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Summary of Contents for ZIPPY Prometheus
- Page 1 Prometheus Manual + Walkthrough June 2019 © 2019 B y Zippy Robotics, Inc...
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Page 2: Packing List
Packing List Inside This Box 1. 1x PROMETHEUS PCB milling machine 2. 1x Starter pack of bits 3. 1x USB cable 4. 1x Power cable 5. 1x USB adapter (used for any potential future firmware upgrades) 6. 1x Mineral oil squeeze bottle (without oil) ... -
Page 3: Unpacking And Setup
After installation, launch ProCAM. Check that Prometheus’s power cord is plugged in, the switch is on, and connect Prometheus to your PC via USB. You’ll hear 5 beeps coming from the spindle motor when power is applied. In ProCAM, click the “Calibrate” button at the ... - Page 4 Keep in mind that if you ever want to shutdown or restart abruptly, you should do the following: turn off power to Prometheus, quit ProCAM, relaunch ProCAM, unplug the USB cable, reinsert the USB cable, and apply power to Prometheus. D o all of these steps, 3 ...
- Page 5 ProCAM will attempt to keep sending commands if all you did was cycle power to Prometheus. The Prometheus PCB Milling Machine Fig. 2: Prometheus. Z-axis lead screw (1), spindle motor (2), motor plate plunger (3), motor plate (4), milling table (5), X-axis rail (6). ...
- Page 6 However, the trade-off made with this design is that o nly our bits may be used with the Prometheus spindle . The spindle will not accept other bits and trying to force non-Zippy Robotics bits into it could damage the spindle bearings. You can find more bits ...
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Page 7: Installing Bits
The last step is to engage the motor. This is done by pulling the motor engagement pin up and allowing the swivel plate spring to pull the motor toward the bit. If you forget to do this, your bit will break when Prometheus tries to mill or drill with it 6 ... - Page 8 It provides a consistent reference point for the height of the tool tip. It is how Prometheus “knows” where the tool tip is along the Z axis. Keep it clean and ensure that tape or other objects do not cover it during operation. ...
- Page 9 1. Ensure that the sacrificial surface is adhered to the milling table using double-sided tape ( v ideo ) . It may provide a better surface for which to place the calibrate card. We recommend at least 4 flat pieces of tape across the length of the sacrificial layer. ...
- Page 10 Close the Calibration window. You will not have to repeat this (unless you move Prometheus to another computer). It might make sense to record the X and Y values for each of the 3 points, so if you have to enter this in a new PC you can skip ...
- Page 11 ) . You will use ProCAM to import Gerber files and choose cutting tools to generate the tool path to control PROMETHEUS. You will use PROMETHEUS to probe, mill, drill, and then flip the board and probe, mill, and route. ...
- Page 12 Click on “Browse” for each item to load the appropriate file. 2. Choose the bits you want to use to mill the top and/or bottom. You want to use the largest size that still lets you get into the smallest spaces. .0197” is probably quite good for most DIP through-hole boards and you may need as small as the ...
- Page 13 4. Set the board down with double-sided tape. Same as the sacrificial layer, we recommend at least 4 pieces of double-sided tape that extend the whole length of the board. Ensure there are no wrinkles or overlaps when applying the tape so that it makes good contact and doesn’t introduce high spots/deflection in the board.
- Page 14 This is correct. If any artwork extends into other quadrants, or is greater than a 6” X 4” rectangle in the positive quadrant then it will be clipped when importing into ProCAM. 6” X 4” is the maximum working area of Prometheus. 13 ...