Manual

Programming 5-3
To open a macro program:
1. Start ECXP 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 (Figure 5-2) opens. All macro programs end with the .ECM file
extension.
Figure 5-2 Opening a Macro Program
4. Highlight the macro program you want to open and click Open.
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 the pattern 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 5.9.3 Creating a Pattern.
5.4.1 Main Pattern
When you create a new product program, the Main Pattern is automatically created. When you run a
product program, the Main Pattern is executed. Each program must have a Main Pattern, and each Main
Pattern must have at least one instruction. To execute other patterns in the program, insert Place Pattern
instructions in the Main Pattern. See 5.9.9 Placing Patterns.