CutterServer User Manual

CutterServer
User Manual

Hangzhou IECHO Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

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Directory

Chapter 1: Introduction of Software.................................................................... 1

1.1 Introduction................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Cutting Process........................................................................................... 1
1.3 Software Installation and Operating Environment........................... 1
1.3.1 PC and DSP Board Requirement................................................. 1
1.3.2 System and Software Requirement............................................ 2
1.3.3 Software Installation...................................................................... 2
1.4 Software interface and function introduction.................................... 4
1.4.1 Configuration instruction............................................................. 4
1.4.2 Main interface introdcution......................................................... 4
1.4.3 Icon fuction introduction.............................................................. 5
1.4.4 Auto Knife Initialization................................................................. 7
1.4.5 Manual Knife Initialization............................................................ 9
1.4.6 Tools Parameters.......................................................................... 11
1.4.7 Side Toolbar................................................................................... 11
1.4.8 Task View........................................................................................ 11
1.4.9 Log View..........................................................................................13
1.4.10 Machine Parameters.................................................................. 13
1.4.11 Gas Field Setting......................................................................... 14
1.4.12 Status information bar.............................................................. 14
Chapter 2: Software Operation........................................................................... 15
2.1 Menu bar operation................................................................................ 15
2.1.1 File operation................................................................................. 15
2.1.2 View operation.............................................................................. 15
2.2 System Configuration Operation.........................................................16
2.2.1 Parameter introduction............................................................... 16
2.2.1.1 Parameter settings............................................................ 17
2.2.1.2 Extended parameter......................................................... 18
2.2.1.3 Restore factory parameters............................................ 19
2.2.1.4 Extended parameter......................................................... 19
2.2.1.5 Special parameter............................................................. 20
2.2.1.6 Functional configurations of FZ1 board (duplicate
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feeding)............................................................................................. 21
2.2.1.7 External parameters.......................................................... 22
2.2.1.8 Factory parameter............................................................. 22
2.2.2 Serial Port Configuration............................................................ 22
2.2.3 Laguage Setting............................................................................ 23
2.2.4 Background Color Setting.......................................................... 23
2.2.5 Machine Configuration............................................................... 23
2.3 Help............................................................................................................. 25
2.3.1 About CutterServer...................................................................... 25
2.3.2 Diagnosis........................................................................................ 25
2.3.3 Shortcut Key................................................................................... 26
2.3.4 Cutting Simulation....................................................................... 27
2.3.5 Online Update............................................................................... 28
2.4 Single Interface of Dual Beam Mode................................................. 28
2.4.1 Single Interface of Dual Beam Mode...................................... 28
2.4.2 Toolbar............................................................................................. 29
2.4.3 Status bar........................................................................................ 29
2.4.4 Software operation...................................................................... 30
2.4.5 Basic configuration...................................................................... 30
2.5 Parameter Modification......................................................................... 30
2.5.1 Configuration Parameter Modification.................................. 30
2.5.2 Commands Parameter.................................................................31
2.5.3 Functional Configuration Modification.................................. 32
2.5.4 Tool Configuration Modification.............................................. 33
2.6 Special Parameter................................................................................. 34
2.6.1 Special parameter setting.......................................................... 34
2.6.2 Introduction of Multi-usage Cutting Head............................35
2.6.3 Test Interface..................................................................................36
Chapter 3: Notes..................................................................................................... 37
Statement.................................................................................................................. 39
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Chapter 1: Introduction of Software

1.1 Introduction
CutterServer is a software to set tool parameters and edit cutting tasks.
Customers use iBrightcut, iPlycut and Smartcut to edit cutting files and send
them to CutterServer to control cutting.
1.2 Cutting Process

Produce task

CutterServer Editing

Cutting task

1.3 Software Installation and Operating Environment

1.3.1 PC and DSP board requirement

CPU：2.0GHz or above

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Memory：4GB or above

Graphics card：256MB or above

Resolution：1024×720 or above

DSP Version：2.2.8 or above

FPGA Version：1.3.7 or above

1.3.2 System and Software requirement

System：Windows 7、Windows 10（32bit\64bit）

CutterServer Version：V 3.0.0.1

CutterServer Date：2018.8.30.1

1.3.3 Software Installation

 Note: WIN7, WIN10 need to run as administrator

 Note: Please select Chinese or English installation package according to the

system's language. As shown in Figure 1.

（Figure 1）

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WIN7, WIN10 need to run the

installation package as
administrator

Please read the software license

agreement carefully, agree to
the installation, please select [I
agree to the terms]

Specify the program

installation path

Click [Finish] to complete the

installation

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1.4 Software interface and function introduction

1.4.1 Configuration instruction

Before using the software, check whether the cutting equipment is a special
model. If it is a dual-beam equipment, a multi-inverter equipment or a 1KW
router equipment, please modify the parameters in the SysConfig configuration
file in the program directory. The parameter modification method is as follows:

1 Dual-beam: Modify the parameters in the SysConfig configuration file in

the program directory, change the feeding mode to pull mode Push=1.

2 Multi-inverter or 1KW router equipment:

Use the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C to open the function configuration

interface, as shown in Figure 2. Click [Other Function Settings] to modify the
[Inverter Related Settings] parameter. If there are 3 inverters, the number of inverters
is 3; 4 inverters, the number of inverters is 4.

[Router related settings], modify the router rotation direction, here the clockwise
or counterclockwise is meaningless, it needs to be configured according to the
rotation direction of the spindle. (Refer to the "1KW router instructions".)

（Figure 2）

1.4.2 Main interface introduction

Open the CutterServer software, the main interface is shown as Figure 3.

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（Figure 3）

1.4.3 Icon function introduction

Item Icon Function Description

Start cutting icon: Clicking this icon after the cutting

1 task is determined. Clicking this icon when you need
to pause; click again to continue the cutting.

Cutting cancel icon: Clicking this icon when you need

2 to cancel the current cutting task, the cutting task
cannot continue if you click this icon

Preview icon: After clicking the preview icon, the

3 cutting machine will show the cutting range by red
light according to the size of the cutting task

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Item Icon Function Description

Conveyor icon: Click the conveyor icon. The cutting

machine will automatically feed material according
4
to the set feeding length (only for the machine with
conveyor).

Vacuum pump switch icon: Click this icon to turn on

5
the vacuum pump, and click again to turn it off.

Pump reverse blowing icon: control pump reverse

6
blowing

Machine zero point icon: Click this icon to return the

7
cutting head to the zero point

Z-axis reset icon: select tool and click this icon, the
8 system will automatically reset the selected tool in
Z-axis.

Relative origin point icon: Click this icon and the

9
head returns to the start cutting point of the last cut.

10 Automatically Knife Initialization

11 Manually Knife Initialization

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12 film covering switch for GLS

13 Switch to iBrightCut

Pressure cylinder switch, can be manually fed with

the direction key (after pressing the pressure
14
cylinder, move the machine head in the X direction,
and then lift the pressure cylinder)

1.4.4 Auto Knife Initialization

 Select the cutting tool, then click AKI icon

 The following dialog box pops up, click [AKI]

 Parameter Description:

Parameter Description
Pre-aligned tool
Display the currently selected tool name
holder
Current height Current tool depth
After checking, press any direction key, the machine
start testing
head will automatically move to the position of the

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initialization point.

initialization Actual position coordinates of the AKI device

point XY (different parameters for different position)
When using router tool, check the thickness of the
Spare felt
spare felt and fill in the thickness of the felt.
Compensate the error between the AKI device and
the table. By the difference between the manual tool
knife down
setting and the automatic tool setting, the
compensation
compensation range is ±5mm (the first, second and
third holders can be inconsistent).
After the compensation is modified, must click
modify
Modify to make the compensation value take effect
After clicking, the machine starts the knife
Initialization
initializaton automatically
Click to terminate the knife initialization and exit the
Cancel
interface

 The common problems of AKI are shown in the following table

Alarm Description

The cutting equipment does not have AKI

function

No selected No selected tool, please choose the tool

type firstly.
sure

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AKI is not available to the current

tool(include: V-Cut tool, Kiss-Cut tool,
28mm rotary tool, 45mm rotary tool, pen,
red light.)

The red light or pen is selected.

1.4.5 Manual Knife Initialization

 Select the tool firstly, click the Manual Knife Initialization icon.

 The following dialog box pops up

 The up/down of the tool can be controlled by clicking the up and

down arrow buttons in the dialog box. When the distance between
the blade and the felt is large, you can use the keyboard keys
Ctrl+down to speed up the drop. When the blade is close to the felt,
press the button slowly to make the knife fall. When the blade just
touches the felt, click OK to complete the initialization.As shown in
Figure 4.

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（Figure 4）

 Maximum falling depth limit

 By manual knife initialization, the maximum falling depth is

260mm.

 Resetting the model will clear the maximum depth for all the
tools, all set to 10mm.

 Auto Knife Initialization depth or Manual Knife Initialization

depth plus 1mm is the maximum depth.

 When manually modify the depth of the tool, can not exceed the
maximum depth of the tool, but can be less than the maximum depth of
the tool.

 If need to change the maximum range, please perform the

initialization again.

1.4.6 Tools Parameters

Select the tool to be set, right-click to pop up the tool property selection,
and modify the parameter dialog box. At this time, you can modify the
parameters of the tool. The parameter setting dialog box is shown in
Figure 5.

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（Figure 5）
1.4.7 Side toolbar

The side toolbar is mainly divided into four toolbars: task view, log view,
machine parameters, and gas field settings, which can be displayed or
masked by the viewing function.

1.4.8 Task view

The task view dialog box is shown in Figure 6.

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（Figure 6）

 Executing a task: displaying the currently cut task

 Pending tasks: Display the tasks sent by the application software. Can
send tasks, set the first task, delete tasks, simulate cutting operations,
and so on. Right-click [Pending Task] and select [Analog Cut], as
shown in Figure 7, the current data can be simulated and cut. For
details, refer to 2.3.4 Simulated Cut.

（Figure 7）

 Completed task: Shows the task of cutting completed.

 Deleted Task: Shows deleted tasks.

 Historical tasks: Show tasks that have been completed before, and
click to redo the task again.

 Note: After sending the file, you can add the cutting estimation time

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in the task information column. As shown in Figure 8.

（Figure 8）
1.4.9 Log view

Mainly used to view machine operation records, including alarm

information, cutting information, etc. The log view dialog box is shown in
Figure 9.

（Figure 9）

1.4.10 Machine Parameters

The machine parameter dialog box is as shown in Figure 10.

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（Figure 10）

1.4.11 Gas field setting

The gas field setting function is mainly to modify the suction range and
suction force of the air pump. The display interface is shown in Figure 11
and Figure 12.

（Figure 11）

（Figure 12）

1.4.12 Status information

bar

The contents of the machine status information bar: machine current

status, file sending status, communication light, hand-held device,

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coordinate status, model model, cloud service light.

Chapter 2: Software Operation

2.1 Menu bar operation

2.1.1 File operation

Click the [File]-[Open] function to pop up the Select File dialog box and
select the file you want to open. Click [OK] to open this file. An example is
shown in Figure 13.

（Figure 13）

Click the [Exit] function to pop up the Exit dialog box, and then click [Yes]
to exit CutterServer.

2.1.2 View operation

According to the user's needs, the toolbars of the interface can be

hidden, ticked to display, and unchecked to be hidden. As shown in
Figure 14.

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（Figure 14）

2.2 System configuration operation

The system configuration function includes parameters, serial port

configuration, language, background color, machine configuration and
other options. As shown in Figure 15.

（Figure 15）

2.2.1 Parameter introduction

The parameter functions include modification, restoration of factory

parameters, expansion, special, FZ1 board function configuration,
external parameters, and saving to factory parameters. As shown in
Figure 16.

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（Figure 16）

2.2.1.1 Parameter settings

Click [Modify] to pop up the overall parameter dialog box of the cutting
machine, as shown in Figure 17.

（Figure 17）

 Note: The parameter setting dialog can be called up directly via

the shortcut key. (shortcut is Shift+Ctrl+Alt+P)

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【 Reading parameter 】 ： Automatically read the machine's own

parameters

【Save (local)】：Save the cutting parameters to your local computer

【Import】：Import parameter configuration table

【Apply】：Apply the modified parameters and save them to the DSP

【Exit】：Exit the cutting overall parameter dialog

2.2.1.2 Extended parameter

Click [Extended Parameter] to modify the corresponding parameters, as

shown in Figure 18.

（Figure 18.）

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2.2.1.3 Restore factory parameters

Restore the factory parameters, that is restore to the last saved factory
parameters, as shown in Figure 19. Restore the original parameters of the
machine if the factory parameters have not been saved. (Note: This
feature is recommended only for data loss)

（Figure 19）

 Note: All parameters, including factory parameters, will be cleared

when the model is reset. (need to reset factory parameters)

 Note: The machine needs to be restarted to restore the factory

parameters. After resetting the model, the alarm message pops up as
shown in Figure 20.

（Figure 20）

2.2.1.4 Extended parameter

Since the V2.5.1.0 version has parameter classifications for different

models, different models will display different parameters. The extended
parameter dialog is shown in Figure 21.

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（Figure 21）

2.2.1.5 Special parameter

 Note: This parameter is only allowed to be modified in the alarm

state.

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（Figure 22）

2.2.1.6 Functional configurations of FZ1 board (duplicate feeding)

（Figure 23）

【Duplicate Feeding Function】：Choose to open the function.

【Feeding Length】：Second-feeding length; The distance between

the front and the back of the cutter according to the first-time feeding
(0mm--440mm).

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【Electronic Gear Ratio】：The ratio between the set distance and the
actual movement distance; Adjust the step factor of the feeding motor
when there is difference between the actual feeding length and set value
(50%--101%).

【Delay Time】：The interval between the first and second feeding

(0--25.5s).

【Shaking Time】：The up-down frequency of the sucking discs of the

feeding device (0--255).

2.2.1.7 External parameters

The external data can be set and read, which can be used to install on Pad equipment
and be compatible with the machine code.

（Figure 24）

2.2.1.8 Factory Parameter

Factory parameter is the one set before the machine delivered out of
factory. 【 Save as Factory Parameter 】 Save the current parameter as
factory parameter corresponding to recovering the factory parameter.

2.2.2 Serial Port Configuration

Choose【Serial Port Configuration】. A 【Choose Serial Port Number】

dialog pops up, in which choose the relevant serial port number.

Green sign shows the successful connection of DSP board.：

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Red sign shows the DSP board’s connection is failed.：

2.2.3 Language Setting

（Figure 25）

 Note: Native language changes according to the operation system.

2.2.4 Background Color Setting

Change color of the coordinate axis.

（Figure 26）

2.2.5 Machine Configuration

Introduce another means of changing machine’s special parameters as

below.

 Click 【Machine Configuration】, a popup dialog as below Figure 27.

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（Figure 27）

 Choose the relevant serial port number and click Test

Communication as below Figure 28, which shows the correct
connection of the serial port hardware.

（Figure 28）

 Change the needed parameters and click Apply as below Figure 29,
which shows the parameters are changed successfully and just need
to power on again.

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（Figure 29）

2.3 Help

2.3.1 About CutterServer

Check CutterServer version.

（Figure 30）

2.3.2 Diagnosis

Check the machine’s serial number , C board and the version of DSP
board.

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（Figure 31）

2.3.3 Shortcut Key

（Figure 32）

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2.3.4 Cutting Simulation

When the software is unconnected to the machine, then it can simulate the cutting
with the data.

 Choose and click the needed plt. Tsk cutting files as the below Figure
33.

（Figure 33）

 Open 【Automatically Start Cutting Simulation】, drag the Speed Bar

to adjust the cutting simulation speed; 【 Cancel 】 , can cancel the
current cutting simulation, and it can restart after the completion of
the cutting simulation.

（Figure 34）

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2.3.5 Online Update

Choose【Online Update】under the Help menu bar, and also can download
the offline installation package.

 Note: If the online update software cannot close automatically, then

then update needs to wait after software closed manually.

（Figure 35）

（Figure 36）

2.4 Single Interface of Dual Beam Mode

2.4.1 Single Interface of Dual Beam Mode

New-added single interface of dual beam mode in CutterServer.

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（Figure 37）
2.4.2 Toolbar

Toolbar changes when the CutterServer is installed on the dual-beam cutter.

【A】：Toolbar A shows the tool configurations on the main gantry
【B】：Toolbar B shows the tool configurations on the auxiliary gantry
2.4.3 Status Bar

For the dual-beam cutters, the status bar has two lines which show the current status
of the main and auxiliary gantries, the chosen tool, vacuum on-or-off, and
communications.

2.4.4 Software Operation

The operation for the dual-beam cutters generally keeps same as the single gantry
cutters. It only needs to click【A】or【B】 in the toolbar and the icon for the relative
activated gantry will light.

2.4.5 Basic Configuration

When CutterServerV3.0.0.1 is applied on the dual-beam gantry cutter, it needs to

open the SYSConfig file under CutterServer’s installation directory and to change
BeamsCount=1 into BeamsCount=2, as below Fugure 38.

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（Figure 38）

2.5 Parameter Modification

2.5.1 Configuration Parameter Modification

Through the shortcut keys to enter the configuration parameter

modification dialog. (Shortcut keys: Ctrl+Alt+shift+C)

 Note ： modificate the configuratoin parameters needs to pass the

permissions first.

（Figure 39）

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2.5.2 Commands Parameter

（Figure 40）

【Command Bar】：Choose the tool according to the needs (by clicking the lift
mouse button).

【Socket Bar】：Choose the socket according to the needs (by clikcing the lift
mouse button).

（Figure 41）（Figure 42）

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2.5.3 Functional Configuration Modification

（Figure 43）

【Configurations Display in Status Bar】：Choose to display/hide according to

the needs.

【Machine operation direction configuration】：Change the control button for the

movement direction of cutting head.

【Task Configuration】：Change the history and property of samples.

【 Automatically Close Vacuum Pump 】 ： Control if automatically close the

vacuum pump after cutting.

【Display Cutting Time】：Choose to see the cutting time in the main interface as
below figure 44.

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（Figure 44）

【Coordinates Reset】：Make the cutter and operation interface by turning the

coordinates.

Example: For the position of the cutter and computer stand as below picture 45,
then it should choose the coordinate 5.

PC table

（Figure 45）

（Figure 46）

2.5.4 Tool Configuration Modification

Change the tool parameter according to the relative cutting tool.

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（Figure 47）

（Figure 48）

2.6 Special Parameter

2.6.1 Special parameter setting

Through the shortcut keys to enter the special parameter setting.

(shortcut keys: Ctrl+Alt+shift+M).

 Note: special parameters need to be modified under the machine

alarm status and after modification, it needs to power on again.

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（Figure 49）

2.6.2 Introduction of Multi-usage Cutting Head

Multi-usage cutting head, that is, one cutting head for two cutting tools.

When using the mutli-usage cutting head, it needs to add the relations
between sockets and cutting tools.

Cutting PPT PTM PTMS MAM_D

Head Type
One
Relative Dual Punching One Rotary Tool;
One Punching Tool Marking
Cutting Punching Tool; One
(with rotation and Head
Tool Tool Rotary without height)
Tool

When SC, GLS machines use multi-usage cutting head, it will

automatically turn into SC or GLS cutting head type, then other models
can use the multi-usage cutting head.

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2.6.3 Test Interface

Through shortcut keys to enter into the machine test interface. (shortcut
keys: Ctrl+Alt+shift+S).

Test interface currently mainly is applied for the camera’s offset

adjustment on LCP model.

（Figure 50）

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Chapter 3: Notes

 When two tools install in the same cutting head, after the second tool’s
initialization, it needs to use the first tool again, then for the safety, the lowering
depth of the first tool cannot be saved in the DSP setting, it needs to do the
initialization for the first tool again.

 Open the program which shows “...menu bar...” dialog.

（Figure 51）

Solution:

1 Use the shortcut keys (WIN+R) to open, and input regedit to open
registration list.

2 Open the below path in turn, delete ConfigNew file folder, and reopen the
software.

（Figure 52）

 In the XP system, CutterServer and SmartCut are under the same directory, and it
shows “cannot position entry point _ftol2 to DLLS msvcrt.dll.”

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（Figure 53）

Solution:

Delete opengl32.dll file under the SmartCut installation directory, and open
CutterServer again.

 Serial Port Cannot Connect

Solution: delete the serial port in the computer manager and install

again.

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Statement

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Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as IECHO).

IECHO will not make any guarantee for this document, IECHO will not be
responsible for the misunderstanding that may caused by the document.

The products purchased by the user have any discrepancies with this technical
document, and IECHO reserves the right of final interpretation.

IECHO international free after-sales service hotline: 400-119-1990

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