Rapid-Air AIR FEED / RAPID MASTER WITH KEYPAD - Manual (Page 7)

A. Taut stock input
This is a normally open contact from
a switch or device that monitors the
loop of material prior to the air feed.
When the material reaches a point
that it trips the switch, a taut stock
has been reached. This input, when
received, immediately drops the au-
tomatic mode which stops the feed in
progress. The material should
be repositioned in the die before
restarting the automatic sequence.
This input also could be used as a
“no stock” switch that would monitor
whether or not there is material
available to feed.
B. Keypad and display interface
(rS 232 port)
The keypad/display is the interface
between the operator and the resi-
dent program. The cyberpak unit is
purchased with a great many capa-
bilities, none of which can be used
unless a program is written to utilize
these capabilities. Rapid-Air invested
a great deal of time to develop a pro-
gram that is user-friendly, yet gets the
job done efficiently. We took all the
questions and constructive criticism
and came up with a program that
would cover all the applications, yet
be easy to interface and program by a
customer.
If an operator reads the programming
procedure in this manual, then reads
the screen parameters listed as they
are displayed and acts on them by
inputting data as needed, the unit can
be up and running in a very short time.
1. Select a job number.
2. Input or review setup
parameters for the unit.
3. Thread up material in
manual mode.
4. If properly interfaced, go into
automatic mode.
interfacing
Interfacing Explanation