AVLDrive V2 User Manual
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1. AVLDrive V2 User Manual Table of Contents AEN MDS WN cacao cae sce cea va ese sa es en aca woe E E E en ean ee Win Cea AHO cass evade sv seccace ue vce tv baa taaa wees usasigcd Ua ET Contig re your loomi for Wy BY 5s ru saiirscsvesunsasiounesuicessaduscutnsdntenssaiiesshesnOlespemputupecaduuesastapveushesaiussedudsturinisinpsite Choose a WIF file to WAV eG iss cusevsaccciapheddessnapiccaaplanccaiapascdonwiacccenmaddvcaans seces anne piainaan me ANAE ENERE SEA Weave 5S ta recs barn an teas gitca sivoa E use ca dessa ta eco oy Rian Change the Repeat Range gd ac sc suleasge aevasccnecccen sd chunsned ans desea eran antones pecan ear easeeaseateeannniaveraiatem nt arenas Change the next ATS oss aulles re E REE EN nate EATE eal iene EEEE ER Change from pattern weaving to weaving the currently selected Tabby sessseessessesesssrseesessesessesees Stop weaving tabby and return to pattern WEAVING sass ccssszsdscaasndscasensahevsaevasccusssadixeadntacapediadecsneesncasanenticed Select which tabby is used when you select Tabby ssssiesacsvassoseepeudoptsybivesysdusoussssaassesoeannedbsienesecgeaeese Manage add edit delete rename tabby definitions eccceseceeeeeesceesceceneceseceeeeeeseecaeceeeseeeeeseecaeenes Reverse LI SU RMT w asc asc scence REEE R EEN oso ew ts seats E SENEE EEI EEEE EEES MTDC ANS sterse tnne a a aa e a a a a e a aa a i Stop Weaving ersiesunnan ar nE NEE E EEE IR E Introduction Version 2 of AVLDrive is optimized for th2. drawdown will be redrawn to reflect the change Change from pattern weaving to weaving the currently selected Tabby 1 Click Tabby 2 Note that when you are weaving tabby the button changes to Pattern in red to signify that this is not the usual weaving state 3 The pending lines in the drawdown will be redrawn to reflect the change Stop weaving tabby and return to pattern weaving 1 Click Pattern 2 Note that when you are weaving pattern the button changes to Tabby in black to signify that this is the usual weaving state 3 The pending lines in the drawdown will be redrawn to reflect the change Select which tabby is used when you select Tabby 1 Click Options 2 Select the tabby pattern you desire from the dropdown box 3 The grid will show the harnesses for the A and B picks for the selected tabby Manage add edit delete rename tabby definitions 1 Click the button that looks like a gear to the right of the dropdown 2 A dialog will be displayed 3 To add a tabby a Click Add b Enter the name for the new tabby in the dialog that is displayed c Anempty tabby is created d Edit the new tabby to specify which harnesses to lift in each pick 4 To edit a tabby a Select the pattern from the dropdown box b The grid will show the harnesses for the A and B picks for the selected tabby c Click Edit d The background of the grid will turn to a light yellow to indicat
3. e iPad though it may work with other tablets The biggest differences in Version 2 are e It only connects to your loom using WiFi and does not support USB connections e It runs in any recent version of the most common browsers instead of being a standalone program o o o o o Safari 7 OS X and iOS Firefox 27 Chrome 33 Opera 19 Internet Explorer 11 e The firmware in the loom must be updated to version 2 0 13 or newer This can be done via AVLUpdate e The loom performance is better because all of the pick generation has been moved into the dobby the loom should feel more crisp when changing sheds e Previous has been expanded into Unweave which allows you to step back through your picks while decreasing your pick counter e The ability to access your Dropbox when choosing a WIF file is now available The following sections are intended to be used as a source of how to instruction and their order is unimportant Just find the section that applies to what you would like to accomplish and apply the directions If you are using a touch device please treat Click as though it is Touch It is assumed that the user is familiar with AVLAdmin and AVLUpdate To find more manuals and tools visit our Little Weaver resource page http www avlusa com lw resources Installation There is no installation needed for AVLDrive as it is delivered as a web page from the AVL website However the
4. e that editing is active e Clicking on a square in the grid will toggle that square f When you have finished your changes click Edit again to save the changes g The background of the grid will turn white to indicate that editing is not active 5 To delete a tabby a Select the pattern from the dropdown box b The grid will show the harnesses for the A and B picks for the selected tabby c A dialog will be displayed to confirm deletion i Click OK to delete the selected tabby ii Click Cancel to exit the deletion To rename a tabby a Select the pattern from the dropdown box b The grid will show the harnesses for the A and B picks for the selected tabby c Enter the new name in the dialog that will be displayed Reverse direction Click Reverse or Forward if you are already weaving in the reverse direction Note that when you are weaving in reverse the button changes to Forward in red to signify that this is not the usual weaving state The pending lines in the drawdown will be redrawn to reflect the change Note that the counters will continue to increase Reverse should be used when you are weaving and simply want to reverse the pattern and not for taking out picks Unweave 1 Click Unweave 2 Note that when you are unweaving the button changes to Weave in red to signify that this 3 is not the usual weaving state The prev current and ne
5. gout when you have finished weaving Choose a WIF file to weave N Click File A file chooser dialog will appear The appearance of the chooser will vary based on whether you are using the local file storage or your Dropbox Note that you can switch between these two choosers at any time by clicking Options and changing the value of Use Dropbox Navigate to file and select it If you select a design that uses more harnesses than are available on the connected loom a dialog will display This design uses more harnesses than are available on your loom Excess harnesses will be ignored by your loom a Click OK to continue b Click Cancel to cancel the file selection If this is the same file as your last session and you remembered to click Logout the following dialog will be displayed Would you like to continue OK continue at pick x line y Cancel restart at the beginning a Click OK to continue with the specified values for the pick counter and the next line You may need to change the shed in order for the starting line to move to Current b Click Cancel to restart at the beginning of the file The display should show the drawdown for the selected file Use the Zoom buttons to make the drawdown squares larger or smaller You may need to change the shed in order for the harnesses for the first pick to be chosen The value for Current
6. loom must be updated to the most recent version of firmware in order to support the new AVLDrive This must be done from a computer that can run AVLUpdate l 2 BW 7 Start your browser Fetch the new firmware In the address line of your browser go to http www avlusa com resources library and click on Drivers Firmware amp Software Locate the latest Little Weaver Firmware file v 2 0 13 or newer and download it Connect a USB cable from your computer to your loom Run AVLUpdate When the file chooser appears navigate to your download directory and choose the firmware file you just downloaded Let the program complete you will see a dialog box telling you that the update was successful Then click OR The loom should have run the self test which causes the solenoids to click Configure your loom for WiFi 1 Read this document http www avlusa com downloads LW_Wifi pdf 2 Start AVLDrive a Start your browser b Go to http avlusa com avldrive l If you haven t already done so a Bookmark this page so that it is easy to return to b Click on Options c Enter the loom address d Make any other changes e Click Apply f Start the loom g When you are ready to weave click Login h The Connected to field will show your loom name if the connection is successful The Login button will change to Logout Remember to click Lo
7. or the large number at the top right side of the display will reflect which line of your design is currently selected Weaving l The line number of the most recently completed pick will be displayed in Prev 2 The line number of the current pick will be displayed in Current and the large number at A U the top right side of the display The line number of the next pick will be displayed in Next The Pick Counter displays the number of completed picks If you have Repeat Counter displayed it displays the number of completed repeats of the selected range The current starting and ending line numbers of the selected range will be displayed in Start and End The default range is the complete file from line 1 to the last line Change the Repeat Range 1 Click Set Range 2 Enter the values for the starting and ending line numbers 3 Click Apply Clicking outside the dialog box will dismiss the dialog without making any changes 4 The Next line will display the start of the range The Repeat Counter will be reset 6 The lines before the current line separated from the other lines by gray dividers will reflect the change Nn Change the next line 1 Click 1 or 1 to change the next pick by one or click Set Line to enter the line number you would like next Line numbers must be within the Range 2 The pending lines in the
8. xt line numbers as well as the start and end of the range are grayed out to signify that while they are still accurate they are treated a little differently a The prev line number is the line previous to the current line It will be the next line chosen if you change sheds while still unweaving b The current line is the shed that is currently open c The next line is the next line that will be chosen if you switch back to weaving by clicking Weave d The range start and end are grayed out to show that they are not limiting the choice of lines If you have changed the range direction or changed from to tabby unweave will open the sheds as previously woven Unweave is limited to a maximum of 100 sheds woven in the current session When you unweave the counters are decremented in order to keep them consistent with the woven fabric This is much like Undo in many other programs except that you don t need to continue to click on the button in order to step backward just change sheds Stop Weaving l 2 Click Logout Logout saves your current position within your WIF file so that it will be easy to continue when you start your next session
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