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SIPLACE Pro Fe ature Des cription Ausgabe 05/2014 Edit ion 71 5.19 The SiCluster Opt imizati on Tool (Option) In SIP L ACE Pr o 7.1 the ex isting C luster Job Wizard is r eplaced b y the SiCluste r optim ization tool. A …

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You can use changeover tables and feeders that become available on other lines. Thus, less

additional equipment is required when investing in a new line.

You can use SiCluster Professional for all SIPLACE placement machines on all lines. Its use is not

only restricted to the latest machine generation.

5.18.1 Setting Options

In SiCluster Professional, you can set the focus that is of special importance to you: You can either

focus on the minimum number of setup families or the highest possible line performance, or

you choose a compromise between both.

A basic criterion for SiCluster Professional is the ideal cycle time that is determined during an

optimization phase. The ideal cycle time is determined during the initialization phase of the

SiCluster Professional optimization. Here, the recipes are optimized separately. Defined inclusive

groups, e. g. for top and bottom sides of PCBs, are optimized together.

You achieve new setting options by determining the extent to which the constant and the free

tables may be set up (max. Fill Level [%]). In addition, you can set the run time of the individual

optimization phases. Here, we have already determined useful pre-settings for you.

The SiCluster Professional GUI supports you during parallel optimization. Thus and with the aid of

your multi core processors, you can achieve a better solution even faster. You can carry out

computing time intensive tasks in the background without being slowed down.

5.18.2 Evaluation and Comparision Functions

The Determine commonality of components supplies precious information on your recipe stating

which components exist and the frequency of their ocurrence. In addition, you can have individual

components be explicitly set up on constant tables, if you do not want to have this decision made

by the algorithm alone.

The calculated optimization results are presented in a table and in a graphic, so that you can

quickly compare the results and determine the best variant. The Setup Analysis allows for a

detailed inspection of the calculated results.

The quality of an optimization result also depends of course on the number of feeders and tables

used: The statistics function Feeder Usage prepares the necessary evaluation data for you. Thus,

you can promptly decide on an optimum solution.

SiCluster Professional provides all calculated data via the Windows clipboard for further processing

(e. g. copying and pasting into Microsoft Excel).

5.18.3 Note on Licensing

SiCluster Professional is offered as a licensed option for which you always need a factory license

and additional line licenses – according to the number of lines on which you want to use constant

tables.

5.18.4 Documentation

Refer to the online help of the SIPLACE Pro Optimizer Toolkit for more detailed information.

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5.19 The SiCluster Optimization Tool (Option)

In SIPLACE Pro 7.1 the existing Cluster Job Wizard is replaced by the SiCluster optimization

tool. A license is required to use these functions.

Start SIPLACE Pro Optimizer Toolkit => SiCluster.

SiCluster is an optimization tool with a reduced scope of functions compared to SiCluster

Professional. In SiCluster it is not possible to optimize constant tables when creating setups.

With SiCluster you generate a cluster job instead of a job. In doing so, the PCBs are distributed to

several (as few as possible!) setups, taking all side conditions into account. If it is your task to

determine the smallest number of setups for your products to be produced, you use the SiCluster

optimization tool.

Refer to the online help of the SIPLACE Pro Optimizer Toolkit for more detailed information.

5.20 Setting the Specific Feeder Pitch

In the component, the component shape or the setup, it is now possible to set a feeder specific

value for the Feeder Pitch. That means that the Feeder Pitch for component shape or component

can be set differently for each assigned feeder. In addition, the Feeder Pitch can now be changed

in the setup without having to change the values in the component editor or the component shape

editor.

The feeder pitches that are allowed for the feeder are presented in a list. If other values or zero is

being entered, this is indicated by an appropriate icon.

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5.21 Restricting the Amount of Data during Import /Export of XML

Files

You can change the default setting of 50 MByte under the Tools => Settings => General settings

tab.

5.22 Optimizing of Standard and Long Boards

If, in one setup, normal PCBs were produced with the "Long board" option, problems during

optimization could occur. It is now possible, to optimize long and normal PCBs together in the

same initial setup. The "Long board" option can now be enabled for normal PCBs.

5.23 Determining the Load Factor of the Placement Areas During

Optimization

During optimization, the calculation of the placement content in the placement heads can be

influenced by the Load Factor. This means, that the optimization will distribute more or fewer

placements to the respective placement heads in the placement area.

You can enter the Load Factor in the Setup Editor => Location => Simulation tab.

5.24 Improving the Usability of SIPLACE Pro Desk

5.24.1 Deleting Directories in the Tree Structure

If a directory is deleted using this function, all objects in all subdirectories are deleted, too. There is

the possibility to delete only those objects and their subdirectories that are no longer used.