AB-Plot V. 1.x Software Manual
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1. The Autofill window is opened when in the Input Screen the entry Auto fill is selected from the Edit menu or function key F8 is pressed This makes a number of marking functions available to the user which can be used to generate the consecutive numbering systems often employed when labelling electrical equipment e g terminal blocks X1 1 X1 2 X1 3 contactors K1 K2 K3 PLC labels E 0 1 E 0 2 E 0 3 or A 0 1 A 0 2 A 0 3 THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTOFILL WINDOW The Autofill window is divided into several sections which contain various functions options and input fields THE INPUT SCREEN Input 28 The extent of the labelling is specified here The given values refer to the marked area Start value Any numerical value with which the labelling is to begin End value Any numerical value with which the labelling is to finish Prefix One or more alphanumeric characters added before the number Suffix One or more alphanumeric characters added after the number Block Another numeral which allows a block type allocation of the labelling text This figure defines the start value for the block type allocation System Decimal 0 9 Octal 0 7 Hex 0 F Alphanumeric Character string PLC The start value must lie between 0 and 9 The decimal system is used for counting Examples step 1 start value 8 end value 2 sequence 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 step 1 start value 2 end value 8 sequ2. 1000 june 1000 july 1000 august 1100 january 1100 february 1100 march 1100 april 1100 may 1100 june 1100 july 1100 august 1200 january 1200 february 1200 march 1200 april 1200 may 1200 june 1200 july Help Adobe PDF 26 IK 4 gt MS Sheet1 sr rif Sum 26400 NUM The copied columns A and B are recognized as marker texts and entered in the sequence 1996 Jan space Feb space etc The data is read from left to right with returns as well This corresponds to the normal Paste command in the Edit menu see Figure 35 THE INPUT SCREEN 34 Figure 36 The CTRL V Fill Algorithm Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 4 BE File Edit View Font Window Options AMIE IETS 2e e Ctrl Shift V The first column of the table is taken as the project field and empty markers are filled Figure 37 The CTRL SHIFT V Fill Algorithm 4 Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 4 BE File Edit View Font Window Options AMEE TOBIE Hon EXPORTING DATA Figure 38 The Export Window Allen Bradley AB Plot File name Folders ff bet c ab plot data SR Cancel a C 2 AB PLOT Network E gt DATA Eise Save file as type Drives TEXT TXT gt c RAWXP_D1 gt The export function is started by selecting Export from the File menu of the Input Screen The export window then appears
3. Ctrl O Ctrl S Ctrl I Ctrl E SUPPORT AND UPDATES Information service You can access information about software and product updates by visiting our website at http www ab com industrialcontrols products Our website contains information about products and allows you to down load updates and other information Telephone hotline for users If you have any questions regarding our products then please contact Tel 440 646 5800 E mail raictechsupport ra rockwell com SYMBOLS The software includes the ability to plot these special symbols Figure 43 Symbols m Did 2 a E al 3 Or OE DE on rele gt gt Le These special characters can be called up via the Electrical symbols function in the Options menu of the Input Screen A dummy character appears in the input field Note that resolution of the symbols depends upon font size LIST OF SHORTCUTS AND FUNCTION KEYS Availability Program Screen Marker Card Screen Program Screen Marker Card Screen Marker Card Screen Input Screen Input Screen Input Screen Function Plot Cut Copy Paste Select all Mark all Clear marker card Autofill functions Multiple lines Help DEFINITIONS Block Clipboard Configure Marker Card field Default format Document Empty Marker Card Format Icon buttons Import Marker Marker Card in Multiple lines PLC PLOTTING 41 Shortcut Function
4. Generic Text Only on LPT1 Project AB Plot1 Le Print area DopsaatssaseasesssvenrvecesestTeToseetverenetsqbensins easst Current Marker Card C Highlighted Markers O Selected Marker Cards Please install a Generic Z Text Only printer driver and assign the printer driver to the printer port Enter the selected marker cards as Plate marker card location marker card location or Plate marker card location marker card location For Example 1 3 4 5 or 1 3 5 x Plot with project fields Settings The Output window is called up from the Marker Card or Input Screen by selecting the command Plot from the File menu or by actuating button in the toolbar This window indicates the plotter and port in use The Project field con tains a list of all the documents currently open The document to be printed can be determined by clicking on the file name The number of copies of a document which will print is selected in the Cop ies field by actuating the spin buttons Area Complete document All Marker Cards are plotted Current Marker Card Only the current Marker Card is plotted PLOTTING 37 Highlighted marker Only highlighted markers are plotted Selected Marker Card Only selected Marker Cards are plotted You can configure the parameters of the plotter printer by actuating the Settings button Pressing OK starts the plot output Cancel exi
5. One file format has been added to the export function files can now be exported in the follow ing formats THE INPUT SCREEN 35 Text txt In this format project fields and marker data are exported together If the data to be exported is stored the program automatically opens another win dow with the designation Export Note When exporting from one marker format to a different format the input text is not adjusted to the size of the marker TEXT ORIENTATION AND PLOTTER SPECIAL FEATURES OF PLOTTING AND SCREEN PRESENTATION Figure 39 Different Ways of Labelling The definition of the 0 orientation relates to a Marker Card in the ver tical view with the project field at the top Successive 90 rotations are all made counterclockwise PLOTTERFONT TYPEFACE The default typeface Plotterfont is used for the on screen presentation This font 1s added to the table of Windows fonts upon installing the pro gram PLOTTING 36 PLOTTING The plotting of markers and project information 15 carried out in the follow ing steps 1 A plot file with the values of the Plotter installed 15 created and saved to the hard drive 2 The plot file print job is sent to an output device Ensure the plotter plate has been calibrated prior to plotting The Output Window Figure 40 Configuring the Output Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 1 EE 218 13 Device
6. SCREEN 29 This section provides the additional functions described below Determines the mode of counting 1 e the increment between successive values Example step 1 1 2 3 4 step 2 1357 Determines the mode of counting for blocks Specifies how many copies of one marker are produced with the same text Specifies how many times a block is repeated Specifies the number of markers to be skipped over before the next marker is labelled Example step 1 start value 1 end value 4 Skip markers 0 1234 Skip markers 1 1 2 3 4 Choosing this option adds the data in the Source section to existing texts When switched off data entered in the Source section overwrites existing texts This option can be selected in any labelling mode Characters are added to existing texts in the form of a prefix After existing text Characters are added to existing texts in the form of a suffix Project Fields Prefix One or more alphanumeric characters added to the start value in the form of a prefix Row counter This number determines the value of the first field Only numerical characters are possible Suffix One or more alphanumeric characters added to the start value in the form of a suffix Formatted Sequence Left field The left hand section of the formatting field applies to the block information A number of control characters are available for formatting Right field The right hand section of the formatting field applies to t
7. data is inserted starting at the current marker of the Marker Card In doing so texts on markers already used are overwritten Shortcut F5 Inserts the markers from the clipboard at the current position of the Marker Card but in contrast to the normal paste command does not over write existing data but instead displaces it further down the Marker Card Shortcut Ctrl F Opens the dialogue box Search amp replace This function locates a given text and replaces it with another The procedure can be per formed automatically Replace all or manually Replace The area of the search can be selected by means of the options buttons The Searc h and Replace Dialogue Box Search amp replace x R Cancel Search Search area Current Marker Card O Complete document Current Marker Card searches through the Marker Card currently shown Complete document searches through all the frames of the document opened Clear Opens a cascade menu with the following entries All Deletes both the text and the formatting information of the marked area Text Deletes the text of the marked area THE INPUT SCREEN 26 Format Deletes the formatting information of the marked area Clear Marker Card Shortcut Shift Del Deletes the text and formatting information of the whole Marker Card The user is prompted to confirm the delete command before it is carried out Clear marked project field s Deletes the project fi
8. 6 The Plot Window 3 Allen Bradley AB Plot as Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 1 19 BEESTE AN PDFS 9 a 9 S 2 IN NE Ed X mm G EEN HEEN E ee mud G EEN IN Ee E A ME El Plot Device Generic Text sy on LPT1 No of copies Cancel Print area Complete Document fake O Current Marker Card Highlighted Markers Selected Marker Cards Please install a Generic Text Only printer driver and assign the printer driver to the printer port Settings Enter the selected marker cards as Plate marker sm eg marker card location late marker card location Sieber card location For Example 1 3 4 5 or 1 3 5 X Plot with project fields Figure 27 The Plotter Settings Window Parallel Port Connection 42 Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 1 HE dit Vi 7 3 100z lt ffiaszmsxi2 f Plotter settings for default plotter USE ONLY GENERIC OR TTY DRIVER Accept Cancel 1492 PLTKIT series E Help Adjust ref point Alias a m D Device type Device driver Reference point 1492 PLOTPLT x Pen selection Pen speed Fast Prepare pen Iv Marker border i KRE 0000 a er Ad el ld 3 Adobe A j start 4 Int
9. Format Window s 1 Input screen Eie AB Plot arker Card i 12 markers per row h2 rows 4 The screen now contains a representation of the Marker Card you have selected The current marker bottom left is shown highlighted Type an X on the 4 markers in the corners of the marker card LECHE EEIE E r 6 Next select the File menu then Plot or press the the toolbar the Plot window then appears make sure that the Plotter is switched on and loaded with the appropriate Marker Card button Click on the Settings button the settings for the default plotter window will open at which point you may set various plotter settings Note Refer to Figure 27 The Plotter Settings Window Parallel Port Connection if you connected using a parallel port Refer to Figure 28 The Plotter Settings Window for Default Plotter USB Connection if you connected using a USB port INSTALLATION 5 Install a pen in the lower left penholder of the plotter Install the appropriate marker card in the respective plate location Hint You can avoid wasting marker cards during this calibration by taping a clear transparency over the entire marker card Figure 2
10. Key Availability Ctrl P Marker Card Screen Input Screen Ctrl X Input Screen Ctrl C Input Screen Ctrl V Input Screen Ctrl A Marker Card Screen Ctrl A Input Screen Shift Del Input Screen F8 Input Screen Ctrl ENTER Input Screen Fl During the whole application More than one highlighted marker The clipboard can be used as an intermediate or temporary buffer for cutting copying or pasting marked Marker Card areas It can also be used to transfer labelling data to or from another program This is the action of altering the Marker Card dimensions with the help of the Marker Card Configuration window Configured A single click switches this Marker Card back to the selection mode provided that the Marker Card does not yet contain any information A double click opens the Input Screen for editing the Marker Card Standard text format for a selected Marker Card This 15 a labelling project consisting of up to 16 plates which 15 stored in a file under a document name A Marker Card field can be switched to the selection mode by a single field click The text attributes bold italic horizontal and vertical alignment The icon symbol buttons are located in the toolbar and the formatting bar The loading of files of a format different than that of AB Plot A marker is a single tag in a Marker Card A single click terminates the selection mode A double click opens the selection mode Marker Card Format window
11. LISTEN THINK SOLVE AB Plot V 1 x Software Manual ALLEN BRADLEY ROCKWELL SOFTWARE DODGE RELIANC USER MANUAL Catalog Number 1492 PLOTSOFT B Rockwell E ELECTRIC Automation Table of Contents SOTEM REQUIREMENT gt 22 44 07 de ye ae oe GR ee GE Ese 5 INSTALLING PLOTTER SORT WARE iis ie Sa Wa GR ee 5 INSTALLING GENERIC PRINTER DRIVER 8 AN INTRODUCTION TO PLOTTER SOFTWARE 17 STARTING THE PLOTTER PROGRAM 17 CALIBRATING THE PLOTTER PLATE 18 THE MENU BAR OF THE INPUT SCREEN 24 TEE AL TOEILE EUNGETIONE Skies nbd Mk 27 EDITING MARKER CARD CONFIGURATIONS 30 The Import and Export of Dataviss tees tice ei due vee eeu 32 TEXT ORIENTATION AND PLOTTER issie 2 But ese 35 The Out 36 es EET ie OE OE OER OE E ENT 37 INEORME TION os ESE EG 39 THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON rising tbs area 39 EDITING BOGS 1 as ee sg ste es derd ROS hae 39 SUPPORT AND UPDATES eyrin ue Ae EEEE E aday 40 SNBO LO arera EE oun ae DOE ste E Ee RD 40 LIST OF SHORTCUTS AND FUNCTION KEYS 40 BIEG MEES KA N 41 THE GRAPHAB GDM CONFIGURATION FILE 42 THE ABPRINT INI INITIALIZATION FILE 44 List of Figures Download AB Plot Software Link SE SE ee 6 File Download Window 6 SAV CAS WINGO EER ESE Ae eG Es Bd ee a 6 The User Info
12. Path of initialization file PLOTTING 45 PATH Path details of files required GRAPHGDM C ABPRINT GRAPHAB GDM Path of Marker Card configuration file SAVEDIR C ABPRINT DATA Standard directory for Save as OPENDIR C ABPRINT DATA Standard directory for Open IMPORTDIR C ABPRINT DATA Standard directory for Import EXPORTDIR C ABPRINT DATA Standard directory for Export It is possible to modify the pre set separating character for file import from text files under the Terminator heading TERMINATOR Separating character for file import DATA Terminator for marker data PROJECT Terminator for project fields The Standard file type e g txt can be adjusted under the Import heading IMPORT DEFAULTEXT txt File type www rockwellautomation com Power Control and Information Solutions Headquarters Americas Rockwell Automation 1201 South Second Street Milwaukee WI 53204 2496 USA Tel 1 414 382 2000 Fax 1 414 382 4444 Europe Middle East Africa Rockwell Automation Vorstlaan Boulevard du Souverain 36 1170 Brussels Belgium Tel 32 2 663 0600 Fax 32 2 663 0640 Asia Pacific Rockwell Automation Level 14 Core F Cyberport 3 100 Cyberport Road Hong Kong Tel 852 2887 4788 Fax 852 2508 1846 Publication 1492 UM007A EN P October 2006 Copyright 2006 Rockwell Automation Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in USA
13. a Rockwell Automation Vorstlaan Boulevard du Souverain 36 1170 Brussels Belgium Tel 32 2 663 0600 Fax 32 2 663 0640 Asia Pacific Rockwell Automation Level 14 Core F Cyberport 3 100 Cyberport Road Hong Kong Tel 852 2887 4788 Fax 852 2508 1846 Publication 1492 UM007A EN P October 2006 Copyright 2006 Rockwell Automation Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in USA PLOTTING 43 GRAPHAB GDM directly in the AB Plot installation directory Warning Always make a back up copy of the GRAPHAB GDM file first before making any changes Even the most insignificant of modifications can render all existing configurations useless All dimensions in the file must be divisible by 25 NONE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16777215 000 000 0 0 Reset 1492 M3X5 5000 15480 3300 200 76000 10 18700 5300 240000 10 1674 4192 175 527 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M3 X12 5000 15100 3500 35 76000 10 14775 12000 249000 12 167 44192 177827 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M5X10 5000 2350 4900 200 76000 12 14800 9800 249000 12 1674 4192 163 500 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M5X12 5000 2300 4850 250 76000 12 14750 12000 249000 12 167 44192 160 986 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M5X5 5000 7375 5075 0 76000 10 6865 4900 240000 20 16744192 160 980 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M5X8 5000 2100 4850 270 76000 12 14775 7775 249000 12 16744 192 164 074 500 3 J series L se
14. ard has finished installing the driver click Finish AN INTRODUCTION TO PLOTTER SOFTWARE Figure 19 Found New Hardware Wizard Installation Process Options Found New idardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found wil be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C MAB PLOTSUSBDRY Browse O Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose wil be the best match for your hardware Figure 20 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard hound Mew Handwane Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for YP 500 PLOTTER Click Finish to close the wizard These instructions guide you step by step to start PLOTTER SOFTWARE and calibrate the plotter To do this you must have e Installed the AB Plot software correctly e Connected the Plotter to the computer correctly INSTALLATION 17 STARTING THE PLOTTER PROGRAM Start the program by opening the START menu and navigating to Programs ABPLOT AB PLOT Note The first time you open the Figure 21 Starting the AB Plot Software softw
15. are you may be asked Would HA New office Document i you like to install the sub program for GE open office Document Fee ee KE long file names support Select Yes set Program Access and Defaults 2 Installing this program allows the user to assign file names longer than 8 digits 1 WinZip F PLOTFONT New Folder ABPLOT pdf IF Accessories Message Manager gt 4 Documents gt ABPRINT gt Programs Settings gt AB PLOT Help ffi CONFIG MANAGER 114 d Help and Support Uninstall Undock Computer s Day 60947 7 2 pg Search Run Windows XP Professional Shut Down 9 27 AM CALIBRATING THE PLOTTER PLATE 1 Double click on the plate Figure 22 The Plate Location Window location for the first marker Allen Bradley AB Plot 450 BOC card and select the type of E EC marker you require from the list INSTALLATION 18 2 Select OK in order to call up Figure 23 The Marker Card Format Window the Input Screen Marker Card selection 1492 M3X12 1492 M5X5 Cancel 1492 M5X8 Help Competitor Marker information Reset 1492 MC5X8 3 Double click on the highlighted Figure 24 The Plate Location Window with Marker Style Assigned Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Jelxd plate location to display the y ae H File Edit
16. are Wizard click Next Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for curent and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search For software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue INSTALLATION 15 3 Select Install from a list or Figure 17 Found New hardware Wizard Installing Software specific location Advanced Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for VP 500 Flotter If your hardware came with an installation CD EI or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to da O Install the software automatically Recommended 4 Anew pop up will appear Go Figure 18 Browse for Folder Window to the location of the AB Plot software and select the USBDRV folder Click OK Select the Folder that contains drivers For your hardware Hruna Pup poker 3 FONT 3 HPGL C LFN 3 REGSYR 1 TMP 2 ET C ABPRINT Ee Te ee ere cal To view any subfolders click plus sign above INSTALLATION 16 5 In the Found New Hardware Window the wizard will automatically put in the location of your software as a search option Click Next 6 Once the wiz
17. ars at the position of the mouse pointer after pressing the right mouse button Edit Undo Reverse data of marked rows Increase Current Value Duplicate Value Cut Copy Paste Paste with project fields Multiple paste Insert copied markers Search amp replace THE INPUT SCREEN 25 Shortcut Ctrl Z Reverses the last action Shortcut F9 First highlight a row of markers e g 1 2 3 4 Next select this function This reverses the markers to read 4 3 2 1 Shortcut Ctrl N If the value of a marker is a number n this command will label the next marker with a value equal to n 1 Shortcut Ctrl D This function copies the value of the current marker into the next marker Shortcut Ctrl X Copies the data of the highlighted marker to the clipboard and deletes the marked area Shortcut Ctrl C Copies the data of the highlighted marker or area to the clipboard Shortcut Ctrl V Inserts the data from the clipboard onto the Marker Card starting at the position of the current marker In doing so texts on markers already used are overwritten Shortcut Ctrl B Inserts the data from the clipboard with project field onto the Marker Card starting at the position of the current marker In doing so texts on markers already used are overwritten Shortcut Ctrl M Opens an input window in which the user can enter the number of repetitions required of the data in the buffer In this case too the
18. ch is to be imported the program prompts the user for the number of repetitions If the data is to be inserted several times then the markers with the same labelling are inserted in direct succession 1 e in the case of insertion twice 1 1 2 2 THE INPUT SCREEN 33 The import of data from programs like Microsoft Excel is also possible via the simple copy function To do this the data is marked and copied in the other application e g in Excel with Ctrl C and then pasted directly into AB Plot from the clipboard Various options can be selected here in order to recognize generate project fields For example if a two column table is created in Excel and the marked area of the two columns A and B 1s copied to the clipboard then one of the fol lowing paste variations may be chosen Figure 35 Importing Tables Created in Microsoft Excel amp Microsoft Excel meld File Edit View Insert Format amp Microsoft Excel did File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Adobe PDF Sate X 3 gt gt gt gt gt 1000 january february march april may june july august 1100 january february march april may june july august 1200 january february march april may june july august 26 Yv jn 4 gt MM Sheeti st dl rif NUM Tools ho wae ae ee a a a ee Data Window 1000 january 1000 february 1000 march 1000 april 1000 may
19. d then the text which appears on the marker includes no line returns In the multiple line mode a line return 15 generated by pressing Ctrl ENTER Note A text in multiple line mode can be converted to single line mode but the returns are lost in doing so The status bar is located at the bottom edge of the screen It shows program informa tion during the application For instance you can have the functions of the icon buttons displayed without having to execute the command To do this click on an icon button and hold down the left mouse button The function of that button is now displayed in the status bar Pulling the mouse pointer clear of the button before releasing the left mouse button will ensure that the function is not executed Symbol icon bar a collection of icon buttons located along the top of the screen THE GRAPHAB GDM CONFIGURATION FILE All the Marker Card dimensions and supplementary information relevant to the program are stored in the configuration file GRAPHAB GDM This file is in ASCII form and can be edited with any word processing program As some dimensions cannot be adjusted with the Configu ration Editor you have the option of modifying the Marker Card configuration file www rockwellautomation com Power Control and Information Solutions Headquarters Americas Rockwell Automation 1201 South Second Street Milwaukee WI 53204 2496 USA Tel 1 414 382 2000 Fax 1 414 382 4444 Europe Middle East Afric
20. e point 1492 PLOTPLT Pen selection No Pen speed Prepare pen v Marker border a Radius p mm The settings to be used with this type of output can be defined by actuating the Settings button after selecting the Plot option in the plot window The Alias field can be used to give the output device its own individual name Select the plotter type that is being used 1492 PLTKIT Series C D 1492 PLTKIT Series E The Generic Text only printer driver If this is not in the list of drivers available then it must be installed from the Windows installation disk CD Select the port to which the output device is connected Select the plate which was used to set the reference point for the current output device default Plate 1 Select the plotter pen to be used and a suitable printing speed Selecting No requires the pen to be manually installed in the plotter arm select No when using the 1492 PLOTADPT with a Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker This option enables the user to draw a border around each marker The radius specifies the corner radius This is useful when calibrating the plotter with a transparency 15 placed over the marker card Do not use this function without a transparency in place as this may damage the pen tip You can work with the software after entering these parameters The set tings are saved and only need to be readjusted if the configuration of the device is changed Starting the out
21. eady Comments IKON ID 6N929 FAX N A UNIX IKON ID 6P978 FAX 414 382 2 My Documents MKE 4527 MKE 4P27 Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard This wizard helps you install a printer or make printer connections Yy To continue click Next F vou have a Flug and Play printer that connects through USB part or any other hot pluggable port such as IEEE 1394 infrared and so on you do not need to use this wizard Click Cancel to close the wizard and then plug the printers cable into your computer or point the printer toward your computer s infrared port and tum the printer on Windows will automatically install the printer for you INSTALLATION 10 3 Select Local then Next Figure 9 Selecting a Local Printer Add Printer Wizard Local or Network Printer The wizard needs to know which type of printer to set up Select the option that describes the printer you want to use Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer A network printer or a printer attached to another computer e To set up a network printer that is not attached to a print server 1 use the Local printer option 4 Select the parallel port for the Figure 10 Selecting a Printer Port lotter ically LPT1 then s s typically Add Printer Wizard Next Select Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through ports Select the port you want your pri
22. elds marked Mark all Markers Autofill Project fields View Horizontal Vertical 3D look Zoom Font Bold Italic Alignment Orientation Note This is the only way to do this Shortcut Ctrl A Marks the whole Marker Card Insert Empty markers are inserted into a Marker Card which 1s already writ ten The markers already written are not deleted but displaced to allow inser tion of the new ones Delete This command deletes not only the labelling but the markers them selves as well Unwritten markers automatically close up the gap left by the deleted markers Shortcut F8 Opens the Autofill window for quick and easy writing Shortcut F4 This menu point is used to write or delete the information field in each row Displays the Marker Card horizontally Displays the Marker Card vertically Displays the Marker Card with a perspective presentation Opens a cascade menu with the entries 200 150 100 75 and 50 This function can be used to enlarge or reduce the view of the Marker Card depending on the entry selected Sets the text attribute bold for the highlighted area of the Marker Card Sets the text attribute italic for the highlighted area of the Marker Card Opens a cascade menu with the entries left center right and top vertical center bottom These commands allow the user to stipulate the position of the text in the highlighted area of the Marker Card The same functions are also available in t
23. ence 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The start value must lie between 0 and 7 i e octal notation The start value must lie between 0 9 and A F 1 e hexadecimal notation An alphanumeric character can be entered in the base section Alphanumeric characters are for example 1 2 3 7 8 9 or a b x y 7 or A B C X Y Z whereas for example 11 123 or aa abe or AA ABC are not these are character strings Entering an upper or lower case letter means that the following values are also upper or lower case letters Example 1 step 1 start value X end value B sequence X W V D C B step 1 start value B end value X sequence B C D V W X Example 2 step 1 start value x end value b sequence x W V d c b step 1 start value b end value x sequence b c d v W X Several alphanumeric characters may be entered in the Source section Only an entry in the Start value field is possible all the other fields in the Source section are inactive Every high lighted marker is provided with the same text Examples of character strings 1234 or abcd or ABCD or 1a2Bd3 This mode is used when the markers are to be provided with PLC type labelling When activat ing this option the program provides an example of how PLC Programmable Logic Control labelling is arranged Options Step Block step Duplicate each value Duplicate sequence Skip markers Text Add text Before existing text THE INPUT
24. er The following procedure assumes that you have already installed the Win dows operating system and are familiar with the basic principles of it If this is not the case you should refer to the Windows User s Handbook This procedure shows screens from Windows XP Earlier versions of win dows will have a similar procedure but the screens may look different Installation Update Procedure Using a Parallel Port INSTALLATION 9 Use the following instructions if you intend to connect with a parallel port For USB port instructions please refer to USB Port Instructions on page 14 For Windows XP 1 Click on Start then select Figure 7 Selecting Add a Printer in Windows XP Settings then Printers and Tand Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Faxes A similar window is Q Back yp Search Folders ZA visible Address Printers and Faxes Name Printer Tasks 4 Adobe PDF Ss Generic Text Only MM Fax Print Driver gt Sones USMKEPD0466 on usmkevprnt002 SY USMKEPDO467 on Usmkevprntoo1 See Also 2 Troubleshoot printing Get help with printing Other Places G Control Panel 3 Scanners and Cameras My Documents My Pictures My Computer Details 2 This brings up the Add Printer Figure 8 Add Printer Wizard Wizard Select Next Add Printer Wizard Documents 0 0 0 0 0 Status Ready Ready Ready Ready R
25. er v James H MM NTV ys Avaya M fam 4 Wind gt E1 4 Micr gt W THE OU x joet 9 40 AM INSTALLATION 20 Figure 28The Plotter Settings Window for Default Plotter USB Connection Plotter settings for default plotter x USE ONLY GENERIC OR TTY DRIVER Alias PLOTTER 1 Cancel Device type 1492 PLTKIT series E Help Device driver Vuusmkevprnt0ol USMKEPDO4G Adjust ref point Port Reference point 1492 PLOTPLT Pen selection Pen speed Fast Prepare pen Ie Marker border Radius o mm 8 Select the appropriate device type 9 In order to calibrate the plotter select the Adjust ref point button This will bring up the Reference Point Adjustment window INSTALLATION 21 10 10 move the plotter arm to the Figure 29 The Plotter Plate Calibration Window calibration cross at the upper Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 1 _ 7 EE E left corner of the plotter plate BEREG EEIEIIEETSIER fixture do either of the ee following a Click on the arrow buttons on the computer screen b Click on either of the numbered boxes then press EE Selected printer driver Enter on your keyboard 10 make adjustments either use the arrow buttons on the computer screen or type in a D gt different number The pen should make a mark at the center of the cross of the plotter p
26. f three digits If the start value 15 1000000 and the end value 1000003 then entering in the formatting field results in 1 000 000 1 000 001 1 000 002 1 000 003 on the marker Adds a minus sign to the number If the start value is 1 and the end value 3 then entering in the formatting field results in 1 2 3 on the marker Adds a plus sign to the number If the start value is 1 and the end value 3 then entering in the formatting field results in 1 2 3 on the marker Adds the given sign to the number as a prefix or a suffix If the start value is 1 and the end value 3 then entering in the formatting field results in 1 2 3 on the marker EDITING MARKER CARD CONFIGURATIONS THIS SHOULD ONLY BE DONE IF THE PLOTTER SYSTEM CAN NOT BE CENTERED ON A GIVEN MARKER BY ADJUSTING THE CALIBRATION POINT THIS ACTIVITY WILL CHANGE THE GDM FILES IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAM This may be necessary when there are large fluctuations in humidity which can affect the dimensions of a marker card Typically only dimension 4 requires modification THE INPUT SCREEN 31 Figure 33The Marker Card Configuration Window Marker Card configuration Close Cancel Save Edit file i SEER EET Help TEST Field EI Dimension 1 Part number Dimension 2 Underlay Dimension 3 Offset j Dimension 4 Border width Dimension 5 Project field j Markers per row Gap Row
27. fication Cross Reference ons Library ABPlot Instructions READ FIRST Save first to computer then install System Requirements for ABPlot Software Figure 2 File Download Window File Download Security Warning My Recent Documents Deskto D My Documents mar ei My Computer L My Network Places lj STEP RA Live IIR NEED EI LIER Engineering Tools Request For Quote Builder Autocad Library ABPRINT Software How to Purchase Find a US Distributor WorldWide Offices gt Shop On Line Get Literature Quick Start Guide ie STEPworkbench 4 6 2 at rockwell STEPspress 4 6 2 at rockwell mm Webshots Desktop Adobe Photoshop CS Lotus Notes e Message Manager ETE O O Application gt ma The installation procedure begins and in the AB Print dialogue window prompts you to enter your name and your company INSTALLATION 7 5 Once the file has saved to the specified location find the file and double click on it This will start the installation If any pop up window appear asking if you would like to run the application or questioning security click OK or Yes Installation Update procedure from CD Use the following instructions to install the application from CD 1 Start Windows 2 Insert CD in the disk drive 3 Close all other applications and click on My Computer Activate the CD drive Figure 4 The User Informatio
28. for configuring the Marker Card Please see Single and multiple lines Programmable Logic Controller Pop up menu Project field Rapid Scroll bars Scroll buttons Shortcut Single and multiple lines Status bar Toolbar A menu which appears within the application window by actuating the right mouse button This is the outside rim sprue of a Marker Card which the individual markers are attached to Additional information may be written here which helps to allocate the markers in the field afterwards Note that some markers 1492 MR5X12 MR6X12 MR8X12 etc cannot have their project fields plotted upon Verify that project field is available on the marker card before attempting to print on it In some cases more proejct fields are shown for the software than are on the marker card Clicking on this field switches all Marker Card fields to the Selection configuration mode and opens the Marker Card Format window The scroll bars are used to move the Marker Card around the screen The scroll buttons have different functions in the Marker Card and Input Screens Corresponding explanations can be found in The Input Screen Shortcut designates a key combination mainly consisting of Ctrl and a letter These enable the user to execute program commands quickly with the help of the keyboard see section 5 5 List of shortcuts and function keys Multiple line mode is set as default If the single line mode has been selecte
29. he icon bar This allows the orientation of the text on a marker to be specified see Text orientation and Plot ter for further details The orientation applies to a highlighted marker or area Text can be posi tioned at 0 90 180 and 270 The menu point 0 corresponds to the normal orientation The 90 180 and 270 rotations are all counterclockwise The same functions are also available in the icon bar Window THE INPUT SCREEN 27 Document No Allows selection of open documents Options available in Card Edit view only Multiple lines Switches the highlighted area to the multiple line mode Single line Switches the Highlighted area to the single line mode Help Shortcut F1 Calls up the AB Plot help routine About Shows a dialogue box with information about the program THE AUTOFILL FUNCTION THE AUTOFILL WINDOW Figure 32 The Autofill Window System Input Decimal 0 9 Start value C Octal 0 7 End value Cancel C Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Help C Alphanumeric c affix C Character string Last sequence Block N C PLC Reset to default New line gt Ctrl Enter Options Formatted sequence Step Duplicate each value Zz Block step Duplicate sequence NE Skip markers 0 A Hd EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE ppen D Add text Project fields Prefix Row counter Suffix Preview 2 markers selected
30. he start to end value characters A number of control characters are available for formatting Clicking on the OK button executes the labelling functions which have been selected In addition the values entered in the Autofill window are checked for their validity If the labelling area specified is invalid e g the end of a block lies before the start or the start end value is missing then an error message appears After acknowledging the error message the user has the chance to check the entries and make changes if necessary The Cancel button closes the Autofill window No marking functions are carried out THE INPUT SCREEN 30 Control Characters for Autofill Functions 0 zero 1000s separator minus sign plus sign etc The following special characters may be used to execute user defined num bering formats Results in a digit on the marker instead of a zero If the resulting value at this position does not contain a digit then AB Plot produces a zero If the start value is and the end value 3 then entering 0 00 in the formatting field results in 01 00 02 00 03 00 on the marker Results in a digit on the marker instead of If the resulting value at this position does not contain a digit then AB Plot produces a blank space If the start value is 1 and the end value 3 then entering in the formatting field results in 1 29 3 on the marker Divides large numbers into blocks o
31. ite the configuration file with the new values THE INPUT SCREEN Close Cancel Important 32 The Close button exits the Marker Card Configuration window Any values which have been altered are retained as long as the application remains in operation and are then saved The Cancel button closes the Marker Card Configuration window and ignores any changes The values of the first list entry cannot be stored This type of Marker Card assumes that a Marker Card has already been selected The Import and Export of Data Importing Data and Working wth Microsoft Excel Figure 34 The Import Window Allen Bradley AB Plot Import File name Folders OK Pd CMab plot data Cancel Network List files of type Drives TEXT TAT c RAWAP_D1 gt The import function is started by selecting Import from the File menu of the Input Screen The import window then appears This function can be used to read in data from other applications e g CAD CAE pro grams and enter this on the markers The number of data formats that can be imported has been extended the following file formats can now be imported Allen Bradley abp Ansi ans Eplan 4 1 terminal wek Eplan 4 1 cable wec Eplan 4 1 connection wea Eplan 4 1 ancillary equipment wes UNIVERS UNIPRINT mak CAE33 els MP data mpd Ver data ver Text txt Comma Separated File CSV After selecting the file whi
32. late fixture If this mark is not exactly on center adjust the Horizontal and Vertical Use transparent values until the mark is centered on the crosshairs Note 1 plotter unit 25 tape to avoid um 0 001 inches gt marking the plate 11 Press Plot Reference Point to verify calibration 12 Select Accept to close the plotter plate calibration window after calibration 13 Press Accept to accept the plotter settings Verify that all settings are accurate 14 Select OK from the Output Window Figure 26 then select continue from the Plot Preview Window The plotter will now plot an X on the 4 corner markers If the X is not centered on the markers repeat steps 6 through 9 but adjust the calibration point such that it is off center of the crosshairs to an extent to compensate for the off center dimension 15 Once the X plot at the center of the 4 corner markers the system is calibrated and you are ready to plot on markers 16 Exit the Input Screen by selecting File then Close Exit the Plate Location Window by selecting File then Close THE INPUT SCREEN 22 THE INPUT SCREEN Double click on a marker card location in the Plate Location Window see Figure 22 then select a Marker Card Type This brings up the Input Screen Figure 30 The Input Screen After Selecting a Marker Card Type 42 Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 2 HE File Edit View Font Windo
33. lled the Win dows operating system and are familiar with the basic principles of it If this is not the case you should refer to the Windows User s Handbook Note The screenshots correspond to Windows XP Installation Update procedure Online Use the following instructions to download the application 1 Go to http www ab com industrialcontrols products terminal_blocks_and_wiring marking_systems_access abplot html INSTALLATION 6 2 Click the Download ABPlot Software Version 1 00 8 13 MB link 3 When the File Download window pops up click Save 4 When the Save As window appears choose the location that the download will be saved Keep the location simple as you will need to find the file later Figure 1 Download AB Plot Software Link BIOCKS and ystems Home The ABPlot software 1492 PLOTSOFT is a inal Blocks Windows based program designed to create MAC marker card data files These files retain the Blocks information you input for printing on multiple stribution marker cards ABPlot software allows you to Blocks import files from the following formats wek ystems wer wea wes ans mak els mpd ver txt csv This ABPlot software has autofill capability and allows character ies customization including point size alignment and orientation oduct Directory ation and Tools sting trs Magazines Certi
34. lotter Plate Calibration Window 21 The Input Screen After Selecting a Marker Card Type 22 Direciono 1 abellifig eras had akan ahah eed DE ae ER ER bay 5 23 ESE EER EE OS ER ERAS SERRE k 2 The Marker Card Configuration Window 31 Toe li Doe VAIndOW cadet lode eh 32 Importing Tables Created in Microsoft Excel 33 The MV EN 34 The CIRE SIFT VALORI lt SR aaah har EE 34 The Epot Ale gee AE OE LR TEE OE 34 Ditierent Ways Of Labella gino nce Bees 35 Connecting the Ou put os Ho OROS pa eases eee GR RE BO 36 Configuring the Default Plotter is BEER EA ao bade ede 38 The Plot Preview 1000 39 SO ngs PEER OE aid Bod eee sein eanere es 40 INSTALLATION 5 INSTALLATION Before installing the Plotter Software make sure that your system complies with the following requirements SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e Personal computer with at least an 80486 processor e Minimum RAM 8 MB e Microsoft Windows 95 or later e CD Drive e Hard drive with at least 50 MB space available e Windows compatible mouse e Screen resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 e Open parallel communications port or USB port INSTALLING PLOTTER SOFTWARE The following procedure assumes that you have already insta
35. mary colours red green blue Article code for marker type Y offset from reference point Height difference to set reference point A negative value shifts the reference point upwards a positive value shifts it downwards Marker type 1 Wire marker 2 Device marker 3 Terminal marker Remarks e g plug in marker for transparent sleeve Align project fields in X direction Align project fields in Y direction Specify font size for project fields in points Specify font size for markers in points Specify text orientation for Marker Card labelling 0 0 900 90 1800 180 2700 270 THE ABPRINT INI INITIALIZATION FILE The initialization file contains information which is necessary for the cor rect running of the program Most of the parameters are automatically updated by the settings in AB Print The following parameters can be only adjusted in the initialization file To do this open the file with the help of a text editor e g MS Notepad note pad exe When you open save print etc data from various directories is used You can adjust the path details by means of the following parameters PATH HELP C ABPRINT SPOOLER C ABPRINT SFT C ABPRINT ASCILSFT SYMBOLS C ABPRINT ETSIGN SYM GRAPHGDI C ABPRINT GRAPH GDI Path details of files required Path of AB Print help file Path for temporary file store Path of ANSI ASCI allocation file Path of electrical symbols file
36. me as short as possible Printer name Generic Text Onh Do you want to use this printer as the default printer Yes Ne Figure 13 Not Sharing the Printer Add Printer Wizard Printer Sharing You can share this printer with other network users f vou want to share this printer you must provide a share name You can use the suggested name or type new one The share name will be visible to other network CO Share name INSTALLATION 13 8 Do not print a test page Select Figure 14 Not Printing a Test Page Next s 2 Add Printer Wizard Print Test Page To contin that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Do you want to print a test page 9 Select Finish Figure 15 Completing Add Printer Wizard Add Printer Wizard Completing the Add Printer Wizard You have successfully completed the Add Printer Wizard You specified the following printer settings Name Generic Tet nby Share name lt Not Shared Port LPT Model Generic Text nby Default Yes Test page Na To close this wizard click Finish Now the printer driver has been assigned to the parallel port INSTALLATION 14 USB Port Instructions Use the following instructions if you will use a USB port to connect the printer 1 Connect the printer to the computer via the USB port A similar window will appear 2 Select No not this time and Figure 16 Found New Hardw
37. n Source Directory Dialogue Window User Information Type your name below Tou must also type the name of the company you work for Hame Mark R Plot Company Successful Panel Shop Ltd Cancel INSTALLATION 8 5 You ate prompted to enter the drive or path to store the source files After doing so select Next Finally the Setup Program displays the message that the installation has been successfully completed Should you have any questions or encounter any problems please refer to Support and Updates for further advice Figure 5 The Choose Destination Location Directory Dialogue Window Choose Destination Location Setup will install AB Plot in the following directory To install to this directory click Next To install to different directory click Browse and select another directory You can choose not to install AB Plat by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Directory CAB Plot Browse Back Cancel Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type new folder name or select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders ABPLOT Existing Folders Check Point PN 1 SecureClient Dell Wireless GameSpy Arcade lt Back Cancel INSTALLING GENERIC PRINTER DRIVER The plotter software requires that a generic printer drive be installed on a parallel or USB printer port for your comput
38. nt document with path details Closes the Input Screen and returns the user to the Plate Location Window Shortcut Ctrl I Opens a window for importing various data formats from CAD CAE pro grams The following formats can be read at present Eplan 4 1 terminal file wek Eplan 4 1 cable file wec Eplan 4 1 connection file wea Eplan 4 1 ancillary equipment file wes Ansi ans UNIVERS UNIPRINT mak CAE33 els MP data mpd Ver data ver Text txt Comma Separated File csv For Microsoft Excel import see Importing data and working with Microsoft Excel Other formats can be added upon request Please contact our ServiceLine for further informa tion Step 1 Select the desired start marker Step 2 Open the Import dialogue window and select the appropriate filter from the File for mat list Step 3 After confirming the selection with OK the data is imported into the document starting at the current marker position Step 4 If the imported marker data exceeds the labelling area of the Marker Card then the next Marker Card is automatically written If this has not yet been configured then AB Plot uses the last Marker Card type specified Shortcut Ctrl E Opens a window for exporting AB Plot data in other data formats TXT Shortcut Ctrl P Opens the Plot dialogue window Closes AB Plot Note The following menu Edit can also be called up within the Input Screen as a pop up menu It appe
39. nter to use ff the port is not listed you can create a new port Use the following port Note Most computers use the LPT1 port to communicate with a local printer The connector for this port should look something like this 7 hy CO Create a new port PGE of Gor INSTALLATION 11 5 Select Generic Text Only Figure 11 Assigning the Generic Text Only Printer Driver driver then Next z x Add Printer Wizard Install Printer Software The manufacturer and model determine which printer software to use Select the manufacturer and model of your printer ff your printer came with an installation A disk click Have Diek F your printer is not listed consul your printer documentation for compatible printer software Manufacturer Printers Epson Sy Generic Text ot Generic BM Graphics Spin her Color Printer MEE r E This driver is digitally signed Windows Update Tell me driver signing is important INSTALLATION 12 6 Name the printer It has been named Generic Text Only in this example Select the printeras a default Select Next 7 Do not share the printer Select Next Figure 12 Naming the Printer Add Printer Wizard Name Your Printer You must assign a name to this printer Type a name for this printer Because some programs do not support printer and server name combinations of more than 31 characters it is best to keep the na
40. put opens a further window Plot preview This shows the marker card frame and all the colored spacers required This window tells you which marker card type is being processed PLOTTING 39 INFORMATION Figure 42 The Plot Preview Window dels EE i lalx sed Plot preview x Please prepare the Marker Card plate THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON After highlighting a Marker Card area with the mouse left button pressing the right button opens a pop up menu containing the most important func tions Autofill Cut Copy Paste Multiple paste Insert copied markers Delete Insert cells Delete cells Import Plot used in the Input Screen Apart from the functions Import and Plot all commands apply to the marked area EDITING BLOCKS AB Plot enables individual markers to be marked conveniently This 15 done by positioning the cursor on the first marker of an area to be high lighted pressing and holding the left mouse button pulling the cursor to the last marker and then releasing the button The grouping of markers is now highlighted Many commands from the Edit menu and most of the func tions of the icon bars can be applied to the highlighted area This allows the user to quickly delete copy cut shift or write using the Autofill function on a group of markers PLOTTING Function New Open Save Import Export 40 Shortcut Function Key Ctrl N
41. ries 150 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M5X15 5000 2250 4900 225 76000 12 24750 15000 249000 8 1674 4192 1768090 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M6X5 5000 2600 5895 150 76000 10 6875 5 150 249000 20 167441 92 160 982 600 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M6X10 5000 2300 5850 275 76000 10 14800 10000 249000 12 167 44192 160 990 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M6X12 5000 2300 5850 275 76000 10 14800 12000 249000 12 167 44192 160 990 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 M7X12 5000 4100 6150 250 76000 9 14780 12200 249000 12 1674 4192 160 992 500 3 J series L series 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 1492 MC5X8 5000 7175 4950 175 76000 10 15000 8200 249000 12 1677 72153167 714 500 3 WAGO Phoenix Entrelec Telemecanique Wieland Sprecher Schuh 70 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 Data structure The following table explains the individual columns of the file These col umns are separated by a semicolon Every line must be terminated with a semicolon 12 No of markers per row Pomen ooo BETSIE TN 14800 Distance between two project fields um dim 6 PLOTTING 44 Dim 9800 249000 12 16744192 163 500 900 Description Fig Length of marker um dim 7 Total length of Marker Card um dim 8 No of rows per Marker Card Decimal value of a color This is identical with the color of the underlay which is to be used when plotting This decimal value is calculated from the color proportions of the pri
42. rmation Source Directory Dialogue Window 7 The Choose Destination Location Directory Dialogue Window 8 The Select Program Folder Target Directory Dialogue Window 8 Selecting Add a Printer in Windows XP 10 Add Pinter Wiid ie ea sd Gali ee SOLE a ASB be es 10 Selecao 4 Local Punter 11 Selectine a Pinter POr serros 4s whet bantu DA ei hens Di 11 Assigning the Generic Text Only Printer Driver 12 Nange the Panter saniainen ieee eaa DE 13 Diet his the PTEE remena tait EEE ona eee EEA 13 Not anune a Test Pace EERS REED ED SG GR EEEE 14 Completing Add Printer Wizard sam AE EE ME HOE ER oh a HER DE 14 Found New Hardware Wizard 15 Found New hardware Wizard Installing Software 16 Browse for Folder Window a0 Ri Sad Ga ww alee ards 16 Found New Hardware Wizard Installation Process Options 17 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard 17 Stattne her B Plot Software orc cetyl is ER DE ER RE GE EE 18 The Plate Location Window 1 0 0 ccc ee eee 18 The Marker Card Format Window 19 The Plate Location Window with Marker Style Assigned 19 TMG MOU OCLC CO tun DE RD ee GO GE EE 19 Te Plot Wadon ie ESELS oot ob oe eee Howe eee 20 The Plotter settings Window iss as DER VEE DE DE EG DR EG 20 The P
43. s Inlay description Marker type EEN Reset Close all marker cards before modifying the configurations The Marker Card Configuration window is called up from the Program Screen via the Edit Marker Card configurations command in the Options menu This window is used for configuring existing or new Marker Card types and for a fast check of existing configurations Information The list bottom left contains all the Marker Card types contained in the GRAPHAB GDM configuration file If you wish to edit an existing Marker Card type then click on the appropriate type and alter the details given in the various fields To do this click on the respective field and use the spin buttons or enter the value directly via the keyboard Dimension 1 5 The dimensions 1 5 are to be specified in millimeters The corresponding dimension is shown in red in the diagram while being edited A sketch of the dimensions is shown in the configuration window Underlay This field shows the color of the spacer to be used for a given marker card Part number This field shows the catalog number of a given product Offset Value for a reference point compensation depending on the type of Marker Card Marker Type This field provides information whether a marker is suitable for terminal blocks wires devices or competitor products as well as additional information for the applicable products for the selected marker Save The Save button enables you to overwr
44. ts the Output window without starting the plot PLOTTING PLOTTER CONNECTION The plotter is connected to the computer by means of a parallel or USB cable It is not necessary to set the plotter dipswitches for parallel operation with a 1492 PLTKIT Series E plotter However when using the 1492 ABPLOT software with a 1492 PLTKIT Series C or D plotter the dipswitches must be reset as follows DSWI DS W 2 1 Off On 2 Off 2 On 3 Off 3 Off 4 Off 4 On 5 Off 5 On 6 On 6 Off 7 On 7 Off 8 On 8 Off Please refer to you plotter handbook for further information regarding the plotter connection PLOTTING The plot job file is sent to the appropriate output device with the help of the generic text driver The advantage of this is that plotting takes place in the background under the Windows Print Manager PLOTTING 38 Alias Device type Device driver Communication port Reference point Pen selection speed Marker border Figure 41 Configuring the Default Plotter 42 Allen Bradley AB Plot AB Plot1 Marker Card 1 Marker 1 EE t Window Option EET Em CTA Ee IN IN ras IN _ IN _ a Et HE i NEE E Plotter settings for default plotter USE ONLY GENERIC OR TTY DRIVER Alias PLOTTER 1 Cancel Device type 1492 PLTKIT series E Help Device driver Generic Text Only x Adjust ref point Port LPT1 x Referenc
45. w Options wild Els eee ae 100 gt fo jf ee The scroll buttons located in the lower left corner of the screen will bring the marker card from another plotter plate location locations 1 5 to view In particular each scroll button will bring about another marker card as fol lows 1 2 3 4 1 Marker Card configured in first location location 1 of the Plotter Plate 2 Marker Card configured in previous location of Plotter Plate 3 Marker Card configured in next location of Plotter Plate 4 Marker Card configured in last location location 5 of the Plotter Plate THE INPUT FIELD Enter data into the first marker by typing the desired information on the keyboard The text appears on the marker and in the text field of the format ting bar next to the font size After loading the Input Screen Figure 25 the marker on the bottom left of the Marker Card is highlighted This is the first marker Example marker 1 in project 1 is the start marker in the figure below The sequence of labelling is illustrated by means of the numbers 1 20 shown next THE INPUT SCREEN 23 Figure 31 Direction of Labelling There are three ways in which you can index to another marker in the marker card 1 By means of the ENTER key the user moves to the next marker within a row At the end of a row the user moves to the first marker in the ne
46. xt LOW 2 By means of the cursor keys the user moves one marker up down left or right each time 3 By clicking with the mouse every individual marker can be directly selected Note As described above the cursor keys move to another marker How ever after pressing the function key F2 these keys can be used to move within a text field in order to revise a text at the appropriate position Press ing F2 again or ENTER restores the original functions of the keys A second line of text may be entered on a marker by pressing Ctrl ENTER The text entered in the text field may sometimes exceed the maximum num ber of characters possible on a marker If the text shown on the marker is beyond the marker edges it will not plot properly Take care not to enter text which is too large too long or has too many lines of text Choosing a smaller font size will permit more characters to be written on a marker see EDITING BLOCKS for further details THE INPUT SCREEN 24 THE MENU BAR OF THE INPUT SCREEN File New Open Save Save as Close Import Export Plot Exit Opens the Marker Card format window for choosing a new Marker Card Opens an existing document Shortcut Ctrl S Saves the current document under its file name In the case of a document which has not yet been saved the standard dialogue field Save as appears automatically Loads the standard dialogue field Save as for saving the curre
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