MiniKEY User Manual 2.0 ENGLISH
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1. Number of fonts in one layout 10 fonts Max 50 fonts altogether Number of locales in one layout 5 locales Max 50 locales altogether Language files 50 language files altogether Frequency of print head 15 kHz Resolution is variable so maximum speed depends on chosen resolution heoretical maximum speed in 75 x 300 dpi close to 600 Speed limit is 37 m min Speed limit is 148 m min Speed limit is 296 m min 300x300 dpi One row Speed limit is 74 m min File transfer rate USB 400KBit second Ethernet A4000kBit second RS232 115kbit second Length of prompt question 21 characters Page 11 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Loading and printing Loading and printing This section will briefly introduce you to basic operations of the MiniKey controller so the user iS able to log in load a layout and start print function Login to the system If MINIKEY is password protected a login screen will be shown when you start the controller Graphical login is default When graphical login is enabled all user accounts on the unit will be represented by an icon The default user account is admin The default password is 1234 It is recommended to change the default for security reasons If more than 8 user accounts have been setup a scroll bar will appear To login in press an icon to select a user account Next type in the password You cannot see password as you type It Passwords are limited to2. HSA systems M iniKEY User Manual 2 0 ENGLISH Updated for MiniKEY firmware version 1 65 12 December 2011 Ee HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Congratulations on your purchase MiniKEY is one of the most advanced compact and user friendly inkjet controllers available This manual covers the usage of the controller Before using the product please read the manual carefully Please also refer to Installation M anual Technician s guide to installation of this product Quick Guide Technician s guide to setting up this product Remote Communication for the Mini series Commands for ethernet and RS232 connections MiniDraw for HSAJet MINIKEY M inikEY Optional software for creating and uploading print jobs This manual covers M iniKkey with firmware 1 65 Page 2 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Safety Instructions e The MINIKEY is a controller unit for inkjet printing Only use this device for the intended use e Do not subject the controller to strong shocks or vibrations e Install the MINIKEY in the recommended installation environment only e Connect power supply to input voltage 100 240 VAC e Follow the wiring instructions in the installation manual carefully Wrong wiring could destroy the controller unit e Shut down MINIKEY properly before turning off the power supply Power loss during normal operation may result in memory card write failure and data loss e Do not clean controller
3. How many times the controller will print every time the sensor is activated Notice that counters have their own repeat setting meaning that if you want to print same counter values you should also adjust counter repeat Repeat Distance Distance between two repeats from end of one to the start of next There will always be a minimal gap of 4 mm for all DPI modes except 300x300 dpi One row Endless If endless is selected the controller will continue printing as long as the photo cell input is active Buffer mode The buffer is a location in the controller memory that holds data waiting to be printed when printing of other data Is in progress You can choose between the following settings Normal buffer The controller will always keep 1 or 2 images in the buffer ready for next print Choose this option for best performance and high speed print of f ex dates or fixed text The controller will never be behind in this setting Page 38 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ba HSA SYSTEMS Page 39 of 60 MINIKEY User Manual Change print settings No buffer The image is always generated only when the start sensor is released This will guarantee that you always print up to date information typically you will use this mode if printing the accurate time date is important Start block distance and end block distance The purpose of block distance is to prevent the sensor from being triggered twice For instance if the media is an envelope
4. Property Username Select a name for the user account Password Enter a password for the user account Limited to 4 digits Validator The user can sign prompts where validation is required Admin The user can change any parameter and access all menus File access The user can load files saves file and add new files Object access The user can edit objects and content Parameter access The user can change parameters in the settings menu Load access The user can only load and print layouts Icon Select an icon to display when graphical login has been selected If you want to create a new user account select the new user icon at the bottom of the screen WARNING DO NOT DELETE YOUR ADMIN ACCOUNT OR FORGET THE PASSWORD The machine will have to be sent back for factory reset Page 48 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings Change the language Select language in the system menu In the language menu select which language to use for the MINIKEY interface Press a language name to switch to that language You will return to the main menu with the new language in effect If your language is not on the list you can make your own HSA SYSTEMS provides the tools necessary to upload a new language Page 49 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS an HSA systems Change network settings Page 50 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings Select network in the system menu
5. Add extra space between the black bars to compensate for ink bleeding into the printed material This will add extra width to the black lines Turns human readable part of barcode on or off Font type for the human readable part of the barcode You can create new fonts with MiniDraw No more than 50 fonts can be stored on the MINIKEY Up to 10 fonts can be used in one layout Use the the barcode wizard to create EAN 128 structured barcodes These contain data Identifiers that tell what the following data is Semantic meaning in order to differ between f ex item number from weight and size Identifiers and data must ALWAYS be in the order identifier data lidentifier data etc An example on how to create a EAN 128 barcode Is shown below HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems Page 25 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Select New text wizard from the barcodes menu Select add identifier Set ID code to 1 Name Ientifier tf Symbols i ID code 1 ID details Global trade item number Select Add static Select Enter text Add content to your layout HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems Graphical objects Page 26 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Enter 13 numbers since ID 01 is defined as n02 13 1 check digit Select ok to enter barcode setup menu ng Identifier 1 h A Static 5 delete Add Add static Add counter datetime as E ma Add Add identifier Add shiftc
6. Graphic type Box X 0 00 mm n 0 00 mm X2 4 23 mm Me 4 23 mm Width 0 17 mm Fill Off Press green check mark to continue Parameter list Boxes Name Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty Graphic Type Chose between logo line or box X Position in the horizontal direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Y Position in the vertical direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel X2 When graphic type is box x2 is the x coordinate of the lower right corner Y2 When graphic type is box Y2 is the Y coordinate of the lower right corner Width Select the line width Available for both lines and rectangles Fill Fill the rectangle or not Available only for rectangles The MINIKEY has a maximum capacity of 10 graphical objects logos lines boxes in one layout MAX 50 altogether Lines HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA systems MINIKEY User Manual Add content to your layout Graphic2 Name Graphic2 Graphic type Line X 0 00 mm id 0 00 mm Length 4 23 mm Direction Vertical Width 0 17 mm Parameter list lines ae Name Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty Graphic Type Chose between logo line or box X Position in the horisontal direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Y Position in the vertical directi
7. Network settings allows you to configure your MINIKEY for communication with the local area network Parameter list Property Network Network name DHCP IP address Netmask Gateway Port File port Network address Enable or disable network option Used to identify the unit when connected to the Communicator software If this option is set to on theMINIKEY will search the network for a DHCP server to automatically obtain an IP address netmask and gateway To add an IP address manually select off Standard settings for IP access Works just like with a PC network Typical settings are IP 192 168 1 10 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 This port is used when the MINIKEY is operated by remote control Port for sending files to the machine A unique address that cannot be changed Mac addresses allow network administrators to allow or disallow the MINIKEY access to a network HSA SYSTEMS ie HSA systems Change screen settings MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings Select the screen in the system menu The screen menu has the following options Property Confirmations If this option is selected you will be asked to confirm for instance if you delete a Info Screens Screensaver file This option will display info screens when a command has been carried out The time that elapses before the screen saver starts Screensaver Password If screensaver password is set to on the
8. made inkje E i H SA JE Technology by hAl MINIKEY J E iA ESC ABC DEF i so ae ss GHI MNO E a E Th PQRS TUV WXYZ ge amp 2 Beal STAMP DEL E a fecars E i SHIFT VY gt www hsajet com Page 7 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS 4 HSA SYSTEMS Page 8 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Introduction Function of keys FUNCTION Start stop print mode Work with TEXT content Work with COUNTER content Work with DATE content Work with GRAPHICS content Work with BARCODE content Work with STAMP content Load Save files Change settings Go back to main menu previous menu Does NOT cancel addition of an object Changes between symbol keyboard and normal keyboard Symbol keyboard contains characters in other encodings ex Cyrillic Greek depending on font selected Next character should be upper case Press twice to activate CAPS LOCK Insert a SPACE character Also used to toggle menu items and icons at bottom ENTER Change values in selected menu item select icon accept value in inputbox Arrow keys navigate between menu items icons and HSA SYSTEMS wT HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Introduction Shortcuts SHORTCUT FUNCTION Toggle between menu lines and icons at the bottom Accept changes in the menu Same as Space arrow keys to green checkmark Create a new text object and edit it instantly Same can be applied to to counter date graphics and
9. numbers on this controller Page 12 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS E HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Loading and printing Press ENTER when done or ESC to cancel and go back to select another user account How to load and print a layout Press the MSG button Press ENTER on Select job Select a layout from the list You can create use a subdirectory if you wish to organise the files The layout will load and you will return to main menu Press RUN key to enter print mode Page 13 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS e HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Manage your layout Manage your layout This section will detail how to manage layout files and create new layout files How to create a new layout Press the MSG button To create a new layout press new Press filename to enter a file name for the new file Enter a new filename in the text field Press ENTER to finish You can use maximum 7 characters for the file name Page 14 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ka HSA SYSTEMS Page 15 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Manage your layout To change active directory press active directory Active directory is where your file will be saved on the internal memory card Each directory level can contain 50 entries where an entry is a layout or another directory Effectively you can have 2500 layouts with a 2 levels of subdirectories Next press the new directory icon at the bottom of the screen files ea V Enter
10. aT HENGE OCS VOTING enanar E 56 List Of system events ccccsecsssrssrssrsssscsssscsessecesssesensersersensensersatsateas 57 Overview of Connectors sess cisasierssesasensnacsinntonsia adeaaunneterniensmatatenns 58 Data BX CIVGING rirerire aana 60 DPO ciere a ATE A EA A AE 60 Page 5 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS s HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Introduction Introduction Features and performance Features e Text barcode and graphical objects e Simple inclusion of stamps by a list e Multilingual keyboard e Prompts e Real time printing e 2 configurable hardware outputs e 2 configurable hardware inputs Performance e Number of pens Up to 4 pens max 2 physical heads e Printing speed depending on resolution 35 m min at 600 dpi e Resolution Variable in print direction in 18 steps from 75 to 2400 dpi e Manual row select e Print length up to 2700 mm Interface e Integrated keyboard e Documented protocol for remote operation Ethernet and RS232 e External PC software MINIDRAW for creation of print jobs This software is supplied on the CD that follows the controller Hardware e Quadrature encoder supported e Power supply 100 240VAC included Page 6 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS al HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Introduction Navigation The MINIKEY has a flat menu with direct access from keys At any time you can switch to a new function by keypress notice you need to exit menus by green checkmark to save changes you have
11. barcode Shuts down controller E Create a new stamp directly selected from list of stamps visually Common navigation icons At the bottom of each screen a menu with navigation shortcuts can be found Save changes and proceed Delete object cancel add and go back pS N Do not save changes Go back to previous menu BACK to previous menu ti Entering content When you edit content you are presented with a single line edit field Under it the 11 content keys are illustrated with their values Each time you press a button it will cycle the values with characters first A long press will give the number value Example 5jkl will cycle between j k and 5 If you release the key for 1 second the character is accepted To get shifted characters press SHIFT To get the international characters press SYMB The characters displayed depends on the encoding of the selected font for the object Notice that you also have shifted values in the international characters Page 9 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS s HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Introduction What are layout object amp Content Page 10 of 60 On the MINIKEY layouts objects and content constitute your print job It is important to understand the difference The following will explain Your layout is like a white piece of paper where you place content Objects are placeholders for content They are like post it notes on your paper On the post it note
12. layout Add content to your layout This section details how to add content to your layout As detailed above there are 3 types of objects text barcode and graphics Text and barcode objects can contain one of the different content types The procedure for adding objects with content is the same for text and barcode objects and will only be described in detail for text objects Page 18 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS SE HSA SYSTEMS Text objects MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Text objects display the content inside as TEXT letters and numbers There is no limit on the type of content that can be added to a text object Page 19 of 60 How to add objects Press one of the text object keys TEXT 123 or Calendar From here select New icon Or just press SHIFT object key to create directly Doing so will display the properties for the object Text 2 Name X W Seperator Rotation Font Text 0 mm 0 00 mm Normal Enter text Vv General properties for objects Many of the properties are general for all objects regardless of content The following properties list will not be repeated for each content type Name X lt Rotation Font Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty Position in the print direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Position in the vertical direction starting from upper
13. new directory name Press ENTER to continue On the next screen you have changed location to the new directory The new directory name will be shown at the top of the screen Press the green check mark to return to the previous screen new dir ca v Press ENTER to finish New file Filename NewFile Active directory files new dir Vv Now your file will be created and will be the active file It will be empty no objects and will have parameters based on the machine parameters You are now ready to create content HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Manage your layout Create a new layout based on another The option New based on will save a layout under a new name This option is an advantage if you want to create a new layout using the settings from another layout Select New based on Select source layout Enter name for the new layout Press the green check mark to continue The MINIKEY will automatically save your new layout to the internal memory card How to delete a layout Press the MSG key To delete a layout select delete Select a layout to delete Page 16 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ee HSA systems MINIKEY User Manual Manage your layout Press Yes to confirm Notice that if you delete the active current layout it will still remain in memory and can actually be saved again Page 17 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS e HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your
14. the circumference of the measuring wheel by the number of pulses per revolution generated from the encoder Modular HSA SYSTEMS E HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings This options must be set if print mode has been set to modular If you enter 1 the nozzles will fire each time an encoder signal is received If you enter 4 the nozzle rows will fire ones for every 4 encoder signals received Quadrature Select quadrature to measure on the back edge of the encoder signal This will double your pulses single channel encoder or quadruple your pulses double channel encoder Divide distance per pulse accordingly Sensor edge Set the sensor settings to positive or negative depending on the type of sensor you are using If you want printing to start when the sensor s signal goes active the sensor edge should be positive If you want printing to start when the sensor s signal goes inactive the edge should be negative Start distance An important part of setting up your system is to measure the distance between the start sensor and the head This is to ensure the product is printed at the right spot Remember the value must correspond to the physical setup If bidirectional printing is selected two options are available start distance Left gt right and start distance Right gt left Select a start distance for the Left gt right travel direction and one for the Right gt left travel direction Repeat Count
15. user must enter the password to regain Login Brightness Log Level Unit Item Selection Prompt display Page 51 of 60 access to the MINIKEY Select graphical login user accounts shown as icons Text Login enter username and password or No Login Notice that if No Login is selected this forces Simple Mode operation Select screen brightness 0 100 What data is saved to the internal log file Choose between none minimum normal or maximum log level A detailed list is in the reference section Measurement units Choose between mm inch or pixel Click to change will allow you to edit the parameters and activate menus immediately Click to select will highlight the parameter and menu first Select again to activate When entering print mode prompts can be listed or shown one by one HSA SYSTEMS se HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings Set system clock Select Clock in the system menu The available options are Current date Current date This is entered in your local format which will depend on menu language chosen Current time Current time in your area hh mm ss Use DST If set to on the controller compensate for Daylight Saving Time DST on The date when Daylight Saving time starts DST off The date when Daylight Saving time ends Objects with date time content are synchronized with the system clock therefore it is important that the settings are correct Pa
16. with strong solvents e Do not let liquids get in touch with any electrical parts e The MINIKEY is only to be repaired by trained personnel e Do not forget your administrator password or delete the administrator account Page 3 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS 4 HSA SYSTEMS Table of Content Page 4 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual PNTOGUCHON reiusu aaan Features and performance s s ssssssrsrsrsrsisrnnsnrntnnnsrsrsraninntntnsrnrsrrerenrns 6 Novia O ia EEE AEE 7 What are layout object amp Content 0 ee ceceeseeeeseseeseeesersesrees 10 Limits to the System csesessessssrssrssrscsseessessecsecseseesersersensersersarsatsateas 11 Loading and Printing ssuriiisiiusirininiisuivninannaniiuninansisa n Login to the SysteM iriariiisaiinnna aaa 12 How to load and print a layout s s ssssssssssisrsrsrsrsnrnsrsrernrsrsrsrrnrererersrns 13 Manage YOUN layoUt sssri How to create a new layout s s ssssssssrsisisisrsninrisisrnrnrsrarsrrnrnrninrnrnrrnns 14 Create a new layout based ON another s sssesersererersrsrrererrerrerrernrnnee 16 How to delete a layout s s sesesersrsrsrsrsnsrnnnnsnnnnnnnnnrnrnrnrrrrsrsrsenrernrns 16 Add content to your layOUt ssssssssnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnas TOE OD OCIS ae a sees 19 Barcode OD CCl Se sectrceteetcne nec ac cuchetaaceccanutdeeeeeabated secueactulsadenunusteatneaitds 23 Grapnical obed peerrereret anne AE 26 POD ee E 31 How to preview your layOUt s s ssssssr
17. V DC from the internal power supply F1 is the 5V fuse and F2 is the 12V fuse both are 0 5A SMD Fast acting The value of the fuses is related to the power available from the PCB Use only 0 5A if you need more power you must use an external power supply Fl and F2 are located on the inside of the Minikey right behind the USB connector You can buy the fuses from HSA or locally if you choose locally make sure you get the right fuses warranty does not cover replacement of burned PCB s because of wrong fuses Part numbers ACEL Fuse 0 5A SMD 9922156 976 0451 500MRL ACEL Fuse 2A 5x20 1123244 504 BK S506 2 R Page 59 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS 4 HSA SYSTEMS Data Exchange Support Page 60 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Please refer to Remote Communication with M iniTouch M inikey For product support please contact HSA SYSTEMS Customer Service department HSA SYSTEMS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Phone 45 66103401 Email hsasupport hsasystems com Dai H SA SYSTEMS Reference Section HSA SYSTEMS
18. ad offset is only relevant if you have more than one head on your system If this is head one offset must be set to zero If this is head two offset is the distance from the the first nozzle row of the first pen in the first head to the first nozzle row of the first pen in the second head Upside Down This option will mirror the image horizontally Select this option if you are printing up instead of down Typically you will want to ENABLE this on web printing if the latch is facing the operator Other side This option will mirror the image vertically Select this option if the head is printing from the other side of the conveyor Mirrored This option will make the head print in reverse mirror Use this option if the print media is transparent like f ex a web or clear plastic Pen Voltage and Fire pulse width These settings can greatly influence the quality of your printout Please refer to settings in the Quick start manual Setting up the pen Select a pen to enter the pen setup menu The number of pens displayed depends on the head size It will be from 1 or 2 The settings may be different for each pen Make the required changes Press the green check mark to continue HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS Page 42 of 60 MINIKEY User Manual Change print settings Offset Offset for this pen in the current head Offset for the first pen will be zero offset for the second pen will be the distance from the first noz
19. alue The maximum value displayed in the counter Maximum value is 2 147 483 647 after which it will display minimum value If the maximum value exceeds the selected number of digits only the last digits will be displayed Example Digits 3 Max 1000 Counter will display 998 999 000 001 What should be in front of current value Select either Zero displays 000123 Space displays 123 Nothing displays123 Counter increments With a setting of 3 the counter will display 0 3 6 9 12 How many times the counter is repeating This is independent from the message repeat set in the layout settings If step count has been set to two print will be 99 99 100 100 101 101 If layout repeat has been set to two and the counter repeat has been set to off the print will be 99 100 101 102 Sensor signals enclosed in Select this option to reset step count when you enter print mode Continue counting at print mode start or reset to a value The value to start from if Reset on print start is selected May be equal to or different from minimum HSA SYSTEMS ie HSA systems Page 22 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Text object with date time Enter parameters Parameters are described below Press the green check mark to finish Parameter list text object with date time Format Locale Offset Example Format determines how date and times is displayed If you enter
20. dd content to your layout Please enter prompts Size 1113a Enter text 22 L Validation If one or more prompts have Validation ON the final list of prompts will look different Instead of a green checkmark it will have a checkmark over a prompt icon Please enter prompts Size c14 Enter text 22 N esc f fmm E When you select this icon you are taken to the login screen Select here a user that has the role VALIDATOR activated Enter passw ord for that user If login is succesful the checkmark is again the green accept icon Press it and print starts now with prompts validated Notice that if the user that starts print mode is ALSO a validator the prompts will automatically be validated by that user and no validation screen will appear How to preview your layout The preview is always shown when a menu is not active You can choose in the settings gt Screen gt Preview zoom setting how to fit the layout to the screen Page 33 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ee HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Page 34 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ce HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Edit the message Edit the message This section details how to edit your layout objects and content to change properties in an existing message Edit object properties Use this method to edit existing content based on a list of object names An alternative and perhaps simpler method is to select the object from t
21. dd mm yyyy the date will be displayed like 28 04 2009 Refer to the date formats in the reference sections for a full list of date codes Anything entered that is not on the list is interpreted literally such as comma full stop dash etc Also strings that are in quotes are interpreted literally Determines long and short names for days and months Press locale and select a locale file from the menu The MINIKEY contains locales for various different languages Select a different date and time than the one set by your system clock You can make offset year month day hour minute and seconds independently and both forward and back Use blue arrows to add subtract one or click the number to edit directly Not a setting but the resulting printing date code formatted with format pattern locale and offset HSA SYSTEMS e HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Barcode objects Barcode objects display the content inside as a barcode You can place any type of content inside a barcode object but you are only allowed to add the object if the resulting string is valid for the barcode symbology chosen If f ex 12 characters numbers only is expected you are not allowed to add a string or a longer shorter number Properties Press BARCODE button Select content to add in barcode As an example static text content is selected here Enter parameters Parameters are described below Press green ch
22. eck mark to continue Page 23 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS ba HSA SYSTEMS Page 24 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Properties for the barcodes Name X Height Separator Symbology Checksum Modules Ink Spacing Extra Lines Human readable Human Readable Font EAN 128 barcodes Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty Position in the print direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Position in the vertical direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel If the object is positioned outside the canvas the message Warning object out of canvas will be shown Enter barcode height Optional 1 character that is used to separate content Example you wish to concatenate Batch number and a counter Put both in the same text object and use e g space as separator You will get an output like XCBVJF 3345 The barcode type Select one of the options shown below EAN8 EAN 13 UPC A Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 3 of 9 Code 128 EAN 128 DataM atrix DataM atrix with GS1 EAN128 structure Change calculation of the check sum for the chosen barcode type Multiplication of barcode size 1 is the smallest possible size barcode Module size cannot be smaller than font size otherwise the human readable font will not be readable Recommended module size is 6 or above
23. epted HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS Page 32 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Visible mask If you have a mask on the prompt the keyboard will change automatically during input and you are locked to that keyboard Example NNNN will display the numeric keypad for entry of 4 characters Notice SPACE will allow you to use literals that you jump over Default value shown in input box If you have chosen SPACE in mask above the visible mask will be printed literally at that position and jumped over in input Example Mask NN SJNN S NN Visible 00 00 00 Input 123456 Result 12 34 56 Use prompts at print start Prompts are used when you start print mode You will be asked to enter the values for each of the content where you have activated prompts Depending on the prompt view mode selected in Settings gt Screen gt Prompt display you may see the prompts as one of the following Mode selected Enter text Ea 2 Single view a 7 8 9 E Prompts are shown one by one always in edit mode ENEE E s 2 a lt At the end you are presented with a list of values a entered You can click any of them again to edit or mae re accept all GS 123 8 abc adi J Please enter prompts Size 1113a Enter text 22 esc i q List view Prompts are shown directly as a list of current values click to edit one or accept all HSA SYSTEMS a HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual A
24. ge 52 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings Display system info Select info in the system menu Page 53 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Da HSA systems Use the USB feature MINIKEY User M anual Use the USB feature How to upload Layout and resources from USB You can create a print job with the software MiniDraw and upload it to the MINIKEY from USB To load print jobs from a USB key please insert the key into the USB slot The MINIKEY will search for available scripts in the root of the flash drive and display them on the screen Click on the script to execute and confirm when prompted For instructions on how to create print jobs and save them to USB please refer to the M iniDraw Manual How to export log files to USB Page 54 of 60 Two log files are stored on the internal memory card The content of the data log is stored in one logfile The log file format is defined from MiniDraw There are 3 different log levels Please refer to the section Screen settings You will find a list of systems events in the reference section The logfiles can be extracted and saved to a USB key Insert a USB key in the USB slot on the MINIKEY Select Export log This will start the extraction process Files NewFile Select job Save New Delete ab abd Ct Rename New based Export log on Va N The extraction process is completed when the busy symbol is gone The log files w
25. he preview screen red border then select object properties icon Press the TEXT button Select a text from the list of active text objects Make the required changes Parameters are described above Page 35 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings Change print settings Print settings is where all parameters for the printout is stored Settings these right are crucial in order to get a good looking printout Please also refer to installation manual Enter setup To enter setup press the SETUP key How to edit Machine parameters Machine parameters are where the setup related to printout is stored Please refer to installation manual for a detailed explanation of parameters To edit machine parameters select machine Length The total length of your layout Page 36 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS Page 37 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings Vertical resolution In vertical resolution it s possible to select between the following 300 dpi row A 300 dpi row B 600 dpi 300 dpi alternating row A B Horizontal Resolution In horizontal resolution you can choose from 75 to 2400 dpi in 18 different steps This allows you to choose very fast and cost saving print with a little lower quality or very high resolution print compromising speed and cost or a setting in between Use the arrows to select lower higher DPI The list will wrap so the l
26. ill be saved on the USB drive as LOGFILE LOG for system events PRINTER LOG for print data log HSA SYSTEMS SE HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Use the USB feature How to update firmware To update from a USB key please complete the following steps Obtain the update files from your supplier You typically get this as a zip file Copy all files from USB UPDATE directory inside to the USB key Insert memory stick in M INIKEY Wait for a list of files to display on the MINIKEY you must be logged in as admin to see this Load firmupd tsc script and confirm When asked recycle power You can also update firmware from your pc To update firmware from your pc please setup an ethernet connection The procedure is described in MiniDraw manual Next install the software MiniDraw and follow the instructions in the MiniDraw manual Page 55 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS List of date formats Page 56 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Reference Section Reference Section y yy yYYY m mM mm mmm mmmm W W dD dd ddd dddd d h hh n nn S SS Notes Year with 1 2 or 4 digits Month number 1 digit Month number 1 digit space leadin Month number 2 digits Jan January Week number 1 digit Week number 2 digits Day of month 1 digit Day of month 1 digit space leadin Day of month 2 digit Short name for day such as mon for Monday Full name for day such as Monday N
27. irection for bidirectional printing HSA SYSTEMS an HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings How to test your equipment Page 44 of 60 When the MINIKEY is being installed you can check that all hardware connected to the controller is working as expected Select Test I O in the settings menu On this screen you will find the start switch the encoder plus the input and output channels When a signal is ON the light bulb will light up Example Activate your start switch If the controller receives a signal from the start switch the light bulb will light up Start your conveyor If the controller receives a signal the lightbulbs encoder a and encoder b will start flashing Click the lightbulb icon to toggle the output signals HSA SYSTEMS se PISA systens MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings How to purge the pens Page 45 of 60 Purge and spit are used as maintenance tools to keep the ink from clogging the nozzle rows Spit is firing of all channels controlled by a timer Purge is a constant firing of all channels for as long as function is activated Select purge spit in the head setup menu In the purge menu you can purge each head in your head s At the bottom of the screen you can enter the spit settings menu Spit is short firing of all channels typically few drops per channel very fixed period of time Spi NewFile Spit between prints Off Interval 0 Burst si
28. l high 1 pen Size is scaled correctly according to content Stamp A visual representation of the stamp selected Press enter here to select another stamp A collection of stamps may be up to 50 different stamps It is possible to create these via MiniDraw You can also upload your own images if you prefer instead As long as the size is adequate from the beginning 300 pixel in height per print engine HSA SYSTEMS Dai HSA systems Prompts MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout See instruction in MiniDraw how to do this Prompts is not content by itself but a way to force the user to input data at print start Typically used where the designer does not know the content of this data in advance or where it changes regularly Page 31 of 60 Setup prompts Press the prompt icon at the bottom of the screen Edit prompt parameters Parameters are described below Active On Requires validation Off Question Mask Visible mask Press green check mark to continue Prompt parameters Property Active To activate the prompt select on Requires validation When this option is set to on the prompt cannot be accepted before a user with validator status has entered his password Please refer to the chapter on user accounts Question Enter a question to display for instance Enter batch no Mask If you enter N only numbers will be accepted as input If you enter X only characters will be acc
29. left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel If the object is positioned outside the canvas the message Warning object out of canvas will be shown Allows you to rotate the object in 90 degree steps If the selected font cannot be rotated select font will be shown in the font line Please go to the font menu and select a different font that can be rotated Select font You can use MiniDraw to create new fonts No more than 50 fonts can be stored on the MINIKEY Up to 10 fonts can be used in one layout HSA SYSTEMS se HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Text object with static content Static text will not change automatically and acts like a label in the message You can enter the text content at last line Text String content maximum 127 characters Page 20 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS al HSA systems Page 21 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Text object with counter Enter parameters Parameters are described below Press green check mark to finish Parameter list text object with counter Value Digits Minimum value Maximum value Lead in Step value Step count Reset step on print start Reset on print start Reset value Current value at print mode start Number of digits shown The maximum number of digits is 10 The minimum value displayed in the counter Minimum value is 2 147 483 648 after which it will display maximum v
30. ode systemdata Symbology must be set to EAN 128 or DataM atrix GS1 Press green check mark to finish Name Barcode t x 0 00 Mm Yoo OMM Height all Seperator Symbology EAN 128 d a Checksum Te 7 Modules 9 Ink spacing _ 0 ig Logos Press the LOGO button In the graphics menu press the New logo button Add content to your layout HSA SYSTEMS we HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Enter parameters Parameters are described below Press green check mark to continue Parameter list logos Name Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty Graphic Type Chose between logo line or box Depending on choice you will get additional menu items X Position in the horizontal direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Y Position in the vertical direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Logo Press logo to select a logo currently stored on the MINIKEY Logo files must be 2 colors maximum for best result To upload new logos to the MINIKEY please install the M iniDraw software The MINIKEY has a maximum capacity of 10 graphical objects logos lines boxes in one layout MAX 50 altogether Boxes Page 27 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS Page 28 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Graphic3 Name Graphic3
31. on starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Length The length of the line Available only when line is selected as graphic type Direction Select either vertical and horizontal lines Available only when line is selected as graphic type Width Select the line width Available for both lines and boxes The MINIKEY has a maximum capacity of 10 graphical objects logos lines boxes in one layout MAX 50 altogether Page 29 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA systems Page 30 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Add content to your layout Stamps Although having their own button for quick access STAMPS content actually is a logo When you create a stamp by stamp menu gt NEW you are presented with selection of the stamp and properties If you press SHIFT STAMP you are instead presented with a visual list of the stamps currently installed Select by cursor up down or left right and ENTER to select or just type a 2 digit number if you know it already Then you are presented with options for the stamp chosen Name Descriptive name must be unique to the layout and can not be empty X Position in the horisontal direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel lt Position in the vertical direction starting from upper left corner The distance is set in current units mm inch pixel Size Either half 150 pixel high 2 pen or 300 pixe
32. ower part of 75 dpi will be 2400 dpi Print direction Print direction is the travel direction of your media Select either Right gt left Left gt Right or bidirectional In bidirectional mode your controller prints one line from left to right then the following line from right to left Start direction This option applies only to bidirectional printing and will only be displayed if bidirectional has been selected under print direction Your print head must be set to go either Left gt Right or Right gt left when a sensor signal is detected Select Input 1 gt Input 4 to set the print direction remotely If the signal goes from low to high the head will print from Left gt right If the signal goes from high to low the head will print from right gt left Connect input 1 2 to the I O connector Connect input 3 4 on the control connector Print mode Select either Velocity Position Encoder or Modular Encoder If you select the position option encoder pulses will be used to calculate the speed If modular is selected firing of the nozzles is synchronized with the encoder pulses Velocity This value must be set if print mode is set to velocity Please make sure the velocity equals the speed of your media and that your media moves with a constant speed during printing Encoder This value must be set if print mode Is set to position The value entered here is the encoder resolution Resolution is calculated by dividing
33. reen settings changed Switching job Data log file edit Pen auto switch on off Firmware update initiated FPGA update initiated Logged on remote Failed remote login Log out remote Load file remote System reboot remote Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Remote shutdown Prompting Stopping print Data edit object Data edit content Editing finished Create object wizard Create object with content Edit object content Delete object text Edit shift content Delete shift content Change font Change locale Date time Edit logo Save file Language changed Calibration Spit settings changed Printhead edit Pen edit Logs exported Logs reset HSA SYSTEMS wT HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Reference Section Overview of Connectors Page 58 of 60 Necessary equipment CONNECTOR P8 Powerconnector 100 240 VDC Recommended equipment 4 Encoder SUB D 9 pin female Optional equipment 6 RS232 connector SUB D 9 pin male For wiring diagrams on connectors please refer to installation manual HSA SYSTEMS SE HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Reference Section Fuses The Minikey controller has 4 fuses 2 on the outside and 2 on the inside On the outside are the mains fuses 5x20mm glass 2A T The controller can supply external equipment with 5 and 12
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35. umber of weekday start of week as per language file is number 1 Day of year 1 digit Day of year 3 digits Hour 1 or 2 digits Minute 1 or 2 digits Second 1 or 2 digits 1 Month names depend on the locale selected 2 Month Day names are capitalized according to format string Ex mmm gt jan MMM gt JAN 3 To put literals quote the string ddd is ddd produces ddd is Mon 4 In general date calculation and formatting follows ISO 8601 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA SYSTEMS List of system events Page 57 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Reference Section If loglevel has been set to minimum the actions with minimum log level will be logged If loglevel has been set to normal actions with minimum log level and normal log level will be logged If loglevel has been set to maximum all actions will be logged Loglevel Action tog evel JACTION Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Entering prompts New value Entered value Entering prompts for next job Logged on Failed login Shut down Log out Remote log out Starting print New file Load file Load file to print queue Delete file Load file template Renaming file New user added User deleted Edit user Sc
36. with a window the sensor will believe the front edge of the window to be the back edge of the media Thus the back edge of the window will trigger the sensor again If you are printing on medias of equal length you can enter the media length as your start block distance and set the end block distance to 0 However this is not possible if you are printing on medias of various size If that is the case your start block distance should be a little longer than your start distance Set the end block distance to 1cm or less Line name What you enter here will be displayed when you create an object with systemdata content and select linename as your data HSA SYSTEMS ce HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings How to setup your print head s Print Head parameters and type are selected in the stitching menu It is very important that these settings are accurate The settings here must very accurately match your physical hardware configuration Choose Head Setup in the settings menu The Minikey can use one or two physical heads head 1 connected to the side head 2 to the back which each may be off 1pen or 2pen Inside head setup choose the physical head to edit properties Print head options Head size Page 40 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA systems Page 41 of 60 MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings The type of the physical head This can be a 1 pen stall 2 pen stall or Disabled Offset He
37. you write something That is your content You can see the principle illustrated here Message area Object with single content pyonni sak 123 Object with 2 content text Russian and counter When you create a layout it is a blank piece of paper When you place an object on your layout content will be created at the same time and the two will be linked together NOTICE On MiniKey you can not link multiple content to textual objects This is ONLY possible for barcodes There are 3 types of objects Text objects Displays content as text or numbers Barcode objects Displays content as barcode Graphical objects display a logo a line or a box Not linked to a content HSA SYSTEMS SE HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Introduction There are 4 types of content Content type Meaning Static text A static text is content that is the same on every print Counter Counters increment every time the start sensor is activated Date time Displays the date and or time based on the system clock Indentifier Application identifier for EAN 128 barcode Limits to the system Property Limit Number of folders on internal Unlimited up to 2 GB Each layout is 16 349 bytes memorycard Number of layouts 50 layouts in each folder on the internal memory card Number of objects in one layout 40 text objects 10 barcode objects 10 graphical objects Max 50 altogether Number of contents in one layout 16 static texts
38. ze 0 Sensor spit Off Distance 0 00 mm Burst size 0 Delay seconds 0 Select spit between prints to fire a few nozzles between each print Property Interval Number of seconds between each spit Burst size Number of times each nozzle fires Select sensor spit to spit every time the photocell is triggered Property Distance How far from the photocell you want the spit Burst size Number of times each nozzle fires HSA SYSTEMS Ee HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings The delay is the number of seconds from one spit to the next If the sensor is triggered more frequently the nozzles will not fire For instance with a 2 second delay the system will never spit with less than two seconds between prints Page 46 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS e HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings How to change system settings System settings have influence on the look and feel of the controller but not directly on the printout This is where users are edited the menu language Is changed and clock and network settings are changed Edit user accounts In the settings menu select system Select users in the system menu Page 47 of 60 HSA SYSTEMS se HSA systems MINIKEY User M anual How to change system settings A list of active user accounts will be displayed Select a user account to edit You now have the following options
39. zle row in the first pen to the first nozzle row in the second pen This is typically a distance off 600 pixels Overlap The number of nozzles that are turned off Will compensate for a small overlap of nozzles Ink supply Size ml How much ink at 100 full is available to this pen Ink warning level Change this setting if you want the MINIKEY to display a warning when the ink level measured in is low Offline Turn off power on the cartridge HSA SYSTEMS se PISA sysrens MINIKEY User M anual Change print settings How to setup input and output Page 43 of 60 The MINIKEY has 2 output and 2 input channels Select hardware i o in the settings menu For each output select one of the following Property Off No output Print Mode ON when the unit is in print mode Printing ON when the unit is actively printing a message Low Ink ON when one of the pens has low ink warning Error ON when controller is overheating For each input select one of the following Off Input is ignored Purge A signal will cause the printer to purge Start stop print A signal will initiate printing The printer will stop printing if printing is in progress Spit enable active low Activate remote spit when signal goes low Spit enable active high Activate remote spit when signal goes high Reset alarm Reset alarm condition Use this to allow acknowledge by push button In addition one of the inputs may be used to select the d
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