Version 6.39.00
- Tony LeBlanc
Released 1 December 2014
Digital Interfaces
Manufacturers Novar and Rodenstock have been added as digital vendors (version 6.39.00).
The size of the LNAM on the lens style has been increased from 15 characters to 40 characters (version 6.39.00).
Orders that were marked "ON HOLD" were being correctly processed by the digital processor when tray number was used to refer to the order, but orders identified using the order number were not. This has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
When not using job tracking, it was possible to ship a digital job that had not had valid calculations done (the last time it was submitted to the calculator). This has been changed so that if the job is waiting for calculation results, or if the calculation resulted in an error condition, the job cannot be shipped (version 6.39.00).
When doing digital calculations for a design which selects donor blanks using base curve charts (as opposed to BRS requests), and the base curve charts are set up with different charts for different add powers, and when the job entered has different add powers in the left and right eye, the base curve selection logic could fail, and not select a base curve to use. This has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
Handling of lenticularization / edge blending for IOT designs has been enhanced. Any IOT design that contains "_L" in the LNAM will allow entry of the "Blend Diam / Bowl Size" on the F12 screen (previously this was implemented only for designs that contained "_LP" in the LNAM) (version 6.39.00).
Also for IOT designs, a problem where decentration for digital SV designs was not being sent to IOT in the LDS file has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
If an error message LMS file does not include the JOB= line (as with Hoya digital), the filename is used to determine the job number, and the job updated accordingly (version 6.39.00).
The option "Send complete path in LDPATH" had no effect for Zeiss or Essilor jobs (because multiple files can be returned for different devices). This has been corrected (version 6.38.05).
For Crossbows jobs, the CRIB and ELLH labels are not sent in the LDS file, except for uncuts with no frame measurements. This will cause Crossbows to calculate the CRIB/ELLH based on the design and decentration required/configured, and Crossbows will return this to the LMS in the LMS file (version 6.39.00).
If CRIBFMT is sent to a device, then do not send CRIB or ELLH. Some devices do not properly give precedence to CRIBFMT (version 6.39.00).
For Zeiss digital, Zeiss sends verification tickets which must be printed and sent to the ECP with the finished job. This ticket can be printed at the time of shipping, or on-demand. A new option has been added to allow the lab to automatically print the Zeiss verification ticket when the work ticket is printed from the digital calculator. If this checkbox (found on the Digital tab in System Parameters) is checked, the Zeiss ticket will be automatically printed when the work ticket is printed by the digital processor (version 6.39.00).
For Zeiss digital verification tickets, a new option has been added to use the "shell" option when calling the PDF print routine to print PDF verification tickets. If Zeiss PDF tickets are not printing correctly (missing information), check this option on the Digital tab (see above) (version 6.39.00).
When digital calculators sent back CRIB and ELLH as non-integer values, the values were being truncated instead of rounded, which could result in slightly smaller cribbed blanks than desired. This has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
For Essilor Digital jobs, new options have been added to trigger sending of device-specific information to specific devices.
In the Essilor packet, device-specific data can be sent for the VFT generator, for example. This device-specific data is bounded in the LMS file by "_LDCRYPT" and "_/ZZENCRYPT" labels; for example:
_LDCRYPT=DEO:VFT;R;393
_ZZENCRYPT=DO=B
JOB=VS3
AVAL=12.53;12.53
LDCRYPT=0;0
LDTYPE=2;2
SVAL=6.33;6.33
CRIB=75.90;75.90
ELLH=75.90;75.90
GAX=73.00;73.00
SBEV=1.00;1.00
LMATID=26;26
RNGH=3.00;3.00
BLKD=40.00;40.00
_/ZZENCRYPT
On the "Device" tab of the Digital Type setup are new checkboxes, allowing the lab to control if certain labels contained within the device-specific sections should be used for devices:
In the above example, the BLKD, RNGH, SVAL and AVAL values will be sent to the VFT generator from the VFT data. All other devices will be sent the data either contained in the standard part of the LMS file, or sent from the regular settings (version 6.39.00).
Device Interfaces
If CRIBFMT is sent to a device, then do not send CRIB or ELLH. Some devices do not properly give precedence to CRIBFMT (version 6.39.00).
When calling a trace on a finish blocker, if the trace existed as an “orphan trace” (no corresponding order), the trace was not being sent to the blocker. This has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
Order Entry
Some labs prefer to select the blanks that will be used for a job before the job is entered. A new option has been added to Rx-Universe to make this easier.
First, labs which prefer this method should select the new option on the System Parameters, Order1 tab, called "Select lenses by OPC":
When checked, this defaults new orders to allow the user to scan the blanks by OPC. When the OPC is scanned, the lens style, material, color and pretreatment are automatically populated based on the blank chosen:
The user can still change the lens style, to allow for selection of digital designs (which use the particular blank chosen).
If the user wants Rx-Universe to do blank selection for a particular job (for example, for Essilor or Zeiss digital), they can uncheck the "Select by OPC" box, and select the lens style, material, etc., and allow Rx-Universe to select the best blank to use.
When entering angles for wrap compensation (on the F12/Surf Opt screen), the upper and lower limits for the angles were not always being used from the lens style. This has been corrected (version 6.39.00).
Work Ticket
The CRIB and ELLH are now printed on the work ticket, with the graphic of the frame:
In this example,CRIB=55, ELLH=49.
As part of this change, the handling of CRIB and ELLH has been changed slightly. When CRIB or ELLH is sent to a generator, the value can be changed on that device, if the "Crib Allow" fields are set, or if there is a minimum CRIB set on the device setup screen. The value actually sent to the device is stored as the "Actual CRIB" and "Actual ELLH". If set, these "Actual" values will be printed on the work ticket. When a job is recalculated, the "Actual CRIB" and "Actual ELLH" values are reset to 0 (if a job is recalculated, it will be remanufactured, and not necessarily on the same generator) (version 6.39.00).
Job Tracking
The ability to use Motorola LS2208 serial scanners as job tracking scanners has been added. Each scanner is connected to a separate serial port, set up similar to the following:
Inventory
A new field has been added to the inventory browse grid to allow quick look up by OPC.
Base Curve Charts
It is now possible to import base curve charts from the Moncton web server. This is especially useful for digital base curve charts, for example, to save the lab the effort of manually loading the vendors' charts.
From the base curve chart screen, there is a new button for web update:
Pressing it will prompt for the chart number to import. To import chart "ZS", for example, enter "ZS"; you will be shown any materials for which the chart already exists on your system, and which exist on the OSI web server. Note that the import will NOT over-write any charts which already exist on the local system. If you wish to replace existing charts, you will need to remove those charts from your system first.
System Parameters
Lens data and program updates have been moved to a cloud-based server. The server root name and location are automatically updated on the "General" tab in System Parameters.
The new server is "omics.dnsalias.com" - it can also be accessed using IP address 50.62.44.31.
A new option has been added for blank selection on the “Blank Selection” tab in System Parameters:
When “Select only in-stock lenses” is selected, only blanks with inventory will be considered at all. This means a special-order or out-of-stock blank will never be selected (version 6.39.00).