Error Message:

ALE: Punching error: plate did not register on punch

Punching error: plate not free of punch

Punching error: Timeout waiting for plate to pass

Punching error: Timeout waiting for punch to be ready

Punching error: Timeout waiting for side registration

Punching error: Timeout waiting for punching to complete

Punching error: Timeout waiting for inlay to move down

Punching error: Timeout waiting for plate to register

Punching error: Plate still touching stops

Applies to:

• Trendsetter_400/800_Auto

Operator Action:

Remove the plate from the machine and select "PLATE CLEARED" button on the workstation dialog box. Call Creo Service.

Service Information:

A mechanical movement in the punch is not being performed properly.

Check the keypad display for any punching errors.

Also, make sure the "alpos pld" parameter is fairly high, around 90s.

It may be useful to set the 'verbose alconv' parameter to 1 in order to obtain further diagnostic information.

Cause:

• "plate did not register on punch": the plate did not register after the Trendsetter jogged it towards the punch. Check the values of "alpos prd" and "alpos pji". Watch the plate being pushed towards the punch. It should be stopped roughly 8mm from the stops, then be pushed towards the punch in up to 10 steps of "alpos pji" mm.
• "plate not free of punch": the Trendsetter was not able to pull the plate out of the punch after punching. Remove the plate manually, checking for resistance when pulling it out.
• "Timeout waiting for plate to pass": the firmware thinks a previous plate has not yet left the punch. Check the plate sensor (sensor on the processor side of the punch). Reset the Trendsetter, and see if the problem comes back.
• "Plate still touching stops": the punch sent back a message that most likely indicates that the plate is still touching the in-line registration stops after the Trendsetter backed the plate away. The plate may not be pulled far enough back - check the value of "alpos pjo".
• The other timeout errors shouldn't happen under normal operation. If the punch isn't working properly, it should report mechanical errors instead of the Trendsetter firmware timing out. There could be a communication problem.

See Also:

• Command: process
• Command: clear
• Command: punch
• NVS: al pi
• NVS: verbose alconv