KIC start - Table of Contents

KICstart Version 1.1.0.x
KICstart User Manual iii
Table of Contents
SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT AND PRODUCT WARRANTY ..................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................. III
CONGRATULATIONS!................................................................................................................... 1
THE KICSTART THERMAL PROFILER................................................................................................ 1
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE KEY..................................................................................................... 1
THE KICSTART SOFTWARE......................................................................................................... 2
MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................... 2
LANGUAGES................................................................................................................................... 2
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................ 2
KICSTART HARDWARE................................................................................................................ 3
INVENTORY .................................................................................................................................... 3
KICSTART CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................ 3
KICSTART SAMPLE RATES .............................................................................................................. 3
KICSTART MAINTENANCE: CHANGING THE BATTERY........................................................................ 3
KICSTART TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 4
STARTING KICSTART................................................................................................................... 5
MAIN SCREEN BUTTONS................................................................................................................. 5
QUICK-START PROFILE CHECKLIST ......................................................................................... 6
GLOBAL PREFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 7
PROCESS WINDOW SETUP ......................................................................................................... 8
EDIT SPECS ................................................................................................................................. 10
SAVING PROCESS WINDOW .......................................................................................................... 12
RUN A PROFILE........................................................................................................................... 13
ENTERING OVEN RECIPE .............................................................................................................. 14
INSTRUCTIONS ON ATTACHING TCS............................................................................................... 14
SELECT THERMOCOUPLES AND START PROFILE ............................................................................ 16
STARTING THE PROFILE................................................................................................................ 17
LIVE PROFILE GRAPH DISPLAY...................................................................................................... 18
VIEWING THE PROFILE AND STATISTICS.......................................................................................... 20
AUTOMATIC CALCULATION OF DELTA T + DELTA (OR RANGE) FOR ALL STATS.................................. 24
GRAPH POINTER .......................................................................................................................... 24
PROFILE SCREEN BUTTONS.......................................................................................................... 24
UPON EXITING THE GRAPH SCREEN .............................................................................................. 25
KICSTART PROFILE EXPLORER............................................................................................... 26
INSERTING KICSTART DATA FILES FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE ........................................................ 26
WAVE SOLDER PROFILING USING THE KICSTART PROFILER............................................ 27
HARDWARE- KICSTART SAMPLE RATES FOR WAVE ....................................................................... 27
KICSTART SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................. 27
RUNNING A WAVE SOLDER PROFILE ............................................................................................... 28
LIVE PROFILE GRAPH DISPLAY...................................................................................................... 35
PROFILE GRAPH DISPLAY ............................................................................................................. 37
PROFILE SCREEN BUTTONS.......................................................................................................... 39
TIPS FOR PROFILING WAVE SOLDER ............................................................................................. 39
RUNNING A CURE PROFILE ...................................................................................................... 40
NAME PRODUCT AND SELECT PROCESS WINDOW/APPLICATION TYPE............................................. 40
KICSTART HARDWARE.............................................................................................................. 41
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................... 41
REMOVING THE KICSTART COVER................................................................................................. 41