btsr SMART MATRIX FEEDER, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...SMART MATRIX FEEDER Operating Manual ENGLISH Rev 4 0 April 2013 ...

Page 2: ... at any time the contents of this Manual without notice For any technical or commercial problem please contact your local BTSR dealer or call directly BTSR customer service center We will be glad to meet your needs Thank you for your trust and good job The product described herein is compliant with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC All BTSR products...

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Page 5: ...nd accuracy The availability of a User Friendly graphic interface allows you to quickly and intuitively program all the operating parameters of ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices in addition it provides a real time monitoring of device behavior and production efficiency On this manual the ROLLING FEEDER indication implicitly includes the ROLLING MED device version specifically developed ...

Page 6: ... exclusively to the indicated device type Reference Documentation For detailed information about the operation interface and local programming mode of ULTRAFEEDER Yarn Feeding Devices please refer to the ULTRAFEEDER Operating Manual For detailed information about the operation interface and local programming mode of ROLLING FEEDER Yarn Feeding Devices please refer to the ROLLING FEEDER ROLLING MED...

Page 7: ...option 2 18 Setting the Calibration Options 2 19 Keycode Setting 2 20 Communication Test 2 22 Device Offset 2 23 Selecting the Display Language on ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER Devices 2 24 I O Signal Check 2 25 MATRIX FEEDER LCD Display Adjustment 2 26 Information about SMART MATRIX FEEDER 2 27 Style Programming 2 28 Style Loading 2 38 Graphics Display 2 42 Efficiency Data 2 48 Alarm Count...

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Page 11: ...IX FEEDER ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER PC Connection The following diagram shows the interconnections among SMART MATRIX FEEDER Terminal ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices and PC The PC is mainly used for firmware update operations on SMART MATRIX FEEDER Terminal as alternative ...

Page 12: ...china Tessile SM DIN PC IN Confirm that the LV green Led shows a double flashing communication speed on CV232 485 9 115 Kbps If necessary press the small P button SMART MATRIX FEEDER Terminal Technical Characteristics Power supply voltage 24 VDC 10 Current absorption 100 mA Max Protection fuse SMART MATRIX 1 5 A Protection fuse Sensor power supply 1 5 A 0 24 VDC VIL Max 1 2 VDC Inputs VIH Min 5 VD...

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Page 15: ...ers error messages etc graphic information B 6 buttons for immediate activation of particular functions increment decrement speed up shortcuts C Multi function rotary selector How to Use the Rotary Selector The selector provides both pointing and data entry functions Turn the selector to select a menu item function parameter within the configuration screens etc Rapid click to confirm the selection...

Page 16: ...nal can be carried out using exclusively the multi function Rotary Selector through a navigation technique based upon Pointing Selecting and Value Setting actions The following example explains this navigation technique The example refers to the Style Parameters Programming function for ULTRAFEEDER devices which makes use of 3 windows STD ADV and LFATOL 1 Name label of currently selected window fo...

Page 17: ...l be shown in reverse and the symbols appear to the right of the field value Example WORK TENS P1 field selected reverse Turn the selector either to Clockwise direction to increase the value or to Counterclockwise direction to decrease it resolution 0 1 Turn the selector holding the button pressed to increase decrease the value more quickly Example New value of WORK TENS P1 27 0 Once you have set ...

Page 18: ... to select it Example Î STD window highlighted Turn the selector to Point the remaining window ADV ADV window highlighted Click to select the ADV window and enable the access to its parameters The ADV window is now the current one Select the desired parameter as explained on previous paragraph 1 Navigation throughout the Display Windows STD ...

Page 19: ...s While entering the desired character string the shortcut buttons provide the following functions It allows selecting in sequence the set of capital letters small letters and numbers graphic symbols DEFAULT STYLE NAME It allows clearing the character to the left of cursor in the STYLE NAME field It allows leaving the string entering function To enter the Style Name e g STYLE1 operate as follows D...

Page 20: ...ct the numeric keypad Select 1 Confirm the entered string STYLE1 4 Parameter Saving Once you have setup all the desired parameters press and hold down for 3 seconds the rotary selector SAVE to save the settings BACK to return to previous screen without saving EXIT to return to menu without saving ...

Page 21: ...ing functions the B1 B6 buttons may also perform a shortcut function which will be explained each time Immediate function activation buttons B1 Histogram Visualization B2 Calibration It allows you to perform the automatic calibration of the device work tensions to smooth the yarn absortion of the various feeds B3 Efficiency Data It allows you to display the efficiency values of your production B4 ...

Page 22: ...d Error E2 on ULTRAFEEDER device 001 For detailed information about error messages please refer to Section 3 The wording of title bar ULTRAFEEDERB on the examples above indicates the style name currently loaded on the devices In case of no style loaded the title bar will shows SMART MATRIX FEEDER When the LEARN functions are enabled the indications shown on display change depending on several fact...

Page 23: ... the following graphic symbols will be used Turn the selector to point the desired option Select the desired option and click to confirm Press and hold down the button 3 sec to return to previous menu and or to activate the data saving function Error Alternate Error details Main Menu Style Configuration Style Loading System Configuration ...

Page 24: ...icates that the numbering identification procedure of the 16 devices is going to start The LEDs of Control Enter and Reset buttons toggle red and green In addition the display of all ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices shows the IDENTIFY FEEDER message Press Enter on the device you want to assign the number indicated on the CURRENT field of SMART MATRIX FEEDER terminal Check that a the LE...

Page 25: ... paragraph until the screen showing the Current and Total device numbers appears on the terminal display Select on the CURRENT field the number of device to be re numbered e g 007 Press Enter on the device you want to assign the number indicated on the CURRENT field e g 007 of SMART MATRIX FEEDER terminal Check that a the LEDs of Control Enter and Reset buttons remain steady green b the display of...

Page 26: ...t parameters of the styles configured by means of the STYLE EDIT function will be defined depending on the selected application Some system operating modes too for instance the LEARN function will change according to the application selected Enter the SETUP menu Select MATRIX CODE Choose the desired application and activate the saving function SAVE to save the choice BACK to return to the previous...

Page 27: ...n code to the SMART MATRIX FEEDER terminal in case of application that uses multiple terminals Enter the SETUP menu Select MATRIX CODE Choose the SMART MATRIX identification code and activate the save function SAVE to save the choice BACK to return to the previous screen without saving EXIT to return to menu SETUP MATRIX CODE ...

Page 28: ...e refer to ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER and UNIFEEDER manuals Enter the SETUP menu Select I O CONFIG Select I O SETUP Configure the input signals PRX ZPX and STC and the relay output OUT within the SMART MATRIX window and the INC DEC STOP signals within the ULTRAFEEDER window either as NO or NC The values set on INC DEC and STOP parameters will not be immediately programmed on the ULTRAFEEDER device...

Page 29: ... on SMART MATRIX FEEDER terminals specifically pre set from the hardware point of view Should you need to activated the PRESCALER function on not pre set terminals you are kindly requested to contact the BTSR Service Department Enter the SETUP menu Select I O CONFIG Select PRESCALER Set the desired division factor for the PRX signal 0003 on this example To activate the saving function SAVE to save...

Page 30: ...t cut button or it allows you to enable the PcLink NEMO or the PcLink ONE options Enter the SETUP menu Select EFFICIENCY Choose INCLUDED machine down times included in the calculation EXCLUDED PcLink NEMO or PcLink ONE To activate the saving function SAVE to save the choice BACK to return to the previous screen without saving EXIT to return to main menu For more details about the PcLink NEMO and P...

Page 31: ...SINGLE option then upon every LOAD command only one style will be loaded if on the contrary you choose the MULTIPLE option then you will have the possibility of defining multiple styles up to 5 which will be loaded selectively depending on the number of STC signal switching occurrences If the Smart Matrix system receives only one switching occurrence of STC signal after a waiting time of about 500...

Page 32: ...es End of cycle and the ZPX signal switching that indicates Start of cycle shall be at least 1s The above examples assume that the STC and ZPX signals have been configured as NO Style 1 Load Sequence Style 2 Load Sequence Style 3 Load Sequence Style 4 Load Sequence Style Load Style Load Style Load Style Load Style 5 Load Sequence Style Load 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 STC STC STC STC STC STC seq...

Page 33: ...ation function and set the relevant parameters LEARN CYCLES number of machine cycles used to perform the calculation of the average absorption values related to the various yarn feeds MAX CAL CYCLES number of cycles after which an alarm will be generated when the set tolerance cannot be achieved CAL TOLERANCE Calibration tolerance the higher is set value the more quickly the Calibration process wi...

Page 34: ...us and options it also allows you to remove clear users and to change the list of accessible menus and options You cannot set two users with the same name or with the same password Enter the SETUP menu Select KEY CODE Adding User Name Press the indicated button to add a new user Set the new user name e g ALAN and password e g ALAN123 in the ACCOUNT windows Select the menus SETUP STYLE LOAD STYLE E...

Page 35: ...Press the indicated button to edit change the access rights of selected user Change the configuration of menus and options available to the selected user SETUP STYLE LOAD STYLE EDIT etc When you try to access a password protected function the following prompt will appear Choose the user name and set the password to access the selected function ...

Page 36: ...iciency or SINGLE communication efficiency with the individual ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER devices Number of devices on which communication errors occurred DEV IN ERROR and total number of transmissions repeated against detected errors TOTAL RETRY A maximum of 5 transmissions are repeated for each device Global efficiency rate Number of the selected device 1 Status of communication between SMART MA...

Page 37: ...ry out the offset operation Confirm the selection OFFSET to carry out the operation on selected device range BACK to return to previous screen without performing the offset operation EXIT to return to setup menu A temporary OFFSET EXECUTE window will appear then you will have the possibility to select another device range if desired on which to carry out the offset operation We remind that prior t...

Page 38: ...messages and menu items Enter the SETUP menu Select SERVICE Select LANGUAGE Choose the desired language ITALIAN ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN JAPANESE CHINESE To confirm the selection SAVE to save the choice BACK to return to the previous screen without saving EXIT to return to main menu The selected language will be immediately configured on all the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device rec...

Page 39: ...nd STC This is particularly useful during the installation stage to confirm the correct operation of the interface signals Enter the SETUP menu Select SERVICE Select I O CHECK ACTIVE active signal IDLE inactive signal To leave the function BACK to return to the previous screen EXIT to return to main menu SETUP SERVICE I O CHECK ...

Page 40: ...ntrast of display and to set the display auto off time 1 20 minutes or No Off if the auto off function is not required Enter the SETUP menu Select LCD DISPLAY Adjust CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS DISPLAY AUTO OFF To activate the save function SAVE to save the settings BACK to return to the previous screen without saving EXIT to return to the menu SETUP LCD DISPLAY ...

Page 41: ...EDER This function allows you to detect the Hardware Firmware OS and Boot Program versions These values shall be communicated to BTSR Service Department when requiring technical support to solve specific problems Enter the SETUP menu Select the INFO menu item To return to previous menu SETUP INFO ...

Page 42: ...entification number of the first device belonging to the first group GROUP 1 will always be 001 and you will have the possibility to setup only the identification number of the last device belonging to the first group the first device of the second group will be automatically set with the number of the last device belonging to the first group 1 and so on Example 12 ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFE...

Page 43: ...ice group The parameters change according to the application previously selected with the SETUP APPLICATION function More precisely for SEAMLESS SOCKS PANTYHOSE JERSEY KNIT and JACQUARD KNIT applications basically the same parameter set will be used while the FLAT KNIT application uses a different specific set of parameters according to the device type selected for the group ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FE...

Page 44: ...on 3 of this manual In the LFATOL window you may either setup or disable OFF for every device group the Learn and Calibration Functions For more details about the meaning of parameters available on LFATOL window please refer to Section 3 For JACQUARD KNIT application and additional parameter STYLE REPEAT appears between SYNC UF N and CALIBRATION LFA this allows you to specify a repeat factor of yo...

Page 45: ...he Display windows For the meaning of the individual parameters please refer to the ROLLING FEEDER Manual and to the Cross Reference Table shown on Section 3 of this manual The DISPLAY parameter on the ADV window allows you to set the ROLLING FEEDER device screen orientation NORMAL or FLIP FLIP turned by 180 On the LFA window you can set the parameters for MASTER SLAVE configuration The MASTER1 de...

Page 46: ...1 then it will be necessary to carry out the CALIBRATION INITIALIZATION procedure described on the LEARN procedure CALIBRATION INIT paragraph on the ROLLING FEEDER MED manual In this case the SPEED AUTO parameter will appear in place of the STRETCH parameter For the meaning of TENSION COMP and SPEED COMP parameters please refer to the ROLLING FEEDER MED manual P2 3 and P2 4 parameters You can also...

Page 47: ... until the UNIFEEDER symbol appears YES to confirm the group 3 device type The symbol indicates that the group 3 devices are of the UNIFEEDER type Set the operation parameter of device Group 3 within the STD ADV and LFATOL windows operating as described on paragraph Navigation throughout the Display windows For the meaning of the individual parameters please refer to the UNIFEEDER Manual and to th...

Page 48: ...o specify a repeat factor of your JACQUARD pattern expressed in number of PRX pulses Once you have setup all the relevant parameters inside the STD ADV and LFATOL windows SAVE to save the set parameters and go back to the group setting screen Once you have setup the parameters of all Groups SAVE to save the set parameters and move to the STYLE NAME setting screen NO to save the style without modif...

Page 49: ... style name setting screen without saving QUIT to leave the function without saving The FEEDER style is now inside the database To leave the function Programming a New Style EXIT to return to main menu Note If during the device type selection there is no correspondence with the device actually mounted the following error screen will appear To go back to the selection screen ...

Page 50: ...and to the Cross Reference Table shown on Section 3 of this manual In the NOISE window you may setup three parameters LENGTH mm PHASE and TENSION which allow you to modulate the tension with a predefined behavior with respect to the set point value configured in WORK TENS A B Once you have setup all the relevant parameters inside the STD ADV and NOISE windows SAVE to save the set parameters and re...

Page 51: ...rogram all the steps described on Programming a New Style sequence to bring all the desired changes with respect to the reference style FEEDER1 2 the bottom line of STYLE NAME screen that contains the style name setting keyboard will show the reference name FEEDER1 instead of the default name ULTRAFEEDER If you change the style currently loaded on specific ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devi...

Page 52: ...ing This function allows you to remove a style from the database Once you have activated the STYLE EDIT function from main menu choose the style you want to remove e g FEEDER1 Press CLR button Confirm the operation FEEDER1 will be removed from the database ...

Page 53: ...sequence in order to specify the name of styles that shall be loaded according to the synchronization activated by he STC signal The LOAD function also allows you to remove from the devices the currently loaded style UNLOAD function and to view the map of styles loaded to the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device MAP function Style Load Single Select the LOAD menu item Once you have activate...

Page 54: ...rm the unload operation FEEDER will be unloaded from the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices The symbol will disappear from the right side of the style name Style Map Select the LOAD menu item Once you have activated the LOAD function from main menu press MAP The STYLE column lists the articles styles loaded on the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices of the machine while the RANG...

Page 55: ...e the function once you have setup the multiple desired styles ERASE SLOT to remove the article from the selected slot ERASE ALL to remove all the styles from the list BACK to return to the previous screen EXIT to leave the function and enter the style loading status that will depend on the sequence of STC signals Once you have pressed EXIT confirm the changes made to the list This screen indicate...

Page 56: ...same absorption value this is the condition needed to obtain a perfect product In particular once you have adjusted the cam of the reference device so as to obtain the desired absorption value LFA m min you will have to check that all the other ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER devices feed the same amount of yarn and if necessary you shall carry out the required adjustments As an alternative to the mech...

Page 57: ...zation scale 8 Identification number of the reference device to change the reference device select the desired device turning the rotary selector and click to confirm The device selected as reference could show differences from one machine revolution to the next one thus affecting the other positions too Pressing the button you may lock at any time the Reference value so that possible variations w...

Page 58: ...ng the amount of yarn consumed in the two carriage movement directions on flatbed knitting machines to the left side L or to the right side R Thank to the indication provided by this bar graphic you will have the possibility to adjust the yarn consumption in order to make it identical in both directions Press the button for direct access to the graphics For a correct interpretation of the various ...

Page 59: ...e and buttons The example shown on the picture above indicates that the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device is installed to the left 10 Graphic bar indicating the shift in one of the two directions with respect to the optimum condition K is a constant value added in one direction and subtracted in the other direction This is due to the fact that in one of the two directions besides the yar...

Page 60: ...d when approaching the position where the device itself is installed MANUAL Mode used when the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device is mounted on the middle of the carriage stroke In this case each individual stroke will have two different speeds when moving away from and when approaching the position of ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device The system is capable in any case to establ...

Page 61: ...bsorbed yarn LFA and the speed in m min Press the graphics direct access button Press SET to choose the type of graphic to be displayed Select MEASURE in GRAPH MODE Example of values shown related to device 001 To select another device Press this button to clear the meter counter of the current device Press this button to clear the meter counters of all devices ...

Page 62: ...nges depending on the option configured within the CALIBRATION item of the SETUP menu By selecting the relevant window LEARN STYLOAD you will see the data that summarize The work time The stop time The total time The efficiency rate from the last LEARN operation from the last article loading operation STYLOAD To leave the function CLR ALL to clear the timers of current window BACK to return to the...

Page 63: ...ion function has been enabled CALIBRATION ON then the access to counters occurs through the additional item COUNTERS within the main menu For more details about the meaning of each alarm please refer to Section 3 of this manual and to the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER and UNIFEEDER manuals For each alarm type the COUNT column will show the total number of detected events on all devices To scroll thro...

Page 64: ... screen without clearing the counters EXIT to return to Alarm Counters screen without clearing the counters Press this button to switch from global alarm visualization to individual ULTRAFEEDER device alarm visualization To select the desired device FEEDER n To scroll down the alarm list Ø To scroll up the alarm list ...

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Page 67: ...he CONTROL OK message is replaced by CONTROL STOP The error and failure messages can be classified as follows Errors detected by the SMART MATRIX power on self diagnostic Error on terminal s EEPROM data Error on terminal s RAM data Error on internal communication bus Errors detected on ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER devices during the system operation Communication error between SMART MATRIX...

Page 68: ... process 10 consecutive MINICYCLE o LONGCYCLE warning messages Error during the Calibration process Press to view further details ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device locked Knot detection error by an UNIFEEDER device The ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device does not detect yarn feeding An output peak has been detected by an ULTRAFEEDER device A motor excessive torque has been detect...

Page 69: ...T MATRIX FEEDER 3 3 Minimum storage error on the UNIFEEDER device Lack of coils accumulated on UNIFEEDER device For detailed information about errors and possible solutions please refer to the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER and UNIFEEDER manuals ...

Page 70: ... 3 P3 4 OFFSET AUTO MOTOR CALIBRA ACCESS CODE FEEDER CODE AUTO OFFSET ACTIVATED DEACTIVATED ADV P4 1 P4 2 P4 3 P4 4 P4 4 P4 6 LANGUAGE APPLICATION YARN TYPE I DEC NO STOP NO MODE Menu SERVICE LANGUAGE APPLICATION YARN TYPE INC DEC INPUT STOP OUTPUT SYNC UF N ITALIAN ENGLISH ETC Application name ALL YARN ELASTIC NO NC NO NC OFF MASTER1 MASTER2 ADV ADV ADV ADV LFATOL P4 5 STANDARD ADVANCED UNICO EDI...

Page 71: ...rameter STYLE EDIT Menu P1 1 P1 2 P1 3 P1 4 WORK TENSION TENSION ERROR TIME ALARM INC DEC TENSION WORK TENSION A TENSION ERROR TIME ALARM 0 2 99 5 gr 0 1 99 5 gr AUTO 0 1 25 sec OFF AUTO STD ADV ADV P2 1 P2 2 P2 3 EXIT TENSION RELAX YARN RELAX SPEED WORK TENS B 0 2 99 5 gr OFF STD P3 1 P3 2 P3 3 P3 4 OFFSET AUTO MOTOR CALIBRA ACCESS CODE FEEDER CODE P4 1 P4 2 P4 3 P4 4 P4 4 P4 6 LANGUAGE APPLICATI...

Page 72: ...ENSION EXC TENSION COMP TENSION COMP SPEED RELAX YARN RELAX SPEED WORK TENS P2 EXC TENSION TENSION COMP SPEED COMP RELAX YARN RELAX SPEED 0 2 49 5 gr OFF 0 2 49 5 gr OFF 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 1 49 5 revs 0 10 OFF STD ADV ADV ADV ADV ADV P3 1 P3 2 P3 3 P3 4 OFFSET AUTO MOTOR CALIBRA ACCESS CODE FEEDER CODE AUTO OFFSET ACTIVATED DEACTIVATED ADV P4 1 P4 2 P4 3 P4 4 P4 5 P4 6 P4 7 MOTOR D LANGUAGE APPLICATI...

Page 73: ...evs 001 500 m min OFF STD ADV ADV P3 1 P3 2 P3 3 P3 4 OFFSET AUTO MOTOR CALIBRA ACCESS CODE FEEDER CODE AUTO OFFSET ACTIVATED DEACTIVATED ADV P4 1 P4 2 P4 3 P4 4 P4 4 P4 5 P4 6 P4 7 P4 8 P4 9 LANGUAGE APPLICATION YARN TYPE I DEC NO EXC NO MOTOR CW STORAGE STORE SENS INPUT SENS MODE Menu SERVICE LANGUAGE APPLICATION YARN TYPE INC DEC INPUT EXC INPUT ROTATION STORAGE STORAGE SENS INPUT SENS SYNC UNI...

Page 74: ... and TENSION ERROR parameters but they allow stopping the machine in case of sudden tension variation due for instance to a bobbin lock in order to prevent possible needle breakages The PK IN TIME and PK IN ALARM parameters allow stopping the machine thus avoiding yarn breakages in case of abnormal increase of Unifeeder motor torque due to irregular yarn unwinding for instance in case of a sudden ...

Page 75: ...1 001 001 Parameters for 1st yarn of the 1st feed GROUP 2 002 002 Parameters for 2nd yarn of the 1st feed GROUP 3 003 003 Parameters for 3rd yarn of the 1st feed GROUP 4 004 004 Parameters for 4th yarn of the 1st feed GROUP 5 005 005 Parameters for 5th yarn of the 1st feed GROUP 6 006 006 Parameters for 6th yarn of the 1st feed Doing so the system acknowledges that you have programmed 6 different ...

Page 76: ...l pay particular attention to the possible exclusion of devices with the EDIT EXCLUSION MAP function In other words the device exclusion must be carried out making sure that the number of groups is always a sub multiple of the total remaining yarns Otherwise a MULTIPLATION ERROR message will occur To obtain this it could be necessary to exclude more devices ...

Page 77: ...CALIB ERROR CAL TOLERANCE Maximum allowed percentage deviation Obviously the higher is the tolerance value setup the more quickly the system will carry out the correction CAL PRESCALER Divisor of the PRX signal used to carry out the correction when the tolerance reached is 4 of the value set in CAL TOLERANCE Starting from this point the corrections will not be performed anymore at every PRX pulse ...

Page 78: ...l show the highest deviation percentage among all the Ultrafeeder Unifeeder devices being calibrated with respect to the TARGET value 0 25 in the example shown to the left As soon as the deviation between CYCLE and TARGET is 4 the correction provided by the calibration process will not be carried out every PRX pulse but rather every N PRX pulses where N is the number setup in CAL PRESCALER SETUP C...

Page 79: ... system is getting the ROLLING FEEDER device average speed 132 on this example You can set a higher or lower speed and then decrease or increase the tensions in order to obtain a smaller or larger product size The system is updating the speed on all the ROLLING FEEDER devices At the end the main screen will be resumed ...

Page 80: ...The LFA mode allows setting two tolerance limits LFA LOW and LFA HIGH Such limits refer to the amount of absorbed yarn expressed in m with respect to the LFA value learnt during the sample cycle The AUTOLFA mode too allows setting two tolerance limits AUTOLFA LOW and AUTOLFA HIGH however such limits are referred to the Work Tension P1 of the ULTRAFEEDER devices The enabling disabling of LFA and AU...

Page 81: ...t PRX counted PRX learnt No effect Machine running No effect Machine stopped LFA enabled Control OFF System waiting for P_LRN button pressed by the operator P_LRN button pressed System waiting for cycle start signal ZPX ZPX signal activation lighting of lamp 1 LEARN in progress The system starts counting the PRX pulses until the de activation of ZPX signal 1 Learning completed System in CONTROL st...

Page 82: ...N operation To continue press RESET or click on rotary selector and repeat the LEARN operation AUTOLFA enabled Control OFF System waiting for P_LRN button pressed by the operator P_LRN button pressed System waiting for cycle start signal ZPX Activation of first ZPX signal lighting of lamp 1 First learning in progress 2 learning cycles will be carried out The system starts counting the PRX pulses u...

Page 83: ...he LFATOL window STYLE EDIT only includes the AUTOLFA option the LFA option does not appear 2 the LEARN AUTOLFA function operates like the CALIBRATION function in the sense that the system after having completed the learning stage 10 PRX pulses tries to progressively compensate the tension deviations if any in order to obtain a uniform yarn consumption 3 If you had previously performed the CALIBRA...

Page 84: ... REPEAT This parameter represents the number of PRX pulses after which the pattern is repeated 3 Assuming that you have setup STYLE REPEAT 30 the LEARN sequence will be the following LFA enabled PRX Count System waiting for P_LRN button pressed by the operator P_LRN button pressed System waiting for PRX signals 1st PRX pulse after each pulse the CNT field increases by 1 After the 30th PRX pulse th...

Page 85: ...FEEDER UNIFEEDER device is installed Allowed values 0 2 99 5 gr WORK TENS B Yarn tension when the carriage moves towards the position where the ULTRAFEEDER ROLLING FEEDER UNIFEEDER device is installed Allowed values 0 2 99 5 gr RECOVERY Tension increase rate during the yarn recovery stage after the carriage stop Allowed values 0 100 Specific parameters for FLAT KNIT application NOISE window LENGHT...

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