CypCut Pre Knowledge

Get familiar with some pre-knowledge including CypCut user interface, machine config tool, hardware components, OEM version, and system license that get you prepared to follow

‘Basics topic’ series. 

• CypCut System Diagram
• CypCut User Interface
• CypCut About Window
• CypCut Machine Config Tool
• CypCut OEM Version
• BCS100 Height Control Unit

CypCut System Diagram

CypCut is hardware-based program in machine controlling.

See a typical hardware list

CypCut Interface

CypCut is designed as graphical user interface with windows ribbon style.

• Drawing board (middle area in black) displays the parts geometry that you currently work on. The white box in the center is machine-scaled working zone.
• Title bar (at the very top) shows CypCut version message. On the left gives you Quick access to create a new file, open or save file. 
• Menu bar (underneath the title bar) displays File, Home, Draw, Nest, CNC and View tabs.
• Left tool bar lists quick access tools for sorting, drawing and editing etc.
• Control panel (on the right) is where you control machine finish a cutting task, which comes with 16 layer buttons of different color, control buttons of direction, laser, gas, start, stop and more.
• Information bar (at the bottom) with Draw, System and Alarm tabs record and display related messages.
• Bottom status bar (at the very bottom) shows operation message, cursor coordinate and control card model etc.

CypCut About Window

Click  on top right position of CypCut interface will open the ‘About window’, which displays basic information including system status, CypCut version, control card model, and

it’s where to register license code to set system service time for security and payment collection purpose.

See how to register license

CypCut Machine Config Tool

CypCut machine config tool is where machine manufacture finish the machine configuration and prepare machine ready to run, including to conifg servo axes, origin

and limit, laser source, height control unit, alarm and warning, gas system, I/O and more. It’s installed automatically along with CypCut main program. 

Check in machine config topic for more knowledge.

BCS100 Height Control Unit

The height controlling and distance following approached by BCS100 height controller and integrated in CypCut program. You can either setup BCS100 from CypCut user interface or

do it from BCS100 hardware panel.

Check in BCS100 topic for more knowledge.

CypCut OEM Version

CypCut allows machine manufactures to have OEM version with customized desktop icon, company logo, software name and start-up image. CypCut OEM version can also create

cutting technique file *.fsm with protection that cannot be read by CypCut system of other OEM manufacture. 

Notice: each control card built-in the manufacture information (the original buyer), and not compatible with CypCut installer of other OEM version.

Related article ‘can not read the material library of other manufacture’.

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