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PANEL PRO
The available ports are listed in AvCAM – Settings – hardware.
If you do not know which port goes to the Panel Pro, observe the available ports,
disconnect the USB cable connected to the SC3 controller, hit refresh ports. AvCAM
11.139 has auto refresh, so the refresh button is deleted. The one you just removed will
be removed from the list. Connect it back up, hit refresh ports and it should show up
again. This does not guarantee that the port will work. See help – help – contents –
troubleshoot – troubleshoot communications.
Once communication is established, verify all of the options. Open the various setting
dialogs and review the settings.
Information on the options can be found in the help file. Click F1 to get context
sensitive help on any open window. The help file is the main operating manual
for the Panel Pro.
If the help file is not found, navigate to the folder where AvCAM is located if prompted
and locate AC.chm.
After the machine is set up and communications established then hit the keyboard “J”
or “1” key to enter the jog mode. If the jog buttons are visible on the upper left corner of
the screen, you are already in jog mode.
On successful connection, a message box will ask you if it is ok to move to machine
home. Unless you have a failed home switch, you always want to allow the home
function to run so that the software position is synchronized with the hardware position.
The X, Y and Z axis may be exercised from the jog menu. Note that until Z Zero is set,
all axis will move at slow speed.
The jog functions may be exercised using a mouse on the buttons on the upper left side
of the screen, or equivalent key pad keys.
Look in the help file contents for shortcut keys.
To move the x axis left, tap and hold the 4 key. Assuming that the machine has been
properly homed on power up, the software will limit travel to the extents of the machine.
As a result, the x axis moving left as above will stop at the farthest left extension just
short of the hard stop. If any axis hits a hard stop, it will normally not hurt anything, but
position synchronization will be lost. That axis (or all axis should be re-homed).
The x axis, set in motion above may be stopped by releasing the 4 key
The 6 key will move the x axis right.
The 8 key moves the Y axis away from the operator, the 2 key moves it towards the
operator. Note that until the Z zero has been set, all movement will be at a slow speed.
