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Gary1

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Hello everyone. I have a Summa S2 and been having issues with the last few inches of data not being cut due to the cutter
having two usb cables and a powered repeater in between. I don't remember what the length limit was or if it's DATA dependant.
Since I am using GoSign now and just started using it, can I specify
which crop mark to start cutting from and NOT have to start from the beginning of the job? And if for any reason, can I omit certain crop marks
from being detected because of damage to the mark? Someone told me I could. Just verifying. I do not have the Pro Pack, Just the freebie version.
Thank you in advance! I print using SignLab and export to pdf file and import into GoSign.
 
Attila Nagy

Attila Nagy

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???
GoSign is for people cannot afford a real Sign Software.
SIGNLAB is a Real cutting Software. it could run your cutter directly.
Cutter has Ethernet Port use it. Can use 100m ethernet cable
 
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Gary1

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I am a SignLab user Since early 90's. I know it 's a great cutting program but wanted to learn GoSign to see what it can do and to see if it had some perks to it
that SignLab was lacking since GoSign is made for Summa. Like being able to omit certain crop marks like I heard it could do. So far I have not seen it yet.
I am looking into the pros an cons of using an ethernet cable too, if it really works 100%.
 
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Gary1

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After looking into this it says ethernet is more stable and faster than USB and the use or longer cables is a plus. And carrys for data faster.
 
Attila Nagy

Attila Nagy

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Gary1 said:
Hi Atilla. I found this on the Summa site. Not 100% sure what I'm doing but is this the right direction?
support.summa.eu

Roll Cutter - Ethernet - Network - LAN Ad-Hoc Configuration

Ad-hoc networks connect to devices without the need of a router or server and switch. This makes the computer to communicate directly with the cutter. To accomplish this, the cutter has to be configured to operate in ad-hoc mode. For this, we ne...
support.summa.eu support.summa.eu
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that instruction will not work for ad-hoc connection properly if your WiFi address uses 192.168.1.x network as well.

NETWORK is a kind of opposite of ad-hoc connection. Using it is stepping backwards anyway.

Connect your cutter to the broadband router or network switch. Make sure it's IP address belong to the same network and not used by DHCP server.
To see and manage DHCP range, you need to login to your router and look for DHCP server settings. Every router have different default configuration.

Today's Wired or Wireless networks are 1000s times faster than your cutter ever need.
 
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fbert

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Hi, Summa recommends a USB cable length of maximum 5 meters. You cannot start a job from a different mark and cannot skip marks if not correctly detected.
Anyway I doubt that the issue is related to cable length. You can do a simple test: in GoSign select Plot to file as output and note which directory the output.plt file will be saved.
Run the job as you would send it to the cutter, copy the output.plt file on a usb stick and plug it on the back of the cutter beside the USB cable port.
Then on the cutter touchscreen go to action menu, select Open file and scroll until you select the output.plt file and press apply. The machine should start the job and you would bypass the USB connection issue.
 
Attila Nagy

Attila Nagy

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Not only length, but quality of usb cable matters. 5m is too long. did have many issues with long USB cables. Fortunately these cutters have network port.
 
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fbert

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Of course cable quality matters. Usually, the 5 m included USB cable works ok, especially if the cutter has not the camera option, that's a whole different story...
 
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Gary1

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fbert said:
Hi, Summa recommends a USB cable length of maximum 5 meters. You cannot start a job from a different mark and cannot skip marks if not correctly detected.
Anyway I doubt that the issue is related to cable length. You can do a simple test: in GoSign select Plot to file as output and note which directory the output.plt file will be saved.
Run the job as you would send it to the cutter, copy the output.plt file on a usb stick and plug it on the back of the cutter beside the USB cable port.
Then on the cutter touchscreen go to action menu, select Open file and scroll until you select the output.plt file and press apply. The machine should start the job and you would bypass the USB connection issue.
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Nice!!! Never thought of that! Now that's interesting. I really don't know what the culprit is but cutting vectors I have no issues at all, cut as long as I want. But irregularities happen when print & cut are executed. Anything below 60" in length we are fine. Over that, sometimes last tail pieces don't get cut. Meaning 1/2" to 1" straight up the width get's missed. I will try the USB stick. I currently have the cutter on an ethernet cable and Summa cutter control finds it but in SignLab, in the cutter install, the only options you have are to select Summa cutters on USB and NOT ethernet??? That's where I'm stuck right now. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
 
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Gary1

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Attila Nagy said:
that instruction will not work for ad-hoc connection properly if your WiFi address uses 192.168.1.x network as well.

NETWORK is a kind of opposite of ad-hoc connection. Using it is stepping backwards anyway.

Connect your cutter to the broadband router or network switch. Make sure it's IP address belong to the same network and not used by DHCP server.
To see and manage DHCP range, you need to login to your router and look for DHCP server settings. Every router have different default configuration.

Today's Wired or Wireless networks are 1000s times faster than your cutter ever need.
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Thanks for explaing this! This is definetly not my field of expertise.
 
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