Supported models
- Kongsberg XE (1000 x 1500mm)
- Kongsberg X Series (2270 x 6930mm)
- Kongsberg C Series / photo (3330 x 5330 mm)
Info
These cutting tables include the i-Cut Production Console (IPC) software, in which the cutting files generated by the Caldera drivers can be imported smoothly.
For more information, visit the official website of Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) or the page dedicated to the iPC documentation by its partner Esko.
Drivers
- Kongsberg JDF
- Kongsberg JDF Enhanced
Recommendation
Both drivers work on any Kongsberg table with a recent controller, however, the "Enhanced" driver is the version with material / method management, so this is the driver we recommend you use.
For cutting tables with older controllers (for example, i-Script 1.0 compatible): If the Kongsberg JDF Enhanced driver doesn't work, you can then use the i-Script or Cut File drivers. Both of them generate .cut files.
Driver history
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CalderaRIP V7.3
- A new "Add direction mark" checkbox was added to the Misc. area of the Cutter Tools Configuration for almost all cutting drivers (both GrandCut and VisualCut). Activating this new field adds direction marks in the form of a triangle pointing to the bottom edge of the cut job, which significantly speeds up the operators' work when managing these files
- Kongsberg Enhanced JDF: The compressed file is now written in the temporary folder first, then moved to the HotFolder (to avoid incompatibility problems).
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CalderaRIP V16.3
- i-Script drivers (I-Script, Generic Cut File, Kongsberg JDF):
- Change of top and bottom margins in all I-Script drivers, to avoid blank space if not needed
- Also, the drivers can now also register marks in the Y direction (horizontal)
- Finally, a new field "Output naming" has been added so that you can choose between ID_name, name_ID, or only ID
- Kongsberg JDF: Fixed the error of missing ProductID (media name) in the cutting file, when associating materials/methods
- i-Script drivers (I-Script, Generic Cut File, Kongsberg JDF):
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CalderaRIP V7.0
- The first Kongsberg model is supported since this version
Installation
Type of license
| CutServer | |
| GrandCut B |
These machines are GrandCut cutters, so you might want to read:
Format
Both drivers generate a .zip containing two cutting files (.cgf and .jdf) per job
Info
On the i-Script workflow, this is what they call a bundle file:
- A .cgf / i-script 2.0 file containing all cutting geometry
- And a .jdf with all metadata (like job info, material info, positions of the QR codes, amount of sheets to cut, etc.)
These files are zipped into one file which is imported into iPC. This workflow is supported by most Kongsberg / Esko applications. Learn more.
The No output compression setting, on the Cutter Tools Configuration, allows you to get them uncompressed if needed.
Materials/methods association
Starting from CalderaRIP V16.0, the Kongsberg JDF Enhanced driver includes an Editor tab. Learn more about it with the following dedicated articles:
- Cutter Tools Configuration - Overview
- How to manually associate materials and methods between CalderaRIP and the controller? (Article with the overall process, regardless of driver)
- How to automatically associate materials/methods with the GrandCut Editor?
Materials/methods association (manual process)
If you have problems using the Editor tab, expand the following tab to learn the manual process step by step.
Info
If your production uses different Kongsberg cutters in the same workstation, you must follow the following steps for each cutter, as they will have different settings.
Manually retrieve the template file for materials content
1. Go to the following folder: /opt/caldera/lib/DRIVERS/MISC
2. Find the file named Kongsberg JDF Enhanced.materialsRaw.xml
3. Copy/paste this file into the folder: /opt/caldera/lib/shared
4. If the name of the .xml file does not match the name that you defined for your cutter on CalderaRIP, you have to rename it as follows: CutterName.materialsRaw.xml with CutterName = name of the cutter defined in CalderaRIP.
Manually edit the template file for materials content with data from your driver
1. Open the .xml file with text editing software like TextEdit on macOS. You will have the following default content:
2. Do not edit the DEFAULT section.
3. To add a material, duplicate this DEFAULT section. Then change the material name with the name displayed in the controller's interface, and change the GUID which is the unique ID of the material, depending on your needs. Note that material names can be the same for several materials, but GUID must be unique for each.
4. Remove the methods that you do not need. Change the method name if needed. Names must be assigned between the spaces available and they should match the ID number that goes with them.
5. Save the file. Thus you will be able to recover your methods and your materials in the Cutter tools configuration window of CalderaRIP.
Warning
Keep the DEFAULT material. This DEFAULT material will be used to catch all contours that have not been associated with another method in another material. Failing to do so may result in missing contours in the generated files if an association between the contour name and a method is missing for another material.
Materials and media association
1. In the Cutter tools configuration window, go to the Materials tab. This will allow you to match the printer's media with cutter materials you have created before. If there is only a default media (Plain Paper), discover how to manage media with EasyMedia by clicking here.
2. By clicking Edit, associate manually the media and the materials that you have edited in the .xml file.
Methods and contours association
Please refer to the Methods part of this article to see how to associate methods and contour names in the Cutter tools configuration interface.
Warning
Do not forget to associate the "*" filter for DEFAULT material to an available method (Methods tab). This will act as a collector for all contours that may not have been associated properly. Failing to do this may result in missing contours in generated files.