FIN Mail Archive: FIN> RE: Fin MIB Head Location error?

FIN> RE: Fin MIB Head Location error?

From: Harry Lewis/Boulder/IBM (harryl@us.ibm.com)
Date: Wed Nov 08 2000 - 18:47:41 EST

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    Ron, that seems backward. It seems natural that the "offset" from an axis
    is perpendicular to that offset and a "location" on an axis is parallel to
    that axis.
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    Harry Lewis
    IBM Printing Systems
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    "Bergman, Ron" <Ron.Bergman@Hitachi-hkis.com>
    11/08/2000 02:34 PM

     
            To: Harry Lewis/Boulder/IBM@IBMUS, "Bergman, Ron"
    <Ron.Bergman@Hitachi-hkis.com>, fin@pwg.org
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            Subject: RE: Fin MIB Head Location error?

    Harry,

    The "finAxisOffset" and "finHeadLocation" provide the two
    coordinates to define the head location. The first is
    parallel to the process axis and the second is perpendicular.

    Your second question is very interesting. I did not see any
    reference to this in the FIN MIB. So I guess the center is
    to be assumed. Every process has a center, so it seems to
    be reasonable. Too bad we didn't discuss this during the
    MIB development:-(

            Ron

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Harry Lewis/Boulder/IBM [mailto:harryl@us.ibm.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 1:12 PM
    To: rbergma@hitachi-hkis.com; fin@pwg.org
    Subject: Fin MIB Head Location error?

    ON pg 16 of the FIN mib draft we define head location as follows. I think
    we meant to say parallel to the Process Axis, not perpendicular.

     finHeadLocation(13), Integer32 (-2..2147483647)
             INTEGER: MULTI-ROW: Defines the position of the Head
               Mechanism relative to the axis, 'X' or 'Y', that is
               perpendicular to the Process Axis. The units of measure
               are defined by the attribute finProcessOffsetUnits.

    Also, I'm not sure we ever thought of this... but is head location
    intended to represent the CENTER of the operation? Example, for hole
    punch, center seems to be the natural conclusion. But, for staple, top of
    bottom of staple might be as natural (or better) reference than center.
    Anyone with any experience related to this?

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    Harry Lewis
    IBM Printing Systems
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