Lincoln Electric WAVE DESIGNER, Operator'S Manual

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An RS-232 serial communication cable is required to use
Wave Designer
software with Power
Wave power sources. The Power Wave requires an RS-232 DB25 male connector. Most
computers feature an RS-232 DB-9 female connector as the COM serial port. (e.g. Radio Shack
cat no. 26-269 serial cable connects to this combination). Verify the set up on your computer as
it may differ.
We recommend using an 800 x 600 pixel or larger display monitor. A 640 x 480 display will not
show all the features of the
Wave Designer
Editor Screens.
1.4 SOFTWARE RELEASE DATA
Wave Designer
is a product of The Lincoln Electric Company. Please send your comments,
questions, suggestions, and problem reports to wavedesigner@lincolnelectric.com.
Refer to the
Wave Designer
Welcome screen for the applicable release version of the
Wave
Designer
software package.
Wave Designer
is a JAVA (TM) application (applet) and it comes
bundled with Java Runtime Environment (JRE Version 1.1.6) from SUN Microsystems. You may
directly download JRE from http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/jre/index.html. More information
about JAVA technology can be found at the http://java.sun.com web site.
1.5 WELDING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Wave Designer
works only with the Power Wave 455 or similar Lincoln Electric Company
Programmable Waveform Controlled welding systems. The following welding equipment is
required to interface with
Wave Designer
and to produce sample welds.
• power source (Power Wave 455 or similar)
• wire feeder and associated gears and drive rolls (Power Feed 10 or similar)
• welding gun
• regulated supply of shielding gas
• continuous-feed electrode
• interconnecting hoses and cables
• sample weld materials
• oscilloscope (optional)
1-2 Section 1
INTRODUCTION
WAVE DESIGNER