SOF_CUH_MULTIHEAD_V1(0)

Multihead User Manual

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V1.0 2009-10-27

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Catalog

Function model description............................................................................................................... 1

Model parameters definition ..................................................................................................... 2
Machining interface ...........................................................................................................................2

Configuration parameter ....................................................................................................................2

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Function model description

Multihead controlling means that one computer controls several heads, it can be used in
follow situations: one laser with several heads, several lasers with several heads.
In EzCad2, plug->MultiHead.plg, this file is multihead control model file. When you start
Ezcad2, system will check this file under plug catalog, then generate ‘Multihead’ under ‘laser’ tool,
as fig1.
Notes ：Multihead function model is not compatible with general EzCad2 expanded
model（such as split mark, rotaray mark, and so on）. They can’t stay in plug catalog at the
same time.

Fig 1

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odel parameters definition

Machining interface

Laser->“MultiHead”, then pop-up a dialog as fig2, take two heads for example.

Fig 2Multihead controlling interface

Part ：total number of machining parts that finished. This parameter is calculated by the
computer, it can’t be changed manually. ‘R’ behind it is ‘reset to 0’ button.
Total num： total number of parts that need to be machined. It doesn’t active under ‘continue
marking’ model. When the number of parts more than1 and mark without ‘continue marking’
model, the system will continue marking till number to be total number
Continuous： mark the current file continuously without break in the middle time.
Mark（F2）： begin marking，F2.
Parameter（F3） ： current equipment parameters, F3.
Quit（F5） ： exit the interface.

Configuration parameter

Param(F3), as fig3:

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Fig 3

Choice of work model：

One laser and Multi-Scanner mode：software controls one laser with several heads.
Multi-laser and Multi-Scanner mode：software controls several lasers with several heads
Choice of marking content：
All scanner mark the same part：different head mark the same file.
All scanner mark different part：different head mark different file.
“scanner1”/“scanner2” ：click the button, ‘scanner’ parameters dialog pop-up as fig 4:

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Fig 4
Aspect：the biggest mark field of the scanner. Generally we set the filed of ‘Aspect’, ‘work
place’ and the area of the f-theta lens, as the same value.（except for split、patch、rotary mark）.
Offset X：offset distance in direction of X.
Offset Y：offset distance in direction of Y.
Galvo 1=x : scanner output signal 1 as user’s reference axis X
Galvo 2=x : scanner output signal 2 as user’s reference axis X
Negate : reverse the output direction of the current scanner.

flex scale，default value is 100%. If the actual size is different from the
goal size, we need to modify this parameter. If the actual size is smaller than the goal size,
increase this parameter; if the actual size is bigger than the goal size, decrease this parameter.

tubby or pillow distortion calibrate factor, default factor is 1.0(parameter

rang 0.875-1.125) .

parallelogram calibrate factor, default factor is 1.0(parameter rang

0.875-1.125) .

parallel trapezoidal calibrate factor, default factor is 1.0(parameter rang

0.875-1.125) .
Notes ：if the marking result has distortion, we need adjust the distortion first then adjust the
scale.
Color：set the color of marking space boundary.
Minx/y：the min coordinate of the boundary of the workplace in the negative direction of
axes X/Y.

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Cenx/y：the center coordinate of the boundary of the workplace in axes X/Y.

Maxx/y：the max coordinate of the boundary of the workplace in the positive direction of
axes X/Y.
Start Mark Delay：mark delay defore the whole marking file
Finish Mark Delay：mark delay after the whole marking file
Transform：the marking work is finished by the cooperation of the two scanner head, but
there is mistake during the installing process, also there exist mechanical error, to get better
marking result, we add calibration factor in the software.
X：because of the cooperation error of the two heads, there will be overlap and abruption in X
direction, we can calculate the error by these parameters to get good result.
Y：because of the cooperation error of the two heads, there will be overlap and abruption in Y
direction, we can calculate the error by these parameters to get good result.
Angle：if the two heads is not placed parallel, then the marking result will exist angle
difference, with the parameter, we can calculate the error to get good result.

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