PITSID NIP CON SMART, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...vative Technik Leipzig GmbH Mommsenstraße 2 D 04329 Leipzig Tel 49 341 25942 0 Fax 49 341 25942 99 info pitsidleipzig com www pitsidleipzig com Operation Manual NIP CON SMART Innovative measuring system for fast adjustment of the nip width between hard and soft rollers EN ...

Page 2: ...on 9 7 1 1 PC 10 7 1 2 Tablet 10 7 2 Connecting the System Components 11 Pair PC or Tablet to Hand held Device 11 Connect Software to Hand held Device 12 7 3 Measurement 13 7 3 1 Measurement Preparation 13 Template Simple Measurement 13 Template Roller Diagram 15 7 3 2 Recording the Measured Values 15 Positioning the Sensors 17 7 3 3 Measurement Evaluation and Protocols 18 Evaluation 18 Protocols ...

Page 3: ...stem is not used as intended the manufacturer accepts no liability General safety and accident prevention regulations remain valid in addition to these operating instructions 1 1 Symbols Warning Warning Severe to life threatening personal injuries can occur Attention Attention Slight to moderate personal injury can occur IMPORTANT Property damage can occur Important information for operating the m...

Page 4: ... injury Attention Failure to follow these operating instructions can result in property damage and personal injury Attention Improperly opening individual system components can lead to property damage and personal injury Attention If safe operation of the device is not possible the measuring system must be taken out of operation or not started up If necessary secure the device against unintentiona...

Page 5: ...s The measuring system is generally operated with a PC tablet or smartphone Operating and control elements are an essential part of the software The necessary functionality on the hand held device Figure 1 was supplemented by information elements Fig 1 Hand held device The hand held device is secured against unintentional start up with the slide switch 9 set to OFF during shipping Set the slide sw...

Page 6: ...d Signed apk file 3 Activate in the security settings Allow installation of apps from unknown sources 4 Install the app 5 Allow the app to access photos media and files after launch This is necessary for data exchange with the PC or handheld device 6 Execute the file Gboard apk After opening the app the internal memory under My Docu ments Documents creates only the folder NipCon This folder contai...

Page 7: ...onnection Device disconnected No connection Event Status Hand held device Active connection Establishing connection LED on LED flashing The hand held device always tries to establish a connection to the user device during operation 7 3 Measurement 7 3 1 Measurement Preparation The following steps must be carried out before measuring 1 Switch on all components of the measuring system 2 Make sure th...

Page 8: ...assigned to Template Simple measurement Template Roller Diagram For complex measuring tasks e g the roller adjustment on entire printing units or printing presses can be created with the help of the PC software and can be transfer red to the respective mobile device This makes it possible to prepare a large number of roller pairs in advance and to use the graphical representation to guide you thro...

Page 9: ...d Positioning the Sensors The sensors must be positioned between stationary rollers For this purpose machine functions such as engaging and disengaging the rollers or running the machine in creep speed inching mode can be used for this purpose IMPORTANT When positioning the sensors an accidental reversal of the drive and operator side must be carefully avoided Warning Observe the safety regulation...

Page 10: ...ts as well as in the roller diagram and marked in colour Chapter 7 4 3 Measure so that the current status of the measurement can be recognized quickly even with extensive measuring tasks Protocols The creation and printing of the measurement protocol can be carried out both in the PC software and in the App It contains the measured roller diagrams with the measuring points and associated measured ...

Page 11: ...of the measurement progress The colour coding of the status information and measured values of individual roller pairs are taken from the list field Lists of Templates Measurements and Measuring Points In the tablet version you can choose between the roller diagram geometry view and the list Fig 12 Preview of the measurement task Action Fields Back Action Selection Charge status measuring system A...

Page 12: ...Section 7 1 Software Installation Changes including the file name or processing the files with other programs can lead to data loss and or functional restrictions File Names The program specifies the names and formats of the templates and measurement files The image file of the roller diagram defines the name of the template Section 7 4 6 Create Template Names and formats of image template and mea...

Page 13: ...t measurement data Section 7 4 3 Measure or the export directory Section 7 4 5 Import Export for editing The search includes all csv files in the selected directory The proper handling of csv files is only possible for NipCon s own files Chapter 7 4 1 General Remarks 7 4 3 Measure The Measure menu contains all functions for preparing and performing measure ments The functionality in the views is d...

Page 14: ... and tolerances of the roller pairing parameters can be changed Function Action Measure view Start measuring Starts measurement based on a template or continues an existing measurement Print measurement Copies the file to the protocol list and opens the protocol menu Archive measurement Moves the file from the overview to the archive folder Delete measurement Deletes the file Delete template Delet...

Page 15: ...the hand held device s optical set point indicators 2 Section 6 2 Operating and Control Elements The position of the measured value in relation to the setpoint and tolerance can also be assessed using the measured value position indicators Section 7 4 1 General Remarks Set point comparison Color Result Software Yellow Measured value too small out of tolerance Green Measured value within tolerance ...

Page 16: ...ocol is displayed in the preview window and can be printed using the Print selection action button In the app the measured values can be protocolled using action field Print measu rement in the Measure view A specific protocol name can be assigned to the printout before the protocol is saved as PDF or sent to a printer 7 4 5 Import Export The menu item Import Export is used for the targeted data e...

Page 17: ...t only essential information is retained To Create a Template Open the image of the roller scheme The action button Open picture in the template view starts Windows Explorer and enables the selection of the image file of the roller diagram from any directory The picture is shown in the drawing area While holding down the mouse button the image can be moved or zoomed in and out using the scroll whe...

Page 18: ...ge and system to control the establishment of a connection and to communicate status information Language options German English Establishing a connection Connect on COM not active active An active connection is disconnected when deactivated The action button Search COM supports the connection establish ment Section 7 2 Connecting the System Components Serial port number information The parameter ...

Page 19: ... Yellow 50 33 Salmon red 16 Red 16 Battery charge level The hand held device is in charging mode It can now be individually switched ON or OFF It switches off automatically after 5 minutes The battery level of the measured value display window always identifies the battery with the lowest remaining charge in the system battery level of the measuring system Never use a damaged or defective charger ...

Page 20: ...e disposal of sent in old devices of the NIP CON SMART Measuring System In the case of independent disposal the current safety regulations for the disposal of lithium ion polymer batteries must also be observed The NIP CON SMART Measuring System must be disposed of as electronic waste in accordance with the applicable laws PITSID Polygraphische innovative Technik Leipzig GmbH is registered in the ...

Page 21: ...d upon with PITSID Polygraphische Innovative Technik Leipzig GmbH and go beyond the activities described in this product This also applies to repair measures carried out independently or carried out by third parties Malfunctions Troubleshooting If the measuring system malfunctions observe the information on operation action Error Cause Action Handheld device cannot be turned on Slide switch 9 in p...

Page 22: ...ion to the handheld device Connect PC or tablet and handheld device Chapter 7 2 No sensor Connect sensor Chapter 6 2 Missing comparison values Relieve the sensor No or too little sensor pressure Check sensor position Chapter 7 3 2 Sensor not inserted far enough Check sensor position Chapter 7 3 2 Sensor inserted too far Check sensor position Chapter 7 3 2 Measurement range exceeded Reduce the pres...