerStop is hooked up to 2 Inthe Name text box give the TigerStop an appropriate name such as Frame saw 3 From the Baud rate drop down combo box select the baud rate that EXACTLY matches the baud rate setup for that TigerStop The baud rates MUST match exactly 4 From the Machine type drop down combo box select either push feed or set point Pattern would be considered push feed If the TigerStop will be processing optimized work orders check the Optimize box Click OK to close the dialog box and save your set up Add TigerStop C E E 115200 M x Fig 7 Open a job file There are four function buttons on the left side of the main screen Fig 8a Click Grab job to open up a job file and to select the parts you want to process 15 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual DA OR s ta MM s Fig 8a Clicking Grab job opens the Grab job screen Fig 8b EL c
102. troller follow these steps 1 Start TigerLink At the TigerLink Splash Screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space 2 Click the Send drop down menu and click Language Fig 2 3 The language file dialog box Fig 3 opens Any language files that TigerLink can find in the default language file directory will be listed in the window 4 If the language file you created is not in the window use Browse to look for it Browse lets you navigate to a different directory 5 Select the language file that you want the controller to use Two languages can be uploaded to the controller at one time a primary and a secondary language The language in use can be toggled in the controller Select which language you want the controller to use and click the appropriate radio button for primary Fig 4 and secondary language Fig 5 62 Language Another lan Browse english450a lang Language CA e english450a lang en e Close O Primary lang Primary lang Cancel O Secondary lang EE OEecandary lng Destination Fig 4 Fig 5 Select a destination TigerStop for each language Language english 50a lang a _ dose O Primary lang Secondary lang Destination rame saw Fig 6 With a language selected choose a TigerStop from the drop down combo box labeled Destination and click OK or Close
103. ts to load the cut list back into memory 104 Troubleshooting What does this mean The server cannot be started TigerLink may not work correctly e When TigerLink starts up it checks to make sure TigerServer is running e If TigerServer is not running TigerLink will attempt to start it e If the attempt is not successful you are notified that TigerServer is not running and you may not be able to perform all of the functions as if the TigerServer was running TigerServer is not running or is an incorrect version TigerLink exiting e When TigerLink starts up it queries TigerServer for its version number This verifies that TigerServer is running and is compatible with TigerLink e Some earlier versions of TigerServer will not operate correctly with later versions of TigerLink e Make sure that your system is running the latest version of TigerLink and TigerServer No cutlists available PM Server offline 1 There are several possibilities that cause this problem Verify that TigerServer is in fact running Verify that the controller is plugged into the correct comport on the computer Verify that the controller is level 3 or above Verify that TigerServer is configured to open the comport that the controller is attached to oe eS Verify that TigerServer is using the correct baud rate The baud rate must match the controller s baud rate 6 Verify that the work orders have been sent to the TigerS
104. ubmit feature request gt Submit bug report e Help topics Opens the help file e TigerLink web site Opens the TigerStop web site e Visit TigerTamer Opens the TigerTamer web site e Tutorials Opens the TigerLink tutorials e About TigerLink About TigerLink 23 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual e Submit feature request Submit a feature request to the programmers e Submit bug report Submit a bug to the programmers Grid context menu If the grid is populated the user can access a drop down context menu by right clicking the mouse with any cell selected on the grid area Changes made using a context menu function will affect and be referenced to the cell selected MATERIAL RM_CAB_ SEC_ 3 4CHERR 174 4171 CACHER ira 21 34H N 3 4 CH Copy Paste Delete row Add row Add column Delete column Change key value Delete work order e Cut Cuts the selection and places the data on the clipboard e Copy Copies the selected data e Paste Pastes the data from the clipboard to the selection e Delete row Deletes the currently selected row or rows e Add row Adds a new row to the work order e Add column Adds a new column to the work order e Delete column Deletes the selected column e Change key value Allows the user to change a key value for this work order Only enabled when the user has selected a cell in the key value column e Delete work order Deletes the
105. underscored character of the menu item For example ALT F opens the File menu To view all the drop down menus in rapid succession just click on anyone of them and then glide the cursor across the others As the cursor moves over a menu item the drop down will automatically display BR Be Edit View Tools Help Fig Drop Down Menus File E Edit View Tools Help Print Se P Export gt Unreleased Exit Chop Saw V E 5 e Print Click on Print to send the file to a printer e Export Click on Export and select a list to send a report of your data to a file If the file does not exist yet it is created If it already exists it appends the information to the end of the file e Export Unreleased This option exports ALL of the unreleased jobs e Export Name of TigerStop This option exports only COMPLETED jobs e Exit Click on Exit to close the application Edit Select a function in the Edit drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking You can also select some of the functions with keyboard shortcuts If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window 28 Running Scheduler View Tools Help Cut Ctrl4x Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl Delete row DEL Delete all work orders Set released status Set permanent status Set permanent released status e Cut Cuts the selection and places the data on the clipboard e Copy Copies the selected to the clipboard e Paste
106. using the Tools drop down menu Click on Configuration and the Configuration window will open In Scheduler Configure TigerStop works the same way as it does in TigerLink Configuration mme d Configure TigerStop Misc settings Comport Name Baudrate Machine typ Fram 115200 Push feed The Configure TigerStop window has these parts Fig 37 1 The spreadsheet window displays information for all configured TigerStops 2 Add lets you add a new TigerStop to your configuration 3 Edit lets you edit the TigerStop information 4 Delete deletes the selected TigerStop from your configuration Back to Command window or continue to more Scheduler topics 93 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Configure Miscellaneous settings Status drop down Released priorities Overdue work order Scheduler Toolbar Configure Miscellaneous Settings The Misc settings window Fig 38 is opened from Scheduler s main application window using the Tools drop down menu Click on Configuration and the Configuration window will open Configuration BETERS EERS Configure TigerStop Misc settings C Auto refresh Refresh interval 4 minutes Server name Localhost The Misc settings window has these parts Fig 38 1 Fade check box if checked causes work orders to gradually fade from view instead of suddenly disappear after they are processed Auto refresh check box if checked
107. ve space 39 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual TigerLink 5 2 E BR i Fie Edt View Workorder Add Send Label Options Help DA PALA Norman gt S POonnnewn Fig 1 pt Click Options to open the drop down Fig 2 Click TigerLink configuration al TigerLink 5 2 File Edit View Workorder Add Send Label Help Advanced dd corrimiseit Fig 2 The Configuration dialog will open Fig 3 Select the TigerStop tab You will see a list of configured TigerStops Fig 4 Configuration 40 How do 1 Configuration 1 Select the line containing the TigerStop you TigerStop TigerServer Settings Language Filters want to edit Fig 5 2 Click Edit 3 The Edit TigerStop dialog Fig 6 will open containing 5 parameters Comport Name Baud rate Machine type AR WN Optimize 4 Edit the parameter s you want and click OK 5 Click Cancel to exit without saving changes Fig 5 In the example below Figs 6 7 the baud rate has been changed from 115200 to 9600 Edit TigerStop CH Edit TigerStop 115200 D Push feed Y S Push feed Y Fig 6 Fig 7 Change TigerLink s language At the TigerLink splash screen click Continue to open the main application window Fig 1 The empty bottom half of the screen has been cut off to save space 41 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual TigerLink 5 2 E BR Fie Edt Ven Workorder Add Send Label Op
108. verName ShowToolTip ShowUploadDlg SourceDir UOM TigerLink Reference String TRUE if in debug mode String The name of the cut list definition file String TRUE if auto refreshing is enabled String TRUE if the splash screen is to be shown DWORD I if the Scheduler jobs fade from view BOOL TRUE if the job numbers are taken from the job file String The name of the language file String The display language String TRUE if printing is enabled String Path and name of the label file to print String Time in minutes to refresh the display String The name of the resource DLL DWORD The sequence number for work orders String The name of the server computer DWORD I if tool tips are to be shown String TRUE if the dialog is to be shown String The directory where job files are kept BOOL for English 1 for metric Directory structure The default installation directory is C Program files TigerStop TigerLink cutlists def default filters Saved cut list files are stored here Definition files are stored here Original files are stored here Part select filter files are stored here language files Language files are stored here logs Log files for debugging are stored here temp Temporary files are stored here tigerserver The TigerServer files are stored here tutorials The tutorials are stored here Filter files The filter files are plain ASCII text files flt files that Tig
109. work order 26 Running Scheduler Scheduler Introduction Scheduler is the software component of TigerLink 5 1 that lets the user manipulate work orders after they have been sent to TigerServer Scheduler also acts as a work flow monitor If a particular department is backed up the user can reroute work orders to another TigerStop for processing That way work keeps flowing through production Scheduler can also query TigerServer and update the status of work orders in the system Starting Scheduler Start Scheduler from the TigerLink splash screen Scheduler can be started from the TigerLink splash screen Fig 1 by clicking Scheduler cAigersto E ke i MELTS ILE lid Fig 1 Start Scheduler from the Scheduler desktop icon It s probably faster and easier to start scheduler from its desktop icon Step through Scheduler by starting at the Scheduler Main Window in the Screen Shot Library 27 TigerLink 5 2 User Manual Scheduler Interface Working with the Toolbar Toolbars are a great shortcut to commonly used features To invoke the action of the toolbar buttons click with the left mouse button on the tool you need If you are not sure which tool you need place the mouse pointer on top of a button without clicking and a tool tip will remind you what the button does tory Working with the drop down Menus Fig 1 To choose a menu item just click on it with the mouse OR hold down the ALT key and press the
110. y holding the cursor over it and clicking Send Label Add row Ctrl R l Add column Ctrl I e Add row Adds a blank row to the work order e Add column Adds a blank column to the work order Label Select a function in the Label drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking Options Help 1 Design a label Optior e Design a label Opens the integrated label designer window 24 Starting and Running TigerLink Options Select a function in the Options drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking You can also select some of the functions with keyboard shortcuts If a function is grayed out it is not available for items in your active window Ave coming e TigerLink configuration Allows the user to configure various options for the application Move the cursor over Advanced to view an additional drop down with these functions which are selected by clicking on them Er H Configure view File configuration Edit profile ESG la Ma dit e Configure view Allows the user to configure the work space view e File configuration Allows the user to configure TigerLink to read their job files e Edit profile Allows the user to edit the profile created in the File configuration process Help Select a function in the Help drop down menu by holding the cursor over it and clicking Help topics TigerLink web site Visit TigerTamer Tutorials About TigerLink S

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