ePlace 4.0 software is for operating Paraquda and Cobra SMD pick-and-place machines. Uses Windows 7. Has a graphical user-machine interface. Chooses between MS-SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL. Exports data from XML to SQL database and vice versa via a mouse click. User help has been expanded. Components with no visible leads, such as BGAs, now can be shown from bottom-up alternatively. Automatically corrects systematic changes due to temperature drift; recalibrates pick-and-place head during short production breaks. Conveyor system can be altered from left-right to right-left operation with one mouse click. Automatically switches to synchronous mode if required by the length of a PCB.
Essemtec, www.essemtec.com