Agree , the software is miles behind the hardware of linear motors .
Documentation is, as you politely described ; cryptic . Indeed .
We do not get fiducial errors ; however glitches in software are common
.
The foot stepping to it's own, is (sorry) your own programming error ;
not helped by software design as well ;
when you program your path on the board you HAVE TO keep in mind the
orientation of touch foot all the time .
Do not rely on the optimising function in programming .
When you program and hit the "optimise" function , it reroutes the path
taking NO REGARD for foot orientation (not clever) ;
we found exactly the same, > stepping to it's own ; the gain on speed is
negligible as well, if your program in smooth meander first place =
don't jump distances ; think in closest steps in the laterality of the
whole board ( optimise in head ) .
With the foot vector in mind it is a challenge, but worth it .
You may find one axis (X) faster ; than favor it on the path design .
We work here with Gemini, the software is GFX 2.O

Jeff Mallia is my programming guru ;he'll write you few points next week

Shaafi Abdullah is a Singapore Camelot Service Manager ; very helpful
with experience way to Apple hey days
Edwin Salido in Philips-Manila has about a half a dozen of this toys;
with corresponding experience .
Allen Duck is a Speedline fellow ; able to point you to more info .

Good idea for the informational exchange ; every bit counts ; it's a
tall task on in-line solder dispensing ;
but it's sure worth it, to skip stencils out of process .
So, welcome to the try hard club .
If you'd decide to dispense with dual needles (to cut time on passives,
if you have a lot of them) ;
or would like to experiment with flattened (oval) needles to aid fine
pitch ; lets converse .
Same to Jared , Paul, & the rest of paste dispensing fellows

See you

Paul Klasek
http://www.resmed.com


> ----------
> From:         Arroyave, John
> (FL51)[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Saturday, 25 July 1998 0:09
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] C.O.P.S. software from Camalot (Speedline).
>
> Has anyone had any experience with this solder dispensing software
> from
> Camalot?  We had some issues that we finally resolved pretty much on
> our
> own, the documentation was cryptic at best and not very helpful.
> There are
> still some other issues that we have not been able to resolve.  One of
> these
> issues is that the fiducial function in the software does not work (it
> gets
> a memory error).  Another is that the foot of the dispensing needle
> steps on
> solder that has already been dispensed.  Any help on these two issues
> with
> this software would be greatly appreciated.  I may also be able to
> help if
> other people are having the same start-up problems that we had with
> this
> software package.
>
> John Arroyave
> Production Engineer (Plant #3 PDF Labs)
> Honeywell Space Systems
> e-mail:  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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