Lotem punch installation theory

In order to activate a punch system from the Brisque, all the punch units in that system must be within the media square area.

Description

Parameters

• Machine Origin
  Width: Drum home position
  Height: Carriage home position.
• Media Size
  Each media has two size parameters:
  • Media width size
  • Media height size
• Media Offset
  Each media has offset from the machine origin:
  • Media width offset - MACHINE/Width Start Image Area For Plate (mm)
  • Media height offset - MACHINE/Height Start Image Area For Plate (mm) + (MACHINE/Max Media Height Size (mm) - media height size) / 2
• Media Square Area
  The media square area is related to the origin:
  Width: From Media Width Offset to Media Width Offset + Media Width Size
  Height: From Media Height Offset to Media Height Offset + Media Height Size
• Punch Motor Position
  Each punch motor has position from the machine origin
  Width: LOCAL 3\PUNCH MOTORS\Punch Motor #01\Width Pos (mm)
  Height: LOCAL 3\PUNCH MOTORS\Punch Motor #01\Height Pos (mm)
• Punch Unit
  Equals Punch Motor
• Punch System
  Contains Punch Units

Example 1 - Kodak:

• Media Size
  Media Width Size = 770
  Media Height Size = 1030.
• Media Offset
  Media Width Offset = MACHINE\Width Start Image Area For Plate (mm) = 48.3
  Media Height Offset = MACHINE\Height Start Image Area For Plate (mm) + (MACHINE\Max Media Height Size (mm) - Media Height Size) / 2
  = 48.3 + (1130 -1030) / 2 = 99.3
• Media Square Area
  Width: from Media Width Offset (48.3) to Media Width Offset + Media Width Size (48.3 + 770) = 818.3
  Height: from Media Height Offset (99.3) to Media Height Offset + Media Height Size (99.3 + 1030) = 1129.3
• Bucher punch system includes
  Punch Motor #01 (w,h) position = (50, 100)
  Punch Motor #02 (w,h) position = (40, 300)
  = Punch Motor #01 is within the media square but Punch Motor #02 is outside (the punch width position [40], is less than Media Width Offset [48.3] )
  Therefore you cannot use this punch system for the Kodak media.
  If you try to use it, the error message punch system is not available appears.

Example 2 - Kodak:

• Media Size
  Media Width Size = 450
  Media Height Size = 550.
• Media Offset
  Media Width Offset = MACHINE\Width Start Image Area For Plate (mm) = 48.3
  Media Height Offset = MACHINE\Height Start Image Area For Plate (mm) + (MACHINE\Max Media Height Size (mm) - Media Height Size) / 2
  = 48.3 + (1130 - 550) / 2 = 339.3
• Media Square Area
  Width: from Media Width Offset (48.3) to Media Width Offset + Media Width Size (48.3 + 450) = 498.3
  Height: from Media Height Offset (339.3) to Media Height Offset + Media Height Size (339.3 + 550) = 889.3
• Storser punch system includes:
  Punch Motor #01 (w,h) position = (50, 200)
  Punch Motor #02 (w,h) position = (50, 500)
  = Punch Motor #02 is within the media square but Punch Motor #01 is outside (the punch height position [200] is less than Media Height Offset [339.3] )
  Therefore you cannot use this punch system for the Kodak media.
  If you try to use it, the error message punch system is not available appears.

Conclusions

• Increase the punch unit width position so that it is larger than MACHINE\Width Start Image Area For Plate (mm).
• Do not change MACHINE\Width Start Image Area For Plate (mm).
  From version 3.50.05 (Quantum), the default for this parameter was changed to 50.
• After installation of a punch system, change the punch motor position according to the machine origin