Contents 1. General 2. Definition terms Selecting the marking device Base plates and segments 5. Editing projects

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1 Manual smartmarking

2 Contents 1. General System requirements Software installation Support hotline 4 2. Definition of terms 5 3. Selecting the marking device Type selection Output device plotter (DIN A3 or DIN A4) Output devices Interfaces Calibration Firmware update Creating a new project Use of universal marking elements Manual selection of marking tags Output device TT printer (roll) Selecting the marking materials for the TT printer and plotter Creating the grid pattern for WAGO ddddddimarker strip 7.5 and 11 mm Base plates and segments Segments Base plates Copying base plates Adding base plates Base plate removal Using base plates Base plate renaming Editing projects Opening existing marking projects Closing existing marking projects Saving marking projects 18

3 6. Marking The plotter marking wizard Possible settings One tag / several tags/ tag series Data import Series marking The TT printer marking wizard Possible settings Data import Marker strips plotter/ TT printer Print output Plotter TT printer Printout of the marker strip Printout of WMB Inline markers Plotter calibration Engraving General Output device Output of the engraved marking Menu item Extra - Element designer Designer for one tag size New data base entry Tag parameter default values Calibration of the marking material Accessing the new marking materials Designer for different tag sizes Menu item Extra Grid correction 39

4 1. General 1.1. System requirements Pentium II PC of at least 300MHz or higher 128 MByte RAM CD ROM drive, VGA graphics adapter and monitor (16 bit High Color, resolution 1024x768) Operating system Microsoft Windows 98/NT, ME, 2000, X Internet Explorer 5.01 or later 1.2. Software installation The smart MARKING program is automatically installed in the course of full installation of the WAGO ProServe software Support hotline WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG Hansastraße 27 D Minden Germany Tel / Fax / support.proserve@wago.com Internet: http//

5 2. Definition of Terms Segment Base plate Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Marking sequence

6 3. Selecting the marking device 3. Selecting the marking device 3.1. Type selection Before a new marking project can be created, it is necessary to select the appropriate output device. Selecting the menu item "File > New" or clicking on the button "New project" opens a dialog box, which allows to select the plotter IP 350, the engraving machine or the thermal transfer printer Output device plotter (DIN A3 or DIN A4) After selecting the plotter and then clicking on "Accept" the output device dialog opens. Diverse options are available.

7 3. Selecting the marking device Output devices Interfaces You now have to specify if you will use a plotter with or without carrier plate recognition. Explanation: The WAGO IP350 plotter has automatic recognition of carrier plates The interface selection defines the connection port of the plotter. The smartmarking default setting is "USB". Only smartmarking software version 4.1 or higher supports the USB interface.

8 3. Selecting the marking device Calibration The plotter can be calibrated manually via the "Calibration" tab. A modification of the values will change all entries in the database. If the printout of numbers, for example, is not correctly centered on the tag, please consult responsible support staff, so that the database can be checked.

9 3. Selecting the marking device Firmware update The plotter firmware can be updated via the "Firmware update" tab. For more information about available updates, please contact us under:

10 3. Selecting the marking device Creating a new project Double click displays the database After selecting the plotter shown under point 3, you first see a message asking whether to use automatic element recognition. After clicking on "Yes", the software checks which elements are presently used on the plotter and selects the corresponding elements from the database.

11 3. Selecting the marking device Use of universal marking elements If the plotter has been loaded with a universal tag (e.g. WAGO WMB Series 793), the space is made free during automatic recognition. By double clicking on the missing segment, the database entries appropriate to the universal tag are displayed (see picture 2 under point 6.2).

12 3. Selecting the marking device Manual selection of marking tags By clicking on "No", the entries from the database appear and you can select the appropriate tags. You select the tag by double clicking on the appropriate entry in the right hand window.

13 3. Selecting the marking device 3.3. Output device TT printer (roll) Thermal transfer printers can be used to print on diverse marker strips (e.g. for the Series 2000 TOPJOB S or 870). Clicking on the "Accept" button opens the dialog for the thermal transfer printer selection.

14 3. Selecting the marking device After selecting the device, you also have to select the appropriate driver. To do so, click on the tab "Printers". All printer drivers that are installed under Windows are displayed. Please click on "Accept" and then on "Close" in order to close the dialog Selecting the marking material for the TT printer or the plotter After selecting the printer driver or the output device, a dialog box opens which displays all marking materials that are available for the thermal transfer printer or the plotter. The WAGO marker strip 11 mm is appropriate for marking the new TOPJOB S series of rail-mounted terminal blocks. The WAGO marker strip 7.5mm is appropriate for the Series 870, 270, 869 as well as for the motor connection terminal blocks to WMB Inline markers can be used for marking any WAGO rail-mounted terminal block with cross sections from 2.5mm² to 35mm². Screen view of the database marker carriers thermal transfer

15 3. Selecting the marking device Creating the grid pattern for WAGO marker strip 7.5 and 11 mm Click right mouse button on the strip and select menu item "Partition strip" to open the following dialog box: Here you can enter the width (e.g. 5.2 mm for a Series 2002 TOPJOB S rail-mounted terminal block) and the number of terminal blocks. The residual length is calculated automatically, so that a strip with a maximum length of 1 m and different grid patterns can be created.

16 4. Base plates and segments 4.1. Segments If identical segments are used for marking, e.g. 4 x , you have the option to copy and paste the first segment without having to select the particular segment from the database. To do so, click right mouse button on the segment to be copied and select the menu item "Copy segment" from the context menu Now click with the mouse on the position where you want to insert the segment (the empty space now must have a green border). After clicking the right mouse button you can select menu item "Paste segment". It is reasonable to copy segments when a grid pattern for a marker strip has already been created which is now also needed for the other segments.

17 4. Base plates and segments 4.2. Base plates Copying base plates If the number of required markings exceeds the number of available tags (e.g. 4 x = 4 cards with 100 tags each= 400 tags), you have the option to place further base plates in the marking project. First select the segments you want to print. Now click with the right mouse button on a segment and select the menu item "Copy base plate" from the context menu. Then click with the right mouse button on a segment and select the menu item "Paste base plate". If there are too few segments / base plates available during data import, the missing segements are automatically generated from the database and distributed among other base plates. If you copy a base plate that has already been labeled, it will be pasted with the entire inscription Adding base plates In order to realize big marking projects, it is possible to paste empty base plates and to assemble them individually. To do so, click with the right mouse button on a segment and select the menu item "Add base plate" from the context menu. You will be asked whether you want to use automatic carrier plate recognition. If you answer this question with "No", you can directly access the database and select the required base plates manually Base plate removal In order to remove a base plate which is no longer requied, click with the right mouse button on a segment and select the menu item "Remove base plate" Using base plates By simply clicking on the individual base plates you can change back and forth between the marking projects Base plate renaming You may assign a project-specific name after double-clicking on the base plate.

18 5. Editing projects 5.1. Opening existing marking projects You can select existing projects for plotting or editing by means of "File > Open" or by clicking on the "Open project" button (file extension.vsp) Closing existing marking projects You can close existing projects by means of "File > Close" or by clicking on the "Close project" button. If the projects have not been saved, the software asks, before closing them, if you want to save them Saving marking objects You can save existing projects by means of "File > save" or by clicking on the "Save project" button. Saving a new marking project based on the saved marking project causes the old data to be overwritten. To save it as a new separate project, use "File -> Save as".

19 6. Markings 6.1. The plotter marking wizard Possible settings Text length check Angle orientation on the tag. Alignment left, centered, right Lines 1 5 lines are available depending on the size of the tag. Font 9 different fonts are available. Block Light; DIN1451; DIN1451eng; Era_Opt; Frutiger_; Futura_Pen; HP_2; ISO_3098; Universal_ (the DIN1451 font is recommended for the plotter) Text length check too long text is shown "flashing red". Font width for reducing or enlarging the character spacing, you can use percentage values from 50 % to 100 %. Font size Line spacing when several lines are used Pen pens with different line widths can be used in the project per segment or marking tag. Pen speed different pen speeds can be used in the project per segement or marking tag.

20 6. Markings One tag / several tags/ tag series In the single tag marking section, you can mark a single tag with one or more lines. By activating the "Repeat" box, the content of the first tag is copied to the other tags. Activating the "Series" checkbox and then clicking on the "Series numbers" button causes the "Series labelling" dialog to open. Prefix letters or numbers can be inserted in front of a consecutive number sequence. Suffix letters or numbers can be inserted after a consecutive number sequence. Preset value start of a number sequence (e.g to or a... to ) Final value end of a number sequence (... to 10 or... to Z) Steps e.g. value 2=2,4,6 or value 3=1, 4, 7 Total display of created markings Repeat value 2=1,1,2,2,3,3, etc.) Leading zeros Counter decimal, alphabetical, hexadecimal, octal Repeat on the tab One tag/several tags/tag series of the marking dialog are e.g. "repeats" number sequences (entry of 1 10 is required, and this job is only required z 5 times, for example)

21 6. Markings Data import The following data formats can be imported: XLS TXT MDB Text files (ASCII) can also be imported if they do not have the extension TXT. For example, the file format CSV is used by the CAE system EPLAN for the output of WAGO terminal markings. The data type *.* must be set (show all files) to be able to select the file. After selecting the file to be imported, the wizard for import from text files appears.

22 6. Markings If the file has a structure with several columns, the field separator must first be defined (a comma in the example). The text sections to be copied are selected with the mouse. If you want to import all texts, you can mark the entire text by clicking on the square between rows and columns. Clicking on the "Copy marked range" button copies the marked text to the right hand window. Overwrite preview if there are text sections already present in the right hand window, these can be overwritten by activating this checkbox. Ignore empty fields empty fields are not copied. Left > right Data transfer is done line by line. Smaller amounts of data (20 to 30 lines) can also be copied and inserted from other programs via the clipboard. If the range is larger, it is better to perform an import as it is more easily managed that way.

23 6. Markings Series marking The individual marking tags of a series are assigned to the tags by means of a comma. This can be used for individual marking of single tags (different quantities can be marked depending on the type of tag; with the WAGO WMB , 10 tags are available in one series). It is easier to generate individual markings in the data import section, since the preview window allows direct access. Individual tags are separated by "Return".

24 6. Markings 6.2. The TT printer marking wizard Possible settings Text length check Angle orientation on the tag. Alignment left, centered, right Lines 1 5 lines are available depending on the size of the tag. Font All fonts that are installed under Windows are available. Arial Bold is an ideal font to be used with the TT printer. Text length check too long text is shown "flashing red". Font width for reducing or enlarging the character spacing, you can use percentage values from 50 % to 100 %. Font size Line spacing when several lines are used Margin width It is only possible to use symbols with the thermal transfer printer when using the font WAGO Symbol font After selecting this font, the toolbar is activated.

25 6. Markings Data import The following data formats can be imported: XLS DOC TXT MDB Textfiles (ASCII) can also be imported if they do not have the extension TXT. For example, the file format CSV is used by the CAE system EPLAN for the output of WAGO terminal markings. The data type h *.* must be set (show all files) to be able to select the file. After selecting the file to be imported, the wizard for import from text files appears (see also point 6.1.3).

26 6. Markings 6.3. Marker strips plotter/ TT printer Marking of the marker strips 7.5 mm and 11 mm can be done in two different ways. After creating the individual grid patterns (see point 3.3.2), highlight the first tag and click on the "Marking" button. A marking wizard opens which you can use to mark the tags having the same grid pattern. Tags with a different grid pattern can only be generated after the previous marking sequence has been completed. The second marking option allows to mark tags with different grid patterns. Highlight the first tag and click right mouse button. Now select menu item "Mark entire strip" from the context menu. The familiar wizard opens. Now you can mark tags with different grid patterns, for example a Series from 1 to n.

27 7. Print output 7.1. Plotter A click on the button opens the dialog "Plotting". The following settings can be made: Automatic pen preparation Before marking the first tag, the pen is prepared using an exchangeable tag which guarantees high-quality marking right from the start. Pen line width One line width can be used for the entire project. Different line widths that were defined in the project are ignored. Pen lowering unit If there is already a pen in this unit, no other pen will be picked up from the pen station. Plotting speed One plotting speed can be used for the entire project. Different plotting speeds that were defined in the project are ignored. Only highlighted segments Only the highlighted segment in the project is plotted. Only highlighted tags Only the highlighted tags are plotted.

28 7. Print output Before you can access the print menu, it will be checked once again if the correct marking tags have been chosen. Wrong or missing marking tags are displayed in red after confirming the warning message. After the required changes are made, you can immediately start the plotting process, since a check will take place automatically after clicking on "OK". If there are still wrong marking tags, the above message will be displayed again. Clicking the button cancels the plotting process.

29 7. Print output 7.2. TT printer Printout of the marker strip Clicking the button opens the dialog "Print". The following settings can be made: Left edge Distance of the left edge to the printer wall (inside) Number of printouts Number of strips / tags to be printed Only highlighted tags Only the highlighted tags are printed. Print separator lines You can specify whether to print the lines of the grid pattern or only one separator line for cutting. Line width of the grid pattern Values from 1 to 5 are available. Separator line width - Values from 1 to 5 are available. Grid pattern alignment During the manufacture of the complete rail assemblies manufacturing tolerances may occur (closer together / farther apart), which can be compensated by entering a certain coefficient.

30 7. Print output Printout of WMB Inline markers The possible settings for marker strips mentioned under are disabled for WMB Inline markers.

31 8. Plotter calibration Click on the button to open the dialog for calibration. The plotter is supplied as standard with the optimal values for plotting. You should only perform calibration if the printout is not correctly centered on the tag. Changes to the calibration must be confirmed with the "Calibrate" button. The plotter does not approach a certain position during calibration. X-axis or Y-axis deviation can be seen from a plotted tag, for example. Deviations are controlled via the arrow keys.

32 9. Engraving 9.1. General For the new version 4.1 an engraving head for the plotter IP350 is available. All existing IP350 plotters can be retrofitted with this engraving head. The item number for the engraving head is Included in the delivery of the engraving machine are the engraving head, the controller EC450 and the vacuum cleaner VC450. For more information please contact your WAGO sales partner Output device Just like with plotting, you have to select the adequate output device. Again, a DIN A3 and a DIN A4 device are available (indicates the potential working area). The marking settings for engraving can be made in the same way as the marking settings for plotting (see also point 6 ). You can also use automatic recognition when selecting the material. Only the materials that are suitable for engraving will then be available.

33 l 9. Engraving The only difference consists in the setting of the output options for the engraving machine. The following settings can be made:

34 9. Engraving 9.3 Output of the engraved marking

35 10. Menu item Extra - Element designer Another new feature of the version 4.1 is the designer for marking elements. For example, this tool offers you the possibility to create any available DIN A4 label as a master and to store it in the user database. The element designer can be found under the following menu item: Extras Marking elements Designer for one tag size New data base entry After clicking the button "New", it is important to determine whether the material is supposed to be used for plotting only or also for engraving at a later date. If you only select the point "Plotter", the material will not be available in the database if you select the engraving machine as output device. The data base entry should have a name that will allow to easily assign it to the material in the database.

36 10. Menu item Extra - Element designer Tag parameter default values When setting tag parameters, it is essential to enter the number of tags in the x-axis and y-axis direction. The other data may be specified if it is known, for example from a drawing. However, it is not required since all positions that are essential for marking are approached by the plotter and can be calculated by smart MARKING Calibration of the marking material

37 10. Menu item Extra - Element designer Click on the button "Approach" under "First tag Top left corner. The plotter arm is now moved to a defined position in the upper left corner. By means of the arrow keys and the point "Increment" the plotter arm can be moved precisely to the top left corner of the upper left tag (for a more precise approach you should insert a pen into the pen unit of the plotter arm). Repeat this procedure using the button "Approach" under "First tag Bottom right corner. At last, you click on "Approach" under "Last tag Top left corner" (only the upper left corner of the last tag is calibrated). Now click on "Accept" and close the dialog. The template with tag parameters opens (see also ). Click on "Accept" and then on "Close".

38 , 10. Menu item Extra - Element designer Accessing the new marking materials If you want to use the new tag, proceed in the same way as if creating a new marking project (see point 3.2.5). However, you will now find a new entry under the "Manufacturer" section. Click on the entry "User-defined" in order to display all individual marking templates Designer for different tag sizes If you want to use the designer for different tag sizes, proceed in the same way as if creating tags of one size. However, you have the option to create marking fields of different sizes on one label, e.g. type plates, that have different spacings.

39 10. Menu item Extra - Element designer Menu item Extra Grid correction The grid correction function can be used to compensate for deviations in the material tolerances, for example. If the marking, which was accurately centered on the first tags, starts to "drift" in the further course, it is possible to prevent this by calibration. First, highlight the first tag on the top left. Now select menu item "Extras Grid correction". The plotter arm will automatically move to the last tag of the matrix (bottom right). The top left corner of the last tag can now be approached via the arrow keys. The correction data (coordinates of the last tag) is then transferred into the user data base.

40 WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG P.O. Box D Minden Hansastraße 27 D Minden Phone / Fax / Support Hotline ProServe: Phone Fax / support.proserve@wago.com / Manual smartmarking 1.E 07/06 Printed in Germany, JA Subject to design changes