Wild TA-10

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Description	Vinyl Cutting Plotter
Make	Wild
Model	TA-10
Operational Status	Functional
Super Users	User:Justa
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Owner	TechInc

Wild TA-10 Vinyl Cutting Plotter

Status

We figured out how to talk to it, use the DB25 - DB9 to connect to it.

We need to repair some smaller kinks and figure out how to talk to it.

We got it to move! Using the Windoes program EuroCUT Basic 7.

Specifications

Serial 9600,8,N,1 Hardware flow control

Plans

Once we figured out how to work it,

Protocol

The serial protocol used appears to be an HP-GL like language. We captured the follow commands from the Eurocut driver. This driver always sent the same commands first, probably some initialisation:

:83
:32
:520,20
:E3500
P2
U0,0
:715

Selecting the universal head in Eurocut changes the :5 command to

:5250,250

To select pen / tool number <x>

P<x>

To set the move speed:

:7<speed>  (1 - very slow, 50 - fast)

To move the pen in down position:

D 13140,6460

To move the pen in up position:

U 13140,6460

Example of instructions that work with the machine:

:83
:32
:520,20
:E3500
P1
U0,0
:715
U 0,0
U 13424,0
U 13424,10532
U 0,10532
U 0,0
U 0,0

This draws a simple square (see the commands starting with 'U'). The P1 command does the pen select (P2 for the other pen).

Resources

Software that lists these plotters explicitly as supported:

- SignTools 4 - an add-on for CorelDraw, Demo Version available

- Some references (eBay auctions et al) list HPGL (overview) as a way to talk to it. But often together with some interface box so this might not work for ours.

This program works with the plotter: - EuroCUT Basic 7 http://www.eurosystems.lu/index.dml?unten=software/EuroCUT_Basic-eng.htm&von=html

More info (from old page)

WildHeerbrugg TA10

this is our 'snijplotter'. it weighs 350kg+

please do not use this machine without training

Technical Information

Plotting area double plottin head 1000 x 1210 mm
Plotting area quad plotting head 1000 x 1145 mm
MWK 977 x 1145 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) 1580 x (1060 - 1830) x 780 mm
Weight 321 kg
Maximum speed 250 mm/s
Acceleration 2 m/s²
Resolution 0.01 mm
Addressable resolution 0.02 mm
Static repeatability ± 0.02 mm
Software-interface ASCII / binary
Basis Plotter Software (Calcomp plotting routines)
Hardware-interface RS 232C 9600 bps, 8,n,1 hardware flow control needs to be on, otherwise it will loose data

Input-Buffer 512 Bytes
Mains connection 220V AC ± 10% optinal (100,115,125,200,235,250 VAC ±10%)50/60 Hz
Power consumption 660 VA without optional equipment

Interface

Need to look at which protocols we can use to communicate and the data format it uses to print/plot with

External Links to information

http://www.mucad.com/cmsmultilanguage/index.php?page=wild-ta-10&hl=en
http://www.mucad-sky.com/id6.html

http://www.mucad.com/cmsmultilanguage/uploads/data/verbrauchsmaterial/Wild_UWK_Englisch.pdf - external cutting heads you can buy
http://www.mucad-sky.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ta100s100bxldataspec.jpg