Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 08 21:02:31 EST 2006 | alphaman
I am with a low volume hi mix CM. We have always taught our pick & place manually on the machine. We now have a newer auto programming machine but for many reasons (not uncommon for CM's) I do not have access to the original cadd data to get the ca
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 23 19:07:17 EDT 2008 | smt_guy
Hi, here's my 2 cents sir: You need.. a) The Gerber Data and the BOM b) Extract the XY CAD from the GERBER and build what they call Centroid Data. Save this in text format. c) Use Cad2Cad to import the centroid data and save it as Philips VIOS txt
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 15 07:53:37 EDT 2009 | davef
1 Centroids from the Gerber data * Graphicode GC-Place graphicode.com * Downstream Technologies CAM350 downstreamtech.com * Gerbcam Tecnomatix-Unicam unicam.com * Circuit Cam aiscorp.com * GerbTool GerbTool.com * Send it to smtservice@comcast They do
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 04 00:41:49 EDT 2011 | kevintough
As with most Aois centroid data is very time saving when your pcb has 20 or more components. This of course can be variable with the quality of the data and your ability to modify it to suit your needs. Omron systems can scan your pcb and merge the
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 12 09:49:46 EDT 2000 | Mark Charlton
Miguel, Ask your Philips salesman or local representative for a copy of the VIOS software configured to run on a stand-alone PC AND a hardware key. With this software, you are basically programming your machine at your desk as long as you have CAD
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 15 07:25:55 EDT 2005 | Base
Try to get hold of the Philips/Assembleon Cad2Cad program, it is (or was) free. You can import several (proprietary) file formats and centroid files and export it as VIOS text-files. All you need to do then on the machine is assign the correct compon
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 14 19:02:59 EDT 1999 | Boca
| | I've just come back from Nepcon West and I'm just as confused about AOI as when I left. Is anyone out there really happy with their equipment and getting the results they expected? I would like to know about programming time and equipment reliabi
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 15 16:27:33 EDT 1999 | Nancy V
I had someone suggest that they weren't really necessary as long as your process is good. Is this just a way to help you keep an eye on your process? I was thinking, as we set up our line, our money would be more well spent with controlling the pro
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 16 11:33:38 EST 2020 | spoiltforchoice
For basic task like merging BOM with centroid file I use SMT-Maestro or my own tool that does the same thing. As with RobD above this gets your data into a fairly standard consistent format from where I would hope your Juki tools can take over. To cr
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 13:23:20 EST 2006 | stepheniii
Get a book on effective complaining. Gerbers is not a good way to program. Matching up the designators is but one headache. At the very least try and get centroid data. But try for ascii cad files. Are there any programs that generate gerbers but ca
