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== Internal Computer ==
 
== Internal Computer ==
The computer we use in the [[Rittal]] enclosure is the [[Advantech]] PC Panel.  [[Advantech]] is a top-of-the-line industrial computer with a high quality touch-screen.  (Not all touch-screens are easy to use due to quick loss of calibration.  The Advantech touch-screen is excellent for location and feel.)
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On older models, the [[Rittal]] enclosure contains the [[Advantech]] PC Panel.  As of March, 2008, the Technology Alliance has switched to the [[ProFace PC Panel]], which uses Windows XP and has extremely superior performance to the older [[Advantech]].
  
 
== Wireless (WiFi) ==
 
== Wireless (WiFi) ==
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For example, if an operator steps on the safety mat, the control announces that <b>"All Axes Disabled."</b> This allows everyone to know, <u>without looking at the operator station display</u>, that the bender is in its safe mode.
 
For example, if an operator steps on the safety mat, the control announces that <b>"All Axes Disabled."</b> This allows everyone to know, <u>without looking at the operator station display</u>, that the bender is in its safe mode.
  
Click [./cncbender/sounds/all_axes_enabled.wav|here] to hear the <b>"All Axes Enabled"</b> speech message. This message is played when the bender axes are enabled and ready to move.
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Click [http://www.advancedtubular.com/cncbender/sounds/all_axes_enabled.wav here] to hear the <b>"All Axes Enabled"</b> speech message. This message is played when the bender axes are enabled and ready to move.
  
Click <a href="./cncbender/sounds/warning_range_error_encountered.wav">here</a> to hear the <b>"Warning - Range Error Encounter"</b> speech message. This message is played when the bender is instructed to move beyond any of its current safety limits.
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Click [http://www.advancedtubular.com/cncbender/sounds/warning_range_error_encountered.wav here] to hear the <b>"Warning - Range Error Encounter"</b> speech message. This message is played when the bender is instructed to move beyond any of its current safety limits.
  
 
The messages are designed using standard WAV files so that they can easily be changed to ANY LANGUAGE.
 
The messages are designed using standard WAV files so that they can easily be changed to ANY LANGUAGE.
  
== Operator Buttons ==
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== Operator Buttons and Keyboard ==
  
 
[[image:Cncbender_operatorstation_buttons_keyboard.jpg|right|400px]]
 
[[image:Cncbender_operatorstation_buttons_keyboard.jpg|right|400px]]
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* [[Release]] (illuminates green when RELEASE is requested by the bender)
 
* [[Release]] (illuminates green when RELEASE is requested by the bender)
 
* [[Home]] (illuminates flashing green when bender is homing, and solid green when bender is homed.)
 
* [[Home]] (illuminates flashing green when bender is homing, and solid green when bender is homed.)
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The keyboard is standard for [[CNC Bender]] [[ProControl]].

Latest revision as of 14:26, 27 April 2009

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Contents

Cabinet

The CNC Bender operator station exterior is a built up of Rittal components. The top section is fitted with an all-aluminum heat-sink that effectively cools the cabinet. The operator station is mounted on a swival base that can be locked into position.

Internal Computer

On older models, the Rittal enclosure contains the Advantech PC Panel. As of March, 2008, the Technology Alliance has switched to the ProFace PC Panel, which uses Windows XP and has extremely superior performance to the older Advantech.

Wireless (WiFi)

All CNC Bender ProControl versions of CNC Bender come standard with WiFi connection.

Speakers for Speech Messages

Speechmessages.jpg

Our operator station is the only bender control in the industry that actually indicates modes using verbal feedback. Our controls also give speech messages during certain conditions or events on the bender.

For example, if an operator steps on the safety mat, the control announces that "All Axes Disabled." This allows everyone to know, without looking at the operator station display, that the bender is in its safe mode.

Click here to hear the "All Axes Enabled" speech message. This message is played when the bender axes are enabled and ready to move.

Click here to hear the "Warning - Range Error Encounter" speech message. This message is played when the bender is instructed to move beyond any of its current safety limits.

The messages are designed using standard WAV files so that they can easily be changed to ANY LANGUAGE.

Operator Buttons and Keyboard

Cncbender operatorstation buttons keyboard.jpg

The buttons on the CNC Bender operator station are:

The keyboard is standard for CNC Bender ProControl.