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Park
- The function used in all 3 axes to place the head assembly at the farthest point away from the material for
loading and unloading.
Patch Cable
- The type of Ethernet connection that is connected to the computer through a networking
component such as a hub, switch, or router.
Pause
- The yellow button on the keypad that puts the controller into Pause mode where action is momentarily
stopped and can be restarted at the keypad.
Pendant
- The control module consisting of the keypad and mechanical inputs.
Programmable Soft Home
- The 9 possible home positions that the operator can store to be recalled at a later
time.
Protective Housing -
The covers on the laser that prevent human access to excessive amounts of laser and
collateral radiation.
Proximity Restart
- The controller function that allows the operator to restart a file along any cut move after an
interruption such as power outage or tool breakage.
PSS
- The
MultiCam
Productivity Software Suite (formerly the Router Productivity Suite, {RPS}). This
software provides the interface between the computer and the laser.
Rack and Pinion
- A system of transferring movement from the rotation of the motors to the linear movement
of the system by way of gears.
Raster
- A scan pattern of dots to form an image (as of the print head in a printer) in which an area is scanned
from side to side in lines from top to bottom or bottom to top and each dot is a laser pulse. The laser pulse
power of each dot is determined by either a laser power setting for bitmap images where the black dot is pulsed
at the power setting and white is given no power or by the grayscale value in grayscale images where a gray
scale value of 0 (black) is at the power setting and a gray scale value of 255 (white) is no power. All values in-
between are scaled accordingly.
RPS
- The
MultiCam
Router Productivity Suite, now referred to as the Productivity Software Suite (PSS).
Sacrifice Material
- The material that is placed between the tabletop and the material being cut, also known as
spoil board. The sacrifice material is used to protect the table surface and is considered a consumable item.
Self Test
- A controller function that allows the system to test itself. The self test is accessed from the menu
items.
Serial Cable
- The RS232 cable used to transfer data from the host PC to the controller.
Servo Drive
- The Servo amplifier used to move the servo motors.
Servo Motor
- The axis motor on a servo system.
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