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 Power On/Off the CD5 

 Power On: 

 1.   Plug the power cord into the wall outlet or power supply 
 2.   Wait for the CD5 LEDs to stabilize (Power: yellow, Network: red/green, all others 

 are off) 

 3.   Ready to connect to AVLDrive 

 Power Off: 

 1.   In AVLDrive, go to the Utilities tab. 
 2.   Select “Shutdown” 
 3.   Wait for the CD5 to shut down completely (all LEDs will turn off) 
 4.   Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet or power supply. 

 Standby & Weaving Modes 

 “Standby” Mode: 

 The CD5 is in ‘standby’ mode when the power cord is plugged in but a file has 
 not yet been opened for weaving (or the ‘Power’ button on the Weaving tab has 
 not been clicked).  The Power LED will be yellow/orange in color, and AVLDrive 
 is ready for the weaver to login and select a file for weaving. 

 “Weaving” Mode: 

 The CD5 is in Weaving mode when a file has been opened for weaving.  The 
 Power LED on the CD5 is Red. 

 Supervisor commands 

 These commands are typed into the address bar of the browser. The IP address/loom name will 
 vary based on the type of connection (USB/WiFi/LoomDirect). 

 Logout all active AVLDrive sessions 

 

http://192.168.7.2/logout 

 or 

 

http://NewLoom.local/logout 

 Restart the CD5/AVLDrive program 

 

http://192.168.7.2:8080/restart 

 or 

 

http://NewLoom.local:8080/restart 

 Reboot the CD5 system 

 

http://192.168.7.2:8080/reboot 

 or 

 

http://NewLoom.local:8080/reboot 

 Shutdown the CD5 completely 

 

http://192.168.7.2:8080/shutdown 

 or 

 

http://NewLoom.local:8080/shutdown 

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Summary of Contents for Compu-Dobby 5

Page 1: ...Compu Dobby 5 AVLDrive Quick Reference Software version 1 4 0 12 20 2022 AVL Looms 2360 Park Avenue Chico CA 95928 6785 U S A www avllooms com 530 893 4915 ph 530 893 1372 fax sales avlusa com ...

Page 2: ...Connect via WiFi Router 4 IP addresses 4 LED Lights on the CD5 4 Power On Off the CD5 5 Standby Weaving Modes 5 Supervisor commands 5 Weaving 6 Open a file for weaving 6 Enable Automatic Cloth Advance 6 Stop weaving and exit AVLDrive 6 Set Warp Tension 6 Set Warpbeam Tension to Locked 6 Set Warpbeam Tension to Free 6 WIF files upload delete rename 7 Upload a file to AVLDrive 7 Delete a file from A...

Page 3: ...loomName local where loomName is the name of the loom default is NewLoom OR Connect to AVLDrive via USB cable to view the IP address of the CD5 in the Network tab under Get Address Automatically Use the IP address to connect to AVLDrive wirelessly without the USB cable Change from WiFi Router to LoomDirect 1 Uncheck the Enable Router Connection option 2 Click Restart Network 3 Change your computer...

Page 4: ...92 168 7 2 LoomDirect Wireless 192 168 16 2 WiFi Router Wireless This IP is assigned to the CD5 by the router when the CD5 has successfully connected to that router WiFi network The IP address is labeled as Network Address in the Network tab WiFi connection by loom name http LoomName local where LoomName is the name in the Options tab of AVLDrive NewLoom by default LED Lights on the CD5 POWER Yell...

Page 5: ... not been clicked The Power LED will be yellow orange in color and AVLDrive is ready for the weaver to login and select a file for weaving Weaving Mode The CD5 is in Weaving mode when a file has been opened for weaving The Power LED on the CD5 is Red Supervisor commands These commands are typed into the address bar of the browser The IP address loom name will vary based on the type of connection U...

Page 6: ...lick Open for Weaving Enable Automatic Cloth Advance Check the box for Enable Auto Advance in the Cloth Advance section in the left hand side of AVLDrive Stop weaving and exit AVLDrive 1 On the Weaving tab click the Power button to return the CD5 to standby mode 2 Close the browser tab or browser window to exit AVLDrive Set Warp Tension 1 In Weaving mode click the small arrows next to the value fo...

Page 7: ...puter device Delete a file from AVLDrive 1 Go to the Files tab in AVLDrive 2 Select the desired file 3 Click Delete Rename a file in AVLDrive 1 Go to the Files tab in AVLDrive 2 Select the desired file 3 Click Rename 4 Type the desired name then click OK a Note you do not need to include wif at the end of the name AVLDrive will include this automatically 7 ...

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