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]; > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > [log in to unmask] > 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] > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using > LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] > with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line > Services" section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] > or 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ > > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################