Vertical
Bender Controller
The COMPTROL Vertical Bender Controller was designed from the chip level up as a dedicated bender controller for vertical benders. The design was based entirely upon the needs of the vertical tube bender. The controller board is based upon the Microchip PIC16F877 RISC microprocessor and is multiplexed to give a generous amount of dedicated digital inputs and outputs. The board has integral relay ports for both input and output relays and is also capable of driving analog output relays for proportional valves. For bend accuracy, the board features an opto-isolated Vertical Board differential interrupt driven encoder input capable of getting inputs from two separate encoders. For uploading and downloading of data, the COMPTROL also has a built-in UART for serial data transfer to and from a PC.
For the display, the COMPTROL features a bright 4 line by 20 character vacuum fluorescent display.
Specifications
The software for the COMPTROL includes such features as:
Intuitive menu driven part and setup screens
Alpha-numeric part names
Integrated manual and automatic controls
Proportional valve support for ram
Ram deceleration
Automatic parts counter
Status line for the run mode
Display of wing die angle and current part bend data
Easy enabling and disabling of bender devices
Easy toggling of bender inputs
Manual lube button
5 and 12 VDC outputs for Encoders and proximity switches
Each of the bend parameters can be programmed specifically for each bend.
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