NewsMarch 1 2010 F100 3.0.29 is available here. This new release includes a menu option to update the USB firmware on your generator to support MS-Windows 7. Those who plan to switch to MS-Windows 7 MUST do this update to their generator BEFORE switching to Windows 7. To be able to do this update, you need a Windows system that can communicate with the generator. This can either be a Windows XP or Vista system or a Windows 7 on which you were able to install the USB driver and communicate with the generator PRIOR to doing the USB update. Some Windows 7 systems will not be able to communicate with the generator without this update. Prior to swiitching to Windows 7, please download F100 3.0.29, install it, connect your generator and turn it on. Then select tools->Update USB firmware. Then turn off and on your generator. After this, a new USB driver will be installed. On most systems, this will be done automatically by Windows. On others, you will have to install it manually via the MS-Windows Device manager. The new USB drive is located in c:\Program Files\f100\usb
Nov 11 2009 Development of the F175 arbitrary waveform generator is progressing well. Read the update here
Aug 4 2008 Starting at the beginning of October 2008 , our F125/165/170 frequency generators will feature LCD displays back light. This will make it easier to read the LCD display in low light conditions. If you place an order between now and Oct/08 and you want to wait for the new generator with the lighted display, please let us know in the notes when you place your order, your order will ship when the new generators arrive.
Jul 14 2008 We are currently working on a programmable 20 MHZ arbitrary waveform generator to be released in the fourth quarter of 2008. You can read more about the F175 here
Jun 23 2008 F100 3.0.24 for MS-Windows is now available in the download section. Please see the release notes for information concerning changes made in this release.
May 15 2008 F100 3.0.23d for MS-Windows is now available in the download section. This upgrade contains a fix for a bug that prevented fully resizing the F100 window. There is also a bug fix in the 1.0.21d firmware for a rare bug that would cause the fuzz command to run longer than programmed.
Dec 12 2007 F100 3.0.22 for MAC OS X is now available in the download section. This is an upgrade of our F100 MAC software to support our latest generator firmware 1.0.21c.
June 17 2007 The first alpha release 0.1 of our ARCNC software for the MAC OSX and our ARCNC100 CNC controller has been posted to the download section.
March 23 2007 F125/165/170 Rev2 with the new mechanical keypad have been shipping for 3 weeks and the user feedback is very positive. See coments in the testimonials section.
Feb 23 2007 F125/165/170 Rev2 Update. We received the new rev2 generators thursday. We spent the past two days testing and programming them. Everything works fine including the new keypad. We will start shipping them out Monday.
Feb 5 2007 F125/165/170 Rev2 Update. We were notified of a 10 day delay in the assembly of the new Rev2 models by our assembly company. We were told to expect they will be ready around the 14 of February.This is a new model and requires a new surface mount stencil, ordering of new parts and makes the process longer since 3 companies are involved besides ourself. Be sure that once we get them we will work very hard to program and burn-in the units and ship them ASAP. Thank You , Patrick Robin
Jan 16 2007 The first alpha release 0.1 of our ARCNC software for our ARCNC100 CNC controller has been posted to the download section. The PC version is available today, the Mac OS X version will be posted the week of Jan 22/07.
Jan 7 2007 F100 Release 3.0.19e/1.0.19e is now available for download in the download section. Please see the release notes for information concerning changes made in this release.
Jan 3 2007 We are out of stock on our F165/170/125/110 rev 1 generators. We are receiving the new Rev2 models with the mechanical keypad at the end of January 2007. You can place an order at any time to reserve your Rev2 generator. These new generators will start shipping end of January.
Dec 13 2006 A new video of the ARCNC100 CNC controller was posted in the products sections. This one is of the ARCNC100 running a G-Code file with a mixture of moves with and without constant contouring
Dec 11 2006 As mentioned bellow, we have redesigned the keypad and PCB on all our F100 series frequency generators (F125,F165,F170). The new keypad is mechanical in nature and uses click domes with a ground shield. It is immune to RF intereference (from Plasma based systems). We will start shipping generators with this new keypad/PCB by mid-January 2007. We have had requests from customers for the possibility to upgrade previous F165/170 generators to this new keypad/PCB. We will offer such an upgrade. The exact cost for the upgarde has not been determined. It will be based on demand. If you are interested in upgrading to the new keypad/PCB rev2, send us an email.
Nov 28 2006 We have redesigned the keypad on all our F100 series frequency generators (F125,F165,F170). This new keypad is mechanical in nature and uses click domes with a ground shield. It is immune to RF intereference (from Plasma based systems). We will start shipping generators with this new keypad by mid-January 2007. If you order a generator before then and want to get the new keypad, please mention this in the order notes. Your order will be put on hold until we start shipping the new generators in mid-January.
Aug 23 2006 F100 Release 3.0.19b/1.0.19b is now available for download in the download section. Please see the release notes for information concerning changes made in this release.
July 31 2006 We updated the F100 software for Mac OSX to include the USB driver for Intel Macs. F100 now runs on Intel Macs. You can download the software here: http://atelierrobin.net/sw/mac/macosx.zip
July 2 2006 We started work on a Mach3 plugin for our new ARCNC100 CNC motion controller/indexer card. Mach3 is a very popular PC CNC software application that runs under MS-Windows. Mach 3 is very customizable with scripting and user interface changes. You can read about Mach 3 here: http://www.artofcnc.ca . This web site laso contains very good Mach3 videos and tutorials.
June 20 2006 F100 Release 3.0.19/1.0.19 is now available for download in the download section. Please see the release notes for information concerning changes made in this release.
May 30 2006 Our new F170 frequency generator is now available. You can read more about the F170 is the products section here
Apr 4 2006 F100 Release 3.0.15/1.0.15 is now available for download in the download section. Please see the release notes for information concerning changes made in this release.
Feb 24 2006 F100 Release 3.0.14/1.0.14 is now available for download in the download section. This version allows creating/editing program files directly from the keypad in standalone mode (not connected to a PC). To know more about the features/bug fixes in this release, please see the release notes here. Please read the release notes and user guide for more info on file format restriction when editing program files.
Feb22 2006 We are considering producing another batch of our discontinued F160 generator. The only feature the F160 has that our present models don't is the possibility to output sine waves. We would offer it for $995 US. If you are interested in purchasing a F160 in the next year, please let us know since we are currently evaluating if there is enough demand to justify producing a new batch.
Feb 2 2006 F100 Release 3.0.14/1.0.14 is available in beta release. This version allows creating/editing program files directly from the keypad in standalone mode (not connected to a PC). To know more about the features/bug fixes in this release, please see the release notes here. If you are interested in using this beta release, please email us and we will give you the install link.
Dec 3 2005 F100 Release 3.0.12/1.0.12 for PC was uploaded to the web site. Please see the release notes in the documents section for a list of changes in this release.
Nov 15 2005 We have uploaded the beta release of F100 3.0.11 for Mac OSX in the download section of our web site. The Mac version of F100 allows copying program files to our new generators, upgrading the firmware and running in standalone mode only. If you have a Mac running OS X and want to give it a try, we would like to get your feedback.
Nov 2 2005 F100 Release 3.0.11/1.0.11 was uploaded to the web site. This upgrade increases the file name length limit to 32 characters and upgrades the FTDI USB driver to the latest release. This 1.0.11 firmware upgrade is major since it reformats the flash file system and it is a 2 part process. Make sure you read the release notes for 3.0.11 before upgrading.
Oct 30 2005 We will soon have a beta release of the F100 3.0.10 software for Mac OSX. This release only supports our new generators: F110/125/165. If you are interested in beta testing this release, please email us.
Oct 30 2005 Software/firmware 3.0.10/1.0.10 can be requested by email. It increases the maximum file length for programs from 16 to 32 characters. We will be posting it on the web site later this week.
Oct 27 2005 We received our second batch of F125/165s. F125/165s are now in stock.
Oct 27 2005 We will be posting a software/firmware upgrade (3.0.10/1.0.10) on Oct 29. This upgrade will increase the maximum file name length from 16 characters to 32 characters for program files copied to the generator. This upgrade will delete all files on the generator and rebuild the generator file system to support 32 characters file names.
Oct 21 2005 F100 3.0.9 and firmware 1.0.9 were released in the download section. This release adds the possibility to copy up to 1800 program files to the generator and then run those files standalone. Click here for release notes.
Oct 14 2005 F100 3.0.8 and firmware 1.0.8 were released in the download section. Click here for release notes
Oct14 2005 We are working on the F100 software feature that allows copying multiple files to the F125/165 and then running those files standalone. We expect to release this new feature by the end of next week.
Oct 6 2005 F100 3.0.6 and firmware 1.0.6 were released in the download section
Oct 1 2005 Our first batch of F110/F125/165 is now sold out but we will be receiving a larger batch in the 3rd week of October. Email us if you want to order one of these models to be shipped at the end of October.
