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4.9
Settings for Stand-Alone Operation
The marking laser XENO 4 provides the ability to mark jobs without data transmission from the PC (stand-alone). In
this case, a higher-level control (e.g. PLC) completely handles the operation of the marking laser XENO 4.
For this purpose, the "Remote Command API" (Application Programming Interface) and "COM Automation Server"
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Scope of delivery software) are available and additionally allow access to stored data via the "Job Select" signal.
To operate the marking laser XENO 4 in the stand-alone operation job files and laser character fonts need to be
saved in binary format in the memory of the XENO 4 controller and called via subroutine or system explorer.
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Note!
Editing and modifying is only possible with *.wlj files.
When transmitting data into the memory of the marking laser XENO 4, these are automatically converted via
cabLase Editor 5 into binary *.dat job files.
The laser system explorer can be used to copy available *.dat files from the marking laser XENO 4 to a local
PC.
4.9.1 Storing *.wlj files to the Memory of the Laser
The example requires two job files on the PC, named 1.wlj and 2.wlj.
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Selection destination data storage
Right-click within the window "Laser System Viewer" on an opened job.
Select via "Assign to" the active marking laser XENO 4 as destination for data storage.
Copy the job via "Save to marking laser"Job into the memory of the marking laser.
Figure 22
Setting file name
Fix a name for the file and click on "Save job".
The example files are converted into binary *.dat job files and stored as 1.dat, respectively 2.dat in the memory of
the marking laser. However, these data are a lot larger than the original *.wlj files.
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To call marking layouts stored in the internal memory via digital coding, the input "Job Select" on CON2 of
the marking laser XENO 4 needs to be activated!
Access via "Remote Command API" and "COM Automation Server" is always possible.
