Hello,
>>Stefan wrote
>Dave Mucha wrote:
>>There is no (free) solution where i can simply open my 2D gerber
>>file and then some already existing software adds the 3D
>>information, letting me edit parameters like depth and milling
>>speed.
>I'm thinking we need to get a member who is fluent in programming to
>add that piece to the puzzle.
Got him already. Working on it.<G> For my machine users... Won't be
free, but not too expensive either.
>'remember' the last amount of paste in the tube and then output a G-
>code file to make that all happen.
No need to "remember", just use incremental motion (G91) for the
syringe leadscrew.
> But, you are correct that you would need to have parameters like
> paste volume per pad would need to be a manual setting, preferrably
> one that is a manual potentiomer so you can do it on the fly.
I don't agree. You need to have the ability to adjust the size
of "dot". Once adjusted for a given machine and SMD footprint, it
wouldn't need modifying "on the fly"... You're making it harder than
it is...
> depth can be a screw stop or a software setting, depending on the Z
> feed style. Some are leadscrew, some are solenoid.
Most commercial solder paste dispensers use the leadscrew model. The
EFD unit has a remote leadscrew coupled to an axial plunger cable,
like a lawn mower, or an aircraft throttle.
Ballendo