Matrix Guide

• Overview

• Matrix Viewer Interface

• Matrix Main Menu
  • File
    • Save
    • Script
      • Record * Run * Binding * Debug
    • Close
  • Edit
    • Delete
    • Move
    • Copy
    • Insert
    • Duplicate
    • Add
      • Row
      • Column
  • Action
    • Refresh
    • Re-arrange Rows
    • Re-arrange & Rename Rows
    • Edit
    • Flip Step
    • Rotate Step
    • Dependent Step
      • Update Step
      • Release Dependency
      • Restore Dependency
    • Input
    • Output
  • Options
    • Layer Attributes
    • Configuration
    • Drill Image
      • Show
      • Hide
  • Windows
    • ezCAM Main
    • Input
    • Output

Overview

• Matrix Viewer is used to define layer order, function, type, polarity, drill status etc

Matrix Viewer Interface

Command：matrix rename layer

Command：matrix rename step

Command：matrix layer context

Command：matrix layer drill

Command：matrix layer polar

Command：matrix layer type

Parameters

• Layer Settings
  • Layer ：Click on a layer to display layer setting options
  • 
    • board ：Assign to the layer which is part of the PCB board
    • misc ：Assign to the layer which is not a part of PCB board

• Layer Types ：

  • Layer types are categorized by color and name, document type layer is not a part of PCB board

• positive/negative ：Choose layer polarity

  

• Change Step Name

  • Select a Step, Enter new name in the Step field

• Set drill range

Purpose

• To adjust drill range settings for drill layer or rout layer

How to Use

• Click the drill range bar, the select drill range and drill layer will be displayed in red frames
• Drag the drill range bar to modify the drill range

Matrix Main Menu

• File
• Edit
• Action
• Options

File

Save

Command：save_job

Purpose

• Save changes made in Matrix Viewer

Script

Purpose

• Use automated script to run ezCAM

Scenario

• automated script can be used for reaptitive procedures

Prequisite

• Written script needs to be placed in assigned directory

Parameters

• Record ：Record commands
• Run ：Run script
• Binding ：bind hotkeys
• Debug ：Run Debug

Record

Command：script_record

Purpose

• Record commands as scripts

Scenario

• Recorded commands can be used as scripts to repeat the same procedure

Parameters

• ：Start recording

• ：Stop recording

• ：Play recorded command

• ：Pause

• ：Delete recording

• ：Recorded content

• ：Dispplay Current Status: Recording or Pause
• ：Open directory
• ：Save recording
• ：Close window

How to use

• Click the Start recording icon to record the commands

Run

Command：script_run

Purpose

• Run scripts

Scenario

• Run written scripts for automated process

Prequisite

• Written scripts saved in directory

Parameters

• ：Directory path for script

  • ：Enter Script name

  • ：Enter parameters

  • ：Display current job and step running the script

• ：Enter to search within the script

• ：Clean up script log

• ：Run script in debug mode

• ：Openn script as text file

• ：Script log

• ：Run script and close window

• ：Run script

• ：Close window

How to use

• Find script in directory and click OK to run

Binding

Command：script_ bind _show

Purpose

• Set up hotkey for script

Scenario

• Hotkey can be bind to scripts for convenience

Parameters

• ：Enter desired hotkey

• ：Enter direcotry path for the script

• ：Enter script name

• ：Display scripts and the binded hotkeys

• ：Add hotkeys

• ：Change hotkeys

• ：Delete hotkeys

• ：Save settings

• ：Close window

How to use

• Assign a hotkey at Key Symbol
• Select directory path and script, click Add and Save
• The script now is bind to the assigned hotkey

Debug

Command：script_ debug _show

Purpose

• Provide script hightlight, editing, set breakpoint, view variables and environmental variable

Scenario

• Debug mode is used for script user to fix errors

Prequisite

• Current supported script: C-Shell，Python，Perl，VB，Pascal，XML，Text

Parameters

• File ：

  • New ：Open a new script editing file
  • Open ：Open a exisiting script
  • Save ：Save script
  • Reload ：Reload script
  • Close ：Close window

• Edit ：

  • Cut : Cut script
  • Copy ：Copy script
  • Paste ：Paste copied/cut script
  • Search ：Enter text to search within the script

• View ：

  • Search ：Enter text to search within the script
  • Show Debugging Tools ：Debugging Tools display can be turned on or off here
  • Show Messages ：Debug Logs display can be turned on or off here
• ：Close script

• ：Click to run script. Under single execution mode, script will run till the next break point

• ：Stop running script

• ：Step Over icon is used for single execution

• ：Step Into icon is used for single execution of subscripts

• 

  • Run > Add/Remove Breakpoint ：Set breakpoint for scripts
  • Run > Clear Breakpoints ：Remove breakpoint for script
    • Breakpoint can also be added by clicking the circle icon on the left of the script
    • When script runs to the breakpoint, script will stop and display current variables and environmental variables

• Available Lines ：The circle icon shows this script line is valid

• Tips：In Debug mode, move mouse cursor on variables to display variable value, as shown in fig.1

Fig.1

• ：Syntax check button

• ：Stdout button

• ：Stderr button

• Help ：Open ezCAM user manual

How to use

• In debug mode, breakpoints can be added to debug script errors and variables will be displayed

Close

Command：matrix_ page _close

Purpose

• Close Matrix Viewer

How to use

• From File dropdown menu, select Close

Edit

Delete

Command：matrix_ delete _col

Command：matrix_ delete _row

Purpose

• Delete selected step or layer

How to use

• Select a layer or step
• From Edit dropdown menu, select Delete
• Click OK to proceed

Delete action cannot be reverted

Move

Command：matrix_ move _col

Command：matrix_ move _row

Purpose

• Move layer or Step

How to use

• Select a layer or step
• From Edit dropdown menu, select Move (hotkey: Ctrl + X)
• Click a position on layer matrix to move the layer

Copy

Command：matrix_ copy _col

Command：matrix_ copy _row

Purpose

• Copy selected layer or step

How to use

• Select a layer or step
• From Edit dropdown menu, select Copy (hotkey: Ctrl + C)
• Click a position on layer matrix to place the copied layer

Copied layer will a "+n" suffix, n is the number of copied layers

Insert

Command：matrix_ insert _col

Command：matrix_ insert _row

Purpose

• Insert new layer or step

How to use

• From Edit dropdown menu, select Insert
• Click a position on layer matrix to insert the new layer or step (hotkey Ctrl + I)

Duplicate

Command：matrix_ dup _col

Command：matrix_ dup _row

Purpose

• Duplicate selected layer or step

How to use

• Select a layer or step
• From Edit dropdown menu, select Duplicate (hotkey: Ctrl + D)
• Duplicate will create a copy of the selected layer beneath the selected layer

The difference between Duplicate and Copy is that Duplicate adds copied layer location

Add

Purpose

• Add one of the following：
  • Row
  • Column

Row

Command：matrix_ add _row

Purpose

• Add a row (layer)

How to use

• Select Edit > Add > Row

Column

Command：matrix_ add _col

Purpose

• Add a Column (Step)

How to use

• Select Edit > Add > Column

Action

Refresh

Command：matrix_refresh

Purpose

• Refresh screen display

How to use

• Select Action > Refresh

Re-arrange Rows

Command：matrix_ auto _rows

Purpose

• Arrange layers in alphabetical order and set all layer type to misc

Re-arrange & Rename Rows

Command：matrix_ auto _rows

Purpose

• Based on the layer name, automatically arrange layer order and identify board layers

Edit

Purpose

• Open Graphic Editor of the selected step

Flip Step

Command：flip_step

Purpose

• Create a mirror image of the selected step

參數說明

• Source step ：Choose the step to be flipped
• Flipped step ：Enter new name for the flipped step
• New layer suffix ：Enter suffix for the flipped step
• Mode ：Flip step centered on datum or center
• Copy features ：Flip all layers or just board type layers
• ：Apply and close window
• ：Apply only
• ：Close window

Rotate Step

Command：rotate_step

Purpose

• Create a rotated step based on selected step

參數說明

• Source Step ：Choose the step to be rotated
• Rotated Step ：Enter new name for the rotated step
• Angle ：Enter rotation angles
• Output Name ：Enter output name
• Mode ：Rotate step based on datum or center
• ：Apply and close window
• ：Apply only
• ：Close window

Dependent Step

Command：change_ step _dependency

• This function is used to update Flipped Step or Rotated Step to be the same as Source Step

Update Step

• Click Update Step to update Flipped Step or Rotated Step to be the same as Source Step

Release Denpendency

• Release Flipped Step or Rotated Step from Source Step, once released, Update Step would no longer works for Flipped Step or Rotated Step

Restore Dependency

• Restore Flipped step or Rotated Step to be associated with Source step

Input

Please refer to Job Import and Export

Output

Please refer to Job Import and Export

Options

Layer Attributes

Purpose

• Edit layer attributes

How to use

• View layer attributes in the selected step，select attribute to edit

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Close window

Configuration

Purpose

• Open Configuration Manager

Drill Image

Purpose

• Turn on or off for drill hole range display
  • Default setting is on (See fig.1)

fig.1

How to use

• To turn off drill range display, select Options > Drill Image > Hide (See fig.2)

fig.2

Windows

ezCAM Main

Purpose

• Back to ezCAM main screen

Input

Please refer to Job Import and Export

Output

Please refer to Job Import and Export