Working with grouped corrections of the stitch cams NPGK

Step 1 Creating pattern on M1plus

The programmer gets the knitting program (zip file) generated by the M1plus correspondingly to the pattern with the stitch length groups. (Recommended)

Example for stitch length groups	Areas
	5	NPGK5
		For the binding thread: NP30 + NP31 : not visible in the pattern
	4	NPGK4
		For the area of the heel: NP13 – NP16
	3	NPGK3
		For the shank: NP9 – NP12
	2	NPGK2
		For the tip: NP5 – NP8
	1	NPGK1
		All stitch cam positions from start to net row: NP1, NP18 - 24

Step 2: Set up pattern on the machine

The senior operator loads the knitting program (zip file) on the machine and starts setting-up the pattern. With it, he adjusts the pattern parameters as take-down and stitch length (NP values) in the Setup Editor accordingly to the desired quality.

How to make changes in the Setup Editor:

NP tab

Input of a correction value (NPK) for all NP values in use
Input of a new NP value in the Value… column


Table 1
NPK	Stitch cam correction for all stitch lengths (NP) used within the pattern
Value	Input of desired correction	Min. value: -2 Max. value: 2 Step width: 0.05
Comment	Description of NPK value

Table 2
NPGK	List of all NP groups (NPGKn) used by the knitting program	n = 1 - 25
MC-NPGK…	Machine specific NP group correction values Input of group correction values not to be applied to other machines. These values are saved and kept by the machine. These values cannot be transferred to other machines by the Setup file. You can delete these values by EANP (Loading Options) when creating a new order. You can set all entries to one value or to =0 (zero) by click on the table header MC-NPGK....	Minimum value: -2 Maximum value: 2 Steps: 0.05 Dongle Data On the machine only!

Table 3
NP	List of all the used stitch lengths (NPn)	n = 1-250
Value…	Input of desired stitch length value	The value range depends on the gauge
MC-NPK…	Machine specific NP correction values Input of correction values not to be applied to other machines. These values are saved and kept by the machine. These values cannot be transferred to other machines by the Setup file. You can delete these values by EANP (Loading Options) when creating a new order. You can set all entries to one value or to =0 (zero) by click on the table header MC-NPK....	Minimum value: -2 Maximum value: 2 Steps: 0.05 Dongle Data On the machine only!

NPGK tab

Input of a correction value (NPK) for all NP values used in table (1)
Input of a new NPGK value in the Value… column


Table 1
See NP tab

Table 2
NPGK	List of all NP groups (NPGKn) used by the knitting program		n = 1 - 25
Value…	Input of desired group correction value		Minimum value: -2 Maximum value: 2 Steps: 0.05
NP Grp. Info	Display of the NP index that belongs to the group
MC-NPGK…	See NP tab

Table 3
NP	Name of NP Index
Value…	Stitch length by NP values
Group...	Specified NPGK index of the allocated group
		The entry is not protected : All corrections (NPK / NPGK / MC-NPK / MC-NPGK) are added to the corresponding NP index!
		The entry is protected : All corrections (NPK / NPGK / MC-NPK / MC-NPGK) are not added to the corresponding NP index!
MC-NPK…	Display of the currently on the MC effective stitch cam corrections		On the machine only!
NPGK	Display of the currently effective stitch cam group corrections
NPK	Display of the currently effective stitch cam corrections for all stitch lengths (NP) in use
∑NP	Sum of the NP with all entered correction values, : This is the NP value actually effective on the machine!		On the machine only!

Step 3: Production

The desired quantity shall be produced after adjusting all machine parameters relevant for production by the Senior Operator and achieving the desired quality when setting-up.

Recommended for production:
Apply the NPGK correction values set in the Value... column of table 2) in theNPGK tab to the corresponding NP values by the button.
(NP value + NPGK value = effective NP value)

Result:

The effective NP value is shown.
During production, the separate NP group correction is no longer available as the NPGK correction is already added to the NP value.

Attention!

If machine specific corrections (MC-NPK) are used additionally in the knitting program, they are not included in the NP values.
This information is shown in the NPGK tab of the Setup Editor and the ∑NP column indicates the sum of all values effectively used to form the stitches.