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Sjefferson99: Startup procedure detailed

2025-02-16T18:16:31Z

Startup procedure detailed

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	* Multilayer PCBs up to 8 layers		* Multilayer PCBs up to 8 layers

	=== ~~Startup procedure~~ ===		=== COM port configuration ===
	~~I think the below may now have been mitigated by setting hardware flow control, ensure~~ the COM port is configured in the OS device manager as follows:		Ensure the COM port is configured in the OS device manager as follows:

	* 57600 bps		* 57600 bps
	* 8 data bits		* 8 data bits
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	* 1 stop bit		* 1 stop bit
	* Hardware flow control		* Hardware flow control
			'''As a failback procedure, If it won't connect with correct port settings try this:'''
	~~The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations~~, ~~if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software~~ with ~~a good connection to the machine.~~

	# Power the 4 way strip		# Power the 4 way strip
	# Ensure the compressed air connector is connected and pressurised		# Ensure the compressed air connector is connected and pressurised
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	#Click OK on remove tool to toolbox		#Click OK on remove tool to toolbox
	#Machine will locate tool 1 then relocate to home and the software loads ready to use		#Machine will locate tool 1 then relocate to home and the software loads ready to use

			=== Startup procedure ===
			#Ensure Computer, Vacuum and S100 are powered on (should all be one power strip to the left of the machine.
			#Open Boardmaster 5.1 from the desktop icon
			#The tool status dialogue will open
			##If there is a tool in the head, ensure there is an empty tool position, select "In the main clamp" and specify the empty tool position (left to right 1-10)
			##If there is no tool in the head, ensure none of the radio buttons are selected, keep the free tool position at 0 and press OK
			#You are now in the main Boardmaster interface for control of the CNC.

	=== Troubleshooting ===		=== Troubleshooting ===
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	** Ensure compressor is on		** Ensure compressor is on
	** The gas pressure requirement is quite high, run the air to trigger the compressor to achieve sufficient pressure		** The gas pressure requirement is quite high, run the air to trigger the compressor to achieve sufficient pressure
			* Error presented on screen
			** There is no way to cancel these
			** Press solve 2-3 times until it claims to have solved the error
			** Press the X in the top right until the box clears (Usually 5-6 times)

	[[File:20240928 133608-min-min.jpg\|thumb\|Example configuration data]]		[[File:20240928 133608-min-min.jpg\|thumb\|Example configuration data]]

Sjefferson99: COM port settings

2025-02-16T16:41:20Z

COM port settings

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	=== Startup procedure ===		=== Startup procedure ===
			I think the below may now have been mitigated by setting hardware flow control, ensure the COM port is configured in the OS device manager as follows:

			* 57600 bps
			* 8 data bits
			* 0 parity bits
			* 1 stop bit
			* Hardware flow control

	The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations, if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software with a good connection to the machine.		The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations, if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software with a good connection to the machine.

Sjefferson99: Permitted items

2024-09-28T16:05:40Z

Permitted items

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			=== Permitted applications ===
			Extracted from manual, to be reworked into more definitive list.

			* Printed circuit boards and front plates
			** One sided and double sided boards
			*** FR3
			*** FR4
			*** FR5
			*** G10
			* Flexible substrates
			* RF substrates
			* Drilling test adapters
			* Structuring film patterns
			* Solder frames for PCB assembly
			* SMD fine line
			* Contour milling
			* Engraving front panels or labels
			* Depth drilling of rigid or flexible boards
			* Depanelling and reworking of populated and unpopulated boards
			* Machining of housings
			* Multilayer PCBs up to 8 layers

	=== Startup procedure ===		=== Startup procedure ===
	The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations, if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software with a good connection to the machine.		The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations, if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software with a good connection to the machine.

Sjefferson99: Troubleshooting section

2024-09-28T13:48:24Z

Troubleshooting section

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 ## Select "In the main clamp"
 ## Enter "1" in "Enter the free tool position"
 [[File:20240928 133608-min-min.jpg|thumb|Example configuration data]]

Sjefferson99: Added config example image

2024-09-28T12:58:57Z

Added config example image

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	## Select "In the main clamp"		## Select "In the main clamp"
	## Enter "1" in "Enter the free tool position"		## Enter "1" in "Enter the free tool position"
			[[File:20240928 133608-min-min.jpg\|thumb\|Example configuration data]]

Sjefferson99: Added startup procedure

2024-09-28T12:37:46Z

Added startup procedure

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=== Startup procedure ===
The machine is quite picky about the startup order of operations, if you follow the below you should have success in loading the software with a good connection to the machine.

# Power the 4 way strip
# Ensure the compressed air connector is connected and pressurised
# Power on the PC if off
# Switch OFF the mill at the switch to the right by the power connector
# Load the Boardmaster software from the shortcut on the desktop
# Splashscreen appears - wait for 10-20 seconds for the connection failure dialogue to appear
# Ensure COM1 is selected and power on the CNC
# Select connect
# In the dialogue that appears:
## Select "In the main clamp"
## Enter "1" in "Enter the free tool position"