Manual

Programming 5-3
5.3.4 Opening a Macro Program
When you start ECNT, the macro program from the previous session opens. Follow the instructions
below to open a new macro program.
To open a macro program:
1. Start ECNT and select
Edit > Edit Mode to open the Edit Screen.
2. Click on
View > Macro Program to make sure you are in the macro program view.
! A check mark next to an item indicates the current view.
3. Click on
Open or select File > Open Macro Program from the menu bar.
! The Open dialog box shown in Figure 5-2 opens. All macro programs end with the .ECM
file extension.
Figure 5-2 Opening a Macro Program
4. Highlight the program you want to open and click .
5.4 Patterns
Most coating is done with patterns. Patterns eliminate repetitive programming or editing tasks by
allowing a set of instructions to be repeated at multiple locations. For example, to coat six duplicate
circuit boards on a pallet, you only need to create one pattern. You can then execute it six times with
Place Pattern instructions.
Each product program has a Main Pattern. Each pattern, including the Main Pattern, has an Edit Frame,
where the pattern origin coordinates are stored, and a Mask Regions group, where the coordinates for
Mask Regions (areas where no coating is applied) are stored. Pattern instructions are executed in the order
they appear in the instruction list. Patterns can be nested in other patterns. The Place Pattern instruction
allows one pattern to execute another pattern. See 5.9.6 Placing Patterns.