load
Manually loads a plate onto the drum. There are four basic ways to enter this
command:
"load" will assume the plate is the same size as what was last on the drum as well
as the same thickness and media type.
"load <msz>" will take the given plate height around the drum (msz, in
millimetres) and load a plate that size. Since the size has now changed, it
will also set the plate width in "plate_loc d" to zero.
"load <msz> <ssz>" will take the given plate height around the drum (msz, in
millimetres) and load a plate that size. The given plate width in <ssz>
will be put into "plate_loc d ssz" for convenience only, it is not needed for
actually loading the plate.
"load <msz> <ssz> <mtype>" will take both the main scan and sub scan sizes in mm, and
also the type of media (as an index - needed for the head stage).
"load <msz> <ssz> <mtype> <thk>" is the most verbose option of the load command. The
thickness paramter is then used as a comparison target for the value optained from the
head stage once the laser is focused.
An additional parameter, "cal", may be added to the end of any load command to
force the automatic calibration of the "al stl" (sensor_to_le) parameter, which
is used to measure the plate height. Normally the plate size is verified during
a load command by using the table plate sensor and the "al stl" parameter. But
when you add the "cal" to the command, you are telling the firmware to trust
that the plate size given is identical to the physical plate size, and to set
the parameter accordingly. Make sure the carriage is not moving at the time, and
the head parameters are not being loaded, or the calibration will be inaccurate
because of possible internal firmware latency delays. It is also a good idea to
use a plate size between 600 and 1100 mm, so the plate edge is not detected
during drum acceleration or deceleration.
None.
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load [<msz> [<ssz> [<mtype> [<thick>]]]][cal]