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Nest Place
When placing a component into the nest (or picking up when “Nest/Board
Place” is selected in the “Part Detect” section) the Z-Axis will slowly seek
to this height with the vacuum turned on. This height is typically set at the
point where the vacuum tip just touches the top of the component to avoid
placing too much load on the component.
Preheat, Soak, Reflow
Each of these heights controls the position of the Z-axis during each of the
three heating stages.
Board
The Z-axis will move to this height prior to picking up or placing a
component on the board.
Board Place
When placing a component onto the board (or picking up when
“Nest/Place Board” is selected in the “Part Detect” section) the Z-Axis
will seek to this height with the vacuum turned on. The height should be
set at the point where the vacuum tip just touches the top of the component
to avoid placing too much load on the component.
Camera View Screen (Figure 3):
This window is accessed by clicking on the “Camera View” button in the Main Screen. It is also
automatically opened by the software during the alignment stage. The camera image is seen in the panel
on the right only if the system is equipped with a PC based frame grabber as an option to the standard
LCD monitor.
Figure 3: Camera View Screen
The Camera View Screen has the following elements:
Current Z Position
Simply displays the current position of the Z-Axis
Jog Z-Axis
The “Up” and “Down” buttons can be used to jog the Z-Axis while
viewing the camera image
