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- Overview | - Overview | ||
- Q&A | - Q&A | ||
+ | - How do I use the 0.15mm drill bit? | ||
+ | - Additional small bit information | ||
- Common processing errors | - Common processing errors | ||
- Software cannot/did not connect to the tool | - Software cannot/did not connect to the tool | ||
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- The tool exchange was botched! | - The tool exchange was botched! | ||
- The drill hits are incorrect, or the routing path was wrong! | - The drill hits are incorrect, or the routing path was wrong! | ||
+ | - I can't change the layer/ | ||
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=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
- | The LPKF ProtoMat S103 is a 2.5-D CNC mill capable of drilling, milling, and routing to manufacture printed circuit board (PCB) and 2.5D structures on a variety of substrates. The tool is located in the Semi-Clean Room on the 1st floor of the IDC. It is part of the IDC’s PCB fabrication process flow. The tool uses a moving tray and toolhead that allow autonomous movement across the work space with a tool exchange methodology that allows for different mechanical processes to be carried out without user intervention, | + | The LPKF ProtoMat S103 is a 2.5-dimension |
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More details regarding tool structure or usage can be found in the following documents: | More details regarding tool structure or usage can be found in the following documents: | ||
- | The Manual: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BHTWPpFcI8OicYnVNza13r1TbDNCMBK2/view?usp=sharing|ProtoMat S-series Manual.pdf]]\\ | + | The Manual: [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HiveMakerspace/Ef6YsYn1TMNHvpymUi-n3o4BjvqwKyH6vNf5HifMEC6PlQ?e=lzOcTx|ProtoMat S-series Manual.pdf]]\\ |
LPKF's " | LPKF's " | ||
- | The ProtoMat software (" | + | The ProtoMat software (" |
- | The vacuum system manual: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b3VXgSC6Re8jisaGsmYYN9C9-cjXtuX4/view?usp=sharing|Dust Extraction Manual Jet Stream iSeries-e-1-0.pdf]]\\ | + | The vacuum system manual: [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HiveMakerspace/ES_hmgB2275AkqsURJ-GiuMBEAEzU1wi5tpGmPj9EVE6-w?e=C5RqnA|Dust Extraction Manual Jet Stream iSeries-e-1-0.pdf]]\\ |
- | Our standard operating procedures: [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vTFJz3PAe3dHfptabhOmO4DTw_QN-n1ZShOumhzGG2k/edit?usp=sharing|ProtoMat S103 SOP]] | + | Our standard operating procedures: [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/HiveMakerspace/EcQvNGoNNa5AjiZ5wU1Vd8wBMPNk8mawFspeLrvNaG8VlQ?e=etuWny|ProtoMat S103 SOP]] |
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=== Q & A === | === Q & A === | ||
+ | * How do I use the 0.15mm drill bit? | ||
+ | The LPKF sofware handles drill hits down to 0.2mm (7.5 mil) without any adjustments, | ||
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+ | * Additional small bit information | ||
+ | The tool is most reliable with drill hits down to 0.4mm (15 mil), which is a pretty standard via size. For smaller bits, you're going to want to be very careful. The bits are quite fragile at this size and prone to breaking when either you or a PI or even the tool is handling them. "The tool?" you think. " | ||
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- The tool may have done something silly. | - The tool may have done something silly. | ||
In any of these cases, there is no good solution other than to restart the project and double check all of these (if possible) before starting to re-process. Sorry. | In any of these cases, there is no good solution other than to restart the project and double check all of these (if possible) before starting to re-process. Sorry. | ||
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+ | * **I can't change the layer/ | ||
+ | Sometimes, for reasons unclear, a Gerber file gets automatically assigned to a undesired layer in the LPKF software on the ProtoMat, and cannot be changed. If this happens, what you need to do is highlight all the polygons on that layer in question that were imported, and move them to the correct layer (right click > Move to Layer). Highlighting a whole layer requires playing with the Layers pane on the left, and then click-and-drag across all the polygons. If there are things on that layer that are // | ||
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+ | Details of this process can be found in [[https:// | ||