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Louet Megado Computer Dobby 2.0 Manual

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Installing the Dobby 2.0 ................................................................................. 1
Attaching the Dobby 2.0 ............................................................................. 1
Connecting the main power supply ............................................................ 4
Connecting your Dobby 2.0 ........................................................................... 6
First step: connecting your device to the Dobby 2.0 ................................. 6
Operating the loom and Dobby 2.0 .............................................................. 12
Overview of the interface ......................................................................... 12
Weaving ................................................................................................... 13
Making a new draft or editing a draft ........................................................ 17
Controlling the loom with Dobby 2.0 and USB cable ................................... 18
Third party software ................................................................................. 18
Software Updates ........................................................................................ 20
Trouble shooting .......................................................................................... 20
Manually installing drivers ........................................................................... 22
Windows 8 ............................................................................................... 22
Warranty and contact .................................................................................. 23
Megado Computer Dobby 2.0
Version: I-ME-dobby2.0-V10
10-07-2018

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Megado Computer Dobby 2.0 Installing the Dobby 2.0 ................. 1 Attaching the Dobby 2.0 ................1 Connecting the main power supply ............4 Connecting your Dobby 2.0 ................6 First step: connecting your device to the Dobby 2.0 ......... 6 Second step: Connecting the Dobby 2.0 to your network ......
  • Page 2 Draft version...

  • Page 4: Installing The Dobby 2.0

    Installing the Dobby 2.0 Before you can use the Dobby 2.0, it has to be attached to your loom. If your loom has a mechanical dobby system attached, you have to disassemble this system first. Please refer to the user manual of the mechanical dobby and follow the instructions in the reverse order.
  • Page 5 Insert the barrel nut into the hole in the side of the middle section. The slots indicate the direction of the threaded hole in the nuts. Make sure these slots are facing outwards. Insert the threaded rod into the hole and screw it into the barrel nut.
  • Page 6 Slide the Dobby 2.0 over the threaded ends, and fasten it with the second knurled nut on each end. Now you need to check if the switch block is directly in line with the top sensors on the Dobby 2.0. The distance between the switch block and the Dobby 2.0 sensor needs to be less than 1 mm.

  • Page 7: Connecting The Main Power Supply

    Connecting the main power supply First make sure the Dobby 2.0 is switched off by checking the power switch on the front. Connect the Dobby 2.0 with the cable from the power supply. After that connect the power supply to the main power supply.
  • Page 8 The bottom part of the status screen has three buttons: -Show Password: toggles the IP address shown with the pasword for the dobby. This password changes when a factory reset has been initated. -Reset: restarts the internal computer of the dobby. Used when your dobby becomes unresponsive.

  • Page 9: Connecting Your Dobby 2.0

    Connecting your Dobby 2.0 Setting up a connection between your device and the Dobby 2.0 is a two step process, in which you first setup a direct connection to the build in access point in the Dobby 2.0. You will be able to configure it and then, in a second step, connect the dobby to your home network.
  • Page 10 Windows PC or laptop Set up a connection with the built-in wireless access point of your Dobby 2.0. 1. Click on the WiFi-icon in the right corner of the system tray. 2. Select ‘LouetWifi’ in the list of available networks and click ‘connect’ 3.
  • Page 11 Ipad / iphone Making a connection with the built-in Wireless Access Point of your Dobby 2.0. (Make sure your mobile data is turned off.) 1. Go to Settings 2. Choose for 'Wifi' 3. Make sure you turn Wi-Fi on if Wifi is off. 4.
  • Page 12 Using a Network cable If you have problems with a unsteady wifi connection due to an external source of interference, or you do not want to use a wifi network, it is also possible to connect the Dobby 2.0 with the network using an USB to Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable (not included).

  • Page 13: Second Step: Connecting The Dobby 2.0 To Your Network

    The Louët interface web page to control the Dobby 2.0 will now appear on your screen. Now the Dobby 2.0 is ready for use or, if you need your device to also connect to the internet, you can configure the Dobby 2.0 to attach to your home network.
  • Page 14 The Dobby 2.0 will reboot after a few seconds, noticeable by the “Rebooting” screen on the dobby. After the status screen reappears, note the different IP address in the status screen of the Dobby 2.0. In most cases this will be an address in the 192.186.x.x range.

  • Page 15: Operating The Loom And Dobby 2.0

    Operating the loom and Dobby 2.0 Overview of the interface Lets take a closer look at the interface of the dobby 2.0. The main part of the screen is reserved for the pattern area. Half way across, the thick lined part is the active pick. The upcoming picks are below, completed picks are shown above this line.

  • Page 16: Weaving

    With the Previous and Next buttons, you advance the active pick forward or backward one pick. The Next button works the same as pressing the treadle on your loom. The File menu is used to load a .wif file into the dobby for weaving or starting a new empty draft for manual editing.
  • Page 17 Dobby or Liftplan Tie-up and Treadling Is the Bar area of the Louët weaving web page empty after loading a .wif file, the file probably is made for a treadling loom. Please refer to the user guide of the weave design software to change between the two loom systems and how to save the draft into a .wif file.
  • Page 18 Press the menu File in the Louët weaving web page and select USB Select the file you just saved from the file list. The draft will be loaded into the draft area of the Louët weave web page and the active pick will be on number 1, or if you used this draft before, the last used pick will be in the active bar.
  • Page 19 Press the treadle and release. Notice the solenoids will activate after you released the treadle. Bar 1 will be active now. Also notice the red “Off” button switched to a green “On” on the Louët weaving web page. Press the treadle slowly this time and release. Notice how the solenoids release when you reach the lower most position of the treadle and engage with the next bar after releasing the treadle.

  • Page 20: Making A New Draft Or Editing A Draft

    Just left to the draft bar area there is a vertical bar denoting the weft colour used in that specific pick. This helps you remembering what welt to use for this bar. Clicking a colour brings up a colour picker. After reaching the last pick of your draft, the active bar will return to the first pick for you to repeat the...

  • Page 21: Controlling The Loom With Dobby 2.0 And Usb Cable

    After entering your draft into the Louet weaving web page of the Dobby 2.0 press edit again to disable it and save the draft by pressing the Save button and choosing Save.
  • Page 22 Computer installation The computer requirements for the Dobby 2.0 and most weaving software are very modest, so both new and older computers can be used. The only requirement is the computer supports USB connectors. The Dobby 2.0 works with various operating systems like windows and Mac OS X, but we only support installations on Windows 8 and 10.

  • Page 23: Software Updates

    this user manual. As long as the USB A-B cable is connected to a powered up computer, the built-in computer in the Dobby 2.0 is completely ignored by the solenoids. During weaving with a connected computer using a weave design program, data for the active bar will go from the computer to the Dobby 2.0, activating the selected solenoids.
  • Page 24 to pair your Dobby 2.0 again. Please refer to the heading "Connecting your Dobby 2.0" on page 6. The Dobby 2.0 does not react to a command of the computer Possible solutions:  Time-out There is an automatic time-out function build-into the Dobby 2.0. This limits how long the solenoids can be activated.

  • Page 25: Manually Installing Drivers

    The solenoids seem to have not enough power The Dobby 2.0 could be too close or too far away from the loom. The solenoids produce the most power when completely extended. Check the movement of the dobby bars while a solenoid is activated. Use the test button for this, located between the two USB connectors.

  • Page 26: Warranty And Contact

    Com-port The weaving programs that are currently on the market use a simulated com-port to communicate with the Dobby 2.0. In “Device manager” of your computer you can check on which com-port the Dobby 2.0 is installed, so you can set this number in your weaving software. ...

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