AKKON Release notes Update 10.09.2007 1.) Extended: Configuration of accuracy of tools from 1/10 mm to 1/100mm 2.) Fixed: G03-G03-error for G03-G03 and G02-G02 3.) Fixed: Reset function has not been worked every time 4.) Fixed: Error on milling of circles (problem on mechanics of machine) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 11.09.2007 1.) Solved: G03-G03-G03 as well as G03-G00 problem ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 15.09.2007 1.) Fixed: Drill cycle simulatnoues movement in y and z, tool height was not correct initialized 2.) Extended: Configuration of full or half step mode using Akkon.ini file, Tested, OK 3.) Improved: Simple step in manual mode 4.) Improved: Delay between Step and EnableStepperCard not validated 5.) Improved: Switch from Automatic to Manual mode, progrram execution will stop, Tested OK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.09.2007 1.) Extended: Integration on firmware update into AKKON Desk for PIC18F4550 USB CNC controller 2.) Improvement of manual feed including accelleration and de-accelleration of three independent axis 3.) Improvement: Configuration of manual mode using AKKON.ini for different hardware plattforms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 29.09.2007 1.) Improved: Manual mode 2.) Fixed: Imax to AKKON.ini 3.) Fixed: Enable and Half pin 4.) Fixed: IMax of Z-axis always had maximum current 5.) Improved: SaveAs-Dialog in CNC-File-viewer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 30.09.2007 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.6 Akkon Firmware, Version 1.2, Build: 30th of September 2007 1.) Fixed: Moving in manual mode and pressing Emergency button => machine moved, problem still not fully solved 2.) Improved: Extended program key: Pause automatic mode by pressing Space key 3.) Fixed: G87 goto start position before finishing SubD 4.) Improved: Set feed for G87, G88, G89 by extension of feed Solution 1 Example: N00580 G88 X20 Y10 Z10 R3 L17 B10 Q0 U2 V1 W1 F50; SubD Solution 2: N00560 F100 ; set feed; N00580 G88 X20 Y10 Z10 R3 L17 B10 Q0 U2 V1 W1; SubD Solution 2: N00560 F100 ; set feed; N00580 G88 X20 Y10 Z10 R3 L17 B10 Q0 U2 V1 W1 F50; SubD => F100 will be restored. If all feeds are 0, standard feed of 50 will be selected 5.) Improved: AKKON Desk, eliminated additional G00 on Contour 6.) Important: If AKKON Desk is very slow, please disable Power managment check box in Hardware->Devices->Akkon-Device Driver ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 01.10.2007 1.) Fixed Feed settings on G81, G87, G88 2.) Improved: Added feed info to AKKON Desk (lblTool) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.10.2007 1.) Fixed: Pressing spindle on 2.) Fixed: Boost feed mode for reference move and tool change move 3.) Improved: Extended debug window 4.) Improved: Setting Signal for Full and Half step activ low, active high. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 05.10.2007 1.) Published fully installation manual for AKKON CNC system 2.) Improved: Integration of hardware configuration into AKKON user interface 3.) Improved: Modification of Usb-Driver name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 07.10.2007 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.13 1.) Improved: Added program number to debug output 2.) Fixed: Movement to reference position worked only once after reset 3.) Fixed: Wrong feed on change form G00=>G03 or G03=>G00 (resp. G02) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.10.2007 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.25 1.) Extended: Viewer of covered milling path 2.) Improved: Switch off hardware configuration dialog (reason: functionality of Emergency button on keyboard) 3.) Improved: Disable Cursor timeout and consequently switching off enable of stepper motor cards during automatic mode 4.) Fixed: Settings of flags Switching of IMAX 5.) Improved: Automatic halt of program if limit switch is acticated in automatic mode (reason: program exeed outlines of machine) 6.) Fixed: Regional settings of operating system of Resolution caused division by zero 7.) Fixed: settings of flags for full and half step mode 8.) Improved: Automatic mode moving to reference position (total distance was depending on program state 9.) Fixed: Radius correction 10.) Fixed: Enabling hardware setting dialog by toolbar during automatic mode (safety reasons) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 28.01.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.42 1.) Improved: Cursor movement with slow stepping 2.) Improved: Possible program length of CAM-Listbox extended to program numbers > 65535 3.) Extended: Different resolution values for pair x, y and z-Axis 4.) Extended: Resolution to 1/10000 mm 5.) Improved: Feed setting dialog 6.) Fixed: Processing of G66-Command procduced error on parameter B 7.) Extended: Tab-Characters produced program error 8.) Fixed: Error on establishing RS232 connection with invalid COM port 9.) Extended: Auto-zoom on resizing application window 10.) Improved: Zoom extent 11.) Impoved: Program performance on processing of cnc code 12.) Extended: Execution time 13.) Imporved: CAM-Listbox, processing of 65535 program lines 14.) Extended: Program restart button 15.) Extended: Support for half-automactic update 16.) Fixed: Error on change of feed 17.) Controller Hardware: 1.) Improved: CNC interpolator for stepping frequencies > 10KHz for line processing (measured 27 KHz without overhead) 2.) Extended: Hardware versions using dsPIC30F4011 (RS232-Version) with more speed 3.) Extended: Hardware versions using LPC2148 (RS232-Version, hardware will be released) 4.) Improved feed calculation for axis with different resolution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 02.04.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.xx 1.) Fixed: ax1, ay1 and az1 input error after save 2.) Improved: Manual feed 3.) Fixed: Timer settings 4.) Fixed: Settings application timeout 5.) Improved: Behaviour of feed: After finishing a program, AKKON Desk switches to manual mode and sets manual feed to current slider position. This functionality only works if a program has the command M30 at the end 6.) Improved: Disable stepper motor card enable signal after disconnecting the controller 7.) Bug: Reaching a limit switch in automatic mode let the controller stay in automatic mode. => Solution: If a limit switch is reached during automatic program execution, the program will be aborted. not solved yet 8.) Extended: Implementation of Run/Pause input on controller. Controller will Pause on M12-Command until Run-Flag is set The detailed functionality is described in TN007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 15.04.2008 1.) Fixed: decimal separator for country specific settings of , and . caused wrong calculation in G86 and other macro commands 2.) Identified: Problem with Windows Vista with country specific settings. 3.) Fixed: G86 geometry error if commands before never were set to G40, G41 or G42. Now, default setting is G40 also, after reload 4.) Improved: Graphical view after loading a program 5.) Improved: CNC-Code-Processing-performance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.04.2008 1.) Extended: AKKON Desk supports 3 Turrets 2.) Extended: Tool change can be defined by user using G-Code macros 3.) Extended: Added M00 command for pausing programs using G-Code 4.) Extended: AKKOn Desk suports tool correction in x- and y-direction (used for turning machines) 5.) Extended: Documentation of G-Codes 6.) Improved: Program flow after execution no more produces cnc-commands for moving to old position after tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.05.2008 1.) Fixed: Calculation of Maximum speed extended to unsigned int as well as update of maximum value on controller 2.) Extended: AKKON firmware exteded with external interface for additional devices (not supported on this version yet) 3.) Extended: AKKON firmware manages extended interface for tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 05.05.2008 1.) Improved: Manual tool change using tool-change definition files 2.) Improved: Automatically switch to manual mode after tool change (M51) 3.) Fixed: Failure in height calculation of tools during tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 18.05.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.61 1.) Fixed: Set Wx produced wrong calculation of position 2.) Improved: Accuracy of processing time of a CAM-job ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.05.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.63 1.) Extended: Port to Windows VISTA (running in compatibility mode) 2.) Fixed: Cpugetspeed cased program abort on Windows VISTA 3.) Fixed: Save motor config flags in ini-file 4.) Extended: Motor enable signal can be configured to active high or active low ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 3.06.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.68 1.) Improvent: Speed for manual mode as well as setting of parameters 2.) Fixed: Update of parameters after change in configuration dialog 3.) Extended: accelleration and deaccelleration for G00 mode (AKKON USB Controller BOARD V1.5 only) 4.) Extended: Optimisaton of speed profile (not ready yet) 5.) Extended: Orogram updates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 6.06.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.68 1.) Improvent: Improved speed for deleting Line numbers in G-Code viewer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.08.2008 Akkon Desk Version 1.1, Build: 1.1.1.80 1.) Improvement: Supporting multiple Turrents 2.) Improvement: Manual feed definition and movement 3.) Improvement: Change grid 4.) Improvement: performance of connect procedure 5.) Fixed: Read keys in cursor thread (GetAsyncKey) 6.) Fixed: Removed memory leak in dcnc 7.) Extended: Lock/Unlock tool button 8.) Extenedd: CAM-Result dialog if a CAM-Processing error occurs 9.) Fixed: SetM0 did not update digital view 10.) Improved: Hardware configuration dialog 11.) Extened: Ad hoc speed profile calculation 12.) Improved: Data Structures of Manual- and Automatic feed 13.) Improved: Logical structure of AKKON.ini Controller Hardware 1.) Improvement: Improved manual feed movement on ARM controller 2.) Improvement: Data transfer to AKKON ARM controller support interrupt data transfer on controller 3.) Fixed: Usage of resolution values on AKKON Controller Board 4.) Fixed: Enable/Disable active low/active high on AKKON ARM Controller Board 5.) Fixed: Movement to limit switches 6.) Fixed: Speed profile adjustment 7.) Fixed: Inifite loop for G02 and G03 if End = 45° from M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 31.12.2008 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.100 1.) Improvement: Essential internal improvement of CAM-processsing 2.) Extened: automatic tool change 3.) Show, hide milling path 4.) Integrated 3D-Viewer with extended zoom functions 5.) Progam realtime simulation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 12.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.113 1.) Fixed: Drawing of drill in wrong direction 2.) Improved: Drawing of spindle head 3.) New: Automatic program update 4.) Improved: Used turret instatead of turrent 5.) Extended: Grid control of 3D-Viewer 6.) Improved: Akkon.ini 7.) Improved: Documentation 8.) Fixed: G81 feed error 9.) Improved: G81 processing, fast move to last working position 10.) Improved: Graphical view or zero points 11.) Exteneded: Dockable toolbars for Zoom and view 12.) Improved: Save last program settings 13.) Fixed: Tool reading from Tool.ini, write produced duplicates 14.) Extended: Dialog for turret/tool configuration 15.) Fixed: Exeeding program number caused program abort in output generator 16.) Improved: Performance of viewer 17.) Fixed: RS232 was connected on startup and caused program error on program load 18.) Extended: Essential changes on Akkon Simulator 19.) Extended: Program setting dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 12.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.120 1.) Fixed: Installer for Akkon Simlator will not run on machines without .net framework, added to installer 2.) Improved: Added some program tips 3.) Extended: Added description how to install and setup the akkon Simulator 4.) Improved: Optimized file size of AkkonDesk 5.) Extended: Added additional menu item for common manuals 6.) Improved: Program startup time and also memory use for dialogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 19.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.122 1.) Fixed: Tool change button 2.) Fixed: manual tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.123 1.) Fixed: Connection to USB controller did not work after second reattempt to connect (USB-Version only) 2.) Fixed: Menu item select communication was disabled after a first connection has been established and disconnected 3.) Improved: Added M51 4.) Improved: Added M51 command to TcToolChange.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 30.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.126 1.) Improved: Com port settings for Akkon Simulator and AkkonDesk 2.) Fixed: Exection of Akkon Simulator 3.) Fixed: Enumeration of all com ports 4.) Fixed: Freezin of com port caused AkkonDesk to freeze ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 30.1.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.130 1.) Improved: Com port settings for Akkon Simulator and AkkonDesk 2.) Fixed: Exection of Akkon Simulator 3.) Fixed: Enumeration of all com ports 4.) Fixed: Freezin of com port caused AkkonDesk to freeze 5.) Fixed: Wrong units in configuration dialog of automatic mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 19.2.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.150 1.) Fixed: Com port number > 9 failed because of missing \.\\-string 2.) Improved: Save former update version of Application to directory Applicationpath/_Updates_Date_Time_Version11.) Fixed: Invalidation of 3D-Viewer 3.) Fixed: Double call of disconnect and setManualfeed 4.) Improved: Fast stepping by switching off Animation (can be changed during program operation) 5.) Improved: Smooth motion by improving program buffer size 6.) Improved: RS232-Driver 7.) Fixed: Turret Configuration 8.) Improved: Tool change using M68 and M69 commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.2.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.151 1.) Fixed: Parametrization of V0 reference sensor 2.) Extended: Configuration dialog for Auto Tool Measurement and machine max extensions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.2.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.153 1.) Fixed: Change of turret configuration caued mismatch in tool definition 2.) Fixed: Saving of all flags for configuration of manual turret ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.2.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.163 1.) Improved: Feedback-Mode on/off 2.) Fixed: RS232 transfer error on LPC-Controller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.2.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.175 1.) Improved: G41-mode for rectangle and D-sub -macros 2.) Fixed: Tips on startup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 18.3.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.192 1.) Extended: Akkon ARM Controler is running with USB-interface 2.) Exented: Massive improvement of processing speed by algorithm optimization (buffers, timing, data stream) 3.) Extended: Arc approximation 3.) Extended: G02 and G03 can syncronously move in z (Only with arc approximation mode) 5.) Fixed: M03, M08 and M10 button switching synchronously to controller state 6.) Fixed: Code generatin wit geometry and M-Commands had wrong sequence 7.) Fixed: G-Code error in G86 8.) Extened: Jog-Mode 9.) Fixed: After program abort, deadlock in automatic mode (Speed profiling data exchange, one characters missed) 10.) Fixed: Graphics problem: Tool simulation "lost" tool 11.) Fixed: Deaccelleration error on fast direction change 12.) Fixed: Bug in Path calculation (Example: Ex05_InternalFont.txt) 13.) Fixed: Message wrong "negaive speed not allowed.." 14.) Fixed: Very small angle by two lines causes full circle (Example: Ex02_Hallo_G41.txt) 15.) Fixed: Tool-diameter for G81 was not initialized after tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 06.05.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.209 1.) Function: Added Excellon and hpgl-import filter 2.) Function: Added Gerber to isolation milling CAM processor 3.) Improved: Menu control 4.) Fixed: Remove deadlock if no serial device is connected 5.) Fixed: Tool change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 09.05.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.219 1.) Function: Feed value to Excellon import filter 2.) Fixed: Wrong initialization of V0.z caused zooming problems with 3D-Viewer 3.) Fixed: Deadlock if RS232 connection lost ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 09.07.2009 Akkon Desk Version 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.248 1.) Extended: Added functionality for Akkon Handwheel 2.) Improved: Error handling on code procesing 3.) Extended: G-Code viewer with decimal separator replacement button 4.) Improvement: Some minor fixes in program processing 5.) Improved: Robustness of import filters 6.) Improved: Mouse wheel pressing enables graphics rotation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 14.08.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.331 1.) Fixed: Error message "Can not find tips.txt' 2.) Extended: First multilingual version (German language version) 3.) Improved: Use of AKKON Handwheel 4.) Extended: G-Code-Command for waiting of digital inputs 5.) Improved: G-Command G52: Move to reference point User can define procedure for movement to reference point file R0.txt This procedure is executed on each G52 or on pressing R0-button 6.) Fixed: R0, change tool and execute program without any feed settings caused initial feed value of maxium feed. New version: Feed of selected tool ist set 7.) General: some minor improvements 8.) Improvement: Major improvement of G-Code-Parser 9.) Extended: Use of fourth axis supporting G01-Movement e.g. G01 X10 Y20 Z30 W40; G00 does not work yet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.08.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.371 1.) Fixed: Feed and speed values > 65535 caused exception 2.) Improved: New G-Code-Parser with extended functionality 3.) Improved: R0-procedure 4.) Fixed: Initialisation of pens after startup HPGL-Reader did not work 5.) Fixed: Bug in HPGL-Reader G-Code creation 6.) Improved: Translation in German language 7.) Improved: AKKON USB Firmware for ARM-Board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 13.10.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.409 1.) Improved: HPGL Import filter (user specified feeds and tool enabling); Exceptioosn inf file load and store management 2.) Fixed: Closed contour processing start point 3.) Improved: Processing of circular shape, additional feed for z-axis-move; Added Parameter E 4.) Extended: G87 command with rounded and longrounded pocket 5.) Improved: Milling strategy for G87 command ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 22.10.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.410 1.) Fixed: Error in formatting on G87-Code 2.) Fixed: Error in pocket depth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 25.11.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.424 1.) Fixed: Object-Information (Tview3D.InfoXY) caused exception 2.) Improved: Hpgl-Import filter supports stand allne PD, PU as well as PA-Commands 3.) Fixed: M08 signal did not switch off 4.) Fixed: PWM for spindel had low or high signal after switching off. 5.) Improved: Improved timing signal for high impulse in autmatic mode (DeltaT > 8 us) Some stepper motor cards with slow optocouplers had problems with the fast timing 6.) Improved: Excellon file reader reloads last settings. 7.) Improved: File management of tool list. 8.) Fixed: Timeout-Settings 9.) Improved: SetIMax/IMin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 4.12.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.426 1.) Fixed: TfrmShowCncFile.btnCreateProgramNumberClick, file access error, range error fixed Error, if file was empty ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 4.12.2009 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.426 1.) Fixed: TRectanlge.Createpath caused error on invalid parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.04.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.430 1.) Fixed: Excellon-Converter failed on INCH/LZ-Command 2.) Extended: Look-Ahead-Buffering 3.) Improved: Excellon-Converter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.05.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.448 1.) Extended: Look-Ahead-Buffering 2.) Switch of Look-Ahead on tool change and move standard-ramp 3.) Fixed: File save 4.) Fixed: Cursor ( Pan, Zoom etc.) in cnc file editor 5.) Improved: Create and delete program number in cnc file editor 6.) Improved: Tool change in combination with look-ahead-buffering ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.05.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.460 1.) Fixed: Speed profile calculation in one-step-movement 2.) Improved: Path settings for Windows Vista 3.) Improved: R0-Movement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 09.07.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.463 1.) Fixed: Error on initialization of turret directory does not exist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 08.08.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.466 1.) Fixed: Error on initialization of turret directory does not exist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 06.12.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.469 1.) Fixed: Error on initialization of turret directory does not exist 2.) Extended: AKKON Handwheel 3.) Extended: Jog-Mode, currently not activated ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 06.12.2011 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.470 1.) Fixed: Program sending error if PC is running longer than 24,855134814814814814814814814815 days ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 15.03.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.512 1.) Extended: general concept of CNC-kernel, structures to vectors, signal generation, real time processing 2.) Extended: feed to > 10 m/min (with tests conditions > 30 m/min) 3.) Extended: feed management on automatic mode. Smooth up/down on PAUSE 4.) Extended: 4th axis to full working axis (can be used simultaneously with x, y, z-axis) 5.) Extended: limit switch handling (see documentation) 6.) Improved: signal generation for automatic mode and tool measurement procedure 7.) Improved: referencing of limit switches 8.) Improved: Jog-Mode 9.) Improved: manual movement-mode 10.) Improved: minor changes in AkkonDesk regarding parameterization 11.) Improved: parameterization of hardware 12.) Improved: all axis can be configured with different resolution 13.) Improved: accuracy of resolution to 1 nm 14.) Improved: timeout-Handling 15.) Improved: tool measurement procedure 16.) Improved: renaming of W-axis to A-Axis for better extension of further axis 17.) Improved: signal generation 18.) Fixed: Look-Ahead-buffering sometimes skipped motion profiles 19.) Improved: Look-Ahead with 0 edge speed if not all parameters are defined 20.) Fixed: some small bug fixes 21.) Fixed: bug in tool measurement procedure (sometimes switch not detected on very slow moves) 21.) Improved: some other minor changes (dialogs, toolbar button for speed optimization high feeds, etc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 15.03.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.526 1.) Fix: visualization of feed values 2.) Improved: enabling / disabling stepper motor cards 3.) Improved: data transmission 4.) Extended: inofficial USB-Version first version 5.) Extended: integration of AKKON Handwheel 6.) Fix: precision of feed (especially on low feed values 7.) Extended: other minor changes and fixes 8.) Improved: Jog-Mode 9.) Improverd: G86, safety distance 10.) Improved: G89, safety distance 11.) Fix: coordinate a-axis in G41, G42 program module 12.) Improved: CNC-kernel, limit switch handling 13.) Fix: calculation of maximum distance getMaxXYZA on controller kernel 4th axis 14.) Fix: G81 15.) Fix: low feed values hadn't necessary precision 16.) Ext: integeration AKKON Handwheel 17.) Improved: enabling disabling of stepper motor cards on connect, disconnect, timeout 18.) Fix: G03-G03 path calculation using G41, G42 19.) Extended: G41, G42 a-axis 20.) Fix: G81, G86, G87 caused problems if A-axis is not zero 21.) Improved: G02, G03 Helix including G41 an G42-mode 22.) Fix: G86 pocket depth 23.) Improved: added some example g-code-files 24.) Improved: documentaion of G-Code 23.) Many other fixes and small improvements 24.) Fixed: package driver SendRT_Byte_Word.. data length 25.) Improved: HAL on CNC-kernel as well as generic HAL-interface ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 10.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.536 1.) Improved: massive changed in manual feed mode for higher speed and better signal quality, also slower speeds available 2.) Improved: massive change of Jog-Mode smoother and better signal quality, Jog-Mode depending on feed rate 3.) Improved: Standard ini-file creation if only Akkon.exe exists 4.) Improved: Some dialogs 5.) Improved: Standard-values for startup 6.) Extended: Run file at program line (first release) 7.) Fix: if handwheel driver is not connected, commands will not be sent to device 8.) Fix: Problem with manual mode after setting compiler Optimization GCC O2 9.) Extended: Viewer with mouse wheel 10.)Improved: standard settings (spindle speed, feed, dvUp, dvDn on Run / Pause, dialogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 13.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.541 1.) Fix: Program abort if G-Code file is empty (Command list helds commands of last file but rootlist nil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 13.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.53x 1.) Fix: Set feed for standard interpolation on referencing move 2.) Extended: Jog-mode and its configuration in Akkon.ini 3.) Extended: Manual mode for Handwheel 4.) Improved: Some smaller improvements 5.) Extended: Controlling handwheel and interaction with AkkonDesk 6.) Extended: Akkon example files ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 18.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.542 1.) Fix: G79; Drill start position drifted on more holes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.543 1.) Fix: G81; Drill depth 2.) Improved: Installation repository 3.) Fix: Removed commmand G01 Z30 TCChange.txt (caused problems on tool measurement and is not necessary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.545 1.) Fix: Look-Ahead caused error if deaccelleration is very high 2.) Improved: Installation repository 3.) Extended: Firmware commands for configuration of limit switches 4.) Improved: R0 refernce movement procedure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 29.04.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.546 1.) Imnproved: Handling of emergency switch 2.) Improved: Configuration limit switches ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 16.11.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.547 1.) Improved: Look-Ahead 2.) Extended: Command M102, set digital output (manual and automatic mode) 3.) Extended: Added Exampe Ex20 displaying 4.) Extended: Firmware for new hardware version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.11.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.548 1.) Extended: Get device info (e.g. Read buffer space from controller) 2.) Extended: USB-Version 3.) Improved: Changed to Codesourcery 4.) Improved: Look-Ahead buffer 5.) Extended: Animation of milling path 6.) Improved: processing of digital IOs (wait for digital input) 7.) Extended: New AKKKON hardware, version 2.0 available ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 27.11.2012 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.550 1.) Extended: AKKON Simulator 2.) Fixed: Bug in uMotion if segments with only constant velocity 3.) Improved: Hardware abstraction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 26.01.2013 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.575 1.) Improved: AKKON Simulator 2.) Etxtended: G85-Command for rectangular Pockets 3.) Improved: Look-Ahead-buffer for smoother motion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 29.01.2013 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.592 1.) Fixed: AKKON Simulator, work piece position div 1000 2.) Improved: AKKON Simulator visualization 3.) Improved: Vizusalization (Tool visualization) 4.) Improved: Akkon main window can be resized 5.) Improved: Added examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.02.2013 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.595 1.) Fixed: G85, small pockets 2.) Changed: G02, G03 if end coordinates same as start coordinates, then create circle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.02.2013 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.5xx 1.) Changed: G01, G02, G03: if F- or S- commands are added to the end of G01-command line, the G01-Command will also be executed with the new feed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 01.02.2014 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.732 1.) Improved: G54 - move work piece relative to current work piece zero point 2.) Extended: G55 - set work piece zero point in relation to machine coordinate system 3.) Improved: Reading of firmware information 4.) Improved: Change Name of Akkon2013.exe to Akkon.exe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 05.02.2014 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.733 1.) Improved: Some dialogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 08.02.2014 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.735 1.) Extended: ISEL-File reader 2.) Improved: Running AKKON without administrator privilegs on Windows 7 3.) Improved: Documentation 4.) Improved: Created new installler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 05.06.2014 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.738 1.) Fixed: Extended deziamlals visualiszation of resolution value in Hardware configuration dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 18.10.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.750 1.) Fixed: Wrong program number on program execution on AKKON T144 controller 2.) Fixed: some controller parameter have not been written to ini-file 3.) Fixed: Pocket algorithm 4.) Improved: Pocket algorithm G85, G86 with safety layer and code optimization 5.) Fixed: Auto tool measurement 6.) Fixed: Controller firmware limit switch configuration 7.) Improved: Minor improvements regarding usability ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.10.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.755 1.) Fixed: Big programs causes line overflow 2.) Improved: USB version 3.) Improved: speed up line processing 4.) Fixed: Big program caused failure in CNC viewer 5.) Improved: Visualization of Execution buffer visualisation 6.) Improved: Set standard resultion to 0.001 mm (program safety if resolution read error) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 25.10.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.756 1.) Improved: Program line animation flag to ini file 2.) Fixed: M11 M10 switching 3.) Improved: Reduced CAM processing (outputgen, LPCdriver) time because of debug string operations 4.) Improved: Performane of program loding to Execution buffer LPC-Controller 5.) Improved: Animation of processed path in viusalization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 26.10.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.757 1.) Extended: Program line count to 32 bit integer value 2.) Extended: program line animation, 3.) Extended: visualization 4.) Improved: animation 5.) Extended: new example ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 5.11.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.760 1.) Bugfix: AKKON T144, cooridnate error if FIFO buf was full 2.) Changed: G55 to G92, added Example 3.) Improved: G-Code-View 4.) Extended: Grid view 5.) Extended: Added current open cnc-File to toolbar 6.) Extended: 3DViewer Define colors of viewing elements 7.) Bugfix: Axis-Move on G01-G02 etc. 8.) Extened: 3DViewer Grid 9.) Extened: 3DViewer Parametrization over ini-file (define Machine space) 10:) Extended: Functionality regarding G54, G91, G92 11.) Extened: Limit switch handling 12.) Extended: extended digital inputs on AKKON LPC to 32 bit value 13.) Changed: Application data path to C:\ProgramData\Akkon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 12.11.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.780 1.) Improved: Reference movement 2.) Improved: Dialogs for limit switch configuration and monitoring 3.) Extended: Dialog for Jog settings 4.) Some fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 18.11.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.782 1.) Extended: Workpieces G10, G59 - G59, G59.1, G59.2, G59.2 Beta-Version 2.) Extended: Comments in G-Code also detected by charachter "(" example G01 X10 (this ist a comment, text after comment wil also be cut) 3.) Extended: read current work piece settings from controller 4.) Extended: Extended controler firmware with G54-Position and number feedback 5.) Fixed: Some minor bugs, leaks 6.) Extended: Firmware uploads now directly in Akkon 7.) Extended: first implementation of G92 (prelmininary) 8.) Improved: Tool change dialog (only press ENTER after change 9.) Improved: reading program parameters (sometimes missing params) 10.)Improved: Icons G54, vacuum cleaner 11.)Improved: Debug output 12.)Improved: Animation 13.)Improved: Program execution time on CNC-kernel 14.)Fixed: reading out firmware version on USB-Version 15.)Fixed: missing type conversion on sqrt calcprofile caused USB deadlock using gcc compiler 16.)Improved: switching of Jog-Mode 17.)Improved: parametrization of Jog-Mode (calc and display resolution) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.11.2016 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.783 1.) Improved: Set Workpiece has preselect the current active Workpiece number 2.) Extendd: G92.1, G92.1 reset coordinate system offset 3.) Improved: Visualization related to G92 4.) Improved: Messages if wrong G-Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 08.03.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.786 1.) Extended: Helix hole creation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 11.03.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.787 1.) Improved: Helix hole creation if Positin x, y, z has not been changed in G-Code 2.) Extended: Added parameter RadiusError in AKKON.ini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 22.03.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.788 1.) Extended: Implementations for AKKON Handwheel W3 2.) Extended: Dialogs for easiert Machine handling with handwheel 3.) Improved: Connecting USB controller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 09.06.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.802 1.) Improvement: AKKON Handwheel W3 2.) Improved: Spindel control with speed override 3.) Extende: Dialog for Jog settings 4.) Extended: hardware settings Dialog - speed override ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 13.07.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.803 1.) Fixed: Spindel Led W0x blinking 2.) Fixed: Fixes acceleration decelration valu write to controller for manual feed improved version 3.) Fixed: Cursor-movement with handwheel, somtimes axis not stopped 4.) Fixed: Up-Dn in diaglog Tool select with handwheel 5.) Some minor improvments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 17.07.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.804 1.) Improved: Handwheel cursor movement 2.) Extended: Work piece settings using handwheel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 23.07.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.805 1.) Fixed: Tool height measurement caused problems on movement on some machines 2.) Improved: Write Handwheel parameter "installed" to AKKON.ini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 29.07.2017 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.806 1.) Fixed: Set work piece y0 with handwheel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 07.01.2019 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.812 1.) Extended: G87 rectangular pocket with helix plunging 2.) Extended: G83 surface milling 3.) Extended: Interface for AKKON EP4CE6 Mini 4.) Extended: G86 rectangular pocket with edge cut 5.) Extended: G87 with edge cut 6.) Extended: added some examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 24.01.2019 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.832 1.) Extended: G87 circular spiral pocketing 2.) Extended: Hardware detection and device context 3.) Sime minor improvements 4.) Improved: Harmonized firmware for different controllers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 26.04.2019 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.834 1.) Fixed: Some settings of acceleration and deceleration caused slow motion on slowing down to vII=0 2.) Fixed: Slow motion after program start on hardware version V3.0 3.) Improved: Some minor improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 20.05.2019 2.0, Build: 2.0.0.835 1.) Improved: Accuracy of last element in arc 2.) Fixed: Some elements of path used wrong layer