LPKF ProtoMat 93s Manual
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3.7 Programming the HOME position in BoardMaster
The home position needs to be programmed on new equipment and when the
system has been moved.
The HOME position of the LPKF ProtoMat 93s must be precisely on the mirror (X)
axis (the two-pin system with the red plastic slides) for machining double-sided
PCBs. To do this, proceed as follows:
1. Start BoardMaster
2. Click
Machine
in the menu bar.
3. Now select
Settings..
4. Activate
Unlock
so that you can make entries in this window.
5. Check that
SMCU
is selected. If there is no cross in the relevant box, the box
must be clicked.
6. Now
Initialize
must be clicked. The equipment 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 box is left. For more detailed information see the BoardMaster
Manual.
7. A two-pin system has already been set up at the factory. The HOME position x
and y coordinates is delivered with the machine on the enclosed paper (see
sticker of the driver diskette). They should now be entered under
Home
in
BoardMaster.
8. If the coordinates are not known, the two-pin system must be drilled again. To
do this, see the section entitled “Making a new two-pin system“.
9. When the
Machine Settings..
dialog box is closed and BoardMaster left, the
new values are saved in a .INI file which is read each time BoardMaster is
called and each time
Machine Settings..
called.
