Specifications

ProtoMat 95s/II
Manual
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6.14 Tutorial on creating a printed circuit board
It is assumed that the relevant milling data has already been loaded or prepared in
BoardMaster. For example, the data from the CircuitCAM tutorial can be used.
A further requirement is that the H
OME
position has been programmed exactly as described
above.
A tool list must be defined and the tool magazine must be filled according to this list.
Caution
Take care when handling the tools. Danger of cutting. Do not forget to switch
on the vacuum system during machining.
1.
Move to the P
AUSE
position using the BoardMaster menu (
G
O TO
, P
AUSE
).
2.
Secure the board material with alignment pins as described in the section entitled
"Securing the board".
3.
Move to the bottom left corner (-x, -y) of the board material using the traverse buttons
in BoardMaster such that the working depth limiter does not quite come into contact
with the adhesive tape.
4.
Program this corner in the BoardMaster menu
C
ONFIGURATION
, M
ATERIAL
, S
ET
L
OW
C
ORNER
.
5.
In the same way, move to the top right corner (+x, +y) of the material and program this
under
C
ONFIGURATION
, M
ATERIAL
, S
ET HIGH CORNER
.
6.
The material is shown in BoardMaster as light grey on the dark grey machine surface.
7.
Select
LMD
OR
LPR
under
F
ILE
, I
MPORT
and import the tutorial file
TUTOR
.
LMD
.
(See also the instructions for importing the file null-pkt.lmd in the section entitled
"Checking and correcting the HOME position")
8.
Position the view of the board in BoardMaster using
E
DIT
, P
LACEMENT
such that all
graphical data is located on the material.
Tip:
You can open the "
P
LACEMENT
" dialogue box by right-clicking
when the mouse pointer is positioned immediately over the graphical data.
9.
Select the first machining phase,
D
RILLING
P
LATED
.
10.
Click on
to select the drilling data. Selected data is shown brighter.
11.
Switch on Auto Motor On/Off
. (Right motor button in BoardMaster).
12.
Close the hood on the ProtoMat 95s/II.
The hood must always be closed when a tool is being changed.
13.
Click on
S
TART
.
14.
BoardMaster automatically changes the tool for the one required in the next machining
phase. The auxiliary clamp fetches the required tool from the tool magazine and takes
it to the transfer station. The tool is automatically handed over at the transfer station.
15.
The motor switches on and the first drilling diameter of the drilling phase is executed.