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Setting Factor Soft limit Procedure for Vision Controls

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  • Purpose Statement
  1. Define a procedure for setting softlimits to achieve consistency of results.
  • Scope
  1. All ESAB Cutting Machines with ATAS built controls
  • References
  1. ESAB Control User Manuals for Vision Controls
  • Procedure
  1. Decide which zone you would like to set the softlimits for and press the corresponding button.
  2. Position the machine and the torch where you would like the home position to be. This is the location on the table that the torch will always return to when the working zone is selected.
  3. Press F1.
  4. Position the torch and machine in the extreme desired X+ position and press F1.
  5. Position the torch and machine in the extreme desired X- position and press F2.
  6. Position the torch and machine in the extreme desired Y+ position and press F3.
  7. Position the torch and machine in the extreme desired Y- position and press F4.
  8. Press Backpage.
  9. Press F1 to save the coordinates.
  10. Press Backpage twice.
  11. Return to the movement window.
  12. Press F3.
  13. Press F2, it should have a symbol showing the number of available working zones available.
  14. Select a zone and press the corresponding button.
  15. Press start (green button)
  16. Machine should move to the preset home position and stop.
  17. Using the joystick, move the machine so that it exceeds the set softlimits; you should get a softlimit error. Press F1 to clear the error.