Changes made for Pathfinder 5226 controllers.

The 5226 controller has a safety check to make sure that SSI encoders are working as intended. If an error bit is detected then the controller will halt the machine and throw a Hardware Feedback error to essentially lock out the machine until the encoder problem is investigated. The bug with this setup is that the master controller was the only controller testing for this error bit. The master controller only updated encoder feedback from the slave controller instead of also checking for problems.

The fix to this bug was to also check for an error in the encoder when the encoder is located on the slave controller. This will detect a problem with the encoder, the encoder cable and the slave controller.

Changes made for Pathfinder 5226 controllers.

Pause on Step Mode was a feature created for double folder machines to allow the user to choose if the clamp would pause after reaching pressure before moving on with the operation. For more information refer to:

SCN 4415 - 5226; Pause on Step Mode Logic Pathfinder

It was brought to our attention that a different type of pause mode would be helpful for hem smashes. In this case instead of pausing the machine when pressure is reached on a hem smash the clamp will raise on its own and pause. This is necessary in cases where the material has slipped out of the grippers. The user can then un-grip the material, re-position, grip on material, and move on to the next step instead of having to raise the clamp, un-grip to reposition, grip and reach full pressure again before moving to the next step.

Changes made for Pathfinder 5226 controllers.

A change was made to the logic of moving past a limit switch with limits disabled. This is no longer allowed. For more information refer to:

SCN 4491 - 5226; Movement After Limit Switch Not Allowed With Limits Disabled

A bug was created in this SCN where instead of not allowing an axis to not move past its limit switches when limits were disabled, it allowed an axis to move past its limit switches when limits were enabled.

This has been fixed and axes are not allowed to move past limit switches when limits are enabled or disabled.