HSAjet CU USER MANUAL
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1. EA E are ttemts A N A AS ENC A inv EA E AE E E e acs a sees apiece ENC B inv USING DOUBLE CHANHAL MPN GF PUSH PULL ENCODER 5 VOLT encoder double channel NPN PUSH PULL encoder DESH USING DOUBLE CHANMAL PNP EMCEOCER 5 VOLT encoder double channel PNP encoder DESH 12 VOLT encoder single channel NPN PUSH PULL encoder 12 VOLT encoder single channel PNP encoder HS Automatic ApS Page 49 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual USING DOUBLE CHANMAL MPM 0R PUSHYPULL ENCODER Encoder EP Bi le ENZA ENCA EWE EMCE SHE ERE Si Le ENZA EMCA EMCE EMCE SHE ERE Er ie ENZA ENCA Encoder ENTE ENCE GMO ERE Ei ie ENZA ENCA Encoder EN E ENTE GNO ERE Si 12 ENZA EMA EMCE EMCB SHE VENZ D 12 ENZA ENCA Encoder ENTE ENCE GHD 12 VOLT encoder double channel NPN PUSH PULL encoder 12 VOLT encoder double channel PNP encoder External power source 3 36V encoder single channel NPN PUSH PULL encoder External power source 3 36V encoder single channel PNP encoder External power source 3 36V encoder double channel NPN PUSH PULL encoder External power source 3 36V encoder double channel PNP encoder HS Automatic ApS Page 50 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Connecting external Signals to the CU As can be seen from above diagrams it is possible to connect external signals to the CU There are two output channels OUT 1 and OUT 2 which can conf2. caducidad op cae 14 et 2 a T Uf Codigo de barras3 Textos Testor Textob Textod i Textos 1i Texto2 El e a a d 5 La Lam oo Static objects Variable CU objects i Objects in this layout m Memory usage _M emoy Usage Currert 197 82 0 00mm labs Miew 15 27 02 2007 20 49 59 L HS Automatic ApS Page 11 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Working with font types anchors The variable CU objects except the logos and barcodes display textual information Because of it s resources the CU is not able to place and scale fonts freely That is why the font anchors were made For every CU message you can choose up to 16 different fonts each linked to an anchor with a different color Within each of the 16 fonts you can choose between font type Arial Courier and every other installed true type font a font size bold you can even stretch the font freely Within each anchor you can change the font offset from top to bottom An anchor is defined as 1 4 of the XJ128 head equal to 32 pixels You can place the anchor freely in the print direction left right and in 32 pixels increments in the vertical direction Some illustrations will show the point of anchors Here is a purple and yellow anchor with the same font but different offsets from the anchor You can see that the same anchor always displays the same font If you change an anchor font definition it will affect all variables with
3. key The red LED in the key will turn on if the print mode is active Use ESC to stop print mode During print you can adjust the start distance with the arrow keys 00000 Number of prints with this picture Is reset when a new picture is loaded 000 00 Start delay You can adjust by using the arrow keys lt gt A or Y decimals mm Units for start delay mm inch Prompts When the print mode is actived there can be prompts set on one or more objects Prompts is a way to ask the user to enter information that will be a part of the print typically a best before date or batch number Prompts are shown with the object name and room for editing It is possible to activate prompts for the following objects L Text string Max 80 characters Date input format chosen in OBJ INKdraw preferences Time Counter start value Q Q Q Q Barcode variable object inside Editing is cancelled with ESC which deletes what is written ESC again will cancel print start Navigation in prompts is done with the arrow keys Use up down to jump a full screen if the text is longer than 16 characters HS Automatic ApS Page 19 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Main menu You reach the main menu from any menu by pressing ESC The main menu is where you select the message to print or if the current file is the active To load a file It is simple to load a file Use the arrow keys to browse the available files stored on t
4. more layouts on the card Otherwise the file system on the card may be destroyed HS Automatic ApS Page 16 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Saving files to PC network If you have your CU connected in a PC network you can save directly onto the CU unit INKdraw will upload the file for you To use this function you must Know the IP number of your CU see in the shift setup menu how to check the IP number Then follow this procedure Se ioj x UU Click the Save to CF icon pine Filename This will open the Save dialog box ise MEUS filename IF U Select the network option 192 188 1222 0 92 1681 222 M Load file after transmission Para fe Print file after transmission LJ Enter a filename You can use the same name again if you only are interested in transferring new data the old file will simply be overwritten LJ Enter the IP number in the form LJ Optionally you can load and or print the file after upload to your CU ome HS Automatic ApS Page 17 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Using the CU After you have saved the file to the CF card you must insert the card into the CU CF cards are ALWAYS inserted BACKSIDE UP CONNECTORS IN DO NOT TRY TO FORCE THE CF CARD IN WITH TOP UP YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR CONTROLLER INSER MBACKSIDE UP The idea of the CU is a unit that will allow the user to select messages and print them using the standard HS Automatic printers xaar or HP The messa
5. numbers Release FPGA and uP version are needed to HSA if you find a problem with your machine HS Automatic ApS Page 28 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual System setup In system setup you change the settings that are not related to the individual message but are more hardware related Press and hold SHIFT and press SETUP ti MAIN MENU Head setup Load HW parameters Enter ethernet menu Passwords Head setup The CU is not born with a setup of heads You can take the unit and connect it to different configuration of printers The number and types of heads is stored inside the CU message and defined from INKdraw but you can adjust the head offset and engine offset to suit your needs When you enter Head Setup menu you see a list of the heads configured in the message listed with the number of engines per head in brackets The total number of engines can not be more than 8 On an XJ500 machine one head has been set up This is an XJ128 machine with 4 heads 1 2 1 and 4 engines To change the settings for a head press ENTER HS Automatic ApS Page 29 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual 0000 0 Offset for the head Adj Press Enter to adjust the engine offset s Only available if the head has more than one print engine See below Ups N Is this head printing upside down Oths N Is this head printing on other side in reverse direction Engine adjustment Engine adjust is available if the head has m
6. that anchor color To smaller make text lines closer together use two anchors The anchor itself is only visible in design mode They are not printed It is not a problem to define a font that is larger than the anchor itself i f ar eee Abi A E cel cipher che i Eat from Selo ook HS Automatic ApS Page 12 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual To edit the anchor definitions click the A button next to the anchor selector This will open the font Aviat 24 pt 16 editor Select the anchor you wish to edit and CU font editor P o x change the font as needed Maat Name mazas You can leave the default arial 5 B name Name size offset ee Hb 124ABC 8 Click Close when done Stretch font freely with this handle CU file sizes and fonts The most space demanding part of the CU files are the font files If you do not change any font settings the CU files will occupy about 1 2 Mb on the CF card depending on the head type Notice that larger fonts increase the CU memory use For example a 70mm high font on Xaar500 will increase the font file to about 12 Mb It is recommended to use smaller fonts Preventing object editing Sometimes it is necessary to prevent objects in the CU from being edited This is possible by locking the object in OBJ INKdraw before you compile the CU file To lock objects right click the object in the object list and select Locked Now you can no longer s
7. the SCSI connector and from the splitter box outputs 3 x 1 pen 25 pin SUB D connect cables to the print heads as normal In your layout select as normal do not select 3 pen Connect to SCSI connector Do not use 25 pin SUB D connectors Make sure to select 1 x 3 pen 38 1mm in layout not 3 x 1 pen 4 pen Connect to SCSI connector Do not use 25 pin SUB D connectors Make sure to select 1 x 4 pen 50 8mm in layout not 4 x 1 pen Xaar 128 version The first four engines 4 x 17 5mm or 2 x 35mm or 1 x 52 5mm or 1 x 70mm connects to Head 1 4 If you have more than one ink supply to control your 4 engines per output you may chain them together You may connect Head 5 8 similarly for a total of max 8 x 17 5mm print engines Max print height is 140 mm Xaar 500 version Each connector Head 1 4 and Head 5 8 can connect 1 Xj500 printer Max print height is 140 mm HS Automatic ApS Page 6 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual The CU keyboard Used to start print activity Enter the setup menu Enter the previous menu or go to main menu Stop print activity A 0 05d OS ei HOH ae O MM GEE 060 O Shift key Use for capital letters and with SETUP key to enter extended setup o Space key and ALT key Hold and press letter key for special characters Arrow keys use with enter to select message navigate in menus Uv D El BE MN Ll 1231 Oi aa fae a ope on Up down to select menu scree
8. updated CMD S Stop print mode RES 0 Print mode ended CMD D Disconnect RES 0 Disconnected HS Automatic ApS Page 36 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Use of special functions beta The CU is like other products under continous development Before they are officially released new functions are added to the CU You are welcome to test these versions and reports on bugs are welcome but you must see this as beta functions that are NOT released for full production If all works good But if not you have been warned We release the betas to allow you to make solutions here and now As soon as possible the beta functions will be part of an official release To use the beta functions you need LJ The latest version of OBJ INKdraw beta software Version number 1 9 xx available online Do not use this for production use with CB boards either U The lastest beta version of CU firmware Please check that version numbers match and check against the language file s MD5 checksum If in doubt just put all files from beta version on a blank card Preparing for use of beta version L Install OBJ INKdraw beta version in a separate directory on your hard drive LJ Upgrade your CU with the latest beta version software HS Automatic ApS Page 37 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Bidirectional Print beta Bidirectional print allows you to have a printhead that traverses and prints in each direction using the same message You sh
9. HS Automatic ApS Page 1 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual HSAjet CU USER MANUAL A guide to operating and managing the HSAjet CU print controller Last update 11 Sep 2007 E CES Bono ao ei HOH ae O MM 66609 O ae O fol v 0 El BE UN ll Je QuE o www hsajet com AS Fito Mahe HS Automatic ApS Page 2 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of an HSAjet CU unit You have a powerful stand alone controller with features compareable to PC solutions With full remote control on line editing of content security features and simple operation this unit is suitable for many different applications For proper care of your unit you should observe the following guidelines A A A A gt Do not unplug any cables while the unit is turned on Do not take out the compact flash card while the unit is on Do not take out cartridges HP model while the unit is in print mode Preferably you should shut down unit properly before turning off power This will correctly close any open files on the compact flash card You should make sure the CU does not get in contact with water It is not under IP protection Never remove the back panel with power on on the CU or power supply while the power is connected Shock hazard IMPORTANT The compact flash card is inserted BACKSIDE UP as illustrated here NEVER try to insert otherwise and do NOT use force to insert CF card You may br
10. Illegal data 1050 PAR Illegal mode HSAjet CU user manual Page 58 of 59 HS Automatic ApS Drawings of the CU 210 45 136 45 i A SS eS Se ee ee o e ar L a AA od HSAjet CU user manual Page 59 of 59 HS Automatic ApS 150 G5 8z Lgl S j 8
11. coder settings are generally not taken from the design software but used from the machine s own settings You can load a Hardware setup but until you do that all settings are as set on the CU unit Purge The purge function shooting on all channels is activated with ENTER You purge as long as you hold down the key Release to stop purging Spit settings Spit function is made to prevent the ink from drying in the head It can be set to print n dots burst every x seconds on all channels Seconds Time between each shot Burst The number of shots HS Automatic ApS Page 26 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Start distance unit sensor 000 00 Start distance 1 100 or 1 100 mm Max distance is 655 35 mm Inc mm In Toggle between mm and Inches The units will be converted Start sensor pos neg edge Setup Menu 2 This section describes the printer settings Setup menu 2 is the most basic settings for the printer that will have affect on this message Qad Quadrature Display changes if you select Velocity Print settings Top row is used to choose direction Toggle with enter Encoder Enc is a toggle that selects between encoder and velocity modes The value when encoder is selected is written just like in OBJ INKdraw mm pulse Qua is a toggle for Quadrature sensing on both channels equal to 4 times the number of pulses Qad Quadrature Lin Linear Velocity In velocity mode the encoder parameter
12. d should focus on design only The operator service responsible can and should focus on hardware only setting the offsets and parameters correctly The configuration of the CU happens in two menus Setup which is mostly related to the logical functions of the CU offset length encoder parameters etc This is also the menu where you can set the date time of the unit and get version information System setup which focuses more on the hardware part of the setup how the heads and engines are positioned in relation to each other and the start sensor Ethernet parameters are also set here And this is where you set a password for the CU In both cases the setup menus are working a several screens that are located below each other The navigation between screens are with cursor up down within each screen with cursor left right As always press enter to start and end edit mode and to toggle values HS Automatic ApS Page 25 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual SETUP MENU Press the setup button to change settings that affect mainly the current file In setup you have a series of menus that can be navigated with the arrow keys At any point press ESC to return to the main menu VAREMEIS Setup menu 1 purge Prime spit message length Setup menu 2 encoder velocity Setup menu 3 Date Time setting Setup menu 4 System info test I O Setup Menu 1 On the CU hardware settings like start offset direction and en
13. eak the card connector resulting in replacement of motherboard Copyright and Trademark Information Microsoft and Windows are US registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation HP is a registered trademark of the Hewlett Packard Corporation This and other litterature on HSAjet products is HS Automatic ApS 2005 2007 You may freely use this instruction and translate it as long as you do not change the content HS Automatic ApS Page 3 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Features of the CU UL Q Q UL Q Q Q UL Q E Q Q Q Print using normal printers xaar or HP based Messages stored on standard Compact Flash cards Variable text date clock counter and barcode Prompt input of variables 80 characters per line Print height 140 mm Xaar 50 8 mm HP Separates message design and use 16 different fonts for variable objects selectable among all windows fonts Input of all Latin 1 character set directly from unit Security features available to avoid unwanted editing of messages Ethernet connection serial connection allowing full remote control of unit Bidirectional print supported beta HP cartridge parameters supported beta Variable objects in other codepages changeable via RS232 beta HS Automatic ApS Version Numbers Page 4 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual The CU software comes in an offial version and several beta versions that eventually will form the next official version Official Version Su
14. elect the object in OBJ INKdraw E An a canvas and you can not edit in the CU e Unlocked If it is desired to allow editing but only after entering a password set a CU password in the preferences menu Then you can use the same password to edit locked objects Unlocked objects can always be edited Copy HS Automatic ApS Page 13 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual CU Objects The CU has 6 different variable objects All of them are editable directly on the unit itself by pressing the corresponding object type key Dates You can have a total of 10 different date objects each with a user defineable format and individual offset The format follows the standard codes such as dd mm and yyyy although the number of codes available are limited You can choose from a pre defined format or type in your own string Month names are available and changeable in the language file Use mmm Mmm and MMM for month names Counters A total of 10 counters is available each with a user defineable start and step value Time Allows 10 different clocks each with a different time offset The clock is in 24 hour format 12 hour format is currently not available Text Up to 10 different text lines Logo 10 different logos are possible These can be placed anywhere and are not limited to the position of an anchor Barcode 10 different barcodes are possible At the moment human readable text is not suppor
15. enu In this menu you can set the size of your ink container and monitor how much ink has been used This is also where you reset the value after replacing ink container Monitor Select this menu to see use of ink HP Mode Choose between HS Automatic ApS Page 31 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual e Off no low ink warning e cart 42m e bulk 350ml and e user set Monitoring the ink menu You can see the approx remaining ink for each defined cartridge Press ENTER on the number to reset How to load Hardware settings lf you have saved a hardware setup file from INKdraw you can load it by selecting Load HW settings If a file is found and loaded the CU will display If you do not have a hardware file you will see Press ESC to return to previous menu Output configuration The CU has 2 outputs on the start switch out1 and out2 Each of these can be selected to give a signal on the following off nothing print mode printing fault ink low HP By default the outputs are both set to off HS Automatic ApS Page 32 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Password It is possible to protect the CU so that no one without the password can access the parameters If there already is a password set you need to enter it to change it Otherwise you just need to change it and confirm it afterwards When you set the password it will affect the following UU Parameters HW parameters are only available if you know the pa
16. esent RES 0 on the compact flash card D Disconnect PC network only RES 0 U Update next print buffer RES 0 C lt password gt Remote Connect with password PC network only not RES 10 serial P Purges all engines for 0 3 seconds RES 0 1 lt 1 2 3 4 gt Ink counter reset for stall number 1 4 Only on HP RES 0 version Number must be 1 2 3 or 4 HS Automatic ApS REQUEST REQ lt parameters gt Request is used to get information about the message currently loaded Parameters Description object list Read objects list dir Read CU files list object Read data of specific object data lt object type gt lt object nr gt parameters status device name version walt next Read CU device parameters Read CU device status Read device name Read version information Page 53 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Response DAT lt object type gt lt object nr gt lt object name gt all RES 0 DAT lt filename1 gt DAT lt filename2 gt all RES 0 See OBJECT DATA RESPONSE See PARAMETERS RESPONSE See STATUS RESPONSE DAT device name lt device name gt RES 0 DAT lt release gt lt upver gt lt fpgaver gt lt enetver gt RES 0 Return response when next print is started Used as RES 0 interrupt for next print lt object type gt 0 Text 1 Counter 2 Time 3 Date 4 Barcode 5 Logo object HS Automatic ApS Page 54 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual CHANGE OBJECT OBJ lt object ty
17. f the unit Parameters Description start lt value gt Set start distance edge lt gt Set startswitch edge endless lt gt Set endless print mode mode lt vel pos gt Set encoder mode encoder lt value gt Set encoder value velocity lt value gt Set velocity value dir lt value gt Set direction FILE FIL lt parameters gt lt file gt after receiving response to send Parameters Description N lt filename gt lt fil Initialize new file transmission to CF card in e extension gt CU unit lt file size gt Send file data after FIL G response PING only Ethernet connections PNG lt parameters gt Parameters Description CU Ping the CU for broadcast on port 1600 HSAjet CU user manual Allowed Values Response RES 0 integer value in mm lt gt positive edge lt gt negative edge lt gt endless print lt vel gt set velocity mode lt pos gt set position mode integer value in 1 100000 mm encoder pulses integer value in m sec O LEFT 1 RIGHT Response FIL G lt filename gt RES 0 Response lt PNG CU 000 10 bytes gt lt IP ADDRESS 4 bytes gt lt ENET VERSION 4 bytes gt lt 0xFFFF gt HS Automatic ApS Page 56 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual OBJECT DATA RESPONSE This is the response you get on REQ object data Object type Responses parameters All active name font prompt locked layer Text text Counter DAT lt parameters gt lt val
18. ges are stored on the compact flash and can be recalled by simply selecting the filename from the main menu and pressing enter to load In each message there can be both static and variable content All variable fields can be edited by pressing the corresponding object type key Basics You have two different cursor modes in the machine editing and moving When you enter a menu the cursor is in move mode From here you use the arrow keys to move between menus commands and fields If you press enter on a field you will activate edit mode Edit mode e Enter activates your selection or starts edit mode e Esc cancels the editing e nsert toggles between insert overwrite e Delete removes the character under the cursor e Arrow up arrow down chooses the values just above below the current e Alt Space with some letters will type european characters Latin 1 such as a Navigation At any point it is possible to jump directly to other sections by using the object keys If you are in edit mode this is considered as ESC For example you could have finished editing a text object then it is possible to jump directly to date editing by pressing the Date object key Password protection It is possible to change setup values print parameters from the unit but this menu can be protected by a password HS Automatic ApS Page 18 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Print function Activate the print function with the a
19. h command value value Not always needed and always preceeded with a semi colon end of command string HS Automatic ApS Page 34 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Command keywords and possible responses This is a list of command keywords and their meaning CMD Command Basic functions such as start stop print connect disconnect REQ Request Read information from the CU OBJ Object Change message objects Notice you can only change not create objects PAR Parameter Change print parameters in the CU FIL File send a file to the CU s flash card Each time you send a command to the CU it will respond to confirm that the command has been accepted The response simlilarly is based on a 3 letter keyword followed by colon and one or more values separated by semicolon All terminated by After every communication you always get RES error code where 0 no error Responses may be RES Result Error result code DAT Data Data return for example for objects parameters FIL File upload Ready for file upload HS Automatic ApS Page 35 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Example of communication with CU You Transmit You Receive Description CMD C Remote connect with password no password RES 10 Password accepted CMD R Start print mode RES 0 Command accepted OBJ 1 1 CUR 0 Set counter object 1 current value to 0 RES 0 Counter updated CMD U Update print buffer next print has new value RES 0 Print buffer
20. he CF card If something should happen during upgrade such as a power out the internal programs could become damaged In that case you can upgrade the unit through cable via a JTAG Please contact HS Automatic for purchase and instructions HS Automatic ApS Page 42 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Reference section Language update It is possible to change the language of the CU display with the limitation that you are have fixed length of the texts The editing of the language file happens with the free tool Language File Editor available from HS Automatic Please see separate manual for this tool To use the language you have created place the language file on the CF card with the name CULANG You will be asked to upload the language HS Automatic ApS Page 43 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Keyboard layout extended characters Notice that due to display restrictions your character may be displayed as a different character but will print as expected HS Automatic ApS Error Messages ELLS Hrror CU file missing File ECO CF Cara TULI Pide Hiro FNT file missing EILS BECO CU file corrupt Flash Error FPGA COCEUPT Flash Error Langtage Corrupt XJ128 files are invalid on XJ500 XJ128 files are invalid on HP XJ500 files are invalid on XJ128 XJ500 files are invalid on HP HP files are invalid on XJ128 HP files are invalid on XJ500 File Brror HW file missing Page 44 of 59 HSAjet CU user
21. he CF card or start typing the file name Predictive type ahead will find the best match for you When you have reached the correct file name press enter to load it You will see the text below the file name change to File selected If you try to load a file that is not made for your unit you will see a warning that you can t use this file XJ500 files are invalid on XJ128 HP files are invalid on XJ128 HP files are invalid on XJ500 Shutting down the machine When you wish to shut down the CU you should exit properly to minimize the risk of file damage on the Compact Flash card Press ESC from the main menu and you are asked Press Y to shut down the CU unit or N to continue Shortly after you see and you can turn the unit off on the power supply HS Automatic ApS Page 20 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Editing object message content With the CU there is a separation between content and design While it is possible to change the size and position of objects in the design phase this is not possible on the CU unit itself Only the following can be changed L Content except for logos A Visibility on off You edit the object by pressing the corresponding object button This can be done at any time even in print mode Notice though that there is a buffer of 2 prints changes in print mode do not happen instantly When you press an object button you are presented with a list of objects of that type If
22. igured by the user see page 31 Output 1 CONNECT TO CU I O DIODE 1N4001 Relay 9 V 5V RELAY MAX 400mA DIODE 1N4001 Relay 12 V 12V RELAY MAX 400mA RESISTOR LED ya RESISTOR 5V LEDvoltage LEDcurrent HS Automatic ApS Page 51 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Output 2 CONNECT TO CU I O DIODE 1N4001 Relay 5 V 5V RELAY MAX 400mA DIODE 1N4001 Relay 12 V 12V RELAY MAX 400mA RESISTOR LED DB9 MALE RESISTOR 5V LEDvoltage LEDcurrent HS Automatic ApS Page 52 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Complete remote control protocol As previously mentioned the CU remote commands is based on a dialog protocol where you send commands and receive response back from the CU Each command and response is always separated by It may be helpful to know that the CU objects are grouped into numeric types and then again by numbers For example for counters object type 1 you may have objects 1 1 1 2 and 1 3 for the 3 counters in your message Additionally objects have a descriptive name which you can read from the unit but NOT use to address objects It is recommended that you after connecting to the unit ask which objects are available COMMAND CMD lt parameters gt Command is used to make the unit do something basic Parameters Description Response S Stop print mode RES 0 R Start print mode RES 0 F lt filename gt Load file max 8 upper case chars File must be pr
23. in message Rotates Spans heads Editable Font type Length Object types available Mandatory Page 8 of 59 Static Objects NO YES Free any position YES YES fills entire message NO All available Unlimited Only text graphics and fixed barcodes No objects that auto update like date time No HSAjet CU user manual Variable Objects YES 16 different fonts available these scales freely Vertically limited to fixed position relative to 32 pixel steps Horizontally free position NO NO can ONLY print within head boundary HP max 12 7mm high YES Selection Latin 1 type editable on keyboard Others only by remote control Depends on object type Text 80 characters Dates clocks 10 characters in output format Text and auto update objects Both can be displayed as normal objects or barcodes No As long as you are designing your picture in OBJ INKdraw you can change both the background and variable content Once you compile the CU file Save it to compact flash drive as a CU file you can only edit the variable objects on the CU unit itself HS Automatic ApS Page 9 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Start a CU picture To start a CU picture choose File gt New on the menu or click the New File icon You will be presented with a menu where you select the file type U Se ect H ead type YO us h ou id se ect c Program Filesi mediat 0BJINK drawn filesi NoNa
24. manual There are no CU files on the card No more room to write on the card You forgot to transfer the FNT file The CU layouts consist of 2 files CU and FNT Something is wrong with the CU file Something is wrong with the FPGA file Something is wrong with the language file You are using XJ500 model and try to load XJ128 pictures You are using HP model and try to load XJ128 pictures You are using XJ128 model and try to load XJ500 pictures You are using HP model and try to load XJ500 pictures You are using XJ128 model and try to load HP pictures You are using XJ500 model and try to load HP pictures Can not load hardware settings without HW file Default restored Please Restart CE Caro COCU or Missing OE HATS 6 ror Format in FAT16 Please make sure you insert the CF card during use The CU can only read cards formatted in FAT 16 Fat32 and NTFS will not work HS Automatic ApS Page 45 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Connectors The table below shows the CU as viewed from the back with the keyboard upwards Encoder IA start O io 1 COM1 ME lt A AN 2 serial comm POWER PC Network SCSI Ethernet comm HP with 3 4 pen stall I O connector The main function for this connector is to provide the start signal to begin print It is a 9 pin female SUB D The wiring of the l O connector is required for function of the print you will not get a printout without a start signal You ca
25. me Ink the same type of head as your CU unit eS D is made for you can t load other file Enn em types gt 1 HSAJet CB 3 500 Y LJ Check the CU option pana A a 4 N ote L Add the heads as necessary with the Add insert Delete buttons below With XaarJet500 you will only have 1 size to choose from _ Cancel You are only allowed to add as many heads as the CU can handle L Select the message length You can change the unit between mm inch pixel point LJ Click OK HS Automatic ApS Page 10 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Once you have clicked OK you are presented with the edit screen for CU files Most of the screen is identical to normal OBJ INKdraw pictures but there are some differences Most importantly a lot of the buttons are gone and you see that there are 6 different CU objects available and that these are placed on the canvas by anchors please see below You will also see the CU Mode active indicator right above the object panel Edit font Buttons for Buttons for Compile to for variable static objects variable objects CU format CB INKdraw ver 1 9 48 2 Multi timezone HSAutomatic ApS https wvww bsautomatic com Timezone 1 Elmediaigr hicstinkdrawiFilesie it 25 ink C 111 ETE File Edit Layout View Functions Window Help Im x Kija gt gt E O O mm ABCD LOGO MINI JAH 1 1234 ane A fail zl e E z B B Ei ee EE S wan Norrrial A 1150 8 mm
26. n or to select values in edit mode Left Right to navigate menu points within each screen 0000 0010 Enter toggles edit mode or accepts a choice Object keys that allow editing of the 6 different object types In order as they appear Text Barcode Clock Counter Date Logo HS Automatic ApS Page 7 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Designing CU pictures The CU pictures are designed using the OBJ INKdraw software Please see OBJ INKdraw manual for help on installing Concept of CU objects vs background In a CU image you have both static and variable content The static content has no limitation which means that you can design using any font size and have all the barcodes available You are also rotate text and span text across all heads available It is not changeable once the CU file is made The variable content CU objects are placed on top of the static content The variable content can change during print and can be changed by the user There are some limitations on what you can do with this object type Notice that in all cases both variable and fixed objects are optional you can design an all static or all variable layout or create a mix with both When you use variable objects these will always be on top of static objects Please find a comparison below between variable and fixed content HS Automatic ApS Feature Can change automatically during print Scales freely Position
27. n use either a simple mechanical switch or a 12V photo cell for the start signal please see pinout and connection guide in the back of this manual Encoder connector This connector is where the signals for the encoder are coming in You will notice that there are two inputs a normal encoder input and an inverse input Which one you use depends on your encoder Active high use normal for active low use inverse The use of an encoder is optional but will improve the accuracy of your print if your conveyor varies a bit in speed For accurate alignment of multiple engine XJ128 printers or HP printers an encoder is strongly recommended Head connectors Two head connectors are available for the print heads Head1 and Head2 are both 25 pin SUB D you need a straight through cable 1 1 to connect to the heads To each connector you can connect up to 4 XJ128 engines or 1 XJ500 engine or 1 HP engine The SCSI connector is used to connect 3 or 4 pen HP heads COM1 COM2 For serial communication with the unit Please see section on serial communication Ethernet connector Through the ethernet connection you can control the CU remotely from a PC in the same network You can use this select or change messages or parameters HS Automatic ApS Page 46 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Connector Wiring Connectors start encoder etc wiring Start sensor connections As a start sensor you can use a simple switch or a photo cell PIN
28. n your PC HS Automatic ApS Page 15 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Compiling saving files to CF When you are done editing your image you need to compile the ink file to use it in the CU As this is a one way process i e you can not edit CU files later in OBJ INKdraw the user is recommend to save the ink file along with the CU files The CU files are made of 2 individual files that are both required A CU file with object data and a FNT file with the font data NOTICE On the CU you only need to change parameters for HP resolution while editing your message All other parameters are set on the CU unit itself You can however store a file on the CF card called CUPARMS containing parameters from your current message then upload to the CU Do this in the Advanced mode below HINT It is possible to save directly onto the CU using ethernet connection Please see later chapter about this ES a O Click the Save to CF icon Filename This will open the Save dialog box a e Aja filename UU Select the compact flash in the disc I Save ink file to destination dropdown You can also choose to save on the harddrive and copy the files later Auto eject CF not recommended Eo to advanced mode L Enter a filename It is a good idea to save the ink file along with the CU file since you can t edit CU files from OBJ INKdraw LJ Itis a good idea to check Auto eject CF if you are not going to save
29. none are found you receive a notice about this If objects in the category exist you will see a list of objects arranged by their order of appearance in INKdraw Choose object with and Q Whan an object is selected you see it s value and on off setting Use cursor 3 to move down from object name to edit field and press Enter to edit value Notice If the object name has Bar written next to it it is contained inside a barcode You can then only see it s content and need to edit it through the barcode menu Please see the special case section on next page What you see will depend on the object type As you can see from the example to the left the text The quick brown fox jumps ove r the lazy dog is longer than one screen You can scroll longer messages by using arrows up down Gand will move 1 character Shift D will move 1 screen Selecting X deletes the entire line content HS Automatic ApS Page 21 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual After a change you are informed about the change Enter returns you to the object list Special case Barcodes If you choose a barcode the format of the content will depend on the content type Text Counter date time When you select the barcode you can choose between the available barcodes with arrows up down Then move the cursor with arrow right and press enter on Edit content You will now see the edit screen for the content of the ba
30. o have your words displayed in the language group you choose NOTICE as of yet it is not possible to provide a full table of the resulting characters from this conversion We are aware about this and are working on the matter HS Automatic ApS Page 40 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Upgrading your CU Upgrades to the CU typically new features are released through the dealer s area of HS Automatic webpage You can download the upgrades in the form of firmware files Simply place the new firmware files on the compact flash card and start up your unit The files needed are the following CUENET XXX ethernet firmware update CUFIRMW XXX CU firmware update CUHPFPG XXX CU FPGA firmware update HP could also be 128 or 500 The unit will pick the correct file automatically CULANG Language file The length of the file must be respected so you can t upload an old version KEYBCHAR TAB Character set for the CU keyboard SPECCHAR TAB Another file for Keyboard Notice that in addition to the files above you also need at least ONE print layout in the correct format HP 128 500 for your unit The content is not important This existence of a layout is the first thing the CU checks for Insert the card into your unit and start You will see in the display After that upload the following files answer Y to upload HS Automatic ApS Page 41 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual When you are done remove all firmware files from t
31. oc ccscecseessesssesssesssessesssesssessessseessessessees DESCRIPTION o V 1 0 tieso 5V ca IN 2 7 E START toa GND reason IN 1 EE E E 12 V E OUT 1 ca OUT 2 Using a simple mechanical switch Loop pins 1 2 and connect the switch between pins 4 and 5 5 Volt NPN PUSH PULL sensor VCC to pins 1 2 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 start Sensor 5 Volt PNP sensor VCC to pins 1 2 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 1 K resistor between pin 4 and 5 12 Volt NPN PUSH PULL VCC to pins 1 7 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 HS Automatic ApS Page 47 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual 12 Volt PNP sensor VCC to pins 1 7 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 1 K resistor between pin 4 and 5 External source 11 te JE External power source 3 36V using NPN PUSH PULL sensor VCC to pin 1 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 External power source 3 36V using PNP sensor VCC to pin 1 Signal to pin 4 GND to pin 5 1K resistor between 4 and 5 HS Automatic ApS Page 48 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Encoder connections For the encoder you can use either a single or double channel If you have both channels connected you need to activate Quadrature and divide distance pulse by 4 Plata aio ita tick a dad bad da DESCRIPTION O tu AE acts ESEA REA TE ee V ENC ER eT A eT MRL ARIE aE Se Ree 5V Ohta A A cee cae eee ENC A Oe ea ele gd ae aes en nee sega ina TO ENC B O Oe EEA Mee eee eae eee GND O RNA AR A A AO 12V S
32. ore than one print engine XJ128 for 2 3 4 engine heads and HP with 2 3 4 stall unit Select an engine 1 4 and choose settings Offset Offset from the first engine in the head HS Automatic ApS Page 30 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Managing Hardware parameters Ink size usage and Ethernet Setup On the CU all printing parameters except HP resolution are stored on the controller not the message that you load This ensures that you only have to focus on layout once the parameters are correct It is possible to store the settings from OBJ INKdraw and save to the CF card These settings can be loaded from the HW global setup screen From OBJ INKdraw select Advanced Mode in the save CU screen and click Save Hardware file This file will be called CUPARMS and should simply be placed on the card Ethernet Setup To use the machine in a PC network you should configure it s settings in the network Notice that you can not edit IP address if DHCP is on since it will be achieved automatically 000 000 000 000 until address has been assigned by DHCP USE PORT 1500 to communicate with the CU DHCP If this is set to ON the machine will expect to find a DHCP server in the network to automatically obtain an IP address IP If no DHCP server is used the machine will use this IP address DeviceName The name this machine will have in a network Only shown with command to get device name REQ device name Ink m
33. ould observe the following Q A start signal is needed in both directions into the same input The first print must be in the direction select for normal print So printing are normal reverse normal L There are two different start offsets one for each direction See below Ll The time from the print is completed in one direction until the next start sensor is activated must not be shorter than 80 mSec To activate Bidirectional Print The mode must be activated from INKdraw In Preferences dr O select Printing and under print buffer Bidirectional Print Proceed as normal setting up your message Special functions Directories System Setting start offsets on the CU On the CU you can adjust the two individual start offsets by changing the print direction The CU will display a different start offset in the reverse direction if bidirectional is enabled Example normal print direction is gt left to right If the other direction is selected You will see and edit a different start distance HS Automatic ApS Page 38 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Cartridge Parameters beta When using a PC solution it is possible to set and configure parameter values for HP Doing so may optimize the output and quality on the HP cartridges to adjust for each individual ink This option is now also possible on the CU using latest beta version How to adjust HP parameters From within INKdraw select the parame
34. pe gt lt object nr gt lt parameter gt lt value gt Set object is used to manipulate objects in the loaded message For object type please see above Parameters activate deactivate TEX lt text gt MIN lt value gt CUR lt value gt MAX lt value gt DIG lt value gt DIR lt gt LDN lt 0 1 gt REP lt value gt TIM lt value gt DAT lt value gt FOR lt value gt TYP lt value gt Description activate or deactivate object Set text of text objects Set minimum count of counter objects Set current count of counter objects Set maximum count of counter objects Set number of digits in counter objects Set direction of counter objects Set leadin of counter objects Set repeats per count of counter objects Set minutes offset of time objects Set day offset of date objects Set format of time date objects Set symbology of barcode objects Allowed Values Response RES 0 none Text string max 80 chars integer value 32 bit integer value 32 bit integer value 32 bit integer value 32 bit lt gt count up lt gt count down lt 0 gt leadin with zeroes lt 1 gt blank leadin integer value 0 255 integer value signed integer value signed Format string 1 code128 2 code39 3 ean13 4 itf 5 upc 6 ean128 HS Automatic ApS Page 55 of 59 SET PARAMETERS PAR lt parameter gt lt value gt Set parameter is used to modify the print parameters o
35. pported and bugs are corrected as soon as possible No new features are added CU release INKdraw version Language Editor Version Language File Information Latest beta version 2 00 Firmware version 020 1 8 25 LO 1856 byte MD5 B8885DEEEB1DB9DCE222B9112C779FD4 New features are added but should NOT be used for production environment unless after thorough testing in house These features are marked beta Bugs are corrected but NOT in specified time or as a priority Suggestions for new features are welcome CU release INKdraw version Language Editor Version Language File Information 2 07 Firmware version 027 1 9 66 1 5 1856 byte MD5 B82496E16D9CC1A6010987CC682A3F75 HS Automatic ApS Page 5 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Connecting your CU How you connect your CU depends on the type of CU you have Please see this guide for instructions on how to connect your unit In general e External Power supply connects using the 15 pin cable supplied with the unit e 1 O and encoder connects using 9 pin SUB D Please see reference section for pinouts It is optional to use an encoder but strongly recommended for best results HP version 1 pen Use Head 1 4 to connect first pen 1 1 pen As above and use Head 5 8 for second pen 2 pen Connect bottom pen to Head 1 4 and top pen to Head 5 8 2 1 pen You need the SCSI splitter box for CU available separately 2 2pen 4 x 1 pen Connect the splitter box to
36. rcode Once you are done editing the content press ESC to exit to the barcode screen or one of the other object type keys HS Automatic ApS Page 22 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Input pictures for object types Text String max 80 characters Scroll using up down Input of special characters possible Date Numbers from an input mask The input mask is selected in OBJ INKdraw You do not need to enter separation characters Ex 14 04 2005 Counter Current value entered as a decimal value The number of digits can not be changed Ex 0000000 Barcode Depending on the variable content Logo Only visibility on off is possible HS Automatic ApS Page 23 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Input of special characters To enter special characters like a and u you hold down the space key Labelled Alt and press the key where the character is printed Similar characters are grouped on the same key like on a cell phone so that for example repeated pressing of 2 A and will toggle through the following The CU is able to print almost all extended characters in the ISO Latin 1 character set ISO Latin 2 15 is currently not supported in variable characters Please see reference section for a list of all characters and what key to use HS Automatic ApS Page 24 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Configuring your CU On the CU most settings are made directly on the unit itself This means that in the design phase the designer can an
37. s are not available only the speed can be entered as m minute Beta releases allow you to input 2 decimals for velocity 4 8 3 Setup Menu 3 Endl Y Toggle endless Y N Field indicates repeat 00 no repeat Dist 000 00 Field for distance between repeats also in Endless mode Enter in units selected in first setup screen 1 100 or 1 100 mm Minimum distance is equal to maximum engine head offset Page printing only possible where there are no offsets HS Automatic ApS Page 27 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Time date amp year The CU has a real time clock built in The time and date of this determines the output for date objects You can set the current date time in this menu in the format YYYY MM DD HH MM 24 hour clock You can see which part you are editing in the lower right corner to avoid confusion between month day Press ENTER on the part you wish to edit then enter again to accept Setup Menu 4 Test I O Second last screen is used to test the I O function encoder and start sensor The encoder rotates the bar next to the word _ Start signal switches between 2 arrows high Y low About menu Finally there is the about menu Mostly for internal use for identification of the Firmware and Hardware versions lf you press Enter on the word Release you will see further information about FPGA and uP version This extra menu is not included in beta versions These
38. ssword L Locked objects are editable but only if you know the password If NO password is set equal to blank input on password change the following will be the case UU Parameters freely available UU Locked objects can NOT be edited Object Locked will be shown HS Automatic ApS Page 33 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Remote communication with the CU The CU is an ideal unit for solutions where remote communication can be used to change message content Typically behind weighing measuring stations or simply in complete factory automation The basis of communication Communication can be both with serial RS232 and with Ethernet using the same simple protocol For RS232 Use COM1 port You must use a crossed cable Null Modem and use the following parameters Rate 9600 bits second Stop bits 1 Data bits 8 Paritet None HW flow None For Ethernet Use device IP address port 1500 Password is same as parameter password if set Optional CU network search UDP IP port 1600 broadcast PNG CU Reply from CU s in network PNG CU 000 10 bytes IP ADDRESS 4 bytes ENET VERSION 4 bytes lt OxFFFF gt PLEASE SEE COMPLETE REFERENCE LATER IN THIS MANUAL The communication is based on commands and response from the CU unit The syntax is as follows XXX parameter value value where XXX is a command keyword of 3 characters upper case always follows command parameter is a parameter to command whic
39. ted but will be added later The barcodes can contain variable information in the shape of either text counter date or time It is not possible to have a barcode with multiple variable objects Notice that barcodes count against the 10 object limit in the respective object types So if you have 5 counter barcodes you can only have 5 normal counters HS Automatic ApS Page 14 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Non English characters Normally when you enter information into textual objects the character set is Western English This means that other character sets will not display correctly If you need to use different character sets you can specify per object which character set you use E A A AA al 37 gt B I u fe 2p Text COCCORICO 125 9 E E a mn PER COCCORICO 125 1 25 ne PE W AGE rn Click on the object and select from the dropdown right most in the screen under the CU object buttons You can choose from a number of character sets 7 Pitch a Normal Eastern Europe GB2312 Greek The difference can be seen with a small demonstration In this example the actual text of the object was not changed Only the character set Russian y Normal v Default x Default Western Europe Russian Notice if you wish to use Chinese Japanese Thai Korean Vietnamese or Arab character sets you should have the proper input software installed i
40. ter Print mades menu at HP Values Resol Hori Settings Head positions You will now have two tabs available the first Fre pulsewidth P05 usec y to set Resolution the second with Cartridge T Warming pulse width 75 nmsec Parameters When you generate your CU message these parameters are automatically transferred and used You cannot modify or view these values on the CU ae dl Cancel HS Automatic ApS Page 39 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual Variable objects in other character sets beta In normal use the CU uses the Latin 1 character set to display characters beyond the English characters set a z But sometimes it is desired to display characters from other language groups such as Russian Baltic Slavic and Turkish If the information to display is fixed no problem Just type it in and select proper character formatting in INKdraw as normal The text will be printed as entered The issue is the strings that can and must change during print operation Your solution here is to use remote control RS232 and or Ethernet and the fact that on different character sets a given ASCII value will translate to a different character See this comparison table what the transmission of ASCII 155 will give LANGUAGE RESULT Latin 1 Small o with slash default Central Europe Small r with caron Cyrillic Lu Small letter sha Baltic y Small u with ogonek Using these differences you can send a string t
41. ue gt Gacimals counter direction leadin maxcount pu mincount countstep repeats Time RES 0 after last DAT format minoffset oe Date response format dayoffset houroffset Barcode content objtype objnr symbology modul PARAMETERS RESPONSE This is the response you get on REQ parameters Responses parameters DAT lt parameters gt lt value gt startdelay startedge direction upsidedown otherside spitdelay RES 0 after last DAT response spitlength tickle repeatnr repeatdis endless firemode modular position qudrature velocity STATUS RESPONSE This is the response you get on REQ status Responses parameters DAT lt parameters gt lt value gt printactive selectedfile printcount systime inklow RES 0 after last DAT response HS Automatic ApS Page 57 of 59 HSAjet CU user manual RESPONSES FROM CU Error number Error Description 0 No errors 1 Wrong password 2 Unknown command 10 Password accepted ethernet only not error 11 Not connected ethernet only To connect use CMD C lt password gt 21 FIL File not found CF card full 24 File name error use upper letters or numbers only 100 CMD Unknown command 101 Printer is not running 102 Printer is running 103 File not found 106 Printer active 200 Unknown request 300 Object not found 301 OBJ Unknown or missing parameter 320 OBJ illegal data 1000 PAR Unknown or missing parameter 1020 PAR Illegal edge 1040 PAR
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