ProCam 1500 SFI
ProCam 1500 SFI Manual
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What you can do using the ProCam 1500 Servo
Feed Interface (SFI)
Using the ProCam 1500 menus, you can:
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Set feed length, percent acceleration, and possibly some other parameters for your
servo feed (depending upon which feed you have)
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Save these settings under the tool number and recall them automatically when you
load setups by tool number
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Modify, or change, setups
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Use Feed Advisor to check your settings. If you key in feed angle and press
speed, Feed advisor warns you if your settings are not right for that job.
Important: Feed Advisor is not available for all servo feed models
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Adjust feed length and percent acceleration while the press is running (if
applicable)
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Lock SFI settings in Adjust Mode (if applicable) to prevent unauthorized tampering
IMPORTANT!
ProCam 1500 SFI works differently with the various models of servo
feeds available.
All SFI's are not alike!
Some do not have Initialization
mode, while others may not allow you to adjust while the press is
running. Programming choices may be different as well. In this manual,
we will present all the possible options available in SFI, but the available
options for your SFI may be different! Keep this in mind as you proceed!
How SFI works
You do not need to know any of the following information, but here is a little background
about how your SFI works. Your ProCam 1500 Servo Feed Interface (SFI) is actually an
RS-232 interface. The RS-232 interface does not just consist of cables and connectors.
Like ANSI standards that govern how your press must operate, the RS-232 interface
requires specific circuits and software instructions for the transmission of signals and
data between your servo feed and ProCam 1500. Transmission of data is handled by
software in ProCam 1500 and by the software built into your servo feed. Your servo feed
came with all the RS-232 circuitry and software already in place.
Data Instruments worked in conjunction with your servo feed manufacturer to design the
proper hardware and software for ProCam 1500 that will automatically interface with
your servo feed. That is why all you have to do is install the firmware chip and connect a
cable from ProCam 1500 to your servo feed's RS-232 port. Everything else is automatic.
You can then make SFI settings on ProCam 1500 just as you would if you used the
interface on the servo feed itself.
