User manual

WinPC-NC Light
Table of contents
The structure of this manual................................................................................................5
Definitions...........................................................................................................................5
Use of typography................................................................................................................6
Various versions of WinPC-NC..........................................................................................7
1. What can WinPC-NC Light do ? ...................................................................................8
2. First steps.........................................................................................................................12
2.1. Requirements to the PC hardware...........................................................................12
2.2. Possible restrictions during realtime operation........................................................12
2.3. Installation...............................................................................................................13
2.4. Launching the program............................................................................................14
2.5. First steps and test moves........................................................................................15
2.6. Exiting WinPC-NC..................................................................................................17
3. Operating WinPC-NC Light...........................................................................................18
3.1. Graphical display of the NC file..............................................................................18
3.2. Drop-down menus and function keys .....................................................................21
3.3. The individual menus..............................................................................................22
3.3.1. FILE menu ...........................................................................................................22
OPEN ...................................................................................................................22
OPEN WITHOUT PARAMETERS ....................................................................23
EDIT......................................................................................................................23
EXIT .....................................................................................................................23
3.3.2. MOVE menu.........................................................................................................23
START .................................................................................................................24
JOG ......................................................................................................................24
JOYSTICK JOG ...................................................................................................26
REFERENCE MOVE...........................................................................................27
SELECT TOOL ...................................................................................................27
3.3.3. PARAMETERs menu...........................................................................................28
SAVE ...................................................................................................................29
SAVE AS .............................................................................................................30
LOAD ...................................................................................................................30
3.3.4. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS menu ............................................................................30
SIGNAL TEST......................................................................................................31
MOTOR TEST .....................................................................................................32
STATUS INFORMATION...................................................................................33
JOYSTICK CALIBRATION................................................................................33
CHECK POSITION .............................................................................................34
3.3.5. HELP menu...........................................................................................................35
TOPICS.................................................................................................................35
DISCLAIMER.......................................................................................................35
ABOUT WinPC-NC.............................................................................................35
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