Beijing Artisman Technology Corp.

Controller operation
 Generals of controller

Artisman CNC router is controlled by

the controller.
Keypad instructions

Emergency stop

Power light

A press on emergency will

stop the machine working.
 Online

Offline

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The “ONLINE” button is used to set the

connection between router and
computer to be online or offline. When
CNC router is working, pressing this
key will make CNC router pause.
 Factory home

Return to
factory home….

Factory home. This home position

can not be changed.
This key must be pressed in the following
situations
1. Something wrong with the CNC router.
2. Incorrect operation, such as turning the
screw with hand, material impeding the
spindle, and so on.
3. Lost steps.
X,Y axis move keys

Z axis move keys

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Save Data？
Enter (Y) Esc (No)

After you set relative parameters on

OFFLINE, press this key, then the
system will ask if you need to save it.
Press “Enter” again to save current data.
The new data has been saved in CNC
machine. Even if the power is off, the
data is still valid when power is on
again. If you press ESC key on this
menu, the new data won’t be saved.
Press this key when
machine is offline will
set the user home at
the current X,Y
position, where
machine will start to
work.

Press this key when

machine is offline will set
the current tool bit top
position as the Z axis user
home.
 MENU

Press this key when machine is

offline will let you browse
different menus.
 Moving to appointed position

When it is “offline mode”,

press this key, enter the value
of X, Y and Z by instruction,
and then the spindle will move
to appointed coordinate
position.
 Tool start/stop key

This key controls the tool to start

and stop rotating.
 Inverter controlled through RS485

Press on the keypad, until the following is displayed.

15.Inverter control
relay

Press“+” or “-” key to enter RS485 control mode.

15.Inverter control
RS-485
Next step: inverter setup

Ensure that the inverter is well connected with RJ45

socket of mother board.
Set the parameters in P-00 and P-01 in the inverter
menu both at 3. See below.
a) P-00→(03) Frequency dictate origin is set to be
main frequency input controlled by RS485.
b) P-01→(03) Rotating dictate origin is set to be
controlled by communication.
Communication baud rate is the same is that of
controller.
*Please refer to the manual for inverter adjusting.
 Last: Use Artisman Keypad

Press key, and the following is displayed.

Spindle frequency +/-

350

Press“+” or “-”to change the value. Press down the key when
“spindle frequency” is displayed again, and the spindle begins
to rotate. When the spindle is rotating, you can also press
down “+” or “-” to change spindle frequency. Press the key
again, and the spindle will stop rotate.
Press “MENU”, and you can also change other parameters of
the inverter. Please refer to the manual for details.
 The following is displayed after pressing

Spindle rpm +/-

350

Change the values by pressing“+” or “-” keys on the keypad.

The spindle will start rotating after the screen displays
“Spindle rpm” again. You can also change the spindle speed
while it is working by pressing “+” or “-”. The spindle stops
working after pressing again.

When the above is displayed, you can see the parameters of

the inverter by pressing “MENU”. Detailed instructions please
find in Artisman User Manual.
Note: You can also change spindle rpm in Artisman control
panel.
CNC router operation instructions

1. Start router and

return to factory home
after self-checking

2. Move the tool

to user home

3. Save machining 4. Press online and

home position wait for data transfer
1.
LCD display after
starting machine

Turn on power, and the keypad version

number will be displayed on screen.
2. Next, the LCD displays the
version of the controller, and
begins to initialize. After self-
checking, the machine goes to
factory home.
2. After self-checking,
the LCD displays
the following

X+00.000 Y+00.000
Z+00.000 Home：0

Offline

The machine is offline after it

returns factory home.
 Tool calibrator

There are 2 ways to find Z axis home.

1. See with your own eyes when the
tool bit touches the material
surface, and then press key “Z
home”.
2. Use automatic tool calibrator
function.
 13. Seek Surface
ENTER to Go...

-----How to use tool calibrator.

Put the tool calibrator under the tool on
the material surface, press “auto tester”
key. After seeing the hints, press
“ENTER”.
 Make sure the three axes are all at the
home position.
3.
Save user home

Press and to set user home.

Press to save user home.

Save user home?

YES NO

Press to save user home.

Press to cancel.
4.
Press online to
wait for data transfer

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When machine is online,

Artisman controller can accept
output command from computer,
and control the machine to work.
Operation instructions of control panel

Operation flow

Create Control panel

tool path operation (set
file travel speed,
feed speed and
cutting speed)

CNC router Controller operation

（Save user home, and Keypad
working operation
press online.）
（set user
home）

Finished product
Tool path file created by UCanCAM V8
 We need to know the functions of the control panel before using it.
Installation. Put the disk into the computer, and it will run automatically.
Selecting program group
Installation finished
Run software after installation
 Instructions of Control panel
There are 4 function areas：tool path preview, parameter preview,
job control and job management. Tool path preview is for openning
and displaying tool path from different angles. Job control is for
selecting machines, setting job parameters, etc. Job management is
for displaying the job list.
After running the program, the following is displayed.

Parameter
preview
Tool path
preview
Job
control

Job
management
Start/stop

Spindle
rpm
setting
G code or HPGL format
files can be opened. These
tool-path files can be
created by “UCanCAM”,
“TYPE3”, ”ARTCAM” and
many others. In addition,
the tool-path files also can
be 2D or 3D files.
There are different viewing
angles.
There are two ways to
connect with CNC router.
1.Serial port connection
Artisman control panel, with multi-functional serial port card,
supports one computer controlling several CNC routers
running at the same time.
2.Ethernet connection
How to operate?

1. First check that the controller is connected to local area

network correctly, then set the IP for the controller. (Default
IP is 192.168.0.254).
2. Press “MENU” on the keypad until the 14th menu is
displayed. Select “Ethernet”, and then save.
3. Press “MENU” again until the 16th menu is displayed. And
you can set the network parameters here.
4. Press “Enter”, and set the IP here.
(Note: IP must be different when one computer is controlling
several CNC routers.)

14. Ethernet 16. Ethernet E4, IP Address

Active Port ENTR to enter 192.168.000.252
When the following dialog is displayed, select “Network” in
the “Mode” box, and enter the net port number of the CNC
router (e.g. 7878). Note the net port number must be the
same as controller port number, which is displayed in E7
menu of the keypad.
Press “Refresh”, and the following dialog is displayed.
After finding CNC router with IP address of 192.168.0.252,
click on “Close” and return to the following dialog.
The new machine is added after pressing “Add”.
Set machining
parameters here
 The upper part of the control panel is for setting machining
parameters, the lower part of the control panel is for output
control.

Machining parameter
Travel speed: the speed when machine is moving above material.

Cutting speed: the speed when the machine is processing material.

Feed speed: the speed when tool cuts into material.

Startup speed: it is used to improve cutting efficiency.

It is not recommended to change this speed.
Output control

Connect After making sure all parameters are right, click on

device “Connect device”. If the connection and communication
is right, then the machine is activated. If the wires are
incorrectly connected or the communication is incorrect,
then the machine will not be activated.
Set spindle rpm
Control panel operation
Import tool path file

Set
parameter to
be the same
as displayed
on LCD
Set
machining
parameter

Click
Create offline job files with Artisman control panel.

There are two ways to create offline files with Artisman control
panel.
Solution 1.
Click the right mouse button in the job list box in the
bottom of the control panel interface, a dialog is displayed.

Select “ Export Data” and the following dialog is displayed.

Enter the file name and click on “Save”.
Click on “Attach” and then “Start” to begin machining.
Save the file into U disk or into the CF card by USB wire.
Solution 2.
Select “File” in “Mode”, and then click on Browse. The “Save”
dialog is displayed again. Save the file.
Press “Add” to add the file.
Close the dialog and return to the control panel interface.
Open the job file, and select from the dropdown menu the
device “1600@FILE:F:\01.WAVE .DAT”, then click “Add job”.
After clicking “Attach” and then “Start” to begin output of the
file. After machining, save the file into U disk, or save it into
CF card through USB.
5-3-2 Offline operation by keypad
After save the offline job file into U disk or CF card, then you can
perform offline operations.
When the machine is online, press “MENU”, select files in the U
disk or CF card, and then you can output the file.

U DISK ( A：)
Press “enter”

Find the desired file according to the instructions.

01.WAVE .DAT
size:5212108 B

Then press enter to start.

Processing….30
Down060, Feed0320
Click to connect machine, then click To start work
Job management
In Artisman control panel, import the file, select device, set
job parameters, press “Add job”, and then the job file is
created.

Select one job, click “Attach”, press “Start”, then the job
starts. As is shown, “Job status” displays whether the job is
under working. It will display “ Transmitting” if it is machining,
otherwise it will display “Ready”.
Keypad operation: Set user home, save it, and click

LCD displays
“ONLINE”
CNC router begin to work
Finished product
Finally, click to make machine go offline.
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X+00.000 Y+00.000
Z+00.000 HOME：0

After machining, click to go offline.

Thanks!