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LDC401 & LDC401A Automated Cleavers Chapter 9: Controlling the LDC401 and LDC401A
Rev B, July 19, 2017 Page 31
Figure 38 Cleave Screen – Homing
Once homing is complete, the Tablet Controller indicates it is ready to start the next cleave.
Figure 39 Cleave Screen – Ready
The Tablet Controller remains in the Cleave Screen for the convenience of the user. In most instances, the LDC is
used in a repetitive manner with little or no need to access the toolbar or edit parameters between cleaves. To
access parameters or the toolbar, the user must close the Cleave Screen and return to the LDC Main Screen.
9.2. Tablet Controller Online
The Tablet Controller is a fully featured Windows 8 (and in due course, Windows 10) Tablet. The controller
application (VytranCX.exe) is launched automatically on Windows startup. After a few seconds of displaying a
master Home Screen, a discovery process is launched which detects any Vytran LDC / PTR modules connected.
If a module is found and recognized, the controller configures itself for that module, in this case the LDC401 /
LDC401A.
It is recommended that the Tablet Controller remains connected to a single machine in order to benefit from machine
status monitoring built into the controller. The LDC can, however, operate without the Tablet Controller attached,
and through use of the Start Button will carry out cleaves using the last set of parameters that were uploaded to it.
At startup, Tablet Controller will always read parameters from the LDC401 meaning that the parameters that appear
on the screen will always be the parameters that have been uploaded to the cleaver.