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Paul Klasek <[log in to unmask]>
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Sorry John ; I presumed the addresses show in your Cc. box .
Shaafi is likely with most hands on .

> ----------
> From:         Paul Klasek
> Sent:         Monday, 27 July 1998 10:01
> To:   'TechNet E-Mail Forum.'; 'Arroyave, John (FL51)'; Jeff Mallia
> Cc:   [log in to unmask];
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> Subject:      RE: [TN] C.O.P.S. software from Camalot (Speedline).
>
> 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]>
>       [log in to unmask]
>
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