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Maintenance Software FLYCONTROL ..............................................................................................2
Starting Software .............................................................................................................................2
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................................3
Menus...............................................................................................................................................4
FILE .............................................................................................................................................4
New Access..................................................................................................................................4
VIEW ...........................................................................................................................................5
TOOLS.........................................................................................................................................6
TCP analyzer................................................................................................................................6
Motor Naming..............................................................................................................................7
COM analyzer ..............................................................................................................................7
Language......................................................................................................................................8
Options .........................................................................................................................................8
?....................................................................................................................................................9
How to check the software version ..............................................................................................9
Databases ...................................................................................................................................10
HOW TO SAVE YOUR CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................11
HOW TO RESTORE A SAVED CONFIGURATION.............................................................12
Laser’s settings...........................................................................................................................13
Laser branch..............................................................................................................................13
Management...............................................................................................................................13
Settings.......................................................................................................................................13
FLYAIR WINDOW’S SETTINGS ...........................................................................................14
FLYFIBER WINDOW’S SETTINGS.......................................................................................14
HOW TO SET A NEW LASER ....................................................................................................15
Motor’s settings..................................................................................................................................19
Motor branch.....................................................................................................................................19
Management...............................................................................................................................20
TEST ..........................................................................................................................................21
HOW TO SET A NEW MOTOR ..................................................................................................22
I/O ..............................................................................................................................................24
SECURITY ................................................................................................................................25
HOW TO SET A NEW USER ......................................................................................................25

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Maintenance Software FLYCONTROL

Starting Software
To start the software
double click the
FlyControl icon (Picture
1), the connection to
Picture 1 Picture 2
SQL server will start
(Picture 2), the loading
form will appear.

Picture 3

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Picture 5

The main window contain the

menus File, View, Tools and ?

Picture 6
The upper icons are the
shortcuts to Maintenance
Picture 4 functions
The left side
window, if
present, is the
function
explorer tree,
its leaves
shows the
lasers and
motors settled

Picture 7

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Menus

FILE
It contains the fields:
• New access for new
log in;
• the Exit command.

Picture 8

New Access
Selecting the new access field,
FlyControl will show the log in form
where you can insert the user name and
password

Picture 9

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VIEW

Picture 11
It contains the fields:
Picture 10 • Functions explorer → to open this
window if closed;
• Database → opens the window
that manages the saving and
restoring of the laser system
settings;
• Lasers → opens the laser index
window;
• Motors → opens the motor index
window;
• I/O boards → opens the
input/output board settings
window;
• Security → opens the security
management window

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TOOLS

Picture 13

It contains the fields:

• TCP analyzer → to find
the laser IP Address
(Picture 14);
Picture 12
• Motor naming → to set
the name for a
motor(Picture 15);
• Com analyzer → to find
the serial port
communication for
motors(Picture 16);
• Language → opens the
languages settings
window (Picture 17);
• Options → opens the
options window (Picture
18);

TCP analyzer
Link to → How to use it;

Picture 14

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Motor Naming
Link to → How
to use it;

Picture 15

COM analyzer
Link to → How
to use it;

Picture 16

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Language
Link to →
How to
use it;

Picture 17

Options

Picture 19

Picture 18

Picture 20

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?
It contains the fields:
• Contents → ...;

• Search → ...;

• About FlyControl → it
contains informations
about the software;

Picture 22

How to check the software version

Select from
menu ? the
field About
FlyControl

the field
About
FlyControl

From the
new
window
Picture 23
you can see
the software
version

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Databases

You can choose the Database

windows from:
• the shortcuts;

• the view menu;

• functions
explorer
Picture 24 window.

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HOW TO SAVE YOUR CONFIGURATION

1. Select the path where

to save the database
(machine settings);

Picture 25
2. if you want to save
the database write the
name for it;

Picture 26
3. push the execute
backup button and
wait until the backup
procedure will be
completed;

Picture 27

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HOW TO RESTORE A SAVED CONFIGURATION

1. Select the path where

to find the database
(machine settings);

2. if you want restore a

database choose it
from the directory
tree;

3. push the execute

restore button and
wait until the restore
procedure will be
completed;
Picture 28

Picture 29

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Laser’s settings

Laser branch
This window shows the installed
lasers and their state, from this
window you can access also to
Managements and Settings windows

Picture 30

Management
This window contains informations
about laser’s IP address, description,
laser Type and serial number.
You can also manage this
informations if you have the
permissions

Picture 31

Settings
Here you can disable or set the listed
lasers (if you have the permissions)

Picture 32

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FLYAIR WINDOW’S SETTINGS

For each installed
laser, you will be
able to find a leaf
having inside all the
informations about
the laser
configurations;

Picture 33 shows the

FlyAir window
configuration
example;

Picture 33

FLYFIBER WINDOW’S SETTINGS

Picture 34 shows the
FlyFiber window
configuration
example;

Picture 34

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HOW TO SET A NEW LASER

1. Select the Lasers
branch (Picture 36);

2. Select the
Management leaf
(Picture 37);

3. Insert a new Laser

4. If you have no lasers;

Picture 35 5. If you have already

lasers;

6. In the situation 3.a

insert directly the
information about the
IP address, description
and ... click save;

7. In the situation 3.b

select the button NEW
and insert the
information about the
IP address, description
and ... click save;

Picture 38

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If the IP address is
unknown:

• Select the
menu
Tools

• Then
select the
the field
TCP
analyzer
• In the new window insert
min and max value for the
Picture 39
research (range 0:255)
then start the analysis
pushing the button Run
analysis.

The address Building window

shows you the fixed section (it had
to be the same settled in your PC).
Push the Run analysis button and
wait.

To Select
check windows
it: network
resources Select local
network

1. check the
selected
board;
2. select the
TCP
Protocol;
3. click on
Picture 40
properties

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4. select the
2nd
option;
5. check the
fixed
section;
6. be sure
the
subnet
mask will
be
255.255.
255.0
When you have the IP address, you
can insert all the information about
the new laser:
1. IP address;

2. a description;

3. laser type (you can chhose

between FlyAir and
FlyFiber) (Picture 42);

4. last step is to acquire the

serial number clicking on
the three dots of the serial
number field;
Picture 41
5. then save it (Picture 41)

Picture 43

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Picture 45
If you select the leaf Settings you
will see the new laser listed

Picture 46

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Motor’s settings

Motor branch
Motor’s branch contains all
the informations about
installed axes, it’s leaves are:

• Management;

• Settings;

• Tests.

Management show you the

installed axes, the description
and the type.
In flycontrol the standard
types are:

• Rotation (Picture 47);

Picture 47
• Linear (X-Y) (Picture
48);

• Z axis (Picture 49).

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Management
Motors shows the status
(ID, System Status,
connection ...), and for each
selected motor it’s settings

Picture 50
The settings leaf give you
the ability to change the
selected motor’s settings
(speedup, directions,
screwstep ...) and also to
make some tests (reach
home, move manually in
absolute/relative mode,
start an automatic
measurement)

Picture 51

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TEST

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HOW TO SET A NEW MOTOR

If the
communication
port is unknown

Select from Tools

the field COM
analyzer:

1. In the new window select

the com port to test;

2. Select the checkbox

labelled Select All;

Picture 54 3. FlyControl will start the

check of connected
motors to the selected
COM port;

4. If no motors will be
online try to change the
com port starting from
point 1
To create and set a new motor:

1. Open the management

menu;

2. You can find 2 different

situations;

a. A motor already
exists;

b. No motors;

3. In case b you can select

Picture 55 NEW, in case a you can
write directly the
informations;

4. Insert the ID (A, X,Y ...)

(Picture 56);

5. the description (Picture

58);

6. the type (Linear, Z,

rotation) (Picture 57)

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Picture 58

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I/O

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SECURITY
FlyControl has a security
management section.
Two different levels are
available:

• Administrator;

• Operator.

Administrator (Picture 63) is

the powerful level where
you can manage all the
FlyControl settings.

Picture 62

HOW TO SET A NEW USER

In Administrator mode you
can create new users:

1. Set the level;

2. User name (5
characters at least)
(Picture 65-66);

3. Then set the

password (5
characters at least)
(Picture 66-67);

4. From menu File →

New Access you can
Picture 64 login as different
user (Picture 67)

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Picture 72
Operator’s
View

Picture 73

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