LPKF ProtoMat 93s, Manual

Page 1: ...ProtoMat 93s June 95 Manual English version LPKF Laser Electronics AG All rights reserved PM93s E DOC LPKF Laser Electronics AG Osteriede 7 30827 Garbsen Germany Tel 49 5131 7095 0 Fax 49 5131 7095 90...

Page 2: ...registered trademark of LPKF Laser Electronics AG MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation HP GL is registered trademark of the Hewlett Packard Corporation All other trade...

Page 3: ...rating displays 20 5 Computer controlled functions of the LPKF ProtoMat 93s 21 5 1 Connection to a PC 21 5 2 The LPKF ProtoMat 93s Commands 22 5 2 1 Command structure 22 5 2 2 HP GL standard commands...

Page 4: ...t SERIAL 1 50 8 3 Serial port SERIAL 2 51 8 4 Motor connection 52 8 5 Mill head connection 52 8 6 EPROMs 52 8 7 Fuses commuting the device voltage 53 8 8 Inventory of available tools 56 8 9 Spare part...

Page 5: ...93s is controlled from the serial port of a PC In order to make any guarantee claims if necessary it is absolutely vital to follow the instructions of this manual before putting the machine into opera...

Page 6: ...alignment pins tweezers brush 7 mm wrench 2 red two pin strips 4 1 power cable 5 This manual 2 2 Optional accessories The following accessories can be supplied for the LPKF ProtoMat 93s 1 Vacuum syst...

Page 7: ...he control PC simultaneously when working with the device Operator with longer hair must wear a hair net If you modify the equipment yourself the equipment s safety can no longer be guaranteed and no...

Page 8: ...d to the left safety device 3 Locking of the Z axis Phillips screw safety device 4 2 Important The equipment must stand on a flat and firm base in order to work properly 3 Set up the circuit board plo...

Page 9: ...sport safety devices 1 Safety device 1 Attaching the machine safely to the transport support 2 Safety device 2 Securing the X axis 3 Safety device 3 Securing the Y axis 4 Safety device 4 Securing the...

Page 10: ...ition The machine will move to this point to load or turn the material to be machined 2 HOME position This is the relative 0 0 position and MUST lie on the machine mirror X axis two pin system and ser...

Page 11: ...Mat 93s displays and connections Front LPKF ProtoMat 93s 11 POWER LPKF ProtoMat 93s 1 3 4 2 Description of the front panel 1 Operating display of the integrated machine control SMCU 2 X motor 3 High s...

Page 12: ...ial interface 9 pole for controlling optional equipment 3 Input Serial interface 25 pole for connection to PC serial port 4 X motor connection 5 Y motor connection 6 Mill Drill head connection 7 On Of...

Page 13: ...RS232C In the case of the LPKF ProtoMat 93s it is operated at 9600 baud 1 stop bit 8 data bits no parity and hardware handshake The serial interface of the computer must be configured using the DOS M...

Page 14: ...le is blocked and the motor driver can be overloaded Caution The spindle can be damaged if it operated without a tool inserted 1 2 3 4 5 A B C Operating the collet of he high speed spindle A Knob in n...

Page 15: ...quipment does not move when it has been switched on check the following 1 Is the POWER LED on is on only after successful initialization 2 Are all cables properly inserted 3 If necessary check the fus...

Page 16: ...d boards after the rotation Note The two pin system is parallel only for the current position of the two pin strips The front two pin slide must be placed against the pin in the groove reference If ba...

Page 17: ...travels to all four end positions and then stops in the ZERO position at the front to the right The movement range thus determined is displayed under Size and stored when the Machine Settings dialog...

Page 18: ...Making a new two pin system The alignment holes in the red two pin strip become larger over time due to use and top to bottom alignment will suffer You must then drill new holes in the slides If after...

Page 19: ...n and define this position as the new HOME position Set Home Knowing this dimension is important because you need to know the exact distance between the pins to prepare material later 6 Move in the X...

Page 20: ...er When the tool has been changed the mill drill head automatically returns to the HOME position 7 Mill a channel over the hole manually in the X direction without moving in the Y direction 8 Check vi...

Page 21: ...32 cable supplied The RS232 cable null modem for the LPKF ProtoMat 93s circuit board plotter is wired as follows 25 pole port 25 pole port PC COMx circuit board plotter SERIAL1 1 1 2 TXD 3 3 RXD 2 4 5...

Page 22: ...er case letters A new command can follow a parameter without a separator The last character in a command file which is sent must be a semicolon or a line feed symbol 0A hex Unknown commands are ignore...

Page 23: ...g area on the XY axis to a window with the given corner coordinates OH Output hard clip limits The control unit automatically determines its maximum travel range within the limit switches and send the...

Page 24: ...ate to the last PA or PR commands sent and are carried out accordingly PU Pen up Lifts the tool VS v n Velocity select Defines the track speed in the XY level v m s with the tool lowered and allocates...

Page 25: ...able stop Release n 1 and block n 0 the external stop function After switching on the external stop function is blocked FP Full power Switches the motors of the XYZ axis to full power HP Half power Sw...

Page 26: ...ng of the input port with the address a 0 15 The data is output via the serial interface from the which the command came as an ASCII figure RS r Resolution set Gives the control unit the step size r m...

Page 27: ...wait t ms VU v Velocity if pen up Defines the track speed v m s of the movement in XY plane when the tool is raised VZ v Velocity Z axis Defines the speed v m s of the movement in the Z axis WR a d m...

Page 28: ...een interpreted are carried out via the command buffer CB Clear buffer Deletes all commands from the command buffer GO Go on Removes the stop command and continues the command implementation RC Repeat...

Page 29: ...the top right corner x y of the material and program Material Set X Y max 7 The material must be visible in BoardMaster as light gray on the dark gray machine surface 8 If applicable move the project...

Page 30: ...h or 0 2 mm Go into mill mode switch on the motor lower the head and move with the arrow keys Set the milling depth See too the section entitled How the mechanical working depth limiter works 22 The m...

Page 31: ...and for front panel engraving from 0 2 to 0 5 mm depending on depth set 30 mm and 1 42 inch long 2 LPKF Micro cutter for milling isolation channels of 0 1 0 2mm depending on the depth setting length 3...

Page 32: ...as far as they will go Otherwise the working depth will be incorrect In certain circumstances this can even result in damage to the machine base plate Tweezers are supplied for tool insertion and remo...

Page 33: ...nto consideration the notes of the manufacturers Material supplied by LPKF and suitable for machining FR3 material engraving drilling milling FR4 material engraving drilling milling Aluminum engraving...

Page 34: ...the PAUSE position Insert alignment pins in the front and rear two pin strips but even so check that the front two pin strip is pushed forwards against the reference pin in the machine groove Positio...

Page 35: ...m system Take into consideration that the vacuum filter might need to be changed It is important that there is no dirt adhesive tape remains drilling or milling chips between the individual layers so...

Page 36: ...iter 1 Holding plate 2 Knurled nut used to set milling depth 3 Holding block for working depth limiter 4 Suction nozzle 5 Tool fixture collet for manual clamping 6 Scanning ring in the working depth l...

Page 37: ...Adjustment bottom head stop Attention Do not move 4 Working depth limiter 5 Knob for manual clamping 6 Connector for high speed spindle 7 Socket for high speed spindle 8 High speed spindle 9 Holding b...

Page 38: ...om above 1 Adjusting nut for head stop top 2 Solenoid 3 Hole for transport safety devices and options 4 Z Axis guide 5 Shock absorber 6 High speed spindle 7 Fixing screw for working depth limiter 8 Kn...

Page 39: ...on top of the other No drill cover plate is needed All drills are 32 mm long for 3 mm collets and 1 5 inches long for 1 8 inch collets For further notes see chapter Practical tips 7 5 Isolation milli...

Page 40: ...r has been specially designed for HF technology It produces a rectangular cross section ca 0 2mm ca 0 075mm Cu ca 0 1mm ca 0 25mm FR4 Milling channel of LPKF universal micro and HF cutters For further...

Page 41: ...h material as the 3 mm milling cutter Many LPKF software postprocessors are calculated for the 2 mm milling cutter e g CUTTING With contour milling using a 3 mm milling cutter a large quantity of mate...

Page 42: ...ring results The 3 mm contour milling cutter is particularly well suited for milling very wide isolation channels VDE regulations 7 8 Front plate engraving For engraving set the speed of movement as a...

Page 43: ...but only to half power by extracting secondary air on the suction nozzle or if there is one reducing the power on the electronic extractor control The film milling program can now be started Film mate...

Page 44: ...wear apron and rubber gloves 7 9 3 Coating removal Follow the safety instructions on the quick acting coating remover container When removing coatings only treat one film per container to prevent any...

Page 45: ...ckness of 1 5 mm and a Cu thickness of 35 m are used With 17 m material even fine milling channels can be engraved at a higher density For galvanically through hole plated double sided PCBs 5 17 m Cu...

Page 46: ...d PCB must be thoroughly cleaned This can be carried out manually or in PCB brushing machines If cleaning by hand the PCB is placed on a flat support The board is brushed in the direction of the condu...

Page 47: ...this is that the cutting speed on the outer edges is reduced The solution lies in selecting the right milling direction When isolating conductor paths with LPKF isolate the solder side should be mirr...

Page 48: ...Drills break where the drilling base has already been used a number of times The drilling base should be changed for every new PCB It is not really possible to prevent breakage if a drill comes into c...

Page 49: ...pindle 2 3 Release Allen screw with which the high speed spindle is clamped to the holding block 3 4 Spindle can now be pulled out towards the top 4 If necessary turn it slightly to the left or to the...

Page 50: ...again on the spindle 0 5mm Check the distance when mounting the high speed spindle 8 2 Serial port SERIAL 1 The serial data channel SERIAL 1 is an RS 232 C standard interface with photo diode decoupli...

Page 51: ...rial port SERIAL 2 The serial data channel SERIAL 2 is an RS 232 C standard interface and can be used for communication between the control unit and another system The transmission speed of SERIAL 2 i...

Page 52: ...unit with a 15 pole socket The socket position is described in the section entitled LPKF ProtoMat 93s displays and connections Important never confuse the stepper motor and the mill drill head cables...

Page 53: ...make sure that both fuses are exchanged Both fuses must be of the same value 1 6 A 3 15 A 230 V 115 V Voltage setting and fuses The secondary fuses are inside the control unit The control unit must fi...

Page 54: ...r 2 Transformer 3 Transformer connection 4 Power pack for mill drill head 5 Power pack Z axis not used 6 Power pack Y axis 7 Power pack X axis 8 Processor section 9 DIL switches for baud rate setting...

Page 55: ...hat described above for dismantling Important never confuse the stepper motor and the mill drill head cables Before switching on always check that the head and motor cables are in the correct place Th...

Page 56: ...ck Universal milling cutter 0 2 0 4 L micro milling cutter 0 1 0 2 L HF cutter 0 25 L Film milling cutter 0 3 L Contour milling cutters 1 0 L 1 5 L 2 0 L 2 5 L 3 0 L Double chamfered cutters 0 8 L 1 0...

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Page 58: ...r high speed spindle 3mm 3039500014 Manual clamping collet for high speed spindle 1 8 inch 3039500015 Step motor with transport spindle 92s 93s x axis 3039500016 Step motor with transport spindle 92s...

Page 59: ...of the chapters these recommendations are hereby referred to and any claims concerning completeness and liability are excluded Furthermore we hereby point out to remaining risks unknown to the manufa...

Page 60: ...high speed spindle 11 41 HOME position 16 17 19 20 29 48 I Isolation milling 39 L limit switch 15 23 52 54 M mill drill head 9 12 19 20 34 37 52 54 55 mill drill motor 7 25 milling 20 26 30 31 33 35 3...

Page 61: ...nual 61 tool change position 15 20 29 30 transport safety devices 8 9 Two pin slide 10 two pin system 16 V vacuum 7 29 33 35 39 Vacuum system 6 W working depth limiter 29 30 33 35 36 37 49 X X motor 8...

Page 62: ...s well as for the engraving of aluminum or plastics The series number of the above mentioned machine is 1C see also bottom plate Further details of the LPKF ProtoMat 93s can be seen in the enclosed ma...